AGP Executive Report
Last update: 17 minutes agoElection Watch: More than 1.7 million Washingtonians had voted ahead of Election Day. The state says a federal list alleging noncitizen voters is unreliable, while advocacy groups sued to block an effort to set aside ballots. Public Health: A Yakima County resident has died from bird flu after exposure to infected cattle; health officials also reported a third human case and say risk to the public remains low. Water Safety: Fall City residents, including families at two schools, were told to boil drinking water after E. coli was detected. Environmental Cleanup: The Port of Port Angeles is backing a proposal to test barging toxic waste from the former Rayonier mill site to an authorized landfill, challenging a state plan to leave it capped in place. Local News: Four South King County weeklies are being consolidated into one paper, part of a wider decline in Washington’s newspaper count. Transportation: I-5 lanes near Seattle’s Ship Canal Bridge reopened ahead of schedule after months of construction.
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