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The Dirt: House-building training facility struggles to find Spokane home
2+ day, 49+ min ago (1025+ words) Spokane-based homebuilder Corey Condron has been raising concerns for years about two major issues contributing to the housing shortfall in the region: labor shortages and administrative barriers. These two issues came to a head on a project to open a…...
State cuts $1 million of WSU budget, less than originally expected
8+ hour, 16+ min ago (394+ words) Cuts to Washington State University will not be as deep as previously thought under the supplemental budget the Washington Legislature recently passed. WSU will lose $1.4 million under the budget lawmakers agreed on. This is a stark contrast to the one…...
If you have student loans, here's what to know about Treasury move
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (495+ words) Student loan borrowers in default will soon face a new collector " the U.S. Treasury. The move was widely expected after the Trump administration suggested last year that student loan responsibilities would be moved to either the Treasury Department or the Small…...
WA students attending private universities to see state financial aid cut
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (509+ words) This fall, students in Washington who attend private universities and receive state financial aid will see their tuition awards reduced by nearly a third. Though a bill to prevent this garnered bipartisan support and made headway in both chambers of…...
Arkansas school districts blocked from displaying Ten Commandments
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (331+ words) A federal judge has permanently blocked several Arkansas school districts from implementing a state law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments. Citing a landmark 1962 U.S. Supreme Court opinion over prayer in public schools, U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks said in…...
Early learning, K-12 take biggest blows in state budget agreement that overall boosts spending
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1222+ words) OLYMPIA " From preschool to K-12, education took the biggest hit after Washington lawmakers unveiled a budget agreement on Wednesday with the largest cuts concentrated in early learning and public schools. The budget agreement calls on the state to use nearly $1 billion…...
Cuban university students stage rare protest amid energy, internet shortages
1+ week, 4+ day ago (524+ words) HAVANA " A group of just over 20 Cuban university students staged a rare, hours-long protest at the University of Havana on Monday, angry over class disruptions amid a U.S. oil blockade that has contributed to a near collapse of Cuba's electrical grid....
This day in history: Last pair of trumpeter swans in Washington made home at Turnbull. Chewelah was building new high school
2+ week, 13+ hour ago (279+ words) Students and faculty at the Turnbull Environmental and Research-Teaching Center had been conducting studies of these and other species in the refuge " despite the fact that the state Legislature had yet to appropriate funds to equip the center. Since then,…...
The Omak City Council approved a library service agreement after rumors of closure
2+ week, 15+ hour ago (352+ words) City officials approved a library service agreement Monday night after months of uncertainty for the Omak Library. The Omak City Council approved its library service agreement with NCW Libraries after rumors of a possible closure to the Omak Library caused…...
After lengthy freeze, U.S. Forest Service makes seasonal hiring push
2+ week, 20+ hour ago (874+ words) National forests across the country launched a hiring blitz last month for seasonal workers, a move that follows a freeze on hiring similar positions that lasted more than a year. The U.S. Forest Service is hiring up to 2,000 non-fire temporary seasonal…...