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Friday, August 2

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Associated Press
Lawsuit filed to stop Washington state from killing wolves
Cities now see more overdose deaths than rural areas
New election laws in effect for Tuesday’s primary   

Auburn Reporter
Grocery store workers picket across King County
State awards millions for salmon recovery
City gets $1.2 million in federal funds for design work on SR 164 improvements   

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Everett City Council considers adding more cannabis stores
Don Lauer named new Langley police chief 

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Whale sanctuary project reveals two possible locations
Guest Column: The power of art to address community issues  

Kent Reporter 
Nation’s strongest paid family and medical leave program in place on time (Keiser) 

Islands’ Weekly 
Dear Rep. Lekanoff (Lekanoff) 
Secretary of State: Time to vote: What you need to know about Washington’s 2019 primary  (VoteWA)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Washington’s first woman speaker of the House tells The News Tribune about her life (Jinkins)
No underground light rail station at the T-Dome? Decision isn’t sexy, but it’s right
Letter: Racism: Pierce County leaders must rebuke Trump
Letter: Mileage tax: Don’t punish enviro-conscious drivers   

Olympian (subscription required)
Buying a new car? You can save big on electric vehicles with new state tax exemptions
Port of Olympia, Ecology come to terms after port’s stormwater treatment facility fails to work properly
Can tiny houses help solve affordability crisis? A student who’s building one thinks so 

Puget Sound Business Journal
US retail stocks slump as Trump widens tariff net
Republicans on House panel launch inquiry into Capital One, Amazon over breach
Trump says U.S. will hit China with more tariffs 

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Newly stringent FAA tests spur a fundamental software redesign of Boeing’s 737 MAX flight controls
With boost from business, Bellevue will finally have a year-round homeless shelter
Oped: Connect youth to their cultural heritage to close the achievement gap (Pettigrew) 

Seattle Weekly
State awards millions for salmon recovery  

Skagit Valley Herald
Art piece personalizes gun violence 

 Spokesman Review
Prosecutors offer explanation for not charging Spokane Valley man accused in ‘child torture’ case
Shawn Vestal: Explanations for letting man accused of ‘child torture’ off the hook aren’t a good excuse
Slow start to wildfire season may foretell late end
Washington regulators fine supposed faith-based health coverage companies $1.1M for ‘sham’ insurance   

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: New state vaccine mandate benefits all  

Yakima Herald Republic
Bureau of Reclamation boosts water allotment to 69% due to cool July
As new child care rules take effect, DCYF reports minimal shutdowns in protest
WSU apples are bringing in unprecedented royalties, university president tells Yakima Rotary 

 

Broadcast 

KING5 TV (NBC)
Pierce County food banks see increase of fresh food due to trade war
WB US 2 to be closed between Everett, Snohomish this weekend   

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Immigration protesters want state to cut ties with NW Detention Center
Bellevue expands men’s shelter, summer housing now available
‘The gun violence has to stop’ – Changes come to troubled corner in Central District 

Q13 (Fox)
650 DNA samples of convicted criminals from Seattle expected to go into a national database (Orwall)

    

Web 

Kitsap Daily News 
City celebrates completion of Tremont widening project (Randall)