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Tuesday, March 7

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Associated Press
Spokane County sheriff blames Obama for cop deaths
Washington state mulling further travel ban challenge 
State Senate votes to ban holding phones while driving  (Liias)
Senate Oks earlier Washington presidential primary 
Critics on new travel ban: more palatable, still problematic 
Sikh man is ‘getting back to normal,’ heartened by support 
Washington water forecast dramatically improves in February 
Inslee says revised travel ban is a “substantial retreat” 
American Indians to protest Trump, pipeline in Washington
Trump praises new health care bill as GOP tries to sell it 

Bainbridge Island Review 
Senator Murray verdict on Trump’s new travel ban: Still Un-American
Attorney general responds to new Trump travel ban

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)  
Op-ed: The Confederacy was a con job on whites. And still is. 

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

Columbian  
House bill backing I-5 Bridge replacement wins approval (Wylie, Stonier)
In Our View: Repair, Don’t Repeal

The Daily News 
Editorial: Grizzly imports need a reason
Report: Restoration efforts in Columbia Basin helping salmon

Everett Herald (subscription required)  
Lawmakers press Sound Transit to change course on car tabs (Liias)
DHS may separate mothers from kids who cross border illegally
Editorial: Editorial: Voters knew approving ST3 would bring tax increases

Federal Way Mirror 
FWPS reports 99 percent of eligible eighth graders sign up for College Bound Scholarship
South King Fire & Rescue proposes redirection of $5 million bond funds

Journal of the San Juan Islands 
Free trades training available for islanders

Kirkland Reporter 
Arnold announces Kirkland City Council re-election bid
Legislature dealing with public records requests, Kirkland Councilmembers disagree on action (McBride)
Sen. Palumbo bill would deliver tax relief for small business, raise money for K-12 (Palumbo)
Rep. Slatter bill on collecting information on homeless youth passes House (Slatter)
Sen. Rossi challenges constitutionality of Sound Transit car tab tax

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)  
State mulling further travel ban challenge
State senate votes to ban holding phones while driving

Olympian (subscription required) 
What it looks like when political negotiations fail in Olympia: The levy cliff edition (Ranker, Liias)

Peninsula Daily News  
Governor’s order limits state agencies enforcing immigration laws (Ortiz-Self)

Puget Sound Business Journal 
Compared to other countries, the U.S. is a great place to run a business — sort of
Washington state mayors join senators opposing air traffic control privatization
Four Washington companies interested in building Trump’s wall

Redmond Reporter 
‘Andy’s smiling down on us’: Late senator’s goal for serving residents with developmental disabilities is well within reach
King County awarding $250,000 in grant funds for historic barn preservation

Renton Reporter 
Youth heart screening Wednesday in Covington

Seattle Times (subscription required)  
Taller buildings proposed for more of Seattle in exchange for affordable housing
Day Without a Woman protest sparks debate on white privilege
Study: Statewide legal same-sex marriage reduced suicide attempts for gay, bisexual youth
Seattle taxes among nation’s kindest to the rich — and harshest to the poor
FYI Guy: Seattle taxes among nation’s kindest to the rich — and harshest to the poor
Trump’s new travel ban avoids some legal pitfalls but not all, local experts say
White supremacists targeting Washington state colleges, report says
Editorial: Teens don’t think with adult brains: Consider science in juvenile sentencing

Seattle Weekly  
As New Travel Ban Is Issued, Seattle Muslim Rights Group Stands Ready
Councilmembers Ask Mayor to Hold Off On Eviction of ‘The Field’
AG Ferguson Still Has Concerns Over Revised Travel Ban
Sound Transit Is In the Hot Seat in Olympia
Sikh Community Reeling After Friday Night Shooting in Kent

Skagit Valley Herald  
Forecast for coho low as fisheries managers prepare to set seasons

Spokesman Review  
State Senate votes to ban holding phones while driving
Senate votes to move the Washington presidential primary to early March
Washington water forecast dramatically improves in February
Knezovich stands behind heated comments blaming Obama for ‘war on cops’
Spokane Sikhs say they still feel safe in the wake of hate crime shooting of Sikh man in Kent

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)  
Lawmakers posture as school funding gets serious 
College tuition should be going down, not up 

Wenatchee World (subscription required) 
Voters choose ‘Coyote Dunes’ for new natural area name
Two wildfire-related bills pass House

Yakima Herald Republic  
Report: Washington growers should have plenty of water 

Broadcast

KNKX FM  
Inslee Calls New Trump Executive Order A ‘Retreat’
Life Of A Landfill: Bremerton’s Decades-Long Dumping Ground Gets a Clean Start
ICE Plans To Deport Oregon Immigrant With 5 Children, No Criminal Background
GOP Leaders Begin To Pitch Health Bill, Facing Skeptics In Both Parties
Oregon Bill Would Allow 16-Year-Olds To Register To Vote
‘Boomer’ February Means Good News For Washington’s Water Supply
Washington Attorney General Deciding Whether To Sue Again Over Trump’s New Executive Order
How 11 Suicides Forced Change Inside Washington Prisons
Trump Signs New Order Blocking Arrivals From 6 Majority-Muslim Countries

KUOW FM  
Dreams of Seattle inside the world’s largest refugee camp
7 Things To Watch In The GOP’s Proposed Health Care Law
Advice from a Muslim travel agent: ‘Don’t travel. It’s a nightmare.’
GOP Bill Would Repeal Obamacare Taxes And Penalties, Keep Some Subsidies
Sikhs call for national hate crime task force after Kent shooting
The Washington Youth Academy: Transforming Dropouts Into Graduates
Trump’s revised travel order, annotated
Hospitals may help foot your bill — but many people don’t know that

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio) 
Pressure mounts against Sound Transit’s car tabs fee
Washington State Patrol cracking down on tailgaters
Councilmember Kshama Sawant, WA leaders react to revised travel ban

NW Public Radio  
‘Boomer’ February Means Good News For Washington’s Water Supply
Freezing Weather And A Wet Winter Damage Washington Highways
Inslee Calls New Trump Executive Order A ‘Retreat’
WA Attorney General Reacts To New Travel Order

Web

Crosscut 
Ferguson: We saw Trump in court, and we conquered
Brady Walkinshaw leave politics for … journalism?
Seattleites go to Trump Country

Seattle P.I.  
Local Planned Parenthood blasts Trump’s abortion compromise

Slog  
Bertha starts mining again after surveys catch six-inch misalignment
House Republicans unveil their Obamacare replacement plan