Martha Bellisle

Lawmakers in Washington state and Oregon are considering bills that would provide unemployment benefits to striking workers. Supporters say it would level the bargaining table while opponents say businesses shouldn't have to pay striking workers https://t.co/wyDFaHJFuM

AP Exclusive: US Olympic & Paralympic officials have fired a coach and a director after the AP reported that the coach was accused of sexually abusing a young biathlete. The director was an official of the sports center where the alleged abuse occurred. https://t.co/AwichrbEUW

State budget shortfalls, federal cuts to the workforce that helps fight wildfires and the tension between the Trump administration and Canada are combining to make planning for the upcoming wildfire season a challenge. https://t.co/HLBy2jgcFS

Fired federal workers who were offered their jobs back under court order face a variety of scenarios: Some declined fearing another cut; some were immediately placed on administrative leave; some returned -- willing to take the risk. https://t.co/fkAM3kTu8P

Trump administration land officials are celebrating the passing of a permanent pay raise for wildland firefighters while critics say the administration's federal workforce cuts will make the country more vulnerable to wildfires. https://t.co/I3xZYBOzkO

AP Exclusive: Trump administration workforce cuts at the federal agencies that oversee the nation's dams jeopardize their ability to provide reliable electricity, supply irrigation for farmers and protect against floods, workers and experts warn. https://t.co/z2n19uj84X

After two days of dredging, a crane on the Columbia River pulled out a Ford station wagon that officials believe belonged to an Oregon family who disappeared while on a trip 66 years ago. https://t.co/bRFWSndxge

Officials are working to pull a car from the Columbia River that appears to belong to a family of five who went missing while on a Christmas outing in 1958. https://t.co/JkE185jals

"A reduction in force of tens of thousands of employees would render the IRS 'dysfunctional,' said John Koskinen, a former IRS commissioner."

The Associated Press @AP

BREAKING: The IRS is drafting plans to cut as much as half of its 90,000-person workforce, AP sources say. https://t.co/GXuSJrSy9s

After a woman was dragged from a GOP townhall in Coeur d'Alene, ID for speaking out during meeting, the police chief revoked the security guards' licenses for violating city ordinances. They didn't have IDs on clothes https://t.co/d20tfBTMY0

Fired US Forest Service workers not only helped clear trees and debris to lower a wildfire's intensity, they also held "red cards," proof of special training that allowed them to help fight wildfires. They say communities are at risk without their work https://t.co/WljsuwUTDk

Recently fired US Forest Service workers say their loss will mean an increased risk of catastrophic wildfires, putting communities at risk. Most were involved in clearing debris from forests, thinning trees, prescribed burns to remove fuels. https://t.co/WljsuwUTDk

“Haphazard actions like this only cause harm," said exe director of an Oregon group that lost funding when grants were frozen.

Chris Megerian @ChrisMegerian

The big question in Washington is, what happens if President Trump ignores a court order? Now a federal judge says that's already happening in a case over government spending. https://t.co/0hyUjZH52d

Ahead of deadline, judge blocks #Trump/ #Musk plan to push out federal workers. https://t.co/BIK6zfUQry

RT @sbauerAP: A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to push out federal employees by offering them financial in…

Our "Lethal Restraint" project won the Shelden Ring Special Citation. "This 3-year investigation exposed and meticulously catalogued fatal encounters by police with the public, a vital and significant undertaking that no government entity had ever done." https://t.co/WOO3yc3Q37

RT @mikesisak: NTSB says it won't email reporters anymore. Instead, it'll post on Musk-owned X. Many reporters rely on email updates to kee…