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Free Play Space In Yakima Helps Families In Crisis Relax, Settle, Smile
The only thing unique about this twice-weekly child play space, buried deep in a state Department of Social and Health Services office in Yakima, are its customers: families in crisis. “When they come into this room and are here for a while you see the shoulders drop,” Maria Vasquez said. “They relax. They settle. They smile.” Continue Reading Free Play Space In Yakima Helps Families In Crisis Relax, Settle, Smile
How Did We Get Here? 7 Things To Know About Measles
Americans could be forgiven for not knowing that much about measles. After all, it’s been 51 years since an effective vaccine was introduced, quickly turning the disease from a common childhood experience to a rarity, and nearly two decades since the disease was declared eliminated from the U.S. Continue Reading How Did We Get Here? 7 Things To Know About Measles
Washington Lawmakers Revive Tax Break For Electric Vehicle Buyers
In their last minute dash to adjournment Sunday, Washington state legislators revived a lapsed sales tax break for buyers of electric cars. The resurrected incentive will be similar in value to a publicly-funded rebate for battery-powered cars that Oregon now offers.
A valuable tax break for buyers of fully-electric and plug-in hybrid cars in Washington expired last May. Continue Reading Washington Lawmakers Revive Tax Break For Electric Vehicle Buyers
Washington Legislature Allocates Funds To Study Snake River Dam Removal
Tucked into Washington’s $52.4 billion operating budget passed Sunday night by the Legislature is controversial funding for a “stakeholder group” tasked with looking into what would happen should the four Lower Snake River dams be removed or altered. Continue Reading Washington Legislature Allocates Funds To Study Snake River Dam Removal
Affirmative Action Opponents File Referendum To Overturn Washington’s I-1000
Opponents of affirmative action filed a referendum Monday morning to overturn Initiative 1000, which majority Democrats in the Washington Legislature passed Sunday evening in the waning hours of the 105-day legislative session. Backers of the repeal effort will have until July 27 to collect 129,811 signatures to qualify for the November 2019 ballot. Continue Reading Affirmative Action Opponents File Referendum To Overturn Washington’s I-1000
Washington Lawmakers Are Done This Year. Here’s What They Passed — And Didn’t — In 2019
Washington lawmakers just wrapped up an action-packed, 105-day session with passage of the first state budget to exceed $50 billion and a bundle of tax hikes to fund it. Continue Reading Washington Lawmakers Are Done This Year. Here’s What They Passed — And Didn’t — In 2019
Federal Government Says 2nd Hanford Tunnel With Radioactive Waste All Sealed Up
The project to stabilize and seal a large tunnel of radioactive waste has been completed at the Hanford nuclear reservation, according to the U.S. Department of Energy and its contractor.
The so-called Tunnel 2 project started in October 2018, at the massive Washington cleanup site near Richland. Continue Reading Federal Government Says 2nd Hanford Tunnel With Radioactive Waste All Sealed Up
Washington Lawmakers Pass $52.8 Billion Budget, Raise Taxes, Approve Affirmative Action, Adjourn
Washington lawmakers adjourned at midnight Sunday after majority Democrats approved an initiative to restore affirmative action and passed a $52.4 billion, two-year state operating budget. The budget relies on an array of tax increases, including on businesses and real estate transactions, but doesn’t impose a new capital gains tax as had been proposed. Continue Reading Washington Lawmakers Pass $52.8 Billion Budget, Raise Taxes, Approve Affirmative Action, Adjourn
Mushroom Hunters, Rejoice: Springtime Crop Benefits From Summertime Fires
Springtime means it’s morel mushroom harvesting season. Depending on where fires burned last summer, mushroom collecting could take you to different spots across the Northwest. Continue Reading Mushroom Hunters, Rejoice: Springtime Crop Benefits From Summertime Fires
Crane Collapse Kills 4 In Seattle’s South Lake Union Neighborhood
The crane collapsed at a project known as Block 25, which includes six stories of offices for Google and an apartment tower above. The building is part of a multi-block campus nearly twice the size of Google’s Kirkland offices. It’s being developed by Vulcan and built by GLY Construction. Continue Reading Crane Collapse Kills 4 In Seattle’s South Lake Union Neighborhood
3 Years After Malheur Occupation, A Symphony For Burns Community Seeks Healing
The Malheur National Wildlife Refuge became a household name in 2016, not for its beautiful scenery or because 300 bird species flock there, but because a militant, anti-government group had taken over headquarters for 41 days, leading to a fatal shooting. Three years later, an Oregon symphony offers music as healing. Continue Reading 3 Years After Malheur Occupation, A Symphony For Burns Community Seeks Healing
Washington Presidential Electors Must Now Follow Their Party (Or Lose Their Seat)
TOP PHOTO: Washington state presidential elector Levi Guerra, center, joined by fellow elector P. Bret Chiafalo , right, announced in 2016 that they’d ask fellow… Continue Reading Washington Presidential Electors Must Now Follow Their Party (Or Lose Their Seat)
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