Patients stuck in Washington hospitals pose quandary for state lawmakers; ‘No confidence’ vote against Washington child welfare leader fails to pass

AGRICULTURE & WATER

• Washington businesses sue EPA over ‘impossible’ water standards (The Center Square)

CAP-AND-TRADE PROGRAM

• Here’s how WA spent first sliver of cap-and-trade dollars (Washington State Standard)

CENSUS

• COLUMN: Fewer people are moving to WA, driver’s license data shows (Gene Balk/The Seattle Times)

COMMUNITY & FAMILY ISSUES

• Wednesday marks 2 years since missing 5-year-old, Oakley Carlson, reported missing (KIRO TV)

CONGRESS

• Kevin McCarthy resigning from Congress, he says (AP/FOX 13)
• Jayapal responds after being criticized for CNN comments about Israel-Hamas war (MyNorthwest)
• Pressley, Welch introduce legislation to guarantee right to vote for people with felonies on record (AP)

COURTS (FEDERAL)

• EDITORIAL: The EPA tells the truth in court (Capital Press)

COURTS (STATE)

• Here’s why you might get a $50 or $120 check in the mail from the AG (The Seattle Times)
• About 400,000 state households will receive checks resulting from a lawsuit. Is one yours? (The Olympian)
• Defense requests dismissal of Ellis case after controversy in final stage of trial (FOX 13)

CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETY

• Murder-suicide of a brother-in-law and a pharmacist rocks Tri-Cities. What we know (Tri-City Herald)

DRUG CRISIS

• Is Seattle’s new drug law working? (KUOW Radio)
• After fentanyl bust by Kalispel Tribal Police, U.S. Attorney Waldref tells lawmakers Native communities are hit harder by opioid crisis (The Spokesman-Review)
• 10 drug traffickers, all under the age of 30, arrested in Pierce County (MyNorthwest)
• Ideal Option opens new addiction medicine center in Yakima (KNDO/KNDU)

EDUCATION

• Fall enrollment in Washington public schools increased by nearly 2,000 students over last year (The Olympian)
• Enrollment in Washington’s public schools up statewide (KNDO/KNDU)
• $100,000 in scholarships available for WA high school seniors, college students (Tri-City Herald)
• Fire closes Endeavour Elementary in Mukilteo until 2024 (The Everett Herald)

ELECTIONS

• Washington’s November General Election certified by Secretary of State (KNDO/KNDU)

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & SERVICES

• Governor Inslee urges citizens to sign up for emergency alerts (KIRO TV)
• In tiny Silvana, flooding is a way of life. It’s getting worse (The Seattle Times)

ENVIRONMENT

• WA proposes ban on ‘forever chemicals’ in clothes, other products (The Seattle Times)

HEALTH CARE & HOSPITALS

• Patients stuck in Washington hospitals pose quandary for state lawmakers (Washington State Standard)
• Bloodworks NW removes barriers for gay, bisexual donors (KUOW Radio)
• ‘Not a matter of if but of when’: Area hospitals may bring back mask mandate amid surge of RSV patients (The Spokesman-Review)

HIGHER EDUCATION

• Bellingham Technical College awaiting state approval on emergency repair funds (KGMI Radio)

HOUSING

• WA eviction filings double after pandemic aid ends (Crosscut)
• The Seattle-area housing market is dragging. Here’s why (The Seattle Times)
• House prices are up. Condo prices are down. What’s 2024 hold in store for Pierce County? (The News Tribune)
• Three major changes to Tacoma’s rental code are going into effect Friday (The News Tribune)
• COLUMN: Code enforcement launches new program on a fast track (Sue Lani Madsen/The Spokesman-Review)

IMMIGRATION

• King County allocates $3 million to fund 100 hotel rooms for asylum-seekers (The Seattle Times)
• Health inspectors turned away at Tacoma ICE detention center as hunger strike continues (KNKX Radio)

LAW ENFORCEMENT

• Seattle strikes deal with police guild to address response, special event staffing (The Center Square)
• After 40 days retired, Everett ex-police chief hired to mayor’s office (The Everett Herald)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Seattle’s socialist rockstar Kshama Sawant has almost left the building. Here’s how she changed Seattle politics (KUOW Radio)
• Callers spewing racism, defending Nazis hijack council meetings across Pierce County (The News Tribune)
• Normally tax-wary Spokane Valley may adopt a vehicle tab tax (The Spokesman-Review)
• In surprise, Clark County councilors vote to increase property taxes (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
• County Council members launch bipartisan ‘Building Bridges’ nonprofit (The Everett Herald)
• OPINION: Seattle building emissions policy will bring more than climate benefits (Jessyn Farrell, director of the city of Seattle’s Office of Sustainability and Environment, Patience Malaba, executive director of the Housing Development Consortium, Katie Garrow, executive secretary-treasurer of MLK Labor/The Seattle Times)
• EDITORIAL: Fosse shouldn’t have to choose between elected roles (The Everett Herald)

MEDIA

• COLUMN: Free Press roundup: Bellingham daily cutting print days, plus layoffs, AI (Brier Dudley/The Seattle Times)

MILITARY & VETERANS

• Former Fairchild airman sentenced to 2 years in prison for possessing stolen military ammunition (The Spokesman-Review)

OTHER STATES

• Oregon power company to pay nearly $300 million to settle latest lawsuit over 2020 wildfires (AP)

SCHOOL SAFETY

• Shahala Middle School student arrested after knife threat (The Columbian)

STATE GOVERNMENT

• ‘No confidence’ vote against Washington child welfare leader fails to pass (KING TV)

TRANSPORTATION

• Vancouver’s plan to remove lanes from McGillivray Boulevard has residents concerned about safety, congestion (The Columbian)
• WSF’s Kitsap ferry out of service after mechanical issue causes vessel to ‘bump’ into dock (FOX 13)

TRIBAL ISSUES

• Feds move to give tribes more say on access to Rattlesnake Mountain in Eastern WA (Tri-City Herald)

WEATHER & CLIMATE

• Seattle area mops up after record-breaking deluge (Axios – Seattle)
• Over a dozen rescues in Snohomish County after record flooding on Stilly (The Everett Herald)
• Atmospheric river pushes through Clark County, causing flooding, road closures, record temperatures (The Columbian)

WILDFIRE PREVENTION & RESPONSE

• Spokane County still waiting on decision from FEMA regarding federal assistance for fire victims (KREM TV)
• Private timberland from WA to CA lost billions in value due to wildfires (The Seattle Times)

WILDLIFE

• Few and far between, endangered wolverines are difficult to track (KUOW Radio)

WOLVES

• Legislators consider removing gray wolves off endangered list in Wash. (MyNorthwest)