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Thursday, December 8

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., center left, and other members of Congress, signs the H.R. 8404, the Respect For Marriage Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022.

Bill protecting same-sex, interracial unions clears Congress
The House gave final approval Thursday to legislation protecting same-sex marriages, a monumental step in a decades long battle for nationwide recognition of those unions that reflects a stark turnaround in societal attitudes. President Joe Biden is expected to promptly sign the measure, which requires all states to recognize same-sex marriages. It is a relief for hundreds of thousands of couples who have married since the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision that legalized those marriages and have worried about what would happen if the ruling were overturned. Continue reading at The Associated Press. (Andrew Harnik)


Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, in Seattle at an event held by the Alliance for Gun Responsibility to mark the one-year anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and to talk about efforts in Washington state to reduce gun violence.

Inslee, Ferguson join efforts to ban semiautomatic rifles in WA
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson will request legislation for a statewide ban on the purchase or transfer of assault-style semiautomatic rifles as part of the latest push by firearms-safety advocates in Olympia. That proposal and others are in the legislative agenda released Wednesday by the Alliance for Gun Responsibility ahead of the legislative session beginning in January. They arrive after a recent shooting at Seattle’s Ingraham High School that killed a student, along with the latest spate of high-profile mass shootings nationwide. Continue reading at Crosscut. (Ted S. Warren)


Courtesy Photo State Sen. Joe Nguyễn

Vashon’s senator, Joe Nguyễn, is tapped as environment chair
Majority Democrats in the Senate chose their committee chairs this week and one of the caucus’s youngest and brashest members came away with a big prize. Sen. Joe Nguyễn, who will begin his second term in January representing the 34th District, which includes Vashon, was named chair of Environment, Energy, and Technology, a post currently occupied by Sen Reuven Carlyle, who didn’t seek reelection. Nguyễn’s ascension to the post is noteworthy as a significant generational shift; he’s some 18 years Carlyle’s junior. He inherits the implementation stages of much of the landmark environmental legislation passed in the last few years, and tells us he’s going to focus on building out new clean electricity generation and new transmission infrastructure to move all those electrons around. Continue reading at Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber. (Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber)


Associated Press
Bill protecting same-sex, interracial unions clears Congress
Washington sues gun shop over high-capacity magazine sales
No northern giant hornets found in 2022 in Washington state

Aberdeen Daily World
Keep her sailing: nonprofit fundraises for Lady Washington, eyes future

Bainbridge Island Review
BISD focuses on student mental health and kindness
St. Michael president provides update on hospital challenges

Bellingham Herald
Children under 5 can now get an updated COVID vaccine. What parents should know
Whatcom County sets rate for voter-approved children’s levy

Everett Herald
Final 747 rollout signals end of an era for Boeing, Everett
Stanwood-Camano School Board seeks applicants for vacancy
Editorial: Facebook’s bluff ends hopes for local news support

Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way Discount Guns faces lawsuit for illegally selling high-capacity gun magazines
U.S. Attorney’s Office reaches settlement with Kent-based Tri-Med

The Inlander
The region needs more homes. Here are 11 examples of what to build, rehabilitate and preserve

Mercer Island Reporter
City and Sound Transit sign agreement to halt legal dispute

News Tribune
TPD officer testifies that Troyer reported no death threat to him. Next, defense’s turn
Renton School District thanks Tyler Lockett, Bobby Wagner for paying off kids’ lunch tabs
Op-Ed: My homeless neighbors are being replaced by rocks. NIMBYs against boulders should unite

Olympian
Northern giant hornets not yet eradicated in Washington, but state happy with 2022
Eight WA state locales recognized in list of top 400 U.S. college towns and cities

Puget Sound Business Journal
Apartment cooldown continues as rents drop for 3rd consecutive month
New Labor Department rule could have big implications for businesses
AWS, Microsoft land piece of $9B Pentagon cloud contract

Seattle Medium
How To Get Connected And Fight Food Insecurity
Trader Joe’s Settles with Seattle Workers

Seattle Times
PSE substations among five attacked in Pacific Northwest in November
Bering Sea crab collapse spurs push for stronger conservation measures
Editorial: Proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska threatens salmon in WA

Spokesman Review
Some Spokane residents say their mail service has nearly stopped
Spokane City Council punts on rental reform package, final vote to come January
Opinion: WA Cares offers state’s residents a safety net

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Vashon’s senator, Joe Nguyễn, is tapped as environment chair

Walla Walla Union Bulletin
Viral ‘trifecta’ firmly in Walla Walla area

Yakima Herald-Republic
New members to join Yakima Board of Health in January
Yakima Council pauses paid parking plan after opposition from business owners

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Hundreds of businesses apply for grants from Seattle to repair storefront damage
‘It was deliberate’: Power grid stations in Pacific Northwest fall victim to recent attacks
What is the future of Boeing’s Everett Factory?

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
DSHS investigating after more than a thousand Washington families’ state benefits stolen by scammers

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Doctors urge public to get flu shots ahead of holiday gatherings

KNKX Public Radio
Port Townsend recognizes legal rights of southern resident orcas

KUOW Public Radio
WA voters approved strict gun laws in 2018. Why haven’t they been implemented?

Q13 TV (FOX)
I-90 expected to remain closed over Snoqualmie Pass until this afternoon after multiple crashes

Crosscut
Mushroom farmworkers in Yakima Valley rally for union support
Inslee, Ferguson join efforts to ban semiautomatic rifles in WA (Kuderer)

MyNorthwest
Seattle mayor plans to cut gas-powered cars at City Hall to slash greenhouse gas

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