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Monday, February 17
How can Washington better help young people who are homeless? Listen to their stories
Each year, about 1 in 4 young people in Washington state face a housing crisis within a year of leaving foster care, criminal justice facilities, or behavioral health institutions. The crisis for those between the ages of 12 and 24 means they sleep in emergency shelters, on the streets, in cars, in other unsafe or unstable places, or they “couch-surf,” moving from one place to another. Continue reading at Tacoma News Tribune. (Photo: Tony Overman)
Legislators, local officials consider fuel standard proposals that require cleaner gas, diesel
Sen. Christine Rolfes, D-Bainbridge Island, one of the co-sponsors of the Senate proposal, said the effect of the legislation would be “the same as taking millions of cars off the streets without taking millions of cars off the streets. It allows us to keep our quality of life just by being cleaner about how we go about our business.” Continue reading at Kitsap Sun. (Photo: Meegan M. Reid/Kitsap Sun)
State Senate bill would extend window for pregnancy discrimination complaints
A bill passed Thursday by the state Senate in Olympia with a broad bipartisan majority would extend the statute of limitations for filing a pregnancy discrimination complaint from six months to one year. Senate Bill 6034 would update the Washington Law Against Discrimination to give a pregnant woman or new mother more time to file a complaint with the Washington Human Rights Council. Continue reading at Kent Reporter.
Associated Press
House approves carve-out for media on birth date disclosure
Home quarantine for travelers buys time as new virus spreads
Oregon governor calls for breaching 4 Snake River dams
Idaho, other western states to study big game range land
Washington state salmon hatcheries damaged by heavy rains
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s exaggerations on Roger Stone sentence
US judge dismisses lawsuit over transgender pronoun dispute
Aberdeen Daily World
Lawmakers consider car-tab tax cuts, new electric-vehicle fees (Hobbs, Saldana)
Trump’s budget plan could cut Medicaid and Medicare health services
Centralia school board making plans after rare levy failure
Monte seeking help to send out its bills
Washington House OKs bill to centralize gun background checks (Blake, Hansen)
Washington Senate gives go-ahead to the ‘Idaho stop’ (Billig)
Arlington Times
Longtime school board director Albright to retire for health reasons
Auburn Reporter
Senate passes Wilson bill to make childcare facilities gun-free zones (Wilson)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
This development could help Whatcom families struggling to find affordable housing
Who has the right of way when someone is backing out of an angled parking spot?
Here’s what reverse angle parking is
Which utility companies have drawn the most complaints from Whatcom residents?
Columbian
Cheers & Jeers: Carousel takes turn; no secrets (birthdate records)
The Daily News
Capitol Dispatch: Tourism tax dollar change passes out of House (Blake)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Everett’s new passenger terminal gets some national love
Passenger building offers glimpse of Mukilteo ferry terminal
County seeks federal aid after recent floods and landslides
Some dissent emerges on new engineering contract with Boeing
Despite vanishing steelhead, state won’t delay fishing season
Burke: Look between budget’s line items shows Trump priorities
Commentary: Reduce pollution for our climate and our health
Commentary: Mining method sucks the life from salmon streams
Editorial: Our county’s dubious distinction on school funding
Federal Way Mirror
Senate passes Wilson bill to make childcare facilities gun-free zones (Wilson)
Issaquah Reporter
Issaquah family held hostage is released
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Comprehensive Plan draft transportation element and appendix now available
Federal judge declines to dismiss constitutional claim against San Juan County, sheriff and former detective
Kent Reporter
State Senate bill would extend window for pregnancy discrimination complaints (Keiser)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Legislators, local officials consider fuel standard proposals that require cleaner gas, diesel (Rolfes)
Navy eyes second aircraft carrier dry dock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Lynnwood Today
Bills from local legislators on sports gambling, healthy beverages move forward (Peterson, Liias)
News Tribune (subscription required)
How can Washington better help young people who are homeless? Listen to their stories
Everything you need to know about Washington’s presidential primary, caucuses and registration
New York Times
U.S. Watchdog to Investigate Trump’s Farm Bailout Program
White House Memo Justifying Suleimani Strike Cites No Imminent Threat
Olympian (subscription required)
Point Defiance Zoo’s Asian elephant Hanako is euthanized after her health declines
Peninsula Daily News
OlyCAP misses out on tax credits
Bill would ban styrofoam food containers in Washington state (Das)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Opinion: Seattle business community must own its narrative
Opinion: Coronavirus reminds us to stress test our disaster preparedness
Boeing reaches surprise contract extension with its 18,000 engineers
Never mind the Internet. Here’s what’s killing malls.
Durkan says Seattle will deal with crime decisively and humanely
Seattle hit as coronavirus wallops US, global airlines with $5B impact
Renton Reporter
Op-ed: It’s hard to do homework when you don’t have a home (Hudgins)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Hostages rescued and freed, 16-hour standoff with armed man in Issaquah ends in flames
Black-white divide in Seattle schools’ gifted programs, discipline rates among worst in nation
Washington needs more sexual trauma nurses, but who trains them becomes a statewide debate (Dhingra)
A change in Washington law helps parents address mental-health needs of their teenage children, but barriers remain
As Seattleites and their money flow south, Tacoma residents grapple with changing neighborhoods
Amazon has 37,000 job listings — maybe its most ever — in Seattle, India and across the globe
Bloomberg: Robot analysts outwit humans on investment picks, study shows
State wrestling: It’s no secret why Washington’s top programs keep winning titles
City Light is struggling to keep up with repairs as wire thieves knock out Seattle streetlights
New member of Seattle City Council starts term tackling taxes, evictions, crime, homelessness
Judge won’t dismiss excessive-force lawsuit alleging Snohomish deputy shouldn’t have been hired
Bellevue firm scammed millions from unhappy timeshare owners, AG alleges
Editorial: Presidential ‘tweets’ on the free press
Op-ed: Highly capable learning should not be an either/or proposition | State Sen. Jamie Pedersen (Pedersen)
Op-ed: Survivors like me want the Seattle Archdiocese to open its secret files
Editorial: The new juvenile justice center: Come together to support youth in King County
Can Washington be the gold standard for regulating companies that collect your digital data? Lawmakers in Olympia say they are trying. (Carlyle, Kloba, Hasegawa)
Sequim Gazette
Washington state moves to eliminate youth solitary confinement (Wilson)
Skagit Valley Herald
Alana Quintasket brings new voice to Swinomish Senate
Delay expected on permanent supportive housing project in Mount Vernon
Person injured when propane tanks explode in homeless camp
AP Exclusive: Agency memo contradicts Greyhound on bus raids
United and American push back expected return of Boeing Max
Main Mount Rainier highway to be closed for weeks
Tri-City Herald
Oregon governor calls for tearing out Snake River dams. Washington reps are outraged
Guest Opinion: Do We Have the Political Will to Stop Climate Change?
Guest Opinion: Blackouts could be in our future
Editorial: ‘Orcas don’t have that much time.’ Hatchery bill could save them
USA Today
More than 1,100 ex-DOJ employees call for Attorney General Barr’s resignation
Army Secretary: No investigation into Vindman, Army aide and impeachment witness fired by Trump
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Ranching on high alert: Rancher takes steps to repel wolves
Washington Senate approves data privacy rules
House approves carve out for media on birth date disclosure
Washington Post
Flu has hit at least 22 million people in U.S. so far
Employers are adding high-tech solutions to solve a low-tech problem: Getting more sleep
14 cruise ship passengers with virus among those evacuated to U.S.
Compromised encryption machines gave CIA window into major human rights abuses
McCarrick secretly gave nearly $1 million to group led by cleric accused of sexual misconduct
Assault weapons bill dies in Virginia, giving gun rights groups a rare victory
The EPA is about to change a rule cutting mercury pollution. The industry doesn’t want it.
Lincoln’s forgotten legacy as America’s first ‘green president’
How a 6-year old was taken from school to a mental health facility — without her mother’s consent
A black student left his team bus to stretch. Police swarmed and put a gun to his head, lawsuit says.
States look at banning, restricting bottling firms from tapping local groundwater
The strength, mobility and health of your feet is important to your whole body
Wenatchee World
Washington needs more sexual trauma nurses, but who trains them becomes a statewide debate
Whidbey News-Times
Ebey’s farm leases awarded to organic potato growers
Navy training exercise tests local emergency response
Yakima Herald Republic
“A lot of folks don’t know what goes on behind the walls.” Jail dealing with inmates who are more violent
Guest opinion: Public Charge rule weakens health care safety net for legal immigrants
Washington State Patrol to once again patrol roads on the Yakama Nation
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KING5 TV (NBC)
Americans stuck on cruise ship in Japan due to coronavirus flown back to US
WSP investigating hostage situation, house fire in Issaquah
Seattle startup offers affordable rent — with a twist
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Bill to slash greenhouse gas emissions passes the state House (Slatter)
Coronavirus concerns impacting businesses in Chinatown-International District
Gun safety advocates push for tighter laws on Parkland anniversary
KREM
Gun law advocates push for magazine limits in Washington state
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
State Senate passes bill to ban guns at childcare facilities (Wilson)
Homeless man shot to death at Renton transient camp
Home burns after gunman holds family hostage for hours in Issaquah
Hanoko the elephant euthanized at Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
KNKX FM
Annual free health clinic in Seattle returns with some changes
‘I’m the boogeyman’: Mother shares story of son’s addiction as cautionary tale to parents
KUOW FM
Angry, tearful Seattle parents demand change amid teacher abuse revelations
NW Public Radio
2.5 Million Pounds Of Radioactive Waste Illegally Dumped In Oregon Landfill Near Columbia River
Pullman To Portland Via Spokane On Greyhound: Why A Libyan Comic Is Suing The Border Patrol
Q13 TV (Fox)
Oregon governor calls for breaching 4 Snake River dams
Man takes 4 people hostage at gunpoint in Issaquah; children released after 5-and-a-half hours inside
Commentary: Progress of sports gambling bill is exciting but leaves many questions on the table for the state
Man shot, killed at Renton homeless encampment
Web
Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Two Catholic high school teachers resign ‘voluntarily’
Here’s where Wash. state ranks among the richest states in the country
Here’s how many hours workers in Seattle have to work to afford rent
Slog
Seattle Voters Just Had America’s First iPhone Election. It Somehow Didn’t Get Hacked.
Friday, February 14
Supreme Court upholds billions of dollars in transit funding
The state Supreme Court on Thursday upheld vehicle registration tax increases in the Puget Sound area, a decision that preserves billions of dollars in voter-approved money earmarked for light trail and other projects. Seven people had sued to overturn a rate increase by the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority, known as Sound Transit. Continue reading at Peninsula Daily News. (Elaine Thompson/The Associated Press)
State Senate passes bill to ban guns at childcare facilities
Childcare facilities would carry the same prohibitions on deadly weapons as K-12 schools under legislation passed Thursday by the state Senate. “When parents send their kids off to school, they expect these facilities and grounds to be safe and secure,” said Sen. Claire Wilson (D-Auburn), the bill’s sponsor. “The state already prohibits people from possessing firearms on K-12 school campuses. This bill simply extends that same common-sense policy to childcare facilities.” Continue reading at KOMO News. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Major expansion of sports gambling only at Indian casinos moves forward in Legislature
By a large margin, the state House of Representatives on Thursday night approved a bill to allow legal sports gambling sports only at tribal casinos. An expansion of gambling requires at least a three-fifths majority vote in each chamber. The House easily cleared that bar, approving HB 2638 by a 83-14 vote. The measure moves to a Senate committee. The Senate has a companion bill that it could send to the House, giving lawmakers two options to get a bill to Gov. Jay Inslee for his signature. Continue reading at The Olympian.
Associated Press
Supreme Court upholds billions of dollars in transit funding
Trump ignores AG Barr’s request to stop tweeting about DOJ
U.S. open jobs fall sharply for second straight month
American and Alaska strike deal around Seattle flights
Alaska pot shops to be among 1st in U.S. to allow consumption
Virus outbreak in China poses a new problem for Boeing
Federal budget does not fund volcano debris dam, monitoring
Washington state salmon hatcheries damaged by heavy rains
Lawmakers open groundwater fight against bottled water companies (Carlyle)
US brings new charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei
Newspaper chain McClatchy files for bankruptcy protection
NASA’s space snowman reveals secrets: few craters, no water
Auburn Reporter
Senate passes Wilson bill to make childcare facilities gun-free zones (Wilson)
Changes in education funding leads to higher King County property taxes in 2020
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Major expansion of sports gambling only at Indian casinos moves forward in Legislature (Peterson)
Whatcom bankruptcies continue to drop, but are residents still financially stressed?
Is the CDC overreaching with its coronavirus quarantine? These experts think so
Capital Press
Western Innovator: Lobbyist offers on-the-farm perspective
‘Washington Grown’ TV show to return for eighth season
Everett Herald (subscription required)
By a razor-thin margin, Mukilteo school bond passes
State high court upholds Sound Transit vehicle excise tax
Cornfield Report: Sound Transit in court, Inslee on climate, milk on the menu (Hobbs, Fey)
Bill to allow sports betting advances to state House floor (Peterson)
Boeing and engineering union agree on new, extended contract
Federal Way Mirror
El Centro de la Raza comes to Federal Way
Attorney and community volunteer Jamila Taylor running for state House seat (Pellicciotti, Wilson)
The Inlander
After Washington state Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber’s son was diagnosed with diabetes, she was horrified by the cost of insulin (Jinkins)
Islands’ Weekly
Person in San Juan County under investigation for Novel Coronavirus
Rick Larsen to host Presidents Day Town Hall on Orcas
Issaquah Reporter
New Issaquah utility rates, assistance programs
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Person in San Juan County under investigation for Novel Coronavirus
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Defense department awards $89 million contract for Bangor pier for Seawolf submarines
Kent Reporter
State House passes bill banning solitary confinement for juveniles (Peterson, Senn, Frame)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Homes are selling in Tacoma at fastest rate in nation, Redfin says in new report
Wrongful death lawsuit against state representative and her company settles out of court
New York Times
Trump Claims ‘Legal Right’ to Interfere in Justice Dept. Cases
Trump’s Path to Weaker Fuel Efficiency Rules May Lead to a Dead End
Olympian (subscription required)
Major expansion of sports gambling only at Indian casinos moves forward in Legislature (Peterson)
Peninsula Daily News
Groups sue state over Cooke steelhead farms
Wild Olympics passes House, heads to Senate
Puget Sound Business Journal
Big Tech’s ‘buy and kill’ tactics come under scrutiny
As Boeing jets sit idle, Airbus can’t make planes fast enough
With $10B JEDI contract suspended, this is what’s at stake for Microsoft and Amazon
Seattle biotech leads work on coronavirus vaccine candidate
Opinion: Washington businesses can be part of the solution to the child care crisis
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Keep on paying: Washington state Supreme Court sides with Sound Transit in car-tab case (Liias)
Friday snow could bring ideal ski conditions for 3-day weekend
FYI Guy: Seattle ranks near top for coupled-up young adults
Washingtonians are falling for romance scams — here’s how to protect yourself
State lawmakers flood Olympia with bills over water marketing, transfers after Seattle Times report (Rolfes, Solomon, Van De Wege, McCoy)
In surprise move, Boeing and engineering union agree on new contract proposal with changes to pay, family leave
Did you see a trooper get pushed from a moving car on I-90? State Patrol wants to speak with you
How doctors and nurses at an Everett hospital handled the nation’s first novel coronavirus patient
Washington state Supreme Court sides with Sound Transit in car-tab case
‘We’ll never get to perfect’: SPS Human Relations chief responds to investigation into teacher misconduct
Orcas Island couple finally end two-week odyssey aboard cruise ship barred from ports over coronavirus fears
Washington House OKs bill to overhaul gun background check system
Schools should drop active-shooter drills, say national education unions and major gun-control group (Hansen)
Op-Ed: End the discriminatory tampon tax in Washington state
Editorial: Sawant must follow all campaign and ethics laws
LTE: Juvenile justice: Support youth
Sports gambling a step closer in Washington after nighttime vote in state House (Petersen)
Seattle Weekly
Sports gambling bill passes in nighttime Washington state full House vote (Peterson)
Shoreline Area News
AG Ferguson’s bill banning solitary confinement as punishment for juveniles passes House with bipartisan support
Skagit Valley Herald
Mount Vernon parking limits to affect homeless
School levies continue to pass
Spokesman Review
As tenants, landlords tackle housing laws behind closed doors, councilman Michael Cathcart calls for transparency
‘We live on a finite planet’: Gonzaga students hold sit-in to push university to divest from fossil fuel industry
USA Today
Trump claims he has ‘legal right’ to intervene in criminal cases, including over Roger Stone
Global warming: The Earth just had its hottest January in recorded history
Washington Post
Trump declares ‘legal right’ to seek intervention in criminal cases
Will you die for the church? Will you kill for it? Congregations turn to armed volunteers for security.
Economic fallout from virus mounts around world
Opinion: Barr’s ABC News interview is deeply damning. Here’s what must come next.
Turtles the size of a car once roamed Earth. Scientists just found their fossils.
‘Nobody talks about it because everyone is on it’: Adderall presents esports with an enigma
U.S. population will decline faster without steady immigration, Census report says
Thieves are using peer-to-peer car rental apps to find their next ride
Wenatchee World
State House OKs bill to centralize gun background checks (Hansen)
Opinion: Don Millar and Jim Brown: It’s time to fully fund the state Department of Fish and Wildlife
Western Front
Employees would be allowed to retake failed drug tests, “safety-intensive” workers exempt from bill (Kloba)
Yakima Herald Republic
Years-long debate over motorized prospecting in Washington rivers continues
Sen. Curtis King will take questions during town hall meeting Feb. 20
ELECTION: Yakima School District levies gain support; capital levy remains below 50%
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KING5 TV (NBC)
Washington bill would lower punishment for intentional HIV transmission (Jinkins, Macri)
San Juan County person being tested for 2019 coronavirus
Washington bill to legalize sports betting at tribal casinos clears state House
Watch tree activists break into song at Seattle City Council meeting
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
WA lawmakers working on major reforms to criminal justice system (Goodman, Pedersen)
Delta announces plans to go carbon-neutral
Amazon fulfillment center coming to Bremerton
State Supreme Court upholds billions of dollars in transit funding
Bill banning solitary confinement as punishment for teens passes state House (Peterson)
KHQ (NBC)
Sports gambling bill passes in nighttime Washington state full House vote (Peterson)
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
State Senate passes bill to ban guns at childcare facilities (Wilson)
Washington bill allowing sports betting passes state House
Angry former Seattle punk rocker sings to save the city’s trees
Official says US, Taliban reach Afghan truce agreement
KNKX FM
For the first time in three years, King County opens waitlist for low-income vouchers
KUOW FM
Attorney General Says Trump’s Tweets About DOJ Make His Job ‘Impossible’
Canadian Pipeline Protest Forces Closure Of Major Rail Link
Between President Trump’s Border Wall And The Rio Grande Lies A ‘No Man’s Land’
Trump Administration Diverts $3.8 Billion In Pentagon Funding To Border Wall
Officials In Australia’s New South Wales Celebrate: ‘All Fires Are Now Contained’
Yovanovitch Says State Department ‘Is In Trouble’ And Leaders Lack ‘Moral Clarity’
Senate Democrats Accuse Justice Department Of Politicizing Immigration Courts
House Votes To Revive Equal Rights Amendment, Removing Ratification Deadline
Free Seattle health clinic draws hundreds (and screens for coronavirus)
CBP admits Washington border officers ‘overzealous’; critics say Iranians and others targeted
NW Public Radio
Idaho Rep., A Former Basketball Player And Coach, Seeks To Bar Transgender Girls In School Sports
Q13 TV (Fox)
San Juan County resident being tested for coronavirus
Coronavirus fears are impacting some Asian-American businesses in western Washington
Judge blocks Microsoft from starting Pentagon cloud contract, handing early win to Amazon
Web
Crosscut
Make way for duplexes: Washington bill would mostly ban single-family-only zoning (Das, Macri)
Opinion: My daughter died in the Parkland mass shooting. A few extra seconds could have saved her life
Washington considers faster pathways to restoring rights for some felons (Kuderer, Dolan, Hansen)
Schmudget
KIDS COUNT: Invest in assets to build economic security for kids of color
Stronger local tools are needed to address homelessness
Kids and parents deserve a stronger WorkFirst/Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program
Seattle P.I.
The state of Seattle’s downtown: A look at the city’s economic growth and challenges
Slog
The Home Grow Bill Is Dead (Blake, Ormsby)
Ask Me Your Questions About Seattle’s Moratorium on Wintertime Evictions
Washington Democrats Are Damn Right to Remove Congestion Relief from Transportation Goals
How One Company Gets Around Laws on Pot Delivery
Sawant’s Winter Eviction Moratorium Was Amended to Protect Against Legal Challenges, Council Member Says
City Says Cops Acted Appropriately When They Killed Intoxicated Man Inside Queen Anne Apartment
Thursday, February 13
Judge rejects most of legal challenge to Eyman’s I-976
A King County Superior Court judge on Wednesday rejected most of a legal challenge to Tim Eyman’s Initiative 976, a measure that would steeply discount the price of car registrations while gutting transportation budgets across the state.Judge Marshall Ferguson said King County and a coalition of Washington cities had failed to carry the heavy burden of demonstrating that the $30 car tab measure was unconstitutional on most of their claims. Those claims included that the description of the initiative on the ballot was misleading and that the measure violated the Washington Constitution’s rule that initiatives be limited to one subject. Continue reading at The Bellingham Herald. (Ted S. Warren/AP file photo)
House approves ban on race-based hairstyle discrimination
The Washington House has passed a measure that would ban race-based discrimination against hair texture and hairstyles. The measure passed on a bipartisan 87-10 vote Wednesday and heads to the Senate for consideration. If passed by the Senate and signed by Gov. Jay Inslee, Washington would join three other states with such a ban: California, New York and New Jersey. Continue reading at The Bellingham Herald. (Ted S. Warren/AP file photo)
Das sponsors companion bill to prohibit openly carried guns on state Capitol campus
Sen. Mona Das, D-Kent, is sponsoring Senate Bill 6686, a companion bill to Rep. Tana Senn’s, D-Mercer Island, House Bill 2925, to ban openly-carried firearms from the statehouse and Washington State’s Capitol grounds. Under current law, Capitol visitors may openly carry guns anywhere on campus except for the House and Senate galleries and committee rooms. Continue reading at The Auburn Reporter.
Associated Press
Justice department sues King County over ban at Boeing Field
Housing market in Spokane County remains strong
Audit: Some WSU employees misreported time worked and leave
Correction: College Grant Funding story
Agency to collect intended tax after typo in ballot measure
More coronavirus cases confirmed on cruise ship
Settlement filed against refugee ban
Supreme Court upholds billions of dollars in transit funding
$10M verdict for man injured in Amtrak derailment
House approves ban on race-based hairstyle discrimination (Morgan)
Judge rejects most of legal challenge to Eyman’s I-976 (Hobbs)
Bill to allow sports betting advances to state House floor (Peterson)
Lawmakers pass bill to limit immigration detention center (Fey)
Groups sue Washington wildlife agency over steelhead farms
Concerns raised amid 3 overdose deaths in Washington state
Councilmember: Biz tax would raise $300M for Seattle housing
Arlington Times
Local voters levy heavy hand against school funding measures
PUD’s Arlington Microgrid construction moves forward
Auburn Reporter
Voters passing Auburn School District replacement levies
Sen. Das to host Town Hall and Community Discussion (Das)
Das sponsors companion bill to prohibit openly carried guns on state Capitol campus (Das, Senn)
County head tax bill passes committee (Macri, Frame)
Gov. Inslee signs tax bill to help fund higher education (Pedersen)
King County Prosecutor Satterberg seeks more help for drug addicts (Macri)
Jobs for the homeless is the goal of Pierce County lawmaker’s bill
House approves bill to ban expansion of ICE detention facility in Tacoma (Fey)
Columbian
Constitutional amendment for denying bail dies in Legislature (Wylie)
The Daily News
Columbia Riverkeeper asks feds to investigate Kalama methanol plant
Islands’ Weekly
Flooding results in county road closures
Issaquah Reporter
County head tax bill passes committee (Macri, Frame)
Law enforcement challenges report on sting operation that killed Federal Way teen
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Friday Harbor High students promote the tardigrade as Washington’s Official Micro-Animal in Olympia (Ramel)
State proposes eelgrass restoration project in Westcott Bay
Orcas Island’s Recovery in Community making a difference in its first months
Kitsap Daily News
Lawmakers consider a grow-your-own recreational marijuana bill (Blake, Walsh)
News Tribune (subscription required)
House approves bill to ban expansion of ICE detention facility in Tacoma (Fey)
New York Times
Oil giant BP pledges ambitious plan to cut emissions to zero
Coronavirus cases seemed to be leveling off; not anymore
After Stone case, prosecutors say they fear pressure from Trump
Peninsula Daily News
Voters approve Port Angeles School District levy
Brinnon voters support school levy
Cape Flattery schools levy reaps huge support
Programs, facilities upgrades funded in Crescent School District
Portland Mercury
Nikki Kuhnhausen Was Killed By Transphobia. Now, Her Community Fights for Her Legacy. (Wylie, Stanford)
Opinion: Showdown in the Capitol
Sedro-Woolley school levy passing
Voters rejecting Burlington-Edison bond, approving levy
Conway voters approving school levies
Anacortes voters approving sales tax increase
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Sawant says Seattle tax on more than 800 big businesses would raise $300 million a year
Judge largely upholds car-tab tax measure — but don’t expect your bill to go down soon
Jeff Bezos sets record with $165 million home purchase
54,000 people would qualify for King County Metro’s planned free bus passes
Infant who contracted Aspergillus mold infection at Seattle’s Children’s hospital dies
Seattleites’ international travel options may soon soar as Alaska and American airlines expand partnership
Feds agree to reboot fish-passage project at Howard Hanson Dam, open upper Green River to salmon
Bloomberg: Former Trump aide Hope Hicks to return to White House as adviser
The lottery for subsidized housing just opened — for the first time in 3 years
Downtown Seattle shooting suspects are returned to King County after Las Vegas arrests
Woman pleads guilty to first-degree murder in fatal shooting of Pierce County sheriff’s deputy
Op-Ed: U.S. and China should work together to solve coronavirus crisis
Editorial: Sports betting: Tribal casinos shouldn’t get a new monopoly
LTE: Winter-evictions law: Landlords in jeopardy
Spokesman Review
Washington Senate gives go-ahead to the ‘Idaho stop’ (Billig)
Shadle Park High School student gets nod from Gov. Jay Inslee for welding prowess
Spokane City Council shelves proposal that would have erased trash bills for homeless shelters
Washington House votes to ban hair discrimination (Morgan, Entenman, Kilduff)
Tri-City Herald
One Tri-Cities area school levy is tied, another failed.
Finley school levy vote no longer tied after more ballots are counted
Guest Opinion: Yucca Mountain is not the best place for nuclear waste
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Lawmakers continue legislative trick to skirt constitution
Washington Post
Former White House chief of staff John Kelly takes issue with Trump for ousting Vindman, among other things
Trump seeks to bend executive branch as part of impeachment vendetta
Trump takes on judge ahead of Roger Stone’s sentencing
Trump’s rhetoric has changed the way hundreds of kids are bullied
We all hate puppy mills. States are finally taking action.
House removes deadline for Equal Rights Amendment ratification, one obstacle to enactment
Fastest way to cut carbon emissions is a ‘fee’ and a dividend, economists and former Fed chairs say
McClatchy, one of the nation’s largest newspaper publishers, files for bankruptcy
Ghosting is normal now. That’s completely bonkers.
CIA was able to read encrypted messages of allies, adversaries for decades
Lax FAA oversight let Southwest put millions of passengers at risk, IG says
Trump wants to slash Chesapeake Bay funding. Environmentalists hope Congress steps in again.
The Technology 202: Tech startup investors are skeptical of Washington’s increased antitrust scrutiny
Don’t sell my data! We finally have a law for that
Yakima Herald Republic
From nursing to emergency medicine, educational institutions feel the effect of Astria Regional’s closure
ELECTION RESULTS: Yakima levies are nail biters; other county schools passing in initial count
Yakima voters turn down city property tax increase
Governor expands emergency proclamation to Yakima, Kittitas counties because of floodin
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KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Sawant proposes corporate payroll tax on big businesses
KNKX FM
Where will they go? Washington nursing home for brain injured patients to close
Lawsuit from environmental groups says state’s approval of net pens relies on outdated science
KTTH
Rantz: Democrats admit they want you stuck in Washington traffit (Liias)
KUOW FM
Seattle Schools ‘rethinking’ teacher misconduct policies following KUOW classroom abuse investigation
CBP admits Washington border officers ‘overzealous’; critics say Iranians and others targeted
Bringing back Oregon’s sea otters gets federal bucks for feasibility study
What really happened to Iranian-Americans at the Canadian Border?
They had a beachcombing blast on the coast after old munitions washed ashore
Where will they go? Washington nursing home for brain injured patients to close
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MyNorthwest.com
State lawmaker sets sights on ‘reasonable’ car tab relief (Liias)
Reykdal: Active shooter drills ‘traumatizing’ for kids
Proposal to ban gas cars in Washington dead (for now) (Macri)
Lawmaker fed up with violence at Western State Hospital
Rantz: In I-976 gripe, local Socialists reveal stunning ineptitude
Eyman calls judge’s 976 ruling ‘a win’ as court battle continues
Wednesday, February 12
Popularity of Washington state’s new paid family and sick leave law leads to processing backlog
Washington state’s new paid family and medical leave program is so popular, it’s causing problems. Since going live three weeks ago, more than 20,000 Washington state residents applied for the partial-wage replacement leave program. And the large volume of applications has led to longer than anticipated wait times for processing with the Employment Security Department – close to four weeks. But the state says it will make it up to those affected by the delay, paying applicants retroactively to the date of their leave, not when their application is approved. Continue reading at The Spokesman Review. (Ted S. Warren/AP)
Bill to legalize sports gambling in Washington state advances to potential final House vote
Legalized sports gambling within Washington state’s tribal casinos took another step Tuesday toward becoming reality this year. A House appropriations committee voted 25-7 to forward sports gambling bill HB 2638 to a possible full floor vote before the March 13 end of this year’s shortened legislative session. If passed by the House, then followed with a similar Senate vote on companion bill SB 6394, the sports-gambling initiative could be forwarded to Gov. Jay Inslee by spring. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Commissioner: Officials overzealous in Iranian border stops
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan said Tuesday that border officials in Washington state “got a little overzealous” when they detained Iranian and Iranian-American travelers at the U.S.-Canada border last month. As many as 200 people of Iranian descent were held up for as long as 12 hours as they crossed the border from Canada into Washington state the weekend of Jan. 5-6, following a U.S. drone strike that killed a top Iranian general. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Mark Lambie/The El Paso Times via AP, File)
Associated Press
Seattle councilwoman charged over work toward ‘Amazon tax’
Critics decry proposed cuts in Hanford nuclear cleanup plan
Officials were overzealous in Washington state border stops of Iranians, CBP says
Aberdeen Daily World
Stevens School, Elma stadium falling short, levies passing countywide
State set to repave 101 through Hoquiam, Aberdeen
House Democrats split on any action regarding Shea (Jinkins)
Popularity of state’s new paid family and sick leave law leads to processing backlog
Columbian
In Our View: Nuclear waste requires innovative solutions
The Daily News
Committee narrows list of potential homeless sites to two locations
Feb. 11 election results: Four of six local school levies pass
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Bond ballot measures are failing in several school districts
Snohomish County special election results for Feb. 11, 2020
Who gets money from opioid lawsuits? Everett woman has idea (Robinson)
Cornfield Report: New House speaker is hands-off when it comes to committees (Jinkims)
Lynnwood council OKs another city center housing development
Commentary: How T-Mobile-Sprint merger makes inequality worse
Editorial: Ballot’s ‘push polls’ on taxes don’t advise anyone (Kuderer)
Kirkland Reporter
County head tax bill passes committee (Macri, Frame)
Op-ed: We must keep firearms away from violent offenders (Walen)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Bremerton school funding measures pass, North Mason’s fails in early results
New York Times
Trump praises attorney general for intervening in Roger Stone case
How the T-Mobile and Sprint merger would affect customers
FTC broadens review of tech giants, homing in on their deals
Parent at elite college accused of sex trafficking and abusing students
Juul Bought Ads Appearing on Cartoon Network and Other Youth Sites, Suit Claims
Trump Praises Attorney General for Intervening in Stone Case
Olympian (subscription required)
Thurston housing inventory remains at historic low as median price rises to $351,167
Wash. state reverses course on some nasty Hanford nuclear waste. Alternative was worse
Most Thurston school funding measures passing in early tallies, but 2 bonds in limbo
Peninsula Daily News
Wild Olympics legislation heads to House floor vote (Tharinger)
Lack of day care options a strain on county’s overall economy (Senn, Chapman, Tharinger)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Coronavirus shock could push Europe into a downturn
In a reversal, Amazon supports concept of head tax
Big Tech ordered to reveal details of smaller deals
Redmond Reporter
Standing room only at historical talk on Redmond’s ties to fascism
Unstable housing? Apply for Section 8
Seattle Times (subscription required)
In an all-time low, Boeing wins zero orders and delivers just 13 jets in January
Westneat: Where others failed, now Amazon is taking up the case against the president
Vying for a golden ticket: King County Housing Authority reopens subsidized housing lottery
Bill to legalize sports gambling in Washington state advances to potential final House vote (Petersen)
Special election results: Bellevue School District may get approval for largest bond it’s ever asked for
‘A luxury prison camp’: Washingtonians on cruise ships held captive by coronavirus, uncertainty
Reforms left to ‘die on the vine’ after teen is killed in 2017 King County sting, report says
Seattle police acted reasonably in fatal shooting of man in Lower Queen Anne, review finds
A new plan to prevent youth homelessness may be coming to King County — imported from 8,000 miles away
In an all-time low, Boeing wins zero orders and delivers just 13 jets in January
Seattle’s Kshama Sawant charged with violating city law by using council office to promote ‘Tax Amazon’ initiative
Editorial: Spread the word on new property-tax exemptions
Op-Ed: Washington should pass clean-fuel standard like Oregon, California
Op-Ed: Legislature can make it easier for workers to save for retirement
Editorial: Seattle Archdiocese should embrace true transparency
Skagit Valley Herald
Law enforcement challenges report on sting operation that killed Federal Way teen
Red Cross opens shelter after minor landslide in Fall City
Spokesman Review
Spokane County to spend $50,000 researching temporary jail structures
‘Activist in residence’ teaches EWU students about immigrant rights
Opinion: Amaroq Weiss: It’s time for a change in how Washington manages its wolves
Popularity of Washington state’s new paid family and sick leave law leads to processing backlog
Tri-City Herald
This Kennewick school has a new idea for getting kids to eat better — and throw away less
Wash. state reverses course on some nasty Hanford nuclear waste. Alternative was worse
Guest Opinion: Idaho dams must be part of fish discussion
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Lawmakers should learn from college tuition break mess (Pedersen)
Washington Post
Microsoft criticizes Amazon’s ‘sensationalist and politicized rhetoric’ in Pentagon cloud lawsuit
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KING5 TV (NBC)
Results from hot measures in Washington’s February special election
Jury awards Amtrak train crash victim $10 million
Washington bill could allow for sale of hard liquor at smaller grocery stores
Bill to ban solitary confinement for teens passes out of committee
Tacoma redesigning popular beach using climate change projections
Metal debris damages vehicles on I-405 in Kirkland Tuesday morning (Kilduff)
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Coronavirus taking toll on King County public health staff, funds ahead of possible outbreak
Jesse Jones investigates mailers called ‘deceptive as all-get-out’
Committee passes plan to limit sports betting to tribal casinos
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
International District businesses stigmatized by coronavirus concerns
Sawant charged with ethics code violations over ‘Tax Amazon’ initiative
Trio of unrelated fentanyl deaths in King County stir concern
Review blasts King Co Sheriff’s shooting investigation into 17-year-old’s death
King County official vows to fight feds over immigration flight ban at Boeing Field
Sanders declares victory in NH; Buttigieg secures close 2nd, Klobuchar 3rd
NW Public Radio
Odds Improving That Washington May Legalize Sports Betting, But Not Like Oregon
Q13 TV (Fox)
‘It’s hard to stay positive’: Five Washington state residents stuck on cruise ship in Japan amid coronavirus outbreak
Teachers unions sound alarm on active shooter drills
Kshama Sawant facing ethics charges over Tax Amazon campaign
Bernie Sanders wins New Hampshire primary as race shifts to Nevada and South Carolina
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Civic Skunkworks
Honey, I Shrunk the Government
Crosscut
Will flood protections set back salmon restoration in the Chehalis River Basin? (Frockt)
Opinion: Solving Seattle’s violent crime begins with mentorship, not fear and punishment
My Edmonds News
Liias-proposed compromise on vehicle valuation issue wins Senate Transportation Committee approval (Liias)
MyNorthwest.com
Almost 20 cars get flat tires on stretch of I-405 Tuesday morning (Kilduff)
Seattle P.I.
Critics decry proposed cuts in Hanford nuclear cleanup plan
New study names Kent and Renton among most ethnically diverse cities in U.S.
House poised to protect Washington’s Olympic wilderness, rivers
Slog
King County Sheriff’s Office Criticized in Scathing Report Over 17-Year-Old’s Death
King County Closes the Case of a Hoax Robbery at Bob’s Burgers
South Seattle Emerald
What the state Legislature could have in store for South Seattle (Santos, Hasegawa, Hudgins, Bergquist, Pettigrew, Saldaña)
Washington State Wire
Series of housing bills pass out of the House Finance Committee (Macri, Walen, Wylie)
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College grant funding bill signed into law
Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday signed the first new law of this year’s legislative session, a measure that changes the structure of a new business and occupation tax surcharge levied on some professional services and technology companies in order to create a more stable revenue stream for the state’s college grant program. Continue reading at The Bellingham Herald. (Rachel La Corte/AP Photo)
Justice Department brings new suits over sanctuary policies
The Justice Department ratcheted up legal pressure Monday on local governments over “sanctuary” policies that hinder federal immigration officers, bringing two new lawsuits and launching a coordinated messaging campaign to highlight an election-year priority of President Donald Trump. Declaring that law enforcement officers are being “put in harm’s way by these ideologically driven policies,” Attorney General William Barr said the Trump administration is suing the state of New Jersey and the county that is home to Seattle over immigration policies that offer protections to immigrants in the U.S. illegally. Continue reading at The Skagit Valley Herald. (Susan Walsh)
RIP to these Washington state legislative bills
our weeks into the 2020 legislative session, it’s impossible to say what new laws will be created to address major issues like the environment, homelessness or taxes. It is possible to predict with some certainty some bills that won’t become law.Friday was the first of several deadlines known as cut-off dates, which a bill has to get past with a minimum level of approval to remain viable in the scramble to push legislation through the two chambers before the session ends March 12. Continue reading at The Daily World.
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Seattle City Council approves winter eviction ban
Timber companies, environmentalists sign ‘historic’ pact
Justice department sues King County over ban at Boeing Field
College grant funding bill signed into law
Ethics board dismisses staffer complaint against lawmaker (Santos)
Officials seek voluntary evacuations due to landslide risk
Committee OKs carve out for media on birth date disclosure (Gregerson)
Bill would create office to collect firearm violence data (Dhingra)
Defense rests without Weinstein testifying at rape trial
Philippines notifies US of intent to end major security pact
US says Chinese military stole masses of Americans’ data
Justice Department brings new suits over sanctuary policies
Many winter residential evictions banned in pricey Seattle
Epilepsy treatment side effect: New insights about the brain
Concordia University in Oregon to close this year
US speeds cases of translators, others blocked by travel ban
Feds suing NJ, Seattle county over ‘sanctuary’ policies
Psychiatric hospital patient dies, another hospitalized
Trump wins suit over records of meetings with world leaders
Aberdeen Daily World
County gets $750,000 over two years to stem opioid epidemic
Rep. Walsh introduces bill to reduce classroom disruptions
RIP to these Washington state legislative bills (Van De Wege)
Letter: Gun bill goes further than necessary
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
‘There’s so many hungry kids’ and these Whatcom volunteers ‘don’t want to look away’
Trump administration proposes deep Hanford spending cuts. “Woefully short,” says senator
Patient found dead at Western State Hospital, another hospitalized
Olympia woman among those stuck on quarantined cruise ship in Japan
Bothell Reporter
Gov. Inslee signs tax bill to help fund higher education (Pedersen)
Columbian
In Our View: We must be wary of election interference
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Early light rail station preparations under way in Lynnwood
Cornfield Report: Halfway there, budget committees dive into a pile of bills (Santos)
Fortney decries hire of ex-sheriff as ‘political payback’
Editorial: Ballot’s ‘push polls’ on taxes don’t advise anyone
Federal Way Mirror
King County Metro bus fleet will be electrified by 2035
The Inlander
WSU researchers receive grant to study rural incarceration in Eastern Washington
Islands’ Weekly
Comprehensive Plan draft transportation element and appendix now available
King County studies youth gun violence amid rising suicides
Windows and Mirrors: We need to, but how do we talk about race?
Mental illness: Lawmakers propose plan to treat without consent
UW summarizes Washington climate impact on water
The future could look a lot like this year’s flood season
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Flooding results in county road closures
More drug offenders would be sentenced to treatment instead of prison under proposed law (Dhingra)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
As Kitsap’s housing crunch continues, home prices soar
Naval Base Kitsap can house passengers quarantined for coronavirus
News Tribune (subscription required)
Pierce County is a mess of fireworks rules. Will one big city finally catch up?
High risk of serious harm.’ Multiple violations found at Tacoma psychiatric hospital last year
Bill would lower car tabs for Pierce taxpayers, but Sound Transit warns of delays (Liias)
New York Times
Ransomware attacks mount, crippling cities and businesses
Trump says coronavirus ‘will go away in April,’ when it gets warmer
Shooting of Man in the Face by ICE Turns Into a Trump-New York Fight
Peninsula Daily News
Housing group looking for solutions for workforce
Opinion: On car taxes, Sound Transit says it gets it, but does it? (Liias)
Legislation would change tax to benefit small businesses (Pedersen, Van De Wege, Tharinger, Chapman)
Committee approves carve out for media on birth date disclosure (Gregerson)
Sprint, T-Mobile win judicial approval of merger
Safe haven dollar is headwind for US economy
Opinion: Regulation lags behind banking in the digital age
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle City Council OKs ban on wintertime evictions; here’s how it would work for renters, landlords
Seattle looks at allowing far more tiny house villages and tent cities
Don’t take away Seattle’s ability to tax big businesses, City Council tells Washington lawmakers (Macri, Springer, Kesier)
Gov. Jay Inslee signs college grant funding bill into law
Will the sun stick around in the Seattle area? Sorry, but …
Trump administration suing King County to allow deportation flights from Boeing Field
Hundreds blocked by travel ban move to front of the line, in settlement filed in Seattle
Seattle University launches public course to bring the ethics of artificial intelligence to the masses
Seattle teenagers get a crash course in cooking and food justice
West Seattle church to host ‘safe lot’ for people living in cars, as pilot program starts to expand
Police shoot and kill man near downtown Kennewick
Washington judge rules city noise ordinance unconstitutional
Patient found dead, another unresponsive at Western State Hospital
Cladoosby defeated in Swinomish Senate election
Annual conference aims to connect, empower women
Spokesman Review
Inslee signs B&O tax surcharge to pay for expanded college aid
Federal attorneys fire opening shot in fight over immigration enforcement restrictions in state of Washington
GSI-backed bill designed to bring development dollars to East Side
Tri-City Herald
Trump administration proposes deep Hanford spending cuts. “Woefully short,” says senator
54 flood victims, 12 pets rescued by helicopters. Damaged I-84 and Hwy 12 reopen
Guest Opinion: Looming power shortage is ‘killer argument’ against dam-breaching
USA Today
President Trump slams sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone, calling it a ‘miscarriage of justice’
Trump says Coronavirus will be gone by April when the weather gets warmer, doesn’t offer scientific explanation
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
For decades, CIA read encrypted communications of allies and adversaries
Once-powerful Montana mining town warily awaits cleanup of its toxic past
Some Americans are already voting by phone. Here’s why that could become more popular.
China urges countries to restore ties for sake of global economy as coronavirus deaths pass 1,000
The U.S. deported them, ignoring their pleas. Then they were killed.
In South Dakota, a budding transgender movement is taking on conservative lawmakers — and winning
A stolen plaque marking slave auctions shook Charlottesville. Then an odd thing happened.
The coronavirus is spreading rapidly. So is misinformation about it.
Wenatchee World
Vibrant murals on Yakamart building bring awareness to missing, murdered indigenous peopl
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KHQ
“How can dumping a murdered body be a misdemeanor?”: Spokane families work to change state law
KING5 TV (NBC)
Federal judge approves T-Mobile’s $26.5B takeover of Sprint
Common recycling mistakes and how to fix them
Voluntary evacuations in Fall City due to landslide concerns
UW testing technique identifies 64 new chemicals in Puget Sound
Mudslide isolates Snohomish County community — and the fix could take a year
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Mother of 5 dies after 4 days of solitary confinement at SCORE (GRAPHIC WARNING)
DOJ sues King County to resume ICE flights
Classes canceled at two schools in Shoreline as police investigate threats
Victoria Clipper proposes taking over Anacortes-Sidney ferry route if state pulls out
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Kent named one of most ethnically diverse cities in America
Feds sue King County over immigration flight ban at Boeing Field
Washington lawmaker introduces student restraint legislation
New proposal to authorize additional tiny home villages in Seattle advances
KNKX FM
Lawmaker wants to end better-than-Boeing tax break for prescription drug warehouses (Davis)
Flood Waters Begin To Recede In Pacific Northwest
Helicopter Rescues, Highways Closed, Sandbags Filled As SE Washington And NE Oregon Hit With Floods
KUOW FM
Seattle Council bans some winter evictions, but mayor will have final say
Barr: ‘Door Is Open’ To Giuliani Tips On Ukraine, Though They’d Be Scrutinized
‘Proceed very cautiously’: Experts say WA online elections raise security concerns
Chinese Hackers Charged In Alleged Cyber-Theft Of 145 Million Americans’ Data
Amazon Wants Trump To Testify About Military Contract Awarded To Microsoft
NW Public Radio
Federal Government Sues King County Over Ban Of Deportation Flights From Boeing Field
Mitzi Montoya Left Job As WSU’s Provost After 2 Months. Newly Obtained Emails Shed Light
Canadian Court Clears The Way For Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion; First Nations Opposed
Q13 TV (Fox)</strong
Seattle City Council passes moratorium on winter evictions
Escorted convoy helps residents near Mount Rainier navigate through landslides on SR 706
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Crosscut
After a century of suppression, Native languages are being revived in Washington schools (McCoy)
King County’s new youth jail and the false promise of ‘zero youth detention’
MyNorthwest.com
DOJ suing over ban on Boeing Field ICE flights
Seattle City Council approves Sawant’s ban on winter evictions
New Washington state bill would track and merge gun violence data
Judge clears a major path to T-Mobile’s $26.5B Sprint bid
Seattle City Council passes amended proposal to ban winter evictions
15 U.S. senators sign letter to Jeff Bezos demanding Amazon put worker safety ahead of profits