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Coming up, Washington State is already feeling the impact of firings at the National Forest Service.

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But first, here's our roundup of today's top stories.

It's Thursday, March 13th.

Washington State has joined a lawsuit to stop President Donald Trump's efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.

It comes days after the federal agency announced it would slash roughly half of its workforce.

Washington relies on the feds for funding things like special education and high poverty schools.

State Superintendent Chris Rake-Dahl says he's worried these cuts will make it tough to work with the department. The personnel cuts will be felt the first time we pick up a phone and call there and no one answers,

or they say we've got large call volumes, or we'll get back to you.

This stuff isn't always urgent, but sometimes it is.

In the lawsuit, Washington and 20 other states call the gutting of the department illegal

and say it would destroy the federal agency charged with ensuring students receive a quality

education and critical resources. The Washington State Bar Association is condemning President

Trump's executive orders that seek to penalize law firms, including Seattle-based Perkins

Cooey. Amy Radle explains. The State Bar Association's board expressed grave concerns about Trump's

order, calling it a dangerous strike against an impartial and independent

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