Which housing bills are still alive in the Legislature?
Dozens of bills about housing are making their way through the state legislature. Several key tenant protection bills — including ones to end no-cause evictions, require payment plans, and guarantee every poor tenant facing eviction a lawyer — have passed their houses of origin. Continue reading at The Bellingham Herald. (Brandon Block)
Death with dignity act may undergo its first major change in Washington state
The Washington State Legislature is considering the first significant changes to the Death with Dignity Act more than a decade after voters approved the law. The act, approved as Initiative 1000, allowed certain terminally ill patients to receive a lethal prescription of drugs so that they could end their own lives. Continue reading at KUOW. (Ted S. Warren)
Inslee, other officials vow to act against anti-Asian hate, bias; King Co. devotes $5 million of its federal aid to effort
As state Rep. Sharon [Tomiko] Santos read out the names and ages of the victims of the Atlanta spa shootings Monday at Renton City Hall, she said it was important to “invite their spirits and their names to this space.” “In the aftermath of a great American tragedy,” she said, she invoked their names as a way to “to ensure that this is not a one-moment-in-time recollection. Because the fact is anti-Asian violence, anti-Asian bias and xenophobia have been with us in this country for centuries.” Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Erika Schultz)
Associated Press
Police: 10 people killed in Colorado supermarket shooting
First federal vaccination site in Washington to be in Yakima
Inslee decries ‘horrendous surge’ of violence against Asians
Study: Antibody drug shortens virus recovery
Aberdeen Daily World
High school grad requirements eased because of pandemic
How local legislators voted in Olympia (Tharinger, Chapman)
Teachers can get vaccine priority at Rite Aid this month
Commentary: Half of Republican men say they don’t want the vaccine. They’re mooching off the rest of us
Commentary: Why do some rich families feel so middle class?
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Bill looks to ease access to Washington’s Death with Dignity Act for terminally ill
Which housing bills are still alive in the Legislature? (Liias, Das, Bateman, Mullet, Duerr, Gregerson, Macri)
Here are the latest COVID-19 case numbers confirmed Monday in Washington state
PeaceHealth to give 1,500 first doses of COVID vaccine this week in Whatcom County
Half a stimulus check? Some confused after receiving only part of $1,400 payment
$1,400 stimulus check hasn’t hit your bank account yet? Watch your mail, IRS says
Is your COVID vaccine working if you don’t experience side effects? Experts weigh in
Capital Press
Century-old Seattle bakery closes due to pandemic
Washington lawmaker moves to trim pesticide fee increases
Columbian
Clark County reports 108 new COVID-19 cases, one death since Friday
Everett Herald (subscription required)
7 years ago: ‘We waved hello, not realizing it was a goodbye’
Police probe racial threats made to Marysville classmates
Federal aid is key to House, Senate transportation budgets (Hobbs, Fey)
What we know: Washington coronavirus outbreak at a glance
Comment: Vaccine ‘passports’ could get us back to normal sooner
Comment: We need a data privacy law; but Senate bill isn’t it
Comment: Voting critical right for those who have left prison
High Country News
Investigation: Illegal cannabis operation looks for roots in Indigenous communities
New federal funding for police alternatives
New study looks at covering California’s canals with solar panels
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
COVID-19 cases on the rise again in Washington state
News Tribune (subscription required)
Opinion: By going ‘Karen’ on a newspaper carrier, Ed Troyer has fractured public trust (again)
New York Times
Covid-19 Live Updates: U.S. Health Officials Question AstraZeneca Vaccine Trial Results
Biden Team Prepares $3 Trillion in New Spending for the Economy
11 Years On, the Affordable Care Act Defies Opponents and Keeps Expanding
‘What are we doing?’ Democrats in Congress demand action on gun control as Republicans push back.
Infrastructure Plan Seeks to Address Climate and Equality as Well as Roads
Olympian (subscription required)
Here’s what you need to know about noise from JBLM this week
Here are the latest COVID-19 case numbers confirmed Monday in Washington state
Bill looks to ease access to Washington’s Death with Dignity Act for terminally ill (Macri, Paul)
Peninsula Daily News
WHAT WE KNOW: Coronavirus outbreak at a glance
Peninsula joins state in Phase 3
LETTER: Capital gains tax (Van De Wege, Tharinger, Chapman)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
What Seattle has learned from a $3 million survey on funding police, community programs
Pierce County sheriff had previous off-duty confrontation that drew high-priority emergency response, records show
For tenants in transitional housing in Washington, here are some helpful things to know
First COVID, then psychosis: Bainbridge Island man faces ‘most terrifying thing I’ve ever experienced’
Microsoft gives Seattle-area workers option to return to offices; ripple effects could spread to other employers
Inslee, other officials vow to act against anti-Asian hate, bias; King Co. devotes $5 million of its federal aid to effort (Santos)
Skagit Valley Herald
Skagit County OKs additional funding for ferry design work
The Skanner
More COVID-19 Restrictions Eased in Washington State
South Seattle Emerald
Ask a Therapist: How to cope with irritability from WFH and how it manifests with coworkers
Photo Essay: Hing Hay protest in wake of Atlanta shooting
Spokesman Review
Spokane City Council acknowledges Spokane Tribe as ancestral stewards of Spokane Falls, surrounding land
Beggs charging ahead with electric vehicle ordinance
Getting There: STA’s electrification plans are a blast from the past – and toward the future
A Spokane business has been hampered by sluggish USPS service. Proposed mail changes could make it worse.
Mullen Technologies future in Spokane uncertain as company plans electric vehicle plant in Memphis
Washington Post
10 victims in Boulder attack identified; suspected shooter charged with murder
White House eyes tax increases on companies and the wealthy to fund infrastructure, setting up clash with GOP
Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima Valley to get more vaccines for State Fair Park, mobile sites through FEMA
Washington wildlife managers considering passel of hunting rule changes
Oregon won’t say how much it has lost to unemployment fraud
Movie theaters are back in Yakima, and so are audiences
Pierce County sheriff confronted Black newspaper carrier
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Inslee and community leaders condemn violence against Asian community (Thai)
What are the signs of economic recovery? Seattle expert weighs in on Phase 3
7 years after deadly landslide, Oso community seeks help to finish victims’ memorial
Bellingham homeless camp remains in neighborhood park despite removal efforts
Ghosts of Segregation: Washington photographer captures America’s struggle for equality
Mother wants son’s death to change skateboard helmet stigma in Washington
Tacoma’s pop-up clinics aim to overcome barriers to COVID-19 vaccines
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
State working with CDC to track ‘breakthrough’ COVID cases
Boulder supermarket shooting: Suspect charged with 10 counts of 1st-degree murder; victims identified
State enters phase 3 of reopening plan
Gov. Inslee, local leaders speak out against ‘horrendous surge’ in violence against Asian-Americans
Bars taking it slowly entering phase 3
Phase 3 allows 50% restaurant capacity, but some are sticking with outdoor dining
Federal mass vaccination site opening in Yakima
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Washington Three Percenters say Defense Department is wrong to label them extremists
Will COVID-19 fade away or linger forever?
‘This horrendous surge… is totally unacceptable’: Leaders rally against anti-Asian hate (Thai)
Oso community honors 43 people killed in deadliest U.S. landslide seven years later
Bars, restaurants and gyms back at 50 percent capacity as state moves to Phase 3
Seattle City Council OKs $12M for hotel rooms, tiny homes for unsheltered residents
KNKX FM
Residents at Seattle care facility ‘absolutely giddy’ about return of indoor visits
KUOW FM
COVID cases up 31% in Seattle area as reopening continues
Out in Seattle: Downtown tolls. In: Electric cars
Updates on the pandemic in the Northwest
Homeschooling Doubled During The Pandemic, U.S. Census Survey Finds
Legislative Lookahead: Lawmakers considering first major changes to the state’s Death with Dignity Act
KXLY (ABC)
DOH call center helps get people signed up for vaccine appointments
Spokane City Council resolution creates tribal liaison position
Inslee decries ‘horrendous surge’ of violence against Asians
Q13 TV (Fox)
Pierce County health officials, church leaders team up to get BIPOC communities vaccinated
Families of Oso landslide victims fight for permanent memorial 7 years after the tragedy
‘We feel ignored’: Asian teacher recalls brutal attack in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District (Thai)
Grocery stores and customers see smooth transition to Phase 3 of Washington’s recovery plan
First federal vaccination site in Washington to be in Yakima
Web
Crosscut
More Black and Latinx people in Washington are getting vaccines
West Seattle Blog
VACCINATION: City’s West Seattle site to become all vaccine, no testing
POLICE FUNDING: New proposal in long fight over proposed budget cut amid ‘staffing crisis’