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WA Board of Ed looks to expand controversial ethnic studies graduation requirement
WA Board of Ed looks to expand controversial ethnic studies graduation requirement
WA Board of Ed looks to expand controversial ethnic studies graduation requirement
(The Center Square) – The Washington State Board of Education is moving closer to officially updating and expanding a 2021 resolution that established an ethnic studies graduation requirement. Board members discussed “incorporating Ethnic Studies into the legislative platform, and/or addressing Ethnic Studies through the FutureReady graduation requirements initiative,” according to the agenda for
Op-Ed: State worker contract secrecy benefits no one
Op-Ed: State worker contract secrecy benefits no one
Op-Ed: State worker contract secrecy benefits no one
Washington state employees plan to walk off the job at noon on Sept. 10 to protest the compensation offers from Gov. Jay Inslee in the current contract talks. According to KOMO News: “WFSE negotiators said they want to express their frustration with where the labor talks have gone. They...
Vet Who Shot, Vandalized Wenatchee VA Clinic Sentenced
Vet Who Shot, Vandalized Wenatchee VA Clinic Sentenced
Vet Who Shot, Vandalized Wenatchee VA Clinic Sentenced
An East Wenatchee veteran who fired gunshots at a Veterans Affairs clinic in Olds Station last year has been sentenced to two years of supervised release. The sentence was handed down to 54-year-old Troy McMaster on Wednesday by Chelan County Judge Robert Jourdan, who also ordered McMaster to undergo psychiatric and alcohol dependency treatment...
WSDA May Establish Firewood Quarantine
WSDA May Establish Firewood Quarantine
WSDA May Establish Firewood Quarantine
The Washington State Department of Agriculture is considering establishing a quarantine of untreated out-of-state firewood.  The Department is looking to prevent the introduction of plant pests and bee pests.  The movement of firewood containing plant pests and bee pests poses a threat to Washington’s forests, agricultural, and environmental interests.  Eggs, larvae, and ...
New Fire Prompts Evacuation Orders Near Liberty on US97
New Fire Prompts Evacuation Orders Near Liberty on US97
New Fire Prompts Evacuation Orders Near Liberty on US97
A new fire is burning on US.97 on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office has ordered Level 2 (Get Set) Evacuations: Deer Gulch in the Liberty area Level 1 (Be Ready) Evacuations: Liberty area and Harkness Road The now 100-acre Swauk Fire started late Sunday afternoon due to a motor vehicle accident on Highway 97 approximately 2 miles north of Lauderdale Juncti

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