- Dems near congressional passage of climate, health package (AP)
- U.S. energy secretary visits Tri-Cities. Clean energy is on the agenda (Tri-City Herald)
- U.S. jobless claims rise again, near highest since November (Bloomberg/The Spokesman-Review)
- Inslee orders flags to be flown at half-staff to honor Firefighter Dan Patterson (KXLY TV)
- Snohomish attempts pivot to mandatory drug treatment in new homeless hotel (MyNorthwest)
- Harborview Medical Center 30% over capacity, will stop accepting non-emergency patients (MyNorthwest)
- Families Dept. fails Washington audit over $271M for child care; may ask Legislature for more (The Center Square)
- Seattle's shelter efforts haven't dented the number of homeless camps (The Center Square)
- WA schools, child care centers must continue to follow COVID protocols (The Seattle Times)
- 'We don't have the resources, but we do see the need.' King County creates mental health coalition (KUOW Radio)
- Washington has new rules protecting outdoor workers from the heat — but advocates say they're not being enforced (KUOW Radio)
- CDC drops quarantine, distancing recommendations for COVID (AP)
- Some WA families will have to pay again for school meals. Here’s how much (The Seattle Times)
- ‘It’s huge:’ Auditor claims lack of record-keeping could cost state government (KING TV)
- 'I’ll always run from you.' Spokane chase shows Washington law enforcement's pursuit problem (The Center Square)
- Frustrated by ‘disturbing rise in violence’, 11 King County mayors band together (KIRO TV)
- It’s not just police officers. 911 dispatchers are also in short supply (NW News Network)
- Washington State Auditor finds 61 areas of concern in $37B of federal funding (The Center Square)
- Our priorities | Real solutions
- Democrats fail to provide meaningful tax relief, despite historic $15 billion budget surplus
- Public safety: The Republican Safe Washington Plan
- Democrats pass partisan transportation package with fee and tax increases
- Emergency powers reform: Restoring balance and trust to state government
- Opinion: Fewer firefighters due to mandate should make us hot under the collar (Elizabeth Hovde, Washington Policy Center/The Chronicle)
- Opinion: We need our ferries fully staffed to stay afloat, even if it means dropping vaccine mandates (Dave Ross/MyNorthwest)
- Opinion: Spin Cycle — anti-forestry groups falsely claim victory after decisive defeat (Nick Smith, executive director of Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities and public affairs director for the American Forest Resource Council/Capital Press)
- Opinion: Think of this heat and the need for cool air. Risks of removing Snake dams too costly (State Sen. Perry Dozier/Tri-City Herald)
- Column: Killer could soon go free despite ‘3 Strikes’ sentence; prosecutor blames state Democratic lawmakers (Dori Monson/MyNorthwest)
House Republican Social Media (some platforms frozen since May 16 due to election-year restrictions)
- The Impact: Record wage growth vs. high inflation. A new report shows record wage growth in WA two years in a row. ESD State Economist Paul Turek breaks down the numbers with inflation and what to expect as interest rates rise. (June 29, 2022)
- Inside Olympia: Traffic safety and veteran issues. Interviews with Shelly Baldwin, director of the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, and Alfie Alvarado-Ramos, director of the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs. (June 23, 2022)
- The Impact: Cougar statistics in Washington, recent attacks, and state protocol for sightings. Q&A with WDFW Wildlife Program Director Eric Gardner and Capt. Jeff Wickersham with the WDFW Law Enforcement Program. (June 22, 2022)
- Inside Olympia: Utilities and Transportation Commission Chair Dave Danner discusses helping ratepayers and utilities negotiate the COVID pandemic. Plus, the UTC is overseeing the state's planned transition to clean energy. (June 16, 2022)
- The Impact: New heat and smoke exposure safety rules take effect, Q&A with director of Labor and Industries (June 15, 2022)
House Republican News & Media (frozen since May 16 due to election-year restrictions)
- Big climate bill; Spending green bucks to boost green energy (AP)
- Buttigieg promises action on airline delays (Politico)
- The long road to the climate bill (Axios)
- Jobless claims rise again to highest level since November (The Hill)
- The snowballing US rental crisis is sparing nowhere and no one (Bloomberg)