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• Legislation aims to reduce wilderness study areas in Idaho

  19-02-2019 23:44
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation urging Congress to remove hundreds of thousands of acres from wilderness study area designation in Idaho is going to the full House despite concerns it could also end up encouraging Congress to designate more wilderness. The House Resources and Conservation Committee voted 10-7 Tuesday to approve the House joint memorial […]
  
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• Washington Tugboat Operators Are Suing Trump's EPA for the Right to Dump Their Shit in Puget Sound

  19-02-2019 23:33 via thestranger.com
  
  They’re doing that to get a favorable ruling out of this.by Nathalie GrahamThey'll dump their raw sewage wherever they goddamn want, thank you very much. nightman1965/Getty Images
  It used to be legal to dump your shit in Puget Sound. Like, literal shit. Some boaters in Washington state would rather keep it that way. They've picked an optimal time to fight an environmental policy against it.
  Last year, after a five-year process, the EPA declared Puget Sound—2,300 square miles from the
  
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• Officials: Arizona will miss US deadline for key water plan

  19-02-2019 23:31
  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona won’t have all the pieces of a Colorado River drought plan finished by the federal government’s deadline to finalize protections for water used by millions across the U.S. West, state water officials said Tuesday. It’s the latest hurdle threatening the plan between seven states to take less water from the drought-starved […]
  
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• Murkowski worries about precedent with emergency declaration

  19-02-2019 23:28
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she worries about the precedent that could be set from President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to secure more money for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. The Alaska Republican did not explicitly say Tuesday whether she would support a resolution of disapproval if one […]
  
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• Where Are All the Peggers?

  19-02-2019 22:47 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan SavageOriginally published on Mar. 22, 2010.I'm a straight male who recently seperated from a woman. We had nearly a decade of incredible, exploratory sex but things ended with months of celibacy. I'm eager to explore one of the things I miss most about those early days: being pegged by a woman. So I went right ahead and ponied up some cash to become a card-carrying member of Adult Friend Finder. I assumed that living where I live—one of the biggest cities in the country—my ki
  
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• It's the Golden Hour of Kacey Musgraves

  19-02-2019 21:50 via thestranger.com
  
  by Anna KaplanKacey Musgraves is playing tonight. JAMIE NELSON
  To say Kacey Musgraves had a stellar 2018 would be an understatement. Her new record Golden Hour debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 chart, was included on countless music critics’ year-end lists, and won Album of the Year at the Country Music Awards and the Grammys. Former boy band heartthrob Harry Styles—who recruited Musgraves to open for his 2018 solo tour—said, “It’s impossible to listen to
  
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• And now for the weather on Mars, courtesy of new NASA lander

  19-02-2019 21:47
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — And now for the weather on Mars: NASA’s newest lander is offering daily reports on the red planet’s frigid winter. Starting Tuesday, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is posting the highs and lows online , along with wind speed and atmospheric pressure from the InSight lander. On Sunday, InSight recorded a […]
  
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• Medical examiner releases sketch of unidentified woman who died from exposure in Kirkland

  19-02-2019 21:40
  The woman is among five people who are believed to have died from exposure in King County during the recent heavy snowfalls that blanketed the region.
  
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• Do you know who she is? Sketch released of woman who died in Kirkland.

  19-02-2019 21:40
  The woman is among five people who are believed to have died from exposure in King County during recent cold weather.
  
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• Who Has Your Vote to Run as a Democrat Against Trump?

  19-02-2019 21:29 via thestranger.com
  
  by Eli SandersTime for a Slog poll. Joe Raedle / Getty Images
  We are just under one year away from the Iowa Democratic caucuses and there are already a dozen people running for the Democratic nomination to take on Trump in the 2020 presidential race. (Including the just-announced Bernie Sanders.)If this is giving you palpitations along with flashbacks to loud, sweaty Bernie vs. Hillary caucus sites in Washington State, here's an opportunity for more flashbacks and palpitations!
  Tell us: Who are
  
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• House OKs legislation to increase testing of rape evidence

  19-02-2019 21:17
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation intended to increase testing of sexual assault and rape evidence kits and get DNA results into a national database has cleared the House. The House vote on Tuesday sends to the Senate the legislation that Democratic Rep. Melissa Wintrow says is good public safety policy. The proposed law would allow […]
  
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• 2 former interns sue in Oregon sexual harassment case

  19-02-2019 21:12
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Two former interns for a former Oregon state senator who resigned after being accused of sexual harassment have sued him, the Legislature, the Senate president and others The lawsuit by Anne Montgomery and Adrianna Martin-Wyatt seeks up to millions of dollars for the Legislature’s alleged callous indifference to Sen. Jeff Kruse’s […]
  
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• Seattle seafood giant to spend up to $23 million to fix pollution

  19-02-2019 21:08
  Trident Seafoods will also pay a $900,000 fine for Clean Air Act violations under a settlement agreement filed Tuesday in federal court in Alaska.
  
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• Seattle seafood giant must spend up to $23 million to fix pollution

  19-02-2019 21:08
  Trident Seafoods will also pay a $900,000 fine for Clean Air Act violations under a settlement agreement filed Tuesday in federal court in Alaska.
  
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• Seafood giant to spend up to $23 million to fix pollution

  19-02-2019 21:08
  SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says one of the nation’s biggest seafood companies has agreed to spend up to $23 million to fix serious air pollution issues with its vessels and land-based facilities. Seattle-based Trident Seafoods will also pay a $900,000 fine for Clean Air Act violations under a settlement agreement filed […]
  
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• Former UN leader tours climate adaptation projects in Miami

  19-02-2019 20:55
  MIAMI (AP) — Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he’s impressed with Miami’s efforts to cope with rising sea levels— and he wishes President Donald Trump were paying attention, too. Ban visited Miami on Tuesday with the Global Commission on Adaptation, which encourages the development of measures to manage the effects of climate change through […]
  
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• Jussie Smollett and the No Good, Very Bad Tale

  19-02-2019 20:46 via thestranger.com
  
  by Katie HerzogJussie SmollettScott Dudelson/Getty ImagesThe news that Empire star Jussie Smollett may have orchestrated his own hate crime certainly came as a shock to much of America. Joe Jervis, however, wasn’t exactly surprised.
  Jervis, creator of the news blog Joe.My.God, has been covering LGBTQ-related news and events for 15 years. Several years ago, he decided he would only report on alleged hate crimes if at least one of three criteria were met: There had been an arrest, there was
  
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• House passes resolution honoring Idaho conservationist

  19-02-2019 20:42
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The House has passed legislation to honor a conservationist who led efforts to prevent the extinction of Idaho’s state raptor, the peregrine falcon. The unanimous voice vote on Tuesday sends to the Senate the resolution honoring Tom Cade, who died Feb. 6 at age 91. Republican House Speaker Scott Bedke just […]
  
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• House urges federal agency to issue steelhead fishing permit

  19-02-2019 20:31
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation to urge federal officials to complete work on a federal permit requested by Idaho to make sure the state can open a steelhead fishing season this fall has cleared the House. The unanimous voice vote on Tuesday sends to the Senate the legislation requesting action by the National Marine Fisheries […]
  
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• Beto Yarce Drops Bid for City Council in District 3

  19-02-2019 19:59 via thestranger.com
  
  I wonder if he was just having trouble finding an apartment on Capitol Hill?by Rich SmithBye Beto Lester Black
  Well, that was quick!
  In a statement released Tuesday morning, Beto Yarce, the executive director at Ventures, announced he was suspending his campaign for city council in District 3."This has not been an easy decision for me, especially with the overwhelmingly positive feedback, endorsements, grass roots support, and momentum I have received," he wrote. "But I believe that I can take w
  
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• New Savage Lovecast: The Ethics of HIV Disclosure

  19-02-2019 19:42 via thestranger.com
  
  Episode #643 — February 19, 2019by The StrangerWhen bisexual friends go wild: A lesbian has been buddies with a bi woman for a while. Guess what happened when they got drunk! Now, the bi friend is asking her boyfriend for a hall pass to sleep with the lesbian friend. But will their friendship be able to withstand all this newfound passion? Also, hear two tales concerning the ethics of HIV disclosure: A male/female couple have always been bi and open. But when they both got HIV it became mu
  
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• 2 dead after wrong-way crash on southern Idaho interstate

  19-02-2019 19:37
  BURLEY, Idaho (AP) — Idaho State Police say two people are dead and two others were flown to a regional hospital after a wrong-way crash on Interstate 84 in southern Idaho Monday night. The state police say in a press release that 39-year-old Jennifer Thompson of Hagerman, Idaho was driving the wrong way on I-84 […]
  
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• WATCH: Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan delivers second State of the City speech

  19-02-2019 19:14
  The mayor is expected to announce a new plan to provide low-income residents with free transit passes. Watch it live here.
  
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• State of the City: Durkan praises Seattle snow response, touts free ORCA passes for low-income residents

  19-02-2019 19:14
  The mayor announced a new plan to provide some low-income residents with free transit passes and said she would transmit legislation requiring all new buildings with parking to support electric-vehicle charging stations.
  
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• State of the City: Durkan praises Seattle snow response, touts free ORCA cards for low-income residents

  19-02-2019 19:14
  The mayor announced a new plan to provide low-income residents with free transit passes.
  
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• Brown weighing moves to reduce school pension costs

  19-02-2019 19:11
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown is reportedly considering selling the state’s workers compensation insurance corporation or tapping its substantial capital surplus to hold down future pension costs for school districts around the state. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that according to documents it obtained via a public records request the idea is still tentative, and […]
  
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• Hospital, doctor face 3 new lawsuits over drug doses, deaths

  19-02-2019 18:36
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Three more wrongful-death lawsuits have been filed against an Ohio hospital system and a doctor accused of ordering potentially fatal doses of pain medication for dozens of patients over several years. The Columbus-area Mount Carmel Health System and Dr. William Husel (HYOO’-suhl) now face at least 19 lawsuits . Mount Carmel […]
  
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• Use of snow blower leads to fight that lands 1 man in jail

  19-02-2019 18:32
  Police say the victim asked his neighbor to stop using his snowblower to throw snow on his property Friday when a fight erupted.
  
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• Inbox Jukebox Track of the Day: The Potential Club Anthem "Grains of Salt" by New Sub Pop Signees Tacocat

  19-02-2019 18:20 via thestranger.com
  
  "Grains of Salt" off Tacocat's Sub Pop debut LP, This Mess Is a Place, could be their first club-friendly anthem, breezy synth solo and all.by Dave SegalSeems like AOC would really like Tacocat's new single. Helen Moga
  Tacocat, "Grains of Salt" (Sub Pop)
  Seattle's Tacocat have been ascending steadily over their 12-year tenure; now they've graduated from Hardly Art to Sub Pop, and everything feels right about this. Their excellently titled This Mess Is a Place (out May 3) was produced by Stranger
  
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• Chairman of the Idaho Republican Party resigns

  19-02-2019 18:17
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The chairman of the Idaho Republican Party has resigned. The party in a statement on Tuesday released Jonathan Parker’s resignation letter he sent on Monday. Parker says he’s resigning because the effort of maintaining a full-time job and being fully engaged as a father was harder than he imagined. He says […]
  
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• Murphy signs bill expanding family leave in New Jersey

  19-02-2019 18:09
  PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed into law a bill expanding the state’s paid family leave program. The Democrat signed the legislation Tuesday in Piscataway. The bill doubles paid family leave from six to 12 weeks. Lawmakers most recent estimate that the average benefit under the new law would rise […]
  
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• High court denies Maryland appeal of drug price-gouging law

  19-02-2019 17:57
  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a Maryland appeal to uphold the state’s law against pharmaceutical price gouging. The high court on Tuesday denied Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh’s appeal without comment, letting a lower court ruling against the law stand. The law approved in 2017 enabled the state’s attorney general […]
  
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• Suspect says fatal Anchorage shooting followed argument

  19-02-2019 17:53
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Charging documents in a fatal Anchorage hotel shooting say the event occurred after a confrontation over a debt. Anchorage television station KTVA reports 20-year-old Theandrea Luster is charged with first- and second-degree murder in the death Saturday of 40-year-old Javon Diggs, an employee of Barratt Inn. Police reviewed hotel surveillance video […]
  
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• FDA warns consumers against ‘young blood’ plasma infusions for dementia, PTSD and other conditions

  19-02-2019 17:52
  WASHINGTON — Federal health regulators on Tuesday warned consumers against controversial “young blood” treatments — plasma infusions from young donors marketed for conditions such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis and post-traumatic stress disorder. “There is no proven clinical benefit of infusion of plasma from young donors to cure, mitigate, treat or prevent these conditions and […]
  
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• El Corazon’s Owner Says He’s Not Demolishing the Venue Even Though He Applied for a Demolition Permit

  19-02-2019 17:48 via thestranger.com
  
  El Corazon's nightclub owner confirmed to us that he filed a permit for demolition, but he claims he has no plan to tear the venue down.by Lester BlackThe owner of this stage has filed for a demolition permit but he says that doesn't mean he's tearing the building down. Courtesy El Corazon
  The owner of El Corazon has filed for a demolition permit but that does not mean he wants to demolish the nightclub, at least according to him. Dana Sims told me in an e-mail yesterday that he has no plans to
  
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• Slog AM: Bernie Is Running For President, Washington Tug Boats Fight the EPA

  19-02-2019 17:19 via thestranger.com
  
  by Timothy KenneyThe burn. Are you feeling it?JOE RAEDLE/GETTY IMAGES
  If you love cranes, boy have I got good news for you: They’re not going anywhere. Downtown Seattle has 66 major development projects underway right now and the building boom shows no signs of slowing down. The only issue hampering developers is a lack of space; there are only so many parking garages and historical buildings to tear down before you butt up against Seattle single-family housing rules. The vast majority of
  
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• Oregon to consider plan to lower voting age to 16

  19-02-2019 17:13
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Sixteen-year-olds could vote in Oregon, under a plan unveiled in the Legislature. The Statesman Journal reports that several state lawmakers are introducing a bill that would ask voters to amend the Oregon Constitution to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 years old. If the bill passes, the question would […]
  
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• Trump moving closer to goal of creating a Space Force

  19-02-2019 17:09
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is moving closer toward his goal of creating a Space Force, just not as the separate military department he envisioned. The Space Force instead will begin as part of the Air Force – similar to how the Marine Corps is part of the Navy – but could become its […]
  
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• New trial scheduled for Idaho man accused in baby’s death

  19-02-2019 17:07
  LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — A new trial has been scheduled for a northern Idaho man charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 28-day-old daughter. The Lewiston Tribune reports 28-year-old Daniel Alldrin’s trial in 2nd District Court is scheduled for June 10. A Nez Perce County jury was unable to reach a verdict following […]
  
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• Budget set for Idaho office that protects imperiled species

  19-02-2019 16:33
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Legislature’s budget-setting committee has approved a 4.8 percent increase to $15 million for the governor’s Office of Species Conservation. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Tuesday approved the budget that includes $640,000 for salmon habitat grants. About $13.5 million of the agency’s budget comes from federal money. The state office works […]
  
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• Man arrested in Alaska cold case to make court appearance

  19-02-2019 16:24
  LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A Maine man who faces extradition to Alaska after his arrest in a 26-year-old cold case is due to make his first appearance in court. Court officials say 44-year-old Steven Downs, of Auburn, is scheduled to be in district court in Lewiston at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Alaska State Troopers have said […]
  
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• Committee approves $53.2 million for juvenile corrections

  19-02-2019 16:20
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Legislature’s budget-setting committee has approved a 2.2 percent increase to $53.2 million for state Department of Juvenile Corrections. The budget approved Tuesday is slightly more than requested by both the agency and Gov. Brad Little. The amount includes about $3 million in federal funds. Included in the budget is $720,000 […]
  
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