Washington ranked among the most dangerous states in the country, according to new study; Rep. Gina Mosbrucker won’t seek sixth term in state Legislature

AGRICULTURE

• WA farmers brace for summer drought on heels of harvest shortfalls (Cascade PBS)
• Agriculture officials pleased with early returns (The Lewiston Tribune)

BUSINESS, ECONOMY & LABOR

• DoorDash: Seattle gig worker law costs local businesses $40 million in lost sales (The Center Square)
• Boeing’s financial woes continue, while families of crash victims urge US to prosecute the company (AP)
• Boeing, slowed to a crawl, bleeds cash in wake of Alaska Air blowout (The Seattle Times)
• Boeing 737 Max production delays expected to last a while longer (Puget Sound Business Journal)

COMMUNITY & FAMILY ISSUES

• A look at the Gaza war protests that have emerged on U.S. college campuses (AP)
• City of Seattle crews begin removing pro-Gaza mural in downtown (The Seattle Times)
• How to talk to kids about gun violence after traumatic Tri-Cities school tragedy (Tri-City Herald)
• OPINION: Parents and schools have a responsibility in face of rising antisemitism (Solly Kane, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle/The Seattle Times)
• COLUMN: UW Seattle students planning antisemitic encampment to mirror Columbia University (Jason Rantz/MyNorthwest)
• COLUMN: $500K of art once lined Tacoma’s Link light rail. Some is now sitting at the dump (Matt Driscoll/The News Tribune)

CONGRESS

• Fauci agrees to testify in Congress on COVID origins, pandemic policies (The Washington Post/The Seattle Times)

CORRECTIONS & JAILS

• Kids spending longer in King County juvenile detention, audit finds (The Seattle Times)

COURTS (FEDERAL)

• Supreme Court justices appear split over whether to protect abortion care during emergencies (States Newsroom/Washington State Standard)
• No one is above the law. Supreme Court will decide if that includes Trump while he was president (AP)
• Sex trafficking federal lawsuit filed against Motel 6, three King County locations (KING TV)

COURTS (STATE)

• Downtown property owners owe $16 million for Seattle waterfront (The Seattle Times)

CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETY

• Washington ranked among the most dangerous states in the country, according to new study (The News Tribune)
• Authorities confirm 2nd victim of ex-Washington officer was 17-year-old with whom he had a baby (AP)
• ‘It’s infuriating’: Lawmaker says a GPS ankle monitor on ex-cop could have prevented West Richland tragedy (KING TV)

DRUG CRISIS

• Belltown community alarmed over drug den in abandoned eatery amid proposed law (KOMO TV)

EDUCATION

• USDA updates rules for school meals that limit added sugars for the first time (AP)

ELECTIONS

• Washington State Public Disclosure Commission discusses AI, money in politics at monthly event in Vancouver (The Columbian)

ENVIRONMENT

• Global study just revealed the world’s biggest known plastic polluters (The Washington Post/The Seattle Times)

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT & THE WHITE HOUSE

• EDITORIAL: Biden’s BLM revives sue-and-settle (Capital Press)
• EDITORIAL: USDA must fund needs first, wants later (Capital Press)

FISH

• WDFW announces opening of lowland lake fishing, salmon fishing on Skagit River (KGMI Radio/My Bellingham Now)
• Scientists confine, study Chinook at restored Snoqualmie River habitat (The Seattle Times)

HEALTH CARE & HOSPITALS

• MultiCare plans to open new urgent care clinic in Yakima in June (Yakima Herald-Republic)

HOMELESSNESS

• Body recovered from homeless encampment south of Ridgefield (The Columbian)

HOUSING

• Housing experts say there just aren’t enough homes in the US (NPR/Oregon Public Broadcasting)

IMMIGRATION

• ICE releases report on Tacoma detainee death but leaves out key detail (The Seattle Times)

LEGISLATURE

• Rep. Gina Mosbrucker won’t seek sixth term in state Legislature (Yakima Herald-Republic)
• Another Washington lawmaker will not seek reelection (The Center Square)
• Rep. Gina Mosbrucker will not seek re-election (KNDO/KNDU)
• Coalition against female genital mutilation supports victims in Washington state (KUOW Radio)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Spokane mayor to give first State of the City address Tuesday (The Center Square)
• ‘The need is enormous’ Spokane CARES program saved by opioid settlement funds (The Center Square)
• Lummi Island resident sues county and executive over ferry rate hike taking effect June 1 (The Bellingham Herald)

MEDIA

• Inside the crisis at NPR (The New York Times/The Seattle Times)
• COLUMN: New York saving newsroom jobs; Press Forward opens spigot (Brier Dudley/The Seattle Times)

OTHER STATES

• A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states (AP)
• After lengthy debate, Portland City Council approves Wheeler’s camping policy (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

PARKS

• EDITORIAL: Seattle residents are rebuilding parks; the city must care for them (The Seattle Times)

REDISTRICTING

• Court-ordered redistricting is factor in exits of two GOP state lawmakers (Washington State Standard)

SCHOOL SAFETY

• Students return to classes at West Richland elementary after Monday’s deadly shootings (Tri-City Herald)

SOCIAL MEDIA

• Biden just signed a bill that could ban TikTok. Now comes the hard part (The New York Times/The Seattle Times)

SPORTS

• KING 5 partner with Seattle Kraken to broadcast more than 70 games starting in 2024 (KING TV)
• Seattle Storm great Sue Bird joins Force 10 Hoops ownership group (Puget Sound Business Journal)

STATE GOVERNMENT

• State of Washington looks to former inmates for recidivism advice (KING TV)
• WA Liquor and Cannabis Board changing rules to encourage minority ownership (The Center Square)

TRANSPORTATION

• WSDOT warns of Good To Go scams (FOX 13)
• Electric vehicle rebate program launches soon in Washington (The Spokesman-Review)
• ZeroAvia’s new Everett center ‘a huge step in decarbonizing’ aviation (The Everett Herald)
• Feds require airlines to automatically refund passengers for canceled or delayed flights (States Newsroom/Washington State Standard)

TRIBAL ISSUES

• Puyallup Tribe partners with renewable energy storage startup (KNKX Radio)

WEATHER & CLIMATE

• EDITORIAL: Stabilize insurance industry amid climate change (The Columbian)

WILDFIRE PREVENTION & RESPONSE

• Rural fire officials fear effects of proposed OSHA rules (Capital Press)
• Agencies partner to bring Wildfire Ready Neighbors program to Walla Walla County (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin)

WILDLIFE

• Feds greenlight return of grizzlies to WA’s North Cascades (The Seattle Times)
• First humpback whale calf of 2024 spotted near Seattle (Axios – Seattle)

WOLVES

• Susewind: Count shows Washington wolves aren’t endangered (Capital Press)
• Washington’s gray wolf population recovering, warning issued for hikers (FOX 13)