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First bills drop ahead of WA’s 2025 legislative session
Washington lawmakers have begun teeing up legislation ahead of the 2025 session. |
Stock market today: Wall Street hangs near its records
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting around their records on Tuesday as Wall Street’s white-hot rally lets off the accelerator. |
Intel CEO forced out by board frustrated with slow progress
Intel Corp. Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger was forced out after the board lost confidence in his plans to turn around the iconic chipmaker, adding to turmoil at one of the pioneers of the technology industry. |
China bans exports to US of gallium, germanium, antimony in response to chip sanctions
BANGKOK (AP) — China announced Tuesday it is banning exports to the United States of gallium, germanium, antimony and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications, as a general principle, lashing back at U.S. limits on semiconductor-related exports. |
Sumner-born ‘Days of our Lives’ and ‘Dynasty’ star dies in California
TACOMA — If you watched day time or prime time soap operas in the last 40 years you probably saw Wayne Northrop on your TV. |
Melinda French Gates plans to match $1M in GivingTuesday gifts to groups that support women
NEW YORK (AP) — Melinda French Gates is offering to match up to $1 million in gifts to two nonprofit organizations to help spur donations on GivingTuesday, which has become a major annual fundraising day for nonprofits. |
The Stand (Washington Labor News)
WSLC Legislative Reception and Conference will be Feb. 5 & 6
WSLC-affiliated union workers will gather in February at the State Capitol in Olympia to advocate for bold action on pro-worker legislation OLYMPIA, WA (December 3, 2024) — The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, the state’s largest union organization representing more than 600 unions with over half a million members, will hold its 2025 Legislative Reception […] The post WSLC Legislative Reception and Conference will be Feb. 5 & 6 appeared first on The STAND. |
Seattle Times Politics
Gov. Inslee imposes WA spending freeze amid budget shortfall
Gov. Jay Inslee declared a spending freeze for Washington state government agencies in response to "a significant operating deficit." |
NYT Politics
Biden Turns to an Unlikely Ally to Help Protect His Legacy: Republicans
President Biden wants to make it more difficult for President-elect Donald J. Trump to repeal his signature legislation, which sent money flowing to Republican districts nationwide.
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Bloomberg Says Kennedy Would Be ‘Beyond Dangerous’ as Health Secretary
Michael R. Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor and a public health advocate, is asking Senate Republicans to persuade President-elect Donald J. Trump to “rethink” Kennedy’s nomination.
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