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High-capacity gun magazines stay illegal in WA, court commissioner rules19:21 The state Supreme Court commissioner's decision means the magazine ban, passed by the Washington Legislature in 2022, remains in place pending appeal. Feds greenlight return of grizzlies to WA’s North Cascades18:16 Grizzly bears will be brought to Washington from elsewhere over the next five to 10 summers. The goal is to eventually have 200 bears here. Downtown property owners owe $16 million for Seattle waterfront15:32 The state appeals court reversed a lower court's ruling about whether Seattle properly assessed the impact a major infrastructure project would have on business. Kids spending longer in King County juvenile detention, audit finds25.dubna The report comes as King County grapples with efforts to reduce youth incarceration and after a pledge by the county executive to close the youth detention facility. How WA lawmakers voted on TikTok and aid to Ukraine and Israel24.dubna All 10 of Washington's House lawmakers voted to send more than $60 billion to Ukraine, including GOP Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Spokane and Dan Newhouse of Sunnyside. The WA GOP put it in writing that they’re not into democracy24.dubna Some Republicans have been defensive that the party has a strong anti-democratic bent. But the state GOP convention embraced it, putting it right in the party platform. Seattle’s Council sets a transportation vision with more bus, bike lanes24.dubna The new 20-year transportation plan for Seattle is mostly aspirational, though a levy this November could fund some of the projects. Kroger to pay WA $47.5 million over role in opioid crisis23.dubna Washington sued Kroger, along with Albertsons and Rite Aid, arguing the pharmacy chains failed to be the "final barrier" against the overprescription of opioids. In WA and beyond, a child care crisis is holding parents back23.dubna In Washington and across the U.S., child care programs can be prohibitively expensive, openings can be hard to find, and government assistance is limited. Spurred by teen girls, states move to ban deepfake nudes22.dubna Legislators in two dozen states, including Washington, are working on bills, or have passed laws, to combat A.I.-generated sexually explicit images of minors. WA solar energy projects getting $156 million in federal funds22.dubna The Environmental Protection Agency announced total of $7 billion in grants for solar energy programs across the U.S. WA 6th District campaign to replace Derek Kilmer takes a competitive turn22.dubna What could have been a coronation now looks like a competitive race, with three veteran state officials vying to represent the Olympic and Kitsap peninsulas. State’s new law involving PSE aspires to set a course for the future22.dubna Lawmakers have wrestled with how to decarbonize the state's largest utility and gas provider without hurting ratepayers. Eastside’s light rail wait is almost over with ‘Starter Line’21.dubna The April 27 "East Link Starter Line" will be more popular when the tracks stretch to downtown Redmond next year. Seattle law student with ‘time on her hands’ finds bike helmets for hundreds of kids21.dubna King County repealed its helmet law, as officials cited discriminatory enforcement. But what about safety? It got one law student thinking about how to make a difference. |