Associated Press
Health care access hard to measure for Native Americans
Tests show 6 more Tacoma schools with lead in water
State, tribes still can’t agree on Puget Sound salmon
Seattle compost rule thrown out by judge as unconstitutional
Broad review of Wash. coal-export terminal to be released
Regulators negotiate agreement with Western State Hospital to avoid losing federal funds
Aberdeen Daily World
Tests show PSP numbers improving, commercial tests still clean
Columbian
In Our View: Let Auditor Do His Job
Marcus: Get discussion of transgender, restrooms out of gutter
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Youth suicides in county more than doubled in a year
Teenage birth rate hits an all-time low
Families invited to discuss issues related to mental health
Olympian (subscription required)
What’s in a name change? Politics, some fear (NYT: Judge Scalia)
Column: A ‘restroom bill’s’ other victims
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle ‘recalibrating’ trash-snooping after judge’s ruling
May Day: Expect peaceful protests and ‘rage against capitalism’ in Seattle
Charges: Man threatened to cut off U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott’s tongue
Seattle trial to impact deportation cases of thousands of immigrant children
Higher taxes: Make businesses pay for more Seattle cops, says Ed Murray
Colorado considers universal health-care proposal
Editorial: City Council should vote down Occidental Avenue vacation
Op-Ed: Constitutional amendment a must for balancing state budget
Seattle Weekly
Is There Any Justification for Smashing Windows on May Day?
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Making it a crime to refuse Breathalyzer tests should be unconstitutional
Compromise paves way for water legislation
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Community receives update about lead testing in Tacoma
Restaurant next to Bertha project moving after 27 years
WSDOT: Viaduct will not reopen until it is safe
SPD hosts hate crimes conference
Salmon stalemate may cancel season
Q13 TV (FOX)
Everything you need to know about the 2-week Alaskan Way Viaduct closure & its region-wide impact
The 15 states with the highest cost per prisoner (WA is No. 7)
Web
Crosscut
What if they shut down the viaduct — and nobody cared?
Tax on business will fund new cops
Publicola
Pro Choice Group Gets Tough with Democrats (Chopp, Hudgins, Kagi, Santos, Tarleton, Carlyle, Hasegawa, Dunshee, Fey, Moscoso, Reykdal, Ryu, McAuliffe, Rolfes, Habib)
New Alaskan Way Configuration Removes Bus Lanes (Chopp, Jayapal, Walkinshaw)
Slog
Washington Democrats Aren’t as Pro-Choice as They Think They Are
Viaduct Closes Today, Ex-Governor Insists Bertha Is No Boondoggle
Mayor Ed Murray Wants to Tax Businesses to Hire Cops, Not Enforce Labor Laws
Seattle Police Stop Another Near-Fatal Overdose With Naloxone