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Washington state joins lawsuit over 'reckless and unlawful' AmeriCorps cuts

The attorneys general from Washington and Oregon are joining a coalition of states in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s recent attempts to dismantle AmeriCorps.
- Tiffany Camhi/OPB
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
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
Tacoma ICE center detentions spike by nearly 50% since March, says U.S. Rep. Randall

The number of people held at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma has jumped almost 50% in the past month, according to numbers provided to a Washington congressmember.
- Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
34 international students in Washington state deleted from federal database

The tally of international students in Washington state who have had their visa information deleted from a federal student database jumped to at least 34 people across the state this week. Some of those students have been able to secure legal help.
- Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Could Washington state be on the brink of fully funding special education?

The House on Wednesday passed Senate Bill 5263, which boosts special education funding multipliers for students in pre-K through 12th grade and eliminates the state's 16% cap on special education funding.
- Sami West
With clock ticking, WA lawmakers race to cover $16 billion shortfall in budget plan

With a potential $16 billion shortfall looming, legislators in Olympia are scrambling to find budget fixes with less than two weeks left in the session. Jerry Cornfield writes for The Washington State Standard. He spoke to KUOW’s Kim Malcolm about his new article, which outlines the latest options being considered.
- Kim Malcolm
Scientists at NOAA lab in Seattle cleaned bathrooms after maintenance contracts lapsed

A Fisheries Union representative says government efficiency measures are backfiring
- Kim Malcolm
Peruvians in the Yakima Valley on edge after couple deported by ICE

Shortly after President Trump’s inauguration, ICE picked up and deported a Peruvian couple in Sunnyside. Friends say they were asylum seekers who had missed a hearing. Now, the whole community is on edge.
- Eilís O'Neill
Clergy members to become mandatory child abuse reporters in Washington state

Washington state is poised to require clergy members to report child abuse or neglect, even when it is disclosed in confession. The defining legislation now goes to Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson for signing.
- Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard

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