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Monday, August 26

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Is giving judges more discretion in sentencing the right reform? Lawmakers to decide (Goodman, Darneille) via The News Tribune


How a company’s push to expand psychiatric care brought peril via The Seattle Times


Seattle teachers reach tentative contract agreement via The Associated Press


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Associated Press
Alaska salmon deaths blamed on record warm temperatures
Seattle teachers reach tentative contract agreement
State says no discipline in intubation of body in Bellingham
As migrant workers decrease, Idaho farmers struggle
‘Red flag laws’ offer tool for preventing some gun violence
Washington receives grant to combat maternal mortality   

Aberdeen Daily World
Timberland Library officials seek to reassure patrons
Aberdeen makes offer to purchase lot for long-term homeless facility
Guest Editorial: Now’s the time to rethink the Timberland Regional Library system   

Arlington Times
Marysville spends over 400 hours on public information requests 

Auburn Reporter
Auburn visit: Rep. Schrier urges families to vaccinate their children as schools prepare to open
King County Flood Control District awards $4.6 million for salmon habitat restoration and recovery
Opinion: To expel or not to expel Rep. Shea, that may be the question (Jinkins, Sells, Peterson) 
Opinion: Drones planting trees in burned wildlands    

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
More than just a viral video, the Salmon Cannon could be key to the species’ recovery 
Whatcom’s unemployment rate is on the rise, but is that a bad sign for job market?  

The Daily News
Family Promise opens Sunday; effort unites churches to battle homelessness
North Head Lighthouse re-opens: visitors flock from far away
Kelso airport to begin $750K runway project Monday
Washington to get $375,000 to combat maternal mortality
Stargazers flock to Mount St. Helens   

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Addict: ‘You go to the street because you’re sick and it hurts’
Two new buildings, upgrades set for Lakewood School District
Pay up or else! County could sue over ballot drop boxes
WaPo: Trump could save millions if Fed lowers rates as he demands
Commentary: Years after scandal, corrections reforms idled
Editorial: Plan for grizzly bears’ return reemerges from den   

Kent Reporter 
Local officials break ground on huge Green River levee project in Kent (Keiser, Entenman)  

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Opinion:  A great step toward providing health care for every kid 

News Tribune (subscription required)
Got homegrown apples? Here’s why you shouldn’t travel with them
WSP focusing on drivers violating the Move Over law in work and emergency zones 
A look inside Tacoma’s new homeless youth shelter 
Is giving judges more discretion in sentencing the right reform? Lawmakers to decide (Goodman, Darneille)
Day of LNG hearing also to include rally, march 
Editorial: Pierce County prosecutors shouldn’t mess with free press. We won’t lay down our shield 

New York Times
Your Boss Should Take Full Parental Leave 

Olympian (subscription required)
Is giving judges more discretion in sentencing the right reform? Lawmakers to decide (Goodman, Darneille)
Editorial:  Ending a meth habit is a long, terrible journey. Let’s do all we can to lend a hand.  

Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON CLALLAM: Commissioners to discuss state housing bill (Chapman, Tharinger) 

Puget Sound Business Journal
Drug to treat a rare disease costs millions
Business groups sound an alarm as Trump’s trade war spirals
Sound Transit dishes out $1.5B for Lynnwood light rail construction   

Seattle Times (subscription required)
How a company’s push to expand psychiatric care brought peril
Editorial:  Good news in the fight for affordable housing 
With more ‘locally grown’ health insurers, Washington sees moderate rate increases 
Seattle teachers get 11% pay raise over 3 years in draft of new contract 
As historic Jensen boatyard shuts down, former employees keep boatcraft alive in Seattle 
How much easier was it for baby boomers to buy a home in Seattle? Let’s adjust for inflation  

Spokesman Review
51st state supporters reserve booth at Spokane County Interstate Fair, draw scrutiny
The School Year Ahead: After unsettled spring, Spokane elementary teachers prepare to juggle new classrooms, more students  

Tri-City Herald
Fun facts about 2 new schools opening in Pasco and West Richland this week
Hanford company settles retaliation lawsuit after engineer raises nuclear safety concerns 

Vancouver Business Journal
Taxable sales increase steadily in Clark County
State retail sales hit $39.4 billion in first quarter 2019
County seeks volunteers for Audit Oversight Committee   

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Public should keep pressure on Big Pharma to cut prices
Editorial: If lawmaker crossed line he should be ousted   

Washington Post
G-7 summit ends with little consensus amid Trump’s mixed messaging on the trade war
Trump sings the praises of his resort in Florida as possible G-7 host for 2020
Trump’s trade war could cause the crisis his critics feared
Trump insists talks have restarted with China, but details remain elusive  

Yakima Herald Republic
Vaccine change not expected to have big impact in Yakima County. Schools already have low exemption rate 

 

Broadcast 

KING5 TV (NBC)
Seattle tunnel tolling announcement set for Monday
Trials show hope for handling manure at Washington dairies
Mental health benefits of nature should influence city planning, says UW study
Marysville hit with online hate in case of mistaken identity over racist remark 

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Date for SR 99 Tunnel tolling expected to be announced Monday
Seattle teachers to see pay increase over next 3 years pending contract approval
Protesters in Seattle rally in support of protests in Hong Kong
Man charged with hate crime, assault against Burien mayor by state AG  

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Ferry woes could add additional snarls to Seattle’s waterfront traffic 

KNKX FM
Students in Everett schools face a new policy barring cellphone use in class 

KUOW FM
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Treated Again For Cancer |
What Do Greenlanders Think Of Trump’s Interest In Buying Greenland?
Trump Walks Back Statements On China; White House Walks Them Forward
Trump abortion policy will cause public health crisis, Seattle Planned Parenthood leader says   

Q13 TV (Fox)
The Divide: Free press and ‘fake news’ 

 

Web 

Crosscut
Backlash to the work of this Seattle doctor led Congress to block funding for gun research 

Seattle P.I.
Moody’s gives Washington its first-ever triple-A credit rating
Seattle teachers reach tentative contract agreement
Trials show hope for handling manure at Washington dairies
State says no discipline in intubation of body in Bellingham 

Slog
A Thousand Health Care Workers Picket Outside Swedish Hospital (MacriSaldaña)