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Wednesday, April 24

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Associated Press
‘Ghost gun’ limits clear Washington Legislature
Legislature OKs step toward year-round daylight saving time
Republican state legislator apologizes for nursing comments
Legislature passes measure to create long-term care program
Conservative Washington lawmaker strikes back at critics
Boeing’s troubled jet prompts it to pull 2019 forecast
US judge in Oregon blocks new Trump abortion policy
Legislature OKs bill limiting measles vaccine exemptions
Justices seem ready to OK asking citizenship on census  

Arlington Times
Arlington High School student attends STEM Signing Day at Capitol
Marysville getting set to plan for its next 30 years    

Auburn Reporter
Pediatrician’s busy new practice 
Community leader Stearns to run for Auburn City Council
Personal objection will no longer exempt children from school vaccinations (Cleveland, Habib) 
King County parks levy headed to August primary ballots   

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Washington lawmakers vote to outlaw guns created by 3D printer. Inslee expected to sign bill (Valdez)
‘We’ve finally fixed the system.’ Bill to eliminate rape-kit backlog signed into law (Orwall)
Legislature OKs step toward year-round daylight saving  

Columbian
Western Washington may see higher-than-normal number of wildfires
Gov. Inslee signs bill into law to clear state’s rape kit backlog
In Our View: Tighter DUI law will keep roads safer  

The Daily News
Local lawmakers react to reports of Rep. Shea’s talk of surveillance (Blake)
County’s jobless rate nudges upward
Longview school board approves budget cuts   

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Legislature OKs step toward year-round daylight saving time (Lovick, Ortiz-Self, Riccelli)
WaPo: Boeing suffers rare drop in earnings amid 737 uncertainty
Editorial: Protection of this land is up to ‘you and me’   

The Hill 
Washington House passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent (Riccelli)    

Journal of the San Juan Islands
County wins grants for pedestrian paths
Redefining how we speak about sexual assault | Reporter’s notebook  

News Tribune (subscription required)
Washington lawmakers vote to outlaw guns created by 3D printer. Inslee expected to sign bill
‘We’ve finally fixed the system.’ Bill to eliminate rape-kit backlog signed into law (Orwall)
‘I want salmon back in Idaho.’ Simpson seeks bold action after $16 billion spent on recovery
Washington lawmakers vote to outlaw guns created by 3D printer. Inslee expected to sign bill   

New York Times
Democrats Ask and Trump Says No, Signaling a Bitter Fight Ahead
Judge Delivers Major Setback to Trump Policy to Increase Coal Mining on Federal Land
On Politics: Supreme Court Hears Census Citizenship Question   

Olympian (subscription required)
Washington state bill limits measles vaccine exemptions
Olympia schools move closer to cuts amid budget uncertainty  

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Washington state Rep. Matt Shea condemns ‘hit-piece,’ defends running background checks
Limits on ‘ghost guns,’ including 3D-printed guns, clear Washington Legislature
Permanent daylight saving time passes Washington state House 90-6, heads to Inslee’s desk (Riccelli, Hunt)
Two more key climate-change bills pass in Olympia, head to Inslee’s desk
Over eight years, the government has deported about 34,000 people via Boeing Field. King County wants it stopped.

Skagit Valley Herald
Conway school board approves cuts
County approves ban on public smoking, vaping
Prescribing nature: State Parks program to kick off Sunday
Mount Vernon fire bond failing   

Spokesman Review
Amid swarm of layoffs, West and East Valley schools credit planning and smaller raises for minimal cuts
Mead waits on school budget cuts until community weighs options
Central Valley schools bracing for budget cuts and layoffs
Permanent daylight saving time passes Washington Legislature
Measles vaccine exemption bill heads to Inslee
Rep. Matt Shea links to white nationalist website, defends running background checks on political opponents
Walsh apologizes to nurses for “card-playing” comment   

Tri-City Herald
Opinion: Legislators need to tap the brakes on spending
Opinion: The false promises and high cost of the low-carbon fuel mandate  

USA Today
Supreme Court looks likely to back Trump administration on adding citizenship question to 2020 census    

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Sen. Walsh’s barb about nurses playing cards was a huge blunder
Editorial: MMR vaccine exemption should be lifted (Cleveland)
State senator apologizes for remark on nurses  

Washington Post
The Health 202: Opponents of Trump administration’s abortion restrictions on family planning dollars notch a win 
Trump says he is opposed to White House aides testifying to Congress
Trump says he would turn to Supreme Court if Democrats move to impeach him
In Sri Lanka, new details emerge about suspects in blasts
WHO recommends no screen time — at all — for children under 1 year old
Ed Board: The antiabortion movement has taken extreme — and unconstitutional — measures
Opinion: Sri Lanka’s bombings came at a time of ‘terrorism fatigue.’ It’s time to break out of that.   

Whidbey News-Times
Future of island’s ferry service
Letter: Without warning, city has left the disabled ‘stranded’  

Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Time to replace the state’s ramshackle archive and library building  

  

Broadcast 

KEPR 19
Cleveland law to improve investigations of child sex abuse cases (Cleveland)  

KGMI
Senate passes bill to allow human composting (LekanoffShewmake, Morris, Lovelett)  

KNKX FM
Analysis: Flurry of activity marks final week of regular legislative session
How students at online schools in Washington disappear from district graduation rates
State policy artificially boosts district-level grad rates by leaving out some at-risk students  

KUOW FM
Coming soon to Washington state: Cleaner power, buildings and appliances
Healthcare workers bill ‘blown to bits’ by amendments, says sponsor (Keiser)
Central Washington Health Officials Respond To Mumps Exposure In Farmworkers
World’s First Malaria Vaccine Launches In Sub-Saharan Africa
Parents cheer final passage of bill to help mentally ill teens (Frame)   

NW Public Radio
We’re sorry we let you down.’ New Washington law aims to eliminate rape kit backlog (Orwall)
Central Washington health officials respond to mumps exposure in farmworkers
Controversial southwest Washington methanol plant may be misleading public, regulators  

Spokane Public Radio
Permanent Daylight Saving Time Goes To WA Governor’s Desk (Riccelli) 

 

Web 

Crosscut
As Trump attacks Obamacare, WA might launch its own public option (Frockt, Cody, Randall)
More than 30K immigrants have been deported via Boeing Field – King County says no more
Opinion:  In WA’s affirmative action debate, fear-mongering abounds 

Kitsap Daily News 
Coleman, Cox are Senate pages (Randall)    

Schmudget
Lawmakers need to make the tax code work for all working families  

Slog
Here’s What Washington Is Doing for LGBTQ Communities This Year (Liias, Wilson, Valdez, Pedersen, Randall)   

Spokane Public Radio 
Permanent Daylight Saving Time Goes To WA Governor’s Desk (Riccelli)