A federal judge ruled Monday that New York cannot enforce its landmark “climate Superfund” law, a measure that sought to charge fossil fuel companies $75 billion over 25 years to help the state deal with the costs of climate change. While the legal battle is far from over, the ruling could give pause to lawmakers…
WASHINGTON — As public opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court flags amid decisions that have roiled the nation, Democrats renewed calls ahead of the midterms to expand the high court, while House Republicans are considering a constitutional amendment this week that proposes to cap the number at nine. Just Monday, the court gave the green…
Jalapenos. Frozen berries. Beef. Alfalfa sprouts. A summer of food recalls, including the record-shattering cyclosporiasis outbreak tied to iceberg lettuce that has sickened thousands, has raised many Americans’ fears of contracting a foodborne illness. The recalls have focused attention on the Trump administration’s decision to cut funding and staff at several public health agencies, and…
With contract negotiations nearing a critical deadline, hundreds of Washington state workers walked off the job for an hour Monday to highlight demands for wage hikes in their next two-year deal. Roughly 100 employees from an array of agencies lined Capitol Way in Olympia, most facing the domed Legislative Building where Gov. Bob Ferguson’s office…
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from 22 states sued Amazon Monday, claiming the online retail company used artificial bids to inflate costs for advertisers, bringing in tens of billions of dollars. The complaint alleges that Amazon used an “invented auction participant” to drive up prices for advertising placements and sponsored product spots on…
Washington state officials are keeping a longstanding program seen as vital to parents of children with developmental disabilities, but cutting its funding, ending weeks of unease about its future. The state Department of Social and Health Services is trimming the Parent to Parent program by 10%, but won’t eliminate it as was feared this summer.…
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a win for Nevada’s regulated sports betting industry Friday when a three-judge panel ruled that sports bets accepted by Kalshi are likely not swaps as determined by the Commodity Exchange Act. The court rejected the arguments of prediction markets Kalshi, Crypto.com, and Robinhood, which asserted that federal law…
Washington Democratic state Rep. Tarra Simmons tried hard to keep fellow Democrat Daria Ilgen from running against her this year. It didn’t work. The two will face off in November’s general election after she soundly beat him in the primary. Moreover, Simmons’ aggressive efforts to deter Ilgen did not violate state ethics laws as a…
Washington marked a milestone Friday with the final structural beam placed on a new psychiatric facility on the Western State Hospital campus in Pierce County. Along with the pomp came protest. “This is really a chance to honor the hundreds and hundreds of workers who are working so hard every single day to build this…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration is appealing a federal judge’s temporary pause on a U.S. Postal Service regulation that places new restrictions on mail-in voting, according to a Friday court filing. The administration is headed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to try to halt U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani’s temporary restraining…
