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Monday, October 10

Traumatized by boarding schools, WA tribes chart new path for Native kids
Lingering scars caused by residential boarding schools run deep for many Native American families, after decades of targeted efforts by U.S. government and religious leaders to stamp out tribal culture. But more Native people are talking about what they, their parents, and grandparents experienced. They hope to break cycles of generational trauma caused by the schools, and explore how current education systems can change to better meet the needs of tribal communities and students. “We have to recognize that it happened … that’s the basis of the education in this territory,” said Chelsea Craig, a member of the Tulalip Tribes and assistant principal at Quil Ceda Tulalip Elementary School, of the boarding schools that aimed to assimilate Native American children. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Karen Ducey)

No turning back. World’s largest radioactive waste melter starts in Eastern WA
There’s no turning back at the Hanford site’s vitrification plant after the heat up of the world’s largest melter for radioactive waste started Saturday, 20 years after construction of the plant began. The 300-ton melter now must remain hot continuously around the clock as it initially makes practice glass and eventually starts glassifying radioactive waste for the first time at the nuclear reservation. Glassification prepares the waste for permanent disposal. The 580-square-mile Hanford nuclear reservation near Richland in Eastern Washington produced about two-thirds of the nation’s plutonium for its nuclear weapons program from World War II through the Cold War. Continue reading at Tri-City Herald. (Bechtel National)

Social Security boost will help millions of kids, too
Social Security’s cost of living adjustment, otherwise known as the COLA, for 2023 is expected to be around 9% or even higher, the highest in 40 years, analysts estimate. It will be announced Thursday morning. It’s not just old people who will gain. About 4 million children receive benefits, and an untold number of others also will be helped because they’re being cared for by Social Security beneficiaries, sometimes their grandparents. Coupled with a decline in Medicare Part B premium, the Social Security COLA will put more money in the hands of the 70 million Americans who receive benefits, including the growing number of grandfamilies like [Cassandra] Gentry’s. According to the U.S. Census, in 2020, there were about 2.4 million grandparents responsible their grandchildren. Continue reading at The Associated Press. (Andrew Harnik)

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Associated Press
Some airport websites go offline; cause being investigated
Social Security boost will help millions of kids, too

Bellingham Herald
Here’s why 500 gathered Saturday at Bellingham City Hall

Capital Press
9th Circuit takes up wolf-cattle clash in Colville

Columbian
Editorial: In Our View: Special education part of school mandate

Everett Herald
Telehealth funds update Snohomish Health District beyond paper, pencil
State pays $2.75 million to Monroe woman in ‘highway of death’ crash
Comment: The ‘red-state burden’ and other immigration myths

News Tribune
Pierce County Council vote to nix worker-verification program vetoed by the executive

Olympian
New pitch for Lacey police station: Using supportive housing funds to pay for part of it

Peninsula Daily News
Recreational fishing curtailed by low water levels
Broadband, opioid funds before county boards
Sen. Maria Cantwell visits Port of Port Townsend’s jetty project
Port Angeles upgrades water emergency, limits outdoor use

Puget Sound Business Journal
Meta intentionally violated state campaign ad law 822 times, judge finds

Seattle Times
Plight of WA’s Hmong farmers underscores disparities in US agriculture
Traumatized by boarding schools, WA tribes chart new path for Native kids
Seattle jumps to fourth-highest household income among large metros

Spokesman Review
Washington officials determine 6 wolves found dead in Northeastern Washington were poisoned

Tri-City Herald
No turning back. World’s largest radioactive waste melter starts in Eastern WA
There’s a ‘critical’ national ag teacher shortage. What some Tri-Cities schools are doing about it
Smoke persists over Tri-Cities. Now another threat to air quality is forecast

Washington Post
Putin boasts of ‘massive strike’ across Ukraine; Biden condemns ‘utter brutality’ of Russian war
Spread of Catholic hospitals limits reproductive care across the U.S.

Yakima Herald-Republic
Survey: Yakima Valley Memorial has most ER visits of any hospital in state

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle awards nearly $900K in grants for educator diversity
Pacific Northwest salmon migration slowed after warm, dry summer

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
US 2 closures remain hardship for businesses near Bolt Creek Fire

KUOW Public Radio
Wildfire season gave Washington a break in 2022
$1B up for grabs to help salmon get to where they’re going

KXLY (ABC)
‘We are way behind’: City of Spokane wants to build more dog parks across the city

Q13 TV (FOX)
Bolt Creek Fire: US 2 reopens after tree falls across highway
Biggest Social Security cost-of-living increase in decades expected this week

Web

La Raza del Noroeste
WA DOH listed among the nation’s health and safety leaders

The Stranger
Opinion: Washington Needs to Tax Empty Homes

Friday, October 7

Biden pardons thousands for ‘simple possession’ of marijuana
President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the drug and addressing charging practices that disproportionately impact people of color. Biden’s move also covers thousands convicted of the crime in the District of Columbia. He is also calling on governors to issue similar pardons for those convicted of state marijuana offenses, which reflect the vast majority of marijuana possession cases. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Immigrant Relief Fund opens long-delayed third round of aid
Following months-long delays, undocumented immigrants can now apply for Washington’s third round of COVID-19 relief funding. The application process, which opened Sept. 19, has seen tens of thousands of submissions from those ineligible for the federal aid that many U.S. citizens leaned on to soften the pandemic’s financial blows. Each approved applicant can expect to receive at least $1,000. Continue reading at Crosscut. (Chona Kasinger/Crosscut)

First lady Jill Biden to stop at Tacoma college during West Coast swing this week
First lady Jill Biden will visit Tacoma on Friday for an event at Bates Technical College, according to the White House. The first lady also will go to Seattle and is expected to speak at an event for U.S. Sen. Patty Murray. After attending events in San Francisco, Biden will arrive in Western Washington about 3:15 p.m. Friday at King County International Airport, according to a schedule released Tuesday. None of the events are open to the public. Continue reading at Tacoma News Tribune.

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Aberdeen Daily World
Study pegs Harbor’s gap in behavioral health services

Bellingham Herald
Buttigieg wades into Northwest salmon transportation

Capital Press
Another wolf attack confirmed; Fish and Wildlife deliberates
Easterday sentenced to 11 years in prison for $244 million fraud case

Everett Herald
Everett aims to ‘streamline’ cumbersome process for code violations
Housing Hope CEO reflects on 25-year career helping unsheltered people (Doglio, Dolan HB 1590)

Federal Way Mirror
City Council spends round of ARPA funds, signs off on townhouse project at old Bally’s property

Islands’ Weekly
Fire danger downgraded to moderate

Kitsap Sun
Culvert project coming to South Kitsap creeks in 2023, but DOT wants feedback on Sedgwick closure now

Mercer Island Reporter
City council receives preliminary biennial budget at meeting

News Tribune
WSDOT, state troopers’ vehicles struck by multiple cars at crash scene on I-5 in Tacoma
Editorial: Pierce County is the last place a new Puget Sound airport should be built. Here’s why
Crossing the Narrows Bridge just got cheaper. Here’s a rundown of local WSDOT tolls
As VMFH network outage hits Day 4, concerns of ransomware attack on health giant grow
Hilltop housing project’s future uncertain after WA tribe yanks support for federal grant
First lady Jill Biden to stop at Tacoma college during West Coast swing this week

Olympian
Lacey employee fires back at anti-Pride flag comments; more concerns about Chick-fil-A
Contractor settles with state over Lacey water quality violations
Olympia to close Ensign Road again Thursday to move those living in vehicles
Buttigieg wades into Northwest salmon transportation
Former WA state treasurer leaves retirement to help run Franklin County
Here’s how first lady Jill Biden’s WA visit will impact your commute and travels

Puget Sound Business Journal
Opinion: Climate adaptation is our reality and here’s what we need to do
Seattle passed on buying, preserving 1,400 affordable apartments

Seattle Medium
Western Governors Sign Agreement To Tackle Climate Crisis And Transition To Clean Energy

Seattle Times
Biden pardons thousands for ‘simple possession’ of marijuana
Paratransit drivers want better pay as they serve older and disabled people
Judge: Facebook intentionally violated WA campaign finance law 822 times
King County Jail using bottled water after week of ‘cloudy’ tap water
WA, West Coast leaders renew pledge to fight climate change
Buttigieg wades into Northwest salmon transportation

Skagit Valley Herald
Helping Hands opens food bank on Swinomish reservation
Skagit County: Big Lake landowner must accept liability for beaver dam
Mount Vernon businesses take part in Manufacturing Week tour

The Skanner
Vancouver City Council Bans Large Fossil Fuel Facilities

Spokesman Review
Spokane County Auditor Vicky Dalton reassures voters that local elections are secure
Washington State Supreme Court visits Gonzaga University for hearing on public collective bargaining
It’s warm now, but here’s what the ‘triple dip’ La Nina could mean for the Northwest

Tri-City Herald
0% affordable housing vacancy rate in Kennewick. City plan would add apartments
Fred Meyer workers shaken by deadly Tri-Cities shooting ready to finalize 1st contract

Yakima Herald-Republic
Attorney shortage, caseloads leading to shortage of court-appointed attorneys
Biden pardons thousands for ‘simple possession’ of marijuana
Budget talks: Yakima City Council considers permit, park fees as options for new revenue
Opinion: Why can’t there be some free rides in life?

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Advocates say there’s more to be done after simple marijuana possession convictions pardoned
Buttigieg visits Washington state, celebrates grant program aimed at helping fish passage
Powwow for Indigenous prisoners in Walla Walla provides an opportunity for healing
263,000 new jobs in September, US hiring report says

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
More federal money coming to replace culverts

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Seattle works to protect bike lanes, keep parked vehicles out amid safety concerns
Poll: 8 out of 10 US adults think mental health is as important as physical health

KUOW Public Radio
No place for workers to live? Whidbey Island town aims to fix that

KXLY (ABC)
Judge rules Meta intentionally violated Washington campaign finance laws
‘We are human too’: People living in Camp Hope bring us inside
WSDOT adds rules, restrictions to Camp Hope despite threat of lawsuit

Web

Crosscut
How Seattle parents are coping with mental health struggles
Immigrant Relief Fund opens long-delayed third round of aid

The Stranger
Strauss Now Determined to Make Design Review Reforms Permanent

Thursday, October 6

Climate change made summer hotter and drier worldwide, study finds
Human-caused global warming has made severe droughts like the ones this summer in Europe, North America and China at least 20 times as likely to occur as they would have been more than a century ago, scientists said Wednesday. It’s the latest evidence of how climate change caused by the burning of fossil fuels is imperiling food, water and electricity supplies around the world. The main driver of this year’s droughts was searing heat throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere, the researchers reported in a new study. Such high average temperatures, over such a large area, would have been “virtually impossible” without the influence of greenhouse gas emissions, the scientists said. Continue reading at The New York Times. (Steven Senne)

Federal court rules DACA ‘unlawful,’ allows program to remain amid review
A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled unlawful the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which protects an estimated 600,000 immigrants, including 17,000 in Washington, from deportation. The three-judge panel on the conservative-leaning 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a 2021 ruling against the program from a federal judge in Texas, but did not order the Biden administration to stop the program, known by the acronym DACA. Thousands of people who are eligible for DACA but have been unable to apply remain in limbo. The halt on the program and lack of a pathway to citizenship for undocumented people in the U.S. has left families with permanent fears. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (J. Scott Applewhite)

Vancouver City Council bans large fossil fuel facilities
The city council in Vancouver, Washington, has approved a permanent ban on new fossil fuel developments after years of temporary moratoriums. While new facilities that distribute, extract, refine or process fossil fuels have been temporarily prohibited by the Vancouver City Council since 2020, the council this week unanimously made the ban permanent, The Columbian reported. “We’re concerned fossil fuel facilities pose a risk to the area’s health and safety,” Chad Eiken, the city’s community development director, said in a news release. The ordinance is set to take effect in early November. Continue reading at The Associated Press.

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Associated Press
Lawyer: Wash. ruling in Black man’s case showed racial bias
Vancouver City Council bans large fossil fuel facilities

Auburn Reporter
Stricter drug laws could come to Auburn

Bainbridge Island Review
Increase in STDs a concern in Kitsap County
Kitsap gives update on EV, bicycle code project

Everett Herald
Sky’s the limit: Snohomish County teens help build parts for Boeing

High Country News
Pacific lamprey’s ancient agreement with tribes is the future of conservation

Journal of the San Juan Islands
State ferries says, ‘Welcome aboard for free!’ to youth

Kent Reporter
Kent City Council committee approves camping ban on public property

News Tribune
Hilltop housing project’s future uncertain after WA tribe yanks support for federal grant
Crossing the Narrows Bridge just got cheaper. Here’s a rundown of local WSDOT tolls

New York Times
Climate change made summer hotter and drier worldwide, study finds

Puget Sound Business Journal
Two of the state’s highest-paid employees in 2021 were fired coaches
Avoiding salary details in your job postings? It may have consequences

Seattle Medium
Mayor Signs Green New Deal Into Law
WA State Minimum Wage Increasing Again

Seattle Times
Federal court rules DACA ‘unlawful,’ allows program to remain amid review
American Airlines pilots oppose congressional extension for Boeing, demand upgrade
How WA community colleges are helping solve the state’s teacher shortage
Opinion: WA sets high bar for police psychological evaluations
Opinion: Students are ready to talk about climate change — are you?

Skagit Valley Herald
Pair of Sedro-Woolley facilities near completion
Washington’s minimum wage going up by $1.25 next year

Spokesman Review
City redistricting board sends final map with little changes to Spokane council
Snake River steelhead runs story in contrast as A-run tanks and B-run surges
Cold, snowy winter could follow one of Spokane’s hottest summers on record
Opinion: PAs key to improving health care access

Tri-City Herald
Kennewick to move ahead with controversial Thompson Hill hotel and condos plan

Yakima Herald-Republic
Solar moratorium remains as Yakima County works on siting rules for farms
Yakima commissioners hold off on proposed changes to water utility

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle, King County health officials urge people to get trained on, carry Narcan
King County taking input on new flood management plan
Backlash against bike lanes brewing in Bellingham

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Experts warn of King County COVID surge, say few people have gotten updated booster

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Seattle firefighters investigating intentionally set fires in Pioneer Square, CID

KUOW Public Radio
No one’s getting the updated Covid booster shots — and that has public health officials worried

KXLY (ABC)
‘We’re coming in’: County commissioners greenlight new lawsuit to clear Camp Hope
Washington Superintendent wants to reduce the cost of college credit classes for all students

Q13 TV (FOX)
Inslee, West Coast leaders to sign climate agreement in San Francisco

Web

Crosscut
How a federal border became a dividing line for Nooksack citizenship
Disenrolled from the Nooksack nation, families fear eviction

Wednesday, October 5

WA offers $4K bonuses to combat homeless-service worker crisis
The homeless-services sector struggled with low pay, burnout and turnover long before the pandemic. But industry leaders say the pandemic cranked the challenges of the work to 11, leading to a crisis-level shortage of frontline workers. In recognition of that crisis and the need to stanch the outflow of social-service providers, the Washington state Legislature earmarked $55 million in federal COVID-19 grants in the 2022 budget to pay for two rounds of $2,000 stipends for people doing direct homeless assistance in the state. The money also pays for a study that will look at long-term solutions to stabilize the industry. Applications for the stipend program opened Sept. 29. Continue reading at Crosscut. (Amanda Snyder)

Meet Snoqualmie Police Department’s new behavioral health specialist
“When people are calling 911, it could be one of the worst days of their lives, and anything to support them and support the officers is super exciting to me and super beneficial to the community,” [Behavioral Health Specialist Stephanie Butler] said. “I know we’re a small community here, but I don’t doubt that we can have as big an impact as other mental health professionals responding in other communities.” Butler’s position is part of a pilot-program that, if successful, could be expanded to other cities. Her work was funded during last year’s state legislative session, when state Rep. Lisa Callan (D-Issaquah) requested $150,000 from the state budget on behalf of Snoqualmie and North Bend to fund the position for a single year. Continue reading at Snoqualmie Valley Record. (Conor Wilson)

OPEC and its allies move to slash oil production by 2 million barrels a day
A coalition of oil-producing nations, including Russia, announced Wednesday it would slash oil production by 2 million barrels per day, in a rebuke to President Biden that could push up gas prices worldwide, worsen the risk of a global recession and bolster Russia’s war in Ukraine. The move by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries prompted a blistering reaction from White House officials who hinted at working with Congress to reduce the power of the oil producing consortium. The OPEC Plus coalition, which is led by crude-oil giant Saudi Arabia, said the cut in production would take effect in November. This would be the first time the group cut oil production targets since the beginning of the pandemic. Continue reading at The Washington Post. (Joe Klamar)

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Associated Press
Amazon sues Washington’s labor agency over alleged hazards
Settlement reached in fatal police shooting lawsuit

Aberdeen Daily World
Aberdeen schools shut down, one arrested following threat

Bellevue Reporter
Bellevue adopts internationally recognized definition of antisemitism
Homeless service workers may qualify for up to $4,000 in relief
WA Liquor and Cannabis Board creates first Cannabinoid Science Work Group

Bellingham Herald
Bellingham’s new budget adds police and firefighters, funds Racial Equity Commission

Bothell-Kenmore Reporter
Advocates praise the Inflation Reduction Act’s investment in climate

Capital Press
Easterday sentenced to 11 years in prison for $244 million fraud case

Courier-Herald
State funds approved for Flaming Geyser, Boise Creek salmon revival projects

The Daily News
Senator Cantwell talks turning basins, airport improvements at Port of Kalama roundtable
PeaceHealth St. John staff, supporters picket for fair wages Tuesday in Longview

Everett Herald
2 ‘extraordinary educators’ honored nationally for success in classroom
Everett City Council district commission sticks with map
Editorial: Right call made to keep Paine on light rail route

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Special Council meeting regarding ferries

Kent Reporter
Kent-based Puget Sound Fire expands community assistance programs

News Tribune
Paper charts, canceled appointments at VMFH clinics, hospitals as network outage drags on
Received a surprise P-EBT card in the mail for your Tacoma Public Schools child? Here’s why

Puget Sound Business Journal
Amazon sues Washington state labor agency over safety citation
Amazon said to be freezing hiring in its retail division
A million job openings vanished in August. Here’s what it means.

Seattle Medium
King County Council Approves Measure To Support Local Food Banks

Seattle Times
Following dramatic jump in traffic deaths, Pierce County seeks change
Amazon won’t say what partial corporate hiring freeze means to Seattle
WA hospitals still face record financial losses; more service cuts expected
No prison for Seattle hacker behind Capital One $250M data breach
Seattle announces $2M storefront repair fund for small businesses

Snoqualmie Valley Record
Meet Snoqualmie Police Department’s new behavioral health specialist (Callan)

South Whidbey Record
State grants fund salmon recovery on Whidbey

Spokesman Review
Spokane County to sue WSDOT over Camp Hope
‘I will never live the same’: Friends and family hold vigil for Hillyard man killed by Spokane police

Washington Post
OPEC and its allies move to slash oil production by 2 million barrels a day
Far from coasts, flooding from Hurricane Ian devastates inland communities

Yakima Herald-Republic
WA state proposes increases to workers’ compensation insurance rates
Free meals are the popular norm for many Yakima County schools, as state looks to expand program
Electric cars and bikes on display at downtown Yakima Farmers Market

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Washington state hospitals lose more than $1 billion in six months
Seattle’s minimum wage increasing by $1.42 in 2023
Local food banks are being impacted by inflation, supply chain issues
Utility prices expected to rise across much of western Washington

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Experts warn of King County COVID surge, say few people have gotten updated booster
Bolt Creek Fire again forcing closure of Highway 2

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
US Highway 2 shut down Wednesday due to Bolt Creek wildfire
Washington state allows students to be excused for mental health days
Seattle, King County move forward with pilot program for RV safe lot

KUOW Public Radio
Cody Easterday sentenced to 11 years in prison for cattle fraud scam
Seattle minimum wage will rise in 2023

NW Public Radio
It’s Been A Decade Since The Removal Of Condit Dam And The Return Of Salmon To White Salmon River

Q13 TV (FOX)
NOAA determines dams on lower Snake River must be breached

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Crosscut
WA offers $4K bonuses to combat homeless-service worker crisis

Tuesday, October 4

Supreme Court kicks off new term with North Idaho couple’s case that could limit reach of Clean Water Act
The Supreme Court on Monday kicked off what promises to be another contentious and high-stakes term with oral arguments in a North Idaho couple’s case that could see the court’s conservative supermajority roll back federal protections for the nation’s wetlands. At issue is what exactly counts as “waters of the United States,” which are protected from pollution by the Clean Water Act of 1972. In previous cases, the high court has agreed the law applies to wetlands – which play important roles, including flood control and filtering pollutants – in addition to “navigable” bodies of water. But in a muddled 2006 decision, the court’s nine justices split three ways, leaving conflicting “tests” for lower courts to apply in deciding if a wetland is protected. Continue reading at The Spokesman-Review. (Pacific Legal Foundation)

People experiencing homelessness may lose decades of life
People experiencing homelessness in King County may die decades earlier than their peers in the broader community. That’s one takeaway from a recent report from the King County Medical Examiner’s Office on some of the deaths that have occurred among people living unhoused over the past decade. The Medical Examiner’s office doesn’t investigate all deaths in the county, only those that are unexpected, sudden, violent, suspicious, or where the cause of death is unknown. Over the past 10 years, the office has investigated 1,429 deaths of people presumed to be homeless. Additionally, as is true in the overall homeless population in the county, Black and Native people were overrepresented in the deaths investigated by the office. Continue reading at KUOW. (Megan Farmer)

$500M-plus from opioid deal starts heading to Washington
The first payments from a $518 million settlement with the nation’s three largest opioid distributors will begin reaching Washington communities in December, providing much-needed cash officials can use to hire first responders or direct toward prevention, treatment and other services, Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Monday. Over the last two decades, the deaths of more than 500,000 Americans have been linked to overdoses of opioids, including both prescription pain killers and illicit drugs such as heroin. Deaths have recently skyrocketed from the spread of illegally produced fentanyl. Continue reading at The Associated Press.