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(The Center Square) – Starbucks is closing five stores in Seattle in the latest round of shuttered coffee shops, according to a file submitted to Washington state officials. The new shutdowns come after the company closed 30 stores in Washington State in 2025, including 10 in Seattle, as part of a 1% reduction in Starbucks stores nationwide aimed at rooting out underperforming locations. Starbucks said in its new filing with the Washington Department of Employment
(The Center Square) – Sheriffs and police chiefs across Washington state are turning off their agencies’ automatic license plate readers in response to a new law, leaving costly public investments sitting idle. Gov. Bob Ferguson signed Senate Bill 6002 on Monday, which immediately required law enforcement agencies to implement new guidelines in their ALPR systems. Democrats passed the law to stop federal immigration authorities from accessing the data and to rein in an expanding surveillance
(The Center Square) – Spokane is sending deputies to Seattle for the FIFA World Cup games this June. The international soccer tournament will take place across the United States, Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19. Seattle is hosting six matches and could see law enforcement agencies from across Washington state travel there to provide security as an estimated 750,000 visitors descend on the city. The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office is set to
(The Center Square) – Governor Bob Ferguson saved one of the most controversial bills from the 2026 legislative session until Wednesday, the last day for bill signings. SB 5974, the sheriff decertification bill will require county sheriffs and police chiefs to meet new eligibility requirements, which include having at least five years of full-time law enforcement experience, and not having done or said anything that would get state certification revoked by the Criminal Justice Training
