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Monday, June 9

WA farmworkers fear reporting sexual harassment to federal anti-discrimination agency under Trump
Marlen, a 35-year-old mother from Mexico, knows what farmworkers like her are supposed to do if they’re sexually harassed on the job: Tell the harasser to stop, document it, then report it to company leadership. If none of that works, get legal help. This could mean filing a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the government agency responsible for enforcing federal employment discrimination laws. Continue reading at InvestigateWest. (Jake Parrish)

Trump’s executive order sparks concern among PNW loggers
The US Forest Service has been tasked by President Trump to create a plan that will increase timber production in federal forests, and Pacific Northwest industry leaders are waiting to see how that plan will be implemented in a region rich in logging history. Many leaders are worried that this new order will disrupt the decades of work put into policies locally. Continue reading at King 5. (King 5)

Average salary in Washington nears $100,000 a year
Salaries in Washington continued to climb in 2024. The statewide average annual wage reached $95,160 last year, according to the Washington Employment Security Department. That’s 6.8% higher than in 2023, when the average was $89,138. The increase was driven by a 0.7% boost in employment and a 7.5% hike in total wages and salaries, which grew by nearly $23.5 billion in 2024, the department reported. Continue reading at The Washington State Standard. (Getty)

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Axios
Seattle area’s apartment pipeline is drying up
Seattle pub helps lead women’s sports bar revolution

Bellingham Herald
Hanford nuclear site was on the brink of layoffs. Then this happened in D.C.
State expands drought emergency. Here’s what it means to Whatcom County
Which counties in WA are growing the most? Here’s what new Census data says
Gluesenkamp Perez helps introduce legislation to empower tribal nations in the face of environmental threats

Capital Press
Commerce secretary promises broadband funding by end of year

Columbian
East Vancouver tiny-home project offers ‘density with dignity’

Everett Herald
Marysville to host first ever Pride festival next week
Everett’s minimum wage goes up on July 1. Here’s what to know.
State declares drought emergency for parts of Snohomish County
Mountlake Terrace approves Flock camera system after public pushback
Cascadia College ecology students teach about the importance of wetlands
A school needed chaperones for an outdoor camp. Everett cops stepped up.
Editorial: Ending Job Corps a short-sighted move by White House
Comment: We can’t manage what we refuse to measure
Comment: Nonprofits and communities face an existential crisis
Comment: Proposed stadium is an investment in Everett’s future
Comment: Some DEI programs ensured protection of veterans’ health

International Examiner
Southeast Asian communities join the Secretary of State of Washington to commemorate anniversary of refugee arrivals, launch new book (Thai, Jinkins)

Kitsap Sun
Washington removes regulatory barriers to open child care business (Alvarado, Krishnadasan)
Opinion: Kitsap is a big winner in state budget (Nance)
Opinion: Partisan budget undermines Washington’s future (MacEwen)

News Tribune
Kids in adult jail? Here’s why Pierce County resorts to such difficult steps
Rules of the Road: When is it legal to make a U-turn in Washington state?
Washington GOP proposes initiative to require proof of citizenship to vote
Restoring access to this part of Mount Rainier could cost up to $785 million
Pierce County Sheriff wants to work with ICE. WA law says he can’t. Here’s why

Peninsula Daily News
Judge hears oral arguments in case that centers on DNR logging

Puget Sound Business Journal
Supreme Court just made it easier to sue an employer
Gender parity stalls in Washington’s corporate boardrooms
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health cuts 116 virtual health roles
Seattle’s tech-backed cricket team scores extended sponsorship

Seattle Times
The not-so-secret motive underlying Trump’s travel ban
Mental health parity rules are in jeopardy. What does that mean in WA?
Which WA companies are not returning as Seattle Pride Parade sponsors

Spokesman Review
Washington grocery workers may strike following union vote
Sex offense treatment limited at McNeil Island detention center
Spokane City Hall aims to overhaul city homelessness laws with June 16 vote
Corporations left Spokane Pride in the lurch. Then the community stepped up
Getting There: With no helmet law on the books, ER doc notices increase in bicycle injuries
Four ways NIOSH’s Spokane Research Lab, now facing closure, has improved workers’ safety
Spin Control: Trump’s plan to bring back aluminum might conflict with the power needs of AI
Class of 2025 shows increase in kids involved in extracurriculars in line with Spokane Public Schools’ efforts to engage
Judge orders Trump administration to restore Americorps funding, including hundreds of thousands in Spokane area
As Washington Democratic lawmakers slam ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ NW Republicans back it while acknowledging imperfections
As Trump administration aims to boost mining, drilling and fishing, Spokane office dedicated to workers’ safety remains in jeopardy
This day in history: Vietnamese refugees settle in Washington, with more on the way; San Diego Zoo steps in after silent film star Nell Shipman abandons 40 animals at Priest Lake
Comment: The child is not a mere creature of the state
Comment: Lu Hill: In final budget, legislators missed opportunities to better invest in Spokane and the state

Tri-City Herald
Tri-Cities at rising risk for blackouts. But $100M Badger Canyon project draws concerns
Map Shows US Cities That Could Go Underwater if ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Melts

Washington Post
Trump tax bill reveals striking shift in GOP’s focus
L.A. protests disperse, but more planned after dozens arrested
When have presidents called in the National Guard to quell domestic unrest?

WA State Standard
Average salary in Washington nears $100,000 a year
Washington State Library closing to the public, 12 jobs getting axed
New WA agency investigating police deadly force incidents sees budget cuts (Dhingra)
WA farmworkers fear reporting sexual harassment to federal agency under Trump
‘Problematic’ MAHA report minimizes success of lifesaving asthma medicines, doctors say
Immigration surge cost state, local governments $9 billion in 2023, nonpartisan CBO says

Wenatchee World
Ecology expands drought emergency due to snowpack, precipitation deficits

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Looking back at Capitol Hill Organized Protest 5 years later
Trump’s executive order sparks concern among PNW loggers

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Spokane County replaces aging aircraft with $3.4M helicopter upgrade
Expect major I-5 delays: Ship Canal Bridge construction starts this summer
WA governor deploys National Guard, emergency funds in manhunt for Travis Decker

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Renewed calls for change to WA Amber Alert system after killing of Decker sisters

KXLY (ABC)
Hundreds of Inland Power customers without power in north Spokane
“I think it’s worth it”: Spokane Valley transgender athlete reflects on track and field career amidst criticism
Downtown businesses urge mayor to alter proposed ordinances meant to address homelessness in Spokane

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Cascadia Daily News
WWU agrees to most of striking students’ demands
State budget cuts slash aid for programs that support foster kids in school
Funding cuts may make overnight outdoor learning inaccessible for some WA students (Rule)
Opinion: The Pacific Northwest is an exemplary model for cross-border collaboration, innovation (Ryu)

Cascade PBS
PNW leaders warn that federal cuts could hurt salmon recovery
2025 is on track to see record number of evictions in Washington

InvestigateWest
WA farmworkers fear reporting sexual harassment to federal anti-discrimination agency under Trump

The Stranger
Crisis Line in Crisis

The Urbanist
Sea to Desert: The 700-mile Bikepacking Route Uniting Washington

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

Friday, June 6

U.S. Scientists Warn That Trump’s Cuts Will Set Off a Brain Drain
Now, American science finds itself fighting on several fronts as the Trump administration seeks to cut budgets and seal borders, to punish universities for their liberalism and federal health agencies for their responses to Covid. Continue reading at The New York Times. (KT Kanazawich)

Does Seattle live up to its progressive reputation?
At the 2025 Cascade PBS Ideas Festival, four prominent Seattle media-makers discussed — and dissected — the stories people tell about the Emerald City. Over a series of interviews with Northwest Reports podcast hosts Sara Bernard and Maleeha Syed, the four changemakers pushed back on narratives about diversity, change, accessibility and liberal politics in Seattle. The speakers were Cynthia Brothers, founder of Vanishing Seattle; Lex Vaughn, founder of The Needling; Kiesha B. Free, founder of Hey, Black Seattle!; and Mindie Lind, a local writer, musician and director. Continue reading at Cascade PBS. (Jason Redmond)

WA looks to tighten compliance under police accountability law
Washington state auditors have started investigating whether local police departments are properly reporting officer misconduct. As part of police accountability measures passed in 2021, the Legislature required law enforcement agencies to report to the state Criminal Justice Training Commission when officers leave the department for any reason, use force that results in death or serious injury, are charged with a crime or are found to commit certain misconduct. Continue reading at The Washington State Standard. (Getty)

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Axios
Cold water remains a hazard despite Seattle heat
She dove headfirst for a giant clam — and TikTok loves it

Capital Press
Yakima River basin irrigators take hit as drought worsens

Columbian
Demonstrators protest Vancouver asylum-seeker’s arrest at Portland courthouse

Everett Herald
Everett council set to vote on final comp plan
Providence Everett plans 25% cut to nursing assistant staffing
Lynnwood cuts the ribbon to new Scriber Lake Park boardwalk
SMART concludes investigation into police use of force used in pursuit

News Tribune
75-bed reentry center for people leaving prison to reopen in Tacoma
60-unit tiny home village for the homeless is coming to Tacoma this July
Pierce County’s new head of homeless and health programs has federal experience
Opinion: Push to create religious school in Oklahoma threatened WA charters

New York Times
U.S. Scientists Warn That Trump’s Cuts Will Set Off a Brain Drain

Olympian
Are WA roads getting safer? New data shows a change in years-long trend
Pierce County sheriff scoffs at WSP’s apology for disrupting Pride flag ceremony

Puget Sound Business Journal
Providence Everett seeks staff cuts
Mariners sued over 2019 incident in children’s play area
Return-to-office mandates are driving up commute times
Tacoma-based health care provider cuts more than 100 jobs
How companies are dealing with economic pessimism, tariffs
$37M Sea-Tac Airport upgrade aims to reduce TSA wait times

Seattle Times
WA’s drought emergency expands
WA to study reparations for descendants of slavery
Trump travel ban shakes up WA immigrant communities

Spokesman Review
WSU faces ‘strategic’ staffing cuts after regents adopt pared-down budget
One candidate for CEO of Spokane Transit Authority advances, but committee won’t say who
Lincoln County Commissioners declares it’s not a ‘sanctuary county’ following inclusion on Homeland Security list
Ahead of wildfire season, Sen. Cantwell says staff shortage at National Weather Service has a ‘dangerous impact’
A ‘de-transitioner’ law firm in Texas now represents a Spokane woman who regrets her sex change, alleging medical malpractice

WA State Standard
Washington’s long-term care program nears liftoff
WA looks to tighten compliance under police accountability law
$4M rebuild planned for leaky pedestrian tunnel on WA Capitol campus
Immigration detention centers draw scrutiny from Democratic lawmakers

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
New security checkpoint opens at SEA Airport
Drought emergency declared in more counties in Washington
Recently fired employee returns to Kent business with a gun, police say
Seattle Tesla protests to continue despite Musk’s tumultuous exit from White House
Manhunt for Decker intensifies around Pacific Crest Trail as authorities expand closures

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Free gun lockbox giveaway in King County today
Thousands of Kroger, Albertsons grocery store workers vote to strike
FBI stops Oregon teen’s plot to bomb and shoot shoppers at WA mall
Around 200 employee jobs impacted as Virginia Mason ‘transitions and realigns’
Forest Service closes Enchantments through June 18 as search for Travis Decker continues
Sea-Tac screenings to scale back as homeland security ends surveillance program $10 million makeover set to transform Kopachuck State Park

KNKX Public Radio
Washington State Patrol apologizes for interrupting Pride flag raising in Olympia

KUOW Public Radio
Sen. Cantwell says weather service cuts could rain trouble on Washington state
Washington state doctors, lawmakers question federal waffling on Covid vaccine recs

KXLY (ABC)
Law enforcement closing Enchantments area for accused killer’s manhunt
“Learn from the past”: Chelan County Sheriff’s Office points to 2012 case as preparation for Travis Decker manhunt

Web

Cascade PBS
Does Seattle live up to its progressive reputation?
How big tech monopolies made the internet worse
One product likely to be impacted by tariffs? Ballet shoes
A former Republican senator’s vision for a post-Trump GOP
Providers say Medicaid cuts will slash care access in Eastern WA

MyNorthwest
GoFundMe for mother of slain Wenatchee girls surpasses $1 million

West Seattle Blog
Grocery strike? Union says local workers voted to reject contract
King County Executive proposes sales-tax increase to help hold off criminal-justice cuts
FOLLOWUP: Councilmember Saka says he’s against adding 150 parking spaces on Alki Avenue
TRAFFIC, WEATHER, ROAD WORK, TRANSIT: Friday + weekend, with low-bridge and 99 tunnel closures

Thursday, June 5

LGBTQ+ Washingtonians help raise Pride flag over Capitol as 2025 celebrations begin
LGBTQ+ Washingtonians joined state officials Wednesday in raising the Pride flag outside the state Capitol building in Olympia. Their message: Washington will continue to welcome — and fight to protect — the LGBTQ+ community. Continue reading at The Olympian. (Steve Bloom)

Long-thwarted efforts to sell public lands see new life under Trump
Public outcry was swift and forceful after a U.S. House committee last month hastily approved an amendment directing the federal government to sell off more than half a million acres of public land. A few days later, lawmakers advanced the larger bill — a sweeping list of President Donald Trump’s priorities — but stripped the federal lands provision. Continue reading at The Washington State Standard. (Utah News Dispatch)

‘We’d starve in this country,’ What Trump’s immigration policies mean for the Washington agriculture industry
Farmers in Eastern Washington are bracing for impact from President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. They worry the state’s multi-billion-dollar agriculture industry will collapse under the promise of mass deportations. Continue reading at King 5. (King 5)

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Bainbridge Island Review
BI to continue participating in low-income grant program

Capital Press
Western wildfire risk above normal
Trump’s tariffs still on, but off to bad start in courts
WSU researchers hope to kill orchard pests with ‘zombie’ fungi

Everett Herald
Jury convicts driver in death of Washington State Patrol trooper
Court fight pits religious group that doesn’t want LGBTQ+ employees against WA law
Edmonds College and schools continue diversity programs
Eight years after Washington State Everett campus opened, the university branch is still trying to define itself
Bloomberg comment: MAHA report’s faked research just start of problems
Letter: More support needed to keep care programs running
Letter: How are cuts by Trump and RFK Jr. making us healthy?
Bloomberg comment: Republicans’ tax bill is generational theft

Kitsap Sun
What’s the average hourly pay in Washington? Compare your paycheck to each state

News Tribune
One of the most polluted waterways in the US is in WA. Here’s where
TPS cuts to be ‘indefinite’ unless state changes school funding model, district says
Tacoma sued drug companies over opioid epidemic. How much money will it receive?
LGBTQ+ Washingtonians help raise Pride flag over Capitol as 2025 celebrations begin

New York Times
Supreme Court Rules for Straight Woman in Job Discrimination Suit
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Take Steps to Give Due Process to Deported Migrants

Northwest Asian Weekly
Washington state man arrested in clinic bombing case

Olympian
LGBTQ+ Washingtonians help raise Pride flag over Capitol as 2025 celebrations begin

Peninsula Daily News
Comments open on trust land exchange
Jefferson County emergency department outlines plans
Port Townsend City Council dissolves Fort Worden PDA
Olympic Medical Center report shows $1.1 million in net revenue for first quarter

Puget Sound Business Journal
Kaiser Permanente opens $250M expansion in Everett
New steel, aluminum tariffs to hit construction industry
A new normal is taking hold in homebuying — except for one generation

Seattle Times
Did Congress just revoke WA’s gas car ban?
Millions would lose their Obamacare coverage under Trump’s bill
Seattle students protest proposal for police officer at Garfield High
Wire thieves cost WA highways $500K this year. They just hit again
WA households can’t afford basics, even if they’re not poor, report says
Opinion: Trump-proposed NASA cuts will ripple from space to here in WA
Opinion: Public records win funds more investigative journalism at WA college

Spokesman Review
Lawsuit dropped against Kootenai sheriff; attorney intends to refile
Spokane County Sheriff’s Department unveils its latest gadget: a $3.4 million helicopter
Lincoln County Commissioners declares it’s not a ‘sanctuary county’ following inclusion on Homeland Security list
Ahead of wildfire season, Sen. Cantwell says staff shortage at National Weather Service has a ‘dangerous impact’

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Federal funding cuts cause financial unease for island nonprofits
As VISD mulls budget, new state law means more taxes collected

Washington Post
Why are so many of Canada’s wildfires burning ‘out of control’?
Trump announces travel limits on 19 countries in sweeping expansion
Supreme Court sides with woman claiming anti-straight job discrimination

WA State Standard
Eviction filings in Washington skyrocket
Trump’s birthright citizenship order lands in Seattle appeals court
Long-thwarted efforts to sell public lands see new life under Trump

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Retired NOAA scientist speaks out on future of orca recovery
Lynnwood Pride accuses city of discrimination after Pride flag removal
Neighbors ‘very worried’ about men arrested on weapons charges, Nazi ties
Flying boats make for rare sight as Washington clears island of derelict vessels by helicopter
‘We’d starve in this country’ | What Trump’s immigration policies mean for the Washington agriculture industry

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Kent man arrested in connection to CA fertility clinic bombing
Kaiser Permanente unveils major expansion at Everett location
Washington attorney general goes before 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on birthright citizenship
Deputies execute search warrant on ‘Nazi white nationalists’ in Lacey; stolen military gear found

KXLY (ABC)
Jury finds man guilty in 2024 death of Washington State Trooper
Evictions in Washington skyrocket, overwhelming legal aid program for low-income renters
Former Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers launches nonprofit promoting next-gen political leadership in Spokane

Web

Cascadia Daily News
50-plus youth facing homelessness after federal shutdown of Cascades Job Corps
Opinion: Anacortes must do more, better planning for its 10-year future
Opinion: Three more girls are gone; Kayden’s Law could have saved them (Rule)

The Stranger
Editorial: Invading “Antifa-Land” How the Christian Right Used Prayer as a Weapon Against Seattle—and the United States

The Urbanist
Council Committee Rejects Bid to Add Red Tape to Light-Rail Permitting

West Seattle Blog
TRAFFIC, WEATHER, TRANSIT, ROAD WORK: Thursday watch
FOLLOWUP: Fauntleroy Creek Culvert project update planned Tuesday

Wednesday, June 4

Trump administration ends emergency abortion requirement for hospitals
The Trump administration has rescinded Biden-era guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions when necessary to stabilize a patient’s health — even in states that ban the procedure. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced the change Tuesday, saying the now-defunct guidance did not “reflect the policy of this Administration.” Continue reading at Washington Post. (AP)

International students add nearly $1B to Washington state’s economy
Washington is home to nearly 24,000 international college students, who contribute an estimated $918 million to the state’s economy, per data from NAFSA, an international education nonprofit. The big picture: The Trump administration is halting student visa interviews and revoking visas for Chinese students amid a political pressure campaign against colleges and universities and a broader immigration crackdown. Continue reading at Axios. (Alex Fitzpatrick)

FBI arrests suspects tied to military base assault, Nazi efforts
Law enforcement discovered a cache of weaponry and armor, including a machine gun and grenade launchers, along with Nazi paraphernalia during a raid of a home in Washington state, authorities said Tuesday. Derek Sanders, the elected sheriff of Thurston County, said in a Facebook post that the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division asked his office for assistance Monday as an FBI special weapons and tactics team executed a search warrant in Lacey, near the state capitol of Olympia, “as a result of a violent robbery and theft of military weaponry/armor.” Continue reading at King 5. (King 5)

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Aberdeen Daily World
Inside Aberdeen’s new youth detention center
Coastal town erosion: Waves, sand, and human intervention
Mobile homeowners, advocates react to new rent stabilization law
Port partners with Grays Harbor Transit to expand public tour program and showcase T4 Expansion Project construction

Axios
Sea-Tac expands global reach with nonstop flight to Rome
International students add nearly $1B to Washington state’s economy
Trump asks Congress to pull $9B in funding for NPR, PBS, foreign aid

Bellingham Herald
West Coast AGs blast Trump’s ‘brazen disregard for truth’ in joint town hall

Capital Press
Stars aligning for another large Northwest blueberry crop
Judge sets hearing on determining foreign farmworker wages

Columbian
21 Clark County schools honored for student growth and academic achievement

Everett Herald
Providence Everett plans to reduce certified nursing assistants
How Snohomish County property owners can prepare for wildfire season

Kitsap Sun
State’s first hybrid-electric ferry out of shipyard, nearing return to service

News Tribune
West Coast attorneys general deliver town hall in Seattle
Homeless, sick and aging: Pierce County faces worsening crisis in 2025
Pierce County yard-work scammer stole over $200K. He’s now off to prison

Olympian
West Coast AGs blast Trump’s ‘brazen disregard for truth’ in joint town hall

Port Townsend Leader
State awards $1.9M to heritage projects
Peninsula College will close Fort Worden campus
Chimacum School District plans for budget shortfalls, tightens belt

Puget Sound Business Journal
Listing battle brews in housing market
CEO departures have reached a record level
Travel uncertainty creates lag in hotel demand
How contractors are bracing for price hikes from tariffs

Seattle Times
Editorial: Trees and middle housing? Seattle can have both
Opinion: Sen. Patty Murray: Shut up and be quiet? No thanks

Spokesman Review
White House proposes shutting down chemical safety agency
Campus services disrupted as 1,200 WWU student employees walk off the job
Lincoln County Commissioners declares it’s not a ‘sanctuary county’ following inclusion on Homeland Security list
‘Falling through the cracks can be fatal’: Spokane mayor proposes $730,000 investment in opioid treatment plans

Washington Post
A salt crisis is looming for U.S. rivers
Trump administration ends emergency abortion requirement for hospitals
Businesses brace for impact of steel and aluminum tariffs, which double today
Trump’s big bill projected to add $2.4 trillion to national debt over coming decade, CBO says

WA State Standard
Trump doubles tariffs on steel and aluminum
Replacement chosen for Washington state senator who died (Hunt, Callan)
Long-thwarted efforts to sell public lands see new life under Trump
$20 million expansion of Tacoma’s largest homeless shelter in the works
Court fight pits religious group that doesn’t want LGBTQ+ employees against WA law

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Assessor defies calls for resignation amid stalking allegations
FBI arrests suspects tied to military base assault, Nazi efforts
Trump cuts to Job Corps put Skagit County youth at risk of homelessness
Concerns were raised over mental state of father of slain Wenatchee sisters

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
WA now at center of national debate after transgender athlete’s victory in track event
KUOW Public Radio
11 arrested in Seattle drug trafficking ring that preyed on CID homeless encampments
How the black market is cashing in on the state’s inability to track weed “from seed to sale.”

KXLY (ABC)
Investigators reveal cause of death for murdered Wenatchee sisters
New Washington law waives utility fees for affordable housing projects (Riccelli)
City of Spokane agrees to settlement with woman raped by former police officer

Web

Cascadia Daily News
Rob Fix ousted as Port of Bellingham executive director
Alumni who sued WWU for withholding public records donate settlement to student journalism

The Urbanist
Op-Ed: Building Code Changes to Promote Better Multifamily Housing in Seattle

West Seattle Blog
TRAFFIC, WEATHER, ROAD WORK, TRANSIT: Wednesday watch
ADMIRAL WAY BRIDGE: Another change this weekend, plus, progress report

Tuesday, June 3

Evictions in WA skyrocket, overwhelming legal aid program for low-income renters
Evictions in Washington have been steadily increasing over the last few years, with no signs of slowing. The spike stems from rising rents coupled with stagnant wages, lack of affordable housing and the expiration of pandemic-era eviction protections such as increased rental assistance. Filings statewide reached an all-time high in 2024, having increased by 53% since 2019. And fiscal year 2025 is on pace to surpass those numbers. Continue reading at InvestigateWest. (Lindsey Wasson)

Speed-limiting tech coming for high-risk drivers in Washington
Washington is the second U.S. state to approve the use of speed-restricting devices for drivers who have a history of going too fast, though it will be more than three years before the law is enforced. Why it matters: Last year, 34% of the 731 traffic fatalities in the state involved speeding drivers, according to data from the state Traffic Safety Commission. Continue reading at Axios. (Aïda Amer)

Thousands in WA at risk of losing food benefits under GOP bill in Congress
Tens of thousands of low-income Washingtonians could lose federal food assistance if Republicans move ahead with plans in a bill the U.S. House passed last month. That’s according to estimates from the state and researchers at a left-leaning think tank. The cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, stem from a tax cut and spending package Republicans call their “big, beautiful bill.” This legislation passed the U.S. House on May 22 and still needs approval from the Senate before it can reach President Donald Trump’s desk. Continue reading at Washington State Standard. (Getty)