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Thursday, October 1

A man walks down a hospital hallway where a sign above has directions

Thousands in WA lose Apple Health coverage as Trump’s changes take effect
The result, local providers and health leaders say, will likely be sicker patients, higher out-of-pocket costs and an enormous weight on an already overburdened healthcare system. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (David Goldman)


A screenshot of a news report on changes to SNAP benefits

Changes to SNAP benefits begin Oct. 1 for millions of Americans
Critics say the new requirements will reduce the number of people each state can provide SNAP benefits to, adding to food insecurity among the most vulnerable. Continue reading at KING 5. (KING 5)


A surveillance camera on a pole

Seattle police have more surveillance cameras than previously reported
The 1,320 cameras registered with or integrated into the Real Time Crime Center represent a far higher number than ever reported by the city or police officials. … The number of cameras installed by Seattle police is also five times higher than the 62 previously reported. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Kevin Clark)


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Aberdeen Daily World
City officials provide updates at GGHI luncheon
Grays Harbor to hear from experts on Cosmo Specialty Fibers cleanup

Axios
Trump, Big AI go all-in together
Vinod Khosla talks Seahawks, AI and agents
Trump and CEOs try to shed AI’s toxic branding
Washington ranks third in U.S. for library checkouts

Bellingham Herald
Bellingham City Council finalizes ban on all kratom products within city limits

Capital Press
Sawtooth National Forest plans prescribed fires

Everett Herald
Everett proposes major changes to B&O tax code

News Tribune
How are high fuel costs hitting Tacoma? It’s not just gas prices going up
WA state announces winter crabbing season reopening, but there’s a ‘catch’
WA wastes a million tons of food yearly. How to keep food longer, use it better

New York Times
Bill Gates’s Blunt Warning on A.I.
Legal Immigrants Lose Medicaid Coverage Under Trump’s Bill
Federal Judge Orders Bureau of Prisons to Restore Union Protections
States That Ban Abortion Challenge Shield Laws for Providers Who Mail Pills
Renee Good’s Family Sues ICE Agent and Top Officials Over Minnesota Killing
Justice Dept. Unlawfully Withheld Grants to Combat Domestic Violence, Judge Rules
Taking On Trump Immigration Agenda, Justices Will Review Migrant Detention Policy

Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle job losses mount, forcing leaders to address policies
Pierce County property acquired by San Diego investor for $108 million

Seattle Medium
Opinion: Gun Violence And Youth: The Unseen Dangers That Can Shape Their Futures

Seattle Times
WA’s minimum wage to rise to $17.73 an hour in 2027
Kelvin wave may bring sustained high sea levels on WA coast
AI safety measures widely backed by most Americans, poll finds
Seattle police have more surveillance cameras than previously reported
Editorial: Mega dry dock project secures Navy presence in Puget Sound
Thousands in WA lose Apple Health coverage as Trump’s changes take effect

South Seattle Emerald
PSE New Rate Hike Proposal Draws Ire at Public Hearing

Spokesman Review
Amazon, GoodRx target U.S. prescription subscribers as health insurance coverage slips

WA State Standard
Legislative staff in WA state Senate reject new contract
PSE new rate hike proposal draws ire at public hearing
WA company has to pay $410K for withheld hospital charity care
US Senate leaves nation’s capital in advance of midterms with much still undone
Oregon Republicans revisit cap-and-invest proposal 7 years after they walked out over it
Wolves in SE Washington pack to be killed ‘incrementally’ by state officials after livestock attacks

 

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Changes to SNAP benefits begin Oct. 1 for millions of Americans
14 sickened in parasite outbreak tied to McMenamins pool in Bothell
ICE arrests near Kent elementary school, daycare put parents on edge

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
New report finds Seattle police camera network larger than previously reported
Over 11K Washington residents are losing access to federal health and food benefits
Attorney General ends Puget Sound Physicians investigation, $410,000 settlement reached
Widow of man killed by SPD files $30 million claim, attorney says ‘non-lethal’ force used too late

KUOW Public Radio
14,000 WA residents expected to lose Medicaid Oct. 1
WA immigrants continue traditional Barbacoa, despite looming threats of deportation

KXLY (ABC)
Spokane crime down, but police raise concerns about young offenders

NW Public Radio
Health officials discuss potential for future exposures following rabid bat found near school
Republican students at Whitman College decline to seek student government affiliation, allege political bias against them last semester

 

Web

Geekwire
Report: Downtown Seattle lost 13,000 jobs in a year, while Bellevue’s tech hub boomed

MyNorthwest
Downtown Seattle accounts for roughly 70% of city’s job losses

West Seattle Blog
ROAD WORK, WEATHER, TRANSIT, TRAFFIC: New-month Thursday notes
SDOT’s recommendation is in: Paid street parking for the West Seattle Junction