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Columbia River tribal fishing bill clears U.S. House
Cooke Aquaculture pays $332,000 over escaped Atlantic salmon
Human governor signs robot-delivery rules into law
Judge in Oregon blocks Trump abortion referral rule
North Dakota, Washington state at odds over oil train rules
Trump sues banks to try to block House subpoenas for records
Trump seeks ruling in case striking down ‘Obamacare’
Hospitals required to pay debt relief as part of settlement
Pacific Northwest tribal fishing bill clears US House
Washington state budget includes money for interstate bridge
State allocates $750K to study removal of Snake River dams
Aberdeen Daily World
Drug court hits 1-year anniversary
Former OS fire chief Bathke files federal lawsuit against city
Bainbridge Island Review
Remand issued on ethics complaint: Ethics Board does not waver from decision on Councilman Peltier’s conflict of interest
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Barr, Mueller trade barbs as Russia probe rift goes public
The ABCs of Washington state’s government
A new state budget will make some major changes across Whatcom County in the next two years
What will Whatcom County see out of the state’s new $4.9 billion capital budget? (Frockt, Tharinger)
Student anxiety on college campuses ‘a national epidemic,’ UC researcher says
Columbian
In Our View: Some state lawmakers still do Stupid Stuff
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Bloomberg: FAA begins work to restore confidence in 737 MAX — and itself
WaPo: Cepeda: What would Jesus have us do about the border?
The Guardian
Revealed: Republican lawmaker and ally urged crowd to prepare for civil unrest
News Tribune (subscription required)
What’s Pierce County’s share of the $4.9 billion state capital budget? Here’s a list. (Tharinger, Frockt)
The ABCs of Washington state’s government
Editorial: New tax hard to swallow; Washington Democrats pull fast one in Legislature’s last weekend (Mullet)
Peninsula Daily News
Fish farm to pay fine imposed by state
Blue Heron Middle School student serves as legislative page (Tharinger)
Officials say measles outbreak in Pacific Northwest is over
Port Angeles School District assessing state’s levy lid lift (Chapman, Tharinger, Van De Wege)
Public health care option headed to governor for signature (Frockt, Keiser)
Affirmative action initiative passes Legislature (Nguyen)
Reflector
I-5 bridge bill signed by governor (Wylie)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Washington lawmakers made 11th-hour changes to school-levy policy, but who benefits? (Wellman)
Beyond the fight for money: a guide to what else the Washington Legislature passed for education
State budgets $750,000 for outreach over impacts of breaching Lower Snake River dams (Rolfes)
Washington lawmakers struck deal on schools and property-tax levies; here’s how it pencils out
Not so fast: Washington lawmakers tossed out affirmative-action ban, but voters may get another say (Hasegawa)
As Washington Legislature wraps up, Gov. Inslee takes victory lap and lawmakers OK affirmative-action measure
Here are the taxes Washington lawmakers are voting to raise — and cut
Washington state lawmakers will vote on budget, key bills on final day of legislative session (Ormsby, Mullet)
Net neutrality crucial for modern health care, Cantwell and DelBene argue
Lawsuit seeks to prevent Washington from releasing names of participants in state’s bump stock-buyback program
Washington House Republicans plan to review allegations against state Rep. Matt Shea
Washington state Senate OKs plan to extend I-405 tolls, with revenue used to pay back bonds (Hobbs, Fey)
New $52 billion state budget boosts spending on college, mental health (Rolfes, Billig)
State universities may consider race and gender in admissions, hiring — and so might the City of Seattle
Investigation into fatal crane collapse in Seattle now spread to 5 companies
Puyallup Herald: Puyallup’s $140,000 program to divert homelessness calls from police falls short
Editorial: Washington tightened up vaccination requirements, but federal government should act
Opinion: The government has no place in the exam room
Palumbo: Eight ways state lawmakers addressed housing affordability (Pedersen, Kuderer, Fitzgibbon, Walen, Robinson)
Spokesman Review
New laws cover Gold Star license plates, marijuana in schools and robotic delivery (Riccelli)
Avista seeks Washington regulatory approval for rate increases over two years
Trump, Dems agree infrastructure crumbling, but lack of details leave local officials uncertain
Tri-City Herald
Tri-Cities gets $27M WSU tech building and black hole education center in state budget (Tharinger)
The ABCs of Washington state’s government
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Boosting local school levy collections is wrong approach
Washington Post
White House asks Congress for $4.5 billion in emergency spending for border
Suicide attempts using poison have surged among young people, particularly girls
65 years after Supreme Court’s historic Brown v. Board of Education ruling: ‘We are right back where we started’
Whidbey News-Times
‘Wandering bear’ spotted on Whidbey
Yakima Herald Republic
Social media isn’t a priority for Yakima Valley governments, agencies, elected officials
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Hundreds stuck in Washington hospitals without a medical need to be there
Construction on SR 167, SR 509 could end 3 years early
Delivery robot rules become law in Washington state
The Hand Up Project offers path out of homelessness and addiction in Snohomish County
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
What’s Pierce County’s share of the $4.9 billion state capital budget? Here’s a list. (Frockt, Tharinger)
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Reports of sexual misconduct on Metro buses tripled, officials say it’s a good thing
Hospitals required to pay debt relief as part of settlement
KNKX FM
Tax break for electric vehicles makes a comeback in Washington state (Saldaña)
Washington lawmakers are done this year. Here’s what they passed — and didn’t — in 2019
Seattle Public Schools says it will not have to cut librarians and other school staff
KUOW FM
Mueller’s Letter To Barr Complained That Trump-Russia Report Summary Lacked ‘Context’
Anti-Semitic acts near record levels in Washington state
U.S. Measles Outbreaks Are Driven By A Global Surge In The Virus
Washington passes ‘model bill’ on missing indigenous women (Lekanoff)
Q13 TV (Fox)
Experts: Missing pins possibly caused Seattle crane collapse
Boeing relied on single sensor for 737 Max that had been flagged 216 times to FAA
Washington state jail to give addiction meds after lawsuit
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MyNorthwest.com
Could affirmative action initiative be headed to November ballot?
Tacoma homeless ‘stability site’ could lose funding despite promising results
Schmudget
An important policy for immigrant workers
Tacoma Ledger
Pre-Law Society to host first ever Immigration Conference at UWT (Wilson)