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Washington's libraries face 'deep and dramatic' funding cuts as Trump abruptly terminates federal grants

The Trump administration is notifying library systems across the country that grant funding is being terminated, despite pending litigation. The Washington State Library and Seattle Public Library are among them.
- Katie Campbell
West Coast governors: We will defend our climate policies against Trump attack

After dismantling most federal action on the global climate, the Trump administration now aims to attack state and local policies that fight climate change as well.
- John Ryan
Tensions percolate among the Seattle City Council’s moderate majority

Did City Council President Sara Nelson kick a political hornet’s nest? Seattle Times City Hall reporter David Kroman tells KUOW’s Kim Malcolm what he's seeing.
- Kim Malcolm
Washington state spud farmers will be mashed by Trump’s tariffs, Sen. Murray warns

During President Donald Trump’s first term, Washington cherry growers took a big hit from tariffs that increased the cost of doing business with India. This time around, tariffs could devastate Washington potato farmers exporting their spuds to Japan, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray warned.
- Joshua McNichols
Washington, Oregon sue to block Trump's executive order overhauling elections

The lawsuit targets a sweeping executive order that requires documentary proof of U.S. citizenship as a condition of registering to vote, and restricts vote-by-mail states from counting ballots postmarked by Election Day but received thereafter.
- Liz Brazile
Trump’s rhetoric breeds 'unprecedented' threats, federal judge in Seattle says

A federal judge in Seattle is calling on President Trump and his supporters to tone down hostile language toward the courts.
- Amy Radil
Refugees are still coming to Washington state despite Trump's policies. But help is hard to find

Unlike other refugees who must wait for the government to book their travel and connect them with a resettlement agency, some refugees can buy their own plane tickets if they have the means. But once they arrive in the U.S., there’s no guarantee the federal government will offer them any help at all.
- Eilís O'Neill
‘No budget gimmicks’: WA Gov. Ferguson won't support legislative Democrats’ wealth tax plans

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson is promising a fight with lawmakers if they stick to their recently unveiled tax plans.
- Jeanie Lindsay
Eid moves one step closer to becoming a Washington state holiday

Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, two holidays celebrated by nearly 100,000 Muslims in Washington state, is one step closer to state recognition.
- Ruby de Luna
Proposal to limit transgender athletes' participation in sports blocked in Washington state

Washington state’s governing body for middle and high school athletics has determined proposed rule changes limiting how transgender students can participate in sports would violate state laws.
- Sami West

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