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The Parent’s Bill of Rights and transgender student athletes are the subject of the two initiatives.

Ecology says the U.S. Department of Energy’s findings ignore decades of research and are being used to justify rolling back climate rules. 

Washington’s Department of Health adds that appointments for COVID vaccines will remain available to any resident who wants them.

If fully implemented, Gov. Ferguson says Trump’s tariffs could cut up to 32,000 jobs from the state by 2029.

Members of the community will also have a chance after Monday’s hearing to get their questions answered by state and local officials at the Lynden Senior Center from 1-3 p.m.

The lawsuit alleges that backers of the initiative combined several unrelated proposals to get them approved by voters who support keeping access to natural gas.

Thursday’s memorial gathering takes place from 4-5 p.m. at the Bellingham Central Library Lawn with County Executive Satpal Sidhu and Englesberg among the featured speakers.

People who attend will be able to hear the latest updates on the new jail, upcoming construction projects, details on the county budget and more.

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, Tina Kotek of Oregon and Gavin Newsom of California say that they believe the Trump administration is putting Americans’ health and safety at risk by politicizing the CDC. 

The federal agency didn’t list a reason for their investigation, but U.S. Border Patrol in Blaine said that BLM had been looking into timecard fraud allegations.