Associated Press
ACLU sues Florida lawmaker for blocking constituent on media
Washington newspapers urge veto of records exemption bill
3 boys charged for threats at 3 Pierce County schools
Early warning sign? More states consider animal abuser lists
Trump reaches deal with Boeing on 2 new Air Force One planes
Buffett says tax cuts provide huge boost to US businesses
Deportation form noted immigrant activist’s role in protests
King County drops 1,500 misdemeanors due to staff shortage
Gorsuch silent as divided Supreme Court spars over unions
Aberdeen Daily World
Pacific Co PUD commissioner accused of campaign finance infractions
Auburn Reporter
Legislators rewrite statute to exempt their records from public disclosure (Nelson, Pellicciotti)
Washington State moves closer to bump stock ban (Jinkins, Ortiz-Self)
Voluntary waiver of firearm rights is close to becoming law (Orwall)
Carbon tax proposal inches through Legislature (Hasegawa, Conway, Carlyle, Ranker)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Are legislators telling the truth about the controversial public records bill they just passed? Not so much
Shot fired at Oakland High School in Tacoma. No one injured
Inslee confronts Trump on arming teachers, suggests ‘less tweeting … more listening’
Editorial: Legislators vote themselves secrecy privileges; if Inslee doesn’t veto, voters must act (Ranker, Lytton, Morris)
Columbian
Gov. Inslee Must Veto Public Records Bill (Wylie)
Communications Daily (subscription required)
West coast states close to passing net neutrality laws countering FCC (Hansen)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Hundreds of emails urge Inslee to veto public records bill (Pedersen, Chase)
Atlantic salmon fish farms could be headed for final harvest
Robinson: Proposal to arm teachers meant to disarm debate
Harrop: We have met the heroes of common sense; they are us
Editorial: Inslee must veto attempt at records runaround (Palumbo, Stanford, Kloba, Liias, Peterson, Ortiz-Self, Chase, Ryu, Kagi, McCoy, Robinson, Sells, Hobbs, Lovick)
Letters:
Lawmakers’ passage of public records exemptions a travesty
Voters need to remember Legislature’s actions on records act
Fast Company
The net neutrality defender fighting Trump from the other Washington (Hansen)
Federal Way Mirror
District: Together we can prepare scholars for greater success with literacy
Washington State moves closer to bump stock ban (Jinkins, Ortiz-Self)
Island’s Weekly
San Juan Islanders support bills in state Legislature (Ranker)
Journal of the San Juan Islands
American Academy of Pediatrics calls to ‘keeps children safe’ against mass shooters
I will never stop eating salmon | Letters
Kent Reporter
Voluntary waiver of firearm rights is close to becoming law (Orwall)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Shot fired at Oakland High School in Tacoma. No one injured
Are legislators telling the truth about the controversial public records bill they just passed? Not so much (Jinkins, Wylie, Doglio)
New York Times
Trump’s Tax Cuts in Hand, Companies Spend More on Themselves Than on Wages
What Are States Doing About Gun Violence After the Florida Shooting?
Supreme Court Turns Down Trump’s Appeal in ‘Dreamers’ Case
Olympian (subscription required)
Evergreen cancels annual ‘Day of Absence’ event that sparked backlash and protests
Puget Sound Business Journal
Boeing and Trump work out a $3.9 billion deal for new Air Force One jets
You might be a gun owner — even if you don’t possess a weapon
Companies use savings from tax cuts to buy back their own shares
U.S Supreme Court is set to hear Microsoft’s email privacy case against the DOJ
Redmond Reporter
Hundreds turn out for Eastside gun-control meeting
Renton Reporter
Editorial cartoon: Property tax relief
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Hundreds urge Inslee to veto bill exempting Washington legislators from public-records law (Pedersen, Sullivan)
FYI Guy: Liberals outnumber conservatives for first time in Washington state, Gallup poll shows
Inslee confronts Trump on arming teachers, suggests ‘a little less tweeting … and a little more listening’
Seattle City Council votes to express concern over Tacoma siting of natural-gas plant
Can Swiss apprenticeship model help Washington boost high-school-graduation rates?
Opinion: Governor Jay Inslee must stand up for the people and veto legislative-secrecy bill (Palumbo, Stanford, Kloba, Mullet, Hasegawa, Hudgins, Bergquist, Liias, Peterson, Ortiz-Self, Chase, Ryu, Kagi, Keiser, Gregerson, Nelson, Cody, Fitzgibbon, Frame, Tarleton, Saldana, Santos, Pettigrew, McCoy, Robinson, Sells, Wellman, Senn, Clibborn, Pedersen, Macri, Chopp, Hobbs, Lovick, Dhingra, Goodman, Springer, Frockt, Pollet, Valdez, Sullivan, Kuderer, Slatter, McBride, Reeves, Pellicciotti, Orwall, Carlyle)
Kate Riley: Our historic decision to counter violation of public trust (Nelson)
Seattle Weekly
Washington State Legislature Moves Closer to Bump Stock Ban (Jinkins, Ortiz-Self)
Spokesman Review
Overdose deaths decline in Washington
Are lawmakers right that their special public records law is more transparent?
Editorial: Veto the Legislature’s secrecy bill
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Inslee must slap down Legislature’s end-run around public records law (Nelson)
USA Today
What the Supreme Court ruling means for DACA and almost 700,000 undocumented immigrants
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: State windfall should be used to pay down debt
Local lawmakers support closing public records
Washington Post
The Daily 202: Trump gets a seminar on federalism as governors push back on arming teachers
As GOP tax cuts take hold, Democrats struggle for line of attack
Wenatchee World
State awards funding for 16 clean water projects in NCW
Yakima Herald Republic
Inslee confronts Trump on arming teachers, suggests ‘a little less tweeting … and a little more listening’
Overdose deaths decline in Washington
Liberals outnumber conservatives for first time in Washington state, Gallup poll shows
Web
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Hoquiam Middle School closed Tuesday due to threat
KNKX FM
Light Pollution Identified As Potential Issue For Threatened Puget Sound Chinook Salmon
Renewing Call To Arm Teachers, Trump Tells Governors The NRA Is ‘On Our Side’
KUOW FM
Garfield High School takes student threat more seriously than his teacher did
Love me or hate me: It’s still the public’s right to know
Education Department Wants To Protect Student-Loan Debt Collectors
Supreme Court Hears Fiery Arguments In Case That Could Gut Public Sector Unions
Web
Crosscut
ICE targeted immigrant-rights activist after news report
Seattle’s earthquake-prone affordable housing needs $79M fix
Publicola
Native American Lit Leader Warns of Allegations Coming Against Sherman Alexie
Slog
Slog AM: Inslee needs to veto legislative secrecy bill, Seattle needs quake retrofitting
Jay Inslee rips into Trump at the White House
ICE identified immigrant activist for deportation after she spoke with the press, records show