The Justice Department is suing a small north Idaho town for denying a permit for a far-right evangelical church in 2023.

Property tax levies for five north Idaho school districts appear to be all on their way to victory. For three districts, a failure could have had disastrous results.

The Trump administration has been shutting down federal support for clean energy and other efforts to fight climate change.

But federal funding isn't the only game in town.

KUOW's John Ryan reports on one local effort to fight climate change with green appliances.

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A pair of Eugene 4J school board incumbents appear to have easily won in preliminary election results released last night [Tuesday night].

KLCC’s Rebecca Hansen-White has details.

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Higher taxes are coming to Washington. Olympia correspondent Jeanie Lindsay reports, that’s after Governor Bob Ferguson signed the state’s new budget into law yesterday [Tuesday].

About one thousand people died of overdoses in King County in 2024. That’s about three hundred fewer than the previous year. [KUOW C&C]

The Trump administration has been cutting off federal funding for clean energy. Many local programs depend on that funding, but some are continuing with local money. [KUOW C&C]

Challenges to Mayor Bruce Harrel’s 20-year comprehensive growth plan – known as ‘One Seattle’ – temporarily put that plan on hold. But the city has a June deadline to comply with a new state density requirement – the so-called ‘middle housing’ law. Seattle’s Council heard public comments on an interim plan Monday.

A tug of war is taking place in Seattle between advocates for more density… and people who want to preserve more trees. A City Council committee is poised to vote tomorrow [WED 5/21] on an interim growth plan….after hearing hours of public comments on Monday. KNKX environment reporter Bellamy Pailthorp has the story.

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek says she's concerned about federal support to fight wildfires this year as the state gears up for a difficult season. Jefferson Public Radio's Roman Battaglia (buh-TALLY-uh) reports.

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