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Tuesday, February 18

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Washington House embraces carbon-free state by 2050
Washington House Democrats passed a bill Sunday declaring climate change an “existential threat” and mandating a carbon-neutral state by 2050. Also on Sunday, the House approved legislation to require some counties and cities to adopt land-use rules that would help the state achieve its carbon limits. Both bills go to the Democratic-controlled Senate, where similar measures were introduced this session but failed to meet deadlines to be approved by committees. Continue reading at Capital Press. (Don Jenkins)


Washington State Capitol Building

House passes bill to expand court-ordered gun confiscation | 2020 Legislative Session
Courts could be one step closer to ordering people subject to vulnerable adult protection orders to surrender their firearms after the House voted 55 to 42 on Friday, Feb. 14 in favor of a bill that expands authority to do so. House Bill 2305 would allow courts issuing a Vulnerable Adult Protection Order to consider whether a person named as an abuser should surrender their firearms, or concealed carry license. Continue reading at The Bainbridge Island Review.


Running Start in summer, mandatory sex education among the major K-12 bills still alive in Olympia
In even-numbered years, the Washington Legislature meets for just 60 days and essentially makes slight changes to the two-year budget lawmakers approved the year before. That rushed schedule means major legislation, including policy bills related to K-12 schools, often die in committee almost as quickly as lawmakers first introduced them. Two big legislative deadlines just came and went: Bills needed to both move out of their respective House and Senate education committees and receive a favorable vote from each chamber’s fiscal committee in order to stay alive. Continue reading at The Seattle Times.


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Associated Press
401(k)s hit records as workers sock away more, stocks jump
Quarantine on cruise ship in Japan comes under question
Washington to open fishing in May despite steelhead drop
Home quarantine for travelers buys time as new virus spreads
Washington State Patrol may return to Yakima Nation roads

Aberdeen Daily World
Historical property bill passes House (Blake)
Aberdeen asks county to help pay for homeless camp
Sports betting bill easily passes House, heads to Senate (Blake, Chapman, Thariner, Riccelli, Ormsby, Hansen, Billig)

Auburn Examiner
Auburn Representative Town halls You Should Put on Your Calendar (Pellicciotti, Johnson, Wilson)

Auburn Reporter
Senate passes Wilson bill to correct timetable for childcare payments (Wilson)

Bainbridge Island Review
House passes bill to expand court-ordered gun confiscation (Doglio, Irwin)
 
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Apartment move-in costs too high? The state offers the installment plan (Morgan, Kilduff, Fitzgibbon)
What is the most deadly occupation in Washington state?
Grant will help Whatcom Family YMCA expand child care
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown: Removing Snake River dams must be part of plan to save salmon
Under Donald Trump, Washington gets more back in federal money than it pays in taxes
Some faculty members criticize athletic spending at EWU
AP Interview: UN chief says new virus poses ‘enormous’ risks
China reports 1,886 new virus cases, death toll up by 98

Capital Press
Washington House embraces carbon-free state by 2050 (Blake)
Washington Senate passes soil health plan (Liias)
Waterways association opposes Brown support for breaching dams

Centralia Chronicle
House Passes Chehalis Basin Funding Bill (Pellicciottti)

Columbian
Vancouver lawmaker’s bill looks to bolster child abuse hotline (Cleveland)
Bill named after slain transgender Vancouver teen seeks to limit panic defenses (Wylie)
In Our View: Ranked-choice voting cons outweigh the pros (Stonier, Wylie)

The Daily News
Cowlitz Tribe celebrates 20 years of federal acknowledgement Sunday

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Senate bill requires student meals have healthy beverage option (Peterson,. Liias, Hobbs, Takko, Mullet, Robinson)
Crime is down, but Everett hopes to hire 24 more officers
Editorial: Insurance fee could limit wildfire risk, damage 

Federal Way Mirror
Senate passes Wilson bill to prohibit solitary confinement of youths (Wilson)

Journal of the San Juan Islands
San Juan Island firefighters participate in stair climb challenge

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Opinion: Muddled answer to a clear public records question
Two Bremerton nursing homes file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Jeff Bezos will spend $10 billion of his own money to go after climate change

News Tribune (subscription required)
State Senate honors U.S. Rep. Denny Heck for career that began in the state Legislature (Hunt)
Paying for Washington’s transportation system involves some not-so-simple math (Fey)

New York Times
Facing a wave of sex-abuse claims, Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy
Activate this ‘bracelet of silence,’ and Alexa can’t eavesdrop
The Struggle to Mend America’s Rural Roads
California Plans to Apologize to Japanese-Americans
Jeff Bezos Commits $10 Billion to Address Climate Change

Peninsula Daily News
Washington state moves to eliminate youth solitary confinement (Wilson)

Portland Mercury
Nikki Kuhnhausen Was Killed By Transphobia. Now, Her Community Fights for Her Legacy. (Stanford, Wylie)

Puget Sound Business Journal
Trump effort to keep U.S. tech out of China alarms American firms
Mark Zuckerberg: Big Tech needs more regulation
DreamBox Learning CEO: ‘Talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not’
Apple warns that coronavirus will hurt revenue

Seattle Times (subscription required)
King County wants to shoot fireworks at bald eagles
A better ride for 26,000 Seattle commuters when Metro buses shift to Columbia Street
The Seattle area is getting a reprieve from the rain — for now
Racist acts by Seattle-area students made news last year. Here’s how schools responded.
We know thousands of King County students leave high school without a diploma. Now we’re starting to learn why.
Bloomberg: In hot U.S. jobs market, half of college grads are missing out
City Light is struggling to keep up with repairs as wire thieves knock out Seattle streetlights
Bezos commits $10 billion to fight the ‘devastating impact of climate change’
Insulin is being sold illegally on Craigslist for a fraction of its retail price, study finds
Running Start in summer, mandatory sex education among the major K-12 bills still alive in Olympia
Bill to address racial inequity in cannabis licenses gets OK from Washington House
A change in Washington law helps parents address mental-health needs of their teenage children, but barriers remain
Editorial: The Legislature clings to its old tricks (Billig)

Seattle Weekly
Unstable housing? Apply for Section 8

Spokesman Review
House passes bill to release college transcripts regardless of fees (Slatter)
Washington Senate bill would give consumers access to personal data stored by businesses (Carlyle, Hasegawa)
With major need for foster parents, Spokane nonprofit seeks to fill gap
‘As for what we need?’ Housing, services and support, say those experiencing homelessness in Spokane
“Here’s the problem.” Body cameras show how police navigate Church at Planned Parenthood
Spin Control: Senate debates what’s the best things to drink in a kids meal (Liias, Cleveland, Frockt)

USA Today
Federal judges’ association calls emergency meeting after DOJ intervenes in case of Trump ally Roger Stone

Washington Post
Wuhan hospital director dies of coronavirus as infections mount
Roger Stone will be sentenced Thursday despite his ongoing bid to overturn conviction
Walmart employees brace for job cuts as retailer rolls out ‘Great Workplace’ program
How Ring and Nest helped normalize American surveillance — and turned us into a nation of voyeurs
Trump’s support for bipartisan Senate drug pricing bill may not be enough to push it into law
What it really means when Trump, DeVos and their allies refer to public schools as ‘government schools’
After a rape exam, women’s underclothes are often taken as evidence. This nurse buys them new ones.
The Technology 202: Mark Zuckerberg’s icy reception in E.U. signals coming clashes over tech regulation
Apple says the coronavirus will cause it to miss its revenue goals

Wenatchee World
Washington needs more sexual trauma nurses, but who trains them becomes a statewide debate

Yakima Herald Republic
City leaders say Yakima is proactive about the environment; group wants city to do more

Broadcast

King 5
712 people in Washington under public health supervision due to coronavirus
Fired for being gay? What the law allows
Seattle City Light struggles to keep up with copper wire thefts

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Four people, including children, taken hostage at gunpoint in Issaquah; suspect believed dead
Bill designed to discourage traffic ticket quotas for officers passes state Senate
‘He needs to come home’: Dozens of searchers looking for missing 10-year-old Belfair boy
Washington state considers ban on single family zoning (Das)

KNKX FM
Seattle Public Schools says it will no longer offer separate honors classes in middle school
More than half of the student body at Evergreen identifies as LGBTQ or questioning

KUOW FM
Coronavirus Updates: Hospital Director In Wuhan Dies Of COVID-19
BLM Acting Director Defends Agency’s Controversial Move To Colorado
Jeff Bezos Pledges $10 Billion To Fight Climate Change, Planet’s ‘Biggest Threat’
The WHO Knows Insulin Is Too Expensive. How It Plans To Drive Down The Price
Police searching for missing 10-year-old boy in Mason County

Spokane Public Radio
Washington, Idaho Legislatures Busy During Presidents’ Day Holiday (Keiser)

Web

Crosscut
Transgender immigrants seeking asylum moved to Tacoma ICE prison amid care concerns
As landslides close roads, Washington’s remote towns deal with isolation
Downtown chaos may be the only constant in Seattle’s changing core

MyNorthwest.com
Rantz: WA Democrats push light punishment for intentional HIV infection (Macri, Cody)
UW study: Raising minimum wage requires ‘nuanced’ approach
New WA bill would discourage traffic-ticket quotas for officers

Seattle P.I.
Zillow unveils new search tool for affordable housing in SeattleTo the State Legislature: Fulfill the Promise You Made, Pass the Clean Slate Act Today (Hansen)
Protests Planned to Support Gay Teachers Allegedly Forced Out of Catholic High School (Nguyen)