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  • June 01, 2026

    EPA Beats States' $7B Solar Grant Cancellation Suit In Wash.

    A Washington federal judge sided with the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday in a multistate challenge of the U.S. government's cancellation of a Biden-era solar energy grant program, concluding she cannot resolve the dispute because it involves contractual questions that the Tucker Act delegates to the Court of Federal Claims.  

  • June 01, 2026

    Wash. Mandates Menopause Protections For Cabinet Workers

    Washington state Cabinet agencies will soon be required to accommodate employees experiencing menopause and perimenopause after Gov. Bob Ferguson on Monday instructed the state Women's Commission to help develop guidance, policies and resources applicable to menopause-related conditions.

  • June 01, 2026

    Feds, County Say Telecom Drove Wash. Tribal Site Harm

    The federal government and Whatcom County, Washington, say they want out of a challenge by the Lummi Nation that looks to block a telephone company from continuing to construct a broadband project on sites where Indigenous remains have been unearthed.

  • June 01, 2026

    High Court Turns Away Health Workers' Vaccine Mandate Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court declined a bid for review Monday from workers who said a nonprofit healthcare system and Washington state violated their rights by issuing COVID-19 vaccination mandates, leaving in place a Ninth Circuit ruling that said their case didn't pass muster.

  • May 29, 2026

    Real Estate Recap: Data Centers, SEC, Law Firm Leasing

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including insights into the tireless lives of data center attorneys, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's proposal to ease capital formation in public markets, and the two-year low in U.S. law firm leasing.

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