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Tuesday, July 19

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Associated Press
National wildlife refuge renamed to honor Billy Frank Jr.
Judge finds Yakima hospital violated laws on charity care
Health officials confirm 12th case of Zika virus in state
Unique Zika case of Utah caregiver under investigation

Aberdeen Daily World
Proposed sales tax increase prompts elected officials to talk about need

Central Kitsap Reporter
Local law enforcement officials grieve their fellow officers
Attorneys to argue that automatic life sentence for Gaeta is ‘unconstitutional’
Human error resulted in unplanned Hood Canal Bridge closure July 10
Opinion: The legality of use of local levies | The Petri Dish

Columbian
Big turnout for Grant Street Pier groundbreaking at Vancouver waterfront (Cleveland)
Unanimous vote bans oil facilities in Vancouver

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Obamacare’s surcharge for smokers may have backfired

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Klahowya ferry temporarily out of service
Larsen Applauds New Trade Enforcement Action Against China

News Tribune (subscription required)
Washington state delegates join thwarted revolt at GOP convention
Republican National Convention, Day 2. It can only get better?
What lies ahead for Clinton from the pending email investigations?
Aging boomers a looming crisis for states that have to help pay for long-term care
Trump is richer in property and deeper in debt in new valuation
Eugene Robinson: GOP must answer for coronating a charlatan

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Former UW president landed No. 3 slot of most highly paid public college presidents in U.S.
Harborview uses ‘Pokémon Go’ in patient recovery
Feds, refineries reach $425M deal to clean up air throughout West
Editorial: Help kids get a good start at school this fall

Seattle Weekly
The Death of Neighborhood Councils, as Told by Wallingford
Video Suggests Police, Not Protesters, Ignited Liquid That Burned Officer During May Day Demonstration
Ballots Mailed for Tax to Fund Affordable Housing, Homeless Prevention
Hotel Workers Ballot Initiative Got Its Signatures

Spokesman Review
Spokane mayor picks Laura McAloon as city attorney, while council members mull making job an elected position

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Likely solution found for health center  (Nelson, Cody)

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
State high court right to demand answers on funding education

Yakima Herald Republic
Letter: Newhouse bill doesn’t serve public

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Federal $425 million settlement to reduce air pollution at 6 refineries
WSP Captain on Baton Rouge officer’s post: ‘I get it’
Cleanup proposed for toxic Anacortes landfill

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
City, state workers evict more than 20 residents from Seattle homeless camp
Vancouver City Council votes to ban crude oil storage, handling

KPLU FM
$425 Million Clean-Air Settlement Will Force Changes At Tesoro Oil Refineries
A Harsh Critique Of Federally Funded Pre-K

KUOW FM
5 stages of grief for Washington’s anti-Trump delegates in Cleveland

NW Public Radio
Tesoro, U.S. Sign $425 Million Deal To Make Refineries Pollute Less
Ground Broken For New Runway At Pullman-Moscow Airport
Nisqually Refuge Renamed To Honor Billy Frank Jr.

Q13 TV (FOX)
Local law enforcement leaders asking for heated rhetoric to stop
Renton undertakes dredging project on Cedar River in flood prevention effort

Web

Crosscut
Seattle demolitions bring displacement, not enough density

Slog
Why Washington State Should Have Licensed Many More Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Light Rail Up 83%