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BUSINESS, ECONOMY & LABOR

• Tips can’t go toward Seattle’s minimum wage after December. Restaurateurs, labor advocates clash over changes (KUOW Radio)
• Flaws, fighting and a mystery ‘move crew’ set stage for Boeing blowout (The Seattle Times)
• Microsoft says Delta was largely responsible for flight cancellations (The Seattle Times)

COURTS (STATE)

• 2 charged in the death of Evergreen State College student who died from carbon monoxide poisoning (KING TV)
• Seattle Archdiocese faces new sex abuse lawsuits naming known offenders (KUOW Radio)

CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETY

• OPINION: Community groups need funding to stop the cycle of violence in Seattle (Marty Jackson, executive director of SE Network SafetyNet/The Seattle Times)

CYBERSECURITY

• WSU Cougar Health Service Pharmacy users may have had their information exposed (The Lewiston Tribune)

EDUCATION

• WA audit finds Marysville School District in financial jeopardy (Cascade PBS)
• PFAS found near Edmonds school sparks concerns about wells (The Everett Herald)

ELECTIONS

• State, local election leaders fight misinformation, highlight security on Election Day (KIRO TV)
• What’s being done to increase election security in Spokane County (KREM TV)

ENERGY & UTILITIES

• Washington’s hydrogen economy gets boost from DOE funding (Puget Sound Business Journal)

ENVIRONMENT

• Toxic algae warning issued for Columbia River. Deadly for dogs, harmful to humans (Tri-City Herald)
• Long Beach’s Willapa refuge turns timber land back into wilderness (Cascade PBS)
• EDITORIAL: Time will tell on state’s single-use plastic bag ban (The Columbian)

FISH

• Not a fluke: Sevengill, soupfin sharks found in south Puget Sound (Kitsap Sun)

HANFORD

• New president named for large Hanford nuclear site contractor (Tri-City Herald)

HEALTH CARE & HOSPITALS

• Why primary care physicians are becoming harder to find in WA (The Seattle Times)

HIGHER EDUCATION

• WSU student charged with rape at on-campus fraternity house (KREM TV)

HOMELESSNESS

• Spokane business groups file amicus brief with Supreme Court ahead of Prop 1 review (The Center Square)

HOUSING

• Despite July surge, single-family inventory still lags pre-pandemic levels (Puget Sound Business Journal)
• Puyallup renter recounts nightmare scenario under new landlord (The News Tribune)
• Despite high mortgage rates, Snohomish County home market still competitive (The Everett Herald)

LAW ENFORCEMENT

• King County Sheriff’s Office modifies pursuit policy (Snoqualmie Valley Record)
• COLUMN: Progressives angry that ‘Cops’ is filming in Pierce County, Sheriff Troyer reacts (Jason Rantz/MyNorthwest)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• After tense meeting, Seattle Council OKs deal with Des Moines jail (Cascade PBS)
• ‘That view is so beautiful.’ City to spend $600K to overhaul blighted Tacoma overlook (The News Tribune)

MEDIA

• COLUMN: Matt Driscoll made me a better writer. We could learn a lot from the example he set (Bill Bryant/The News Tribune)

MENTAL HEALTH

• High schoolers’ mental health shows small improvement in new survey (AP)

OTHER STATES

• States seek gas tax alternatives as revenue dips (Pluribus News)

POLITICS

CONGRESS

• Here’s who’s leading in Washington’s U.S. House races (Washington State Standard)
• Few surprises in Washington state congressional primaries (Cascade PBS)
• U.S. Senate primary election results: Maria Cantwell leads Raul Garcia (The Seattle Times)
• Gluesenkamp Perez and Kent set for rematch in 3rd Congressional District (Axios – Seattle)
• Sessler leads Newhouse in Central Washington primary as Republicans dominate (Yakima Herald-Republic)
• U.S. House primary results: Randall, MacEwen lead in 6th District (The Seattle Times)

ELECTIONS

• Washington state primary election results 2024 (The Seattle Times)

LEGISLATURE

• Primary Election: Central Washington candidates head to the General Election (The Center Square)
• Primary Election: Eastern Wash. legislative races too close to call Tuesday night (The Center Square)
• Marshall leads all candidates in District 2 legislative race to replace JT Wilcox, early results show (The Olympian)
• In newly redrawn 14th District, Dimas and Manjarrez lead House races (Yakima Herald-Republic)
• District 15 initial Primary results following voting map change (KNDO/KNDU)
• Bateman has larger-than-expected lead over Iyall in early results for 22nd District Senate race (The Olympian)
• Incumbents lead 42nd District races (KGMI Radio/My Bellingham Now)
• Seattle’s 43rd Legislative District: Scott, Suarez lead primary (The Seattle Times)

LOCAL

• Everett property tax measure appears headed for defeat (The Everett Herald)
• Voters staunchly deny Everett port expansion (The Everett Herald)

STATEWIDE OFFICE

• Ferguson and Reichert to square off for Washington governor (Axios – Seattle)
• Serrano, Brown poised to advance in Washington attorney general race (Washington State Standard)
• Republicans hold top two spots in WA lands commissioner race. Will it last? (Washington State Standard)
• Reykdal, Olson ahead in race to lead WA’s public schools (Washington State Standard)
• Kuderer, Fortunato lead in WA insurance commissioner primary (The Seattle Times)

STATE GOVERNMENT

• Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife facing over $200,000 in fines for workplace accidents (KREM TV)

TRANSPORTATION

• Understaffed WA ferries rely on overtime to stay afloat, union says (FOX 13)
• WSF engineers: ‘Inslee has run service into the rocks’ (MyNorthwest)
• ‘I’m not a prisoner anymore’: Snohomish County transportation program for seniors, disabled saved by WSDOT (KING TV)
• This Seattle light rail station is getting renamed, clearing confusion (The Seattle Times)

WILDFIRE PREVENTION & RESPONSE

• Gov. Inslee proclaimed statewide emergency amid WA’s wildfire surge. Here’s what to know (The News Tribune)
• Over 750 personnel continue fighting the Pioneer Fire near Lake Chelan (The Center Square)
• Pioneer Fire moves into Stehekin overnight (NCW Life Channel)