BREAKING: Trump J6 case REMOVED from DC court docket
The case, brought by special counsel Jack Smith and presided over by Judge Tanya Chutkan, currently has motions pending that are on appeal.
Jewish social worker sues Seattle cancer center after being fired for reporting antisemitism
Tammy Weitzman, a Jewish social worker, is suing Seattle’s Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center after being fired for reporting antisemitism, anti-Trump DEI emails She joins Ari Hoffman to tell her story. Listen to the audio here:
Fast-track housing projects among task force recommendations for Spokane
(The Center Square) – Recommendations to improve health and housing options in Spokane were among the topics presented Thursday by five transition committees tasked by new Mayor Lisa Brown to identify needs and opportunities in the city.
Seattle dips into $200,000 fund to shelter refugee families for one week
(The Center Square) – More 70 refugee families facing homelessness were able to secure a one-week extension at their stay in a hotel in Kent thanks to Seattle footing the bill. Cathy Moore of the Seattle City
More police, and $6.2M price tag, under consideration by Spokane Valley City Council
(The Center Square) – Spokane Valley City Council members are considering adding up to 30 police officers and support staff in the next three years at an estimated cost of $6.2 million, beginning with the recruitment of
Legislation to train police dogs to detect fentanyl moves ahead in Olympia
(The Center Square) – Rep. Gina Mosbrucker, R-Goldendale, received unanimous support in the state House of Representatives this week for a bill to equip law enforcement in Washington state with additional training for police dogs to sniff
Bill addresses concerns over tall wind turbines and aerial firefighting
(The Center Square) – A bill aimed at balancing interests between wind turbine farms and aerial firefighting efforts is moving ahead in Olympia. Rep. Stephanie Barnard, R-Pasco, says committee passage of House Bill 2117, co-sponsored by Rep.
Washington bill would allow PSE to end natural gas service for existing customers
(The Center Square) – Washington residents and businesses reliant on Puget Sound Energy, the state’s larges utility provider, for natural gas could have it discontinued under a revised version of a bill that cleared the state House
Bellevue Police to launch $4.6M body camera program by March
(The Center Square) – The Bellevue Police Department over the next few months is set to implement body-worn cameras and upgrade its tasers as part of an effort to improve police transparency. In September, the Bellevue City
MTG brings resolution to censure Ilhan Omar over ‘treasonous’ statements
Greene argued that Omar had “revealed herself to be a foreign agent acting on behalf of a foreign government.”