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Washington State House Democrats

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Friday, March 29

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Associated Press
Facebook charged with housing discrimination by HUD
Judge blocks Trump’s small-business health insurance plan
Cannabis banking bill advances in U.S. House committee
Trade panel: Boeing got unfair US tax break, hurting Airbus
New shelter for men to open in Seattle
‘Always be my backup’: Slain Washington state deputy honored

Columbian
In Our View: Protect state’s coastline against drilling proposal 

The Daily News
Herrera Beutler introduces bill to fight ocean acidification 

Edmonds Beacon
Local politicians address community concerns at town hall (Ortiz-Self, Peterson, Liias) 

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Local lawsuits inch forward to seek damages for opioid abuse
WaPo: FAA and Boeing defend oversight of 737 MAX
Muhlstein: ‘Funny dudes’ J.P. and Gertrude may soon be seen in traffic (Fey, Lovick)
Editorial: Move will allow public a greater voice in Olympia (Mead) 

Federal Way Mirror
‘Ghost gun’ bill moves to Senate committees (Valdez) 

The Inlander
Department of Natural Resources asks for more than $62M a year in proactive wildfire fighting funds (Rolfes) 

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Reduced vehicle capacity on ferries 

Kirkland Reporter
1st District legislators talk budget, transportation, housing (Kloba, Stanford, Palumbo)
48th District town hall focuses on education, housing and gun control (Slatter, Walen, Kuderer)

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
New Central Kitsap Middle School a ‘gift’ to community

Peninsula Daily News
State legislation could raise school levy rates (Van De Wege) 

Puget Sound Business Journal
The mounting federal investigations into Facebook
States may sue to block T-Mobile/Sprint merger
Opinion: Employers – even entire cities – can get better health care benefits for less money
Opinion: Washington needs to come clean and protect its natural beauty
Opinion: Facing a labor shortage, health care employers must invest in support workers

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Final WTO ruling says Boeing’s Washington state tax breaks are illegal — but any change won’t come quickly
Boeing’s public messaging on 737 MAX crisis criticized as bureaucratic, legalistic, and slow
Seattle extends 3 tiny-house villages, weighing whether to move or close them
Homeless shelter in King County jail to open after delay
Service for slain Kittitas County deputy draws more than a thousand people
Youth often become homeless just after leaving juvenile detention. Can Washington state really stop it?
Amazon, other Washington companies, get perfect scores for LGBTQ policies, but some advocates ask for more
As Seattle school district displaces teachers, educators of color worry about relationships with students
Talton: Trump’s gambit to kill Obamacare risks lives and opportunity
Opinion: Invest now to protect our forests from the growing threat of wildfire

Spokesman Review
Opinion: Clean electricity is affordable, reliable, and urgently needed

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: The full Mueller report must be made public
Editorial: Effort to impose state capital-gains tax remains misguided (Tarleton)

Washington Post
In small towns across the nation, the death of a coal plant leaves an unmistakable void
‘Clearly an end-run’: Federal judge rejects Trump’s health-care plan to go around Obamacare
Trump’s North American trade deal at risk of stalling in Congress

Whidbey News-Times
Getting to Paine Field gets easier
‘Ghost Gun’ bill moves to Senate Committees (Valdez)
Malicious harassment renamed hate crime in proposed legislation (Salomon, Valdez)

 

Broadcast

KING5 TV (NBC)
Suquamish Tribe accuses Navy of spilling raw sewage into Puget Sound 

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Survivor of prostitution testifies to save others from human trafficking 

KNKX FM
Washington getting closer to mandate for 100% clean energy
Puget Sound orcas have a lot to say. This woman is almost always listening. 

KUOW FM
Harsher penalties for sex buyers could come to Washington state
March 27th | Can Washington state tax capital gains?

NW Public Radio
Interior Secretary nominee gets grilled on ethics at confirmation hearing
Fallen Kittitas County sheriff’s deputy Ryan Thompson honored at CWU
Northwest’s late-winter snow means nation’s French fries could be in danger
From Walmart to Google, companies teaming up to buy more solar and wind power

Q13 TV (Fox)
How raising tobacco age to 21 will affect smokers, businesses and your health

 

Web

 Crosscut
Forging a STEM career when you grew up asking, ‘What are we eating today?’ 

MyNorthwest.com
State Democrats propose bill to raise $62 million to fight wildfires (Van De Wege, Rolfes) 

Seattle P.I.
NRA: We’ll fight renewal of Violence Against Women Act

Slog
Comprehensive Sex Ed Bill Still up in the Air (Chopp, Santos)