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Thursday, October 31

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testifies before a Senate committee last year. — (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

Twitter to ban all political ads amid 2020 election uproar
Twitter on Wednesday said it would ban all advertisements about political candidates, elections and hot-button policy issues such as abortion and immigration, a significant shift that comes in response to growing concerns that politicians are seizing on the vast reach of social media to deceive voters ahead of the 2020 election. Continue reading in The Washington Post.

House passes resolution formalizing impeachment inquiry
The House of Representatives voted Thursday 232-196 to pass a resolution formalizing its impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Amid the debate, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called it a “sad day.” Continue reading at KUOW.org.

Boeing Company President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg testifies during a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing Wednesday on Capitol Hill in Washington. — (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Newly public Boeing documents cite ‘catastrophic’ 737 scenario
In a tense and revelatory hearing Wednesday, a U.S. House committee presented startling new evidence from internal Boeing documents showing that, before the first 737 Max crash in 2018, some company engineers had discovered that a failure in a new flight-control system could be “potentially catastrophic” — information that was dismissed and never communicated to regulators. Continue reading in the Everett Herald.

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Associated Press
Public comment on gray wolf management plan extended
Justice Department changed hiring to promote restrictive immigration judges
Australian airline rejects calls to ground Boeing 737s on crack reports

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Exclusive: Veterans want answers as new data shows rise in cancers over two decades of war

Columbian
Tribe, states ask feds to list Bradford Island as Superfund site

The Daily News
Herrera Beutler votes ‘No’ on impeachment resolution

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Newly public Boeing documents cite ‘catastrophic’ 737 scenario
Providence workers organize a strike over wages, sick leave

The Inlander
Hanford: The big, expensive, environmental dilemma plaguing the Pacific Northwest
In local hospitals, patients linger for months with nowhere else to go (Riccelli)

Journal of the San Juan Islands
County considers alternate radio upgrade funds

News Tribune (subscription required)
Tacoma’s affordability crisis plays out in results of sad lottery at Housing Authority
Changes afoot for proposed guns-and-ammo tax? Tacoma leaders postpone vote on new law
Editorial: Washington wants to stop resetting clocks twice a year. Congress must wake up and act

New York Times
A Divided House Endorses Impeachment Inquiry Into Trump
Twitter Will Ban All Political Ads, C.E.O. Jack Dorsey Says
E.P.A. to Roll Back Rules to Control Toxic Metals from Coal Plants

Olympian (subscription required)
Tumwater police to residents: Don’t leave unsecured guns in vehicles
Olympia stands behind its ‘Vote NO’ mailer — ‘although minds may differ’

Peninsula Daily News
Clallam Bay Corrections Center inmates sue Department of Corrections

Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle property owners sue to block waterfront funding mechanism
Seattle area construction starts plummeted in September

Seattle Times (subscription required)
House justified in impeaching Trump, says former Sen. Slade Gorton
Performance gap among Washington students widens on national test as gifted education faces scrutiny
‘Ground zero’ for whistleblowing? Not D.C., but a hazardous waste site in Washington state.
Inmates sue Washington corrections officials after being put in solitary confinement over food strike
Doubts about chocolate: U.S. officials investigate whether to block critical cocoa imports
In five-hour grilling over 737 MAX crashes, House panel reveals Boeing memos and calls on CEO Muilenburg to resign
Trump tweets photo of Medal of Honor recipient who was edited out and replaced by dog
What questions do you have about tolling in the Highway 99 tunnel?
After two-hour standoff at Yesler Terrace encampment, Seattle police arrest suspect in fatal weekend shooting
Seattle joins in suing Trump administration over new rules for citizenship application fees
Twitter bans political ads ahead of 2020 election
Lyft is taking the human judgment out of some critical safety decisions

Seattle Weekly
King County parents are still struggling with child care
King County studies broadband access
Fake noise complaints inundate Everett’s Paine Field airport
Luxury apartments: Who’s buying King County?
West Point Treatment Plant report due in January

Skagit Valley Herald
Anacortes considers sales tax increase for affordable housing
Burlington-Edison School District taking second shot at middle school
Work begins on new gateway to downtown Mount Vernon
Counties talk about legislative priorities (Lekanoff)

Spokesman Review
Nurses, Providence unable to agree on new contract at 1st bargaining session since strike authorization

Tri-City Herald
Hanford tax payments for schools and roads questioned. It receives the most in the nation
Republicans, outraged by no dam-breaching session in Tri-Cities, get their way

USA Today
House adopts rules for impeachment investigation, setting stage for public hearings about Trump

Washington Post
White House official expected to confirm diplomat’s account that Trump appeared to seek quid pro quo
Twitter to ban all political ads amid 2020 election uproar
A California utility that cut off power to curb wildfires may have caused them
Downturns in these four counties have foreshadowed past recessions. What are they doing now?
Opinion: The treatment of women in childbirth is a scandal. We must change it together.
LTE: Recycling isn’t as green as it seems
LTE: Vaping companies like mint, but not for the flavor
LTE: What it will take to reverse rampant doctor burnout
The full Trump-Ukraine timeline
The Technology 202: Twitter placed the political ad ball in Facebook’s court

Yakima Herald Republic
Farmworker advocates, employers hope compromise will lead to passage of immigration bill
Appeals court rejects Yakimas’ objection to gravel mine expansion
Health insurance open enrollment begins Friday, continues through December 15

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Emergency 10-day lane closures on Seattle’s Aurora Bridge start Thursday
‘Rollercoaster of emotions’: Boeing worker pens open letter about the company
Seattle lawmaker wants to limit influence from big companies on city elections
UW researchers warn online DNA database is vulnerable to genetic data breaches
Tacoma’s Click! Network one step closer to becoming a private-public partnership

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Boeing CEO grilled by Congress for second day about 737 Max

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Seattle to shut down homeless village amid rift with residents
Boeing employee raised concern about design of Max system
Wash. state awarded millions to help reduce rape kit backlog
Large fire burns Olympia homeless encampment
‘An epidemic of big money in our elections’: Seattle bill would limit corporate donors
Why is Washington still using Daylight Saving Time? (Riccelli)
Seattle gets new housing for Native Americans exiting homelessness

KNKX FM
WATCH: House votes on next steps in impeachment inquiry
Victim’s Family Responds To Boeing CEO’s Testimony

KUOW FM
House Passes Resolution Formalizing Impeachment Inquiry
As Impeachment Inquiry Moves Into Open Phase, Here’s What To Expect Next
Congress to Boeing CEO: Name your mistakes

NW Public Radio
U.S. House Passes Resolution Formalizing Impeachment Inquiry
Welcome To…Tac-Oly? Hunt Is On For Additional Commercial Airport To Serve Puget Sound Region (Keiser)
Experts Warn: Threats To 2020 U.S. Election Not Limited To Russia

Oregon Public Broadcasting
Abrupt Retirement Of African American Captain Highlights Washington State Patrol’s Diversity Issue (Orwall)

Q13 TV (Fox)
New security measures in place to prevent ballot tampering at South Sound facility

Web

Crosscut
How to die a good, green death
Seattle is suing the Trump administration over an alleged immigration ‘wealth test’

SeaTac Blog

Students steal the show at Glacier Middle School Grand Opening (Orwall)
Thousands of rape kits still wait to be tested in Washington. New grants will help reduce backlog.

Seattle P.I.
Pacific coast tsunami-risk maps: Building codes tweaked so we’ll survive

Wednesday, October 30

Immigrant victimized by ICE forgery doesn’t have to pay fees
A federal judge on Tuesday criticized the Justice Department for seeking legal fees from a Mexican immigrant who was the victim of a forgery by a government lawyer. Continue reading in the Bellingham Herald.

Senators grill Boeing CEO over plane involved in 2 crashes
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg faced withering questions from senators Tuesday about two crashes of 737 Max jets and whether the company concealed information about a critical flight system. Continue reading in the News Tribune.

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Associated Press
NCAA board approves athlete compensation for image, likeness
US finalizing rule to allow farmers to legally grow hemp
Diplomat: Bolton cautioned him about Giuliani and Ukraine
The Latest: Fed meets as data points to slowing growth
Senators grill Boeing CEO over plane involved in 2 crashes
Study triples population at risk of climate-triggered floods
Battle Ground public schools eliminate sex ed requirement

Aberdeen Daily World
Walls coming down at Aberdeen Armory building

Auburn Reporter
King County parents are still struggling with child care
Yakima County service providers, police and judges embrace mental health sales tax

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Immigrant victimized by ICE forgery doesn’t have to pay fees
Nooksack Tribe convinces the state to change this creek’s name because it’s offensive
Mayor fired by DSHS for ‘inappropriate relationship’

Chinook Observer
Safety Awards honor lifesaving work (Blake)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Everett Rep. Larsen: Boeing workers ‘deserve answers, too’
WaPo: Rampell: Even cooking books can’t make case for deregulation

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Life Flight joins county medevac providers
Protecting orcas starts with tech

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
DNR seeks more public input before moving forward with Silverdale land exchange

News Tribune (subscription required)
Veterans want answers as new data shows rise in cancers over two decades of war
Lot-size ordinance brings density argument to boil in Gig Harbor

Olympian (subscription required)
Sex offenders have rights — ‘No Trick-or-Treat’ signs trample them, Georgia judge rules

Puget Sound Business Journal
Closing of Sprint merger delayed until 2020, T-Mobile says
Where a $5 million war rages between Airbnb and the hotel industry
Boeing CEO to Congress: ‘We made mistakes’
Ultra-high-speed rail poses a solution for affordable housing, regional leaders say

Spokesman Review
As economies grow, so does homelessness in cities like Spokane, evidence suggests
Washington marijuana businesses report glass jars, packaging seized by U.S. Customs agents

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Justice might be found as rape kits finally tested (Orwall)

Washington Post
Two volatile meetings at the White House have become central to the impeachment inquiry
Live updates: Republicans press unfairness argument as Democrats push impeachment resolution forward, call more witnesses
Senate Democrats question Russia ambassador pick about Ukraine, impeachment
Testimony from career diplomats to outline Trump’s dark view of Ukraine
Islamic State defector inside Baghdadi’s hideout critical to success of raid, officials say
Winds are gusting above hurricane force in California, driving a new wildfire in the Los Angeles area
U.S. slowdown deepens as economic growth slips to 1.9 percent pace in third quarter

Whidbey News-Times
Crash into sewage station clogs traffic, causes fire
National salmonella outbreak from backyard poultry reaches county
Spin Cafe re-opens and re-organizes

Broadcast

KING5 TV (NBC)
Paine Field flooded with hundreds of fake noise complaints
Lawmaker says pressure from Washington, California forced NCAA student-athlete income rule change

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Senators grill Boeing CEO over plane involved in 2 crashes

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
New studies find toxic flame retardants in TVs that migrate into our bodies
WSDOT closely monitoring 157 bridges listed in poor condition statewide

KNKX FM
Washington AG rep among those testifying in congressional hearing on non-compete clauses
READ: House Democrats Release Draft Resolution On Impeachment Inquiry
23 Senators Demand Investigation Into Mismanagement Of Student Loan Program

NW Public Radio
Federal Judge Rules In Favor Of Immigrant In Washington Who Was Victimized By ICE Forgery

Q13 TV (Fox)
Aurora Bridge closure highlights state’s aging bridge system
Tacoma City Council postpones gun tax vote

Web

Civic Skunkworks
Our relationship with trade is badly broken. Can we fix it?

Fast Company
Exclusive: I left Google because of pregnancy discrimination (Keiser)

Seattle P.I.
Longtime company advocates Cantwell and Larsen blast Boeing brass
Her son was on a feeding tube when she became homeless. Then, she found a shelter designed to help

Slog
The Fallout of the Ban on Flavored Vapes

Tuesday, October 29

Boeing Company President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg (right) watches as family members hold up photographs of those killed in the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Lion Air Flight 610 crashes during a Senate Transportation Committee hearing on Boeing’s 737 Max on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday. — ‘Flying coffins’: Senators grill Boeing CEO over 737 crashes

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg faced tough questioning from senators on Tuesday about two crashes of 737 Max jets and whether the company concealed information about a critical flight system from regulators. “We have made mistakes, and we got some things wrong,” Muilenburg conceded. Read more in The Everett Herald

Builder working on house. — Secret deal helped housing industry stop tougher rules on climate change

Building codes in the United States are set by state and local officials, but they are usually based on model codes published by the International Code Council. Read more in the Puget Sound Business Journal.

Yakima County jail to convert to homeless shelter

Yakima County officials have announced a proposal to turn a jail into a homeless shelter and use an additional sales tax for funding. Read and watch more at KOMONews.com.

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Associated Press
‘Flying coffins’: Senators grill Boeing CEO over 737 crashes
U.S. travel industry to Chinese tourists: What trade war?
FAA: Jets hit by lasers while approaching Sea-Tac Airport
Army officer says he raised concerns about Trump and Ukraine
House Democrats plan 1st formal vote on impeachment inquiry
CEO will tell Congress that Boeing made mistakes on Max jet
Pending home sales reached a 21-month high in September
US consumer confidence falls for third consecutive month
Yakima County commissioners eye jail for homeless shelter
Amazon drops monthly fee to boost grocery delivery sales
Sumner-Bonney Lake schools reopen after strike resolved
Washington state county to pay $1M lawsuit over inmate death
Engineers discover bridge deterioration, prompt lane closure

Aberdeen Daily World
Walls coming down at Aberdeen Armory building
Summit Pacific’s CEO to host three community forums

Auburn Reporter
King County studies broadband access

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Federal judge blocks Alabama’s tough abortion law

The Daily News
Amendment would prepare state for natural catastrophes (Takko)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
More Americans keep dying while walking
Fake noise complaints inundate Everett’s Paine Field airport
After 6 months at sea, the USS Momsen comes home to Everett
Elders, UW students learn from each other at Edmonds center
WaPo: When an airplane design is questioned, Boeing gets defensive
Bloomberg: Boeing crisis may turn a pliant Congress from friend to foe

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Deadline looming to pass budget deal that would fund Navy, shipyard

News Tribune (subscription required)
Hundreds of Pierce County voters received 2 ballots for the upcoming general election
Sumner-Bonney Lake paraeducators vote to end strike, approve new contract with raises

Olympian (subscription required)
Fish and Wildlife says animal captured on home video in Olympia area was a cougar

Puget Sound Business Journal
Google, in rare stumble, posts 23% decline in profit
GM, Fiat Chrysler and Toyota side with Trump on emissions
New TB vaccine could save millions of lives, study suggests
With a new high, the stock market surprises skeptics yet again
Dissent erupts at Facebook over hands-off stance on political ads
Secret deal helped housing industry stop tougher rules on climate change

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle-area home price trends are driven by this hot, hot city. Hint: It’s not Seattle.
This data tool helps homeless people get housing. If you’re white, your chances are even better.
‘We made mistakes’: Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg testifies to Congress about 737 MAX
Pharma sells Washington state and others on ‘Netflix model’ to wipe out Hep C. But the cost is being kept from the public.
Editorial: Divisive issues no excuse for ‘revolution’ talk from elected officials
Editorial: Keep accountability high in handing out diplomas

Skagit Valley Herald
More fishers released into North Cascades
Work planned for Olympic Pipeline
County commissioners get update on homeless housing plan

Spokesman Review
Avista would not use California blackout strategy to prevent wildfires
Many Spokane homeless shelters operating at, above capacity as cold front rolls in

Yakima Herald Republic
One year after meeting on missing women, mother still wonders about her daughter’s death
Projects help fish habitat in upper Yakima Basin
East Valley investigates high school teacher’s use of racial slur on a white board

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KING5 TV (NBC)
WATCH LIVE: Boeing CEO testifies before Congress on 737 Max
Some Spokane vape shops sell flavoring separately. That’s illegal too, state says
WSDOT closes southbound Aurora Bridge lane for ‘advanced deterioration of steel’
Sea-Tac Airport launching first-ever program in the U.S. to assist those with hidden disabilities

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Tacoma considers new tax on guns and ammo
Aurora Bridge lane closure to continue while crews repair deteriorated steel
Yakima County jail to convert to homeless shelter

KUOW FM
Rising northwest waters bring tough choice: fight or flight
FACT CHECK: President Trump’s plans for Syrian oil
Students and parents protest racial slurs at north Seattle school

Q13 TV (Fox)
Classes resume in Sumner-Bonney Lake after paraeducators end strike
Korean-American community demands answers after deadly stabbing in Lakewood

Web

Crosscut
As homeless Washingtonians near the end of life, hospice workers offer comfort wherever needed

Monday, October 28

With eyes everywhere, Ring’s Neighbors app and other surveillance technologies deepen racial divides
It happened 2,000 miles away, but the Oct. 12 killing of Atatiana Jefferson hit the Rev. Kelle Brown hard. Jefferson, a 28-year-old Black woman, was in her Fort Worth, Texas, home playing video games with her nephew when she was shot by a white police officer, who was called to the home by a concerned neighbor. Read more in the Seattle Times.

Washington will still turn clocks back despite Daylight Saving Time law
Washington lawmakers may have approved permanent Daylight Saving Time last spring, but you will still have to turn your clocks back Nov. 3. That’s because Washington can’t actually do away with standard time unless Congress gives approval. Federal law allows states to opt out of Daylight Saving Time, but it doesn’t allow states to do the opposite. Hawaii and Arizona both operate on standard time year-round. Read and watch more on KING5

‘Sitting in class hungry’: Schools wary of Trump plan to end free school lunches for some
Nearly 1 million low-income students would lose automatic access to free school lunches under a proposal from President Donald Trump’s administration that aims to limit the number of people receiving federal food stamps. And advocates say even more could lose free meals as the implications of the cuts ripple across low-income schools. But the Trump administration says those concerns are overblown. Read more in the Kitsap Sun.

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Associated Press
Georgia county’s experience shows perils of ransomware
Facebook launches a news section
2 measles cases from exposure at Portland, Oregon airport
Restaurants getting used to Eugene’s single-use ordinance
Prosecutor rules deputy justified in shooting, killing man
Sound Transit abandons pricey Seattle light rail tunnels
Sumner-Bonney Lake schools closed due to strike
ICE seeks new Washington state airports for operations

Bend Bulletin
I-5 bridge replacement talks restart while old wounds heal (Wylie)

Columbian
Interstate 5 Bridge committee holds first official meeting (Cleveland)
Bistate I-5 Bridge committee to meet Friday in Vancouver (Cleveland)
Health exchange offers preview
In Our View: Student discipline challenges school districts
In Our View: Cheers & Jeers: Building bridge; riled over rent (I-5 bridge meeting)
In Our View: State on right side of pipeline expansion issue

The Daily News
Longview declares severe weather event
Woodland resident gives $100,000 to start LCC scholarship endowment
Sharing the untold story of ‘Washington Territory’s Grand Lady’
Kalama city officials, businesses report progress on flood prevention
A look back at Cowlitz County during ‘bone-dry,’ Prohibition years

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Halting the cycle from jail to homelessness
State gets $5.3 million to address 8,000 untested rape kits
Will you get what Social Security promises?
McCusker: Decline in religious faith has an impact on the economy
Viewpoints: We can bring salmon back to urban North Creek
Bloomberg: US annual budget deficit nears $1 trillion
WaPo: FAA continues to de-emphasize hands-on scrutiny of safety
WaPo: Pentagon gives $10 billion deal to Microsoft, spurning Amazon

Inlander
Why a new state law meant to protect vulnerable tenants eliminated the wiggle room for paying rent on time (Kuderer)

Islands’ Weekly
Entries still accepted for butterfly land preservation

Kitsap Sun
Signs-up for health benefit exchange open Friday
After nonnative fish farming ban, Cooke Aquaculture plans a shift in Puget Sound
‘Sitting in class hungry’: Schools wary of Trump plan to end free school lunches for some
Getting teens enough sleep: Central Kitsap School District explores options for start time changes
Supreme Court: State employee birthdates are public record

Kent Reporter
Boeing continues to test Kent Space Center site for contamination

News Tribune (subscription required)
Is Tacoma giving away public property in restructure of Click network? City says no.

Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON CLALLAM: Marbled murrelet plan to be discussed

Puget Sound Business Journal
Which antitrust investigations should Big Tech worry about?
Before deadly crashes, Boeing pushed for law that undercut oversight
Bonuses for Boeing workers eliminated for 2019
DOD awards early phase of $10B JEDI to Microsoft
Opinion: Empathy is more critical than ever
Pentagon pushes tech industry to help U.S. retain military edge

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Letter to the Editor: Hybrid fees: Out-of-touch Legislature (Saldaña)
With eyes everywhere, Ring’s Neighbors app and other surveillance technologies deepen racial divides | Naomi Ishisaka
California wildfires erupt in LA, burn in wine country
Wall Street seeks a valuable resource from Washington state’s aging farmers: their water
‘Disturbing’ allegations about Bothell High football players, but no criminal charges | Times Watchdog
Despite promising to stop, Facebook and Google are still selling political ads in Washington state

Seattle Weekly
Executive Constantine, Bellevue PD respond to ICE accusations

Skagit Valley Herald
Drug court program still going strong
Whidbey Island study takes a look at area otters
NOAA considers doing more to protect orcas from boat traffic
Mount Vernon City Council extends homeless parking rule
Burlington council commits to state housing funding

Spokesman Review
$29 million bond could pave way for family medicine residencies at Pullman Regional Hospital
Class sizes shrink for youngest students in Spokane Public Schools
Column: Recent income growth in Spokane outpaces state, nation

Tri-City Herald
Experts criticize how cleanup is prioritized at sites like Hanford
Guest Opinion: We need a deliberate approach to 21st Century transportation technologies

USA Today
HBCU, black parents saddled with risky college student debt because of Parent PLUS Loan
Impeachment: DOJ appeals order to release secret evidence gathered by Robert Mueller in Russia investigation

Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
Bistate I-5 bridge committee to meet Friday In Vancouver (Cleveland)

The Washington Post
With Baghdadi in their sights, U.S. troops launched a ‘dangerous and daring nighttime raid’
Three big questions after Baghdadi’s death
Power Up: Trump seizes on Baghdadi raid to paint Democrats as dangerous leakers
The Daily 202: Does Trump trust Putin more than Pelosi? Baghdadi death shows politicization of national security.
The Energy 202: Trump’s desire ‘to take’ Syrian oil presents a barrelful of problems
‘It feels like a horror movie’: Republicans feel anxious and adrift defending Trump
Bolton’s former deputy fails to show up for Hill deposition as he seeks court ruling to resolve dispute over testifying
Live updates: Key witness defies subpoena; Trump, Republican allies resume attack on impeachment process
Sen. Johnson, ally of Trump and Ukraine, surfaces in crucial episodes in the saga
‘Our daughter died in vain’: What Boeing learns from plane crashes

Yakima Herald Republic
Flu season draws nearer – and shots are available throughout Yakima
Harvest festival in Granger raises awareness about new paid family leave program

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Sea-Tac Airport launching first-ever program in the U.S. to assist those with hidden disabilities
Washington will still turn clocks back despite Daylight Saving Time law (Riccelli)
Tacoma City Council to vote on proposed gun tax
$30 car tabs: Too good to be true? (Hobbs)

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Anti-Semitic graffiti scrawled on Holocaust Center in Seattle
Students excluded from school; religious exemptions rise after new MMR vaccine law
Drug maker to pay Washington state nearly $2.2 million as part of fraud investigation

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Puget Sound area firefighters heading to California to help battle massive wildfires
Sammamish named among top small cities in America

KNKX
Quinault leader is elected president of Indian Country
Washington state’s first museum of Latino culture, history opens in Seattle
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks to thousands in Vancouver, B.C.

KUOW
Indian Country elects Washington’s Fawn Sharp national president
DoJ Review Of Russia Probe Now Is Criminal Case; Dems Charge WH Interference

Northwest Public Radio
Washington And Oregon Have Legal Weed But Embrace Vaping Restrictions, Warning Of Black Market
Battle Of Washington State Tech Giants: Pentagon Awards $10B Contract To Microsoft Over Amazon

Q13 TV (FOX)
Sumner-Bonney Lake schools closed again Monday; tentative deal reached to end strike
The Divide: Sheriffs & ‘Safe’ Injection

Web

Crosscut
“I belong in this community.” A new museum tells the Pacific Northwest history of Latinx identity
Could Columbia River sturgeon become a source of high-end caviar? The Yakama Nation is counting on it

Friday, October 25

Washington State Supreme Court — (Rachel La Corte / The Associated Press, file)

Washington Supreme Court says state employee birth dates are public record
Government transparency and labor legislation haven’t just been recent front-burner issues at the Legislature. They’ve often blown into pure political fire, as interest groups struggle to shift the scales of power. Read more in the Seattle Times

Maintenance man works inside of a clocktower. — A custodian sets the time back an hour in advance of the end of daylight savings time on a historic clock in Clay Center, Kansas, in November 2010. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Dreading the coming gloom? Blame Congress for not making daylight saving time permanent
It’s already too late to fix the clock this year. Congress has failed to pass legislation to allow states to stay on permanent daylight saving time. On Nov. 3, we return to tiresome old Standard Time. Some people like that, but most don’t. Read more in the Seattle Times

Evidence freezer filled with untested rape kits. — The evidence freezer located in the vault at the Washington State Patrol Crime Laboratory Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, in Vancouver, Wash. (amanda Ray/Yakima Herald-Republic)

State receives additional $2.5 million to help clear rape kit backlog
A new federal grant will fund work to end Washington’s rape kit backlog and support a new effort to add DNA profiles of thousands of offenders to a national database. Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s office will receive $2.5 million in federal grants for the state’s sexual assault kit program. Of that, $1 million will fund the effort to add DNA profiles of thousands of convicted offenders — court-ordered DNA tests that still haven’t been collected — to the federal DNA evidence database known as CODIS, or Combined DNA Index System. Read more in the Yakima Herald-Republic