- 41% of Washingtonians skipping meals due to high food costs, survey finds (KAPP/KVEW)
- How the federal climate bill could help cut Washington's emissions (Axios Seattle)
- Ex-worker lawsuit says Kreidler's office fired her for wanting to work remotely (Axios Seattle)
- A major highway is deemed the most dangerous road in the state (KOMO TV)
- Man accused of 12-hour crime spree, including murder, set to receive $36,750 of tax payer money (FOX 13)
- Starbucks workers and company gear up for legal battle over union election integrity (MyNorthwest)
- Homeland Security working alongside local law enforcement to stop rampant human trafficking (MyNorthwest)
- WA pays $2M to workers assaulted at psychiatric hospital (AP)
- New 988 hotline is 'the front door' to help. But what's next for Washingtonians in need? (KUOW Radio)
- Sunken vessel near San Juan Island sinks deeper, complicating cleanup (The Seattle Times)
- How an old federal rule limits inpatient mental health beds in Washington (The Seattle Times)
- Law enforcement agencies in Grays Harbor dealing with staffing shortages (The Daily World)
- Nine months later, Whatcom County flood survivors await FEMA aid (Crosscut)
- WA state agencies fall short on federal relief reporting (Crosscut)
- Washington ranks among most expensive states to hire workers (Puget Sound Business Journal)
- As pandemic learning gaps loom, schools rethink summer school to keep kids engaged (The Seattle Times)
- Americans’ grocery bills set to reach new highs on food inflation (Bloomberg/The Spokesman-Review)
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- 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)
- Youth mental health is in crisis. Are schools doing enough? (AP)
- Interior imposes limited water cuts, but lets Colorado River negotiations go into overtime (Politico)
- Fed's rate hikes hammer housing affordability (Axios)
- CDC director: Agency must ‘do better’ after review of COVID-19 response (The Hill)
- Bill Gates and the secret push to save Biden’s climate bill (Bloomberg)