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Law and Justice
Legal organizations alarmed over Trump’s targeting of Seattle law firm Perkins Coie
Trump’s order, titled “Addressing Risks from Perkins Coie LLC,” seeks to punish the firm, in part over its representation of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, and its involvement in commissioning the anti-Trump dossier compiled by former British intelligence agent Christopher Steele in 2016.

Federal workforce
NOAA firings in Seattle include orca-saving employee of the year
Hanna Miller was a natural resource specialist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In 2023, Miller was awarded employee of the year for NOAA Fisheries in the western United States.

Business
Starbucks corporate layoffs leave a bitter taste in Washington state
Starbucks confirmed 612 employees in Washington were laid off this week.

Environment
‘The purge has begun.’ Environmental justice workers locked out of EPA Seattle office
Nine Environmental Protection Agency employees in Seattle have been put on leave by the Trump Administration because they work on environmental justice.

Seattle Art Museum guards strike for better pay and benefits
Unionized security guards at Seattle Art Museum are striking this week after failing to secure a contract.
4 Seattle schools up for closure revealed
Seattle Public Schools leaders have named four schools they plan to shutter next year as part of an effort to alleviate a $100 million budget shortfall.

Israeli soldiers fatally shot Seattle woman at a West Bank protest, witnesses say
University of Washington graduate Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, volunteered with the activist group International Solidarity Movement. She was shot to death while participating in a weekly demonstration against Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

Culture
Food, feminism and fury: Geraldine DeRuiter’s love letter to her own identity
Seattle writer Geraldine DeRuiter joins OPB to discuss her new book "If You Can't Take the Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury."
Seattle Sounders secure 2-1 Cascadia Cup win over Portland Timbers
Raul Ruidiaz scored the go-ahead goal early in the second half and the Seattle Sounders snapped Portland’s six-game undefeated streak in their rivalry series on Sunday.

Salem entrepreneurs test the limits of the Northwest’s passion for women’s sports
Women’s sports have long faced a lack of media coverage and discrimination. But sports marketing experts say the fan base is growing — and fans are willing to pay to support women’s sports leagues. To serve this increasing fan base, business owners in Portland and Seattle garnered national attention when they opened sports bars centered on women’s sports. Now, four Oregon entrepreneurs are trying the concept outside of a major city — so far, with mixed results.