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Washington State House Democrats

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Monday, April 22

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Associated Press
Affirmative action initiative reaches Washington Legislature (Jinkins)
State house passes natural disaster preparedness bills (Takko)
Panel to review approval of Boeing 737 Max flight controls
Holocaust education bill signed in Washington state
Official: Sri Lanka failed to heed warnings of attacks
Washington state senator draws anger after saying nurses probably spend time playing cards
New York outbreaks drive US measles count up to 626
Holocaust education bill signed in Washington state (Senn)
State Supreme Court clarifies opinion that baffled lawyers
WSU to pay up to $4.7M for data theft involving 1.2M people   

Aberdeen Daily World
Hoquiam schools announce plan to reduce staff
Harbor Strong looks to curtail Aberdeen drug and alcohol use
Paint, new railing work on bridge will slow SR 107 traffic
Dynamic revetment revealed as top choice for North Cove shoreline preservation   

Auburn Reporter
State Board of Education welcomes new student member, Auburn Riverside’s Amezcua
Auburn’s Mena serves as page for Sen. Das in Olympia (Das)
Governor signs Das bill to protect consumers from inflated home values (Das)
Rep. Stokesbary issues statement on safe injection site amendment
Senate passes House bill to provide healthier food for students (Wilson)
Opinion: Seeking compromise on data privacy, Dems found controversy (Palumbo, Carlyle)
Opinion: There’s enough money to fund Auburn schools without increasing property taxes
Letter: Really above the law? 

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Walk 12 hours in our shoes, angry nurses say after senator’s ‘playing cards’ remark
Cities still can’t ban homeless from sleeping in parks. Here’s what that means here
Gov. Inslee’s orca-recovery agenda advancing, but billion-dollar funding yet to be seen  

Chinook Observer 
New law erases or extends statute of limitations for various sex crimes (Orwall, Dhingra, Santos)
Democrats in Olympia pass new payroll tax, restrictions on household appliances and a bill favoring unions (Takko, Blake)   

Columbian
In Our View: Plan for $30.1 million in new taxes a serious matter  

The Daily News
County commissioners to discus surface mine rules, homeless task force
Capitol Dispatch: Lawmakers find some success with low contract bidders bill (Takko)   

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Crunch time in Capitol as lawmakers await final budget deal (Tharinger, Robinson, Hobbs)
New York Times: Shoddy work at Boeing’s South Carolina plant
Commentary: State expects counties to pick up election tab
Commentary: Congress scores win for our nation’s public lands
Commentary: Congress scores win for our nation’s public lands
Editorial:  Investment in supportive housing begins to pay off
Letter: Senate legislation on opioids could mistakenly harm patients  

The Guardian
Republican discussed violent attacks and surveillance with rightwingers  

The Inlander
Reporter’s notebook: Snake River stakeholders give more context on dam removal meeting debate   

News Tribune (subscription required)
Supreme Court to take up LGBT job discrimination cases
She regrets comment about nurses playing cards. But Washington senator still opposes bill   

New York Times
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Bias Law Covers Gay and Transgender Workers    

Olympian (subscription required)
Henderson Inlet shellfish harvest threatened by pollution, state says  

Peninsula Daily News
State lawmakers view new affirmative-action initiative (Chapman, Tharinger, Van De Wege)
Change could cut funding for mental health services
New law erases or extends statute of limitations for various sex crimes (Orwall, Dhingra, Santos)  

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Man’s 8th DUI arrest is among Washington’s most extreme cases of chronic drunken driving
420 campaign: Nearly 3 dozen impaired drivers arrested during emphasis patrol in King County
Washington may become first state to legalize human composting (Macri, Pedersen)
Tearing down the Alaskan Way Viaduct is taking longer than once thought
Tri-City Herald: Walk 12 hours in our shoes, angry nurses say after Eastern Washington legislator’s ‘playing cards’ remark
The Columbian: Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell defends funding to prevent wildfires
Washington lawmakers want to guarantee you can get college credit for IB classes (Mullet)
Editorial: 7 steps to restore Seattle’s safety and civility
Editorial: Seattle’s persistent crime problem demands change  

Sequim Gazette
Daylight saving time year round passes Senate (Riccelli, Hunt, Mullet)  

Spokesman Review
State legislators’ HEAL Act targets environment, inequality (Billig)
Rep. Matt Shea backed conducting surveillance on leftist protesters, report says
Spin Control: How the vaxx bill was resurrected
Number, type of marijuana bills grow with the new industry (Nguyen)
Do nurses spend time ‘playing cards’? Washington senator’s remarks spark outrage
Opinion: Education’s focus should be on students’ needs, not ‘system’
Opinion: Olympia is limiting our ability to support our own children’s education
Editorial: Billig’s reversal a welcome win for all (Billig) 

Tri-City Herald
Walk 12 hours in our shoes, angry nurses say after senator’s ‘playing cards’ remark 
She regrets comment about nurses playing cards. But Washington senator still opposes bill  

USA Today
Where are the noncitizens? Trump administration wants to know down to the block level
71 additional measles cases confirmed as CDC warns record levels nearing
Supreme Court agrees to decide if sexual orientation, gender identity should get federal job protection
President Trump and his businesses ask a court to block Congress from obtaining accounting records  

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Community colleges can’t be ignored in state budget   

Washington Post
An armed militia was ‘detaining’ migrants at the border. The FBI arrested its leader.
Some colleges receiving the most GI benefits spend the least on educating veterans, report says
Capitalism in crisis: U.S. billionaires worry about the survival of the system that made them rich
Sweet corn out, sweet potatoes in: Data shows fundamental shifts in American farming  

Whidbey News-Times
New law erases or extends statute of limitations for various sex crimes (Orwall, Dhingra, Santos)
Senate passes bill to remove the personal exemption to the measles vaccine (Cleveland)
Future of crisis center at risk
Chef hired to feed Coupeville students from-scratch lunches
WhidbeyCon draws fans of magical, monstrous  

Yakima Herald Republic
Senator regrets comment about nurses that draws criticism nationwide
The Current: No recession, but job growth is slowing in Yakima County   

 

Broadcast 

KING5 TV (NBC)
Rep. Matt Shea discussed spying on Spokane residents, investigative report says
Petition for Washington lawmaker to shadow a nurse gets half a million signatures
Celebrate Earth Day with free admission to Washington state parks
New law changes statute of limitations for sex crimes in Washington
Washington National Guard fighting wildfires get pay raise under new law  

KGMI 
Legislature votes to adopt another payroll tax (Lekanoff, Shewemake, Morris, Lovelett)  

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Thousands want Senator Walsh to walk a day in a nurse’s shoes   

KNKX FM
Immigrants Could Be Denied Citizenship Based On Cannabis Involvement
For sexual assault victims , it’s a struggle to just get evidence collected  

NBC Right Now
Sexual assault victim pleads to state senate committee for bill to clear rape kit backlog (Orwall)   

NW Public Radio
For sexual assault survivors, it’s a struggle just to get evidence collected
Hunger strike at ICE detention centers spread as parole, bond are denied
How the Northwest can learn from Indonesia’s 2018 earthquake   

Q13 TV (Fox)
State senator slammed for saying nurses ‘play cards’ for ‘considerable amount of the day’
The Divide: Building Bridges
New law will require many kids to use booster seats longer 

  

Web 

Crosscut
Will limits on fishing free up salmon for starving orcas?    

Edmonds Beacon 
Legislation to reduce rape kit processing times heads to governor (Orwall)  

Gephardt Daily
Washington Senate passes bill to restrict parents’ vaccination options (Cleveland)  

Government Technology 
Why Did Washington State’s Privacy Legislation Collapse? (Hudgins, Carlyle)    

The SeaTac Blog 
Rep. Mike Pellicciotti to speak at League of Quiet Skies Voters Town Hall April 25 (Orwall, Pellicciotti, Keiser)  

Sb Dirty South Soccer
Washington state 1 step closer to barring personal vaccine exemptions (Cleveland) 

Slog
Human Composting Bill Passes in Washington State