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President Donald Trump's administration is suing four states over their refusal to issue undercover license plates to federal agents, the latest front in the wider struggle between the White House and Democratic-led states over the Republican president’s immigration crackdown.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/doj-sues-wa-3-other-democratic-run-states-over-denying-undercover-license-plates-for-federal-agents
#KUOW #News #Immigration #LawAndCourts

President Donald Trump's administration is suing four states over their refusal to issue undercover license plates to federal agents, the latest front in the wider struggle between the White House and Democratic-led states over the Republican president’s immigration crackdown.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/doj-sues-wa-3-other-democratic-run-states-over-denying-undercover-license-plates-for-federal-agents
#KUOW #News #Immigration #LawAndCourts

President Donald Trump's administration is suing four states over their refusal to issue undercover license plates to federal agents, the latest front in the wider struggle between the White House and Democratic-led states over the Republican president’s immigration crackdown.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/doj-sues-wa-3-other-democratic-run-states-over-denying-undercover-license-plates-for-federal-agents
#KUOW #News #Immigration #LawAndCourts

President Donald Trump's administration is suing four states over their refusal to issue undercover license plates to federal agents, the latest front in the wider struggle between the White House and Democratic-led states over the Republican president’s immigration crackdown.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/doj-sues-wa-3-other-democratic-run-states-over-denying-undercover-license-plates-for-federal-agents
#KUOW #News #Immigration #LawAndCourts

Foreigners in the U.S. who want a green card will need to leave and apply in their home country, the Trump administration announced Friday, in a surprise change to a longstanding policy.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/trump-administration-to-force-foreigners-in-the-u-s-to-apply-for-a-green-card-abroad
#KUOW #News #National #Politics #World #Immigration

A lot of reasons might make someone switch to an electric vehicle. Usually, gas prices on their own are not enough. I ventured across Seattle to find out who was considering EVs and who was sticking to gas despite the pain at the pump.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/despite-rising-gas-prices-many-seattle-area-drivers-aren-t-switching-to-evs
#KUOW #News #Seattle #Transportation

Courts have struck down some of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Now companies are owed refunds. But who gets to pocket that money, and how hard is it to get? KUOW spoke with three local companies with three very different perspectives.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/where-s-my-tariff-refund-3-wa-companies-share-their-experiences
#KUOW #News #Business #Economy #Taxes #Economy

Family and friends of 19-year-old Juniper Blessing remember her as intelligent, talented, and sensitive, highlighting her kindness and love of music.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/juniper-blessing-uw-student-fatally-stabbed-remembered-for-her-magnificent-voice
#KUOW #News #Crime #Crime #UniversityOfWashington #Transgender

Family and friends of 19-year-old Juniper Blessing remember her as intelligent, talented, and sensitive, highlighting her kindness and love of music.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/juniper-blessing-uw-student-fatally-stabbed-remembered-for-her-magnificent-voice
#KUOW #News #Crime #Crime #UniversityOfWashington #Transgender

Family and friends of 19-year-old Juniper Blessing remember her as intelligent, talented, and sensitive, highlighting her kindness and love of music.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/juniper-blessing-uw-student-fatally-stabbed-remembered-for-her-magnificent-voice
#KUOW #News #Crime #Crime #UniversityOfWashington #Transgender

Family and friends of 19-year-old Juniper Blessing remember her as intelligent, talented, and sensitive, highlighting her kindness and love of music.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/juniper-blessing-uw-student-fatally-stabbed-remembered-for-her-magnificent-voice
#KUOW #News #Crime #Crime #UniversityOfWashington #Transgender

Family and friends of 19-year-old Juniper Blessing remember her as intelligent, talented, and sensitive, highlighting her kindness and love of music.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/juniper-blessing-uw-student-fatally-stabbed-remembered-for-her-magnificent-voice
#KUOW #News #Crime #Crime #UniversityOfWashington #Transgender

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether Washington state has violated the rights of female prisoners housed with transgender women.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/department-of-justice-launches-investigation-into-washington-prison-trans-policies
#KUOW #News #LawAndCourts #TrumpAndTheNorthwest #Lgbtq #Transgender #LawAndCourts

Starbucks will spend the rest of 2026 shedding corporate jobs at its Seattle headquarters.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/starbucks-lays-off-hundreds-at-seattle-hq
#KUOW #News #Business

In an encouraging sign for road safety, traffic deaths in Washington fell significantly for the second year in a row in 2025, according to state data released Tuesday.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/deaths-on-washington-roads-drop-again
#KUOW #News #Transportation #Traffic

New York, Arizona, North Carolina, Kentucky and Nevada are among the states challenging a rule that limits federal student loans for graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and more.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/states-sue-over-new-student-loan-limits-on-certain-nursing-and-healthcare-degrees
#KUOW #News #Education #LawAndCourts #National #HealthCare #Health

New York, Arizona, North Carolina, Kentucky and Nevada are among the states challenging a rule that limits federal student loans for graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and more.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/states-sue-over-new-student-loan-limits-on-certain-nursing-and-healthcare-degrees
#KUOW #News #Education #LawAndCourts #National #HealthCare #Health

New York, Arizona, North Carolina, Kentucky and Nevada are among the states challenging a rule that limits federal student loans for graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and more.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/states-sue-over-new-student-loan-limits-on-certain-nursing-and-healthcare-degrees
#KUOW #News #Education #LawAndCourts #National #HealthCare #Health

New York, Arizona, North Carolina, Kentucky and Nevada are among the states challenging a rule that limits federal student loans for graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and more.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/states-sue-over-new-student-loan-limits-on-certain-nursing-and-healthcare-degrees
#KUOW #News #Education #LawAndCourts #National #HealthCare #Health

New York, Arizona, North Carolina, Kentucky and Nevada are among the states challenging a rule that limits federal student loans for graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and more.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/states-sue-over-new-student-loan-limits-on-certain-nursing-and-healthcare-degrees
#KUOW #News #Education #LawAndCourts #National #HealthCare #Health

A 31-year-old Bellevue man has been criminally charged in connection with the murder of a University of Washington student last week.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/bellevue-man-charged-with-murder-in-stabbing-death-of-uw-student
#KUOW #News #Crime #Seattle #UniversityOfWashington

A 31-year-old Bellevue man has been criminally charged in connection with the murder of a University of Washington student last week.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/bellevue-man-charged-with-murder-in-stabbing-death-of-uw-student
#KUOW #News #Crime #Seattle #UniversityOfWashington

A 31-year-old Bellevue man has been criminally charged in connection with the murder of a University of Washington student last week.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/bellevue-man-charged-with-murder-in-stabbing-death-of-uw-student
#KUOW #News #Crime #Seattle #UniversityOfWashington

A 31-year-old Bellevue man has been criminally charged in connection with the murder of a University of Washington student last week.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/bellevue-man-charged-with-murder-in-stabbing-death-of-uw-student
#KUOW #News #Crime #Seattle #UniversityOfWashington

A 31-year-old Bellevue man has been criminally charged in connection with the murder of a University of Washington student last week.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/bellevue-man-charged-with-murder-in-stabbing-death-of-uw-student
#KUOW #News #Crime #Seattle #UniversityOfWashington

A Washington judge on Friday sided with the state as he turned back a lawsuit seeking to block a controversial 2025 law concerning rights for parents of public school students.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/judge-rejects-lawsuit-against-rewrite-of-wa-parental-rights-law
#KUOW #News #Politics #WashingtonStateLegislature

A Washington judge on Friday sided with the state as he turned back a lawsuit seeking to block a controversial 2025 law concerning rights for parents of public school students.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/judge-rejects-lawsuit-against-rewrite-of-wa-parental-rights-law
#KUOW #News #Politics #WashingtonStateLegislature

A Washington judge on Friday sided with the state as he turned back a lawsuit seeking to block a controversial 2025 law concerning rights for parents of public school students.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/judge-rejects-lawsuit-against-rewrite-of-wa-parental-rights-law
#KUOW #News #Politics #WashingtonStateLegislature

A Washington judge on Friday sided with the state as he turned back a lawsuit seeking to block a controversial 2025 law concerning rights for parents of public school students.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/judge-rejects-lawsuit-against-rewrite-of-wa-parental-rights-law
#KUOW #News #Politics #WashingtonStateLegislature

A Washington judge on Friday sided with the state as he turned back a lawsuit seeking to block a controversial 2025 law concerning rights for parents of public school students.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/judge-rejects-lawsuit-against-rewrite-of-wa-parental-rights-law
#KUOW #News #Politics #WashingtonStateLegislature

For more than a year, Rep. Tarra Simmons has been dogged by allegations she improperly used her cachet as a lawmaker and cash from her prior campaigns to assist two nonprofit organizations, one of which was her employer.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/wa-lawmaker-stares-down-ethics-charges-ahead-of-rare-public-hearing
#KUOW #News #Politics #WashingtonStateLegislature

For more than a year, Rep. Tarra Simmons has been dogged by allegations she improperly used her cachet as a lawmaker and cash from her prior campaigns to assist two nonprofit organizations, one of which was her employer.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/wa-lawmaker-stares-down-ethics-charges-ahead-of-rare-public-hearing
#KUOW #News #Politics #WashingtonStateLegislature

For more than a year, Rep. Tarra Simmons has been dogged by allegations she improperly used her cachet as a lawmaker and cash from her prior campaigns to assist two nonprofit organizations, one of which was her employer.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/wa-lawmaker-stares-down-ethics-charges-ahead-of-rare-public-hearing
#KUOW #News #Politics #WashingtonStateLegislature

For more than a year, Rep. Tarra Simmons has been dogged by allegations she improperly used her cachet as a lawmaker and cash from her prior campaigns to assist two nonprofit organizations, one of which was her employer.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/wa-lawmaker-stares-down-ethics-charges-ahead-of-rare-public-hearing
#KUOW #News #Politics #WashingtonStateLegislature

For more than a year, Rep. Tarra Simmons has been dogged by allegations she improperly used her cachet as a lawmaker and cash from her prior campaigns to assist two nonprofit organizations, one of which was her employer.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/wa-lawmaker-stares-down-ethics-charges-ahead-of-rare-public-hearing
#KUOW #News #Politics #WashingtonStateLegislature

"The Yankee Sphinx" may sound like a mysterious novel in line with "Twin Peaks," which author Mark Frost co-created, but it's much more normal than the famous surrealist crime drama.
Note: I said "more normal."
https://www.kuow.org/stories/mark-frost-twin-peaks-co-creator-fdr-novel-the-yankee-sphinx
#KUOW #News #Books #Seattle #ArtsAndLife #Books #Literature #Arts

Theodore “Theo” Angelis was sworn in as the newest Washington state Supreme Court justice on Monday.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/theo-angelis-sworn-in-as-new-wa-supreme-court-justice
#KUOW #News #WashingtonStateSupremeCourt #LawAndCourts

Firefighters say setting fires on purpose is one of the best  ways to protect against massive wildfires later. But the Trump administration is banning or stalling preventative burning across the U.S.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/new-burn-bans-and-trump-s-battle-with-immigration-and-dei-are-impacting-forest-fires
#KUOW #News #Politics #National #Investigations

The budget for the state Department of Natural Resources' recreation program was cut by over 20% in 2025. This year, another $580,000 of maintenance funding was eliminated. All told, the program has seen $8 million of cuts in less than two years.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/washington-dnr-asks-for-grace-this-camping-season-as-it-grapples-with-budget-cuts
#KUOW #News #Nature #Environment #Outdoors #NationalParks

The budget for the state Department of Natural Resources' recreation program was cut by over 20% in 2025. This year, another $580,000 of maintenance funding was eliminated. All told, the program has seen $8 million of cuts in less than two years.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/washington-dnr-asks-for-grace-this-camping-season-as-it-grapples-with-budget-cuts
#KUOW #News #Nature #Environment #Outdoors #NationalParks

The budget for the state Department of Natural Resources' recreation program was cut by over 20% in 2025. This year, another $580,000 of maintenance funding was eliminated. All told, the program has seen $8 million of cuts in less than two years.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/washington-dnr-asks-for-grace-this-camping-season-as-it-grapples-with-budget-cuts
#KUOW #News #Nature #Environment #Outdoors #NationalParks

The budget for the state Department of Natural Resources' recreation program was cut by over 20% in 2025. This year, another $580,000 of maintenance funding was eliminated. All told, the program has seen $8 million of cuts in less than two years.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/washington-dnr-asks-for-grace-this-camping-season-as-it-grapples-with-budget-cuts
#KUOW #News #Nature #Environment #Outdoors #NationalParks

The budget for the state Department of Natural Resources' recreation program was cut by over 20% in 2025. This year, another $580,000 of maintenance funding was eliminated. All told, the program has seen $8 million of cuts in less than two years.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/washington-dnr-asks-for-grace-this-camping-season-as-it-grapples-with-budget-cuts
#KUOW #News #Nature #Environment #Outdoors #NationalParks

A class action suit against Washington’s Department of Children Youth and Families says the state needs to do more to identify and assist immigrant youth in the foster care system who may be eligible for legal status.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/wa-doesn-t-do-enough-to-help-undocumented-kids-in-foster-care-suit-says
#KUOW #News #ImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement #Deportation #Immigration #ImmigrationInTheNorthwest #Immigration #FosterCare

A class action suit against Washington’s Department of Children Youth and Families says the state needs to do more to identify and assist immigrant youth in the foster care system who may be eligible for legal status.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/wa-doesn-t-do-enough-to-help-undocumented-kids-in-foster-care-suit-says
#KUOW #News #ImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement #Deportation #Immigration #ImmigrationInTheNorthwest #Immigration #FosterCare

A class action suit against Washington’s Department of Children Youth and Families says the state needs to do more to identify and assist immigrant youth in the foster care system who may be eligible for legal status.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/wa-doesn-t-do-enough-to-help-undocumented-kids-in-foster-care-suit-says
#KUOW #News #ImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement #Deportation #Immigration #ImmigrationInTheNorthwest #Immigration #FosterCare

A class action suit against Washington’s Department of Children Youth and Families says the state needs to do more to identify and assist immigrant youth in the foster care system who may be eligible for legal status.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/wa-doesn-t-do-enough-to-help-undocumented-kids-in-foster-care-suit-says
#KUOW #News #ImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement #Deportation #Immigration #ImmigrationInTheNorthwest #Immigration #FosterCare

A class action suit against Washington’s Department of Children Youth and Families says the state needs to do more to identify and assist immigrant youth in the foster care system who may be eligible for legal status.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/wa-doesn-t-do-enough-to-help-undocumented-kids-in-foster-care-suit-says
#KUOW #News #ImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement #Deportation #Immigration #ImmigrationInTheNorthwest #Immigration #FosterCare

Seattle inaugurated four new public toilets made by the company, Throne Labs, Friday in Pioneer Square and next to Lumen Field.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-your-throne-awaits-new-public-restrooms-piloted-in-pioneer-square-and-regional-transit-centers
#KUOW #News #PublicHealth #Health #Health #Seattle

Seattle inaugurated four new public toilets made by the company, Throne Labs, Friday in Pioneer Square and next to Lumen Field.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-your-throne-awaits-new-public-restrooms-piloted-in-pioneer-square-and-regional-transit-centers
#KUOW #News #PublicHealth #Health #Health #Seattle