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Washington State House Democrats

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Thursday, Mar. 29

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Associated Press
Swedish, Providence to pay $1.4M over out-of-network lab 
Gov. Jay Inslee signs conversion therapy ban (Liias)
Court strikes down Seattle rule targeting housing bias 
Trump ousts Veterans Affairs chief David Shulkin
Supreme Court struggles again with partisan redistricting

Aberdeen Daily World
South Bend alder sawmill gets new life after $1.5 million infusion from state

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Here’s how the legislature made it easier for Washington students to go to college (Hansen, Ranker)
Trump’s restrictive refugee policies are reshaping who is coming to Washington 

Columbian
In Our View: Accuracy Key to Census

Everett Herald (subscription required)
New county law targets a long list of nuisance properties
Gay lawmaker’s persistence led to conversion therapy ban (Liias)
Justices will decide if state school-funding crisis is over (Ortiz-Self)
Some in Snohomish wonder: Can local politics be less toxic?
Inslee signs campaign finance bill
Boeing hit by WannaCry virus, fears it could hit production
WaPo: Greenland melting faster than at any time in past 450 years
WaPo: EPA talking points downplay human role in climate change

The Inlander
Washington is testing how it could charge drivers for miles they drive to keep up state roads
Despite opposition from current members, Inslee signs bill to expand Spokane County Commission (Riccelli)

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Me Too, San Juan Island

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Kilmer bill helps federal workers who started in temporary role
Op-ed: Amazon is coming for your HSA

New York Times
Veterans Affairs Chief Is Out, as Trump’s Shake-Up Continues
Trump Lawyer Broached Idea of Pardoning 2 Ex-Aides
Trump Attacks Amazon, Saying It Does Not Pay Enough Taxes
Op-Ed: David J. Shulkin: Privatizing the V.A. Will Hurt Veterans

Peninsula Daily News
District’s state legislators face local issues at Town Hall forum  (Van De Wege, Tharinger, Chapman)
OUTDOORS: Limit rises to two hatchery chinook Friday in Area 9; halibut quotas released  (Van De Wege)

Puget Sound Business Journal
Gov. Jay Inslee signs bill updating Washington state’s condo law (Pedersen)
It’s the No. 1 power source, but natural gas faces headwinds
Sen. John Braun knows the business of politics in Olympia — and his family business
White House looks to use emergency law to halt Chinese investment
Swedish and Providence settle vendor billing lawsuit with Washington state
Judge tosses Seattle law requiring landlords to rent to first qualified tenant
Turner chief pushes back on core Justice Dept. argument

Renton Reporter
Free speech protections for student journalists signed into law

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Some Washington schools will get seismic checkups
Higher education scored big in short legislative session (Ranker, Hansen, Pollet)
Judge rejects Seattle’s ‘first-come, first-served’ rental law as unconstitutional
Opinion: We can’t trust the autonomous-car industry to self-regulate
Editorial: Census too important to risk an undercount with citizenship question

Seattle Weekly
Editorial: Tariffs on Newsprint a Threat to Newspapers

Spokesman Review
Inslee signs 5 commissioner bill for Spokane County (Riccelli)
Conversion therapy for LGBT youth banned in Washington state (Liias)
State studying priorities to prepare for killer quake

Tri-City Herald
Federal office to investigate radioactive contamination spread at Hanford

Washington Post
Trump taps his doctor to replace Shulkin at Veterans Affairs
Trump lashes out again at Amazon in morning tweet
Trump promised $1.5 trillion in infrastructure spending. He’s 1 percent of the way there.

Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Appropriate resolution to Granger police saga

Broadcast

KING5 TV (NBC)
72 percent of schools at ‘high’ risk from quakes in Washington
18-year-old arrested for Bellevue Mosque fire
Judge blocks Seattle’s ‘first come, first served’ rental law
Electric ferries could be coming to Washington

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
State kicks off test of pay-by-mile program (Clibborn)
Gov. Inslee signs bill banning therapists from practicing gay conversion therapy (Liias)
Gov. Inslee signs $391 million statewide property tax cut (Mullet)
VIDEO: Wash. is first state to outlaw sale of fire-fighting foams

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
18-year-old suspect arrested in Bellevue mosque fire
President Trump goes after a favorite target, Amazon

KNKX FM
Traffic, Traffic Everywhere – Including Rural Pierce County
New Tsunami Maps For Southwest Washington Coast Have ‘Shocking’ Flooding

KUOW FM
He fought wildfires in Washington. Now he’s fighting deportation
Are Washington’s volcanoes the next big energy source?
Conversion therapy on minors banned in Washington — and entire West Coast

KXLY (ABC)
Governor Inslee signs changes to Spokane County commissioner elections (Riccelli, Ormsby)

Q13 TV (FOX)
Swedish, Providence to pay $1.4 million over out-of-network lab

Web

Seattle P.I.
Senate Majority Leader Nelson won’t seek re-election (Nelson, Dhingra)

Slog
72 Percent Of Washington Public Schools Not Quake Safe, Lawmakers To Fully Fund $300M Financial Aid Program
You Need to Make $148,000 to Be Rich in Seattle, and Soon Even That May Not Be Enough
Judge Rules Against Seattle’s First-in-Time Rental Law

State Scoop
Telecom group will ‘aggressively challenge’ any state enforcing net neutrality rules (Hansen)