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Washington State House Democrats

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Tuesday, June 18

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Associated Press
Trump threatens to deport millions beginning next week
Lawmaker fined after assistant books campaign-related event (Hunt) 
As inmate suicides spike, troubling questions raised about handling of mentally ill in nation’s local jails
Boeing signs first deal for 737 Max jet since deadly crashes   

Aberdeen Daily World
Aberdeen train derailment still under investigation
Coastal recreational salmon season opens June 22 with higher coho quota   

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
State Sen. Sam Hunt fined $1,000 for violating state ethics law (Hunt, Wilson)
Olympia senator fined after assistant books campaign-related event (Hunt)  

Bothell Reporter
What’s next for Washington’s 2045 green energy goal? 

Covington-Maple Valley Reporter
What’s next for Washington’s 2045 green energy goal? 

The Daily News
Podcast: Listen to Republican legislators talk about this year’s session
Permitting process could get more difficult with update to air pollution limits
Citing fire risks, Cowlitz County starts burn ban early on June 21   

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Waterfront disconnect; Edmonds roadway stirs online outrage
Infusion of federal money propels Meadowdale Beach project
PUD customers buy up all those tiny solar energy investments
Boeing open to changing the name of grounded 737 Max
Editorial: Heed south county fire officials on fireworks ban  

Islands’ Weekly
Gov. Inslee meets with OPALCO to talk broadband, clean energy and electric ferries
Kaiser calls it quits in San Juan County  

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Task force teams up with Canada for orca solutions 

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Opioid treatment clinic to open in E. Bremerton in August 

News Tribune (subscription required)
State Sen. Sam Hunt fined $1,000 for violating state ethics law (Hunt, Hudgins) 

New York Times
Facebook Plans Global Financial System Based on Cryptocurrency
Vaccine Injury Claims Are Few and Far Between
Trump and Xi to Meet at G-20 After Stalled Trade Talks
Businesses Plead to Stop More China Tariffs. They Expect to Be Ignored.   

Olympian (subscription required)
State Sen. Sam Hunt fined $1,000 for violating state ethics law (Hunt, Wilson)
‘Boycott that question.’ Citizen query unnecessary, says chair of state Census committee (Santos)
Olympia senator fined after assistant books campaign-related event (Hunt)
Editorial: Schools make progress, but achievement gaps by race, resources slow to close    

Peninsula Daily News 
State representative tours food bank gardens (Van De Wege, Tharinger, Chapman) 

Puget Sound Business Journal
Boeing nets deal to sell 200 737 Max jets
The U.S. has its eye on Big Tech. Will criminal inquiries result?
Landlords oppose Trump plan to evict unauthorized immigrants
Businesses plead to stop more China tariffs. They expect to be ignored   

Renton Reporter
What’s next for Washington’s 2045 green energy goal?
Renton schools awarded for improvements   

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Washington lawmaker fined after political programs booked on Capitol campus (Hunt, Wilson)
Meth is back in King County, bigger than it’s been for decades 
How the 2020 Census could miss 4 million people living in America, and 1% of Washington’s population }
Op-ed: A travesty then and now: Don’t reopen Japanese American internment camps to hold Central American refugees   

Seattle Weekly
What’s next for Washington’s 2045 green energy goal? 

Skagit Valley Herald
Unions issue ‘no confidence’ votes against La Conner superintendent 

Spokesman Review
Editorial: Special representation for tribes on transit commission isn’t warranted (Riccelli) 

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
State commission will discuss Willow charter school this week
City hosts public Sleep Center discussion
Here’s how new study rates Washington on well-being of our state’s children
Editorial: Paper ballots make Washington state elections secure  

Washington Post
Trump vows mass immigrations arrests, removals of ‘millions of illegal aliens’ starting next week
Trump may be about to face his biggest test yet on the economy
Iran threatens to surpass uranium limits as tensions with the U.S. continue to grow    

Whidbey News-Times
Medicare money and swing beds to help WhidbeyHealth’s financial woes
Coupeville ferry temporarily at one boat later this month   

Yakima Herald Republic
In White Swan, even job opportunities close by can be hard to reach 

  

Broadcast 

KING5 TV (NBC)
Washington Rep. Kim Schrier pitching vaccine education bill
Most young Washington kids not in preschool, report finds
New law lets Seattle workers take paid leave after death of a child
Most young Washington kids not in preschool, report finds
Historic building in Seattle’s International District reopens as affordable housing
Generator failure that killed millions of Chinook salmon was preventable, state finds  

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Controversial Edmonds bridge project goes to important vote Tuesday
Homelessness on the rise in Cowlitz County; some say they feel unsafe   

KUOW FM
Supreme Court Justices Split Along Unexpected Lines In 3 Cases 

Q13 TV (Fox)
Doctors pen letter insisting legal marijuana harms young adults
Boeing finds the first buyer for a 737 Max since its grounding   

  

Web 

Crosscut
Volkswagen to pay for WA’s new fleet of electric buses
‘It could be me, it could be us’: Why this researcher wants accessible cervical cancer screening
Opinion: Corporate philanthropy won’t solve Seattle’s housing crisis   

MyNorthwest.com
UW professor explains why future heatwaves could kill
Ocean viruses threaten loss of species in the Pacific Northwest
With $5.7M extra from Seattle tax, are poor people funding government?  

Queen Anne & Magnolia News
WSDOT pushes SR-99 Tunnel tolling start to fall 

Schmudget
Washington needs to ensure child population grows up strong 

Seattle P.I.
Canada approval imminent: Pipeline will bring tankers to Washington waters 

Slog
Slog AM: The Citizenship Question That Will Ruin the Census, Meth Is Booming in Washington, Facebook’s Alternative Financial System