Healthcare Tech Deal: Frazier Healthcare Partners agreed to buy MatrixCare from Resmed, aiming to invest in cloud EHR software used by skilled nursing, senior living, home health, hospice and life plan communities. Local Scholarships: Shoreline Rotary handed out $22,500 in academic scholarships to 10 Washington high school graduates, with several heading to UW and other regional colleges. Ag Tech in the Northwest: Grand Farm’s Innovation Campus is testing AI and robotics for weed control and precision spraying, building a large startup-and-research ecosystem around farmers’ biggest problems. Wildlife Science: WSU researchers mapped “bear butter” moth habitat in Glacier Peak areas, helping managers protect grizzly foraging sites as backcountry recreation grows. Public Health Governance: Idaho’s largest public health district is keeping vaccine skeptic Dr. Ryan Cole on its board, extending his term through 2031. Tech & Policy Watch: States are pushing to publicly name big employers with workers on Medicaid as new work requirements approach. Aviation Sustainability: North American SAF Conference & Expo expands in Tacoma with Boeing, Alaska Airlines, USDA, WSU and major airports discussing 45Z policy and commercialization. Space/Industry Supply Chain: Boeing 787 production continues to rely on a global network of structural suppliers across multiple countries. Transportation Reliability: Coverage of the 2026 TSA funding lapse highlights how staffing shortages at checkpoints disrupted routes and travel plans nationwide. Daylight Saving Time: A proposal to make daylight saving time permanent is advancing in Congress, which would shift winter sunrise later for most states. Big Local Business: The Khosla family agreed to buy the Seattle Seahawks for a record $9.612B, with Vinod Khosla leading the tech-investor angle.