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Changes to WA 'parents rights' law headed to governor after tense final vote

Changes to Washington's parents rights law are heading to the governor's desk, after procedural delays and tense debates over the legislation all session long.
- Jeanie Lindsay
Crime

Tacoma man charged with sabotaging power grid 6 times. No neo-Nazi link found

A Tacoma man has been charged with sabotaging six electrical substations in western Washington in 2022.
- John Ryan
Education

Seattle Public Schools back on the hot seat for ineffective school choice waitlists

Parents and educators are calling for better enrollment management at Seattle Public Schools, as new data suggests these practices — including a confusing waitlist system — have driven hundreds of families out of the district.
- Sami West
Thursday Evening Headlines

WA international students sue the Trump Administration, parents call for better enrollment management at Seattle Public Schools, and nearby residents of Denny Blaine Park are suing the City of Seattle. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.
- Andy Hurst
Government

Is your ID enhanced? Air travelers scramble to meet May 7 deadline

New U.S. Department of Homeland Security identification requirements go into effect May 7 for domestic air travel, as well as for entry into some federal offices, when the long-delayed federal REAL ID Act goes into effect.
- Ann Dornfeld
Politics

What bills are graduating this legislative session, and what's flunking out?

This week Sound Politics discusses what the legislature managed to pass this year, and what was left on the cutting-room floor. Oh yeah, and there’s also the little matter of the budget.
- Gabriel Spitzer
Government

Seattleite killed by Israeli sniper commemorated in legislation amid push for independent investigation

A new House resolution is mostly symbolic in its recognition of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi’s life. But a Senate bill, if passed, would pressure the federal government to independently investigate her killing by an Israeli sniper last year.
- Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Google and DOJ face off over remedy for search engine monopoly

Depending on what’s decided in a D.C. courthouse, there could be big changes in store for one of tech’s biggest juggernauts.
- Libby Denkmann
Sports

Major NCAA legal settlement on pause over athletes who would lose their roster spots

A judge declined to approve a settlement with the NCAA that would have allowed revenue sharing for college athletes. The sticking point is existing athletes who would have seen their roster spots cut.
- Becky Sullivan
Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - 4/24-27

It's beautiful outside, so get out & enjoy it with all of the events in this weekend's warmup!
- Libby Denkmann

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