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Wednesday, June 26

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Associated Press
Smoke from wildfires boosting health risk for millions
Lawyers pause plan to divide any national opioid settlement 
Plant that discharged ammonia signs DOJ consent decree
In Oregon, stark rural-urban divide fuels climate dispute   

Aberdeen Daily World
Aberdeen invites outside cities to discuss homeless problems
Summer paving project through Hoquiam and Aberdeen delayed    

Auburn Reporter
King County examines gun violence trends
Das claims racism, sexism during closed-door legislative meetings in Olympia (Das)
Real-time arrival information now available at all Link light rail stations
Report: Fewer refugees settling in U.S. and Washington state  

Bothell Reporter
King County could waive Metro fares during snowstorms
King County examines gun violence trends
Report: Fewer refugees settling in U.S. and Washington state  

Columbian
Commission makes no recommendation on county jail
Port of Vancouver board: No fossil fuel terminals  

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Mukilteo schools may soon have state’s highest paid teachers
Last chance to comment on Mountlake Terrace light rail plans
Light rail arrival builds interest in Lynnwood’s City Center   

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
State wants to transfer 350 acres of parkland to Kitsap County 

News Tribune (subscription required)
Hours-long queue for marriage, vehicle and business licenses at Pierce County office 

New York Times
‘My Plan B Is Maybe My Plan A’: Trump Threatens New Tariffs on China
House Approves Border Aid, Seeking to Curb Trump’s Crackdown
Mueller to Testify to Congress, Setting Up a Political Spectacle
Trump Wants to Cut Regulations That Block New Housing    

Peninsula Daily News
Olympic Discovery Trail added to Great American Rail-Trail 

Puget Sound Business Journal
Price-fixing in the poultry aisle? Why chicken producers are under investigation
Forget tanning beds. College students today want Uber parking.
U.S. tech companies sidestep a Trump ban to keep selling to Huawei
Boeing parks 737 Max jets at Moses Lake as storage space fills up   

Renton Reporter
King County examines gun violence trends 

Seattle Times (subscription required)
With Aug. 6 primary near, Washington officials scramble to fix problems with new voter-registration system (Hunt)
These mammoth new parking garages speak an inconvenient truth about green-talking Seattle  
New Seattle family homeless shelter sets eyes on short-term stays, long-term stability
Seattle’s use of outside advisory panel condemned by police-reform advocates
In Pacific Northwest, only Portland has worse drivers than Seattle, new report says 
There’s no good data on how often Washington schools restrain or seclude students. That may change soon.
Expand ferry service to accommodate Expedia employees in Seattle | Letter to the editor  

Seattle Weekly
King County examines gun violence trends
Report: Fewer refugees settling in U.S. and Washington state   

Skagit Valley Herald
Efforts to reduce elk issues continue 

Spokesman Review
Homecoming for health care: UW School of Medicine graduate Mara Hazeltine finds her way back to Sacred Heart for residency
Mexican national files federal lawsuit against Border Patrol following detention at downtown Spokane bus station
Opinion: Tribes deserve seat on transit commission (Riccelli) 

USA Today
Supreme Court rules for sex offender in child pornography case testing power of judges, juries
NSA improperly collected US phone call data after saying problem was fixed
Federal appeals court orders more fact-finding on Trump administration’s plan to add census citizenship question   

Washington Post
Trump lashes out at Mueller, accusing him of a crime ahead of planned congressional testimony
The father and daughter who drowned at the border dove into the river in desperation  

Whidbey News-Times
Habitat for Humanity event draws crowd 

Yakima Herald Republic
Researchers find autocratic leadership, threats, disrespect in the Yakima School District
Talk of plastic straw ban quickly shot down by Yakima City Council   

  

Broadcast 

KING5 TV (NBC)
Tacoma group wants say in Sound Transit’s light rail project
Washington National Guard joins statewide training to fight wildfires
Skagit County PUD, Anacortes ask customers to conserve water
Scammers are targeting students with promises of paying off loans
Seattle FBI gathers evidence in King County public corruption case
Seattle, King County kick off effort to end youth homelessness
State ferries proposes fare hikes in October, May   

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Navigation Team now documenting why people refuse shelter
Inmate wounded by prison guard during fight at state penitentiary
Transportation advocates pushing for light rail expansion
Yakima food banks may have to shut down due to budget cuts
Drought in Western Wash. continues to worsen
Educators, librarians find themselves on the front line of the opioid crisis  

KNKX FM
Landlords, tenants, cities prepare for sweeping changes to state housing policies 

KUOW FM
House Passes $4.5 Billion In Emergency Border Aid
Robert Mueller To Testify In Open Hearings On July 17 Before House Committees
Migrant Children Moved From Border Patrol Center After Outcry  

NW Public Radio
‘Titanic-like complacency’: NTSB official criticizes oversight before 2017 Washington Amtrak crash
Oregon senate president says cap-and-trade bill is dead amid GOP walkout    

Q13 TV (Fox)
Drug use among truck drivers: Is it happening more than we know?
Seattle police bringing back unarmed community service officers   

  

Web  

Seattle P.I.
Pride power: Members of LGBTQ community hold high profile jobs in Washington (Jinkins)  

Slog
Minimum Wage Workers in Washington Must Work 93 Hours a Week to Afford a Two-Bedroom Apartment
Oregon’s Carbon Emissions Bill Isn’t the Only Legislation Delayed by Its State Republicans