Trump Can’t Immediately End DACA, Supreme Court Rules
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration may not immediately proceed with its plan to end a program protecting about 700,000 young immigrants known as Dreamers from deportation. Continue reading at The New York Times. (Anna Moneymaker)
Seattle police union expelled from large labor group
The largest labor group in the Seattle area has expelled the city’s police union, saying the guild representing officers failed to address racism within its ranks. The vote Wednesday night by the King County Labor Council to exclude the Seattle Police Officers Guild comes after weeks of protests in the city over police brutality and racism following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Continue reading at The Everett Herald. (Ted S. Warren)
‘Everything is on the table’ as WA stares down a $9B shortfall
With state revenues now expected to take a $9 billion hit, new taxes could get a warmer reception when Washington lawmakers gather to respond to the COVID-19 crisis. On Wednesday, legislative budget writers received new information clarifying just how big of a budget problem they face over the next three years. According to the latest state revenue forecast, state tax collections through 2023 will come in about $8.8 billion below previous estimates. Continue reading at Crosscut. (Matt M. McKnight)
Associated Press
Inslee: State Patrol will investigate police custody death
Prosecutors: Officer had knee on Floyd for 7:46, not 8:46
Some cases against Seattle protesters could be dismissed
Washington removes homicides, suicides from COVID-19 deaths
Steeper dive in state revenues projected, workers furloughed
Court rejects Trump bid to end young immigrants’ protections
Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to end young immigrants’ protections under DACA program
1.5 million more laid-off workers seek unemployment benefits
Atlanta police calling in sick to protest charges against officer, reform efforts
Seattle police union expelled from large labor group
State Patrol will investigate Tacoma police custody death
Tenino merchants are taking wooden nickles during pandemic
The Latest: President Trump says police treated unfairly
Lawmakers rip FAA for not disclosing documents on Boeing Max
Washington city helps residents, merchants with wooden money
Apple growers seek to change relief aid eligibility criteria
3 injured after car drives into crowd of Portland protesters
Washington removes homicides, suicides from COVID-19 deaths
WA authorities report mistake in COVID test reporting
Steeper dive in state revenues projected, workers furloughed
Aberdeen Daily World
Gun-waving man reported near Grays Harbor College
Grays Harbor College passes budget, prepares for potential major cuts in state funding
Aberdeen CARES Act small business grant applications accepted through June 26
More than 45,000 pounds of fresh potatoes to be given away at four Grays Harbor locations
Bloomberg opinion: What Thurgood Marshall taught me about police accountability
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Even before pandemic, 23% of state households were a paycheck away from poverty, report says
Washington reports 253 new COVID-19 cases; deaths backtrack and testing marred by error
Watch: Gov. Jay Inslee spoke at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday on Washington state budget
Inslee orders furloughs for most state employees as state revenue plummets
Two more COVID-19 cases in Whatcom reported Wednesday by state health department
Here’s what Bellingham’s mayor has committed to protesters calling for police defunding
State facing $8.8 billion less in state revenue through mid-2023, forecast predicts
Percentage of positive COVID-19 cases in Washington to jump after data error discovered
You’re probably using hand sanitizer wrong. Here’s the correct way, CDC says
‘You’re not immune.’ As states reopen, COVID-19 cases surge among the young, reports say
‘Feels like a bad dream.’ Returning to work amid coronavirus proves deadly for some
No coronavirus baby boom: Births expected to plunge in US after pandemic, experts say
Lockdowns aren’t coming back as coronavirus cases rise, experts say. Here’s why
Supreme Court ruling upholding DACA is like ‘shotgun blasts into the face,’ Trump says
Majority of white Americans say justice system too lenient on police, new poll finds
Nooses found on trees in Oakland will be investigated as hate crimes, mayor says
Capital Press
Apple growers left out of federal relief aid
Inslee: Yakima County must do more to prevent coronavirus
Columbian
In Our View: Mask-wearing safeguards health, community
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Dive on in: YMCA, some school pools reopening this week
State braces for huge budget hole as tax collections tumble
State has been over-reporting negative COVID-19 results
Central Washington prison has high number of COVID-19 cases
Lawmakers rip FAA for not disclosing documents on Boeing Max
WaPo Comment: Lessons follow editor’s bad call on coverage of race
Bloomberg Commentary: We’re starting to see a cost put on climate change
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way City Council votes to distribute CARES Act funds to local businesses
Families impacted by police killings travel to Seattle for June 18 gathering
The Inlander
Northwest groups sue the EPA over its rollback of water quality standards
Why thousands are calling on the Spokane County Sheriff to cancel “warrior-style” training for law enforcement officers
Islands’ Weekly
Inslee, Kreidler call out Trump administration for targeting transgender patients during Pride month, national pandemic
Big changes to the Paycheck Protection Program
Move to Phase Three postponed
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Prosecutor wants state attorneys to review cases where police are accused of crimes
The USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier is coming to Bremerton in 2021
Harrison Village Center? Bremerton officials unveil initial plans for soon-to-be vacant hospital area
Kitsap County Auditor to change voters’ guide after accusations of censorship from Tim Eyman
News Tribune (subscription required)
Washington reports 253 new COVID-19 cases; deaths backtrack and testing marred by error
Percentage of positive COVID-19 cases in Washington to jump after data error discovered
Pierce County sees 17 new cases of COVID-19, one day after 26 new cases reported
Coronavirus updates: DOH announces changes in reporting death data
Former Pierce County medical examiner on prosecutors’ list of impeachable witnesses
New York Times
Small businesses get easier path to relief-loan forgiveness
Trump Can’t Immediately End DACA, Supreme Court Rules
Coronavirus Live Updates: Cases Rise as Trump Says Virus Is ‘Fading Away’
Jobless Claims Show Another 1.5 Million Filings: Live Updates
Continued Layoffs Signal an ‘Economic Scarring’
Why the Sickest Workers May Be Among the First Back on the Job
‘Banking While Black’: How Cashing a Check Can Be a Minefield
Climate Change Tied to Pregnancy Risks, Affecting Black Mothers Most
Olympian (subscription required)
Olympia expands tear gas moratorium to other chemical munitions
Thurston submits Phase 3 application, awaits state’s response
Inslee appoints Washington State Patrol to investigate death of Manuel Ellis
State facing $8.8 billion less in state revenue through mid-2023, forecast predicts
Inslee orders furloughs for most state employees as state revenue plummets
County passes 200 COVID-19 cases as three more are reported
White House considers tourism tax break for Americans wary of vacations in pandemic
Peninsula Daily News
Black Lives Matter mural to preceed Juneteeth celebrations in Port Townsend
Clallam’s prosecuting attorney to discuss crime in the time of COVID-19
Masks are necessary, board says
Two more COVID-19 cases confirmed in Clallam County
Puget Sound Business Journal
Trump can’t shut down DACA, Supreme Court rules
Lack of transparency would thwart small business recovery
New SBA PPP rules allow for bigger salaries. But there’s a catch.
Seattle’s Asian-American restaurateurs encounter racism while reopening
US plans to roll back legal protections for tech companies
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Eyes on Mayor Jenny Durkan, City Council as protesters demand Seattle defund the police
Seattle Police Officers Guild expelled from King County’s largest labor council
Passengers trickle back to Sea-Tac airport
Washington State Patrol will start new investigation into killing of Manuel Ellis by Tacoma police, Inslee says
Inslee halts some state worker raises and imposes furloughs amid coronavirus downturn
Some cases against Seattle protesters could be dismissed or referred to restorative-justice program, city attorney says
Lawmakers accuse FAA of obstruction over Boeing 737 MAX, cast doubt on agency’s role ensuring safety
Bloomberg: Amazon plays ‘hardball’ with its noncompetes in ways rivals can’t
Op-Ed: It shouldn’t take a national crisis to inspire transformative change
Seattle Weekly
Thousands of trees coming down along I-5 for light rail line
Skagit Valley Herald
Commissioners hoping county can meet Safe Start threshold
Newest Salish Sea Stewards at the ready — and waiting
Spokesman Review
State budget faces $4.5 billion hole; special session expected (Ormsby, Rolfes)
Spokane County Health Officer rejects commissioners’ push to next reopening phase
State health department has been over-reporting negative COVID-19 results
For economic recovery, ‘virus is the boss’
‘I see some room for change’: Spokane school board plans to discuss renaming schools
State makes grants available to help solve child care shortfall
Guest opinion: Killology training has no place in Spokane
Laura McAloon: YWCA Spokane Board of Directors’ Statement on Racial Justice
Tri-City Herald
Free drive-thru COVID tests in high demand. Commissioners say masks ‘not political’
Richland leaders agree to consider changing street named for Confederate general
Connell prison COVID cases triple since June 1. Plans for more testing unclear
100+ new COVID cases each in 2 of the Tri-Cities this week. Here’s a look by town
Editorial: WA state budget is a mess. Gov. Inslee must not shut out legislators
USA Today
FHFA extends moratorium on evictions, foreclosures for another two months
Supreme Court ruling upholds DACA program for young, undocumented immigrants
Cities and states across the US announce police reform following demands for change
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
Rising COVID-19 numbers could thwart plans for Walla Walla County’s move to Phase 3
Pandemic forces budget cuts at Walla Walla Community College
COVID-19 numbers on the rise
State’s average annual wage bumps to $69,000
Editorial: Raising taxes in Washington state makes no sense (Chopp)
Washington Post
Trump lashes out at Supreme Court, calls decisions ‘shotgun blasts into the face’ of conservatives
As protests spread to small-town America, militia groups respond with online threats and armed intimidation
Depression and anxiety spiked among Black Americans after George Floyd’s death
As Trump warns of leftist violence, a dangerous threat emerges from the right-wing Boogaloo movement
‘Football may not happen this year,’ Fauci says
Essential Workers: The visa program keeping Americans fed
A GOP sheriff vowed not to enforce Arizona’s coronavirus restrictions. Now he’s tested positive.
Justice Dept. seeks emergency order to block publication of Bolton’s book
Editorial: No self-respecting judge would order Bolton to halt publication of his book
Op-Ed: We need smart solutions to mitigate the coronavirus’s impact. Here are 46.
Before pandemic, U.S. paid contractor billions to help prepare for biowarfare
White House division sows confusion about next stimulus
Beijing’s new coronavirus outbreak carries an urgent message for the world
Nobody reads privacy policies. This senator wants lawmakers to stop pretending we do.
Yakima Herald Republic
Coronavirus update: Mask survey will be repeated soon; 109 new cases
Selah woman says city removed Black Lives Matter chalk art from her street
Air pollution ebbs during the pandemic in Washington state
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Supreme Court blocks President Trump from ending DACA program for young immigrants
Frustrated residents near Seattle’s ‘CHOP’ zone want their neighborhood back
Labor council votes to remove Seattle Police Union
Coronavirus updates: National Guard helping verify unemployment claims in Washington
‘Very likely’ Washington schools will reopen before COVID-19 vaccine is released
Washington admits error in reporting and lowers COVID-19 death toll
Budget cuts? New taxes? Washington weighs both to combat $8.8 billion budget deficit
Gov. Jay Inslee says he’s not ruling out new taxes as Washington grapples with a budget shortfall.
5 things you need to know Thursday
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Dozens of protesters arrested by Seattle police may never be prosecuted
Supreme Court blocks Trump administration from ending DACA
Portland protesters create short-lived ‘autonomous zone’
Gov. Inslee cancels pay raises for government employees, announces furloughs for state
Employees
Washington State Patrol to lead independent investigation into death of Manuel Ellis
Celebrating Juneteenth with Next Steps Rally
Grays Harbor County enters phase 3 of state’s ‘Safe Start’ plan
Seattle researcher advocates early COVID-19 testing and treatment
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Seattle protesters arrested for misdemeanors may not face criminal charges
Police quickly clear autonomous zone in Northwest Portland
Court rejects Trump bid to end young immigrants’ protections
Inslee cancels pay raise for 5,600 state employees, announces furloughs
Tensions in Capitol Hill mount as residents, protesters clash over access, crime
KNKX FM
Inslee orders furloughs, cancels some pay raises as forecast shows $9B drop in revenues
Washington State Ferries to stay on reduced schedule as summer begins
Legal help may be coming for employees not rehired after COVID, domestic violence victims
Educators’ union says Seattle district’s process for choosing a reopening plan has been rushed
KUOW FM
Sen. Cantwell explains why a newly passed conservation bill is so important
‘Remember Who We’re Fighting For’: The Uneasy Existence Of Seattle’s Protest Camp
Supreme Court Rules Against Trump Administration In DACA Case
Updates on protests for racial justice in the Seattle area
Updates and news on the Covid-19 pandemic across Washington state
1.5 Million File For Unemployment, But Continuing Claims Decrease Slightly
Should Images Of Protesters Be Blurred To Protect Them From Retribution?
A view of the SCOTUS Title VII decision from Justice Mary Yu
Washington State Ferries to stay on reduced schedule as summer begins
The scramble to help Chinook salmon past landslide danger zone
Inslee orders furloughs, cancels some pay raises as forecast shows $9B drop in revenues
June 17th | Are police guilds inherently different from other unions?
With Season Still In Jeopardy, Fauci Says MLB Should Finish Before Fall
Q13 TV (Fox)
Labor Council that represents 100,000 King County workers expels Seattle police union
Portland police dismantle ‘autonomous zone’ set up by protesters
Point Defiance Zoo, Northwest Trek reopen with new safety measures
Inslee says Washington State Patrol will take over Manuel Ellis death investigation
Supreme Court rejects Trump administrations attempts to end DACA protections for young immigrants
Is the ‘CHOP’ here to stay? City adds concrete barriers to Seattle’s occupied protest zone
Web
Crosscut
Seattle’s Black women activists have been marching for decades
Apocalypse: Now What? Hug it out
King County Labor Council expels Seattle police union
‘Everything is on the table’ as WA stares down a $9B shortfall (Entenman, Frame, Chopp, Lovelett, Nguyen)
Opinion: Saving Pike Place Market from the pandemic
The future of Capitol Hill’s protest zone may lie in Seattle history
Slog
MLK Labor Council Expels the Seattle Police Officers Guild
Portland Protesters Toppled Thomas Jefferson’s Statue. George Washington Is Next?
OHSU Volunteers Arrested, Assaulted by Police During Portland Protests
Editorial: South King County Policymakers Are Putting Our Lives in Danger