Associated Press
Inslee approves step toward daylight saving time
Stripper safety bill signed into law
Gov. Inslee signs range of bills aimed at helping orcas
Inslee signs bills tightening gun rules
Non-compete limits, modified by Amazon, signed into law
Sticker shock: Trump taking aim at ‘surprise medical bills’
Tribes and state combatting spread of invasive fish
State official supports delisting wolves in all Washington
Inslee changes tune, opposes Washington fossil-fuel projects
TV pitches for prescription drugs will have to include price
Aberdeen Daily World
Federal judge orders hold on Aberdeen homeless evictions
Historical Seaport dock repairs pave way for tall ships to return home in July
Bainbridge Island Review
A refurbished ride: Federal grant gives Bainbridge police boat a mighty makeover
Bothell Reporter
Legislators budgeted more than $900 million for the Eastside
Columbian
In Our View: State budget process in need of transparency
The Daily News
Clean energy law will mean “a brave new world” for Cowlitz PUD
New $2 million hangar planned for Kelso airport
Inslee changes tune: opposes Kalama methanol project
County enacts emergency burn ban starting Thursday
County receives federal funding for $4.6 million Delameter Road project
Everett Herald
In state House, one historic era ends and another begins (Chopp, Lovick, Morris, Sullivan, Pettigrew)
State commits $16M to clean former mill site of contaminants
Whistleblower accuses Rep. Shea of Christian domination plan
Bloomberg: Mystery delays push divisive Supreme Court issues into 2020
WaPo: Republicans battle each other over Import-Export Bank
WaPo: McArdle: There’s a cost in making drugs more affordable here
WaPo: Inside Facebook, moderators are waging a quiet battle
Editorial: Julia’s Landing a fitting name for Snohomish park
Islands’ Weekly
Inslee signs bill package to protect, aid, grow orca and salmon population in Salish Sea (Blake, Rolfes, Lekanoff, Fitzgibbon)
Lopez Island School District to Receive Washington Green Ribbon Award
Lopez swim center awarded $1 million from state (Lovelett, Frockt, Morris, Lekanoff)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Bremerton-Seattle route on one-boat service as WSF’s Kaleetan gets repairs
New York Times
China ‘Broke the Deal’ on Trade, and Trump’s Retaliation Starts Friday
Olympian (subscription required)
Trump administration eyes mandatory employment checks for immigration plan
Gov. Jay Inslee speaks out against LNG plant in Tacoma, methanol facility in Kalama
Old downtown building gets new owners. City wants to help tenants forced to move.
Puget Sound Business Journal
3 Muslim workers at Amazon file federal discrimination complaint
University of Washington searches for a developer to partner on a clean tech project in its West Campus
FTC commissioners back privacy law to regulate tech companies
Opinion: Developers should aid in biotech sector’s growth
Are Trump’s tariffs bolstering the U.S. economy? Nope
Report details openings for more than 100K jobs in Seattle
Renton Reporter
Possible measles exposure reported in King County
Seattle Times (subscription required)
ICE Air shifts from King County to Yakima, leaving officials scrambling to find out agency’s intentions
Inslee pulls support from two Western Washington natural gas projects
Dick’s Drive-In in Kent may be spared from destruction as Sound Transit searches for new maintenance site
In Kenmore, city officials take rare action to save mobile-home parks
Inslee signs bill to make daylight saving time permanent in Washington; next step Congress (Riccelli, Hunt)
Opinion: Finding common ground in protecting the great outdoors
Editorial: Mr. President, stop the stonewalling
Seattle Weekly
In state House, one historic era ends and another begins (Chopp, Lovick, Morris, Sullivan, Pettigrew)
Spokesman Review
Whistleblower who leaked Rep. Matt Shea’s chat logs accuses lawmaker of Christian domination agenda
Washington takes another step toward year-round daylight saving time (Riccelli)
Strippers to get safer workplaces under new bill (Orwall)
Laws to protect orcas with cleaner, quieter water, more salmon
Tattooing eyeballs to be illegal (Cody)
State transportation budget includes sought-after improvements on I-90 in Liberty Lake and Spokane Valley
Airway Heights’ first rec center grand opening is a big splash
Down the rabbit hole: Denver decriminalizes ‘magic mushrooms’ – a type that grows wild in Washington
Tri-City Herald
Voters could decide on a Pasco aquatics park this fall. Inslee to sign the bill Thursday
USA Today
China warns it will retaliate if Donald Trump follows through on threat of new tariffs
In rare move, House panel votes to hold AG Barr in contempt over Mueller report
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Legislature approves funding for new ferries (Nguyen, Randall, Fitzgibbon)
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: It’s time for Congress to take action on mileage tax
Washington Post
With one eye on the past, Trump and Xi look to the future of U.S.-China trade
Trump pushes to end ‘surprise medical bills’ from hospital care outside a health plan’s network
Facebook’s co-founder: ‘It’s time to break up Facebook’
Kendrick Castillo was about to graduate from high school. Then a classmate began shooting.
The United States just had its wettest 12 months on record. It’s nearly drought-free, but flooding is rampant.
Exxon shareholders want action on climate change. The SEC calls it micromanagement.
Walmart to stop selling tobacco products to shoppers under 21
Yakima Herald Republic
Some local districts lead the way in state effort to make advanced classes automatic
ICE flight lands in Yakima to drop off, pick up undocumented immigrants
Editorial: Further review of Snake River Dams not needed
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Sound Transit light rail expansion facility could force out businesses in Kent
Washington enters wildfire season without $65M requested by lands commissioner
Gov. Inslee signs stripper safety bill into law
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
State AG makes deal with Amazon to stop selling toxic school supplies
Sound Transit could cut Kent Dick’s Drive-In from list of possible maintenance facility sites
Mayor Durkan announces pilot program for e-scooters in Seattle
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Find out if the state has money for you
Rattlesnake Ridge landslide may take 20 years to reach bottom, experts say
KUOW FM
Deaths of homeless people jump in Seattle area
May 8th | Are multiple choice tests canceled?
Flurry of new laws a big, rare victory for climate-hawk governor
Trump Administration Invokes Executive Privilege Over Mueller Report
NW Public Radio
In surprise reversal, Jay Inslee opposes Washington natural gas projects
Federal officials seal deal with Washington agencies on forest-protection measures
Washington becomes first West Coast state ready to ditch twice-yearly time changes
When ‘1-in-100-year’ floods happen often, what do you call them?
They came to Central Washington to work, then they got the mumps
Q13 TV (Fox)
Many Seattleites say we have a public safety crisis, police go into detail of new emphasis patrols
Tacoma invests $1.6 million into Rescue Mission to build new women`s facility
Web
Civic Skunkworks
An Open Letter to the Business Leaders Who Wrote an Open Letter on the Head Tax
Crosscut
‘It’s an issue of liberty’: WA will stop jailing kids who run away or skip school
NW Asian Weekly
Bill to ensure out-of-state pharmacies adhere to same inspections as in-state pharmacies now law (Thai)
Medium
Inslee signs bill package to protect, aid, grow orca and salmon population in Salish Sea (Lekanoff, Blake, Rolfes, Fitzgibbon)
Schmudget
Final budget reflects a modest move away from austerity budgeting
Slog
Washington State Strippers Are Officially Getting Workplace Protections! (Orwall, Saldaña)