72% of Washington eighth graders not proficient in math, report shows; ‘If you flee, we will pursue you:’ Washington police respond to new law

AGRICULTURE

• With 100M birds dead, poultry industry could serve as example as dairy farmers confront bird flu (AP)

BUSINESS, ECONOMY & LABOR

• Study shows WA residents among top earners in US. Here’s how much the median person makes (The Olympian)
• Jobs, jobs, jobs. It’s ‘go time’ for Amazon to hire 1,000 Tri-Cities warehouse workers (Tri-City Herald)

CANNABIS

• Easing federal marijuana rules: There’s still a long way to go (States Newsroom/Washington State Standard)

CHILD CARE

• Maple Valley day care’s license suspended days after employee charged with child rape (KOMO TV)

CORRECTIONS & JAILS

• Pierce County’s only reentry center for DOC prisoners shifting focus after nearly 50 years (The News Tribune)

COURTS (FEDERAL)

• Labor Department defends H-2A pay rules from union attack (Capital Press)
• President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, is convicted of all 3 felonies in federal gun trial (AP)

COURTS (STATE)

• Before 6 died in Tacoma wreck, officials knew intersection was deadly, lawsuit claims (The News Tribune)

CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETY

• Retail theft task force in Washington sends first conviction to prison (KING TV)
• Seattle ‘Belltown Hellcat’ Miles Hudson exploits WA’s street racing law loophole (FOX 13)
• Scammers impersonating police in Lynnwood, Olympia through phone calls (MyNorthwest)
• Community Coalition hosts town hall on gangs in Moses Lake (Columbia Basin Herald)

DAMS

• OPINION: Sustaining environmental and economic balance — the case for Columbia-Snake River dams (Tom Kammerzell, Washington state farmer and president of the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association/Capital Press)

DRUG CRISIS

• Year-long Washington probe yields 84,000 fentanyl pills, hundreds of pounds of drugs (MyNorthwest)
• New liaison program helps people navigate barriers to drug treatment, recovery (Kitsap Sun)

EDUCATION

• 72% of Washington eighth graders not proficient in math, report shows (Washington State Standard)

ELECTIONS

• Voting rights complaint targets Franklin PUD. It says Latino voters are squeezed out (Tri-City Herald)

ENERGY & UTILITIES

• Thousands in WA behind on Puget Sound Energy bills risk shut-offs (The Seattle Times)

ENVIRONMENT

• Material could help prevent algal blooms in Moses Lake (NW News Network)

FISH

• Oregon U.S. lawmakers seek federal help for West Coast seafood industry (Oregon Capital Chronicle/Washington State Standard)
• What to know about FDA warning on paralytic shellfish poisoning in the Pacific Northwest (KOMO TV)

FOOD SAFETY & SECURITY

• Costco, Tillamook recalling cheese with possible foreign objects (KPQ Radio)

GUN RIGHTS

• Will WA gun shops be able to comply with new regulations or be forced to close? (The Center Square)

HIGHER EDUCATION

• WSU receives grant to study bird flu, other diseases in livestock (Washington State Standard)

HOMELESSNESS

• Annual survey counts 15% fewer homeless people in Spokane County (The Spokesman-Review)
• Olympia motel renamed as it transitions to supportive housing. Advisory council planned (The Olympian)

LAND USE & PROPERTY RIGHTS

• Economist: Farmers get income boost from wind, solar projects (Capital Press)

LAW ENFORCEMENT

• ‘If you flee, we will pursue you:’ Washington police respond to new law (MyNorthwest)
• Alternatives to ShotSpotter draw concern (Axios – Seattle)
• Protesters demand accountability after video shows SPD officers beating man on sidewalk (KOMO TV)
• Renton deploying drone technology into different divisions of police department (KING TV)
• Standoff closes all lanes of I-205 near Highway 500 in Vancouver for two hours (The Columbian)
• Vancouver police fatally shot a man near the Vancouver waterfront; it started with an aggressive dog call (The Columbian)
• Clark County investigators won’t say whether man fatally shot by Vancouver police had gun (The Oregonian)

LEGISLATURE

• Washington state’s latest laws: Seven key changes to know for June 2024 (KIT Radio)
• No more lead in your eyeliner: New Washington state law bans toxic cosmetics (KUOW Radio)

LGBTQ+

• Spokane downtown Pride mural isn’t going anywhere, community vows (Cascade PBS)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• King County ignored civil rights complaints for 20 months (The Seattle Times)
• OPINION: Seattle council needs to fix PayUp for businesses, workers, consumers (Michael Wolfe, executive director of Drive Forward/The Seattle Times)

LONG-TERM CARE

• Personal conflicts, even violence, are not uncommon in long-term care (The New York Times/The Seattle Times)

MENTAL HEALTH

• Students push for mental health counselors after Garfield High shooting (FOX 13)

OTHER STATES

• Oregon Measure 114: Errors in trial transcript delay appeal of ruling that struck down gun control law (The Oregonian)
• BLM wants to shrink Lava Ridge wind project in Idaho (Capital Press)

SCHOOL SAFETY

• Parents expected to support students returning to Garfield High School following deadly shooting (KIRO TV)
• Teen pleads guilty in fatal 2022 shooting of Ingraham High School student (The Seattle Times)

STATE GOVERNMENT

• Washington expands access to resources for young adults in foster care (The Chronicle)
• Policy change for Washington’s extended foster care has unknown price tag (The Center Square)

TRANSPORTATION

• Washington, Oregon legislators press I-5 Bridge replacement officials about permits, cost and impact on property owners (The Columbian)
• Designs unveiled for new I-5 bridge between Washington, Oregon (MyNorthwest)
• Washington ferries are going electric. WSDOT just opened nationwide bidding to build them (The Olympian)
• Federal agency says cause of last week’s BNSF derailment near Custer has been identified (The Bellingham Herald)
• Tech designed to prevent runway collisions tested in WA (The Seattle Times)
• How will the FAA Act benefit Paine Field? (The Everett Herald)

WEATHER & CLIMATE

• Governor Jay Inslee responds to new climate change report (KHQ TV)

WILDFIRE PREVENTION & RESPONSE

• US Forest Service funding fire readiness and recovery efforts in Washington (KHQ TV)
• Pioneer Fire suspected cause was structure fire, Chelan County marine patrol assists hikers (The Wenatchee World)
• Wildfire burning on Yakima Training Center grounds (Yakima Herald-Republic)
• Yakima Training Center fire fully contained, 4,000 acres burned (KNDO/KNDU)