Public Works Board awards $1.8 million broadband construction loan to Jefferson County PUD.

Reliable high-speed internet coming to businesses in Port Townsend.

https://www.commerce.wa.gov/news/public-works-board-awards-1-8-million-broadband-construction-loan-to-jefferson-county-pud/

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Public Works Board announced over $1.8 million in loan funding to the Jefferson County Public Utility District at its July meeting.

Funds will be used to complete the Port Townsend Business Fiber Project, which is expected to connect up to 225 local businesses. Access to the high-speed internet service is critical to the success of businesses in the modern economy.

“The Washington State Public Works Board is excited to announce the award of a low interest loan to Jefferson County PUD for the installation of high-speed internet,” said Public Works Board Chair Kathryn Gardow. “The Public Works Board is gratified and proud to continue to be a leader in providing this vital infrastructure financing as we close the digital divide across the state. Our Washington families, businesses and communities all benefit from these strategic investments.”

The funding, which was announced today, is part of the Washington State Legislature’s commitment to connect communities to affordable broadband service.

The Public Works Board broadband construction program supports unserved and underserved communities across Washington. The board funds construction projects aimed at meeting the state’s broadband speed goals for all homes, businesses and anchor institutions.

The board is currently participating in rulemaking associated with statutory changes to its broadband program. Once that process is complete, the board plans to open another broadband construction loan funding cycle.

IN OTHER STATE NEWS HEADLINES:

AG Ferguson: Asbestos contractor sentenced to jail time for environmental crimes.

Asbestos contractor exposed workers and homeowners to asbestos, forged documents, stole thousands from homeowners

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that Derrick Boss, the owner of Above and Beyond Asbestos Removal in Bothell, was sentenced to 105 days in jail and ordered to pay full restitution to his victims for environmental crimes he committed in his asbestos abatement business.

AG Ferguson shuts down Tradesmen International’s illegal use of non-compete agreements, wins restitution for impacted workers.

TACOMA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced that Tradesmen International LLC will end its existing non-compete agreements that restrict the job mobility of thousands of workers in Washington. Today’s announcement is the result of Ferguson’s investigation into Tradesmen’s unfair and deceptive use of non-compete agreements that it never disclosed to its affected workers, and that violate Washington law.

New efforts underway to improve groundwater management in Pasco Basin.

The process will add clarity for current and future groundwater users

Designing a permanent groundwater management framework for the Pasco Basin will help those that depend on the resource. 

PASCO – 

After a half-century under “interim” rules, the Washington Department of Ecology has begun a new process to design a permanent groundwater management framework for the Pasco Basin.

Ecology and Westport seafood processer settle penalty for water quality violations.

OLYMPIA – 

OLYMPIA – Pacific Seafood – Westport, LLC will pay $92,250 to the Washington Department of Ecology under an agreement to settle an appeal of a larger penalty for 49 water quality violations.

Commission votes on rule proposal for free fishing weekend, decides on sequencing spring black bear policy process, votes to increase the cougar bag limit in the Blue Mountains, and more.

WDFW restricts campfires, other activities on wildlife and water access areas in Eastern Washington.

Inslee appoints J. Michael Diaz to the Court of Appeals, Division One.

Gov. Jay Inslee announced today the appointment of J. Michael Diaz to the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division One. He will replace Judge Jim Verellen, who is retiring July 31.

Consumer Alert: 988 Suicide Prevention Lifeline number launches July 16.

LACEY, Wash. – Starting July 16, callers can reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by dialing 988, and calls placed without an area code will no longer work in Washington. 

FROM OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO DC:

House Passes Kilmer’s Legislation to Improve Federal Government Efficiency and Save Taxpayers Money

Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) aimed at driving better implementation of recommendations from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to help improve government efficiency and save taxpayers more money.

Kilmer Votes to Defend Right to Reproductive Freedom

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) voted to support, and the House passed, the Women’s Health Protection Act and the Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act - two bills aimed at protecting reproductive freedom and ensuring comprehensive access to health care.

Senator Murray Statement on New VA OIG Reports Highlighting More Failures of Electronic Health Record System.

Republican Senator Blocks Murray, Cortez Masto Effort to Protect Right to Travel.

WORLD NEWS HEADLINES:

COVID-19 fuels slowest rate of childhood vaccination in three decades, leaving millions at risk.

Official data published by UN agencies on Friday shows the largest sustained decline in childhood vaccination rates in approximately 30 years, with 25 million infants missing out on lifesaving shots.

South Africa ‘on the precipice of explosive xenophobic violence’, UN experts warn.

A group of independent UN human rights experts have condemned reports of escalating violence targeting foreign nationals in South Africa, and called for accountability against rising xenophobia, racism and hate speech aimed at migrants, refugees, asylum seekers - and even citizens perceived as outsiders - throughout the country.

Iran: Top rights expert welcomes Swedish verdict in mass executions case.

The conviction of an Iranian official by a Swedish court for his part in the mass execution and torture of political prisoners was welcomed on Friday by a top UN-appointed independent rights expert.

Peaceful Presidential Elections in Colombia, Truth Commission’s Compelling Final Report Provide ‘Good Reasons for Optimism’, Special Representative Tells Security Council

Colombian Vice-President Highlights ‘Irreversible Progress’ towards Transitional Justice, Historic Peace Agreement’s Implementation.

Speakers Stress Importance of Tailor-Made Regional Solutions to Sustainable Development Challenges, as High-Level Political Forum Continues

The perspectives of Africa, Asia-Pacific, Western Asia, Europe, and Latin America and the Caribbean are critical in the collective push to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and bring countries “back on track” in efforts to measurably improve well-being across their societies by 2030, speakers in the high-level political forum on sustainable development stressed today, as they discussed recommendations emerging from a series of regional dialogues to that end.

Remarks at a UN Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting on Colombia---USUN

Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Colombia.--USUN

On the 2022 Elie Wiesel Act Report to Congress and New U.S. Strategy to Anticipate, Prevent, and Respond to Atrocities.--US STATE DEPT.

NATIONAL & BUSNESS HEADLINES:

FACT SHEET: President Biden Appoints Cancer Panel Members and Cancer Cabinet Unveils Priority Actions--WH

U.S., Italian Defense Leaders Discuss Shared Interests, Concerns for Ukraine--DOD

Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Delivers Remarks at the Closing Session of the Fourth Convening of the Trilateral Working Group on Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls--DOJ

Solera Specialty Pharmacy Agrees to Enter into Deferred Prosecution Agreement; Company and CEO to Pay $1.31 Million for Submitting False Claims for Anti-Overdose Drug--DOJ

U.S. Department of Education Announces Engage Every Student Initiative to Ensure Every Student Has Access to High-Quality Learning

The announcement made during National Summer Learning Week will allow more students to access more programs year-round to support their academic and mental health needs.

Aegis Sciences to Begin Monkeypox Testing Today, Increasing Nationwide Testing Capacity--cdc

HHS Issues Guidance to the Nation’s Retail Pharmacies Clarifying Their Obligations to Ensure Access to Comprehensive Reproductive Health Care Services.

HUD ANNOUNCES 24 PROGRAMS TO JOIN BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION JUSTICE40 INITIATIVE

WASHINGTON - As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s agenda to advance environmental justice, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today released a list of its programs included in the Administration’s Justice40 Initiative. President Biden created the Justice40 Initiative to deliver 40% of the overall benefits of climate, clean energy, affordable and sustainable housing, clean water, and other investments to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution.

BUSINESS HEADLINES:

Turkish Businessman Extradited from Austria to Face Money Laundering and Wire Fraud Charges

Allegedly Connected to $1 Billion Washakie Biofuel Tax Credit Fraud--DOJ

Two Ohio Gambling Business Owners Plead Guilty to Tax Conspiracy--DOJ

Treasury Releases Fact Sheet on Food and Fertilizer-Related Authorizations Under Russia Sanctions; Expands General License Authorizing Agricultural Transactions--TREASURY DEPT.

Monetary Policy in a World of Conflicting Data

Governor Christopher J. Waller--THE FED

Free IRS/FTC webinar to focus on scams, ID theft and IP PINs--IRS

USDA Invests More Than $14M to Support Agricultural Workforce Training for Historically Underserved Communities to Bolster U.S. Meat and Poultry Sector Resilience--USDA

ALARMING RISE IN TRENCH-RELATED FATALITIES SPURS US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO ANNOUNCE ENHANCED NATIONWIDE ENFORCEMENT, ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT--DEPT. of LABOR

FTC Approves Final Order Preserving Competition for Development and Marketing of Steroid Injectable Drug

Unremedied, Acquisition could have Caused Significant Harm for Patients Who Use Triamcinolone Acetonide to Treat Severe Skin Conditions, Allergies, and Inflammation.

IN FOCUS:

HUD: HUD ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE ORDERS LONG ISLAND LANDLORD TO PAY OVER $70,000 FOR DISCRIMINATING AGAINST DAUGHTER WITH DISABILITIES AND HER MOTHER

https://www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/HUD_No_22_131

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that an Administrative Law Judge found a landlord violated the Fair Housing Act when he refused to rent to a mother and her daughter because of the daughter’s cerebral palsy. On June 7, 2021, HUD charged Alex Raimos with violating the Act. On June 22, 2022, a HUD Administrative Law Judge agreed, ordering Raimos to pay $50,530 in damages to the family and a $20,111 civil penalty to the United States. Read the ALJ’s Decision and Order.

The Fair Housing Act prohibits housing providers from discriminating because of disability. This includes refusing to rent because of a person’s disability.

“Persons with disabilities have been protected from discrimination in housing by the Fair Housing Act for more than 30 years, yet they continue to be subjected to discriminatory treatment,” said Demetria L. McCain, HUD Principal Assistant Deputy Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. “HUD is committed to vigorously enforcing the Act to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities.”

“The fact that a landlord would refuse to rent to a family because a child has disabilities is inexcusable,” said HUD’s General Counsel, Damon Smith. “This decision should make clear to other housing providers that such actions are also illegal and costly.”

The ALJ found that the woman attempted to rent an apartment owned by Raimos. Raimos agreed to rent to the woman and accepted her security deposit. But after learning that the daughter had disabilities, he retracted his agreement to rent. The family then had to move in with relatives. The ALJ found that the “outright refusal to rent is arguably the most egregious form of fair housing violation, as it completely denies an individual a valuable housing opportunity. To put Complainant and her disabled child through two months of anticipation, excitement and hope only then to take it away because of her child’s cerebral palsy is reprehensible.”

People who believe they are the victims of housing discrimination should contact HUD at (800) 669-9777 (voice) 800-927-9275 (TTY). Additional information is available at www.hud.gov/fairhousing. Materials and assistance are available for persons with limited English proficiency. Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing may contact the Department using the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

LOCAL MEETINGS:

CLALLAM COUNTY MEETINGS;

Clallam Commission work session for 7/18/22

https://clallam.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=1324

Clallam County Board meeting for 7/19/22

https://clallam.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=1324

Clallam County Board of Health meeting for 7/19/22

https://clallam.granicus.com/DocumentViewer.php?file=clallam_a08f903fe5235501491fe2a27f93bd7c.pdf&view=1

City of Port Angeles Council meeting for 7/19/22

https://www.cityofpa.us/DocumentCenter/View/11836/CC-Agenda-Packet-07192022

OMC BOARD MEETING FOR 7/20/22

https://www.olympicmedical.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AGENDA-July-20-2022.pdf

JEFFERSON COUNTY MEETINGS;

Jefferson County Commission Meeting for 7/18/22

https://media.avcaptureall.cloud/meeting/3a4da433-f402-40fe-9672-a405b743fadc

Weekly devotional

BIBLE VERSE:  Colossians 2:9-10 (New International Version)

For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority.

 

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 This Week's Video:

 EXPLAINED: No, Thomas Jefferson did NOT support slavery

20,209 views  Jul 15, 2022  Monticello has gone full WOKE. According to the New York Post, visitors to Thomas Jefferson's former home now learn more about the ‘horrors of slavery’ than the Founding Father himself. In fact, the monument’s gift shop apparently sells several books written by Critical Race Theorists and just ONE Jefferson biography. But if the far-left successfully can change U.S. history — like they’ve been trying SO hard to do — we’ll never survive as a nation, Glenn says. We MUST preserve our history, so in this clip, Glenn clears the third president's name. Listen for the FACTS that prove Thomas Jefferson did NOT support slavery…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2ts2dfXRms

 

HEADLINES FROM OTHER SOURCES:

 The Bidens’ racist history

'As unique as the breakfast tacos' is only the latest offense--WT

Tired of Trump? Don suffers huge fundraising dip, falls below DeSantis

The former president appears to be losing steam among Republican voters over the last few months.--WE

Starbucks CEO Blames Woke Elected Officials For 16 Store Closures In Dangerous Cities--The Federalist