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Microsoft beats on earning and stock still falls after hours on guidance, Feds hold interest rates steady, gold keeps pushing higher despite steady rates, Amazon formally cut thousands more jobs, Seattle’s Expedia announces layoffs, Gov. Kotek’s bill may be voted on in May

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Washington is one of the worst places to drive in the US, report says (KOIN)
Amazon axes 16,000 jobs as it pushes AI and efficiency (Reuters)
Microsoft stock drops 7% on slowing cloud growth, light margin guidance (Ground)
Tobias Read Says There’s Enough Time to Put a Gas Tax Repeal Measure on the May Ballot - Barely (WW)
Millions of Dollars in, OHSU Behavioral health Coordination Center Has Aided Few Actual Patients (WW)
(WA) In Redmond, 100 very affordable units under construction (DJC)
(ID) Nez Perce County approval moves manufacturer’s expansion forward (IBR)
University of Montana proposes cutting master’s programs in literature and economics (MTFP)
(OR) Rose Schnitzer Tower gaining upgrades, subsidy extension (DJC)
(ID) House committee advances bill to cut hundreds of hours required for Idaho cosmetology license (BoiseDev)
Starbucks ignored maggots, safety concerns, ex VP lawsuit claims (ORLive)
Starbucks earnings: Company posts first quarter of US sales growth in 2 years as CEO Niccol says plan is ‘working’ (Yahoo)
Seattle rocked as Amazon announces historic layoffs (ST)
Seattle’s Expedia Group to lay off 162 WA employees in April (ST)
Backers make case for $290M Keller renovation (BizJournals)
NASA Completes First Nuclear Propulsion Tests Since 1960s (Ground)
WA Senate passes ban on police face coverings (WSS)
UPDATES: UM agrees to $850,000 settlement with parents over asbestos at day care (Missoulian)
This Oregon brewery is betting you will drink beer made with bear poop (ORLive)

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