Associated Press
Unemployment hits 49-year low as US employers step up hiring
Where people found jobs: Business services and construction
Facebook bans Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones, others for hate speech
Many college grads feel their grip on middle class loosening
State budget scrimps on replacing salmon-blocking culverts
ACLU sues to stop Trump policy on jailing asylum seekers
State auditor finds many violations of state law in Wapato
House subcommittee to hold May 15 hearing on Boeing 737 Max
Aberdeen Daily World
State budget has critical funding for hospital
Arlington Times
Legislature approves 2019-21 capital budget, projects for Arlington, Marysville, Tulalip
Auburn Reporter
Homeless may be trending down after seven years in King County
Chinook Observer
Local legislators missed moderate number of votes in 2019 session (Takko, Blake)
The Daily News
County health officials: New law will increase MMR immunization rates (Takko)
Tacoma Power slates meeting to discuss Mossyrock Dam safety, recreation
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Riverfront plan approved, ushering in a new era for Everett
AG’s legal tab in Eyman case nears $1M with trial a year away
WaPo: The notes that became Mueller’s Nixon tapes
WaPo: Trump guts safety rules meant to prevent another BP oil spill
WaPo: Washington state is now one of the top 10 largest economies
Editorial: After vaccine mandate, talk with hesitant parents
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
South Kitsap teachers blast district’s plan to cut 47 positions (Wellman)
New York Times
Trump Administration Strengthens ‘Conscience Rule’ for Health Care Workers
Staking Out Battle Lines, House Votes to Keep U.S. in Paris Climate Pact
Tuition or Dinner? Nearly Half of College Students Surveyed in a New Report Are Going Hungry
Olympian (subscription required)
Destination for homeless proposed for area near Lacey
May Day in Olympia was peaceful. Police aren’t ready to call it over.
Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle life sciences industry has strength in numbers despite uncertainty
Admissions scandal: When ‘hard work’ (plus $6.5 million) gets you into Stanford
Investors flock back to credit product blamed in financial crisis
Why wages are finally rising, 10 years after the recession
Opinion: Brand USA uncertainty threatens Washington tourism
Seattle Times (subscription required)
13 exposed to radioactive material at Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center
Frustrated by all those bikes in the middle of Seattle sidewalks? You’re not alone.
Nonprofit misused $200K from Washington Attorney General’s Office, auditor’s report finds
Editorial: No more excuse for delays in processing evidence of rape (Orwall)
Opinion: The winding path to Washington’s clean-energy future (Carlyle, Saldaña, Fitzgibbon, Reeves, Tarleton, Doglio)
Seattle Weekly
Even with all that winning, Democrats didn’t run the table
AG’s legal tab in Eyman case nears $1M with trial a year away
Skagit Valley Herald
Mount Vernon School Board approves budget cuts
Spokesman Review
A long summer awaits Spokane Public Schools with one lingering question: Will they seek a supplemental levy?
Spokane Public Schools hands layoff notices to 72 classified staff
Spokane Schools downsizing Eagle Peak, relocating students and programs throughout district
Opinion: The future of EWU as a Hispanic-serving institution is critical to its success
Tri-City Herald
Fishing for Columbia and Snake salmon will cost less. A tax was not renewed
Joints are cheap in Washington, but they cost even less on the other side of the Columbia
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Dam removal forum is a waste of state tax dollars
Washington Post
White House complained to Barr about contents of special counsel report after its release
U.S. unemployment fell to 3.6 percent, lowest since 1969
Trump rolls back safety rules meant to prevent another Deepwater Horizon spill
The science divide: Why do Latino and black students leave STEM majors at higher rates?
Yakima Herald Republic
State auditors: Orozco, Wapato showed “an alarming disregard,” violated state law
Murdered, missing and mysterious deaths of Native girls and women on and around the Yakama Reservation and in urban areas
Opinion: Clouds of ignorance surround vaping
Editorial: For Wapato’s sake, Orozco must go
Broadcast
KHQ Spokane
WATCH: State Representative Marcus Riccelli discusses Spokane education from Olympia’s perspective (Riccelli)
Spokane Public Schools: Layoffs will be less than expected after reviewing new information from legislature
KING5 TV (NBC)
King County homeless population decreases for first time in years
Boeing Field operator to stop servicing immigrant deportation flights
Shoreline becomes 1st ‘salmon-safe’ city in Washington
Survivor helps pass law for Holocaust education in Washington schools
NW Public Radio
Canadian court again rules for Washington man in tribal hunting rights case
Palouse region travelers could get direct Denver flights with Pullman-Moscow Airport expansion
U.S. House passes bill to improve conditions at Columbia River tribal fishing sites
Q13 TV (Fox)
King County homeless count drops for first time since 2012
King County man pleads not guilty to 17th DUI
Recycling revamp: New rules for what you can recycle in Pierce County
Web
Ballotpedia News
Washington Legislature approves affirmative action initiative and sends car tab initiative to the 2019 ballot before adjourning (Blake, Mullet, Palumbo)
Crosscut
Last-minute tax on big banks ‘very disrespectful’ of public process, critics say (Tarleton, Rolfes, Palumbo)
Key Peninsula News
Opinion: From the Legislature: It’s time we covered all Washingtonians (Randall)
Opinion: Here’s What I Think About That (Randall)
MyNorthwest.com
Rep. Stokesbary: ‘We could’ve funded all priorities without raising taxes’
Why Democratic Sen. Guy Palumbo did not vote for a capital gains tax
Seattle P.I.
13 exposed to radiation at hazmat incident near Harborview
Slog
Boeing Field Contractors Agree to Stop Flying ICE Detainees
UW College Republicans Are Holding an “Affirmative Action Bake Sale” with Prices Based on Race and Gender (Das)
Washington Beer Blog
Governor Signs a Bill That Helps Breweries Leverage Social Media (Conway, Palumbo, Keiser)