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Friday, Mar. 2

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Associated Press
Governor vetoes legislative records exemption bill (Nelson)
NASA launches advanced weather satellite for western US
Governor’s carbon tax bill dies in Legislature (Carlyle)
Trump on his tariffs: ‘Trade wars are good, and easy to win’
Trump to impose tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum
REI halts future orders from gun conglomerate

Arlington Times
Community rally Saturday to support safety in schools

Auburn Reporter
Voluntary waiver of firearm rights is close to becoming law (Orwall)
Lawmakers introduce provision to allow guns in schools
As the legislative session ends, a look forward to November

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Sting makes it easier on disabled veterans to lease homes 

Bothell Reporter
Hundreds turn out for Eastside gun-control meeting (Dhingra)

The Daily News
Samuelson: How fossil fuels survive

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Inslee vetoes public records bill; lawmakers get a do-over (Liias, Palumbo, Hunt)
State Senate OKs new way to calculate Sound Transit car fees (Hobbs, Chopp, Frockt)
Area projects get boost in proposed state road budgets (Hobbs, Palumbo)
What actions by state lawmakers will influence your vote?
Thiessen: High court can hand workers choice on union support
Muhlstein: ‘This is real’: Students to march in Marysville on Saturday
Editorial: State needs to begin paying down its bond debt
Letter: Why should Republicans fear more voters?

The Inlander
Beyond a lack of political will, the deep freeze on gun violence research is willful ignorance

Island’s Weekly
Lawmakers go into damage control with backlash over public records bill (Pedersen, Dhingra, Wiley, Tarleton)

Journal of the San Juan Islands
San Juan County voting equipment to be tested
Washington state protects net neutrality (Ranker)
Letter: Hunter’s view on gun control
Letter: Thoughts on gun violence

News Tribune (subscription required)
Inslee vetoes controversial legislative public records bill
Editorial: Seattle’s two cents on Tacoma LNG plant not worth much

New York Times
In a Gamble to Make Climate Change a Political Win, a Governor Pursues a Carbon Tax
N.R.A. Suggests Trump May Retreat From Gun Control
Trump Calls Trade Wars ‘Good’ and ‘Easy to Win’

Oregon Public Broadcasting
Washington Could Be The 1st State To Ban Toxic Firefighting Foams (Van De Wege)

Peninsula Daily News
District legislator says he wouldn’t vote to override governor veto of public records legislation (Chapman, Van De Wege, Tharinger)
Legislation would see program for training armed staff at public schools (Van De Wege)

Puget Sound Business Journal
Opinion: Legislature should enact rules on noncompete agreements
Inslee vetoes bill that sought to exempt Legislature from public records law (Nelson, Chopp)
Observations: Tax increases are tapping us all out

Renton Reporter
Letter to the Editor: Nation needs stricter gun laws, not more guns

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Running Start funding would be frozen under state Senate budget bill
Gov. Inslee vetoes Legislature’s controversial public-records bill
WaPo: NRA boycott: REI, Mountain Equipment Co-Op, stop selling major outdoor brand with NRA ties
Task force recommends ‘head tax’ on some Seattle businesses to fund help for homeless
Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff denied bonus over abrasive management style
Podcast: Is carbon tax push in Washington about saving the planet or growing government?
Editorial: A victory for the people: Gov. Inslee makes the right call and rejects government secrecy

Seattle Weekly
Veterans Seeking Housing Turned Away
An Official Third Option for the Gender Nonbinary

Skagit Valley Herald
Local lawmakers respond to public records bill (Ranker)

Spokesman Review
Gov. Jay Inslee veteos bill exempting Legislature from Public Records Act
Spokane Valley councilmembers fear amendment from Rep. Matt Shea could imperil Barker Road bridge project
Route 395 to be named Foley Memorial Highway (Hobbs)
Panel approves changes for semiautomatic rifle restrictions (Frockt)
Editorial: Gov. Inslee gives open government a chance (Chopp, Nelson)

USA Today
Trump doesn’t want gun control, NRA lobbyist says after meeting
Trump says he will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports ‘next week’

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Arming teachers with guns is an atrocious idea
Op-ed: U.S. Supreme Court case threatens to divide prison staff
Letter to the Editor: Gov. Inslee is an embarrassment
Letter to the Editor: Support urged for lifesaving legislation

Washington Post
‘Every day is a new adventure’: Trump upends Washington and Wall Street with shifts on trade, guns
Analysis: The Finance 202: Trump tariffs threaten to unleash economic chaos

West Seattle Herald
Gael Tarleton’s statement on the Public Records Act (Tarleton)
Legislature approves Orwall’s bill to reduce blight by addressing abandoned propertie (Orwall)

Whidbey News-Times
Circumventing open records law is flat out wrong

Yakima Herald Republic
Bill preventing student censorship in Washington is closer than ever to becoming law
A victory for the people: Gov. Inslee makes the right call and rejects government secrecy

Broadcast

KING5 TV (NBC)
WSP wants out of gun selling business
Seattle homeowners near waterfront need to help pay, says city
WSU engineering students helping remap the Titanic

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Gov. Inslee vetoes bill that would keep legislative records secret (Fitzgibbon)

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Opponents of new youth jail block downtown Seattle traffic
Gov. Inslee vetoes records exemption bill passed by state Legislature
State senate committee clears bill to raise age to 21 for semi-automatic rifle purchases (Frockt, Dhingra)

KNKX FM
Restrictions On Semi-Automatic Rifle Purchases Moving Through Washington Legislature (Frockt)

KUOW FM
Inslee Vetoes Public Records Bill As Lawmakers Acknowledge ‘We Made A Mistake’ (Chopp)
WA takes first steps to remove guns from people in crisis
This Yakima Valley school district has had guns on campus since 2014
NPR Poll: After Parkland, Number of Americans Who Want Gun Restrictions Grows

NW Public Radio
Age Restriction On Semi-Automatic Rifle Purchases Moving Through Washington Legislature
Fred Meyer Stores Raise Minimum Age For Gun Purchases
National Scientists Group Looks At How To Treat Hanford Waste

Q13 TV (FOX)
Washington could become the next state to automatically register voters (Hudgins)

Spokane Public Radio
Bill to help Spokane’s Marshallese population passes Washington legislature (Riccelli, Santos)
Highway 395 in Washington may be named after Tom Foley (Hobbs)

Web

Crosscut
Sound Transit CEO faces allegations of inappropriate behavior
After public outcry, Inslee vetoes records law

MyNorthwest.com
Seattle school district declares opposition to arming teachers

Seattle P.I.
Inslee vetoes Legislature’s public-records bill — at request of legislators

Slog
Inslee vetoes legislative secrecy bill
Defying NRA, state legislators close loophole in domestic violence gun law
State Senate votes to take money for homeless students to backfill Sound Transit cuts (Carlyle, Frockt, Pedersen, Kuderer, Hobbs)