Power & Grid Policy: The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission is drafting rules to stop data centers and AI-heavy power users from pushing higher costs and reliability risks onto other customers, as local moratoriums spread across the state. Rail Safety & Automation: A BNSF hazmat train in Eastern Washington nearly hit a roadway worker after an AI dispatch system bypassed safety protections—prompting calls to keep the tool shut down. Aerospace & Jobs: Boeing’s 777-9 certification progress continues, but more than 30 largely finished airframes are sitting in Washington sites, with airlines pressing Boeing over how those early planes are handled. Manufacturing Safety: A Longview paper mill tank was flagged as unfit months before a deadly collapse, raising fresh questions about oversight and compliance. Construction & Labor: Washington’s Western State Hospital psychiatric facility hit a topping milestone as state workers protested stalled bargaining over a collective bargaining agreement. Tech & Space: A Seattle startup is building superconducting satellite motors to help spacecraft maneuver using Earth’s magnetic field. Local Business & Community: A recall targets Little Loves and Co. youth clothing sets over drawstring entrapment risk, while Washington’s farmers see more shoppers after a lettuce-linked cyclosporiasis scare.