Inslee to agency leaders: Money’s too tight for new programs; At Inslee’s order, council restores windmills to Horse Heaven project

AGRICULTURE

• Selling Washington’s food and farm products to the world (The Everett Herald)

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

• States strike out on their own on AI, privacy regulation (Washington State Standard)
• OPINION: Make artificial intelligence our first line of defense against destructive wildfires (Sebastian Griffin, lead researcher for the Junkermier Center for Technology and Innovation at Mountain States Policy Center/Tri-City Herald)

BUSINESS, ECONOMY & LABOR

• Global shipping strains spark fears of an inflation comeback (Bloomberg/The Seattle Times)
• Unemployment claims in Washington increased last week (Kitsap Sun)
• Downtown Seattle worker foot traffic climbs, but it’s still far below 2019 levels (Puget Sound Business Journal)
• How WA small-business owners ditched the 9-5 and became their own boss (The Seattle Times)
• Boeing workers signal support for strike if contract talks fail (The Everett Herald)
• Alaska Airlines posts record revenue as it awaits DOJ decision on Hawaiian merger (Puget Sound Business Journal)
• COLUMN: Besides the big three, plenty of other Fortune 500 companies power WA economy (Jon Talton/The Seattle Times)

CORRECTIONS & JAILS

• WA juvenile detention crisis forces inmates into adult prisons: ‘I feel betrayed’ (FOX 13)
• New juvenile rehabilitation center coming to Pierce County. Here’s what we know so far (The News Tribune)

COURTS (FEDERAL)

• Federal appeals court blocks remainder of Biden’s student debt relief plan (AP)

CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETY

• Five years after his wife was found dead in a freezer, Wahid Kashify is extradited back to Spokane and will stand trial for murder (The Spokesman-Review)
• Scammers target Pierce County pet owners, threaten to kill animals unless they’re paid (The News Tribune)

CYBERSECURITY

• Widespread technology outage disrupts flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world (AP)
• IT glitch causing delays in flights, business operations globally (Washington State Standard)
• What is CrowdStrike? Company linked to massive service outages across industries (KING TV)

DRUG CRISIS

• Washington crime report shows rise in drug arrests, but still below pre-pandemic levels (Kitsap Sun)
• Vancouver Fire Department sees slight drop in overdoses with new Narcan leave-behind program (The Columbian)
• Training the trainers to treat overdoses (The Daily World)

EDUCATION

• State: Marysville school plan ‘does not comply,’ must be fixed by Wednesday (The Everett Herald)

ELECTIONS

• Clallam Elections Office tracking loss of 2,400 voter pamphlets (KONP Radio)
• Voting begins in Washington’s primary election (Washington State Standard)

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & SERVICES

• When you get lost hiking in WA, how much does it cost to get rescued? Surprisingly little (The Bellingham Herald)

ENERGY & UTILITIES

• At Inslee’s order, council restores windmills to Horse Heaven project (Capital Press)
• State council preparing to expand clean energy project, per Inslee’s request (The Center Square)

HEALTH CARE & HOSPITALS

• Jefferson Healthcare adding capacity, programs (Peninsula Daily News)
• Dental therapists, who can fill cavities and check teeth, get the OK in more states (Washington State Standard)

HOMELESSNESS

• Lakewood becomes first city to enforce SCOTUS ruling on public camping (FOX 13)

HOUSING

• Spokane County affordable housing proving unaffordable for providers (The Center Square)
• Catholic Charities expands affordable housing, aiding central Washington families (KEPR TV)

INVASIVE SPECIES

• Infestation of highly destructive bugs spreading in Tri-Cities. Can they be stopped? (Tri-City Herald)

LAW ENFORCEMENT

• ‘Right and clear call’: Reactions to firing of SPD officer over ‘vile’ bodycam comments (KOMO TV)
• OPINION: Police are wrong: Law protecting youth doesn’t hurt investigations (Jesse Johnson, educator, community organizer and former state representative/The Seattle Times)

MENTAL HEALTH

• Mental health first aid program trains bystanders to help in a crisis (The Seattle Times)
• Washington’s 988 Crisis and Suicide Lifeline marks 2nd anniversary as advocates call it pillar for mental health support (The Columbian)

OTHER STATES

• Treat extreme heat like other national disasters, Oregon and other states urge (The Oregonian)
• California first state to get federal funds for hydrogen energy hub to help replace fossil fuels (AP)
• A Portland State University study upends assumptions about Measure 110 impacts (Oregon Capital Chronicle/Oregon Public Broadcasting)

PARKS

• Washington State Parks tightens overnight camping limits, raises fees (The Seattle Times)

STATE GOVERNMENT

• Inslee to agency leaders: Money’s too tight for new programs (Washington State Standard)
• Lake Burien facility for troubled youth opens with new state oversight, funding (The Center Square)

TRANSPORTATION

• WSDOT asks for patience as construction continues from Seattle to Bellevue and beyond (KING TV)
• $10 refunds in the mail after Seattle vehicle tab fee snafu (The Seattle Times)
• Ferry captains ask fishermen to give them space on the water (KING TV)
• Going green isn’t what you think when it comes to WSDOT safety (MyNorthwest)
• Car fires caused 13 deaths, over $160 million in damages last year in Washington (KNDO/KNDU)

WEATHER & CLIMATE

• Excessive heat warning issued in Tri-Cities. Campfires, off-roading bans ordered (Tri-City Herald)
• Heat islands make Seattle seem hotter (Axios – Seattle)

WILDFIRE PREVENTION & RESPONSE

• Washington DNR on high alert with peak wildfire season looming (KREM TV)
• Fire burns 800 acres of wheat field north of Walla Walla (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin)
• Cougar Creek Fire in Asotin County continues to grow (The Lewiston Tribune)
• North Cascades Highway opens with no stops where wildfire is raging (The Bellingham Herald)
• Lightning ignites fire that shuts down Highway 20 (NCW Life Channel)
• Firefighters tame 180-acre blaze near Wilson Creek (Source One News)
• Crews save homes from threatening fire off I-90 in Moses Lake (Source One News)

WILDLIFE

• Turning the Tide: Coast Guard uses old whale-hunting tactic to save WA orcas (FOX 13)
• Software error scrambles Washington hunting tag draw (The Daily News)