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Washington state allocates $150 million for Medicaid-like health care to illegal aliens
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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By TJ Martinell / The Center Square As Washington state grapples with a potential fiscal crisis by 2027, the Legislature this session allocated $150 million to fund a Medicaid-style program offering healthcare to illegal aliens. It's a spending...
Seattle’s Raleigh nips Rooker, becomes first catcher and switch-hitter to win Home Run Derby
The Dispatch - Mississippi
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July 16, 2025
ATLANTA — Seattle’s Cal Raleigh won his first All-Star Home Run Derby after leading the Rooker big leagues in long balls going into the break, defeating Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero 18-15 in the final round. The Mariners’ breakout slugger nicknamed...
First contract at Seattle Virginia Mason
The Stand - Washington State
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July 16, 2025
After unionizing in 2024, healthcare workers negotiated a standard-setting first contract SEATTLE, WA (July 16, 2025) — More than 1,100 patient care, service, and tech healthcare workers at Seattle’s Virginia Mason hospital have ratified their...
Grandmother shot in face in front of grandchildren near Seattle's Pike Place Market
KABB - Texas
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SEATTLE — A Tacoma grandmother is recovering after being shot in the face with a pellet gun while driving her family home from Pike Place Market on Saturday. Edith Oppenheimer, the victim, was driving her daughter and two young granddaughters near...
Post Rebrand, Seattle Reign FC Is Looking for the Jewel in Its Crown
Adweek
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July 16, 2025
One year since Seattle Reign FC was sold back to Seattle-based owners, the National Women’s Soccer League team is settling into a refreshed brand. But as the Reign fights to stay in the running for the national championship this November, it’s...
English ivy added to list of plants that are illegal to buy or sell in Washington state
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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By Emily Fitzgerald / The Washington State Standard It’s now illegal in Washington to buy or sell English ivy, the fast-growing, climbing vine that can weaken and kill trees and overtake native plants. The Washington State Department of...
Washington state officials warn ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will wreak havoc on Medicaid system
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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Simone Carter / The Olympian (TNS) With an American flag pin on his lapel, President Donald Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 4. It was a moment that many Washington state officials have been dreading. That’s partly...
Seattle Area Feline Rescue earns national recognition
Queen Anne & Magnolia News - Washington State
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SEATTLE — Seattle Area Feline Rescue, a non-profit, no-kill rescue that takes in homeless cats and kittens, gives them the care they need to recover, and finds them loving homes, maintained no-kill in 2024, according to Best Friends Animal...
Business groups are spending big to oust two Democrats in Washington state Senate
Nisqually Valley News - Washington State
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July 15, 2025
Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard Two bellwether legislative races in Washington are drawing heavy spending early by private sector forces and the state Republican Party. As of Monday, political committees funded largely by businesses...
Seattle Public Utilities announces sewer smoke testing in Arbor Heights for leak detection
Westside Seattle - Washington State
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Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is set to begin sewer inspections using a method called "smoke testing" in West Seattle’s Arbor Heights Neighborhood, with work scheduled from late July through the end of August 2025. This initiative is part of...
Ronnie Coleman reveals terrifying medical episode, credits young daughter for saving his life with quick action
The Times of India
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Ronnie Coleman details life threatening sepsis. Image via: Charley Gallay/ Getty Images Legendary bodybuilder Ronnie Coleman has broken his silence on a life-threatening health scare that nearly claimed his life. The eight-time Mr. Olympia...
Designed with every mind in mind. Seattle firm transforms office spaces for neurodiversity
KUOW 94.9 - Washington State
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July 15, 2025
Eight years ago, a client asked Kay Sargent, the director of thought leadership for interiors at global design firm HOK, “How do you design space for someone who has ADHD?” As the mother of five children, two of whom have been diagnosed as...
Washington State's First Electrified Ferry: The Wenatchee's Journey
KPQ - Washington State
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July 13, 2025
I've written about my love of the Washington State ferry system and riding on Washington State ferries over the last couple of years, so I'm really excited to bring this story to you. It was just announced yesterday, (7/10/25) that Washington...
Here’s how the mayor answered West Seattle Indivisible questions about ‘one of the most offensive gestures against human rights that we’ve ever witnessed’
West Seattle Blog - Washington State
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July 14, 2025
(WSB photo) By Tracy Record West Seattle Blog editor Steps away from the sun-splashed grounds of West Seattle Summer Fest, more than 60 people devoted the heart of their Sunday afternoon to a topic that was anything but festive. They were invited...
FOLLOWUP: West Seattle Saunter success!
West Seattle Blog - Washington State
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July 15, 2025
Last month, we noted that a Seattle walking fan named Holden was organizing “saunters” around the city and that his next one would be in West Seattle. Last Saturday was the big day, and it was a success! Holden sent this West Seattle Saunter...
GOP Wrecking Ball Slams Through Medical System
The American Prospect
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July 15, 2025
Patients and medical centers are already feeling the pain as several provisions in the GOP’s deadly spending law take immediate effect, either as required or in practice. Hospitals are closing or actively considering doing so, cutting programs,...
Deadly ICE raid | Tree Top wage theft | Rural hospitals
The Stand - Washington State
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July 14, 2025
Monday, July 14, 2025 STRIKES ► From Truthout — Sanitation Workers Demand Higher Wages as Trash Pickup Strikes Spread Nationwide — The Teamsters said in an email on Friday that about 550 sanitation workers were on strike in multiple cities while...
Protein signatures may one day tell brain diseases apart before symptoms
Science News
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July 15, 2025
A large-scale study of proteins in blood and cerebrospinal fluid could pave the way for improved blood tests to diagnose multiple brain diseases — and potential early warning signs of disease risk — researchers report July 15 in several papers in...
Seattle Public Library gets $450K to boost English-language classes
Cascade PBS - Washington
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July 14, 2025
If you’re looking for a place to learn English, a library might not be the most obvious choice. In fact, said Seattle Public Library community engagement and economic development services manager Kristina Darnell, people often wonder why they’d...
Prescribed burns are an essential tool for forest health
Mercer Island Reporter - Washington State
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July 14, 2025
When I first moved to Seattle in the summer of 2003, I fell in love with the sunny, mild days splitting my life between vibrant city life and the great outdoors that the Cascade mountains offer. For years, there was a sense that Seattleites stayed...