OUR NEWS RELEASES FROM THIS WEEK
- Republican state Senate and House leaders react to Ninth Circuit Court redistricting ruling
- 39th District Reps. Carolyn Eslick and Sam Low issue statement on dedication of Oso Slide Memorial on 10-year anniversary of landslide
- 35th District Reps. Travis Couture, Dan Griffey talk fentanyl crisis in House Republicans’ Fix Washington Podcast
- Governor signs into law bipartisan legislation from Rep. Waters to help remove fish barriers
- Governor signs Mosbrucker’s bills to fight fentanyl, encourage treatment
- Bipartisan bill from Rep. Harris to assist the semiconductor industry signed into law by the governor
- Governor signs Dent legislation to address agricultural pest and disease threats
- Wilcox salmon recovery bill signed into law; work group to analyze impacts of avian predation on juvenile salmon populations
ABORTION
AGRICULTURE & WATER
- Fewer farms, but Yakima County still No. 2 in state for farm products sold (Yakima Herald-Republic)
- Frank Tiegs: A Northwest ag titan known by just his first name across the Northwest and nation, has died at 66 (NW News Network)
BUSINESS, ECONOMY & LABOR
- US economic growth for last quarter is revised up slightly to a healthy 3.4% annual rate (AP)
- Why are food prices so high despite inflation falling? (FOX 13)
- Seattle tourism dollars break records following All-Star Week, Taylor Swift (MyNorthwest)
- Filipino fishermen spent months stuck in a WA marina (Crosscut)
- How Bankman-Fried sentence ties back to Whitman County’s Farmington Bank (The Spokesman-Review)
CAPITAL BUDGET
CONGRESS
CORRECTIONS & JAILS
- ‘No locks, no cells’ approach in youth detention expected by 2028 (FOX 13)
- Clark County Jail Work Center expansion slated; could add up to 64 beds (The Columbian)
COURTS (FEDERAL)
CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETY
DAMS
EDUCATION
- Battle continues over public funds for charter schools in Washington state (The Center Square)
- Former Spokane Valley teacher gets no jail time for sex with student (The Spokesman-Review)
ELECTIONS
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & SERVICES
- How did the Tri-Cities’ 911 emergency system get to a crisis point? COVID played a role (Tri-City Herald)
- ‘Built with parts from eBay.’ Tri-Cities leaders rush to replace failing 911 system (Tri-City Herald)
ENERGY & UTILITIES
- Controversial clean energy law takes effect in Washington (Washington State Standard)
- Inslee declines to use veto pen in signing ‘natural gas ban bill’ into law (The Center Square)
- Wash. opens door to link carbon market with Calif.’s (Pluribus News)
- Seattle company proposes new solar farm near Tri-Cities. It could be the county’s 6th (Tri-City Herald)
- PNNL scientists are working to advance the future of offshore floating wind farms (Tri-City Herald)
- City of Richland celebrates new renewable natural gas facilities (KNDO/KNDU)
HIGHER EDUCATION
- New UW athletic director Pat Chun responds to backlash from WSU president Schulz: ‘We’re all human’ (The Spokesman-Review)
- UW students protest against Muslim hate after racist letter sent to student group (FOX 13)
HOMELESSNESS
- WA leaders highlight progress on homelessness, worry about encampment cleanup funding (NW News Network)
- Burien sues King County Sheriff for refusing to enforce camping ban (KUOW Radio)
- COLUMN: City of Burien sues King County for breaking contract in homeless camping ban (Jason Rantz/MyNorthwest)
IMMIGRATION
LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Clallam County sheriff’s deputies backing up understaffed Forks PD (KONP Radio)
- Local law enforcement bilked in purchases of body armor (KONP Radio)
LEGISLATURE
- Washington Saves retirement act signed, set to launch in 2027 (Crosscut)
- 9th District leaders talk growth, housing crisis, and future plans in legislative wrap-up (KEPR TV)
MENTAL HEALTH
OTHER STATES
- States rush to combat AI threat to elections (Washington State Standard)
- With Kotek’s signature, Oregon now has one of the nation’s strongest ‘right to repair’ laws (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
- State agency will replace, not rebuild, defective homes for wildfire survivors in Southern Oregon (Jefferson Public radio/Oregon Public Broadcasting)
STATE GOVERNMENT
TRANSPORTATION
- Gas prices soar in Oregon and Washington, continuing to surpass national average… but why? (KAPP/KVEW)
- Could Baltimore bridge disaster happen to Tacoma Narrows spans? Here’s what we know (The News Tribune)
- Why is litter along Puyallup highways ‘much worse’ this year? Mayor asks state for help (The News Tribune)
- Sound Transit will pay $600K to new megaproject leader hired from LAX (The Seattle Times)
- Eastside developers track the light rail rollout with measured optimism (The Seattle Times)
TRANSPORTATION BUDGET
TRIBAL ISSUES
- U.S. Attorney Vanessa Waldref addresses crime, fentanyl on tribal lands (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin)
- Meaty razor clams bring profits, protein to Quinault Nation in Washington state (KUOW Radio)
WILDFIRE PREVENTION & RESPONSE
WILDLIFE
WOLVES
