Data Center Expansion: Amazon plans up to 21 data centers on land it bought in West Richland for $264 million, as residents seek stronger oversight. OpenAI says it will disclose local impacts and ensure households don’t pay for data-center electricity. Agriculture: Bird flu was detected at a Pierce County commercial poultry facility, the state’s first such outbreak this year. The virus has reached 40 dairy herds and caused a Washington death; exposed workers are being monitored. Business & Courts: Albertsons and Safeway were ordered to pay Washington $900 million over their role in the opioid crisis; the companies are weighing an appeal. A separate state and federal settlement will provide $600,000 in relief to small businesses harmed by Vancouver-based Riverside Payments. Taxes & Transit: Voters rejected an effort to repeal Washington’s new high-earner income tax, while Seattle approved a sales-tax increase for public transit. Infrastructure & Travel: A persistent leak at Boeing Field’s tower has triggered about a month of flight restrictions. SeaPort Airlines plans Spokane–Olympia service during the 2027 legislative session. Construction: A $48.2 million VA clinic is underway in Kennewick, with expanded services and about 160 jobs expected when it opens in 2029.