AG Ferguson’s lawsuit returns more than $5.2 million from uncashed checks to Washingtonians.

  

All Washingtonians can search at ClaimYourCash.org to see if they have unclaimed funds waiting

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that he recovered more than $5.2 million plus interest that Washingtonians can claim through the state’s unclaimed property program. The money comes to Washington as a result of Ferguson’s lawsuit over uncashed checks issued by international money transfer company MoneyGram.

Washington’s unclaimed property program, which is administered by the state Department of Revenue, works to return unclaimed or abandoned funds and other property to its rightful owners. That can include uncashed checks, funds in bank accounts, insurance proceeds, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, consumer credits and more. To search for unclaimed property in your name, go to www.ClaimYourCash.org.

The $5.2 million is part of a more than $190 million resolution between Delaware and a bipartisan coalition of 30 states to ensure that the funds from the uncashed MoneyGram checks were returned to their states’ residents.

“This money belongs to Washingtonians,” Ferguson said. “The unclaimed property program helps return funds that are rightfully yours. Every Washingtonian should visit the unclaimed property program’s website to see if they have funds waiting to be claimed.”

The funds come from uncashed prepaid MoneyGram checks that people can purchase from banks or credit unions. After the checks are purchased, the issuing financial institution pays MoneyGram the amount of the check. MoneyGram then uses the funds to reimburse the financial institution that cashes the check. If the check recipient fails to cash the check, the money becomes unclaimed property.

Delaware originally took possession of the funds regardless of where the checks were issued, since MoneyGram is headquartered there. Ferguson and the bipartisan group of states sued Delaware, arguing that, under a federal law regulating abandoned money orders and travelers’ checks, the unclaimed funds should be returned to the states where the checks were issued to be disbursed as unclaimed property. The case was heard at the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled in Ferguson’s and the states’ favor.

According to the Department of Revenue’s unclaimed property website, Washington’s program has returned more than $1.5 billion in unclaimed funds to Washingtonians. For more information on Washington’s unclaimed property program, or to search for unclaimed funds in your name, visit www.ClaimYourCash.org.

Checks that were issued in 2008 or earlier may still be available through Delaware’s unclaimed property program. Visit https://unclaimedproperty.delaware.gov/ to check if you have older unclaimed funds available in Delaware.

ref. https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/ag-ferguson-s-lawsuit-returns-more-52-million-uncashed-checks-washingtonians

IN OTHER STATE HEADLINES:

Commerce invests $2 million to accelerate industrial site development across state.

OLYMPIA, WA—The Washington State Department of Commerce has awarded $2 million in grants to eight projects that will expand the state’s portfolio of project-ready industrial sites, with incentives for private investment. The one-time grants will help publicly owned sites become more competitive for business attraction and investment. County governments, port districts and tribal governments submitted proposals to support specific industrial site projects./WA COMMERCE DEPT

https://www.commerce.wa.gov/news/commerce-invests-2-million-to-accelerate-industrial-site-development-across-state/

Commerce awards $12.6 million to create 300 units of low-income housing near public transit centers.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Commerce awarded $12.6 million to three affordable housing projects that will produce 300 units of low-income housing near public mass transit in Seattle and Vancouver. The grants are funded by a legislative appropriation matching a donation from Amazon’s Housing Equity Fund./WA COMMERCE DEPT.

https://www.commerce.wa.gov/news/press-releases/commerce-awards-12-million-to-create-tod-housing-amazon/

Hanford Advisory Board to meet in Spokane Sept. 10-11, 2024.

SPOKANE  – 

The Hanford Advisory Board (HAB) is on the road again, holding its September meeting in Spokane./DOE

https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2024-news-stories/aug-27-hanford-advisory-board-to-meet-in-spokane-sept-10-11-2024

Community grants available to improve outdoor air for most vulnerable.

OLYMPIA  – 

Local organizations that serve overburdened communities experiencing some of the worst air pollution in Washington can apply for new grants from the Department of Ecology./DOE

https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2024-news-stories/aug-29-community-grants-open-to-improve-air-quality

Cryptocurrency Trading Platform BIB Appears to Have Engaged in Fraud.

The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), Securities Division has received a complaint that a purported digital asset trading platform called BIB, using the websites www.bibcoinltd.com and m.bibcoinltd.com, may have engaged in fraud./DFI

https://dfi.wa.gov/consumer/alerts/cryptocurrency-trading-platform-bib-appears-have-engaged-fraud

2) NEWS FROM OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION:

Kilmer Introduces Legislation to Return Land to Quinault Indian Nation

Tacoma, WA – Today, U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) introduced the Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act, legislation that would transfer 72 acres of land, known as Allotment 1157, to the Bureau of Indian Affairs to be held in trust for the benefit of the Quinault Indian Nation (QIN)./From press release issued 8/26/24

https://kilmer.house.gov/media/press-releases/kilmer-introduces-legislation-to-return-land-to-quinault-indian-nation

3) WORLD< NATIONAL< BUSINESS

WORLD:

Artificial Intelligence ‘Must Serve Humanity Equitably, Safely’, Secretary-General Stresses, in Message for International Day of Democracy/ UN PRESS RELEASE

https://press.un.org/en/2024/sgsm22347.doc.htm

Speakers in Security Council Urge Israel to Refrain from Military Action, Evacuation Orders in Gaza as UN, Aid Partners Prepare for Vaccine Campaign amid Polio Outbreak

As the United Nations and its humanitarian partners prepare for a vaccination campaign in Gaza to deal with the polio outbreak, speakers in the Security Council urged Israel to refrain from military operations and evacuation orders to ensure that those delivering and receiving services can do so safely./UN PRESS RELEASE

https://press.un.org/en/2024/sc15805.doc.htm

Tensions in Syria, Region ‘Have Reached Dangerous New Levels’, Special Envoy Warns Security Council, Calling for Inclusive Political Process

Civilian Displacement Persists at ‘Staggeringly High Levels’, Says Assistant Secretary-General/UN PRESS RELEASE

https://press.un.org/en/2024/sc15802.doc.htm

Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East/USUN

https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-a-un-security-council-briefing-on-the-situation-in-the-middle-east-36/

Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Ukraine/USUN

https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-at-a-un-security-council-briefing-on-ukraine-18/

NATIONAL:

Statement from President Joe Biden on July PCE Inflation Report/WH

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/08/30/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-july-pce-inflation-report/

Austin Praises Poland's Commitment to Ukraine's Security.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III commended Poland for its continued leadership among key allies committed to Ukraine's defense as he met today with Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz at the Pentagon./DOD

https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3890354/austin-praises-polands-commitment-to-ukraines-security/

Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud and Filing a False Claim with the IRS/DOJ

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/arizona-man-pleads-guilty-covid-19-relief-fraud-and-filing-false-claim-irs

Biden-Harris Administration Awards More Than $80 Million to Improve College Readiness, Access, and Success for Low-Income Students./DEPT. of ED

https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/biden-harris-administration-awards-more-80-million-improve-college-readiness-access-and-success-low-income-students

Biden-Harris Administration Awards Over $558 Million to Improve Maternal Health, including $440 Million to Support Pregnant and New Moms, Infants, and Children through Voluntary Home Visiting Programs Proven to Improve Maternal and Child Health, Child Development, and School Readiness./CDC

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2024/p0827-maternal-health.html

BUSINESS:

How Pro-Growth Tax Policy Raises Wages, Improves the Economy

Maintaining and improving pro-growth tax policy next year, when the largest automatic tax increase in history is set to occur, will ensure the U.S. is globally competitive, retaining and attracting businesses, jobs, investment, and innovation here at home./US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

https://www.uschamber.com/taxes/how-pro-growth-tax-policy-raises-wages-improves-the-economy

USDA Releases Updated Guideline to Strengthen Substantiation of Animal-Raising and Environment-Related Claims on Meat and Poultry Labels./USDA

https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2024/08/28/usda-releases-updated-guideline-strengthen-substantiation-animal

FTC, DOJ Partner with Labor Agencies to Enhance Antitrust Review of Labor Issues in Merger Investigations

New agreement enhances information sharing protocols to protect workers, promote fair competition in labor markets./FTC

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/08/ftc-doj-partner-labor-agencies-enhance-antitrust-review-labor-issues-merger-investigations

Interlinking Fast Payment Systems

Governor Christopher J. Waller

At the Global Fintech Fest, Mumbai, India./ THE FED

https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/waller20240828a.htm

IRS encourages people to do an end-of-summer tax checkup to avoid tax surprises next year./IRS

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-encourages-people-to-do-an-end-of-summer-tax-checkup-to-avoid-tax-surprises-next-year

IN FOCUS & LOCAL MEETINGS:

IN FOCUS: WDFW to host workshop on new boating regulations to protect Southern Resident killer whales.

OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking public input at a virtual boater engagement workshop on Thursday, Sept. 12.   

Starting in 2025, vessels will be required to stay a minimum of 1,000 yards away from endangered Southern Resident killer whales in Washington waters. 

To ensure that the state’s boaters have the tools and information they need to follow these new regulations, WDFW and the Orca Regulations Communications Advisory (ORCA) Group are hosting a Boater Engagement Workshop to hear directly from vessel operators and the boating public.  

The meeting will take place virtually on Thursday, Sept. 12 from 9:30-11 a.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to provide feedback on initial education, outreach, and/or communication planning related to the 2025 vessel regulations as well as on draft messages and outreach methods to help boaters comply with the upcoming regulations. 

Anyone who boats or paddles in the Salish Sea is encouraged to attend, and registration is required for this event. 

The Washington Legislature directed the new vessel regulations and related outreach and education efforts in Senate Bill 5371, passed in 2023.

ref. https://wdfw.wa.gov/newsroom/news-release/wdfw-host-workshop-new-boating-regulations-protect-southern-resident-killer-whales

CLALLAM COUNTY MEETINGS:

Clallam County Work session for 9/3/24

https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_09032024-1277

Clallam County Commission meeting for 9/3/24

https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_09032024-1278

Housing Solutions Committee for 9/6/24

https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_09062024-1276

City of Port Angeles Council meeting for 9/3/24

https://www.cityofpa.us/DocumentCenter/View/15383/CC-Agenda-Packet-09032024

OMC Board meeting for 9/4/24

https://res.cloudinary.com/dpmykpsih/image/upload/olympic-medical-site-460/media/594376ed815a43a8b4494be19f3ab31e/agenda-september-4-2024-work-session.pdf

Weekly devotional

BIBLE VERSE: Psalm 95:6-7 (New International Version)

Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Today, if only you would hear his voice,

Weekly Bible Lesson:   

Pearls From Philippians - Chapter 3

Today we are looking at Chapter 3, a chapter that we might say deals with the theme of sacrificial living. Truly, if we are to please God and Jesus Christ his Son, it is only through a life of sacrifice.--TFTW

https://truthfortheworld.org/pearls-from-philippians-chapter-3

Free bible studies (WBS)

https://www.worldbibleschool.org/

Learn English using the bible as text (WEI)

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THIS WEEKS VIDEOS:

Glenn Beck Exposes TERRORIST SYMPATHIZERS Infiltrating the Democrat Party.

Thirteen years ago on Fox News, Glenn made a prediction: Radicals, Islamists, communists, and socialists will work together against Israel, against capitalism, and to overturn stability. He was ridiculed for it at the time. But now, every word of it has come true. Glenn heads to the chalkboard to expose the radical groups and the left-wing dark money network behind the anti-Israel protest movement that has been raging across the U.S. since October 7, 2023. These anti-Israel protests are NOT the spontaneous, grassroots reaction of a bunch of concerned citizens who just want to care for Palestinians. They are the coordinated effort of hundreds of groups who descended on the DNC in Chicago because they understand that Democrats are their ally.

Democrats represent their best opportunity to implement their true agenda, which is anti-Israel, pro-Marxist, and, ultimately, anti-American. For months, the anti-Israel protesters have helped reveal the seedy, anti-Semitic underbelly of the Democratic Party coalition. The mainstream media doesn’t want Americans to know the truth about these protesters, their financial backers, and, in many cases, their ties to terrorist groups. And since they are the propaganda arm of the Harris-Walz campaign, they really don’t want you to know about their interactions with radicals associated with anti-Israel groups and how their campaign is already kowtowing to anti-Israel factions of the party. The Cloward-Piven strategy of overwhelming the system is in full swing, Glenn argues. This is how leftists collapse the West ... unless we vote them out in November.--Glenn Beck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n-1KotfJOo

Donald Trump hosts MAGA rally in Pennsylvania.

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

Sunday Worship Service 8/25/2024--Four Lakes C. of C

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjuU4BxxhN4

 

NIGHT OWL COMICS

https://pjrnightowlcomics.blogspot.com/

 

The Port Angeles Globe is a weekly Publication, every Saturday-- Publisher, Peter Ripley

Updated - $200 Electric Bill Credit Available to Eligible City of Port Angeles Customers.

  

The City of Port Angeles has partnered with the Washington State Department of Commerce and Promise to distribute funds that help low- and moderate-income households pay their electricity bills.

What is the Clean Energy Credits for Washington Families Program? 

This program is offering a one-time bill credit of $200 to eligible electric utility customers. Qualifying customers will have the $200 bill credit applied to their utility account by September 15, 2024. 

The Clean Energy Credits for Washington Families Program is supported with funding from Washington’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA). The CCA supports Washington’s climate action efforts by putting cap-and-invest dollars to work reducing climate pollution, creating jobs, and improving public health. Information about the CCA is available at www.climate.wa.gov.

Eligibility

City of Port Angeles residential utility customers that qualify as low- to moderate-income are eligible. Low- to moderate-income is determined by the average median income (AMI) per county, and by household size. Low-income households earn 80% or less than the AMI, while moderate-income households earn 150% or less than the AMI. 

Apply Now Through September 1, 2024

The application is fast and easy. You will need your electric utility account number, the number of people living in your household, and the total gross annual income for 2023 for all adults in your household. After submitting your application, the Washington State Department of Commerce and Promise will send you a text message* to let you know the results. The deadline to apply is September 1, 2024. 

Apply now and see if you qualify: http://wacleanenergycredits.com

Please Be Aware*

The City of Port Angeles has received reports of residents being contacted via text message with requests for personal information. Please know that the official text message you receive as part of this program will only provide the results of your application or follow-up to notify you that the portal is available for applications. Personal information will not be requested through text message. If you receive a text claiming to be from the City of Port Angeles, the Washington Department of Commerce, or Promise, and asking for personal information to complete your application, it is not legitimate. Please do not respond or attempt to enter personal information from a link in these messages. All information for this program should be entered at this address only: https://wacleanenergycredits.com

For more information about this program, please contact the City of Port Angeles Customer Service Division at (360) 457-0411 or utilities@cityofpa.us.

ref. https://www.cityofpa.us/civicalerts.aspx?AID=1660

State News Headlines:

Commerce awards more than $29 million to address wealth disparities, promote homeownership and expand access to financial resources/ WA COMMERCE DEPT.

https://www.commerce.wa.gov/news/press-releases/commerce-awards-29-million-wealth-disparities/

Community energy planning projects receive over $1 million in federal infrastructure funding/WA COMMERCE DEPT.

https://www.commerce.wa.gov/news/press-releases/community-energy-planning-projects-receive-over-1-million-in-federal-infrastructure-funding/

Salmon restoration project helps strengthen sockeye population in the Yakima Basin.

In July, we joined our partners in the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan to celebrate completing the plan’s biggest undertaking so far: the Cle Elum juvenile fish passage facility.

This milestone is one part of a larger project at Cle Elum Dam that will improve access to 30 miles of river habitat. It is projected to help increase sockeye return into the Yakima Basin fivefold, from 20,000 to 100,000 each year.

Last year marked the 10-year anniversary of the state’s initial investment in the Integrated Plan, making this celebration a timely closeout to the plan’s first phase – and helping to lay a solid foundation for the next 10 years and beyond./DOE

https://ecology.wa.gov/blog/august-2024/salmon-restoration-project-helps-strengthen-sockeye-population-in-the-yakima-basin

Projects for communities, by communities — launching the air quality community grant program.

A new grant program will open next week to fund locally led projects in overburdened communities to reduce sources of “criteria” air pollution. Funding new air quality projects for communities by communities is an innovative approach for us. It’s part of our ongoing work to implement the air quality and environmental justice provisions of the Climate Commitment Act (CCA)./DOE

https://ecology.wa.gov/blog/august-2024/projects-for-communities-by-communities-launching-the-air-quality-community-grant-program

Work to improve the lives of people with disabilities.

OLYMPIA - If you are interested in disability justice and want to influence state decision makers, apply to become a volunteer member of the Washington State Governor’s Committee on Disability Issues & Employment (GCDE)./ESD

https://www.esd.wa.gov/newsroom/gcde-members-needed-2024

2) NEWS FROM OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION

Cantwell Celebrates Progress Toward Electric-Powered Passenger Planes by Everett-Based magniX

Today, magniX begins next phase of their partnership with NASA to develop practical hybrid battery powered regional airliners./From press release issued 8/22/24

https://www.cantwell.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cantwell-celebrates-progress-toward-electric-powered-passenger-planes-by-everett-based-magnix

3) WORLD< NATIONAL< BUSINESS

WORLD:

Ceasefire in Gaza Needed Now, Special Coordinator Tells Security Council, as Polio Spreads, Destruction of Palestinian Territory Continues

Representative Calls Gaza ‘Deadliest Place in the World to Be a Child’/UN PRESS RELEASE

https://press.un.org/en/2024/sc15797.doc.htm

Delegates Highlight Central Role of Inclusive Development, State-owned Strategies in Defusing Violence, as Security Council Debates Peacebuilding, Sustaining Peace

Sustainable Financing Key to Achieving Requisite Conflict Prevention, African Union Commissioner Stresses/UN PRESS RELEASE

https://press.un.org/en/2024/sc15796.doc.htm

Governments Should Advance Anti-Racism Laws, Private Sector Root Out Bias in Workplace, Secretary-General Says in Message for Observance Honouring People of African Descent/UN PRESS RELEASE

https://press.un.org/en/2024/sgsm22339.doc.htm

Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East/USUN

https://usun.usmission.gov/remarks-by-ambassador-linda-thomas-greenfield-at-a-un-security-council-briefing-on-the-situation-in-the-middle-east-24/

United States Response to the Clade I Mpox Outbreak in Several African Countries/US STATE DEPT.

https://www.state.gov/united-states-response-to-the-clade-i-mpox-outbreak-in-several-african-countries/

NATION:

Remarks by Vice President Harris During Keynote Address at the Democratic Nation Convention/WH

DOD, UDCG Continue to Look for Better Ways to Expedite Support to Ukraine/DOD

https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3879561/dod-udcg-continue-to-look-for-better-ways-to-expedite-support-to-ukraine/

Clean Harbors Inc. Agrees to Clean Up Devil’s Swamp Lake Superfund Site Near Baton Rouge, Louisiana/DOJ

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/clean-harbors-inc-agrees-clean-devils-swamp-lake-superfund-site-near-baton-rouge-louisiana

HUD Announces $3.7 Million for Home Repairs for Seniors

Newly announced grants will deliver home modification services for seniors across the country./HUD

https://www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/HUD_No_24_215

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $26 Million in Grants to Protect Children from Lead in Drinking Water at Schools and Childcare Facilities/EPA

https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-26-million-grants-protect-children-lead-drinking

BUSINESS:

As Russia Feels Effects of Multilateral Sanctions Campaign, Treasury Takes Further Action Against Russia’s International Supply Chains/US TREASURY DEPT.

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2546

Former Energy Trader for Vitol Inc. Pleads Guilty to International Bribery Scheme/DOJ

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-energy-trader-vitol-inc-pleads-guilty-international-bribery-scheme

Review and Outlook

Chair Jerome H. Powell

At “Reassessing the Effectiveness and Transmission of Monetary Policy,” an economic symposium sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Jackson Hole, Wyoming/ THE FED

https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20240823a.htm

IRS reminder for schoolteachers: Up to $300 in classroom expenses deductible for 2024/IRS

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-reminder-for-schoolteachers-up-to-300-in-classroom-expenses-deductible-for-2024

US Department of Labor obtains judgment ordering Pennsylvania restaurant, owner to pay $1.3M in back wages, withheld tips, liquidated damages./DEPT. of LABOR

https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20240822

IN FOCUS & LOCAL MEETINGS:

IN FOCUS: WDFW files emergency rules to help prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease.

SPOKANE – Following confirmation of a case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Spokane County in late July, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has filed multiple emergency rules to help prevent the spread of the disease across the state. 

 

CWD is a fatal illness of deer, elk, moose, and caribou. The disease is caused by mutated proteins known as prions, which can contaminate the environment and be transmitted between animals through their feces, saliva, and urine. Most animals with CWD appear normal until the end stages of the disease. It can only be detected through testing of lymph nodes or brain tissue. It is important to prevent a widespread outbreak of CWD in Washington to protect wildlife populations. 

The following emergency rule changes relate to CWD. These are summaries of the changes; for the full text of each emergency rule visit WDFW’s Emergency rule change web page. 

Baiting- Effective Sept. 1, 2024, in game management units (GMUs) 124, 127, and 130 (PDF) it is unlawful to hunt for deer, elk, and moose using any type of bait placed, exposed, deposited, distributed, scattered, or otherwise used for the purpose of attracting deer, elk, or moose with the intent to hunt them; or natural or synthetic scents that contain or are derived from cervid urine and glandular extracts.  

 

Transport restrictions of dead wildlife- Effective Aug. 23, 2024, it is illegal to transport deer, elk, or moose, or parts thereof, taken from within the 100 series GMUs in areas that require a Washington state hunting license, to other areas of Washington state.  This excludes meat that has been deboned in the state or province where it was harvested and is imported as boned-out meat, or meat that has been deboned within 100 series GMUs and is transported as boned-out meat to other areas of the state.  

 

Mandatory CWD testing for salvaged deer and elk – As of Aug. 23, 2024, anyone who salvages a deer or elk in the CWD initial response area (IRA) of GMUs 124, 127, and 130 must submit the whole head with at least three inches of the neck attached, or extracted retropharyngeal lymph nodes at the base of the skull to WDFW for chronic wasting disease sampling within three days of receiving a salvage permit.  

 

Mandatory reporting of hunting activity- Effective Sept.1, 2024, successful deer, elk, and moose hunters in GMUs 124, 127, and 130 are required to submit the whole head of a harvested animal with at least three inches of the neck attached or extracted retropharyngeal lymph nodes to WDFW for CWD sampling within three days of harvesting.  

Information on how to have hunter-harvested or salvaged deer, elk, or moose tested is on WDFW’s CWD web page. There is also information on WDFW’s Chronic Wasting Disease Management Plan.   

The Department will propose similar permanent rules for the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission to consider soon. 

ref. https://wdfw.wa.gov/newsroom/news-release/wdfw-files-emergency-rules-help-prevent-spread-chronic-wasting-disease

CLALLAM COUNTY MEETINGS:

Clallam County Work session for 8/26/24

https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_08262024-1274

Clallam County Commission meeting for 8/27/24

https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_08272024-1275

City of Port Angeles Council meeting for 8/27/24

https://www.cityofpa.us/DocumentCenter/View/15369/08272024-CC-Work-Session-Agenda---Joint-Meeting

Clallam County PUD meeting for 8/26/24

https://go.boarddocs.com/wa/clallampud/Board.nsf/Public

Port of Port Angeles Commission meeting for 8/27/24

https://portofpa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/COMM-PKT-8-27.pdf

Weekly devotional

BIBLE VERSE: Psalm 116:1-2 (New International Version)

I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.

Weekly Bible Lesson:   

Pearls From Philippians - Chapter 2

Paul’s epistle to the Philippians—what a beautiful epistle it is! In our last study together, we highlighted Chapter 1, as we are in a four-part study, devoting one study to each of the four chapters in this book. Of course, by doing that, we may only highlight this great epistle; we cannot examine every rich verse of scripture in it in detail. We might say that we can only extract some of the “Pearls from Philippians.” Oh, and what pearls they are!--TFTW

https://truthfortheworld.org/pearls-from-philippians-chapter-2

Free bible studies (WBS)

https://www.worldbibleschool.org/

Learn English using the bible as text (WEI)

http://www.worldenglishinstitute.org/

(Join us in worship every Sunday starting at 10:30AM Church of Christ)

 1233 E Front St, Port Angeles, WA 98362

http://pachurchofchrist.com/

THIS WEEKS VIDEOS:

We're Not Fighting Harris-Walz This November. We're Fighting GLOBALISM.

The Democratic National Convention in Chicago has made something very clear: We need to stop referring to the 2024 Democrat Party as “liberals.” It’s no longer the party of John F. Kennedy or even Bill Clinton. The majority of the party elites represent something much more dangerous this November election. It’s true that the Harris-Walz record has flashes of communism or Marxism, but Glenn Beck argues that it more closely resembles 21st-century fascism. It’s an ideology that takes its marching orders from something much higher (and it’s not God). 

Take a look at the world right now. Every Western country is experiencing cost-of-living riots. Immigration riots. Freedom of speech riots. Everyone is pushing back on the same destructive policies. That’s because — whether they realize it or not — those who prefer FREEDOM are drawing a line in the sand against what is emerging — global government. Glenn connects the dots on the chalkboard like you’ve never seen to reveal a strategy half a century in the making, starting from the late 1940s from the forming of the U.N., the World Bank, and the World Trade Organization all the way through Agenda 21, the Paris accords, and the World Economic Forum. The chalkboard is going to be full, and it all points to one inevitable outcome: One World Order.--Glenn Beck

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

President Trump in Las Vegas, NV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ-gTRF5rKw

Sunday Worship 8/18/2024- Four Lakes C. of C

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYAnH6IuOzc

NIGHT OWL COMICS

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AG Ferguson files enforcement action against apartment complex in University Place for discriminating against applicants with disabilities.

  

Sunset Ridge Apartments refused to rent to applicants who use benefit programs that pay application fees and other housing costs

TACOMA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a civil rights lawsuit today against a University Place apartment complex for illegal housing discrimination against applicants with disabilities.

Sunset Ridge Apartments claims in its advertising it offers “equal opportunity housing for all people.” An investigation by the Attorney General’s Wing Luke Civil Rights Division revealed that, in reality, Sunset Ridge refuses to accept applications from prospective tenants with disabilities who use benefits or subsidies that help pay their housing costs.

In a lawsuit filed today in Pierce County Superior Court, Ferguson asserts this practice violates the law in multiple ways. First, the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act bars landlords from making “any distinction” based on a prospective tenant’s source of income — including benefit or subsidy programs. The Legislature amended the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act in 2018 to specifically prohibit landlords from refusing to rent to otherwise qualified tenants based on their source of income. The Attorney General’s Office supported the bill, HB 2578, sponsored by Rep. Marcus Riccelli, D-Spokane.

Second, the Washington Law Against Discrimination prohibits housing practices that discriminate on the basis of disability. This includes by refusing to make reasonable accommodation to rules or policies that a person with a disability needs in order to have the same housing opportunity as a person without a disability. Third, the Consumer Protection Act prohibits unfair or deceptive practices in trade or commerce, including practices in the rental-housing industry.

“Washington is facing an affordable housing crisis,” Ferguson said. “Individuals and families who need help keeping a roof over their heads should not face discrimination for using programs made for that purpose.”

Ferguson is asking the court to order Sunset Ridge to stop discriminating against applicants who have a disability, or who use a subsidy or benefit program to pay rent or other housing costs. Sunset Ridge also faces penalties of up to $12,500 for each violation of the Consumer Protection Act as well as liabilities under the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of up to 4.5 times the monthly rent for the apartments they refused to rent to individuals who use subsidies.

If you believe a housing provider discriminated against you, you can file a complaint online at atg.wa.gov/file-complaint or call the office toll-free at 1-833-660-4877 and select option one.

The investigation

The Attorney General’s Office started its investigation in April 2023, following a report from Clarvida, formerly Pathways of Washington, a community-based behavioral and social services organization. According to the complaint, Sunset Ridge would not accept Clarvida’s benefits that assist tenants with disabilities in covering the initial costs to rent an apartment, which include application fees, security deposits and first and last months’ rent. Clarvida screens its clients to ensure they have the means, via their own income or other subsidies, to pay their rent once they move into a rental property.

Clarvida was attempting to help a client apply for an apartment at Sunset Ridge. Sunset Ridge managers refused to accept a check from Clarvida following acceptance of their client’s rental application, telling Clarvida’s housing specialist they required payment of the application and a holding fee on the same day they received an application. The housing specialist then offered to make an immediate payment using a credit card or bank transfer. The manager informed the housing specialist that Sunset Ridge only accepted a check, cashier’s check or money order directly from the prospective tenant. Sunset Ridge’s regional manager confirmed the policy and refused to accept alternative payment options.

After learning of Clarvida’s experience, an investigator with the Attorney General’s Office then contacted Sunset Ridge posing as a Medicaid beneficiary who wanted to pay for an apartment through a state benefits program. The investigator told the manager they had a disability, could not pay rent with cash and needed an accommodation to the policy requiring payment via personal check, cashier’s check or money order. The manager said they would not make an exception and declined to accept proposed alternative payments like a credit card or bank transfer. The manager explained Sunset Ridge would only accept personal checks, money orders or cashier’s checks.

Sunset Ridge denied two separate requests from the investigator, confirming its policy each time.

Assistant Attorney General Anthony Thach, Investigator Jennifer Sievert and Paralegal Tiffany Jennings from the Wing Luke Civil Rights Division will handle the case for Washington.

Ferguson created the Wing Luke Civil Rights Division in 2015 to protect the rights of all Washington residents by enforcing state and federal anti-discrimination laws. Ferguson named the division for Wing Luke, who served as an Assistant Attorney General for the state of Washington in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He went on to become the first person of color elected to the Seattle City Council and the first Asian American elected to public office in the Pacific Northwest.

ref. https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/ag-ferguson-files-enforcement-action-against-apartment-complex-university-place

IN OTHER STATE NEWS HEADLINES:

Attorney General’s lawsuits result in more than $2.6 billion for Washington in the last decade.

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that his office’s civil law enforcement division won more than $2.6 billion in the last decade as a result of lawsuits and its handling of consumer complaints. That includes nearly $800 million for Washingtonians in the form of direct payments, debt relief and consumer credits. The office won another $1.8 billion for increased government and non-profit services, including $1.1 billion to combat the fentanyl epidemic.

https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/attorney-general-s-lawsuits-result-more-26-billion-washington-last-decade

State sets new limits for toxic chemicals in water.

OLYMPIA  – 

Washington’s waters have new protections, thanks to a major update to state water quality rules. The updates protect aquatic life, such as fish and invertebrates, from the effects of toxic chemicals in the water./DOE

https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news/2024-news-stories/aug-14-aquatic-life-toxics-criteria

Washington auto shops get cleaner, safer degreasers with state funding

Eligible businesses may qualify for up to $10,000 in reimbursements./DOE

https://ecology.wa.gov/blog/august-2024/washington-auto-shops-get-cleaner-safer-degreasers-with-state-funding

Recreational crab fishery to open two additional days on Aug. 27-28 in most Puget Sound marine areas.

OLYMPIA – The Puget Sound recreational summer crab-fishing seasons will have two additional days on Aug. 27-28 in most marine areas, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced today./WDFW

https://wdfw.wa.gov/newsroom/news-release/recreational-crab-fishery-open-two-additional-days-aug-27-28-most-puget-sound-marine-areas-1

Feds extend waiver for fuel delivery in statewide firefighting efforts.

Earlier this month, Gov. Jay Inslee signed Emergency Proclamation 24-04 allowing drivers delivering fuel for firefighting to work beyond normal hours until August 16, 2024. Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation granted the state approval to extend this emergency exemption through Sept. 15, 2024.

The extension provides regulatory relief for commercial motor vehicle operations while providing direct assistance related to the wildfires.

The state's Emergency Management Division asked for the exemption citing ongoing high fire risk through September. Maintaining enough aviation fuel has proven difficult, especially at smaller regional and remote airports, which cannot keep up with the needs of firefighting aircraft. The issues stem from increased use of these airports for firefighting aircraft using more fuel than typical for these locations, limited on-site storage which requires more frequent deliveries, and their isolated locations. Wildfires have also led to highway closures, causing delays and longer driving routes for fuel deliveries.

The waiver also supports regional fuel delivery heading out of Washington to support firefighters in other states. Oregon is dependent on fuel deliveries from Washington, including fuels to support that state’s firefighting activities./Governor's Office

https://governor.wa.gov/news/2024/feds-extend-waiver-fuel-delivery-statewide-firefighting-efforts

2) NEWS FROM OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION:

Murray Praises Major Wins for Patients From First Ever Medicare Drug Price Negotiations, Warns of Republican Plans to Repeal Progress in Project 2025

For nine of the ten drugs negotiated, negotiation will bring the price down by over 50% in 2026; new prices are expected to save millions of seniors and other Medicare beneficiaries $1.5 billion in out-of-pocket costs in the first year of the program alone./From a press release issued 8/15/24

Cutting Edge Biomedical Research Agency Established By Murray’s PREVENT Pandemics Bill Awards UW $21 Million for Cancer Imaging Research

ARPA-H announced University of Washington as one of eight schools to receive funding from new Precision Surgical Interventions (PSI) program/from a press release 8/13/24

144,000+ WA Seniors To See Their Prescription Drug Costs Drop As Feds Flex Negotiating Power Granted by Inflation Reduction Act

Biden administration announces price cuts of 38%-79% on 10 key drugs that will save U.S. seniors $1.5 billion next year/From a press release issued 8/15/24

Pullman-Moscow Airport Celebrates Opening of New Terminal, Thanks in Part to Cantwell-Authored Grant Programs

New terminal will support 740 long-term jobs in the area, and is expected to double airport capacity in the coming decade./ From a press release issued 8/15/24

3) WORLD< NATIONAL< BUSINESS

WORLD:

Yemen ‘Facing Clamp Down by Ansar Allah on Humanitarian, Civic Space’, Special Envoy Warns Security Council, Calling for Release of Those Detained

Calling on the Houthis, formally known as Ansar Allah, for the immediate release of all detained humanitarian and diplomatic staff in Yemen, the United Nations’ top official in that country underscored today that the Security Council must continue supporting its political transition./UN PRESS RELEASE

https://press.un.org/en/2024/sc15972.doc.htm

Citing Legacy of Destruction, Secretary-General, in Observance Message, Says World Must Speak with One Voice to Finally End Nuclear Testing/UN PRESS RELEASE

https://press.un.org/en/2024/sgsm22334.doc.htm

Secretary-General, in Observance Message, Urges Greater Action by Governments, Digital Platforms, Political Leaders to End Violence Based on Religion, Beliefs./UN PRESS RELEASE

https://press.un.org/en/2024/sgsm22332.doc.htm

Statement by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on the Sudan Cross Border Humanitarian Assistance Announcement/USUN

https://usun.usmission.gov/statement-by-ambassador-linda-thomas-greenfield-on-the-sudan-cross-border-humanitarian-assistance-announcement/

U.S., Ukraine Leaders Discuss Current Situation in Russia-Ukraine War/DOD

https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3875549/us-ukraine-leaders-discuss-current-situation-in-russia-ukraine-war/

NATION:

Two Years In, the Inflation Reduction Act is Lowering Costs for Millions of Americans, Tackling the Climate Crisis, and Creating Jobs/WH

Justice Department Secures Agreement with Nebraska School District to End Discriminatory Treatment of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students/DOJ

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-secures-agreement-nebraska-school-district-end-discriminatory-treatment

Vaccines for Children Program Celebrates 30 Years of Providing Lifesaving Vaccines to Children at No Cost/CDC

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2024/s0812-vs-vfc.html

FDA Issues Warning Letter to Austrofood and Continues Robust Activities to Ensure Safety of Cinnamon Products Sold in U.S./FDA

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-issues-warning-letter-austrofood-and-continues-robust-activities-ensure-safety-cinnamon-products

U.S. Department of Education Awards More Than $40 Million to Improve College Completion Rates for Underserved Students/DEPT. of EDUCATION

https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-awards-more-40-million-improve-college-completion-rates-underserved-students

BUSINESS:

U.S. Department of the Treasury Announces North Carolina Will Join IRS Direct File for Filing Season 2025/US TREASURY

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2540

IRS, states, tax industry announce new joint effort to combat growing scams and schemes; ongoing coordination to follow in footsteps of Security Summit’s identity theft efforts to help taxpayers and protect revenue/IRS

USDA Appoints New Members to the Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers/USDA

https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2024/08/14/usda-appoints-new-members-advisory-committee-beginning-farmers-and

FTC Takes Action Against Auto Dealer Group Asbury Automotive for Discriminating Against Black and Latino Consumers and Charging for Unwanted Add-Ons

Complaint says Asbury dealers in Texas systematically ‘packed’ add-ons to purchases without consumers’ consent, adding thousands to the price of their cars/FTC

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/08/ftc-takes-action-against-auto-dealer-group-asbury-automotive-discriminating-against-black-latino

Department of Labor reaches settlement with Hattiesburg poultry facility to enhance safety measures after 16-year-old suffers fatal injuries/Dept. of Labor

https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20240814-0

IN FOCUS & LOCAL MEETINGS:

IN FOCUS: Unemployment rate rises slightly as the labor market cools.

OLYMPIA – Washington’s economy shed an estimated 100 jobs (seasonally adjusted), and the July unemployment rate rose to 4.9%.

“Washington's labor market is in a holding pattern,” said Anneliese Vance-Sherman, chief labor economist for the Employment Security Department. “July marked the fifth consecutive month with an unemployment rate in the 4.8% to 4.9% range. Payroll employment shows a mix of employment gains and losses by sector, continuing the trend we've been experiencing. The extremely tight labor market of the pandemic is behind us.” 

Employment Security paid unemployment benefits to 56,548 people in July, a decrease of 1,340 over the previous month. Decreases in paid claims in these industries helped contribute to the decrease:

Educational services.

Transportation and warehousing.

Visit Employment Security’s website to view the entire Monthly Employment Report for July 2024.

Updated state preliminary data for June 2024

The preliminary estimated gain of 7,100 jobs was revised up to 8,700.

The seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment rate decreased to 4.8%.

National unemployment rate

The national unemployment rate increased from 4.1% in June to 4.3% in July. For comparison, the national unemployment rate (revised) for July 2023 was 3.5%.

Labor force showed little change

From June to July 2024, the number of people who were unemployed statewide increased slightly from 194,884 to 196,669. In the Seattle/Bellevue/Everett region, the number of people who were unemployed increased from 77,611 to 78,818 over the same period.

The state’s labor force in July stood at 4,017,377 – a decrease of 1,482 people from the previous month. In the Seattle/Bellevue/Everett region, the labor force decreased by 3,731 people during the same period.

Labor force is defined as the total number of people, both employed and unemployed, over the age of 16. Layoffs and labor force participation are not necessarily connected. When people are laid off but still seeking work, they remain a part of the labor force. A drop in the labor force means people have left work and haven't been actively seeking employment for more than four weeks.

Six major industry sectors expanded, seven contracted from June to July

Private sector employment increased by 700 jobs from June to July. Government employment decreased by 800 jobs.

The largest sector-level gains in private industry were in education and health services (up 3,100 jobs), construction (up 1,700), and transportation, warehousing and utilities (up 1,300 jobs).

The highest one-month gains in education and health services were in health services and social assistance (up 4,100 jobs). Within that sector, the largest gains occurred in hospitals (up 2,000) and social assistance (up 1,900).

The largest gains in the construction sector were in the construction of buildings (up 1,700) – especially residential construction.

Seven sectors saw decreases in employment: information (down 3,800); other services (down 1,500); wholesale trade (down 1,000); government (down 800); professional and business services (down 300); manufacturing (down 100); and mining and logging (down 100).

Annual employment growth appears in public and private industries

Washington gained an estimated 62,500 jobs from July 2023 to July 2024 (not seasonally adjusted). During that time, private sector employment rose 1.3%, increasing by 39,700 jobs. Public sector employment grew 3.9%, increasing by an estimated 22,800 jobs.

The three industry sectors with the largest employment gains year over year (not seasonally adjusted) were:

Education and health services, up 23,800 jobs.

Other services, up 6,400 jobs.

Construction, up 6,100 jobs.

The information sector reported the biggest employment loss year over year (not seasonally adjusted). It contracted by 9,800, with the software publishing industry shedding the majority (5,800) of those jobs.

ref. https://www.esd.wa.gov/newsroom/july-2024-monthly-employment-report

CLALLAM COUNTY MEETINGS:

Clallam County Work Session for 8/19/24

https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_08192024-1266

Clallam County Commission meeting for 8/20/24

https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_08202024-1267

Clallam County Board of health meeting for 8/20/24

https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_08202024-1263

City of Port Angeles Council meeting for 8/20/24

https://www.cityofpa.us/DocumentCenter/View/15316/CC-Agenda-Packet-08202024

OMC BOARD MEETING FOR 8/21/24

https://res.cloudinary.com/dpmykpsih/image/upload/olympic-medical-site-460/media/7afb32c6a74749139ab6f102ab94d15e/agenda-august-21-2024-business-meeting.pdf

JEFFERSON COUNTY MEETINGS

Jefferson County Commission meeting for 8/19/24

https://media.avcaptureall.cloud/meeting/b1af1d7f-405c-49cc-91c2-e0c2f323cc08

City of Port Townsend Council meeting for 8/19/24

https://cityofpt.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=4&event_id=3564

Weekly devotional

BIBLE VERSE: 2 Corinthians 10:17-18 (New International Version)

But, “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.” For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.

Weekly Bible Lesson:   

Pearls From Philippians - Chapter 1

With this lesson today, we begin a series of four lessons in the study of Philippians. What a great epistle this is—the epistle of Paul the apostle to the Philippians! It has been called “Paul’s love letter.” There is a great deal that is said in this wonderful writing that is, certainly, extremely valuable to us today. In fact, it is an encouraging epistle which, if read and studied carefully, and if followed in terms of its teaching, may bring the same encouragement to us today.--TFTW

https://truthfortheworld.org/pearls-from-philippians-chapter-1

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THIS WEEKS VIDEOS:

The Radical Harris-Walz Agenda the Media WILL Bury 

The mainstream media is working overtime to hide the most radical presidential ticket in U.S. history in Harris-Walz. America has seen socialists run for president before, as fringe third- or fourth-party candidates. But now we have radical left-wing socialists at the TOP of a major party ticket. While Kamala Harris has never openly admitted to being a socialist, her Senate record gives it away. She scored to the left of Bernie Sanders! She voted TWICE against the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. According to new reporting by the Daily Signal, when Harris was California’s attorney general, she had the home of pro-life journalist David Daleiden raided by California DOJ agents who seized video evidence that potentially incriminated employees of Planned Parenthood. 

And Harris has found her dream socialist partner in Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Don’t buy the “Midwestern dad” propaganda. Last year, Walz proudly signed a law making Minnesota a “trans refuge” for children who want transgender surgery or irreversible hormone treatments. If parents in Minnesota refuse to grant their child these experimental trans treatments, this law allows state courts to take custody of the child. He also signed a separate bill mandating that all health insurance plans cover these gender transition procedures. Glenn dives beyond the media headlines to uncover the darkest details of their past. They are socialists in sheep’s clothing. And the evidence reveals their dictator tendencies and their anti-freedom, anti-American agenda for our nation. Vote accordingly this November.--Glenn Beck

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

 President Trump to Hold a Rally in Wilkes-Barre, PA - 8/17/24--RSB

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaVdb0VFle8

Sunday Worship 8/11/2024--Four Lakes C. of C

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LmgZBTb4K4&t=12s

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