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Washington State House Democrats

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Thursday, April 18

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Associated Press
Mental health care is a deep challenge after mass shootings
State Senate OKs bill limiting measles vaccine exemptions (Cleveland)
Inslee signs measure to codify some health care rules
Inslee mental health network plan clears second floor vote
Washington Senate OKs step toward year-round daylight saving
Memorial service set for slain Washington sheriff’s deputy
Air Force evacuates 13 planes to Washington to avoid storm
Fisheries managers set Nooksack River chinook salmon limits
City welcomes new center for at-risk youth, young adults
Legislature: Breed bans must have ‘good citizen’ exemption
Senate approves bill limiting measles vaccine exemptions

Aberdeen Daily World
School board approves staff reductions in Aberdeen

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Limits on these salmon will affect local fisheries this summer
Home sweet home? Study shows most Washington residents came from somewhere else
People busted for small-time pot possession get a break from state Legislature (Nguyen, Fitzgibbon)
Washington set to be 1st state with long-term care benefit

The Daily New
Former TDN reporter witnessed Notre Dame fire
Autopsies show Butts, DeRosier both died from gunshot wounds

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Seeking compromise on data privacy, Dems found controversy (Palumbo, Hudgins, Carlyle)
Editorial: It’s past time to end twice-yearly time change 

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Doctors talk appeal process
County temporarily halts marijuana farm permits

News Tribune (subscription required)
Redacted Mueller report on Russian election interference released to Congress, public
Friction over staff cuts boils over in Puyallup. Teachers: Superintendent ‘has got to go’

New York Times
How Banning Abortion in the Early Weeks of Pregnancy Suddenly Became Mainstream 

Puget Sound Business Journal
Opinion: Property ownership can be tricky to conceal
Generational wealth: Wealth managers and financial planners are pivoting to the needs of millennials

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Permanent daylight saving time in Washington gets closer with Senate approval (Hunt)
Washington Senate approves efficiency standards for appliances, buildings — but more energy bills await negotiations (Carlyle, Hobbs)
Washington state moves closer to a crackdown on vaccine exemptions (Cleveland)
Former Sen. Margarita Prentice, ‘a force’ who fought for farmworkers, dies at 88 (Hasegawa)
FYI Guy: King County population growth hits decade low, census data shows
Opinion: More companies need transparency on sexual-harassment cases

Spokesman Review
Senate votes to end personal exemption for measles vaccine (Cleveland, Wellman)
Sen. Billig agrees to remove block on Spokane street funding after city pledges to build bicycle trail (Riccelli, Billig)
Senate gives unanimous approval to new mental health care hospital at UW (Davis)
Opinion: Don’t blame Legislature for school districts’ budget problems 

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Wow, even traffic has become a partisan issue in Washington state (Fitzgibbon) 

Washington Post
Attorney general says he disagreed with some of Mueller’s legal views
Washington state Senate passes vaccine bill in rebuke to anti-vaxxers (Cleveland)
Report: U.S. declines again in press-freedom index, falls to ‘problematic’ status 

Whidbey News-Times
Daylight saving time year round passes Senate (Lovelett, Mullet) 

Yakima Herald Republic
Senator visits Yakima to discuss digital divide and how to fix it 

 

Broadcast

KING5 TV (NBC)
Abolishing death penalty, plastic bag ban among failed Washington bills
Boeing CEO takes 737 MAX test flight over Seattle

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Lake City neighbors weary over City’s inaction of illegal camp outside LA Fitness
North Cascades Highway to open Thursday amid quick work by DOT workers
Seattle’s housing market seeing signs of strong shift into buyers’ favor, report says
State Senate passes a bill that eliminates the ‘personal preference’ vaccination exemption (Riccelli)

KNKX FM
Mueller Report: Team Couldn’t Rule Out Obstruction … Or Firmly Establish It
Whale watching by land and by boat sparks ‘sheer joy,’ inspiring lifelong orca advocates
Puget Sound’s island prison isn’t a pop-culture icon like its California counterpart
Tacoma considers whether its homeless ‘stability site’ is worth keeping
State suspends summer fishing for Chinook on Columbia River, limits Puget Sound seasons
Analysis: Lawmakers ramp up work on bills in final two weeks of regular session
New study provides glimpse into public life on Seattle streets

KUOW FM
A homeless man steals clothes from a Seattle Goodwill, goes to jail. His story isn’t unusual
Are you a robot? Amazon patent reveals it’s getting harder to tell 

NW Public Radio
Booked and buried: after dehydration death, grieving father and jail chief form surprising bond
Washington legislature votes to end twice-yearly time changes (your move, Oregon) (Hunt)

 

Web

Crosscut
How a WA lawmaker used a fake kidnapping to sway a vote
Opinion: Want to save small businesses? Fix WA’s tax code (Entenman)
Opinion: Like Notre Dame, the best of the Northwest is burning 

Seattle P.I.
Legislation to repeal death penalty dies in the House (Tarleton, Carlyle, Blake, Chopp)
‘Three strikes’ life in prison law changed by Legislature (Pettigrew, Darnielle)
Washington, ‘Left Coast’ boost year-round daylight saving time 

Slog
Anti-Vaxxers! In the Wild! Run!