Another Boeing whistleblower dies—Josh Dean, 45, succumbs to ‘sudden illness’
Seattle City Council rejects land use exception to address affordable housing
(The Center Square) – The Seattle City Council has rejected a bill intended to offer zoning incentives for up to 35 redevelopments that partner with local nonprofits to boost housing in displaced neighborhoods. Council Bill 120750 would
Spokane approves $700,000 renewal to continue operating TRAC through May
(The Center Square) – With hours to spare, the Spokane City Council voted on Monday to renew its contract with the Salvation Army to continue operating the controversial Trent Resource and Assistance Center. The approval follows a
Six figures raised to throw ‘rager’ for UNC frat boys who protected Stars and Stripes from Gaza protesters
Hanford Site cleanup takes steps forward and backward under new agreement
(The Center Square) – Several state and federal agencies have reached an agreement modifying their approach to cleaning up the radioactive and chemical waste buried beneath Washington’s Hanford Site, a decommissioned nuclear production complex. The Tri-Party Agreement
$16 million for King County nonprofit paying back rent under scrutiny
(The Center Square) – A member of the King County Council hopes to get to the bottom of how taxpayer funds are being spent in cases where tenants refuse to pay their rent. Councilmember Reagan Dunn on
A handful of UW students join nationwide campus protests against Israel
(The Center Square) – As University of Washington students walk through the campus’s main thoroughfare to go to class, a sliver of grassy land has been taken up by a few pro-Palestinian protesters demanding an end to
What rescheduling marijuana means for Washington state’s cannabis industry
(The Center Square) – The Biden administration’s move to reclassify marijuana as a lower-risk substance has broad implications for the cannabis industry at large, including in Washington state, a pioneer in the legal cannabis industry. On Dec.
Columbia’s Gaza Camp organizers SJP funded by Hamas-linked non-profits: report
Boebert’s wolf bill passes U.S. House
(The Center Square) – A bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., that would federally delist gray wolves passed the U.S. House on Tuesday. H.R. 764, or the “Trust the Science Act,” which passed on a