Associated Press
Inslee signs new $52.4 billion spending plan for the state (Rolfes, Chopp)
Washington lifers stay jailed despite ‘3 strikes’ law change
Investigators: Human error caused deadly Amtrak crash
7th measles case confirmed in Washington outbreak
Small earthquake in Aberdeen area
Congress joins debate over sending TSA employees to border
State budgets get signature, warning from governor
2 GOP lawmakers urge Inslee to veto Snake River dam study
Judge’s ruling means SPD likely to remain under federal oversight longer than expected
Aberdeen Daily World
DNR chief expects ‘challenging’ fire season
Arlington Times
New law allows local school districts to collect more tax money
Auburn Reporter
Fourth King County measles case confirmed this month
King County’s $5 million derelict boat problem
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Bellingham rally for women’s abortion rights, health care draws crowd (Shewmake, Loevelett)
Women ‘are in the fight of our lives’ speaker says during rally at Bellingham City Hall
Columbian
Inslee signs sales tax bill
In Our View: Raising tobacco age to 21 nationwide right step
The Daily News
Inslee expands drought emergency
County to allow wheeled ATVs on certain roads
Everett Herald (subscription required)
After year of debate, Everett has new high school boundaries
School districts get the higher levy cap that they wanted (Wellman)
Proposed Seattle light rail tunnels could up costs by $1B
Bloomberg: Amazon.com employees embracing activism on climate change
Journal of the San Juan Islands
U.S. News and World Report: Why Washington is the best state in America
News Tribune (subscription required)
More free tuition, less student debt ahead in Washington. Future Tacoma graduates can cheer that
New York Times
Justice Dept. Says It Will Share Some Mueller-Related Intelligence With House Committee
Mnuchin Dismisses I.R.S. Memo Saying Treasury Must Release Trump Tax Returns
Washington State Becomes First to Allow Human Composting
Peninsula Daily News
Salmon Creek bridge creates passage for summer chum salmon
Canada enacts new rules to protect Southern Resident orcas
Puget Sound Business Journal
How far does $100K go in Seattle? It’s better than some California cities, but not by much
The economy is strong and inflation is low, and that’s what worries the Fed
Renton Reporter
King County’s $5 million derelict boat problem
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Inslee signs budget, tax bills and orders $175M more to help salmon
Mining proposal for Skagit River headwaters in B.C. sparks outcry from congressional Dems, Gov. Inslee
NTSB ‘amazed at the amount of failure’ by agencies in fatal 2017 Amtrak derailment south of Tacoma
Seventh person confirmed to have measles in Puget Sound outbreak
Judge overseeing Seattle police reforms orders officer-accountability fix, extends federal oversight
‘There is a feeling of fear’: Hundreds rally in Seattle to oppose restrictive abortion laws recently passed in other states
Westneat: King County’s crusade against ‘ICE Air’ plays right into Trump’s hands
Opinion: The conversation on race and identity is really about how we care for and treat one another
Skagit Valley Herald
Skagit County added to state drought emergency declaration
Study details Skagit County rents
Spokesman Review
Gov. Inslee signs record state budget, new taxes to pay for it
Inslee shifts $175M from road projects to culverts
Inslee ignores McMorris Rodgers’, Newhouse’s request to veto study effects of possible Snake River dam breaching
Human composting to be legal in Washington (Pedersen)
Spokane joins nationwide rallies against fetal heartbeat bills
Column: Universities should look at their out-of-classroom spending growth before they start slashing budgets
Washington Post
FIGHTING FENTANYL: Trump called the opioid epidemic a priority, but fentanyl deaths soar as resources fail to keep pace
Trump abruptly cancels infrastructure meeting with Democrats after Pelosi says he is ‘engaged in a coverup’
Confidential draft IRS memo says tax returns must be given to Congress unless president invokes executive privilege
Two dozen states, municipalities, sue over Trump’s ‘conscience’ rule
Whidbey News-Times
County takes step to help Wagon Wheel
Town’s annual parade and ceremony honors veterans
Yakima Herald Republic
Community speaks out against ICE-chartered flights in Yakima
Yakima Valley schools to keep students nourished, ready to learn during summer gap
Editorial: Another blow to government transparency
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
New report slams institution for disabled in Pierce County
Everett approves high school boundary changes to combat growth
Washington’s new DNA law named for two murdered Tacoma girls (Orwall)
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Woman settles for $1.7M from state because of abuse
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
‘We have to take a proactive approach’: State moves to clear highway homeless camps (Fey, Hobbs)
Snohomish prosecutor wants to change 2 gram drug possession policy
KNKX FM
Inslee signs $52.4 billion budget decried by Republicans
Analysis: Opponents say vape tax will hurt business; some say it’s not tough enough
KUOW FM
Washington first state to legalize human composting
Anti-Abortion Rights Groups Push GOP To Rethink Rape And Incest Exceptions
Trump’s Proposed Census Citizenship Question Bucks Centuries Of Precedent
Nevada Law Removing Abortion Restrictions Passes State Assembly
Inslee signs $52.4 billion budget decried by Republicans
Free college is coming for more low income students in Washington
Another measles outbreak spreads, this time in Seattle area
KXLY
Elementary students eagerly follow daylight saving time legislation (Riccelli)
NW Public Radio
Jay Inslee signs $52.4 billion state budget as Republicans decry ‘avalanche of unnecessary new taxes’
Deadly 2017 Amtrak wreck could have been prevented, Feds conclude
CWU creates scholarship to honor former campus officer, Kittitas Deputy killed in line of duty
Report says locking up mentally ill, drug-addicted people results in jail deaths
Q13 TV (Fox)
DuPont train derailment a total system failure, investigators rule
Aggressive driving is more prevalent in Puget Sound
Web
Crosscut
Opinion: With Roe v. Wade under fire, WA must defend abortion rights
Seattle P.I.
Abortion entrenched in Washington, but backers ready to hit the trenches (Reeves, Macri, Dhingra)
Olympic Park’s rain forests more likely to fall victim to wildfires in drought year