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Washington state superintendent to help fund Imagination Library, work with legislature to restore funds
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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The Dolly Parton Imagination Library will continue to offer free books to children younger than 5 for at least the next year, according to Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal. Reykdal announced Wednesday he will use money from his...
Seattle Queer Art Fest raises over $700 for gender-affirming care at latest Pride Month event
Seattle Gay News - Washington State
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Note: The author of this story knows the organizer of this event personally. It was in 2021 when Xander Schulte realized that top surgery was gender-affirming care that they needed, and after many calls and hours of research, they learned it would...
Seattle Pride Parade Marches On: Celebrating LGBTQIA2S+ Joy and Resilience
The Facts News - Washington State
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June 26, 2025
SEATTLE — Come get loud at Washington's largest parade featuring an estimated 300,000 attendees and 250+ community groups, nonprofits, businesses, and civic leaders on Sunday, June 29. Each year, the free, all-ages Seattle Pride Parade culminates...
Bradenton's Nelly Korda shares gruesome photo from last year's dog bite incident in Seattle
Yahoo Sports
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LPGA golfer and Bradenton resident Nelly Korda posted a flashback photo on social media from a day that's impossible forget. While there were many highs in 2024, Korda's time in Seattle was an extraordinary low. One day after a shocking...
What’s New in Digital Equity: Washington State Leadership Change
Government Technology
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June 26, 2025
This week in “What’s New in Digital Equity” — our weekly look at government digital equity and broadband news — we have a number of interesting items, which you can jump to with the links below: WASHINGTON STATE LEADERSHIP CHANGE Aaron Wheeler,...
Lawsuit alleges antisemitic bullying at Seattle’s Nathan Hale High
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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SEATTLE – A former Nathan Hale High School student’s parents are suing Seattle Public Schools on behalf of their daughter, alleging the district failed to protect her from months of antisemitic harassment after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on...
Trump DoJ Sues to Block Washington State’s Tyrannical Invasion of Confessionals
CNSNews
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For over a thousand years, the seal of confession has stood as an inviolable pillar of Catholic doctrine. Priests are bound to absolute secrecy about sins disclosed during the sacrament of reconciliation, under penalty of excommunication—a...
OSPI remains defiant as federal funding for Washington state schools is at risk
Clark County Today - Washington State
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June 26, 2025
Carleen Johnson The Center Square Washington State Superintendent Chris Reykdal is very concerned about potential education cuts from the federal government, but says the Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction is not...
OSPI remains defiant as federal funding for Washington state schools is at risk
The Center Square
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June 26, 2025
(The Center Square) – State Superintendent Chris Reykdal is very concerned about potential education cuts from the federal government, but says the Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction is not changing course despite...
Seattle landlords banned from using rent-setting software
KUOW 94.9 - Washington State
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June 26, 2025
Seattle landlords will soon no longer be allowed to use rent-setting software like RealPage to suggest and set prices, after the Seattle City Council voted on Tuesday to ban its use. The move from the City Council follows a multistate legal...
Washington State Patrol Catch Motorcycle Stunt Rider by Opening Patrol Vehicle Door
97 Rock - Washington
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June 26, 2025
Late at night on southbound SR-167 near South 212th Street, a motorcycle stunt show quickly turned into a serious run-in with the LAW. Now, that motorcycle rider is facing a long list of serious charges after being caught by an open door. X...
As Amazon’s Jeff Bezos weds Lauren Sánchez in Venice, is split with Seattle complete?
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin - Washington State
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With Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez set to marry — spectacularly, controversially — Friday in Venice, comparisons with the original “tech bro” wedding some 30 years ago show just how much Big Tech has grown in both wealth and power. Bill Gates’...
Bellingham father/child duo to compete in Salish Sea adventure race
Cascadia Daily News - Washington State
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June 26, 2025
I visited a seafaring family at their South Hill home recently, expecting to learn about jibs, spinnakers and rigging in their preparation for the two-week Washington 360 adventure race on the Salish Sea. But when the conversation shifted to...
Join Reign FC and Sounders FC at Seattle Pride Parade June 29
BVM Sports
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June 26, 2025
Reign FC and Sounders FC are set to participate in the Seattle Pride Parade on Sunday, June 29, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. PT at Westlake Park. This event highlights the clubs’ commitment to inclusivity and equity within the LGBTQIA2S+...
YOU CAN HELP: Support West Seattle Grand Parade by wearing this T-shirt!
West Seattle Blog - Washington State
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June 27, 2025
The West Seattle Grand Parade is just a little more than three weeks away, and starting now, you have a new way to support it: A fundraising T-shirt! Here’s the announcement we received tonight: The West Seattle Grand Parade Committee and Emerald...
'Just come clean': Family hopes for tips to solve murder of Seattle mother
KOMO News - Washington State
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SEATTLE — Family and friends of a Seattle woman who was murdered last week are hoping someone will provide detectives with evidence to catch her killer. On June 15, Seattle police responded to the Aries at Bitter Lake Apartments at 916 North 143rd...
Seattle’s Pono Ranch faces lawsuit alleging copyright infringement
MyNorthwest - Washington State
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June 26, 2025
Pono Ranch is one of many defendants in an upcoming lawsuit accusing the local indoor-outdoor bar and concert venue of copyright infringement. The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) filed the suit on Monday and named...
How Washington State Is Redefining Retirement For Seniors
Juan 92.5 - Washington
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June 26, 2025
Washington...It's Like A Playground for the Golden Years Forget the rocking chair, because Washington State seniors are redefining retirement, trading slippers for hiking boots and quiet afternoons for spirited games of pickleball. While no...
Miami moves to even-year elections, pauses sale of Olympia Theater
WLRN - Florida
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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and his colleagues on the City Commission will get an extra year in office, and the Olympia Theater remains in government hands — for now. Commissioners passed a controversial ordinance on Thursday that will shift the...
Show your West Seattle pride: Official fundraiser tees launched for 91st Grand Parade
Westside Seattle - Washington State
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Get your Grand Parade T-Shirt ordered today!. The West Seattle Grand Parade Committee, in collaboration with Emerald City Threads, has officially launched the West Seattle Grand Parade Fundraiser Tee, now available for purchase. Every tee sold...