Disparities in Washington’s LGBTQ+ community: A WSU survey of nearly 7,000 finds high rates of suicidal thoughts, healthcare discrimination and hate crime victimization, highlighting uneven impacts across counties — find out what the study uncovered.
Cougar Gold’s canned legacy: Washington State University rebuilt its creamery after a 1902 fire and created a unique canned cheese to meet WWII supply challenges — find out how.
Half a million acres ailing: A recent aerial survey shows 545,000 acres of Washington forests stressed, defoliated, or dead in 2024 amid heat, drought, and bark beetle outbreaks — find out why.
Budget cuts, no service loss: Despite shedding $14.7 million from its $257.6 million biennial budget and eliminating nine vacant positions, Washington State Parks says you won’t notice any staffing or service changes this summer—and Discover Passes still kick in motor‐vehicle access even as prices rise to $45 on October 1 — find out how.
Historian closes storied career: Washington’s chief historian John C. Hughes marks his retirement after a six-decade journey documenting civic leaders and warns that the decline of local journalism threatens democracy — find out why.
Washington tech roles slashed: Microsoft’s latest cutbacks eliminated 830 positions in its home state—impacting engineers, researchers, sales staff and more — learn what it means for the local tech workforce.
Mapping Washington’s EV charging: Washington has launched EV-MAP, a GIS-powered tool that pulls together more than 100 public datasets—from existing and planned stations to adoption rates and forecasted demand—to help agencies, businesses and utilities pinpoint charging gaps and coordinate investments — find out how it powers smarter planning.
Washington shipbuilders shut out: Gov. Bob Ferguson awarded a $714.5 million hybrid-electric ferry contract to Florida’s Eastern Shipbuilding, sidelining Nichols Brothers’ bid that promised 1,300 local jobs and a beefed-up apprenticeship pipeline — find out why they call it a missed opportunity.
Tacoma ER staff strike: Healthcare workers at MultiCare Emergency – Parkland staged a five-day walkout over alleged bad-faith bargaining, retaliation and unsafe staffing amid stalled contract talks — find out what prompted the walkout.
State-run drug ‘buyers club’: On June 13, a Washington Health Care Authority work group proposed a pilot ‘buyers club’ alongside supervised consumption sites and broader dispensing models to curb overdose deaths — find out what’s proposed.
Other Washington headlines this week
- Active real estate listings rise in Washington
- Washington state ranks third-highest in childcare costs
- Federal government withholds $137M from Washington schools
- Discover eight of Washington's quirkiest towns
- Washington roads get new wildlife protection plan
- Well-off Washingtonians tap overlooked tax deduction
- Washington expands pay protections to all workers
- B.C. travel to Washington declines five months
