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RT @WAStateStandard: Lawmakers back rewrite of bar and nightclub lewd conduct rules after inspection backlash | The move came as an amendme…

RT @WAStateStandard: U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a Republican who has represented a swath of eastern Washington in the House for near…

Nice work here by @gracesdeng digging into the dispute over a state law intended to give Washington more oversight of a privately run, federal immigration detention facility in Tacoma.

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The Department of Health has received over 300 complaints from detainees over reported mistreatment. The agency has sued for access and said in court documents that it believes "the health and safety of detainees is at risk.” https://t.co/5Vbbn460dV

Department of Natural Resources wants about $100M in cap-and-trade dollars to fund land purchases for this proposed program. Not clear there's support among legislative leaders for the money to be used in that way.

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Using public land to fund child care? WA lawmakers are considering it | The plan calls for using revenue from logging and carbon sequestration on state forestlands to help pay for new child care centers. #waleg https://t.co/ItChSOq8Sc

The strain on Washington's public defenders is at a point where a state official suggested a 90-day pause in assigning cases for people who weren't in custody so lawyers could focus on the backlog of jailed clients.

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‘Verge of collapse’: Washington public defenders swamped by cases | “I am hearing people are not getting the proper representation,” says one lawmaker. #waleg https://t.co/JLYkDsjwEr

This is spot on. It doesn't work anymore, with a few exceptions. But companies like Twitter, Facebook, and Google made plenty of money selling ads against, and otherwise monetizing, the work journalists produced over the past two decades.

AlanaSemuels @AlanaSemuels

The thing you should know about media layoffs (happening at the LA Times and TIME today) is that they are not about merit, but about the for-profit media model not really working anymore.

A big federal funding win today for Washington. @WAStateStandard has you covered if you want to get up to speed on what's been proposed here and why clean energy advocates view "green" hydrogen as an important ingredient for cutting carbon emissions.

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Pacific Northwest wins $1 billion from feds for ‘Clean Hydrogen Hub.’ Now what? @TomBanse reports on the significance of Friday's major grant award to support the expansion of hydrogen fuel production in Washington and surrounding states. #waleg https://t.co/ieAwzSEAGM

The plan is to admit about 50 patients by the end of October. The facility is part of the state's strategy for closing a gap in psychiatric hospital beds, including for those in jail awaiting evaluations to stand trial. #waleg

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The state is planning to admit patients before the end of the month at a recently acquired psychiatric hospital in Tukwila, in spite of a union lawsuit seeking to stall the facility’s sale. https://t.co/xIt2O0s7XK

RT @WAStateStandard: Opening statements are expected later this morning in the trial of three Tacoma police officers charged with killing M…

RT @WAStateStandard: Prisoners in Washington state corrections facilities say they're struggling with smoke-fouled air during wildfire seas…

RT @WAStateStandard: Washington state Senate Democrats have selected Sen. June Robinson, of Everett, as the next chair of the budget-writin…

RT @jordyhansen: A highway, three stoplights, and fire danger. At some point there will be another fire in Sky Valley. Highway 2, which is…

Trashy times for Washington's highways. The state's roads and public lands were strewn with nearly 40 million pounds of litter last year, according to new state estimates. (by @LaurelDemkovich) https://t.co/CNlCGhpN1m

Washington's Paid Family and Medical Leave program looks to hire another 49 workers to help speed up claims processing. Since launching in 2020, the program has distributed more than $3.4 billion in benefits to over 382,000 residents. (by @dospueblos) https://t.co/wPVEYFykka

Another development in the dispute over the boundaries of the 15th Legislative District. On Friday, the judge overseeing the case set a Sept. 29 deadline for the state to formally notify the court of the Legislature's position on calling a special session. https://t.co/Zm9H6OLyKX

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Democratic leaders in the Legislature do not support calling a special session to deal with redrawing the disputed boundaries of a south-central Washington legislative district. Instead, a federal court will be left to handle the task. https://t.co/lOi3cNaVRw

Another twist in the disputes over the map of the 15th Legislative District. On top of this ruling, a group of intervenors in the related lawsuit indicated Friday they would appeal the decision in that case. Story is now updated with details on the appeal. https://t.co/abpbSG9JgC

RT @WAStateStandard: About 450 teachers on strike in the Vancouver area may return to classrooms Friday after reaching a tentative agreemen…