Legislature making progress on bills addressing homelessness
Washington state lawmakers are making progress on legislation to “address the crisis” of homelessness, Democratic legislative leaders said Tuesday. Several bills are expected to move forward in the House and Senate that will “continue to move us in the direction where we are taking care of people who are experiencing homelessness,” state Rep. Monica Stonier said at a press conference. Continue reading at The Olympian.

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Lovelett joins in asking court to determine constitutionality of graduated income tax
State Sen. Liz Lovelett, D-Anacortes, and 14 other state legislators have asked the state Supreme Court to overturn a 1933 ruling that holds as unconstitutional the graduated income tax — a tax that rises in steps, with those having the highest income paying the highest percentage of tax. Continue reading at The Skagit Valley Herald. (Courtesy / Washington State Democrats)

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The Technology 202: Pinterest bans misinformation about voting and the census
Pinterest is ramping up its efforts to crack down on political misinformation ahead of the 2020 election — a sign that the platform best known for lighthearted fare such as recipes, wedding planning and beauty tips is not immune from the challenges facing other major social media sites. Continue reading at The Washington Post. (Gabby Jones/Bloomberg News)

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Associated Press
Boeing posts first annual loss in more than 2 decades
GOP strains to contain Bolton fallout in impeachment trial
Another endangered Northwest orca missing, feared dead
Documents released that prompted ouster of lawmaker
Lawmakers introduce bill for a pilot hatchery project
737 Max costs double, Boeing posts first loss in 2 decades
Facebook will now show you exactly how it stalks you – even when you’re not using Facebook
Oregon comedian plans to file claim against US government
US beefs up screening of travelers for new virus from China
Strike by Seattle nurses, staff closes emergency rooms
Lieutenant governor, immigrant activists win JFK awards
High volume leads to payout delay in family leave program
Senate makes tweaks to workplace conduct rules (Jinkins)

Aberdeen Daily World
SR109 in Hoquiam remains closed for fifth day
Mayor’s tie-breaker vote approves GGH Inc., Hoquiam contract
Hoquiam levy would help improve security, provide more than $3 million in additional state funding
Grays Harbor unemployment down one-tenth to 7%
 
Auburn Reporter
House passes Entenman bill to give students with unpaid fines relief (Entenman)
Sen. Fortunato proposal ices Seattle winter eviction ban
 
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Pilot salmon hatchery project in Bellingham to aid orcas supported by this proposal (Lekanoff, Shewmake)
All seven school districts in Whatcom County ask voters to approve four-year levies
 
Capital Press
Lawsuit alleges violation of WSU apple patent
Washington bill likens salmon to 4th branch of government (Lekanoff)
Log prices expected to stabilize, experts say

 
The Daily News
County approves offender substance abuse treatment contract
Cowlitz PUD warns customers of scam
 
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Fortney reinstates 2 more deputies fired by previous sheriff
Deal ends legal fight and allows Tulalips a cut of sales tax  (Tarleton, McCoy)
Supportive housing may be barred from single-family zones
Cornfield Report: An unexpected agreement to share tax revenue with tribes (Jinkins)
Everett might declare a climate emergency, adopt action plan
Editorial: End the sales tax on menstrual pads and tampons
Letter: End state taxes on tampons, other hygiene products
WaPo: Comment: Trump may have tweeted away his executive privilege
WaPo: Comment: Middle East ‘Deal of Century’ is step toward apartheid
 
Islands’ Weekly
Five new lawmakers sworn in for the 2020 state legislative session (Stanfor, Duerr, Johnson, Ramel)
Democrats push to require firearm training for concealed carriers
Industry leaders worry clean-fuel program could hurt economy: Proponents believe it would incentivize necessary switch to green economy – Detractors say it would impact businesses and consumers with higher costs (Nguyen)
 
Issaquah Reporter
Swedish nurses, staff launch three-day strike in Issaquah
 
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Lovelett bills would expand access to environmental sustainability (Lovelett)

Kirkland Reporter
Don’t become a victim of financial fraud | Coming of Age…Again
 
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Colman Dock evacuated after bomb threat
District to move forward with $32M in upgrades at Olympic High
 
News Tribune (subscription required)
Legislature making progress on bills addressing homelessness (Stonier, Liias, Macri, Kuderer, Rolfes, Robinson)
Where does affordable equal market rate? In Tacoma’s system of multifamily tax breaks
Dispute over Puyallup’s zoning for homeless centers won’t die, now headed to court
 
New York Times
Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S. Evacuates Citizens, and Deaths Mount
House Democrats to Unveil $760 Billion Infrastructure Plan
Bitcoin has lost steam, but criminals still love it
 
Olympian (subscription required)
Old courthouse on Capitol Way getting $3.5 million restoration
Bills in Washington Legislature to allow sports betting (Peterson)
 
Puget Sound Business Journal
Opinion: We must shut down the Third Avenue drug market once and for all
Airbus to settle fraud, bribery cases in U.S., Europe with massive $4B payment
Downtown Seattle businesses clamor for additional security in the wake of shootings
 
Redmond Reporter
Swedish Redmond nurses, staff launch three-day strike
 
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Sea-Tac Airport to screen travelers for Wuhan coronavirus
Westneat: Why is Amazon so touchy about its employees speaking out on climate change? The answer’s right across the lake.
Washington state bill would make Afros, braids protected hairstyles (Morgan)
People who use food assistance in Seattle area can start buying groceries online as part of pilot program
Boeing doubles cost of 737 MAX grounding, reports worst financial results in 2 decades
After drug bust, city starts clearing large tent encampment by I-5 ramps
Charter schools are new to Washington state. How strong is the law behind them?
Prominent Catholics call for independent review of Seattle Archdiocese’s secret clergy abuse files
Seattle superhero Phoenix Jones charged after undercover drug bust
Alaska Air reports surging profit and plans to hire almost 2,800 this year
House releases supporting documents for report that concluded Rep. Matt Shea planned domestic terrorism (Jinkins)
Homelessness divided a small Western Washington town. And then the fighting started.
Starbucks closes half of its China stores as quarterly earnings are clouded by coronavirus outbreak
Seattle-area home-price gains are close to national average, for the moment
Bloomberg: Airbus agrees to settle bribery cases for about $4 billion
Seattle police consider opening downtown storefront after fatal shooting
Op-Ed: Firearm violence affects all of us, and we have the power to prevent it
Editorial: Snohomish sheriff errs in reinstating deputy

Skagit Valley Herald
Lovelett joins in asking court to determine constitutionality of graduated income tax (Lovelett, Appleton, Cody, Gregerson, Fitzgibbon, Frame, Dolan, Pollet, Macri, Hasegawa, Liias, Hunt, Ngyuen)
 
Spokesman Review
House bill would ban discrimination based on hair (Morgan)
Documents from Shea investigation show detailed plans for action (Jinkins)
 
USA Today
State taxes: Which are the most tax-friendly states for the wealthy?
Trump to sign revamped Mexico, Canada trade agreement that will replace NAFTA
Boeing earnings pummeled by 737 Max grounding: first loss in decades
Flight full of Americans fleeing Wuhan coronavirus ‘erupts in cheers’ after arriving in Alaska
 
Washington Post
Washington Post clears reporter who tweeted link to story on Kobe Bryant rape allegations
House managers, Trump lawyers to face questions from senators
Val Demings has an American dream. The impeachment trial is testing it.
Coronavirus cases in China surpass SARS epidemic
Jail staff mocked a sick man as he begged for help, video shows. Days later, he was dead.
Jeff Bezos’s iPhone had Apple’s state-of-the-art security, and that may have helped its alleged hackers
Opinion: Will London become the next Orwellian surveillance city? We’ll soon find out.
Warren Buffett said newspapers were going to disappear. Now he’s disappearing from the industry.
Hotels are rewarding travelers for opting out of housekeeping. But where does that leave workers?
Britain, resisting U.S. pressure, to allow some Huawei equipment in 5G networks
The Technology 202: Pinterest bans misinformation about voting and the census
 
Whidbey News-Times
County held to ‘unusually high bar’ by FEMA
Clinic to begin offering MAT addiction treatment services in Oak Harbor
 
Yakima Herald Republic
More sleep, better grades: Selah asks for feedback on school start time

Broadcast

KEPR
Washington cosmetologists rallying against new bill aimed at freelancers (Keiser)
 
KING5 TV (NBC)
Rep. Matt Shea responds to release of documents used in investigation
Boeing posts first annual loss since 1997 as 737 MAX costs rise
New Washington bill would make hair discrimination illegal
King County health officials monitoring 4th person for possible coronavirus
Sea-Tac among 20 airports to expand virus screening for travelers from China
High volume leads to payout delay in Washington family leave program
Swedish Hospital closes emergency rooms in Ballard and Redmond as thousands of nurses strike
 
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Impeachment Trial Day 8: What time does it start, how to watch, what to expect
‘Food stamps’ can now be used to buy groceries on Amazon
Patient being tested for possible coronavirus at Northwest Hospital
CDC expands airport health screenings for coronavirus to include Sea-Tac
Thousands of nurses at Swedish Healthcare strike for first time in its history
Southern resident orca missing and feared dead, researchers say
 
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Boeing posts first loss in two decades as 737 Max costs double
‘People do not feel safe’: Downtown Seattle shootout sparks growing alarm
Study finds firefighters are more likely to die by suicide than in the line of duty
Police begin clearing notorious illegal homeless encampment near I-5 in Seattle
7,800 Swedish nurses, staff kick off 3-day strike
 
KNKX FM
Outsiders: Why Olympia is the focus of our homelessness podcast
 
KUOW FM
‘Our hair is literally a crown’: WA Lawmakers consider ban on race-based hair discrimination (Morgan)
Nurses, caregivers go on strike in front of Swedish Medical Centers
At the the heart of Boeing’s crisis, questions about company culture

NBC Right Now
Johnson appointed to state House seat in Washington (Pellicciotti, Johnson)
 
NW Public Radio
Washington State Response To 1st Coronavirus Case In U.S. Draws On Lessons From Measles Outbreak
In Washington’s Skagit Valley, Elk Raise Tensions Between Tribal Members And Farmers
 
Q13 TV (Fox)
People furious over downtown Seattle crime pack council meeting
Another endangered southern resident orca missing and feared dead, scientists say
High volume leads to payout delay in family leave program

Web

 Crosscut
‘It’s a fairness thing’: Testing positive for pot wouldn’t disqualify you from most WA jobs under new bill (Kloba, Sells)
The kids who sued the U.S. over climate change and lost aren’t giving up
 
Lynnwood Today
In wake of Initiative 976, lawmakers propose bill to lower car-tab taxes (Liias, Stanford)
 
MyNorthwest.com
737 MAX costs double as Boeing posts losses
Seattle eviction ban bill prompts Senate bill to ban eviction bans
CDC expands airport health screenings for coronavirus to include Sea-Tac
Another Puget Sound orca presumed to be dead
Nearly 8,000 Swedish nurses, health workers in Seattle begin strike
AG Bob Ferguson weighs legal action over Seattle National Archives closure
Car tab relief debate heating up in Legislature (Liias)
 
Queen Anne & Magnolia News
Senators hear pitch for Interbay Community Preservation and Development Authority (Tarleton, Frockt)
 
Seattle P.I.
‘Enough’: Residents, businesses demand action after Seattle shooting. Here’s how the city responds
 
Slog
“Patients Before Profit”: The Three-Day Strike at Swedish Begins
Amazon Employees Speak Out About Climate Change and Internal Censorship
 
West Seattle Blog
FIREWORKS: King County ban to be proposed soon; related state legislation progressing (Cody)