AGRICULTURE
- WSU grass farm studies yarrow for low-impact lawns (Capital Press)
- Early yields show strong wheat harvest season ahead (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin)
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
BUSINESS, ECONOMY & LABOR
- Great Resignation 2.0 could be on the horizon, with 3 in 10 workers planning to quit in 2024, survey shows (FOX 13)
- Boeing Commercial boss sticks to message, leaves big issues to next CEO (The Seattle Times)
CONGRESS
CORRECTIONS & JAILS
- Judge orders DCYF to return WA inmates to juvenile facilities within 14 days (FOX 13)
- WA judge orders state to bring 43 men back to juvenile detention (The Seattle Times)
- No juveniles in adult prisons, Washington court orders (KUOW Radio)
COURTS (FEDERAL)
- Appeals court hears Christian homeless shelter’s challenge to Washington anti-discrimination law (AP)
- If lawsuit ends federal mandates on birth control coverage, states will have the say (KFF Health News/The Columbian)
COURTS (STATE)
- Washington State Supreme Court seeks feedback on proposed rule change for public defense (KAPP/KVEW)
CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETY
- Stevens County deputy shoots, kills man accused of attacking deputy prosecutor with machete (The Spokesman-Review)
- OPINION: New WA hotline will help track, combat hate crimes (Miri Cypers, regional director of Anti-Defamation League, Pacific Northwest, and Ilona Lohrey, interim president & CEO of GSBA/The Seattle Times)
CYBERSECURITY
- What is CrowdStrike? A look behind the global tech glitch (AP/KOMO TV)
- Air travel delays continue, though most airlines have recovered from global tech outage (AP)
DAMS
DRUG CRISIS
EDUCATION
ELECTIONS
- Clark County officials address election security concerns as 2024 primary approaches (The Columbian)
- BLOG: Questions about the ballot you received in the mail? We have some answers (Jim Camden/The Spokesman-Review)
ENERGY & UTILITIES
- Rising energy costs in a warming climate add to pressure on businesses (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/The Columbian)
- Battery farms to store green energy are needed, but where should they go? King County considers (KUOW Radio)
- Seattle may jolt electric rates due to high demand as state pushes electrification (The Center Square)
- EDITORIAL: Nuclear energy gets a much-needed boost (Bloomberg Opinion/Walla Walla Union-Bulletin)
ENVIRONMENT
- Legislatures ramp up efforts to combat microplastics contamination surge (Pluribus News)
- EPA updates protections from pesticide drift for farmworkers, communities (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
- More green space, fewer silos: King County reveals new extreme heat plan (KUOW Radio)
- If Snohomish River campaign passes, polluters could be held accountable (The Everett Herald)
FOOD SAFETY & SECURITY
HEALTH CARE & HOSPITALS
- Meet the new robot aiming to help WA surgeons improve patient outcomes (The Seattle Times)
- OPINION: Men: We need you to go to the doctor, and to become doctors (Daniel Low, family medicine physician in Renton/The Seattle Times)
- EDITORIAL: Hiding medical debt won’t make it go away (Bloomberg Opinion/Walla Walla Union-Bulletin)
HIGHER EDUCATION
HOUSING
- US homes find fewer foreign buyers as rising costs and a strong dollar leave market in record slump (AP)
- State AGs ramp up scrutiny of alleged price-fixing in rental housing (Stateline/Washington State Standard)
- Why homesteading is growing among Seattleites (Axios – Seattle)
- Spokane floats commercial rent control despite potential legal challenges (The Center Square)
- Pierce County residents have requested millions for eviction prevention so far in 2024 (KNKX Radio)
INVASIVE SPECIES
LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Some police officers leave big cities for smaller towns to avoid heightened scrutiny (Stateline.org/The Columbian)
- More mentors, better facilities, gear that fits. Washington police departments are upping their game to recruit more women (KUOW Radio)
- Former Vancouver police officer faces perjury charges over claims about job experience (The Columbian)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- Seattle mayor proposed $1.7M in hiring freeze savings to boost public safety (The Center Square)
- Spokane eyes defunding police by $9.38M, $4.75M from fire, more from courts (The Center Square)
- Woodward files claim against Spokane alleging council condemnation over appearance with Sean Feucht, Matt Shea violated her rights (The Spokesman-Review)
- Roy, WA councilmember faces backlash after giving Nazi salute during meeting (FOX 13)
MENTAL HEALTH
OTHER STATES
- Oregon’s workforce is aging. Here are the industries with the oldest workers (The Oregonian)
- Southern Oregon residents worry state isn’t monitoring water quality closely enough after arsenic scare (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
- After officials promised to address Portland’s fentanyl crisis, overdose deaths rose. What happened? (The Oregonian)
POLITICS
NATIONAL
SECURITY
SOCIAL MEDIA
TRANSPORTATION
- Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge reopens (KIHR Radio)
- New Elwha River bridge opens to traffic (KONP Radio)
- Airline travel increasing across the country. Is Washington back to pre-pandemic levels? (The Olympian)
- First weeks of new sailings, King County Water Taxi sees jump in ridership (KING TV)
- EDITORIAL: Cheers & Jeers: Bridge support; barriers to aid (The Columbian)
TRIBAL ISSUES
- Prison powwow: Native families connect with their loved ones behind bars (Washington State Standard)
WILDFIRE PREVENTION & RESPONSE
- Pacific Northwest faces critical fire risk as wildfires burn (The Seattle Times)
- Defensible space provides room to prevent wildfires from destroying homes (Yakima Herald-Republic)
- Fire threatens state park, fish hatchery in Franklin County. WA sends air support (Tri-City Herald)
- Miners Complex tops 500 acres in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest (The Everett Herald)
- Cougar Creek Fire now at 6,700-plus acres (The Lewiston Tribune)
WILDLIFE
WOLVES