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Delay on Critical Areas Ordinance update draws criticism from groups
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (980+ words) EDMONDS " The Edmonds Environmental Council and Olympic View Water & Sewer District have raised concerns regarding revisions to the city's Critical Areas Ordinance, warning that a delay in updating policy surrounding underground stormwater wells could cause the city drinking water to…...
Douthat column ignores Charlie Kirk’s bigotry
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (214+ words) Also regarding bigotry, Kirk famously said "The civil rights act was a huge mistake." Who says things like that? Bigots say things like that. The man did not shed a single tear over the victims of gun violence at Sandy…...
Deportation flights at WA airport up dramatically this year, advocates say
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (1091+ words) Jake Goldstein-Street / Washington State Standard Angelina Godoy, director of the University of Washington Center for Human Rights, speaks to reporters alongside advocates outside Boeing Field in Seattle on Tuesday. Activists also say King County officials aren't being transparent enough about…...
Comment: Cuts to Medicaid will make fentanyl fight harder
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (638+ words) Medicaid's expansion is helping many get the addiction treatment they need, reversing the crisis. By Ronald Brownstein / Bloomberg Opinion President Donald Trump says the opioid epidemic is such a clear and present danger that it justifies extraordinary actions against the…...
Trump energy emergency latest target for Washington AG
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (867+ words) Attorney General Nick Brown (center) announces a lawsuit against the Trump administration in Seattle, Washington, on May 9, 2025, over its declaration of an energy emergency. (Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard) In a 15-state lawsuit filed in federal court in Seattle, states…...
Tulalip Tribes signs agreement with Washington State Department of Commerce
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (336+ words) The memorandum of understanding allows establishment of government-to-government relations between the sovereign nation and state agency. EVERETT " The Tulalip Tribes and the Washington State Department of Commerce signed a "historic" memorandum of understanding Thursday, establishing relations between the agency and…...