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From the KUOW Newsroom, this is Seattle now.

I'm Paige Browning.

Coming up, Seattle's mapping out where housing will go in the next few decades.

But is that going to slash the city's tree canopy?

We'll hear more in a few minutes,

but first, here's our roundup of today's top stories. It's Thursday, February 20th.

Washington's top education leader is pushing back against the federal government's efforts to terminate DEI programs. To recap that effort, the Department of Education has sent a letter

to colleges and K-12 schools, giving them two weeks to end all, quote, race-based programs

or risk losing federal funding. Washington State Superintendent Chris Rakedahl is not perturbed.

He says the letter does not hold the power of the law

and urge schools to hold firm on equity and inclusion practices. DEI is not a harmful thing. It's a good thing.

We cannot allow the federal government to take money away from the state of Washington on a right

that is clearly in the states and clearly in our

local governments and in our communities. About 7% of Washington's education budget comes from the

feds. Rake-Dahl says his office will work with the Attorney General to consider legal recourse

if federal funding is frozen or withdrawn because of this letter. The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is allowing

a Seattle court order to stand, temporarily blocking President Trump's attempt to end birthright

citizenship. And now legal analysts suspect the administration will try to take the case all the way

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