https://www.governor.wa.gov/news-media/inslee-issues-directive-prohibiting-state-law-enforcement-cooperation-abortion-related
Gov. Jay Inslee announced this past weekend he was preparing to direct the Washington State Patrol to refuse cooperation with any investigatory requests related to abortion that come from agencies in states that don’t allow or significantly constrain access to abortion. This follows the U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade which is triggering a dramatic curtailment of abortion care for people in half the country as several states have been moving quickly to enact bans.
Inslee issued the directive today, and says he is continuing to look at additional steps to further protect patients from investigative activities initiated by agencies and vigilantes in anti-choice states.
“Washington is and will remain a sanctuary for any person seeking abortion care and services in our state, but we must act to protect our rights and our values,” Inslee wrote in his directive. “To that end, it is critical that our law enforcement agencies not cooperate in any manner with any out-of-state investigation, prosecution, or other legal action based on another state’s law that is inconsistent with Washington’s protections of the right to choose abortion and provide abortion-related care.”
The order directs the WSP to decline cooperation with most subpoenas, search warrants or court orders from states with laws that ban or significantly restrict abortion access. WSP must review and process such requests in conjunction with the Office of the Attorney General and governor’s General Counsel.
Though the governor does not have jurisdiction over local law enforcement agencies, state law prohibits anyone, including all state and local enforcement, from penalizing, prosecuting or taking any adverse action against patients exercising their reproductive rights.
Inslee this weekend also announced he has approved $1 million to help reproductive care clinics handle the increased number of patients coming to Washington state for care. He and legislators also plan to pursue a state constitutional amendment to solidify the legal right to an abortion, and pursue additional policies and resources to expand access to services and protect patients’ legal rights.
IN OTHER STATE NEWS HEADLINES:
Inslee and U.S. Climate Alliance respond to U.S. Supreme Court decision in West Virginia v. EPA.
In response to today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Climate Alliance issued the following statement:
“We are deeply disappointed in this regressive decision, but it only hardens our resolve to act with the boldness and urgency the climate crisis demands. At a time when we’re seeing devastating droughts, wildfires, and storms become the norm, the Supreme Court has sided with polluters at the expense of the American people,” said Alliance co-chairs Governors Hochul (NY), Inslee (WA), and Newsom (CA). “This ruling makes clear that the actions of governors and state legislatures are more important than ever before. Thankfully, state authority to curb greenhouse gas emissions has not changed. Today, we reaffirm our commitment to decarbonizing the power sector using our authority at the state level. We will continue moving forward with bold climate action in the states to protect the health and pocketbooks of the American people.”
WSDA NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FARM TO SCHOOL PURCHASING GRANT
OLYMPIA – Nearly $3 million is on the table for farm to school efforts to get locally grown food on the lunch trays of schools across the state.
Applications are now open for the 2022-2023 Washington State Department of Agriculture Farm to School Purchasing grants. Applications are accepted until Monday, July 11 at 4 p.m. Information about this grant program and links to the application can be found at agr.wa.gov/farmtoschool.
New law offering free or discounted hospital care to 4 million Washingtonians effective tomorrow.
Idaho man sentenced to nearly five years in prison in second attempted child rape prosecution by Attorney General’s Office.
YAKIMA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today a Yakima County Superior Court judge sentenced an Idaho man to nearly five years in prison following his guilty plea for charges related to felony attempted child rape. A different Yakima judge earlier this month sentenced an Ellensburg man to nearly six years in prison for his role in a 2019 law enforcement operation in Yakima targeting individuals who sought to rape children.
Commerce adds leaders for small business support and creative economy sector development.
Linda Womack to lead small business and community support; Shannon Halberstadt appointed to creative economy industry sector post.
Celebrating your local outstanding wastewater treatment plant.
OLYMPIA –
Wastewater treatment plant operators play a critical role in keeping Washington’s water clean. The facilities deal with everything homes and businesses dump in or flush down the drain. This includes items sewage systems were not made to deal with, like “flushable” wipes, face masks, oils, and cooking grease.
Independent studies show new climate change initiatives deliver significant benefits at minimal costs.
Sockeye fishing expands on much of the Columbia River as returns exceed expectations.
OLYMPIA – With sockeye salmon returning to the Columbia River in numbers well above the preseason forecast, fishery managers announced Thursday that sockeye fishing will open from the Astoria-Megler Bridge on the lower river to the Highway 395 Bridge at Pasco, and daily limits increase from there to Chief Joseph Dam near Bridgeport on the upper river.
FROM OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATIONAL:
House Appropriations Committee Advances New Federal Funding to Support Jefferson County Infrastructure Projects
Kilmer Leads Effort to Include New Funding for Infrastructure Projects to Help Build Affordable Housing in Port Townsend, Serve Community Facilities & Housing in Port Hadlock.
House Appropriations Committee Advances New Federal Funding to Improve Electrical Infrastructure, Create Economic Growth in Mason County
Kilmer Leads Effort to Secure $3,000,000 to Support Belfair Electrical Capacity Infrastructure Project.
Senator Murray Announces Nearly $3 Billion in Funding for Coastal Infrastructure
The funding comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address the climate crisis and strengthen coastal resilience.
Senator Murray Statement on Supreme Court’s Harmful Ruling in West Virginia v. EPA.
“Today’s ruling is yet another example of Republican-backed Justices rewriting the law to fit a far-right extremist agenda that is deeply out of touch with the mainstream American public—the consequences of this decision belong to every Republican politician who fought to appoint these judges. With the Clean Air Act and the measures since, Congress passed laws ensuring our communities had clean air to breathe and protecting our environment. The Court takes the place of Congress and the Executive Branch in how it can and can’t fight climate change. This deeply harmful ruling underscores the urgent need for Congress to pass a bold climate plan—I’m fighting as hard as I can to deliver a landmark investment in climate action and clean energy to President Biden’s desk as soon as possible.”
WORLD NEWS HEADLINES; From the UN News Center & USUN, along with other sources:
UN Ocean Conference ends with call for greater ambition and global commitment to address dire state of the Ocean.
Following a week of discussions and events in Lisbon, Portugal, the UN Ocean Conference concluded on Friday, with governments and heads of state agreeing on a new political declaration to Save Our Ocean.
In Afghanistan, women take their lives out of desperation, Human Rights Council hears.
The situation for women is so desperate in Afghanistan that they are committing suicide at a rate of one or two every day, the Human Rights Council has heard.
Sudan: UN human rights chief alarmed over killing of protesters by security forces.
The UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Friday expressed alarm over the killing of at least nine protesters by security forces in Sudan a day earlier, including a 15-year-old child.
Save lives, support development, and ‘steer our world to safer roads ahead’: Guterres
Road traffic accidents claim nearly 1.3 million lives each year, cost some countries up to three per cent of their annual GDP, and are the biggest killer of five to 29-year olds globally, the UN General Assembly President told a High-level Meeting on Improving Global Road Safety on Thursday.
Ukraine: Four months after Russian invasion, humanitarian needs intensify.
Across Ukraine, the scale of needs caused by Russia's invasion is still massive and human rights concerns persist, UN humanitarians said in an update on Thursday, as they repeated calls for access to the country's Black Sea ports to export vitally needed cereals.
Statement by the Head of Delegation at the High-Level Conference on Global Road Safety--USUN
Statement by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares At the NATO Public Forum.
NATIONAL & BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES:
President Biden Announces Thirteenth Operation Fly Formula Mission--WH
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration’s Monkeypox Outbreak Response--WH
Russians Retreat From Snake Island, Says DOD Official--DOD
Former Monroe, Louisiana, Police Department Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Charge for Using Excessive Force--DOJ
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Participates in Conversation with DACAmented Students, Educators, School Counselors, and Policy Leaders.
CDC Director Adopts Preference for Specific Flu Vaccines for Seniors--CDC
CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., adopted the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation to preferentially recommend the use of specific flu vaccines for adults 65 years and older, including higher dose and adjuvanted flu vaccines. The preference applies to Fluzone High-Dose Quadrivalent, Flublok Quadrivalent and Fluad Quadrivalent flu vaccines.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Recommends Inclusion of Omicron BA.4/5 Component for COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Doses
The following is attributed Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research--FDA
HUD JUDGE ENTERS ORDER SETTLING DISCRIMINATION CLAIM AGAINST MASSACHUSETTS HOUSING PROVIDER
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that Blossom Associates, LLC and Maryanne Hart, the owner and operator of multiple rental units in Massachusetts, will pay $11,000 under a Consent Order resolving allegations that they refused to rent to a family because the family had children under the age of six. Read the Order.--HUD
BUSINESSS HEADLINES:
Department of Justice Settles Lawsuit Against Spine Device Distributor and its Owners Alleging Illegal Kickbacks to Physicians
Reliance Medical Systems LLC, a distributor of spinal implant devices headquartered in Bountiful, Utah, its owners, Bret Berry and Adam Pike, and two of their physician-owned distributorships have agreed to pay $1 million to resolve a lawsuit against them alleging that they violated the False Claims Act by paying physicians to use Reliance medical devices in spinal surgeries on their own patients. --DOJ
Bagel Company Owner Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion and Wire Fraud Conspiracy
Defrauded Franchisees of More Than $2.1 Million
Joseph Smith, 57, formerly of Fishkill, New York, was sentenced to three years and six months in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $2,100,450 in restitution by U.S. District Court Judge Gerald J. Pappert for his scheme to defraud prospective franchisees of more than $2.1 million, collectively.--DOJ
U.S. Treasury Blocks Over $1 Billion in Suleiman Kerimov Trust.
Enforcement investigation unearthed oligarch’s use of a network of relatives, advisers, and opaque legal entities to invest in the United States.
Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee issues annual report to Congress.
WASHINGTON — The Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC) today released its annual report to Congress, featuring recommendations focused on budget support for the Internal Revenue Service and enhancements to e-filing.
USDA Has Issued More Than $4 Billion in Emergency Relief Program Payments to Date.--USDA
Energy and Inflation: 5 Things You Need to Know Now
Our energy team broke down the five key factors impacting energy prices and inflation right now.--US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
FTC Approves Final Order Protecting Patients Who Rely on Medical Instruments Used in Sinus Procedures
FTC Acts to Preserve Competition in Two Critical Medical Instrument Markets--FTC
FTC alleges fraudsters used Walmart’s money transfer services to bilk consumers – while Walmart looked the other way.--FTC
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WDFW: Salmon fishing in Marine Area 5 (Sekiu and Pillar Point) to open only on alternating days beginning July 5.
https://wdfw.wa.gov/news/salmon-fishing-marine-area-5-sekiu-and-pillar-point-open-only-alternating-days-beginning-july
OLYMPIA – Amid concerns of increased fishing pressure, fishery managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced today that salmon fishing in Marine Area 5 (Sekiu and Pillar Point) will open only on even-numbered days following the Fourth of July weekend.
Salmon fishing in Marine Area 5 will close on odd-numbered days beginning July 5, then reopen on July 6 and on even-numbered days for the rest of July.
“We know this change may be disappointing to many anglers, but it’s necessary both to help ensure we’re meeting our conservation objectives for Chinook, and to prolong the season as much as possible,” said Kirsten Simonsen, Ph.D., WDFW Puget Sound recreational salmon biologist. “Our hope is that this gives anglers the opportunity to get out on the water throughout July, instead of prematurely closing the fishery altogether if the Chinook quota is exceeded.”
With Marine Area 4 (Neah Bay) seeing high catch rates and closing in the coming days as it nears its Chinook quota, managers are concerned that fishing pressure will shift to marine areas 3 and 5; Marine Area 3 (La Push) will drop to a one-Chinook limit beginning July 4.
The alternating-day fishing schedule in Marine Area 5 was supported by Puget Sound recreational fishery advisors.
Daily salmon fishing is currently scheduled to resume in Marine Area 5 beginning Aug. 1, and continue through Sept. 28. Anglers should keep an eye on WDFW’s emergency fishing rules page for potential updates.
“The bulk of the Chinook run should move further into Puget Sound by August, and we hope to give anglers a chance to get out and fish on what’s expected to be a very healthy coho run this year,” Simonsen said. “That said, we’ll keep monitoring catch rates closely, and announce additional changes if needed.”
Salmon fishing in Marine Area 5 will close on July 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, and 31; fishing will be open July 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, and 30. On open days, permanent rules apply as listed in the 2022-23 Washington Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife works to preserve, protect, and perpetuate fish, wildlife and ecosystems while providing sustainable fish, wildlife, and recreational and commercial opportunities.
LOCAL MEETINGS:
CLALLAM COUNTY MEETINGS;
Clallam County Commission work session for 7/5/22
https://clallam.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=1322
Clallam County Board meeting for 7/5/22
https://clallam.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=7324
City of Port Angeles Council meeting for 7/5/22
https://www.cityofpa.us/DocumentCenter/View/11764/07052022-Final-Council-Packet
OMC BOARD MEETING FOR 7/6/22
https://www.olympicmedical.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AGENDA-July-6-2022.pdf
JEFFERSON COUNTY MEETINGS:
Jefferson County Commission meeting for 7/5/22
https://media.avcaptureall.cloud/meeting/433b0eb3-9259-4040-aec3-710bc9041beb
PORT TOWNSEND CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA for 7/5/22
https://cityofpt.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&event_id=1704
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BIBLE VERSE: Jeremiah 17:9-10 (New International Version)
The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? “I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.”
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This Week's Video:
How Obama began America’s DARK transformation | PART 1
61,157 views Jun 28, 2022 In May of 2008, Michelle Obama made a now infamous statement while campaigning in Puerto Rico for her husband, Barack. Her words, Glenn says, caused Michelle to be pulled from the campaign trail. Why? Perhaps because her statement exposed the Obama’s exact goal: To force the American people to make ‘sacrifices’ that would fundamentally alter our nation — its history, traditions, and principles — forever. In part 1 of his expose, Glenn revisits Michelle’s speech and demonstrates how her words have come true today. And the ‘sacrifices’ we’re facing now, thanks to our ever-growing, far-left government, could continue to get worse…
Connecting Obama's DREAM to today's CHANGED America | PART 2
46,771 views Jun 28, 2022 In part 2 of Glenn’s expose, he continues to revisit Michelle Obama’s 2008 campaign speech that EXPOSED her and Barack’s ultimate goal: to force ‘sacrifices’ onto the American people that would fundamentally change the United States. In this clip, Glenn ties it all together, showing how the Obama’s original DREAM to change America is coming true TODAY…
HEADLINES FROM OTHER SOURCES:
Biden: 'I Don't Count Drunk Driving as a Felony' for Illegal Immigrants--PJ MEDIA
Supreme Court Reins in the Bureaucracy
The EPA overstepped its regulatory authority when it unilaterally expanded its power over business without Congress’s consent.--Patriot Post
Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger’s Vendetta Politics
The January 6 Committee is running a Stalinesque show trial against Trump and his supporters.--American Spectator
