OUR NEWS RELEASES FROM THIS WEEK
- Rep. Bruce Chandler announces retirement after 26 years in the Washington State House of Representatives
- Rep. Gina Mosbrucker will not seek a sixth term in the Legislature
THE FIX WASHINGTON PODCAST
- Episode 1: Rep. Dan Griffey and Rep. Travis Couture | Drug crisis
- Episode 2: Rep. Peter Abbarno | Crime and affordability crises
- Episode 3: Rep. J.T. Wilcox | A discussion on his time in the Legislature
BUSINESS, ECONOMY & LABOR
- Employee preferences on remote work are taking a surprising turn (Puget Sound Business Journal)
- San Juan County ‘encouraged’ by initial results of 32-hour workweek (The Seattle Times)
- Hundreds attend Yakima May Day rally in support of worker rights (Yakima Herald-Republic)
- As opposition to Israel’s war in Gaza grows, Boeing arms sales draw scrutiny (The Seattle Times)
CHILD CARE
- Child care now costs more than a mortgage, study finds (FOX 13)
- With childcare at a premium in Kitsap, provider lands state grant to fuel expansion (Kitsap Sun)
COMMUNITY & FAMILY ISSUES
- City of Tacoma ranked among the top 100 places to live in the U.S., here’s why (The News Tribune)
- New study names the top 100 best US cities to live in, including one Tri-Cities mention (Tri-City Herald)
- COLUMN: When it comes to attending protests, Seattle is surprisingly average (Gene Balk/The Seattle Times)
CONGRESS
- Southwest Washington farmers call on Congress to keep conservation funding in farm bill (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
- Farm bill movement encourages ag groups (Capital Press)
- OPINION: Support Eyes on the Board Act and help kids focus on school, not TikTok (Julie Barrett, founder of Conservative Ladies of Washington/The Seattle Times)
CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETY
- ‘Sexually violent predator’ arrested for 1984 Everett woman’s murder after DNA cracks case (KOMO TV)
- Was a W. Richland killer grooming his victim in 6th grade? What a WA investigation found (Tri-City Herald)
DAMS
EDUCATION
- Should Washington’s public schools ban students from using cellphones? (Washington State Standard)
- Washington implements new inclusive learning law: What you need to know (KPQ Radio)
- Auburn educator honored as State Teacher of the Year at White House event (FOX 13)
- Washington high school ranked third-best in nation in 2024 U.S. News annual ranking list (The News Tribune)
- ‘A safe space for all:’ After-school club discusses antiracism, history and politics (The News Tribune)
- Students were primed for First Amendment talk. This Pierce County district backed out (The News Tribune)
- Yakima school superintendent responds to community questions about budget cuts (Yakima Herald-Republic)
ENERGY & UTILITIES
- Demand for electricity in the Pacific Northwest expected to jump 30% (KUOW Radio)
- Demand for electricity in Northwest projected to grow 30% in decade, triple previous estimates (Oregon Capital Chronicle/The Columbian)
- Centralia’s coal plant has to close next year. Can other communities learn from their transition? (KNKX Radio)
- Coal transition: Betting on hydrogen with an energy technology grant (KNKX Radio)
- Company aiming to build fusion power plant near Malaga visiting site (KPQ Radio)
ENVIRONMENT
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT & THE WHITE HOUSE
- Biden backs peaceful protest, denounces campus ‘chaos’ over Gaza (Washington State Standard)
- Biden administration says 100,000 new migrants are expected to enroll in ‘Obamacare’ next year (AP)
FISH
HANFORD
HEALTH CARE & HOSPITALS
HIGHER EDUCATION
- Why students are protesting at the University of Washington campus (FOX 13)
- Evergreen signs agreement with students to move toward divesting from companies profiting in Gaza (The Olympian)
- Whitman students protest for divestment from Israel during trustees meeting (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin)
- UW football players charged with assault after allegedly attacking bicyclist plead not guilty (KING TV)
HOMELESSNESS
- More students experiencing homelessness in Washington (Cascade PBS)
- Spokane County renews funding for homeless relocation program (The Center Square)
HOUSING
- Average mortgage rate rises again, reaching highest level in more than 5 months (AP)
- Filling a need: New homes coming to Moses Lake (Columbia Basin Herald)
LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Puyallup police, sheriff’s deputy to be honored with Law Enforcement Medal of Honor (The News Tribune)
- Thurston Sheriff plans to pilot GPS trackers, grappler nets in pursuits this summer (The Olympian)
- For trial of Auburn police officer accused of murder, lawyers probe jurors’ views on deadly force (KUOW Radio)
LEGISLATURE
OTHER STATES
- Police move in to clear NYU encampment, US campus arrests grow to 2,200 in pro-Palestinian protests (AP)
- Portland police vehicles destroyed in suspected arson (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
PARKS
POLITICS
STATE
SOCIAL MEDIA
SPORTS
STATE GOVERNMENT
- Family of man killed by fellow patient at Eastern State Hospital files lawsuit against the state (KXLY TV)
- Mobile Department of Licensing office hits the road in Washington (KING TV)
TRANSPORTATION
- Travel alert: Washington ferry prices have gone up amid wave of riders (MyNorthwest)
- COLUMN: Eastside’s light rail expansion is good for the climate and the economy (Jon Talton/The Seattle Times)
TRIBAL ISSUES
- Bree Black Horse formally sworn in to prosecute MMIP cases in federal court (Yakima Herald-Republic)
WATER
- WA Dept. of Ecology files lawsuit officially launching Nooksack River water rights process (The Bellingham Herald)
- Columbia Basin farmers hopeful irrigation program will stretch water resources (The Center Square)
WILDFIRE PREVENTION & RESPONSE
WILDLIFE
- As WA zebra search continues, officials ask people to stop crowding area (The Seattle Times)
- Few survivors remain after relocation to North Cascades (Peninsula Daily News)
- EDITORIAL: Consider relocation from the bear’s perspective (Capital Press)
WOLVES