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Thursday, March 9

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Associated Press
$1,000 fines for faithless electors upheld by judge 
Child porn case dropped as US refuses to show software code 
Washington Senate passes school levy bill to help districts (Rolfes)
US school shooting teen’s father appeals his gun conviction 
House passes bill to reduce the wage gap for working-women 
Senate OKs bill making threats against police a hate crime 
Senate votes to extend sexual assault protection orders 
The Latest: Ruling next week on Seattle ‘dreamer’ case 
Hawaii files lawsuit over Trump’s revised travel ban

Aberdeen Daily World  
AHS seniors can get college-level training to become medical assistants
Opposition won’t put brakes on Highway 12 stoplight

Bainbridge Island Review 
Washington State Patrol ramps up patrols for tailgaters

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)  
Hundreds in Olympia join International Women’s Day demonstration 

Bothell Reporter 
Sen. Palumbo bill would deliver tax relief for small business, raise money for K-12 (Palumbo)

The Daily News  
Anti-coal groups seek to defend state’s denial of Millennium aquatic lease
Historic research vessel sinks at Willap Bay
JH Kelly awarded $6.8 million McMenamins hotel project
OPINION: Who lives inside the tents? Use homeless survey to best focus spending

Everett Herald (subscription required)  
State House OKs bills to streamline public records process (McBride)
Parents again call for FBI to investigate death of Ben Keita
Talk of taxes and unions: Prelude to a political season (Rolfes)
Editorial: Why grizzly bears need to return to the North Cascades

Federal Way Mirror 
Federal Way woman shares story of immigration, domestic abuse

Journal of the San Juan Islands 
Orcas celebrates International Women’s Day

Kirkland Reporter 
Metro, Sound Transit seek public input on future of SR 520 transit service
Unemployment rate holds steady in Washington for January
New EvergreenHealth wing a blend of “high tech and high care”

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)  
State Senate passes school levy bill to help districts (Rolfes)
Cascade Community Health closes peninsula clinics
Letter: Property owners beware of bill lifting tax caps

News Tribune (subscription required)  
Ways and Means committee approves GOP health bill without knowing its cost
EPA head says carbon dioxide doesn’t primarily contribute to global warming
Editorial: Legislators can’t unring the bell of Sound Transit 3

New York Times 
G.O.P. Health Care Bill Clears House Panel in Pre-Dawn Vote
‘I Feel Lied To’: Why There’s G.O.P. Infighting Over Bill
Higher Premiums Cited by G.O.P. Hit Just 3% of America
Trump Weighs Cuts to Coast Guard, T.S.A. and FEMA to Bolster Border Plan
Health Groups Denounce G.O.P. Bill as Its Backers Scramble
Why Republicans Are Battling Republicans on Obamacare Repeal

Olympian (subscription required)   
Hundreds in Olympia join International Women’s Day demonstration
Senate passes bill to extend ‘levy cliff,’ responding to school district pleas (Sullivan)
Interstate 5 to close so JBLM crews can remove live munition

Peninsula Daily News
Kilmer draws a full house to talk economy, ethics, budgeting at Sequim meeting
Port Angeles High School students ask lawmaker about future with Trump

Redmond Reporter 
Checkmate: Redmond High’s chess team wins state championship
Senate passes Rossi bill to tackle the appearance of corruption

Renton Reporter 
‘Renton Resist’ organizes immigrant solidarity rally on March 19
King County Sheriff’s detectives want to hear from victims of unreported assaults

Seattle Times (subscription required)  
Seattle gives first details on how $275M homelessness levy would be spent
GOP health-care plan moves forward; Reps. Reichert, DelBene vote with their parties
Shake, rattle — and drive: WSDOT builds flexible bridge to survive earthquakes unscathed
Judge rules UW violated public-records law in redacting malpractice settlements
Opinion: Congress: Don’t destroy the Affordable Care Act, make it better
Editorial: Lawmakers: Don’t meddle in local laws that address difficult social problems

Seattle Weekly  
Insurance Commissioner Says Washington Residents Will Lose Coverage Under GOP Plan
Nikkita Oliver, Pussy Riot, Draw Large Crowd for International Women’s Day Rally

Skagit Valley Herald  
Mount Vernon School District takes part in new construction program (Morris)

Tri-City Herald  
Senators call for investigation of Hanford worker compensation 

USA Today 
House panel OKs health bill, industry groups say ‘no
Nearly all hospital groups come out against GOP Obamacare replacement

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)  
Editorial: Vitriolic jabs don’t improve lawmaking (Ranker) 

Washington Post 
As House races to advance health bill, GOP senators tell them to slow down
Critics say proceeding without budget score is reckless; White House downplays its importance 
GOP health care plan: Obamacare revision clears first hurdle in House committee early Thursday
Pelosi calls Republican health care plan ‘Robin Hood in reverse’
My patient came to the office worried about his insurance instead of his health
How the House Republicans’ proposed Obamacare replacement compares
Opinion: GOP hard-liners’ Obamacare incoherence
Opinion: Republicans wave a white flag on health care
Opinion: The House Republicans’ health-care bill is a thicket of bad incentives

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)  
Washington AG to announce decision on new Trump travel order
DOL admits some inaccurate MSRP figures used for car-tab taxes
Police, FBI to share update on investigation into shooting of Sikh man
Senators demand investigation of Hanford worker comp
$1,000 fines for Wash. faithless electors upheld by judge

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)  
State senators ask Dept. of Licensing for help to curb skyrocketing car tab fees

KNKX FM
Iceland Plans To Become World’s First Country To Require Equal Pay For Women
Republicans Push Back On Distracted Driving Bill In Washington Legislature
The Washington Youth Academy: Transforming Dropouts Into Graduates
Hawaii Mounts Legal Challenge To President’s Revised Travel Ban

KUOW FM  
This refugee baby needs to be vetted before his family can move to Seattle
UW president doesn’t regret having Milo Yiannopoulos on campus
Female Workers Asked To Join In ‘A Day Without A Woman’ Protests

NW Public Radio  
King County Releases Findings On Sewage Plant Failure
‘Levy Cliff’ Likely Averted After Vote in Washington Senate
Seattle Area DACA Immigrant To Remain Detained
Tacoma Temporarily Limits Expansion Of Detention Center
Washington Senate Passes Pregnancy Outcome Bill On International Women’s Day

Q13 TV (FOX)  
What’s next for ‘The Field’ homeless encampment?
Attorneys for DACA recipient detained in Tacoma say outcome of case will have huge ramifications
Neighbors complain city didn’t notify, consult on location of low-barrier homeless shelter
Washington, Oregon snowpack well above normal
State Senate OKs Blue Lives Matter bill

Web

Crosscut 
Murray’s homeless solution: A big property tax
Another lost year for kid’s health in Olympia (Kuderer, Farrell, Pollet)
Lynching fears stirred by Muslim teen’s death

Slog  
Obamacare repeal advances, could collapse state insurance market (things are bad!)