Seattle Pride’s ‘louder’ theme celebrates trans youth
The theme for the 2025 Seattle Pride Parade was “Louder,” and thousands of participants, along with many more who lined the route, made themselves heard. From motorcycles to banging drums, marching bands to mobile DJs, Seattle showed up for the LGBTQ+ community. “That’s the whole purpose, loud and proud,” said Tacoma’s Jaylen Lee, walking in his first pride parade. Continue reading at King 5. (King 5)
Feds throw Washington’s $1.2B broadband program into disarray
Washington utilities, tribes, counties and others have spent years planning how to use the state’s $1.2 billion chunk of a federal program to improve high-speed internet access. But earlier this month, the Trump administration threw this process into flux when it overhauled guidance on how states nationwide should select applicants for the more than $42 billion in funding. The move effectively nullifies hundreds of applications already received, and sets Washington and other states on a tight timeline to figure out who should get money. Continue reading at The Washington State Standard. (Mayur Kakade)
WA gas tax goes up again Tuesday
Washington’s gas tax began with a penny per gallon at the dawn of the motor age, funding the state’s newfound need for pavement and its emerging network of roads. This week, the per-gallon tax will rise again for the first time in nearly a decade — and the 21st time overall — after state lawmakers tacked on an additional 6 cents, bringing the total to 55.4 cents per gallon. The reasoning behind the gas tax hasn’t changed since it was instituted in 1921, but the state’s reliance on it to fund billions of dollars in road work has only grown clearer. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Erika Schultz)
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Everett Herald
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New York Times
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Major Campaign Finance Challenge
Peninsula Daily News
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Discovery Bay beaches closed to shellfish harvesting
Puget Sound Business Journal
Economy divides small-business owners’ outlook
High rents persist as Seattle-area office spaces sit empty
Economic uncertainty creates more restructuring activity
Median earners can’t afford to buy in most major housing markets
Seattle Times
WA gas tax goes up again Tuesday (Liias, Fey)
Jayapal introduces bill to protect homeless people on federal land
Senate GOP tax bill includes largest cut to U.S. safety net in decades
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Spokesman Review
Two firefighters killed in ‘ambush-style’ shooting east of Coeur d’Alene
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Tri-City Herald
NW’s only nuclear power plant reconnects to the grid in time for heat wave
Washington Post
Senate considering raft of amendments to Trump’s tax and immigration bill
As ICE ramps up arrests in worksite raids, employers are largely escaping charges
Supreme Court takes up major campaign finance case, examining limits on political party spending
DOGE secured the power to view records that experts say could benefit Musk’s businesses for years
WA State Standard
Feds throw Washington’s $1.2B broadband program into disarray (Ryu)
Washington denied federal request for personal data on food stamp recipients
In northwest Washington, invasive green crabs threaten Padilla Bay’s eelgrass
WA facility caring for drug-exposed newborns at risk of closure after state funding cut
Foes of WA initiative to repeal climate law fined $20K for campaign finance violations
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Seattle Pride’s ‘louder’ theme celebrates trans youth
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Gov. Ferguson warns Medicaid cuts could devastate Washington’s health care system
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KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Washington’s toll expansion is hitting overdrive
Healthcare workers union files suit to stop Valley Medical Center layoffs
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Hunting, fishing license fees to increase in Washington for first time since 2011
Lawsuit claims Jewish student targeted with slurs, threats at Seattle high school
Seattle targets illegal graffiti with fines after it pays $6 million in cleanup annually
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KNKX Public Radio
Murders are down nationwide. Researchers point to a key reason
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Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions in birthright citizenship order
KXLY (ABC)
More than 500 injuries reported at Hoopfest Saturday afternoon
June ending as one of the driest on record in eastern Washington
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Washington Senator Maria Cantwell supports removal of public land sales proposal from GOP budget bill
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Cascadia Daily News
Children can get vaccinated for free at two clinics this month
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Opinion: Financial literacy is more important now than ever
Cascade PBS
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WA lawsuit says Trump order disrupts clean energy, conservation
MyNorthwest
Proposal to sell public land, including 5M acres in WA, removed from ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
The Urbanist
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Washington Observer
Hard times in the legal weed business
West Seattle Blog
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TRAFFIC, WEATHER, ROAD WORK, TRANSIT: Monday notes, last day of June