BUSINESS, ECONOMY & LABOR
- Nearly 80% of Americans now consider fast food a ‘luxury’ due to high prices (FOX 13)
- Washington has one of the highest work-from-home rates (Axios – Seattle)
- WA real estate service will not join national antitrust settlement (The Seattle Times)
- Clark County leads the way regarding Washington retail sales (KING TV)
- Boeing and its firefighters reach tentative agreement (MyNorthwest)
- ‘Here for the long term’: Boeing, Amazon push for Snohomish County partnerships (The Everett Herald)
- Office 180: How did a business-friendly city lose its largest employer? (Puget Sound Business Journal)
- Family-run Lynnwood asbestos company hit with one of the biggest fines L&I’s doled out in years (KING TV)
- EDITORIAL: Strengthen middle class, backbone of economy (The Columbian)
COMMUNITY & FAMILY ISSUES
CONGRESS
COURTS (STATE)
CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETY
CYBERSECURITY
EDUCATION
- WA schools must serve students with disabilities until 22, court rules (The Seattle Times)
- ‘Parents’ bill of rights’ legislation includes vague language, could lead to discrimination, says lawsuit (The Columbian)
- Tensions flare at Seattle school closure meetings (KUOW Radio)
- Tacoma Public Schools announces more job cuts amid budget issues, students and educators concerned (KING TV)
- Woodland schools vote to ‘not withhold’ students’ gender identities from parents (The Daily News)
- Struggling Marysville schools dropped from insurance pool (The Everett Herald)
- ‘We do not have enough cash’: Moses Lake School Board to vote on interfund loan (The Center Square)
- OPINION: At 1 Tacoma school, kids go to recess next to I-5. Here’s what we’re doing to help (Sarneshea Evans, program director for Trust for Public Land in Washington/The News Tribune)
ENERGY & UTILITIES
- BPA projects $280M loss: Drought, extreme weather hit Bonneville Power Administration revenues (The Columbian)
- OPINION: Inslee was right to stare down NIMBYism around Horse Heaven wind farm (Peter Schwartz writes at the broad intersection of philosophy, politics, history and religion/The Seattle Times)
ENVIRONMENT
- Remember – July 1st. Washington styrofoam ban goes into effect (KPQ Radio)
- EDITORIAL: The Emerald City deserves stronger tree protections (The Seattle Times)
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT & THE WHITE HOUSE
FOOD SAFETY & SECURITY
- Alert: Recall for toxic juice in Washington grocery stores (KPQ Radio)
- 1.9 million bottles of water recalled affecting WA, CA, OR (KIT Radio)
HEALTH CARE & HOSPITALS
- Patient information improperly released by company with 2 Tri-Cities clinics (Tri-City Herald)
- 6 Prosser workers arrive at hospital fearing radiation exposure. What really happened? (Tri-City Herald)
HIGHER EDUCATION
- WWU administration sets deadline for anti-war protesters to remove campus encampment (The Bellingham Herald)
- These are the nation’s highest-paying colleges and universities (Puget Sound Business Journal)
HOMELESSNESS
- Eric Johnson reflects on his documentaries examining homelessness and addiction in Seattle (KOMO TV)
- Regional Homelessness Authority nears confirmation for CEO (The Seattle Times)
- Why will it take 2 more years and $1M to create regional group to address homelessness? (The News Tribune)
- Chelan County launching its Coordinated Entry system for homelessness (KPQ Radio)
IMMIGRATION
INSURANCE
LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Adrian Diaz out as Seattle Police Chief, sources say (FOX 13)
- Seattle police staffing levels continue to fall as overtime use rises again (The Center Square)
- Seattle police face hiring challenges despite increased recruitment efforts (KOMO TV)
- DUI operation at Lake Chelan under heavy criticism from attorney (KPQ Radio)
- Lawsuit filed against Snohomish County sheriff’s deputies who shot and killed dog, shot owner multiple times (FOX 13)
- COLUMN: Adrian Diaz out as Seattle Police Chief, will stay with department (Jason Rantz/MyNorthwest)
LEGISLATURE
- Democratic employees in Washington Legislature seek union (Washington State Standard)
- ‘Politics is all around us’: Lt. Gov. Denny Heck visits Columbia River High School to speak with students about civics, political ethics (The Columbian)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- Seattle councilmember’s proposal slammed from groups representing communities of color (The Seattle Times)
- Proposal to put further requirements on equity project funding in Seattle tabled until next week (KING TV)
- Seattle City Council delays decision to roll back gig worker minimum wage (KUOW Radio)
MENTAL HEALTH
OTHER STATES
- States shift toward kin-first foster care (Stateline/Washington State Standard)
- School choice program costs diverge nationwide as fiscal year ends (Pluribus News)
- Case of Oregon nurse suspected of stealing fentanyl turns spotlight on systemwide breakdown in tracking drug diversion (The Oregonian)
- Oregon wineries and vineyards seek $100 million from PacifiCorp for wildfire smoke damage to grapes (AP)
- Next few days will ‘make or break’ some Oregon colleges’ enrollment amid FAFSA problems (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
SCHOOL SAFETY
- Bellevue teens arrested for threatening school shootings on social media (KOMO TV)
- Suspicious device prompts lockout Tuesday morning at North Thurston middle school (The Olympian)
SPORTS
STATE GOVERNMENT
TRANSPORTATION
- Washington ferry users facing month of longer wait times (The Seattle Times)
- Ferry shuffle: Mukilteo, Edmonds riders can expect ‘loading delays’ (The Everett Herald)
- WSDOT resumes Highway 14 construction, expects to wrap up $28 million project in fall (The Columbian)
- Amtrak Cascades offers free train rides for qualifying youth (The Seattle Times)
TRIBAL ISSUES
WATER
WEATHER & CLIMATE
WILDFIRE PREVENTION & RESPONSE
