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“With contract negotiations nearing a critical deadline, hundreds of Washington state workers walked off the job for an ...
09/01/2026

“With contract negotiations nearing a critical deadline, hundreds of Washington state workers walked off the job for an hour Monday to highlight demands for wage hikes in their next two-year deal …

“State law sets an Oct. 1 deadline for unions to ratify agreements to be considered for funding in the next two-year budget. Failure to meet the deadline can result in an extension of an existing contract without a wage hike, as one public employee union experienced last year. Those workers eventually got paid retroactively.”

“Roughly 90% of the Seattle teachers union voted to authorize a strike on Wednesday night at a general meeting at the Se...
08/27/2026

“Roughly 90% of the Seattle teachers union voted to authorize a strike on Wednesday night at a general meeting at the Seattle Convention Center downtown.

“The vote does not mean there will be a strike, but the move signals to the school district that members are willing to picket if both parties are unable to reach a tentative agreement by the first day of school on Sept. 2.”

“The cheapest gas in Seattle clocks in at nearly $5 a gallon this week, with no relief in sight.“Average gasoline prices...
08/25/2026

“The cheapest gas in Seattle clocks in at nearly $5 a gallon this week, with no relief in sight.

“Average gasoline prices in Seattle have risen 3.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $5.36 a gallon today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 775 stations in Seattle. Prices in Seattle are 4.7 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 84.1 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.”

“Families in Washington and other western states can expect to spend more than the national average on back-to-school sh...
08/18/2026

“Families in Washington and other western states can expect to spend more than the national average on back-to-school shopping this year, with higher prices squeezing household budgets, according to a PwC survey …

“Families in the West plan to spend an average of $960 on back-to-school purchases, compared with $922 nationwide.”

"Meta’s retrenchment is occurring amid a broader wave of corporate downsizing across Washington."Amazon has cut thousand...
08/12/2026

"Meta’s retrenchment is occurring amid a broader wave of corporate downsizing across Washington.

"Amazon has cut thousands of Seattle-area jobs, Microsoft has eliminated thousands more across the state, and Oracle has laid off hundreds of employees in the region. T-Mobile has also cut hundreds of Washington workers as major employers continue to reassess staffing and office needs.

"Even Starbucks, one of Seattle’s most iconic hometown companies, has been shrinking its corporate presence in Washington while expanding elsewhere."

08/03/2026

Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by wildfires in the Spokane area and across our state, especially the families forced to evacuate and those who have suffered losses.

We are grateful to the firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency personnel, National Guard members, and volunteers working tirelessly to protect lives and communities.

If you are in an affected area, please follow evacuation orders and official guidance.

"The Old Trails wildfire in northwest Spokane destroyed 640 structures Saturday and overnight into Sunday, and officials...
08/03/2026

"The Old Trails wildfire in northwest Spokane destroyed 640 structures Saturday and overnight into Sunday, and officials are 'still assessing the potential for lives to be lost.'

"Many of the homes burned were inside the city limits of Spokane, according said Cody Rohrbach, Spokane County Fire District 3 fire chief.

"While Saturday wrought devastation and officials say Sunday could still see more homes destroyed, the fire has 'moderated significantly,' according to Tom Engberg, a public information officer with California Incident Management Team 7. Firefighters have been able to stop the advance of the fire before it moved into more neighborhoods."

"Seattle police Chief Shon Barnes resigned Thursday, following hours of rumors about whether Mayor Katie Wilson would te...
07/31/2026

"Seattle police Chief Shon Barnes resigned Thursday, following hours of rumors about whether Mayor Katie Wilson would terminate him.

"Deputy Chief Andre Sayles will serve as interim.

"The decision comes after intense criticism of how long it took the Police Department to provide information about Sunday night’s shooting at Seattle Center during the Bite of Seattle. Barnes was at a law enforcement conference at the time, which spurred further scrutiny, this time of how often he is out of state."

“A new Association of Washington Business (AWB) survey found employers in Washington feel less confident in the state ec...
07/31/2026

“A new Association of Washington Business (AWB) survey found employers in Washington feel less confident in the state economy and are more likely to plan growth outside the state than in it.

“The group reported that more than one-third of employers plan to expand in another state or country in the next year or two, while 14% said they plan to expand in Washington. The survey drew 378 responses from business owners and operators across Washington between July 8-22, 2026.

“Taxes stood out as the biggest concern in the survey. AWB reported 71% of respondents said the overall tax burden was an important challenge, followed by regulations at 62%, health care costs at 59%, fuel costs at 46% and inflation at 42%.

“The survey also found 16% of respondents planned to relocate their business. Among that group, AWB said three-quarters pointed to taxes as the main reason.”

“Shellfish growers Nate Wight and Amber Taulbee should have been out on the tidelands this month harvesting Pacific oyst...
07/29/2026

“Shellfish growers Nate Wight and Amber Taulbee should have been out on the tidelands this month harvesting Pacific oysters for grocery stores, restaurants and The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

“But Hood Canal, a pillar of the state’s shellfish economy, a popular draw for recreational harvesters and stewarded by Native people for millennia, has been closed to harvest all summer because of a potentially deadly biotoxin.

“Scientists sounded the alarm in June when a survey at Hoodsport picked up microscopic Alexandrium catenella cells. When ingested by humans, the toxin produced by the alga can lead to paralytic shellfish poisoning, a severe illness that can be deadly. The biotoxin can’t be cooked or frozen out of shellfish.”

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