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Monday, May 20

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Associated Press
China’s ban on scrap imports a boon to US recycling plants
Why your financial aid might plummet
A look at efforts to make legal pot foster social justice
Vaccinations rise on Vashon Island, challenging its reputation as anti-vaccine ‘poster child’  

Aberdeen Daily World
Harbor homeless report: Many issues, limited funding
Cuts at Monte district seem less daunting after Legislature closes   

Arlington Times
Police outreach team delivers promising results in first year
Opinion: Infrastructure investments essential to supporting Arlington   

Auburn Reporter
Public Health reports potential measles exposures in Auburn and Kent
Letter: Leadership and homelessness   

Bothell Reporter
Legislature passes break and overtime protections for health care workers   

The Daily News
Kelso School District to consider changes to proposed budget cuts
Changes to the state’s college grant program has ‘broad reach’ for Cowlitz County 

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Inslee urged to use the red pen on a few budget provisions (Mullet)
Measles update: 10 North Creek students must stay home
Arlington gets $1.1 million for improvements to its airport
Commentary: Boeing part of our community, our future
Commentary: Fostering small businesses as we build Washington
Editorial: Find, fix failures to restore trust in Boeing, FAA  

The Inlander
New state law provides Washington nurses with uninterrupted meal and rest breaks (Riccelli)   

Islands Weekly
San Juan County accepting project applications for Home Fund program     

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Friday Harbor High Aerospace Team receives award  

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Lawmakers hopeful for Puget Sound funding from Congress
Dry spring sparks worries of a dangerous summer
Hood Canal preservation gets bump from Legislature   

News Tribune (subscription required)
Fear grips immigrants who fled here to escape genocide – ‘They’re going to try to deport me’
OpinionMeasles in Pierce County justifies Washington’s new stricter vaccination law 
‘I had never seen my dad cry:’ Deported Cambodians bewildered by country they never knew   

New York Times
As Huawei Loses Google, the U.S.-China Tech Cold War Gets Its Iron Curtain
Amazon Faces Investor Pressure Over Facial Recognition
E.P.A. Plans to Get Thousands of Deaths Off the Books by Changing Its Math
Deutsche Bank Staff Saw Suspicious Activity in Trump and Kushner Accounts 

Peninsula Daily News
Dabob Bay gains protection after Legislature funds land transfer (Chapman, Tharinger, Van De Wege) 

Puget Sound Business Journal
Trump tax reform typo creates costly headache for US retailers
Tech jobs lead to the middle class. Just not for the masses.
Opinion: Washington lawmakers made a mockery of good government  

Seattle Times (subscription required)
THE ROAR BELOW
‘Sorry for what happened’: DSHS to pay $8M after neighbors’ pleas to help vulnerable Seattle man brought no action
‘Gray money’: New Washington law to lift the cloak on PAC funders (Pellicciotti)
Employees are pressuring Amazon to become a leader on climate. Here’s how that could work.
As Seattle’s new hotels roll out automation to serve guests, workers worry
Editorial: Right to choose, safe in Washington, is under threat in other states
Opinion: Imagine an America where all youth commit to national service
Editorial: Boeing and the FAA must restore public trust
Opinion: Women should not feel the need to justify their reproductive rights  

Skagit Valley Herald
Opposition grows for proposed mining in Skagit River headwaters
Businesses invest in solar power, but incentives declining
What Happens When Wind Turbines Get Too Old?
Washington state, utility reach water mitigation agreement 

Spokesman Review
Getting There: Lobbyists may have more staying power than Infrastructure Week
Officials confirm 6th measles case in Washington outbreak
Trump’s EPA shifts more environmental enforcement to states   

Tri-City Herald
Editorial: On taxes and transparency, the 2019 Legislature gets a D-
Op-Ed: Snake River dams critical to wheat growers  

Tacoma Weekly
State construction budget improves quality of life (Morgan)   

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
County considers island shellfish operation proposal  

Washington Post
States aren’t waiting for the Trump administration on environmental protections
As trade war grinds on, Chinese authorities ready the populace for a long fight
Billionaire Robert F. Smith pledges to pay off Morehouse College Class of 2019′s student loans
Public preschool — and finding enduring fiscal support for it — isn’t child’s play  

Whidbey News-Times
As new CEO, Ron Telles vows to regain public trust in WhidbeyHealth
Meeting on homeless problems turns emotional
State AG talks Navy Growlers, opioids during EDC meeting
Whale dumped on beach raises smelly questions  

Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima County prosecutor not a fan of law allowing people to vacate marijuana convictions (Nguyen)
Yakima area school districts treading carefully with levy cap change 

   

Broadcast 

KING5 TV (NBC)
Vashon Island vaccination rates skyrocket
Seattle outreach team to remove homeless encampments near International District    

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Vaccine rates rise on long-wary ‘hippie’ island near Seattle 
City to clear problematic downtown homeless camp Monday morning
6 confirmed cases of measles in Western Washington; 6 more cases pending   

KNKX FM
Washington auditor says school districts can do more to support homeless students
New Washington state park in the works along Nisqually River   

KUOW FM
In Trump’s Trade War, Americans Will Be Asked To Show Economic Patriotism
Companies That Rely On Census Data Worry Citizenship Question Will Hurt
As measles outbreak hits Western Washington, here’s what you need to know   

NW Public Radio
Critics say USDA plan to move agricultural agencies could hurt reseach vital for farmers
Worker at Hanford contaminated in lab scheduled for demolition
Washington wildlife advocates worry a south-central Washington energy project will hurt birds
Washington’s newest state park is in the works along Nisqually River near Eatonville   

Q13 TV (Fox)
Endangered orca J17’s health in dramatic decline
The Divide: Cycle of Crime   

  

Web 

Crosscut
Opinion: Why arming WA school officials might not be a bad idea
Skip the ATM: Congress may finally let you buy weed without cash
Orca J17 is starving, but death isn’t inevitable 

MyNorthwest.com
Vaccine rates rise on long-wary Vashon ‘hippie’ Island
Latest Tim Eyman initiative would put time limit on tax hikes
Health officials zero in on origin of recent measles outbreak after 6th case
New photo shows orca’s health continues to decline  

Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Tolling to drive on downtown streets? Give us decent streets