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Tuesday, April 23

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Associated Press
Washington state lawmaker apologizes for nursing comments
Johnson & Johnson pays $9.9M to settle Washington state pelvic mesh lawsuit
Washington state lawmaker apologizes for nursing comments
Democrats criticize GOP Rep. Shea for past chat messages
Back to the Earth: Washington set to allow human composting (Pedersen)   

Columbia Basin Herald 
New law erases or extends statute of limitations for various sex crimes (Orwall, Dhingra, Santos)    

Columbian
In Our View: Shame on Wilson, Rivers for vaccine deceit (Stonier)
Letter: Clear the path for health care (Cleveland) 

The Daily News
County auditor joins effort to get legislature to pay for elections   

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Editorial: Protection of our lands is up to ‘you and me’
Letter: What can you do to fight climate change? Plant a tree  

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Locals clean up the islands  

New York Times
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Landmark Civil Rights Law Applies to Gay and Transgender Workers
Global Wealth Gap Would Be Smaller Today Without Climate Change, Study Finds
Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Census Citizenship Question
How the Supreme Court’s Decision on the Census Could Alter American Politics   

Olympian (subscription required)
Sri Lanka minister: Easter bombings a response to NZ attacks
Walsh apologizes for saying nurses play cards on the job. This isn’t her first viral go-round
Back to Earth: Washington set to allow ‘human composting’ (Pedersen) 
Grays Harbor, Mason counties explore possibility of sharing regional detention center  

Puget Sound Business Journal
Sources: Amazon will buy big Bellevue development site
Washington state legislators push to develop, support electric airplane travel (Slatter)  

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Two more key climate-change bills pass in Olympia, head to Inslee’s desk 
Washington Democrats call for GOP state Rep. Matt Shea to be expelled after latest allegations (Jinkins)
King County to consider offering free Metro bus rides during snow emergencies
Fewer chinook, more hatchery coho allowed in recreational salmon fishery plans off Washington coast
Missing evidence: Judge finds that tunnel contractors threw away pipe fragments that Bertha hit
Opinion: Real solutions to homelessness, addiction and crime require a balanced approach
Editorial: Readers respond to editorials on Seattle’s persistent crime 

Skagit Valley Herald
Yakima County to change inmate drop offs in Seattle   

Spokesman Review
Ferris educator named state Science Teacher of the Year
Democrats call on GOP to oust Rep. Matt Shea after report says he backed surveillance on left-wing protestors
Legislature passes clean energy bill (Carlyle)
Column: GOP needs to rid itself of Matt Shea   

Tri-City Herald
Walsh apologizes for saying nurses play cards on the job. This isn’t her first viral go-round 
Opinion: Pasco nurse who met with Sen. Walsh says giving nurses a break will improve patient care    

USA Today
A lawmaker said some nurses ‘play cards’ at work. After backlash, she agrees to shadow a nurse for 12 hours
For richer, for poorer: Global warming has made the world’s rich richer and the poor poorer, study says   

Washington Post
Supreme Court to decide whether gay, transgender workers are protected by anti-discrimination laws
Teen sues Apple for $1 billion, blames facial recognition at stores for his arrest
A climate change solution slowly gains ground  

Whidbey News-Times
The Petri Dish: Face-recognition bill fails to meet deadline to advance in state House (Palumbo, Carlyle, Hudgins)
Sound Off: Hospital commissioners should all tender resignations  

Yakima Herald Republic
Safety in schools: How a Yakima program could help guide a new statewide network 

  

Broadcast 

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Washington state passes 100 percent clean electricity legislation   

KNKX FM
Washington state lawmakers fail to reach agreement on data privacy protections (Hudgins, Carlyle)    

KUOW FM
What’s happening the last week of the Washington Legislature’s session
Supreme Court Will Hear Cases On LGBTQ Discrimination Protections For Employees   

NW Public Radio
Most teachers don’t teach climate change; 4 in 5 parents wish they did
Reach out: ways to help a oved one at risk of suicide   

  

Web 

BiometricUpdate
Proposed Washington State facial recognition and data privacy law stalls in House (Hudgins, Carlyle)   

Crosscut
Want less traffic and pollution in the U-District? UW workers say free transit will help  

Seattle P.I.
After death: Washington state set to become the first to allow human composting (Pedersen)
Washington State Ferries announces plan to reduce emissions, protect whales
Eve of trial: Johnson & Johnson pays $9.9 million to settle state’s lawsuit
Report: Seattle’s bike share is booming, but it’s out of the loop   

Slog
Slog AM: Washington Celebrates Earth Day, Passes 100 Percent Clean Energy Bill; SeaWorld Coughs Up Orca Data; Where Are We on Impeachment?
Washington Republican Rep. Matt Shea Allegedly Proposed Spying on Spokane Residents