AGRICULTURE
BUSINESS, ECONOMY & LABOR
- Trump’s plan to hit Mexico, Canada with tariffs draws concern (Capital Press)
- Washington state workers’ compensation costs to increase by 3.8% in January (KHQ TV)
- Washington’s outdoor recreation industry is worth $22.5 billion (Axios – Seattle)
- Here’s how much empty office space is costing Seattle (Puget Sound Business Journal)
- Laid-off Boeing workers worry for themselves, and the company that cut them (The Seattle Times)
- ‘Definitely a concern’: How will Amazon impact local businesses? (The Wenatchee World)
COMMUNITY & FAMILY ISSUES
CONGRESS
CORRECTIONS & JAILS
- Gov. Inslee proposes new DCYF facility to address overcrowding issue (The Center Square)
- To address overcrowding, WA plans new juvenile corrections facility at a state prison (NW News Network)
- Possession of contraband and weapons, custodial assault, prison riot charges filed against Green Hill School inmates (The Chronicle)
- Family who blamed Klickitat County Jail for son’s suicide to get $2 million settlement (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
COURTS (STATE)
CYBERSECURITY
- WA data breaches have reached all-time high, AG report finds (FOX 13)
- Data breaches surge to record levels in Washington state, attorney general calls for policy changes (KING TV)
DRUG CRISIS
EARLY LEARNING
EDUCATION
- Washington voters reject several school construction bonds measures (Puget Sound Business Journal)
- Seattle School Board officially shuts down closure plans for next year (The Seattle Times)
- Tax levies, not school closures, may be used to close Seattle Schools budget gap (The Center Square)
- COLUMN: School closures were another swing and miss for Seattle progressivism (Danny Westneat/The Seattle Times)
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & SERVICES
- Gov. Inslee addresses efforts to assess damage after devastating ‘bomb cyclone’ (KOMO TV)
- Washington officials try to address damages caused by bomb cyclone (KNDO/KNDU)
- Western Washington windstorm victims may qualify for disaster and tax relief. Here’s what to know (KUOW Radio)
ENERGY & UTILITIES
- Power restoration efforts continue one week after bomb cyclone hits western Washington (KING TV)
- Court hears arguments in challenge to Dept. of Energy’s natural gas furnace rules (The Center Square)
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT & THE WHITE HOUSE
FISH
- ‘Sometimes you only get one shot.’ Restoring salmon habitat and rejuvenating a South Seattle beach (KUOW Radio)
- OPINION: Pacific Northwest tribes are key to restoring salmon in the Columbia River Basin (Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, and Bob Anderson, solicitor for the Department of the Interior/The Spokesman-Review)
HANFORD
HOMELESSNESS
- Are King County’s homeless shelters full? (The Seattle Times)
- 2023 saw decline in number of people of color who were homeless in Clark County (The Columbian)
IMMIGRATION
- Trump team eyes funding showdown with sanctuary cities over immigration (The Washington Post/The Seattle Times)
- Why is Trump identifying the U.S.-Canada border as a problem? (The New York Times/The Seattle Times)
- ‘Community organizing means showing up’: Lawyer who fought for DACA in the Supreme Court urges undocumented immigrants to prepare for a future without it (The Spokesman-Review)
LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Seattle police Lt. John O’Neil alleges retaliation in tort claim against city (FOX 13)
- Redmond police celebrating ‘monumental’ decision by FAA that approves drone use on more 911 calls (KING TV)
- Deputy Chief Troy Price selected to lead Vancouver Police Department (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
- COLUMN: City of Seattle hit with another tort claim, this one from an SPD lieutenant (Jason Rantz/MyNorthwest)
LEGISLATURE
- In WA state Legislature, Democrats and Republicans are sticking with their leaders (Washington State Standard)
- Class of 2025: Meet Washington state’s newest lawmakers (Cascade PBS)
- Washington House selects leadership for 2025 session (Cascade PBS)
- Rep. Dye earns award for ag service (Columbia Basin Herald)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- King County Council members propose relief for bomb cyclone victims (The Center Square)
- Snohomish County exec issues disaster proclamation for bomb cyclone (The Everett Herald)
- EDITORIAL: Seattle passed a budget. It’s time to trace the money (The Seattle Times)
MEDIA
MILITARY & VETERANS
OTHER STATES
- Oregon lawmakers will hold emergency session to pay wildfire bills (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
- Thanksgiving gas prices in Oregon cheapest since 2020 (The Oregonian)
POLITICS
ELECTIONS
- A WA state Senate race heads to recount as counties certify results (Washington State Standard)
- 6 votes separate this race in Benton County. Now, it’s headed to a mandatory recount (Tri-City Herald)
- Chelan road tax wins approval by five votes (KOZI Radio)
STATE
TAXES
- Spokane eyes $8M climate exemption amid ask to raise property taxes above 1% cap (The Center Square)
TRANSPORTATION
WILDFIRE PREVENTION & RESPONSE
