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Monday, October 20

SNAP benefits on pace to run out in two weeks if shutdown persists
As the federal government shutdown extends to day 17, and with congressional leaders nowhere near negotiating, state officials are beginning to raise concerns of potential cuts to nutrition assistance benefits that feed millions if the government isn’t reopened. Minnesota has already halted new enrollments in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. And officials in Kansas, New Hampshire and New Mexico have warned their residents could miss their food assistance payments for November. Continue reading at WSS. (U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Nearly 90,000 join Seattle’s ‘No Kings’ march
The Seattle Police Department estimated the No Kings march stretched more than a mile long Saturday. Organizers with Seattle Indivisible reported preliminary counts of nearly 90,000 people taking part. The demonstration began beneath the Space Needle and poured into downtown streets, part of what organizers call the largest coordinated protest in U.S. history. The “No Kings” movement has grown from a few thousand participants just months ago to millions nationwide — unified in opposition to what demonstrators describe as President Trump’s slide toward authoritarianism. Continue reading at King 5. (King 5)

Washington’s economy stalls as hiring slows
Washington’s economy is joining other states in a slide toward recession, at least one expert says. Why it matters: Tariffs, slowing immigration and federal job cuts are driving slowdowns nationwide, according to Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi. Driving the news: Washington is among 22 states that are either in or near recession, per Zandi. The states make up about one-third of U.S. GDP. Continue reading at Axios. (Jacque Schrag)

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Auburn Reporter
Overall gun violence down, but doubling among youth in King County

Axios
Washington’s economy stalls as hiring slows
Shutdown could halt SNAP benefits for millions, states say

Capital Press
Solar fans race to beat federal deadlines, foes try running out the clock
More fires but less acreage burned in relatively mild fire season for Oregon

Columbian
School nurses a ‘critical bridge’: Health care pros are spread thin in Vancouver schools

Everett Herald
Everett-based Helion receives approval to build fusion power plant
Ferguson at No Kings rally in Everett: State won’t ‘bend knee’ to Trump.
South County Fire will clean the Port of Edmonds’ breakwater on Monday
Comment: Maybe we’re not so keen on political violence
Comment: Unease grows among deployed National Guard troops
Letter: Testing waste water for abortion pills is smaller government, how?

Kitsap Sun
A second ‘No Kings’ draws thousands out across Kitsap
Kitsap County postpones decision on new rules for equestrian facilities

News Tribune
I-5 ramp near Tacoma to close overnight Monday. Here’s what we know
Hundreds show up to No Kings protests in Tacoma. We asked them why
After Capitol break-in, experts hope to return WA historic piano to former glory
Man awaiting sentence in Point Defiance stabbing is mentally unfit. What’s next?
Handmaids, zebras and other protesters lend their voices to No Kings rally in Olympia
Opinion: If SNAP cuts go into effect soon, how will my neighbor eat?
Commentary: Housing is needed for domestic violence survivors
Commentary: Cuts to Medicaid and to insurance subsidies will push ERs past the brink

Puget Sound Business Journal
These high-paying jobs are growing — and they don’t require a degree

Spokesman Review
Valley to get a new early learning center, highlighting need for child care
Arraignment delayed for man accused of breaking into Washington Capitol
‘Recipe for abuse’: Labor leaders decry wage cuts for H-2A workers but growers support the changes

Washington Post
Supreme Court to hear challenge to law barring drug users from guns
The most and least expensive U.S. housing markets, from 1890 to today
White House declares victory over inflation. Not so fast, economists say.
Here’s who pays when undocumented immigrants get health care in America

WA State Standard
SNAP benefits on pace to run out in two weeks if shutdown persists
Energy Secretary Wright says ‘nuclear is going to become sexy again’
Washington will close hatchery that produces thousands of steelhead
Washington state governor vows he will never ‘bend the knee’ to Trump at No Kings rally

Whidbey News-Times
Ferry system sees increase in summertime riders

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Nearly 90,000 join Seattle’s ‘No Kings’ march

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Tolling changes for SR 167 begin
Cleared for takeoff: SEA Airport will be getting another terminal
Sound Transit may roll out overnight bus between Everett, Seattle
Thousands march in ‘No Kings’ protests across western Washington
Hanford Site moves forward on project turning nuclear waste into glass
State emergency officials say new rules and delays for FEMA grants put disaster response at risk

KNKX Public Radio
Should the state invest WA Cares dollars in the stock market?

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Cascadia Daily News
Thousands of Bellingham residents join nationwide ‘No Kings’ protest
Company exploring development of battery energy storage system in Irongate

The Urbanist
Seattle Drug Ordinance Fails to Meet Treatment Promises, Report Says

Washington Observer
A homegrown weed fight

West Seattle Blog
TRAFFIC CAMS, WEATHER, ROAD WORK, TRANSIT: Monday info

Friday, October 17

What to know about ‘No Kings’ protests this weekend in WA
Thousands are again expected to gather in Seattle and throughout Western Washington with a second round of “No Kings” protest planned Saturday. The protests come amid an ongoing partial federal government shutdown and as President Donald Trump deploys, or threatens to deploy, National Guard troops to U.S. cities like Portland, Ore., and Chicago, against the wishes of state and local officials. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Karen Ducey)

Why your daily cup of coffee in Seattle is so expensive now
If you’ve felt like your daily coffee fix is costing more lately, you’re right — particularly here in Seattle. Why it matters: Seattle saw the biggest rise in the price of a cup of coffee among 20 major U.S. cities between August 2024 and August 2025, according to data from the payment platform Toast. That’s based on orders at restaurants using Toast’s point-of-sale technology. By the numbers: The median price of a regular hot coffee in Seattle was $4.50 in August, Toast reported — up 12.4% from a year earlier. Continue reading at Axios. (Lindsey Bailey)

Trump’s new $100K visa fee could worsen state doctor shortages, experts say
In Kentucky, patients drive up to two hours to see Dr. Manikya Kuriti, one of the few endocrinologists who serve the rural communities surrounding Louisville. Kuriti’s husband, a pulmonologist, drives from Louisville to small hospitals an hour south and north, in Indiana, to help small teams treat critically ill patients. Rural communities have long struggled to recruit and retain doctors. Many rural hospitals are struggling financially, and have had to eliminate services or even shut down. The shortage of providers is critical in rural communities that tend to have higher rates of chronic illness and early death compared with their urban counterparts. Continue reading at WSS. (Spencer Platt)

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Axios
Why your daily cup of coffee in Seattle is so expensive now
EPA faces multi-state lawsuit over canceled grants for solar power

Capital Press
Waterways association honors Merkley, Kammerzell
Washington high court hears Farm Bureau’s cap-and-trade suit
Sawmill agrees to pay $574,000 in latest Clean Water Act settlement

Everett Herald
NTSB: Everett-based Titan imploded partly because of faulty engineering
Mother sues Edmonds School District after her son’s fingertip was severed

Kitsap Sun
Migrating summer chum numbers at Union River continue positive trend

News Tribune
Amazon bringing one of nation’s 1st new reactors to WA. Training center to open

Olympian
WA lawmakers confront reality of cuts coming from One Big Beautiful Bill (Robinson)

Puget Sound Business Journal
China-backed hackers blamed for Seattle firm’s cybersecurity breach

Seattle Times
What to know about ‘No Kings’ protests this weekend in WA
How much trash does a sold-out Mariners game produce? We’ve got the numbers

Spokesman Review
State health officials outline impacts of federal Medicaid cuts
Spokane council considers making it easier to fire their staff amid budget crunch
Landowners vote against proposed 100-acre housing subdivision in Pasadena Park
City reports street outreach has closed nearly 100 homeless encampments in 10 days

Washington Post
ICE is quietly building a massive surveillance network
GOP tries to brand ‘No Kings’ protests as ‘hate America’ rallies
$50,000 is the new normal for car prices. Can only the ultra-wealthy afford them?

WA State Standard
Renewed legal battle ramps up over Columbia Basin dams and salmon
With emergency repairs done, WA will reopen bridge over White River
Trump’s new $100K visa fee could worsen state doctor shortages, experts say
Bridge, building maintenance backlogs will hit state budgets as federal aid declines
Train line from Portland to Salt Lake City would bridge rural and urban gap, advocates say

Whidbey News-Times
South Whidbey salmon recovery project receives grant

Yakima Herald-Republic
Yakima County voters to consider cannabis ban on the ballot

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Gov. Ferguson says White River Bridge will open Oct. 17
FAA approves SEA Airport expansion plan, including new terminal by 2032
Police departments across US warn communities about ‘AI homeless man prank’

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
White River Bridge to reopen Friday, weeks ahead of schedule
Washington leads nation with largest decrease in vehicle thefts
Meet the Kitsap County K9s working to prevent drug overdoses at the jail
79 WA federal employees file for unemployment per day amid government shutdown

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Upper Skagit Indian Tribe celebrates huge rebound of Baker River sockeye

KXLY (ABC)
Spokane dental office to offer free services to local veterans
Spokane nonprofit dedicated to supporting those in recovery hosts fundraiser to keep doors open

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Cascadia Daily News
Noncitizens aren’t auto-registered to vote, says Secretary of State

Cascade PBS
Mossback’s Northwest: Seattle’s 1913 Potlatch riot

The Urbanist
Duvall Growth Plan Faces Challenge After Disregarding New Housing Law

West Seattle Blog
TRAFFIC CAMS, WEATHER, TRANSIT: What to know for Friday; bridge trouble

Thursday, October 16

The Great ShakeOut returns to WA to promote earthquake readiness
The Great ShakeOut is back, Washington. About 1.6 million Washingtonians are registered to join over 58 million others across the world today in International ShakeOut Day. At 10:16 a.m. local time, people at work, school or home will participate in earthquake drills. And what’s a better occasion than Mariners fans causing a teensy earthquake themselves? A stadium full of roaring fans made the ground shake at T-Mobile Park when Jorge Polanco hit the game-winning single Friday in the historic 15-inning winner-take-all American League Division Series Game 5. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Amanda Snyder)

Immigration attorneys turn to centuries-old legal tool to help release clients from ICE custody
Immigration attorneys are increasingly relying on federal judges to help get people in ICE detention released. They’re turning to habeas corpus petitions. It’s a legal action that changed one woman’s life on Sunday. “I’m still adjusting to the routine, sleeping,” Melissa Tran said via Zoom on Wednesday. “I haven’t had enough sleep the past couple of days because of the time zone difference.” Continue reading at King 5. (King 5)

From one voice to many: Women speak out on Idaho prison abuse
Within weeks, seven victims had reported violations by Idaho Department of Correction staff or contractors. And in the year that followed, those women and dozens more current and former female inmates have come forward to share similar experiences with InvestigateWest, the details of which are being reported here for the first time. In a state that incarcerates more women per capita than any other, never before have so many of them spoken out about the sexual abuse they faced behind bars. InvestigateWest interviewed more than two dozen of those women and identified another 10 victims through those accounts and documents obtained through public records requests. Continue reading at InvestigateWest. (Ryan Inzana)

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Aberdeen Daily World
County Public Health holds 3rd annual symposium

Capital Press
Trump: China’s refusal to buy soybeans ‘hostile act’
Ag’s conundrum: An illegal, irreplaceable workforce
Groups seek emergency order against dams to protect fish

Columbian
Light rail, express bus operation on new Interstate 5 Bridge projected to cost $10.3M annually, less than half of last estimate

The Daily News
Kelso High School welders modify police vehicles for training
Economics and working conditions: Kaiser workers share reasons for striking

Everett Herald
Tulalip artists unveil mural at Marysville Pilchuck High School
Sound Transit may add overnight bus service between Everett, Seattle
Snohomish Conservation District will host the eighth annual Orca Recovery Day

The Inlander
Far-right legislators ditch Eastern Washington secession in favor of pitching Quebec-style ‘autonomy’

Kitsap Sun
Not getting paid during shutdown? Some Kitsap restaurants want to help out

News Tribune
Questions raised over cost, efficacy of expanding Tacoma’s camping ban
Pierce County to pay $1.75M after deputy shot car-theft suspect, paralyzing him
More ‘No Kings’ anti-Trump protests planned across Washington. See when and where

Northwest Asian Weekly
Trump’s approval on immigration drops among AAPI adults, new AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll finds

Puget Sound Business Journal
Foreclosure trend worries investors, lenders
The Wealthy 1000 unveiled: Here’s the full list.
Amazon reportedly plans new round of job cuts
Workforce housing development opens in Lower Queen Anne
‘Nation-state threat actor’ targets Seattle cybersecurity company
AI can save time and money, but experts warn of pitfalls in a key area

Seattle Medium
Empowering The Next Generation: Seattle’s Youth Law Forum Marks 35th Anniversary
Washington State Halts Requirement For Clergy To Report Confessions Of Child Abuse

Seattle Times
How Humpy the salmon became a Mariners fan favorite
The Great ShakeOut returns to WA to promote earthquake readiness

Spokesman Review
Northwest Public Broadcasting halts KWSU-TV operations
‘Hatchet is falling’: Judge temporarily halts Trump shutdown layoffs
General election ballots to be mailed this week as Auditor’s Office continues to advise early return
Spokane County saw 120 suicide deaths last year. New license plate emblems are aimed at raising awareness
‘Mine, baby, mine’: U.S. government’s critical mineral crusade comes to Idaho, spurring fears from tribe, conservation groups
Opinion: A critical moment for the Columbia River Treaty

Washington Post
Health care costs for millions of U.S. workers hinge on shutdown fight
Supreme Court seems open to limiting key section of Voting Rights Act
GOP congressman says Capitol Police is investigating swastika in his office

WA State Standard
‘Early stages of critical failure’: Funding outlook is grim for WA road upkeep
Federal judge blocks Trump from carrying out thousands of layoffs during shutdown
Democratic governors launch multistate public health alliance to counter Trump, RFK Jr.
Supreme Court seems open to limiting key voting protections in Louisiana redistricting case
Federal judge extends order barring Trump from sending any National Guard troops to Portland

Yakima Herald-Republic
Meet the Washington superintendents who want to make K-12 education funding more equitable

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Second company sues state over new sales tax on services
Woman killed after suspect fleeing deputy runs red light in Parkland
Fred Hutch, UW Medicine halt new foreign worker visa petitions due to $100K fee
Immigration attorneys turn to centuries-old legal tool to help release clients from ICE custody
Seattle City Council approves 0.1% sales tax increase for public safety, raising 2026 rate projection to 10.55%

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
New guide helps hikers with disabilities navigate 5 WA state parks
The search for Seattle Public Schools’ next superintendent narrows to 2
Tacoma considering expanding camping ban to parks, playgrounds, libraries
As the shutdown drags on, these people will lose if health care subsidies expire
Amazon layoffs loom: 15% of HR team expected to be cut as AI push accelerates

KNKX Public Radio
Health insurance premiums are going up next year — unless you work at these companies

KUOW Public Radio
Judge rules ICE unlawfully detained a Seattle man. He’s not alone
Seattle City Council votes to increase sales tax, despite expressing concerns
Washington ponders increasing tolls on a major Seattle route during the World Cup

KXLY (ABC)
Five Mile residents oppose housing development over road safety concerns
‘Science fiction come to life’; Revolutionary DNA technology helps solve Spokane cold cases

NW Public Radio
NWPB is realigning its budget following the loss of federal funding
Salmon advocates seek injunction to change Columbia River dam operations
History-making: After decades of building and planning, Hanford vitrifies first tank waste
Salish School of Spokane names 2 co-executive directors to lead Indigenous language revitalization

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Cascadia Daily News
Last three miles to Artist Point closed for winter
Whatcom County is hazard-prone. How can local government prepare?

Cascade PBS
Investigations team caps four years with state law, policy reforms

InvestigateWest
From one voice to many: Women speak out on Idaho prison abuse

MyNorthwest
WA’s top National Guard commander caught between Trump and Ferguson
Seattle sales tax could hit 10.45% after council OKs increase for public safety
Tacoma considering expanding camping ban to parks, playgrounds, libraries
WA senator seeks investigation into DHS’ Kristi Noem’s airport PSA blaming Democrats

The Urbanist
Seattle School Board Rejects Bringing Police Officer Back to Garfield

West Seattle Blog
Seattle Public Schools superintendent search down to two
TRAFFIC CAMS, WEATHER, TRANSIT: Thursday info

Wednesday, October 15

Washington AG pushing new law to protect workers from immigration raids
Washington’s Democratic attorney general is looking at a new way to shield the state’s immigrant workers amid the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation agenda. Attorney General Nick Brown is proposing legislation, dubbed the Immigrant Worker Protection Act, that would require employers to notify their employees of a planned inspection of employment eligibility paperwork within 72 hours of being notified about it by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Other states, including California, Oregon and Illinois, already have similar laws. The attorney general’s office notes workplace raids are increasing under President Donald Trump. But first, federal immigration agents usually tell employers they want to audit I-9 documents. Continue reading at Washington state Standard. (Ryan Berry)

Washington will not require clergy to report child abuse learned through confession
Washington will not require clergy to report suspected child abuse or neglect learned through confession or privileged conversations, following a legal settlement announced Friday. The settlement comes after the Catholic bishops of Washington, including Spokane Bishop Thomas Daly, alleged that the state was “targeting the Roman Catholic Church in a brazen act of religious discrimination” after the Legislature adopted a mandatory reporting requirement for members of clergy earlier this year. Continue reading at The Spokesman-Review. (Dan Pelle)

Gala is Washington state’s top apple this season
The top apple produced in Washington state remains the trusty Gala apple, followed by the Honeycrisp and Granny Smith varieties. At the same time, Cosmic Crisp, which was bred at Washington State University and released in 2019, is climbing up the ranks. The big picture: Washington is the nation’s top apple growing state, producing more than half of the nation’s apples — meaning what we grow here has a major impact on what’s available on store shelves around the country. Continue reading at Axios. (Jacque Schrag)

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Aberdeen Daily World
Aberdeen seismic safety grant school construction projects move to next phase

Axios
Gala is Washington state’s top apple this season

Capital Press
King County court blocks wolf removal in northeast Washington
Groups seek emergency order against dams to protect fish

Everett Herald
Lynnwood City Council approves development of ‘The District’
County data shows significant increase in flu deaths, hospitalizations
Letter: Stanwood seniors worried by GOP’s health care cuts
Comment: Bailout won’t cure what Trump’s policies did to farmers

Kitsap Sun
Bainbridge scientist, biotech firm co-founder awarded Nobel Prize
Nurses at St. Michael Medical Center, VMFH reach tentative agreement on new contract

News Tribune
How will East Pierce mayor, city council hopefuls address growth? We asked them
Tacoma council tackles displacement, boosts ownership incentive with MFTE update

Northwest Asian Weekly
Trump’s approval on immigration drops among AAPI adults, new AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll finds

Port Townsend Leader
‘No Kings’ movement grows as Port Townsend prepares for another rally

Puget Sound Business Journal
Mixed-use development plan OK’d by Lynnwood council
AI advancements poised to reshape small-business landscape
Home sales are failing to close because sellers make a key mistake

Seattle Times
Woman allegedly assaults Alaska flight crew, forcing landing in Boise
Trump or Ferguson? WA National Guard commander on having two bosses
Storm decimates 2 Alaskan villages and drives more than 1,500 people from their homes

Skagit Valley Herald
Skagit County considering 0.1% sales tax for criminal justice

Spokesman Review
Spin Control: Protests in the Northwest: Antifa or anarchists?
Washington will not require clergy to report child abuse learned through confession (Frame)
Health official warns thousands across Washington could lose health care if tax credit not extended
Risch, Simpson defend plan to train Qatari forces at Air Force base in Idaho after it draws backlash from both left and right
A Spokane Catholic priest accused of sexual misconduct is removed and reported to police; parishioners criticize allegations

Washington Post
How indigenous practices can help protect forests
Trump is opting some of the government out of the shutdown
No amount of alcohol is safe, at least for dementia risk, study finds
Voters dealing with soaring electricity bills are turning their ire toward politicians

WA State Standard
Washington AG pushing new law to protect workers from immigration raids
Can states, and a little bit of faith, convert church land into affordable housing?
Washington ponders increasing tolls on a major Seattle route during the World Cup

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
ICE facility shooter ‘completely normal’ before move to Washington state, parents say
‘Not safe as teachers if someone tells a lie’: Battle Ground teacher on leave over student’s alleged claim she called Charlie Kirk a ‘Nazi’

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Continued concerns over southern resident orca population
State considers toll boost for SR 99 tunnel during World Cup
Seattle Fire Department among nation’s highest starting salaries
Seattle sales tax could hit 10.35% after council OKs increase for public safety
Pierce Co. pays $1.75M settlement to man paralyzed in 2022 police shooting
Why a Supreme Court case from Louisiana will matter for the future of the Voting Rights Act

KXLY (ABC)
Spokane killer gets same life sentence, curses at judge during hearing

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Cascadia Daily News
At hearing, Skagit farmers reject county’s proposed agritourism rules

InvestigateWest
Idaho law challenges prosecutors seeking to penalize prison guards for sexual abuse

The Urbanist
Dembowski Pushes Fare-Free Pilot at King County Metro

Washington Observer
Ferguson courts labor with executive order

West Seattle Blog
TRAFFIC CAMS, WEATHER, TRANSIT: Wednesday ‘Go, M’s!’ edition

Tuesday, October 14

When citizens get used to being watched by their government
The slow creep of public surveillance can dull our sense of alarm, experts caution, turning extraordinary monitoring into an everyday norm. The big picture: The biggest threat may not be that government surveillance cameras and license plate readers track and watch us, but how easily we get used to being watched and tracked, said Woodrow Hartzog, a Boston University law professor and one of the authors of a 2024 Washington University School of Law Review paper on normalizing surveillance. By ignoring smaller surveillance-related privacy erosions, the law is teaching us to accept them, the authors argue. Continue reading at Axios. (Brendan Lynch)

Allegations of sex abuse, misused church dollars against WA priest divide parish
Emily Chapman could feel a pressure rising inside her. In the gym at Our Lady of Fatima, the Catholic church where she works, the Spokane Diocese was recapping how a leader of the parish, Father Miguel Mejía, had allegedly abused his powers as a priest to have “consensual and nonconsensual sex” with multiple women. They said he stalked a woman. That he gave money and gifts to women in exchange for sex. That he paid to have phone sex with a woman in jail — potentially misusing parish funds to do it. Continue reading at InvestigateWest. (Young Kwak)

WA’s largest proposed wind farm could shrink. Key decision expected
More limitations may be placed on where wind turbines can be built along the Horse Heaven Hills, cutting the number of turbines visible from the Tri-Cities, under a proposed plan to protect endangered ferruginous hawks. More than 60% of the nesting habitat of ferruginous hawks in Washington state is near the Tri-Cities in Benton and Franklin counties. Continue reading at Tri-City Herald. (Bob Brawdy)