Immigration & Education: The U.S. Department of Justice sued Washington over in-state tuition rules that let students without legal status qualify for lower rates at public colleges and universities. Public Health & Care Access: Medicaid spending in Olympia Fields jumped 23.7% in 2024 for “Medicine Services and Procedures,” a reminder that local billing trends can shift how resources flow. Cancer Screening Innovation: A Spokane-area team is pushing earlier lung cancer detection using a robotic system (ION) and training medical students to expand screening options for smaller nodules. Culture & Arts: Javor Gardev’s production of Euripides’ “The Bacchae” continues its Greek summer run with a performance Sunday at Athens’ Lycabettus Theatre. Space & Tech Ambition: Seattle-based Interlune says it recreated 15,000 years of solar-wind exposure in lunar soil in four hours, aiming to help test Moon-mining gear for helium-3. Community & Heritage: Protection Island’s lone resident and the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe are seeking a federal-to-tribal transfer of a wildlife refuge, tying conservation to local stewardship. Local History: College Place is applying to create a Walla Walla University Historic District on the National Register, using a new state grant to preserve campus buildings and its city impact.