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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

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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

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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)

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Aberdeen Daily World
Aberdeen’s latest homeless survey results released

Axios
New COVID subvariant cases detected in Washington
Speed-limiting tech coming for high-risk drivers in Washington (Leavitt)
Gates pledges most of his wealth to health and education services in Africa

Bellingham Herald
Trump targets WA state with ‘sanctuary jurisdiction’ list, and wants to withhold funds

Capital Press
Juniper clear cut bill designed to conserve groundwater
Logging, grazing benefit from Supreme Court limiting NEPA review

The Daily News
Independent firm will help Port of Longview oversee $44M rail project, but Rotschy will be in charge of safety

Everett Herald
Kaiser Permanente to welcome patients to new Everett facility
Editorial: Latest ballpark figures drive hope for new stadium

News Tribune
TPS cuts to be ‘indefinite’ unless state changes school funding model, district says

Puget Sound Business Journal
Gen Z workers face an entry-level jobs crisis
Microsoft lays off hundreds more Washington employees
Alaska Air delays delivery of 2 imported planes, cancels flights

Seattle Medium
Trump Administration Designates Washington As ‘Sanctuary State,’ Sparking Controversy

Seattle Times
White House unveils a new, darker Trump presidential portrait
Bodycam footage shows Seattle police officer firing at man in Belltown
WA district reeling after superintendent and student die off Long Beach
Summer Running Start classes give WA students bigger jump on college
UW Medicine and Aetna fail to reach contract; thousands of patients notified
Opinion: Why public lands should stay public and protected
Opinion: WA lawmakers, it’s not hard to work in the sunlight
Editorial: Add this to the list for improving education: teacher training

Spokesman Review
Democratic attorneys general outline response to federal government during Seattle town hall
U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear case threatening ballots mailed by Election Day, but received later

Tri-City Herald
2 Benton County fires blacken 1,000 acres, damage equipment, vineyard
New ‘sanctuary’ list puts Tri-Cities in middle of fight between WA and feds
Update: Trump administration’s proposed Hanford ’26 budget too low to meet deadlines

Washington Post
The latest GOP push to cut waste and spending: Work requirements
Ernst’s ‘we all are going to die’ quip underscores GOP’s Medicaid challenge
Many coastal communities are flooding more than we thought, researchers find

WA State Standard
Thousands in WA at risk of losing food benefits under GOP bill in Congress
Homeland Security’s list of ‘sanctuary cities’ pulled down after sheriffs object
Washington’s attorney general sees no signs of legal battles with Trump letting up
Silence on E. Coli outbreak highlights how Trump team’s changes undermine food safety

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Cathy Moore to step down from Seattle City Council
More WA businesses frustrated over Google ‘suspending’ business profiles
All police in Washington must now report use-of-force data to public database
Washington DNR warns of challenging wildfire season following NOAA and NWS layoffs

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Microsoft laying off 305 Redmond employees
Seattle Councilmember Cathy Moore to step down July 7, citing health issues
Seattle’s Chinatown-International District gets its own public safety ambassadors
Homeland Security removes list of ‘sanctuary’ cities after pushback; most WA counties listed
Lumen Field to receive upgrades for upcoming World Cup, including first-time ever real grass
Armed teens who broke into Enumclaw High School may have been conducting ‘dry run’, FBI now involved

KUOW Public Radio
New Covid variant found in Washington state
Washington launches statewide database tracking police use-of-force (Lovick)
We have laws to improve WA’s involuntary commitment. They’re barely used
Bishops sue to overturn new Washington law requiring clergy to report child abuse

KXLY (ABC)
Three missing sisters found dead, father wanted for murders
DNR braces for challenges as state lawmakers slash millions from fire prevention
Washington State Patrol arrests person for shooting at passing cars in Stevens County
Spokane Valley using public safety funds to cover lawsuit against Councilmember Al Merkel
Spokane City Council approves construction of new affordable housing units in East Central

NW Public Radio
Washington State Library laying off some staff, changing services due to budget cuts
What’s coming out of the stack? Hanford’s Waste Treatment Plant must pass emissions muster
Wildfire communication gaps persist for Spanish speakers in Washington. These groups are working to close them

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Cascadia Daily News
Student strike paused at Western Washington University
Meridian’s elementary students grow reading skills thanks to new teaching approach

Cascade PBS
Cathy Moore to resign from Seattle City Council
WA mobile homeowners, advocates react to new rent stabilization law

InvestigateWest
Evictions in WA skyrocket, overwhelming legal aid program for low-income renters

MyNorthwest
WA announces rent increase cap for 2025
Tariffs blamed for Port of Seattle traffic trouble
Microsoft layoffs: 305 jobs cut in Redmond, Washington
Washington child care prices among highest in the nation
Lumen Field to receive upgrades for upcoming World Cup, including first-time ever real grass

The Urbanist
King County Floats Sales Tax Bump to Fund Metro, Roads
Sound Transit CEO Preps Agency-wide Realignment to Keep Expansion on Track

Washington Observer
The new ceiling for rent hikes (Alvarado)
The fuzzy math of tracing dark weed

West Seattle Blog
More Seattle City Council turnover: Councilmember Cathy Moore resigning
TRAFFIC, ROAD WORK, WEATHER, TRANSIT: Tuesday notes, with eastbound West Seattle Bridge crash
FOLLOWUP: Is added Alki Avenue parking a done deal? What does ‘additional outreach’ mean? Here’s how SDOT replied

Monday, June 2

School and Medicaid funding worries linger post-session for WA lawmakers
The ink is hardly dry on Washington’s new budget and already legislative leaders are anticipating more fiscal uncertainty. Democrats are focused on threats to health care access if Congress slashes Medicaid funding, while Republicans are warning of renewed legal jeopardy in education funding. Continue reading at Washington State Standard. (TVW)

Governor Ferguson orders flags lowered for passing of Washington’s longest-serving Speaker of the House
Governor Bob Ferguson has ordered state and U.S. flags at all state agency facilities to be lowered in honor of Washington’s longest-serving Speaker of the House. Representative Frank Chopp died on March 22, 2025. He was 71 years old. He served as the Washington Speaker of the House from 1999 to 2019. He was first elected to serve as the Representative of Washington’s 43rd Legislative District in 1994. Continue reading at KXLY. (LSS)

Seattle lands on federal sanctuary city list amid growing pressure by Trump administration
The Trump administration has put Seattle, King County and Washington state on notice, including them on a list of 500 so-called sanctuary jurisdictions that it accuses of obstructing federal immigration enforcement. Continue reading at Axios. (Axios Visuals)

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Aberdeen Daily World
Some federal library staff, services get reprieve, state not so much

Axios
Washington crashes down 10%, but concerns remain
Seattle lands on federal sanctuary city list amid growing pressure by Trump administration

Capital Press
EPA proposes new insecticide for honeybee nemesis
Federal court reinstates Trump’s tariffs pending appeal
Washington Fish and Wildlife closes key wolf policy meeting to public

Everett Herald
Everett Municipal Building to close for two weeks
Locals say goodbye to Marysville school after 74 years
Early learning group presents countywide survey findings
Sen. Murray hears from county homelessness assistance providers
Help Washington manage European green crabs with citizen science events
Editorial: Local shipyard should get shot to build state ferries
Letter: State should split ferry contract to keep jobs, speed up build
Comment: To save downtowns, find housing for those without homes

Kitsap Sun
Opinion: Bremerton school building project moving ahead

News Tribune
$20 million expansion of Tacoma’s largest homeless shelter in the works
Trump targets WA state with ‘sanctuary jurisdiction’ list, and wants to withhold funds
Rules of the Road: Consider consequences of resting feet on the dashboard
City of Tacoma pauses search for new police chief. Here’s what we know
Jobs report will show if tariffs are hitting economy
Opinion: AI education is vital for Washington. Trump’s order will help

Northwest Asian Weekly
Kshama Sawant to announce Congressional run

Puget Sound Business Journal
More than 100 summer flights cut from Sea-Tac Airport
Tariff uncertainty puts middle-market suppliers in a bind
Lumen Field to get World Cup makeover. Here’s what to expect.

Seattle Times
New rules for WA lawmakers with conflicts of interest (Pollet, Pederson)
Why efforts to improve involuntary treatment in WA haven’t worked (Dhingra, Davis)

Skagit Valley Herald
Skagit County releases drafts of comp plan, development regulations

Spokesman Review
New federal prosecutor seeks to limit drug trafficking in Spokane
Eastern WA dust storm causes deadly highway semitruck chain-reaction pileup
Spokane refugee communities search for path forward after Supreme Court decision allows parole status to be stripped
After Trump administration axes $500 million from Washington dam project, Patty Murray says she won’t let it happen again

Washington Post
DOGE-driven efforts appear to be backfiring
Republicans are trying to repeal Obamacare again. Sort of.
Supreme Court leaves in place Maryland’s ban on assault-style rifles
Wall Street warns Trump aides the GOP tax bill could jolt bond markets

WA State Standard
New COVID variant found in Washington
Washington’s new cap on rent hikes set at 10% through end of 2025
Frank Chopp, a force that reshaped Washington’s political landscape
Washington overdose deaths decline after years of growth, data show
School and Medicaid funding worries linger post-session for WA lawmakers (Fitzgibbon)
State budget shortfall delays $13 million bridge replacement project in Colfax
Alaska man sentenced to one year in prison over illegal transport of crab to Washington

Yakima Herald-Republic
Sunnyside wastewater plant releasing methane while awaiting repairs
Yakima ends up on federal list of ‘sanctuary’ cities, though county doesn’t

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Paine Field adds Frontier Airlines as airport eyes major expansion

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
USDA sends wildfire resource help to Canada
King County Metro resumes fare enforcement
Washington child care prices among nation’s highest, report finds

KNKX Public Radio
Loss of USGS program could hamper salmon research critical for Puget Sound

KXLY (ABC)
Washington State Patrol arrests person for shooting at passing cars in Stevens County
Governor Ferguson orders flags lowered for passing of Washington’s longest-serving Speaker of the House

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Cascadia Daily News
Mental health stigma leaves WA farming communities vulnerable
Closure of processing facilities, new tariffs adds stress for farm owners
‘Pretty chaotic’: More than two dozen beekeepers step in to contain millions of bees after crash
Guemes islanders isolated by an unprecedented ferry outage find workarounds for everyday life
Opinion: Former prosecutor: Outside counsel for Whatcom council? Only on their own dime, with limitations

Cascade PBS
Seattle Councilmember Moore bails on bill to rewrite ethics rules

The Urbanist
Sound Transit CEO Tabs Agency-wide Realignment to Keep Expansion on Track
Op-Ed: Democrats Acted Irresponsibly, Failed to Trump-Proof Washington State in 2025 Session (Ricelli, Frame)

West Seattle Blog
TRAFFIC, WEATHER, ROAD WORK, TRANSIT: June’s first Monday, with alerts
VIDEO: From tax regrets to ‘fighting back,’ hear from your state legislators, mostly about what happened, and didn’t happen, in Olympia (Alvarado, Fitzgibbon, Thomas)

Friday, May 30

Communication between FEMA and local jurisdictions upended, officials say
County-level emergency management officials in Washington state have been barred in recent weeks from communicating with their traditional contacts at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to a spokesperson for U.S. Sen. Patty Murray. Continue reading at King 5. (AP)

Inside the Washington juvenile prison opening next month
For the past few weeks, Kendrick Rochelle has been going to Washington’s overcrowded youth prison in Chehalis to build relationships with the young men held there. Rochelle is trying to recruit them to join a leadership program at a new juvenile detention center called Harbor Heights on the grounds of an adult prison near Aberdeen, where he’ll serve as superintendent. Harbor Heights is set to open June 9. Continue reading at Washington State Standard. (Jake Goldstein-Street)

New WA law is ‘brazen’ discrimination, Catholic leaders say in lawsuit
Washington’s Catholic leaders sued state leaders and county prosecutors Thursday, alleging that a controversial new law requiring priests to break the confessional seal to report suspected child abuse is “a brazen act of religious discrimination.” Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Greg Gilbert)