PSE may turn off power in parts of WA to prevent wildfires this year; University of Washington rejects protesters’ calls to cut Boeing ties

BUSINESS, ECONOMY & LABOR

• After bargaining deadline, Boeing locks out firefighters union in Everett (The Everett Herald)
• Boeing locks out private firefighters in Seattle over pay dispute with strike looming (MyNorthwest)

CANNABIS

• As the US moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, could more states legalize it? (AP)
• What the reclassification of marijuana means for Washington’s cannabis industry (KING TV)
• Richland forced to reconsider retail cannabis sales. It’s one vote away from lifting it (Tri-City Herald)
• EDITORIAL: Reclassification of marijuana a good first step (The Columbian)

CAPITAL BUDGET

• In focus: Work at United Learning Center site begins in downtown Centralia (The Chronicle)

COURTS (STATE)

• Clark County’s drug court is quiet in wake of Blake Decision, say officials (The Columbian)

DRUG CRISIS

• Her best friend died after getting kicked out of treatment. She passed a law to address ejections (KNKX Radio)
• Vancouver mother arrested after 3-year-old overdoses on meth (The Columbian)
• OPINION: The kids are not alright: Washington’s pro-drug policies a death sentence for children (Rep. Travis Couture/Kitsap Sun)

EDUCATION

• Report: Washington charter school students outperforming public school peers (The Center Square)

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & SERVICES

• House of Representatives approves extension to landslide protection system (The Chronicle)
• Over 45K Washington students participate in world’s largest lahar evacuation drill (FOX 13)

ENERGY & UTILITIES

• PSE may turn off power in parts of WA to prevent wildfires this year (The Seattle Times)
• EDITORIAL: Forecast is clear: WA must boldly pursue new green energy sources (The Seattle Times)

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT & THE WHITE HOUSE

• Biden’s internet-for-all program needs Musk’s help (The Washington Post/The Seattle Times)

FISH

• One million chinook salmon die in Skagit County hatchery amid activist warnings (KGMI Radio/My Bellingham Now)

HEALTH CARE & HOSPITALS

• OPINION: The Northwest’s ‘dental care divide’ is becoming a crisis (Cindy Breilh, executive director of U.S. Programs for Medical Teams International/The Seattle Times)

HIGHER EDUCATION

• University of Washington rejects protesters’ calls to cut Boeing ties (The Seattle Times)
• Central professor files claim against university after police incident (Daily Record)
• COLUMN: College protests 101: This class won’t be easily dismissed (The Seattle Times)

HOMELESSNESS

• The homeless in Washington state scatter as cities ban them from public spaces (Investigate West/Oregon Public Broadcasting)
• OPINION: Housing First is our best tool among many to combat homelessness (Paul Carlson, retired from federal service, where he served as regional coordinator for the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness/The Seattle Times)

LAW ENFORCEMENT

• WA State Patrol fined $750,000 for failing to disclose public records after crash (The Seattle Times)
• Vancouver police officer resigned day before interview regarding lying, harassment (The Columbian)
• Moses Lake officer shot after police shoot at suspect (KNDO/KNDU)
• EDITORIAL: SPD’s defensive tone in face of allegations makes need for review clear (The Seattle Times)

LEGISLATURE

• Two Yakima teens serve as pages for Rep. Mosbrucker in Olympia (KNDO/KNDU)
• OPINION: Thank you, Central Washington, for 26 years (Rep. Bruce Chandler/Yakima Herald-Republic)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Spokane County announces millions in state funding ahead of Expo ’74 celebration (The Center Square)
• Seismic shake-up at City Hall? Tacoma’s form of government could shift under proposal (The News Tribune)
• Dupont now a Purple Heart City and awards the Congressional Gold Medal (KIRO TV)

SECURITY

• REAL ID will be required starting in 2025 (KIRO TV)

SPORTS

• OPINION: It’s time to believe it, the return of the Sonics is closer than ever (Aaron Levine/FOX 13)

TRANSPORTATION

• Lawmaker hopes to ensure WA bridges aren’t vulnerable to Baltimore bridge collapse (The Center Square)

TRIBAL ISSUES

• New efforts to investigate cold cases involving Indigenous people bring hope (Yakima Herald-Republic)
• ‘I miss her so dearly:’ Families share stories of lost loved ones during MMIW day in Toppenish (Yakima Herald-Republic)
• Toppenish community and family members gather for a walk to raise awareness for MMIP (KNDO/KNDU)

WATER

• Outlook worsens for Yakima River basin irrigators (Capital Press)
• Water allotment drops further to 54% in Yakima Basin (Yakima Herald-Republic)
• Clark County likely won’t feel drought despite being covered in declaration (The Columbian)

WEATHER & CLIMATE

• Climate change supercharged the Northwest heat dome (KUOW Radio)

WILDFIRE PREVENTION & RESPONSE

• Washington ranked 10th in 2023 with most homes at risk from wildfires (KOMO TV)
• Wildfire concerns prompt Washington National Guard to step up (KIRO TV)

WILDLIFE

• She’s safe! Missing zebra captured in North Bend (KING TV)
• Grizzlies are returning to WA’s North Cascades. How will that work? (The Seattle Times)
• What caused the die-off of hundreds of relocated mountain goats in the North Cascades? (KING TV)
• Center for Biological Diversity hopes to protect Washington’s Ashy pebblesnail and shortface lanx (The Columbian)