ABORTION
AGRICULTURE & WATER
- Wheat harvest continues as Walla Walla County endures drought conditions (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin)
- Mabton residents clamor for solutions to drinking water problems at crowded meeting (Yakima Herald-Republic)
- Annual hop event highlights research, serves as unofficial kickoff to harvest (Capital Press)
BUSINESS, ECONOMY & LABOR
CAP-AND-TRADE PROGRAM
- Why are gas prices so high in WA? Yakima senator blames Inslee (KIT Radio)
- OPINION: Inslee lied about the cost of the carbon cap and trade program (Donald Kimball, Communications Manager at Washington Policy Center/The Center Square)
CONGRESS
CORONAVIRUS
COURTS (STATE)
CRIME
- Unruly crowd in Capitol Hill blocks Seattle police from illegal street racing event (KOMO TV)
- Kia drove into Seattle Nordstrom, shot window during attempted robbery (MyNorthwest)
- This goes beyond mere shoplifting (KUOW Radio)
- Arson suspected in Pasco church fire (KNDO/KNDU)
- Some Seattle streets could see speed cameras to prevent illegal racing (The Seattle Times)
EDUCATION
ENVIRONMENT
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT & THE WHITE HOUSE
- Biden looks to provide relief from extreme heat as record high temperatures persist across the US (The Seattle Times)
- U.S.’ UFO program could be ‘just gross misconduct from Pentagon’ (MyNorthwest)
HEALTH CARE & HOSPITALS
HIGHER EDUCATION
- Gonzaga to build a new dorm, freeing up housing for upperclassmen (The Spokesman-Review)
- Washington State University launches online certificate program for medical professionals working in Indigenous communities (The Spokesman-Review)
HOMELESSNESS
- We can all learn from Burien’s homelessness debate (KUOW Radio)
- COLUMN: Vehicle homelessness ‘exploded.’ A Hilltop man’s story reveals a cruel, broken system (Matt Driscoll/The News Tribune)
- COLUMN: How bad is vehicle homelessness in Tacoma and Pierce County? It depends on who you ask (Matt Driscoll/The News Tribune)
- COLUMN: Businesses are buckling under the weight of vehicle homelessness. Who’s helping them? (Matt Driscoll/The News Tribune)
HOUSING
- Spokane removed parking minimums for housing near transit. Is the state next? (Washington State Standard)
- The new law giving mobile home residents a chance to buy their parks (Washington State Standard)
- Real estate leaders convene to share affordable housing strategies (Puget Sound Business Journal)
LAND USE & PROPERTY RIGHTS
LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Police Guild: Patrol officers staged ‘sick-out’ during Seattle’s busiest weekend (FOX 13)
- Clark County deputy back at work months after SUV crushed by snow-covered tree (The Columbian)
LEGISLATURE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- Firework sales stay legal in south county, even if you can’t light them (The Everett Herald)
- Cowlitz County commissioners weigh future of mental health tax (The Daily News)
- Selah will pass police bodycam editing costs on to video requesters (Yakima Herald-Republic)
- Bellingham City Council adopts new state laws on drug use, ADUs (KGMI Radio)
- COLUMN: Seattle mayor didn’t complete, start 70% of police recruitment plan (Jason Rantz/MyNorthwest)
MEDIA
MILITARY & VETERANS
- US Navy to name ship after renowned Nisqually Tribal activist Billy Frank Jr. (The Olympian)
- Village supporting homeless veterans asks Tacoma leaders for contract extension (FOX 13)
- Kilmer leads pinning ceremony honoring Vietnam Veterans (The Daily World)
PARKS
PRIVACY
SCHOOL SAFETY
SPORTS
STATE GOVERNMENT
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
TECHNOLOGY
TRANSPORTATION
- Next phase of $133M airport noise cancelling project approved by Seattle Port Commission (The Center Square)
- WA ferry passengers are about to see a transformed Colman Dock (The Seattle Times)
- WA Department of Ecology funds $16.3M in grants for zero-emission vehicles (The Center Square)
- Public transit is now free for youth. But what happens when you turn 19? (KUOW Radio)
- Who knew a small lane switch on I-5 could create such chaos? (MyNorthwest)
WILDFIRE PREVENTION & RESPONSE
- WA fire is now bigger than Seattle; more residents evacuated (The Seattle Times)
- Dryness, heat fuel Northwest wildfire risk (The Columbian)
- Washington is in for a long wildfire season (KWHT Radio)
- Lightning caused Whitman County wildfire that has burned more than 500 acres (The Spokesman-Review)
WILDLIFE