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Friday, May 19

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Associated Press
Plan dropped for Oregon-Washington power transmission line 
Seattle police seize 3,000 pot plants from 14 houses 
Alaska Airlines to offer daily flights from Everett 
Canada’s prime minister and Inslee discuss trade, climate

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)  
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, Gov. Inslee talk trade, climate change, refugees 
Here’s what you’ve paid — so far — for the special session in Olympia   (Chopp, Jinkins, Ormsby)
Mistrial declared on most serious charges in trial of Andre Thompson and Bryson Chaplin 
Column: All politics isn’t local. It’s been sucked into the Trump vortex 

Everett Herald (subscription required)  
Lawmakers, governor get a raise unless 129,811 people object
Harrop: The advantage of Medicare Advantage for All

Kitsap Daily News 
New bill requires insurance to provide 12-month supply of birth control

News Tribune (subscription required)  
Here’s what you’ve paid — so far — for the special session in Olympia (Chopp, Jinkins, Ormsby)
Editorial: New gun law closes loop and saves lives

Olympian (subscription required) 
Capitol Happy Hour: Spotting fake news — plus, what are totchos? (Liias)
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, Gov. Inslee talk trade, climate change, refugees
Editorial: Cellphone ban for drivers is overdue

Puget Sound Business Journal 
Seattle is business-friendly, says SBA Seattle leader Kerrie Hurd
Law: House members spar over immigration
Healthcare: 15 states join Obamacare lawsuit

Seattle Weekly  
Are the Upzones Working? Rob Johnson Claims Early Victory
Bellevue Police Launch Internal Investigation Following Tasering of Teen
Meet the Group That’s Still Trying to Kill the Missing Link Fix
State Lawmakers, Governor to Get a Pay Raise This Fall

Vancouver Business Journal 
All eyes on looming fiduciary standards rule
Crowdfunding gets easier with new legislation

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)  
Editorial: Bravo to Gov. Inslee for quick crackdown on distracted driving

Washington Post 
Lawmakers grow nervous that Mueller probe may push their inquiries aside
Rosenstein says he appointed a special counsel to restore Americans’ faith in Russia investigation
Nearly 700 positions are vacant at CDC because of hiring freeze

Yakima Herald Republic  
State fund extends loan for improvements at new Sunnyside Community Hospital site
Prospect of NAFTA rewrite gives US farmers a case of jitters
Editorial: Keep focus on cleanup of Hanford

Broadcast

KNKX FM
Columbian Princess Continues Ferry Service Despite Spring Runoff
Birthplace Of Grunge Mourns ‘Seattle’s Son’ Chris Cornell
Lessons From The Nation’s Oldest Voucher Program 
Public To EPA On Cutting Regulations: ‘No!’ 
Washington Death Row Inmate Loses Court Challenge Over Intellectual Disabilities

KUOW FM
Immigrant advocates invited ICE to a meeting. Here’s how it went
My Catholic mom and her two queer sons
To reach Auburn’s island of homelessness, cross this log
Fact Check: ‘We Don’t Have Health Care In This Country,’ Trump Says
Government Confirms A Surge In Foreign Guest Workers On U.S. Farms

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio) 
Out of site: A flaw in anti-safe injection arguments

NW Public Radio 
Canadian Prime Minister Wrapping Up Seattle Visit
Columbian Princess Continues Ferry Service Despite Spring Runoff
Washington Death Row Inmate Loses Court Challenge Over Intellectual Disabilities
Weeds And Herbicides Puts An Organic Farm At Odds With Neighboring Growers In Oregon

Web

Crosscut 
Safe drug use sites likely coming to King County
Community role in police oversight will grow