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Monday, June 29

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Associated Press
Supreme Court: Trump can use Pentagon funds for border wall
Trump proposal seeks to crack down on food stamp ‘loophole’
It’s on the rise, and girls are bearing the brunt
Coats out as national intel director, clashed with Trump
Washington state law to clear criminal records takes effect 
Light-rail train injures man at Rainier Beach Station
All House Democrats from Wash. support impeachment inquiry
Southeast Washington wolf pack kills calf
Vaccine exemption bill among hundreds of laws taking effect

Aberdeen Daily World
Chehalis River Dam sponsors to begin work on mitigation plan
Letter: Joe Durham: WDFW is dragging its feet on Wynooche salmon mitigation
Letter: Homeless feeling the heat  

Auburn Reporter
Sound Transit puts two Auburn projects on short list for grant funding, garners comments online 

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
All House Democrats from Wash. support impeachment inquiry
Washington state law to clear criminal records takes effect
How slow should you drive in construction zones if there isn’t a speed limit posted?  

Columbian
In Our View: You can bet Legislature will eye sports wagering 

The Daily News
Port of Longview grows revenue, jobs by more than 50% over 2012 

Everett Herald (subscription required)
State could seize 100-foot boat stuck in Snohomish River
A quest to end queue jumping, especially on I-405 to Highway 522
Bloomberg: Trump attacks black lawmaker again, rebuffs racism accusations
Editorial: Start school year with talk about vaping, tobacco
Letter: Sen. Bailey wrong on economics of Navy Growlers at Whidbey
Letter: Laws should be changed to treat road-rage assailants   

The Inlander
Scientists are leading the way in developing technology to save us from climate disaster (human composting) 

Islands’ Weekly
State asks county landowners to allow hunting on property 

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Salmon and recovery efforts grow through natural shoreline restoration, land-based whale watching
UW Medicine students practice residency on San Juan Island
Washington Invasive Species Council art competition  

News Tribune (subscription required)
Tacoma psychiatric hospital approval could be delayed over land-use complications
‘Make a friend.’ Troopers warn that increased fines for HOV lane cheaters start Sunday  

New York Times
Fed Poised to Cut Rates for First Time Since Financial Crisis, Ending an Era
Hackers’ Latest Target: School Districts
U.S. and China Resume Trade Negotiations With Slim Hopes for a Deal    

Olympian (subscription required)
Lacey to consider overnight camping sites for the homeless — and fingerprinting 

Puget Sound Business Journal
Opinion: ‘Robo advisers’ need human oversight
Opinion: Businesses should be open minded about financing for growth
Opinion: Banking cannabis companies will remain a challenge until federal law changes
Opinion: College-bound need budget savvy
Powell prepares to launch pivotal interest rate cut 

Redmond Reporter
King county raises thresholds for property tax reduction (Dhingra) 

Seattle Times (subscription required)
WSDOT says it lost confidence in contractor’s ability to start Highway 99 tunnel tolls on schedule (Fey)
‘Life jacket lottery’: 3 have drowned while paddleboarding this year in Washington
Free meals for kids who need them when school is out — but everyone is invited
Washington state has big plans for its 25,500 school paraeducators, who earn about half the salary of an average teacher
Afraid of enabling drug use, Washington cities push back against needle exchanges
Seattle once bused students to try to desegregate its schools — without a court order. Former students reflect on the experiment.
Editorial: Organize regional homelessness response carefully
OpedTreat the severely mentally ill humanely and society benefits    

Skagit Valley Herald
Anacortes summer program seeks to stem summer learning loss
WSU professor testing new crops
Conservation district files tax request
Public comment reopened for grizzly bear restoration  

Spokesman Review
With the start of school looming, Spokane Public Schools board has loose ends to tie up
Spokane City Council to consider expanding tax incentive zone for multifamily homes
After pharmaceutical companies poured billions of opioid pills into Washington, rural counties try to recover
Family of white supremacist murder victims, including Spokane Valley City Council candidate, call for racial equity talk in the city
Jonathan Bingle: Smart investing by city can boost working families
Kate Burke and Julie Honekamp: STA should expand reduced fare program  

Tri-City Herald
Here’s what to know as new measles vaccine law takes effect in Washington state  

USA Today
Trump tweets Fed interest rate cut “will do very little” compared to Europe and China  

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: BPA remains valuable to Pacific Northwest
Editorial: Congressional effort to decriminalize cannabis is sound   

Washington Post
With the economy on the line, the Fed prepares to take its biggest gamble in years
‘Bigoted and racist’: Sharpton joins Hogan, others to condemn Trump’s attacks on Baltimore
‘Nothing short of horrific’: Three dead, 12 injured in shooting at California food festival
Intelligence chief pick Ratcliffe made his name during the Trump inquiries by backing the president
‘A gendered trap’: when mothers allege child abuse by fathers, the mothers often lose custody, study shows  

Whidbey News-Times
Port of Coupeville approves $16,000 to launch wharf restorations
State Rep. Smith joins debate over AG’s Growler lawsuit
Coupeville’s new filtration system starts pumping  

Yakima Herald Republic
Seattle Times: ‘Basically I’m their teacher’: Washington has big plans for its 25,500 school paraeducators 
Creating coders: Summer camp transforms Valley students into programmers
USDA reveals details of relief for cherry growers affected by Chinese tariffs 

  

Broadcast 

KING5 TV (NBC)
See the new Washington laws now in effect
Megan Rapinoe and lawmakers advocate for equal pay after World Cup win 

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
King County: ‘Syringes can be found nearly anywhere in parks’  

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
8 gun laws take effect on 13th anniversary of Seattle’s deadly Jewish Federation shooting (Valdez) 

KNKX FM
Washington will lift some restrictions on public assistance for families in poverty 

KUOW FM
IMPEACH HIM: THE HOUSE DEMOCRATS FROM WASHINGTON STATE ARE UNANIMOUS
Birds Are Trying To Adapt To Climate Change — But Is It Too Little, Too Late?
U.S. Economy Slows: Trump’s 3% Growth Pledge Now In Rearview Mirror
Economists Say Trump Administration Is Over-Paying Farmers For Trade Losses
Senate Intel Committee Unveils Election Security Report In Wake Of Mueller Hearings   

NW Public Radio
Girls are bearing the brunt of a rise in U.S. cyberbullying
Hey, that’s my grass! Goats chomp fire fuels around previously burned Wenatchee neighborhood  

Q13 TV (Fox)
The Divide: Cry for Help
Paddleboard deaths increase; life jackets required for users 

   

Web  

Crosscut
It just got easier to wipe that weed conviction off your record in WA. Here’s how 
GOP leader J.T. Wilcox on farm life, rural values and WA politics 
Most of WA’s members of Congress now support an impeachment inquiry    

Queen Anne & Magnolia News
West Point raw sewage discharge details emerge
Durkan unveils Seattle Housing Now plan  

Schmudget
A small bright spot in Washington’s tax code 

Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Beware the blitz of Social Security scam phone calls
Trump says Coats is out as national intelligence director
Paddleboard deaths increase; life jackets required for users
Lummi Tribal members may sue to free captive orca from Miami
Trump proposal seeks to crack down on food stamp ‘loophole’
Tacoma hospital project needs rezoning, permits to advance
All House Democrats from Wash. support impeachment inquiry
Washington state law to clear criminal records takes effect
Idaho fisheries managers forecast poor steelhead return