Associated Press
Mueller finds no Trump collusion, leaves obstruction open
Bill to expand state sanctuary rules and create limits for police advances in Washington Legislature (Wellman)
American Airlines extends 737 Max-related cancellations
FAA to look at Boeing’s fixes for 737 Max jets next week
Appeals court reinstates public defender’s case over stalker
Aberdeen Daily World
Lawmakers propose an increase in school levy rates
Hoquiam School Board passes resolution to explore solutions to projected $2 million budget shortfall
Auburn Reporter
Auburn’s Bowers serves as a page for Rep. Valdez (Valdez)
Letter: Let’s stay on standard time
Bainbridge Island Review
Lawmakers propose an increase in school levy rates | 2019 Legislative Session
Congressman Kilmer recognized for bipartisan work in Congress
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
State asks judge to toss out lawsuit fighting benefits for more sick Hanford workers
National report gives Washington state an ‘F’ for efforts to remove lead from school drinking water
‘Lots of kids have a hard time getting breakfast in the morning.’ They’re fixing that
‘You can’t really function throughout the day if you don’t have a proper meal.’
Bothell Reporter
Palumbo sponsors bill seeking to protect endangered fish, rivers from toxic suction dredge mining (Palumbo, Stanford, Kloba)
Columbian
In Our View: Let Washingtonians decide on death penalty
In Our View: Plea for no tax increases fiscally responsible
Cheers & Jeers: Farewell Ichiro
Hanford at risk (Hanford)
The Daily News
Fire officials say climate change is affecting fire season
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Swift Green Line starts rolling, from Bothell to Boeing
Youth vaping increases — cigarettes, drugs and drinking decline
Are lawmakers ready to cover the tab for prepaid postage? (Hudgins)
Rivals for Everett mill property seek to sway public opinion
Palumbo seeks to ban toxic suction dredge mining (Palumbo, Stanford, Kloba)
Editorial: How we honor lives lost and changed in landslide
Islands’ Weekly
Washington Attorney General sues three Fortune 15 companies for negligently fueling opioid epidemic
Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter
5th District Legislators answer community questions on energy, guns, and vaccines (Mullet, Callan, Ramos)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Salmon expedition reports unexpected findings
New law expands voting services for tribes in Kitsap, Washington state
News Tribune (subscription required)
State asks judge to toss out lawsuit fighting benefits for more sick Hanford workers
National report gives Washington state an ‘F’ for efforts to remove lead from school drinking water
Transportation fuels take a double toll: at the pump and with our lives
New York Times
Will the Supreme Court End Gerrymandering? Arguments Begin This Week
Mueller Finds No Trump-Russia Conspiracy, but Stops Short of Exonerating President on Obstruction
Olympian (subscription required)
State asks judge to toss out lawsuit fighting benefits for more sick Hanford workers
National report gives Washington state an ‘F’ for efforts to remove lead from school drinking water
Peninsula Daily News
Expanded sanctuary state rules advance in Legislature (Van De Wege, Wellman)
District 24 legislators: Needs outweigh available funding (Chapman, Tharinger, Van De Wege)
Area students getting to know government (Chapman)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Climate change fears spur investment in carbon capture technology
Seattle Times (subscription required)
How a new UW teaching hospital might help Washington state’s mental-health crisis (Chopp, Dhingra)
Boeing begins new 737 MAX pilot information sessions and defends the jet’s cockpit displays
Q&A | Secretary Ross Hunter on Washington’s foster youth sent out of state — and the money needed to end that practice
National report gives Washington state an ‘F’ for efforts to remove lead from school drinking water
Beason: The HEAL Act would put environmental justice on the map in Washington state
Westneat: Charging extra to get there? The Boeing story is yet another sign we’re a corporatocracy
Editorial: Sound Transit performance audit is welcome
Editorial: Lawmakers eye local taxpayers, again, for schools
Opinion: War on opioid abuse is striking the wrong target
Spokesman Review
Move to move to all-year daylight saving time gaining steam in Congress as Patty Murray backs effort
Senate committee airs out a cap-and-trade proposal for Washington (Palumbo, Carlyle, Nguyen)
State operating budget will hit $50 billion for 2019-21, but will it be enough?
Getting There: Artists-in-residence explore what defines Washington transportation
Opinion: Stop funding county budgets on backs of struggling Washingtonians
Opinion: Unpaid internships at for-profit businesses are illegal, unethical, and need to be stopped
Tri-City Herald
State asks judge to toss out lawsuit fighting benefits for more sick Hanford workers
Editorial: If you don’t want gas prices to go up, let Olympia know this bill isn’t the answer
USA Today
Gerrymandering: Voting rights and redistricting for elections collide at Supreme Court
Analysis: With Mueller report in, nothing’s over. But for Trump, everything has changed
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Proposed cuts to Hanford funding unacceptable
Editorial: No need for state Legislature to raise taxes
Washington Post
Republicans cheer, Democrats challenge Mueller’s findings on Trump and Russia
Legal experts question William Barr’s rationale for exonerating Trump
Young Parkland voters’ ballots were rejected at much higher rate than state average in November, research finds
Parkland community ‘shocked’ after student’s suicide — the second in a week, officials say
With its ties in Washington, Boeing has taken over more and more of the FAA’s job
Whidbey News-Times
Senators request contamination standards info
Island County to simplify its code
County residents tend to be generous
Letter: Ferry spokesman gave reporter false information
Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima County teen tobacco use spikes as vaping eclipses cigarette smoking
Editorial: Fresh produce can help take a bite out of health costs
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
30,000 bus commuters to feel impact of ‘Seattle Squeeze’ this week
Monday marks last day of Washington bump stock buyback program
Washington gets ‘F’ in effort to remove lead from school drinking water
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Bump stocks illegal come Tuesday, WSP handing out $150 for each device
Q13 TV (Fox)
A federal bump stock ban starts Tuesday. Here’s what that means for owners
Web
Crosscut
Jay Inslee’s about-face on Boeing’s big tax break
MyNorthwest.com
Western Washington braces for tough year of wildfires
Schmudget
Predatory investors are trying to rip off Washington state
Seattle P.I.
The new normal? Washington state has already logged an unusual number of wildfires in 2019
Washington joins 21 other states in getting an ‘F’ for removing lead in drinking water