Brandon Thompson

So far, WA Gov. Bob Ferguson has held more Seahawks flag-raising ceremonies than press conferences dedicated to taking wide-ranging questions from reporters. His avoidance of regular open Q&As is a departure from past governors — limiting public scrutiny of his office. #waleg

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Scoop: Gov. Ferguson’s sign-off policy is creating bottlenecks at state agencies, delaying public updates — including on bridge repairs, federal shutdown impacts and vaccine guidance. axios.com/local/seattle/…

Gov. Ferguson's office rolled out a policy last summer requiring most agency media communications --- including email replies to reporters --- to go through them. They also have told agency staff not to tell reporters about this media policy.

@JonhWSpan *coal

@BThompsonNews You are a lying piece of trash. Cole is way cheaper than solar and windmills you lying moron

We’ve actually posted several articles on that! But, there has been no change in WA’s gas tax since the price of diesel increased $1.80 a gallon since last month. Here’s an in depth explainer: kiro7.com/news/local/wha… And another with our MYNW partners: kiro7.com/news/local/wa-…

@mariners5757 @KIRO7Seattle We’ve actually covered this a bunch, check it out:

@KIRO7Seattle @BThompsonNews is the author of this article . I wish he would explain why they never wrote this type of article about the carbon fees ?

Record-high diesel prices increasing grocery, other prices kiro7.com/news/local/rec…

Look who showed up to @KIRO7Seattle !! Sam Perkins Shawn Kemp Xavier McDaniel Eldridge Recasner All ELATED the #Sonics are coming back home. Tune in NOW. We will have them all live again after Adam Silver’s #NBA news conference. Let’s Gooooo!! #SaveOurSonics #SuperSonics

Thunder fans think they don’t have to give back Sonics Memorabilia one even says Seattle should say sorry if the Sonics do end up coming back. The attorney who almost got the team to stay candidly responds: kiro7.com/news/local/okc…

THE I-5 RIVALRY IS COMING BACK

The following has been released by the NBA.

Breaking: The NBA's Board of Governors has approved a vote for the league to explore bids and applicants for expansion teams exclusively in Las Vegas and Seattle, sources tell ESPN. A bidding process is expected to generate offers in the $7-10 billion range for each team.

For anyone putting loyalty to a person above loyalty to the Constitution, Justice Gorsuch’s remarks should be required reading. His words are a reminder that our highest duty is to the rule of law and the founding principles that define America.

Phew.

BREAKING: Portland City council & police confirm 2 shot by federal agents this afternoon... Latest live at 4 @KOINNews

Wow. It is still very windy in the mountains and will be for a while longer, but it looks like the strongest wind gusts in the lowlands have happened. It'll stay windy, but decreasing throughout the morning. #NickKnows #wawx

Orting Mayor Josh Penner tells me they’re worried this levy is eroding under the force of the Carbon River. Dozens of homes are evacuated nearby. They’ve patched some areas up to keep water back for now. @KIRO7Seattle

More rainfall totals! #NickKnows #wawx

Every minute this storm gets more wild. Stay safe

We anticipate potentially 100,000 Washingtonians facing evacuation orders. The situation is fluid and changing all the time. We expect rivers to hit historic levels as early as 4 a.m. tomorrow, lasting into Friday morning. Make sure you are signed up for emergency alerts with your county. Find a list here: mil.wa.gov/alerts Keep your phone on tonight, and make sure emergency alerts are on in your settings.