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Washington State House Democrats

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Thursday, July 13

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Associated Press
Zinke recommends no changes to Idaho, Washington monuments
Tacoma bans unauthorized homeless encampments
Oil-trains measure likely headed for Spokane ballot
Review: Proposed Tesoro project won’t pose major harm
Washington State University tuition to climb 2.2% this year
House budget restores some Hanford cuts
CBO: Trump’s budget doesn’t balance federal ledger
Face scans for US citizens flying abroad stir privacy issues
New McConnell health bill contains plan sought by Sen. Cruz
Cantwell says Hanford Reach no longer under federal review
House reaches deal to greatly expand GI Bill for ‘post-9/11 world’
Lawsuit: Washington cyberstalking law violates free speech

Aberdeen Daily World
New option available for those seeking mental health, substance abuse treatment in Aberdeen
Spatz planning to retire, replacement names surfacing

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Evergreen students, faculty and alumni talk about racism, campus safety and moving on
State worker lockdown lifted after search for possible Capitol shooter turns up nothing

Chinook Observer
Inslee vetoes anti-shrimp legislation (Blake)

Columbian
Clark Talks: State budget topic of podcast

The Daily News
OPINION: Evergreen taking right steps
OPINION: Water troubles

Everett Herald (subscription required)
LA Times: Trump touts ‘great jobs numbers’ that aren’t actually so great
Eyman’s latest initiative returns to take on car tabs
Working Past 70 years old: Americans can’t seem to retire
Burke: Which does one choose to believe: Facts or Fake?
Burbank: Paid family leave law a victory of bipartisanship (Robinson, Keiser. Liias, Fain)
Parker: That ‘nothing burger’ now looks a little ‘collusioney’
Harrop: American leaders addicted to drugs’ high prices
Editorial: Get used to leaving the phone alone when driving
Letter: Educators required to meet high expectations

Kitsap Daily News
Driving? Don’t touch that cell phone

News Tribune (subscription required)
Schools plan is expected to lower most people’s property tax rates — but not next year (Billig)
Cruz’s ‘consumer freedom’ proposal could plunge health market into death spiral
Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ energy policies are being met by ‘sue, baby, sue’

Olympian (subscription required)
Evergreen students, faculty and alumni talk about racism, campus safety and moving on
State worker lockdown lifted after search for possible Capitol shooter turns up nothing
Editorial: Evergreen taking right steps on protests

Puget Sound Business Journal
Health care: Moderates challenge Medicaid cuts
Accountant predicts how high-earning Seattle residents may try to dodge new income tax
Health care: Voters want bipartisan reform effort

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle City Council committee approves bias-free policing law
Work on new Burke Museum may halt as state capital budget gets caught up in politics
Washington state Capitol briefly locked down after gunfire report
Opinion: We hear you, Eastside bus commuters

Seattle Weekly
Plans for a Public Bathroom in Pioneer Square Get Flushed…Again
With New Initiative Push, Eyman Aims to Take on Car Tab Fees—and Sound Transit

Spokesman Review
Funding for EWU, SCC projects remains stalled in Washington Legislature over water rights law
Confirmation of state prison director stalled as Inslee, Padden disagree over prison oversight
New Washington budget boosts money for special education programs
Lawsuit: Washington cyberstalking law violates free speech
Facing $10 million budget shortfall, Spokane County voters to decide on property tax increase
Richland man one of Marines killed in Mississippi plane crash

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: WSU’s data breach is good lesson for us all

Yakima Herald Republic
More charter schools to open in Washington state, encouraging new network
Editorial: Property owners need access to water again

Broadcast

KING5 TV (NBC)
Snohomish man waits 20 years for internet (Stanford, capital budget)
More bus service, means more bus drivers needed
Lockdown at Washington State Capitol Campus lifted

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Searching for parking costs Seattle drivers $1,205 per year, study says
Seattle in final stages for new ‘dockless’ bike-sharing program

KNKX FM
Two Rural Northwest Hospitals Weigh Offering Surgeries For Transgender People
King County Election Officials Promise Faster Vote Counting
U.S. Department Of Energy Takes Comment On Collapsed Tunnel Plan
No Evidence Of Active Shooter After Lockdown On Washington Capitol Campus
Edmonds Again Takes Environmental Lead With Clean Energy Pledge

KUOW FM
Seattle is a step closer to a law prohibiting biased policing
Mexico to Seattle Dreamers: Trump make you nervous? Come home

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Evergreen students, staff speak out following tense spring
John Burbank: Seattle’s income tax aims to fix a system that ‘coddles the wealthy’

NW Public Radio
No Evidence Of Active Shooter After Lockdown On Washington Capitol Campus
Tense Moments After Active Shooter Scare At Washington Capitol Campus
Two Rural Northwest Hospitals Weigh Offering Surgeries For Transgender People
U.S. Department Of Energy Takes Comment On Collapsed Tunnel Plan

Q13 TV (FOX)
Ticket under new distracted-driving law could cost you thousands in long run
Tacoma passes new laws targeting homeless in cars, tents
Skagit County review: Proposed Tesoro project at Anacortes won’t pose major harm
Cantwell: Hanford Reach National Monument to retain protected status

Web

Schmudget
Revenue Package Not Built to Last Over the Long Term

Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Trump ‘review’ will keep hands off Hanford Reach National Monument
Connelly: EPA resurrects big, salmon-killing Alaska mine