Associated Press
Dems choose Jinkins of Tacoma to be next state House speaker (Jinkins, Lovick, Chopp, Pettigrew, Robinson, Tarleton, Stonier)
US to set up plan allowing prescription meds from Canada
Hard-won budget, debt deal clears Senate, advances to Trump
Washington to kill more wolves that prey on cattle
Gonorrhea outbreak confirmed in a single Washington county
State’s lawsuit against Navy puts island officials at odds
Hard-won budget, debt deal clears Senate, advances to Trump
Alleged Capital One hacker barely bothered to hide
Washington to kill more wolves to protect cattle
Fire at Vancouver homeless shelter displaces dozens
Aberdeen Daily World
Loss of state funding leads to layoffs at GHC
Aberdeen mayoral candidates consider museum’s future
SR 107 Chehalis River Bridge to close for up to three days for settlement repairs
Auburn Reporter
Informational pickets called for grocery stores in Auburn, region
State health officials declare hepatitis A outbreak in multiple counties
King County Sheriff’s Office develops I-940 training to reduce deadly force
Bainbridge Island Review
Ecology says sewage spills will be investigated
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Washington farmers got $50.7 million in trade war payments. They lost a lot more
In a first, woman will serve as speaker of Washington state House. She’s from Tacoma (Jinkins, Chopp, Kirby, Fey, Kilduff, Stonier, Robinson, Tarleton, Pettigrew)
Columbian
In Our View: Congress must pursue sensible cannabis reform (Fitzgibbon)
In Our View: Law doesn’t change need for vaccine education
The Daily News
Alan Thompson, former legislator, newspaper man, dies Sunday (Takko)
Kelso-Longview grocery union branch continues strike authorization ‘yes trend’
Port of Kalama commissioners approve employee salary hike
New Cowlitz 2 fire stations will accelerate fire response times
Everett Herald (subscription required)
WaPo: FAA criticized for letting Boeing oversee safety of planes
WaPo: Petri: It’s a lie that gun deaths are an acceptable sacrifice
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Friday Harbor students win world championship
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Opinion: An emerging public health crisis for Kitsap Peninsula (Randall)
News Tribune (subscription required)
In a first, woman will serve as speaker of Washington state House. She’s from Tacoma (James Drew story: Jinkins, Chopp, Kirby, Fey, Kilduff, Stonier, Robinson, Tarleton)
Grocery workers picket over ‘low wages, unpredictable schedules.’ Negotiations ongoing
Brace for lane closures on westbound Narrows bridge starting Sunday
New York Times
Support for Impeachment Inquiry Grows in the House
Despite Deficit Worries, Senate Gives Final Approval to Spending Increases
Olympian (subscription required)
In a first, woman will serve as speaker of Washington state House. She’s from Tacoma (James Drew story: Jinkins, Chopp, Kirby, Fey, Kilduff, Stonier, Robinson, Tarleton)
Washington farmers got $50.7 million in trade war payments. They lost a lot more
Peninsula Daily News
Peninsula receives more than $1 million for fish barrier removal
Washington House Democrats elect 1st woman speaker
State House hires outside firm to investigate a member, Matt Shea
Puget Sound Business Journal
Lower rates already hit housing. They’re not helping much.
Major broadcast networks sue to stop Locast, a free streaming service
Boeing has $132M plan to boost 737 Max production facilities in Renton
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Washington House Democrats select Laurie Jinkins of Tacoma to succeed Speaker Frank Chopp (Jinkins, Chopp, Goodman, Tarleton, Lovick, Robinson, Stonier)
What questions do you have about Seattle’s streetcars, including the proposed First Avenue line?
Washington driver’s licenses could soon offer ‘nonbinary’ gender choice
Letter: Don’t believe opposition to Medicare for All
Letter: Move to compostable straws, and beyond
Letter: Why must we ‘manage’ other species to death?
Spokesman Review
WSU Medical School, Empire Health Foundation share $10.5 million grant to expand rural health care access
Spokane County Commissioners raise conservation fees
Tri-City Herald
Washington farmers got $50.7 million in trade war payments. They lost a lot more
Buying a new car? You can save big on electric vehicles with new state tax exemptions
In a first, woman will serve as speaker of Washington state House. She’s from Tacoma (Jinkins, Chopp, Kirby, Fey, Kilduff, Stonier, Robinson, Tarleton, Pettigrew)
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Amid raises and reductions, school district passes budget
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: State Rep. Jenkin’s new motorcycle-insurance mandate is positive change
Washington Post
Senate passes two-year budget and debt ceiling bill, sending it to Trump
How the Fed’s interest-rate cut helps Trump wage his trade war
Doctors urge probe of child migrant deaths: ‘Poor conditions’ at border increase risk of spreading flu
Olympic figure skater Ashley Wagner says she was sexually assaulted at 17 by another skater\
‘How the hell is this not inciting violence?’ Gun store erects billboard with minority lawmakers’ faces
Whidbey News-Times
Letter: Hospital needs to improve continuity of care, checks
Yakima Herald Republic
Prescribed fire planning continues during wildfire season
U.S. Librarian of Congress tours, lauds Yakima library in visit with Newhouse
In-home child care providers to close Thursday to raise awareness about new rules
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
State Rep. Laurie Jinkins named Washington’s first female speaker of the House (KING 5 interview and story, AP text)
Pierce County veterans charity marred by missing money and lies
Judge finds Tim Eyman in contempt for second time
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Rep. Laurie Jinkins elected as state’s first female House speaker (KOMO interview, AP text)
New fixes proposed to help businesses with Kingston ferry gridlock
State investing $25 million to remove culverts for salmon migration
Seattle bill may grant access to hundreds of DNA samples in murder cases
KNKX FM
Rep. Laurie Jinkins selected as first woman speaker in Washington history (Jinkins, Chopp, Tarleton, Stonier, Robinson)
NW Public Radio
What’s the toll of childhood cancer? 11 million years of human potential every year, study says
Rep. Laurie Jinkins selected as first woman House Speaker in Washington history (Jinkins, Tarleton, Stonier, Robinson, Chopp, Lovick)
Plastics or people? At least 1 of them has to change to clean up our mess
Q13 TV (Fox)
650 DNA samples of convicted criminals from Seattle expected to go into a national database
Web
Civic Skunkworks
How to Cut Essential Public Services Without Anyone Noticing: Use Wonky Acronyms
Crosscut
Jobs or housing: Four ideas for the future of Interbay’s armory
WA’s first female House speaker loves a good joke
Seattle P.I.
Rep. Laurie Jinkins will be Washington’s first woman House Speaker (Jinkins, Chopp, Frame)
Senate committee breaks ice on new, Seattle-based polar icebreakers
Slog
Washington has its first woman and first lesbian House Speaker in Laurie Jinkins (Jinkins, Robinson, Stonier, Tarleton, Frame, Chopp, Macri)