Bump Stocks
TACOMA, Wash. — Two John Does filed a federal class action against the Washington State Patrol, to prevent disclosure of the names of people who turned in bump stocks to the state in exchange for $150 apiece.
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Republican Official Backed Spying & Violence Against Opponents
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and other state Democrats are criticizing a Republican state representative for appearing to support spying and violence against political opponents.
Read moreOrcas & Shipping Noise
Washington state lawmakers passed Senate Bill 5577 on Monday, which aims to protect a critically endangered population of the Southern Resident killer whale from vessel noise and ship traffic.
Read moreWashington Passes Bill Requiring Carbon-Free Electricity
Washington state appears one step closer to a carbon neutral electricity grid.
Read moreFirst Bill to Help Save Orcas Passed in Washington State
The first in a series of bills intended to help prevent the extinction of Southern Resident killer whales is headed to the desk of Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee. The measure, which Inslee requested, would protect habitat for the Chinook salmon the whales eat.
Read moreMotel 6 to Pay $12M to Washington State in ICE Settlement
Motel 6 will pay $12 million to settle a lawsuit with Washington state over claims that the motel chain regularly gave its guest lists to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
Read moreWashington Gov. Inslee Enters 2020 Race for President
Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee entered the 2020 presidential race Friday, saying he will focus his run on limiting the catastrophic impacts of climate change and calling for an “all-out climate mobilization.”
Read moreCyberstalking
A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction to a man who claims Washington state’s law against cyberstalking is unconstitutionally overbroad.
Read moreSenate Approves Controversial Nominee to Ninth Circuit
The Senate on Tuesday approved an attorney President Donald Trump nominated to a seat on the Ninth Circuit, confirming him over the objections of both of his home-state senators.
Read moreBikini Baristas Take Clash Over City’s Dress Code to Ninth Circuit
Any person of ordinary intelligence should know what “anal cleft” means, an attorney for a Washington state city told a Ninth Circuit panel Monday, arguing the city’s new dress code for scantily clad bikini baristas is not unconstitutionally vague and should be allowed to stand.
Read moreMeasles Outbreak Grows in Northwest US, 31 Cases Reported
The number of confirmed measles cases near Portland grew to 31 on Friday — an outbreak boosted by lower-than-normal vaccination rates in what has been called an anti-vaccination U.S. “hot spot.”
Read moreMeasles Outbreak Spurs Emergency Declaration in Washington State
Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee declared a state of emergency Friday in response to a measles outbreak that has affected at least 31 people.
Read moreWashington Lawmakers Move to Save Orcas
Lawmakers in Washington state have introduced three bills aimed at preventing the extinction of Southern Resident killer whales, adding to actions that may be funded under Gov. Jay Inslee’s budget proposal for 2019-2021.
Read moreJustices Won’t Hear Case of Praying Football Coach
(CN) – Noting that the Supreme Court doesn’t necessarily agree with a Ninth Circuit ruling against a high school football
Read moreWashington Bans Anyone Under 21 From Buying Assault Rifles
Washington on Tuesday joined a handful of other states that ban anyone under 21 from buying a semi-automatic assault rifle after voters passed a sweeping firearms measure in November that has drawn a court challenge from gun-rights advocates.
Read moreNorthwest Dams to Spill More Water to Help Salmon & Orca
Dam operators will send more water spilling over the eight dams along the Snake and Columbia rivers in an effort to help young salmon survive the notoriously deadly trip to the Pacific Ocean.
Read moreWashington State Builds New Bridge for Migrating Wildlife
Before descending the Cascade Mountains on its final stretch to Seattle, Interstate 90 cuts through a mountain pass of old growth forests and wetlands.
Read moreHanford Nuclear Site
The United States brought a federal complaint over Washington state’s bill “Hanford Site Employees — Occupational Disease Presumption,” saying it burdens and discriminates against the USA and federal contractors by presuming that anyone who worked at the Hanford Nuclear Site, and developed certain diseases, is eligible for workers’ compensation.
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