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Friday, October 11

Major League Baseball wants cut of the action if Washington legalizes sports gambling
If Washington state approves a massive expansion of legal sports gambling, Major League Baseball wants a slice of the money so it can “protect the integrity of the game” from potential scandals. MLB is asking for payment of a 0.25 per cent royalty when people bet on its games. Gambling operators would pay the royalty, not the state or bettors. Continue reading in the Olympian


Birds in crisis: Report predicts drastic losses in Inland Northwest due to climate change
Hummingbirds – and all the frenzied delight they bring to bird devotees and dabblers alike – could be driven entirely from the Inland Northwest by 2050. Continue reading in the Spokesman Review


Sharp Cuts in Immigration Threaten U.S. Economy and Innovation
The long-run health of the United States economy is in serious danger from a self-inflicted wound: the Trump administration’s big cuts in immigration. The latest data indicate that immigration to the United States fell 70 percent last year to only 200,000 people — the lowest level in more than a decade. Major causes of the decline, experts say, are the administration’s restrictions as well as the unwelcoming tone set by the president himself.


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Associated Press
Cracks were found in a key structural part on 38 Boeing jets
Trial starts over Seattle’s SR 99 tunnel construction delays
Portland State to retain armed officers   

Auburn Reporter
State Board of Health passes emergency ban on flavored vapor products
Opinion: High costs drive people to move
Opinion: Diverse programs serve diverse communities  

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Bloomberg: Review: FAA dropped the ball when approving Boeing 737 Max 

Islands’ Weekly
Conservation district to hold event in honor of orcas 

Journal of the San Juan Islands
PCBs found in Mountain Lake are ubiquitous
Conservation district to hold event in honor of orcas
Letter: OPALCO’s decision is concerning 

Kent Reporter
Kent Police Chief Padilla seeks funds for more officers 

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Opinion: Birds are telling us it’s time to take action on climate 

News Tribune (subscription required)
Major League Baseball wants cut of the action if Washington legalizes sports gambling 
More city-sanctioned tent cities could be coming to Tacoma in wake of parks tent ban   

New York Times
Vaping Illnesses Climb Upward, Nearing 1,300 With 29 Deaths
Trump to Meet Chinese Envoy Amid Hopes of Trade War Truce
Sharp Cuts in Immigration Threaten U.S. Economy and Innovation
Boeing and F.A.A. Faulted in Damning Report on 737 Max Certification
Opinion: How to Tax Our Way Back to Justice   

Olympian (subscription required)
Jury finds Olympia police officer Donald didn’t violate brothers’ civil rights in 2015 shooting 
Let Olympia renters pay move-in costs over time, group says 
Major League Baseball wants cut of the action if Washington legalizes sports gambling   

Puget Sound Business Journal
T-Mobile, Sprint reach deal with state to end antitrust lawsuit
Population growth adds vehicles, strain on the Puget Sound region’s roads and highways
How experts respond to Seattle’s housing challenge
Construction, government see big increase in job openings for Seattle area    

Seattle Times (subscription required)
International regulator report slams Boeing, FAA over 737 MAX design and approval  
‘Nothing more than a toothpick’: Court showdown begins over Bertha’s delay in Highway 99 tunnel 
‘Vehicle ranching’ in Seattle: Inside the underground market of renting RVs to homeless people
Editorial: New I-5 bridge over Columbia River is long overdue   

Skagit Valley Herald
Hamilton moves forward with relocation project
Island Hospital hires new CEO   

Spokesman Review
Birds in crisis: Report predicts drastic losses in Inland Northwest due to climate change
Lawyer files claims totaling $20 million over judge with no law degree in Airway Heights, Cheney
Ground broken on new $43.5M Glover Middle School in northwest Spokane
Veradale preschool among small group participating in state pilot program for outdoor learning   

Whidbey News-Times
Larsen talks health care, housing at vets forum
Former WhidbeyHealth employees file lawsuits  

Yakima Herald Republic
WSDOT makes changes after corrosion found on bridge north of Selah 

  

Broadcast 

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
ICE: Teen’s murder preventable, undocumented suspect shielded by sanctuary policies
Sparking, flashing power lines caught on camera falling onto traffic on I-5 in Bellingham
Report cites FAA, Boeing failures in 737 Max 8 safety system certification review
Kitsap County’s only overnight shelter to close soon
Lawsuit over SR 99 tunnel delays goes to trial
Drivers mount three-way battle over ride-share tax  

KNKX FM
Many of Washington’s foster children live with providers who lack state financial support
Audubon warns climate change could put more than half of Washington bird species at risk
Maps show low chance of reaching high ground along coast in event of tsunami
Two Seattle School Board directors block proposed policy change for highly capable services    

KUOW FM
EPA Proposes New Regulations For Lead In Drinking Water
Flavored vaping banned for four months in Washington state   

  

Web 

Crosscut
Tacoma officials balk at activist pressure to close immigration detention center
‘Recipe for disaster’: Four years later, reintroducing grizzlies to Washington is still a hot topic