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Pacific Northwest Ag Network

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Derek Sandison: Washington Ag Mood Somber As Farms Face A Double Whammy

Washington farmers are caught in a double whammy: high input costs and low prices. Derek Sandison says the mood across the state's ag economy is quite somber.

Washington · 2d

KUOW Public Radio

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Boeing announces pending layoffs. Why now and what’s next?

KUOW’s Kim Malcolm talks to Seattle Times business reporter Lauren Rosenblatt about Boeing’s plan to cut its commercial airplane workforce by 5% and slow airplane production.

Washington · 1d

Fox News

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Inside a rancher family's clash with gov't that could have ripple effect right to SCOTUS: ‘Existential threat’

Wade and Teresa King say Washington's Department of Ecology fined them $267,540 over stockwater ponds the state claims are regulated wetlands.

Washington · 3d

mindfullyamerican.com

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The West Faces the Biggest Jump in Electric Heating Costs This Winter, and Washingtonians Are in It

More than half of Washington homes heat with electricity. This winter, the West is expected to see the biggest jump in electric heating costs, mostly because of colder weather. Here’s what the forecast means for Washingtonians who heat with electricity, and why the West stands out. Note: This is...

Washington · 1d
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Fruit processor fined for failing to meet recycled plastic requirements

A Yakima Valley fruit processor is facing a fine of more than $20,000 for failing to use recycled plastic in any of its packaging materials. Tree Top Inc., which is headquartered in Selah, was one of eight companies fined more than $10,000 each by the state Department of Ecology for failing to meet a 2021 state law that now requires a minimum of 15% post-consumer recycled content in items such as single-use beverage containers.

Yakima, WA · 15h

ncw.news

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Wenatchee, East Wenatchee and Leavenworth businesses offered free help with food-waste law

WENATCHEE — Restaurants, grocers, hotels and other businesses in Wenatchee, East Wenatchee and Leavenworth that throw out large amounts of food or yard waste can get free, in-person help through March 2027 to meet Washington's organics law. The three cities are among seven chosen for the state Department of...

Wenatchee, WA · 1d

kozi.com

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Lake Chelan levels to drop to prepare for work on the hydropower dam

Lake Chelan may be lower than recent years in spring 2027 because of planned maintenance at the Lake Chelan Dam. Both generating units at the Lake Chelan powerhouse are scheduled to be out of service in April and part of May. During this time, water can pass through the dam to the Chelan River, but not through the powerhouse. To prepare for the outage, Chelan PUD may potentially lower the lake about a foot below Chelan PUD’s typical target elevation by April.

Chelan, WA · 1d

MyNorthwest.com

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Washington just opened a property tax break most veterans don’t know exists

Washington veterans who didn’t get property tax relief for years may finally qualify in 2027, but the state isn’t going to call to tell them. Beginning with taxes due in 2027, a combined service-connected disability rating of 40% or higher will be enough to enter the state’s exemption program. The old bar was 80%. The change comes from Engrossed House Bill 1106, sponsored by State Rep. Stephanie Barnard (R-Pasco). The original version would have dropped the rating to 20% by 2028, but the Senate amended it to stop at 40%. Lawmakers passed it in 2025.

Washington · 1h

The Nature Conservancy

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Quinault Indian Nation Buys More Than 11,000 Acres Within Reservation

The Quinault Indian Nation, a federally recognized Tribe in Washington state, has acquired more than 11,000 acres of forestland within the Quinault Indian Reservation from the Anderson & Middleton Logging Company. This historic acquisition brings one of the largest remaining privately owned properties within Reservation boundaries back under Indigenous ownership and stewardship.

Washington · 1d

FoodWorldNews

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Bird Flu Reaches Western Washington Commercial Egg Farm for First Time as Pierce County Workers Are Monitored

Public health workers in Tacoma and Pierce County are checking on employees of a commercial egg farm where bird flu was confirmed last week, the first time the virus has reached a commercial poultry flock in Western Washington since the current outbreak began in 2022. No human cases have been identified at the farm, and health officials describe the monitoring as a standard precaution.

Pierce County, WA · 2d

businessdailynetwork.com

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Washington collects $406 million in estate and gift taxes revenue in 2024

Washington's tax revenue in 2024 totaled $37.3 billion, with estate and gift taxes contributing $406 million, representing 1.1% of the overall collections, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC). The State Government Tax Collections (STC) survey tracks five major tax categories and up...

Washington · 3d

KOMO News

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Microsoft's Brad Smith talks data center voter rejection, millionaires tax

WASHINGTON STATE — Microsoft President Brad Smith acknowledged tech companies will need to brace for further legislation to limit data centers, amid a growing wave of pushback against the facilities. In his first comments since Election Day, Smith addressed the fact that 40 of 41 local ballot measures across...

Washington · 1d

VOICE of the Valley

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WHEN COAL WAS KING: 1922 photo of Northern Pacific (NP) engine #4009

Last week’s column introduced Lester, a Northern Pacific Railway town in the upper Green River Valley, located near the midpoint of the 44 miles of track between Easton and Palmer-Kanaskat. Two miles west of Lester stood three iterations of the Green River Hot Springs Hotel, the last of which burned to the ground in August 1910. Over much of the remaining century, the city of Tacoma, whose primary source of drinking water was the Green River, slowly choked off most human access to its watershed, and Lester was the last to fall.

Washington · 1d

hoodline.com

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WA Home Buyers Face AI-Altered Real Estate Listing Photos

8431 309th Pl. SE — Reported Site of Alleged Listing-Photo Edits. Digitally altered listing photos can make it difficult for buyers to tell whether an image shows a property as it is or as someone wants it to appear. In September 2026, Nicole Broyles and her husband Nathan toured a Preston home east of Issaquah after seeing its listing photos. Their experience illustrates the difference that can arise between listing photos and a home in person.

Washington · 1d

thenerdstash.com

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Washington Residents Blast Gov. Bob Ferguson for Celebrating Business Rankings Amid Tax Concerns: ‘Businesses Are Closing, Jobs and People Are Leaving’

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson is celebrating a significant improvement in the state’s national business climate ranking, but some people aren’t convinced the numbers reflect what’s happening on the ground. His announcement has drawn criticism from people who argue that rising taxes, business departures, and increasing regulations paint a different picture of the state’s economy.

Washington · 1d

topclassactions.com

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$4.6M Washington Gastroenterology data breach class action settlement

Washington Gastroenterology agreed to a $4.6 million class action settlement to resolve claims it failed to protect patient and employee data in a 2024 cyberattack. The Washington Gastroenterology settlement benefits individuals in the United States whose private information was compromised in the data breach, including those who received a breach notice.

Portland, OR · 1d

hoodline.com

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Cle Elum Weighs Hiring Freeze as Bankruptcy Pressures Squeeze City Hall

Cle Elum city officials are scheduled to consider a pause on new hiring at Tuesday’s City Council meeting as the city works through bankruptcy proceedings. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, and also includes a public hearing on the preliminary 2027 budget, with sewer, water and garbage rates up for consideration for next year.

Cle Elum, WA · 20h

Gambling News

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Washington Man Lost Over $300K on Kalshi, Files Lawsuit Against the Company

If you’ve been reading about prediction markets in the last couple of years, you might know that providers such as Kalshi and Polymarket have faced many lawsuits from various organizations and institutions. In fact, earlier this week, the Alabama-Quassarte Tribe filed a lawsuit against Kalshi over its PokkeTrades partnership . However, private citizens are also suing Kalshi; one man who lost over $308,000 on the company’s platform filed a lawsuit, claiming the prediction market provider violated Washington State’s ban on online gambling. Man Sues Kalshi After Losing $308,000 Scott Bright from Bellevue, Washington , argued in a lawsuit filed on September 24 in King County Superior Court that his wagers were placed “at a time when it was unlawful in Washington and when the Washington Attorney General had already sued KalshiEX LLC in this Court alleging precisely that.” Kalshi has since filed a motion seeking to dismiss the case. The Plaintiff’s side essentially argues that Kalshi’s product constitutes online gambling, which Washington has explicitly banned since 2006 . The state has long had a law allowing individuals who lose money through illegal gambling to sue the operators responsible and recover their losses, the Plaintiff argues. According to the lawsuit, between

Washington · 10h

ijpr.org

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Massive financial merger in Oregon, Pacific Northwest rail transit study, updated coastal plans, and bees help ecological restoration

Oregon’s Department of Land Conservation and Development and the Ocean Policy Advisory Council have initiated a comprehensive review of the state's 30-year-old Territorial Sea Plan. Managing the three-nautical-mile ocean ribbon along the coastline, the updated plan aims to strengthen marine ecosystem protections and ensure fair compensation for seafloor usage. The review incorporates modern challenges omitted in 1994, including climate change, ocean acidification, and offshore wind energy developments.

Oregon · 1d

Pacific Northwest Ag Network

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Election Day Cattle Sale Moves 1,600 Head As Producers Watch Prices

Greg Sanders says producers across the PNW were fixed on a special feeder cattle sale even as the midterms dominated the headlines.

Moses Lake, WA · 2d