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Post Up: Our Roundup of this Week’s Regional News

Welcome to our new weekly roundup of news from across the Puget Sound region. Not comprehensive, these are stories that caught our eye this week.

Olympia Report: Water, and the Nanny State

This story begins in January of 2017, when Grant County farmer Ron Fode was vying for a nod from Ecology to irrigate his fields in lieu of owning the groundwater rights to do so.

Incoming: The “Property” Question Challenging Washington’s New Tax

While the Washington State Supreme Court has already ruled on and affirmed in subsequent cases over nearly a century that income is property, the court is very likely to take up this question again and rule on it anew.

Super Cool: Alaska Cruise Line Experiments with new Fuel

Unusual refueling with super-cooled natural gas augurs sea change in Alaska cruise market. But some fossil fuel critics see “false promise.”

Not Complicated: Howard has left the Building

Not one to depart with grace, Howard Schultz aired a litany of complaints about Seattle including chronic homelessness, persistent budget deficits, declining public safety, falling foot traffic and downtown vacancies.

Thanks! Chinese celebrate Trump’s Victories for China in the Past Year

To the Chinese public, the America president is a character who can be interesting or comical, not very friendly, even brutal, but always an open book. They’ve had a lot of fun with Trump.