Washington’s governor and attorney general have filed an injunction that would bar the company that owns the Northwest ICE Processing Center from being able to further prevent health inspectors from entering the facility.https://www.kuow.org/stories/wa-officials-ask-court-to-let-state-health-inspectors-into-tacoma-ice-facility#KUOW #News #ImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement #Immigration #ImmigrationInTheNorthwest

Campaign finance activist Conner Edwards’ quixotic quest to recall Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson from office was intended to prod the governor into filling two vacant seats on the state’s Public Disclosure Commission. It worked.https://www.kuow.org/stories/recall-effort-against-washington-governor-ends#KUOW #News #Politics

Washington state on Monday sued Albertsons over allegations it has been overcharging customers for years via buy one, get one free offers.https://www.kuow.org/stories/wa-sues-albertsons-over-deceptive-buy-one-get-one-free-deals#KUOW #News #Economy

Their experiences — of sudden financial insecurity, months of unemployment, and crippling anxiety — come as the administration seeks to restrict legal migration and boost mass deportation.https://www.kuow.org/stories/stuck-in-limbo-millions-of-professionals-risk-losing-legal-status-under-trump-pause#KUOW #News #Politics #Immigration

Microsoft said Monday it will no longer pay a share of its revenue to ChatGPT maker OpenAI, the latest move to untether a close partnership that helped unleash an artificial intelligence boom.https://www.kuow.org/stories/microsoft-cuts-openai-revenue-share-in-a-fresh-step-to-loosen-their-ai-alliance-0900#KUOW #News #Microsoft #Business #ArtificialIntelligence

The Trump administration has denied Washington’s request for federal funding to prepare for future floods after a historic deluge hit the state late last year.https://www.kuow.org/stories/trump-administration-denies-mitigation-aid-after-wa-floods#KUOW #News #Environment #Flooding

The former OpenAI business partners are embroiled in a high-stakes dispute over the future of one of the world's top AI companies.https://www.kuow.org/stories/musk-vs-altman-tech-ceos-head-to-court-monday-over-fate-of-openai#KUOW #News #Business #Technology

In the wake of a new forensic audit commissioned by Seattle and King County, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson said she has “serious concerns” about financial management at the troubled King County Regional Homelessness Authority, and that “all options are on the table.”https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-mayor-says-all-options-are-on-the-table-for-regional-homelessness-authority#KUOW #News #Seattle #KingCounty #Homeless

Chinese government officials are encouraging travelers to be wary and avoid entering the United States through Seattle, citing a pattern of continual harassment by U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel.https://www.kuow.org/stories/china-urges-travelers-to-avoid-seattle-airport-after-20-scholars-were-denied-entry-to-the-us#KUOW #News

States say disaster funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency has slowed to a trickle under the Trump administration. That's delaying projects to protect communities from wildfires and hurricanes.https://www.kuow.org/stories/communities-are-waiting-on-billions-in-disaster-funding-from-the-trump-administration#KUOW #News #Climate

Over the past year, the vast majority of new jobs have gone to women. One economist says to help men find work, we need to embrace ways to "make girly jobs appeal to manly men."https://www.kuow.org/stories/women-are-getting-most-of-the-new-jobs-what-s-going-on-with-men#KUOW #News #Business #National #Politics