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Tuesday, April 9
Associated Press
Oregon lawmakers move to prepare for interstate pot commerce
Subsidized housing renters pay price in roaches, mold, leaks
Fish and Wildlife documents a wolf pack west of the Cascades for the first time
US measles tally hits 465, with most illnesses in kids
Cold February has pushed wheat crop back 1 month
Aberdeen Daily World
How local legislators voted in Olympia (Takko, Van de Wege, Blake, Chapman, Tharinger)
Bothell Reporter
Bothell councilmembers meet with state lawmakers (Reed, Fey, Stanford, Palumbo, Slatter, Walen, Kuderer, Kloba, Liias)
Columbian
Gun seizures in Clark County surge in law’s 2nd year
Washington’s school levy bill appears dead after unions object to amendments (Wellman, Mullet)
Clark County measles outbreak may be halfway over (Stonier)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Editorial: Restore prisoners’ access to books, Pell grants
Letter: Impressed with service shown at Paine Field terminal
First half of property-tax bill comes due April 30
Dummies used by carpool violators could lead to a $200 fine
They could stand the noise if Growlers stuck to flight path
Federal Way Mirror
An embarrassment to the community (Wilson, Reeves, Pellicciotti)
Island’s Weekly
Lopez School Board Climate Action resolution delivered to Congress
Journal of the San Juan Islands
The license plate for stewardship passes state legislature (Lekanoff, Lovelett)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Legislators consider ferry fare, vehicle fee bumps to pay for new state ferries (Randall, Hansen)
Another tax headache ahead: IRS is changing paycheck withholdings and it’ll be a doozy
News Tribune (subscription required)
Kirstjen Nielsen resigns as secretary of Department of Homeland Security, Trump says
Central Pierce Fire says levy proposal would allow it to keep up with growing call volume
New York Times
Trump Says the U.S. Is ‘Full.’ Much of the Nation Has the Opposite Problem.
U.S. Readies Another $11 Billion in Tariffs on E.U.
Justice Dept. Works on Applying Sentencing Law as Critics Point to Delays
Olympian (subscription required)
Public hearing coming on Thurston County courthouse plan
Gas prices are rising fast in Olympia. Here’s how long it should last
Peninsula Daily News
State Senate, House don’t see eye to eye on budgets (Van De Wege)
School librarians demonstrate at the Capitol to protest funding cuts
Puget Sound Business Journal
Bay Area tech company the latest to expand in Seattle
Amazon’s Alexa approved to share HIPAA-regulated health information
Renton Reporter
Op-Ed: Lawmakers need to re-examine budget before adjourning
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Washington State Bar Association in turmoil as allegations, lawsuits mount against governing board
Boeing’s production cut catches suppliers and stock market off guard
Seattle bars and nightclubs are training employees to save people from overdoses
Editorial: Budget for behavioral health promising (Dhingra)
Opinion: The U.S. Attorney is wrong: Push for safe-consumption spaces
Editorial: Revisit fisheries study to save orcas
Editorial: Don’t allow inequitable school levies (Wellman, Mullet, Palumbo)
Opinion: Washington state is ready to put an end to the death penalty
Skagit Valley Herald
Conservation district to pursue tax request
Spokesman Review
‘It’s the law’ Inslee says of state patrol security on campaign trips (Frockt, Darneille, Rolfes)
Spokane to net $200 million in state transportation funding; most to go to North Spokane Corridor (Riccelli, Billig)
Guest Editorial: Dalynn Parrish: Protect patients’ safety by protecting hospital staff’s health (Riccelli, Ormsby)
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: FDA wise to hold hearings on safety of CBD-infused products
Washington Post
Trump removes Secret Service director as purge of DHS leadership widens
As White House questions climate change, U.S. military is planning for it
CDC finds 78 new measles cases as outbreak sprints toward record and experts blame anti-vaxxers
Whidbey News-Times
Letter: There’s much more that the taxpayer needs to know
Yakima Herald Republic
New state legislation may provide future solutions as recycling options dwindle
Kickbacks, a lifetime ban and Tom Cruise movies: Inside the attorney general’s case against Tim Eyman
Yakima County child cares see new pressure and opportunity
Broadcast
KUOW FM
Barr: Mueller Report Out Within 1 Week; IG Report On Russia Inquiry This Summer
Web
Civic Skunkworks
The case for universal wage transparency
Crosscut
More immigrants report arrests at WA courthouses, despite outcry
MyNorthwest.com
Eyman says he never laundered money, pocketed donations
Pierce County report identifies 1,486 people experiencing homelessness
Washington DOC to alter policy and allow used books for prisoners
Seattle P.I.
Even with the relatively rosy PNW lifestyle, home ownership is a hard sell for millennials
Trump would hit National Weather Service with $75 million cut
Slog
The Washington State Lawmaker Who Also Works for a Foreign Government (Dhingra)
Opinion: Why Seattleites Should Give a Damn About Washington Wildfires
Joe Nguyen Is an AOC of the Washington Senate (Nguyen)
Monday, April 8
Associated Press
Washington state raises smoking age to 21
In ‘gut punch,’ Eyman may face possible lifetime ban from managing PAC finances
Proposal in Olympia would allow longer detentions for people in crisis (Dhingra, Nguyen)
Incomplete hides rising death rates in Northwest jails (Goodman)
Trump officials blamed for slowing down nuke site cleanup
Eyman could face possible lifetime ban in state lawsuit
Washington senator registers to lobby for Cambodia
3rd federal judge blocks citizenship question on 2020 census
New rules would allow longer forced holds (Dhingra)
Aberdeen Daily World
‘Opportunity zones’ spur new state tax incentives (Chapman)
Oped: Let’s tax extraordinary wealth instead of work (Tharinger)
Arlington Times
Opinion: More hatchery fish needed
Auburn Reporter
Would rent control work in Washington? (Macri, Kuderer)
Letter: There are bigger issues than plastic bags (Das)
Bothell Reporter
Would rent control work in Washington? (Macri, Kuderer)
Columbian
Clark County school districts are in the red (Stonier)
Above-normal fire potential, four-month forecast says
Stonier-sponsored bill addressing public-sector unions advances (Stonier, Wylie)
In Our View: Time to lay foundation for infrastructure effort
Humane Society for Southwest Washington to launch $10 million campaign (Cleveland)
The Daily News
Herrera Beutler plans telephone town hall
California man buys 61 houses in county, sparking concerns about rising rents
Capitol Dispatch: State budget proposals fall short of school funding requests (Takko)
The Inlander
How many school districts in Washington don’t teach sex ed at all? Not many, says state agency
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Citizen’s Advisory Group recommends fire and EMS merger
April Community Meetings on Oil Spill Response in San Juan County
Editorial: Fire and EMS should merge
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Understanding orcas’ social networks could be key to helping them survive
Officials move ahead with project that will bring supportive housing to homeless
South Kitsap School District takes a different tack in training for an active shooter
Opinion: Do you like independent physicians? This state budget proposal doesn’t. (Tharinger, Cody)
News Tribune (subscription required)
New cities in Pierce County? Community Plans lay the groundwork for incorporation
It’s clothed and fed Pierce County kids for decades. Now nonprofit is faced with closure
Misconceptions anger homeless veteran
New York Times
U.S. Wants to Allow More Foreign Workers While Also Restricting Immigration
Kirstjen Nielsen Resigns as Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary
Peninsula Daily News
State Senate, House don’t see eye to eye on budgets (Van De Wege, Chapman, Tharinger)
Legislation to confiscate firearms in domestic violence situations moves forward (Jinkins)
Forks Aquatic Center can’t use timber sales revenue to fix building
Renton Reporter
Would rent control work in Washington? (Macri, Kuderer)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Legislators want to recession-proof higher education funding in Washington (Hansen, Palumbo)
Washington is third-best state for millennials, survey finds
How your Washington state representatives voted on a bill to raise school levies (Bergquist, Cody, Dolan, Fitzgibbon, Hansen, Hudgins, Jinkins, Macri, Ormsby, Pollet, Robinson, Ryu, Senn, Springer, Stanford, Sullivan, Tarleton, Tharinger)
Ask An Expert: Here’s what it’s like to get around Seattle for some people who use a wheelchair
Washington’s top prison official vows to make sure inmates can still get used books
A Washington state senator praised the Cambodian government last year. Then it gave him a $500,000 lobbying contract.
For victims’ loved ones, latest Boeing 737 MAX tragedy leaves anguish, anger, and lots of questions
Relief for Seattle-area condo buyers as prices drop amid flood of new units
Beason: I told you my reaction to ‘Seattle Is Dying.’ Here’s what you told me.
Seattle Weekly
Would rent control work in Washington? (Macri, Kuderer)
Western Washington faces elevated wildfire risk in 2019
State wants to rein in Eyman and he can’t stop it from trying
Spokesman Review
Cold February puts Washington wheat farmers a month behind
Even opponents can try to cash in on a hero bill (Cody, Rolfes)
Legislature continues to look at changes in college aid programs (Palumbo)
Future middle schools: More glass, light, academic ‘neighborhoods’ envisioned
Opinion: Protect patients’ safety by protecting hospital staff’s health (Riccelli, Ormsby)
Letter: What’s your plan?
Tri-City Herald
They hoped families were moving into the new duplexes. But it was a farm worker labor camp
Hundreds of Tri-Cities students are at risk of not graduating. What parents need to know
Editorial: Dried crops, dwindling fish runs, brown lawns. This plan helps solve our water woes
USA Today
Booming measles cases rocket toward record: Up nearly 100 from last week
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Training for paraeducators should be funded
Editorial: Governor quickly offers solution to prison book concern
Washington Post
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen leaving Trump administration amid surge of migrants
Trump administration nearly doubles H-2B guest visa program, which brings many Mexican workers
Attorneys general say Trump administration is withholding critical student loan information
The Health 202: Pharmacy middlemen are under scrutiny for pushing up drug prices
Whidbey News-Times
County reviews code changes to address housing crisis
Hospital board may consider big bonus for departing CEO
Residents question Growler flight path at OLF Coupeville
North Whidbey Middle school student accused of hate crime
County opioid outreach one of most successful in region
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Group shares personal testimony urging lawmakers for more affordable housing in Washington East Link light rail between Seattle and Redmond halfway done
Parkland 4th graders petitioned for ‘Suciasaurus rex’ to be Washington state dinosaur (Morgan)
Proposal for longer involuntary commitment holds in Washington (Dhingra)
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
New tobacco age limit signed into law
Anger over DOC decision to ban used books from Seattle nonprofit
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
How’s traffic in the SR 99 tunnel? WSDOT releases data
KUOW FM
Seawalls and orcas: Tougher rules aim to save salmon habitat along Puget Sound
100K Washingtonians could lose food stamps under proposed SNAP changes
NW Public Radio
New plan would return California condors to Northwest skies
Those experiencing mental health crisis find themselves stuck in ER, with nowhere else to go
Western WA has a new wolf pack, first in decades
Idaho Gov Brad Little vetoes bill that would have made ballot initiatives tougher
Q13 TV (Fox)
The Divide: Recognizing Racism
Web
Crosscut
WA lawmakers pass on whale-watching ban aimed at helping orcas (Blake, Rolfes, Fitzgibbon)
WA advocates are asking for $100M more to fight homelessness (Frockt)
NPI’s Cascadia Advocate
Bill to enshrine Patient Protection Act provisions into state law heads to Inslee (Cleveland, Davis)
Seattle P.I.
How’s traffic in the SR 99 tunnel? Up overall, but down at peak times
Slog
Sen. Mark Mullet Says His Amendment Doesn’t Cut Teacher Pay. He’s Wrong. (Mullet, Wellman, Palumbo)
State of Reform
Senate budget funds study of state production of generic drugs (Van De Wege)
Friday, April 5
Associated Press
Washington Senate passes $52.2 billion budget proposal
Gov. declares drought emergency in Central Washington
Motel 6 agrees to pay $12 million to settle lawsuit
Number of wolves continues to grow in Washington state
Supreme Court orders new sentence for juvenile offender
US proposes plan for Washington tribe to resume whale hunts
New rules would allow longer forced holds of people in mental crisis (Dhingra)
Inslee declares drought emergency in Central Washington
Arlington Times
Letter: Schools already get lots of funding
Auburn Reporter
Western Washington faces elevated wildfire risk in 2019
King County Flood Control District seeks public comment
Sound Transit seeks $790 million federal grant for light rail extension
City says it can’t lift its budget blues with cuts alone
Bainbridge Island Review
Legislation to confiscate firearms in domestic violence situations moves forward
Bothell Reporter
What’s next for the I-405 master plan?
Columbian
Stonier-sponsored bill addressing public-sector unions advances (Stonier, Wylie)
In Our View: Legislature should help medical school succeed
The Daily News
No solution in sight for homeless at Lions Shelter
Everett Herald (subscription required)
WaPo: ‘We own it’: Boeing CEO apologizes, acknowledges company’s role
Editorial: Keep loophole closed in domestic violence act
The Island Guardian
Washington’s Wolf Population Increases For 10th Straight Year
Island’s Weekly
The license plate for stewardship passes state congress (Lovelett, Lekanoff)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Mason County studies the feasibility of a new jail
New York Times
U.S. Adds 196,000 Jobs in March, a Return to Solid Growth
Renton Reporter
Western Washington faces elevated wildfire risk in 2019
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Facing opioid and foster-care crisis, Spokane’s Rising Strong seeks to keep families together
After late-night amendments, fate of school levy bill remains unclear in Washington Legislature (Palumbo, Mullet)
Brian Moran, Trump’s appointee as U.S. attorney in Western Washington, promises ‘nonpolitical,’ measured approach to issues
Motel 6 to pay Washington $12M for giving information on 80,000 guests to ICE
Washington’s state health department will investigate scare over dental equipment in Seattle school clinics
Opinion: The tents will not go away until the state helps fund services
Editorial: Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act
Seattle Weekly
Western Washington faces elevated wildfire risk in 2019
Spokesman Review
Senate passes $52.2 billion operating budget; proposal to support 20 new WSU Spokane medical school students fails (Rolfes, Billig)
Condon sends Sprague rehabilitation project out to bid without bikeways; Sen. Billig says not so fast (Billig)
Opinion: Rec tax proposal poorly crafted
Tri-City Herald
Aquatics center bill is so close Pasco can smell the chlorine – almost
Vancouver Business Journal
Clark County seeks volunteers to fill position on Columbia River Gorge Commission
Port of Vancouver reports record-breaking cargo tonnage
Washington Post
Potentially damaging information in Mueller report ushers in new political fight
White House maneuvers to block release of Trump’s tax returns
The U.S. added 196,000 jobs in March as economy shows signs of spring bounce
FDA, N.Y. attorney general take steps to police stem cell industry
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Snohomish County cleared 11 tons of trash and derelict RVs this week
Cities outside Seattle compete for tech companies as Bellevue welcomes Amazon
Problem stretch of I-5 in Tacoma getting lower speed limit soon
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Teachers say amendment to bill would cut salaries by thousands (Mullet)
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Environmentalists see key window of opportunity to help Orcas survive
Vaccine wars: Social media battle outbreak of bogus claims
Amazon’s move to Bellevue may spark declining Seattle rents, economist says
Gov. Inslee honors organ donors, urges others to become donors
New rules would allow longer forced holds of people in mental crisis (Dhingra)
KNKX FM
Orca advocates urge Legislature to pass emergency package for Puget Sound orcas
KXRO
Satsop River dredging could return (Van De Wege, Takko, Blake)
NW Public Radio
Makah Tribe could again hunt whales off Washington coast
Q13 TV (Fox)
Inslee declares drought emergency in Central Washington
Vaccine wars: Social media sites battle outbreak of bogus claims
Web
Crosscut
Facing cuts, Seattle school librarians fight to save their budget (Saldana, Carlyle)
Seattle officials vow to move forward with safe injection sites, despite U.S. attorney threat
Opinion: Overworked nurses are a danger to patients. WA can change this
MyNorthwest.com
Amazon, Microsoft on opposite ends of tax debate in Olympia
Seattle P.I.
Wash. AG Ferguson deep sixes Motel 6, orders $12 million settlement
Slog
In the Middle of the Night, Two Senate Democrats Slipped Poison Pill Amendments into an Education Bill (Palumbo, Mullet, Wellman, Pedersen)
Thursday, April 4
Associated Press
Seattle’s new US Attorney says no to safe injection site
Groups sue to restrict salmon fishing, help Northwest orcas
Report: Nearly 400 structurally deficient Washington bridges
Pioneering legal pot states aim to ease rules on industry
Montana congressman confronts Inslee over coal-fired power
Washington may pursue nonlethal ways to control wolves
Auburn Reporter
YMCA and Nexus Youth and Families join forces to open new housing for homeless youth in Auburn
Columbian
In Our View: Measles milestone reinforces our vaccine stance (Stonier, Wylie)
The Daily News
Kelso council report shows serious crime up last year
Jamie Herrera Beutler bill to help medically-complex children on Medicaid passes Senate
Local school stand by bills to separate state testing, graduation requirements
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Once again, state rules for school levies are up for debate (Dolan, Robinson, Liias)
Is a low-carbon fuel standard running out of political gas? (Hobbs)
WaPo: National Institutes of Health tightens security
Editorial: State lawmakers seek greater oil-train safety
Federal Way Mirror
Letter: SB 5395 aims to educate about consent (Pellicciotti, Reeves, Wilson)
Kent Reporter
Legislature passes bill to strengthen no-contact orders against sex traffickers (Entenman)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Is a cheaper Hanford cleanup possible? She says keep an open mind to these ideas
New York Times
Trump Administration Sued Over Rollback of School Lunch Standards
Senate Republicans Go ‘Nuclear’ to Speed Up Trump Confirmations
Trump Poised to Announce China Summit Meeting as Trade Deal Nears Completion
Olympian (subscription required)
Longtime Lacey teacher diagnosed with ALS has died
Effort to open behavioral health facility near Olympia gets $1.5M boost
Peninsula Daily News
‘Ghost gun’ bill moves to state Senate committee (Valdez)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Issaquah students walk out over racist invitation to dance that mimicked signs in other states
Why Boeing’s emergency directions may have failed to save 737 MAX
Seattle port slated for $500 million upgrade for larger ships and new cruise berth
Seattle’s new U.S. Attorney says he won’t allow city to open safe-injection site
Kickbacks, a lifetime ban and Tom Cruise movies: Inside the attorney general’s case against Tim Eyman
Editorial: Give all students the tools they need for college or training
Sequim Gazette
Morse Creek curve barrier funding in House budget (Van De Wege, Tharinger, Chapman)
Skagit Valley Herald
Skagit Transit proposing fee for paratransit service
Spokesman Review
Ecology Department grants $15,000 for creek cleanup at Hangman Valley Golf Course
State could require tax returns from presidential candidates
Horizon Middle School breaks ground on two-year remodel project
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Opioid prescription guidelines must not be eliminated
Washington Post
Crash report says Ethiopian pilots performed Boeing’s recommendations to stop doomed aircraft from diving
Limited information Barr has shared about Russia investigation frustrated some on Mueller’s team
House Democrats seek 6 years of Trump’s personal and business tax returns
Philadelphia plans to open supervised opioid injection facility despite federal lawsuit
Whidbey News-Times
County needs more supportive and affordable housing, officials say
Mobile home park’s wells go dry
Bats will find new homes at Fort Casey
Sound Off: Democrats are in charge but GOP is helping steer the debate (Sullivan)
Letter: Puget Sound Energy was not transparent on bill
Broadcast
KGMI
Electric car charging station comes to Lakeway (Lekanoff, Morris)
KING5 TV (NBC)
Report: Median price homes unaffordable for average Washington worker
Groups sue to restrict salmon fishing, help Northwest orcas
First charges under Washington Animal Trafficking Act for selling ivory
Issaquah students protest racist incident with school walk-out
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Governor Inslee signs Brennen’s Law
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Issaquah High School students stage walkout amidst racist poster circulating
Supporters of orca whale recovery put pressure on legislature to pass protection bills (Fitzgibbon, Rolfes)
KPQ
State Legislature Prepping for 2020 Census (Gregerson)
KXRO
Satsop River dredging could return (Van De Wege, Takko, Blake)
NW Public Radio
Booked and buried: suicide is the leading cause of death in Northwest jails
Federal judge upholds Obama-era expansion of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
Two accused of selling ivory are first charged under Washington wildlife trafficking law
70 percent of jail deaths in Washington and Oregon involve people innocent by law
Q13 TV (Fox)
Scientists: We can’t save the southern resident orcas alone
Educators push for statewide dialogue on race and diversity following racist incident in Issaquah (Ortiz-Self)
Seattle proposes safe parking lots for homeless people, some community members push back
Web
Seattle P.I.
Lawsuit blames fisheries management for decline of southern resident orca population
Hot, dry Washington weather outlook leading into wildfire season raises concerns for officials
Wednesday, April 3
Associated Press
State wildlife-trafficking initiative: First charges filed
Washington company avoids fine for radioactive particles
Pioneering legal pot states aim to ease rules on industry (Saldaña)
Aberdeen Daily World
How local lawmakers voted in Olympia (Takko, Van de Wege, Blake, Chapman, Tharinger)
County Commission passes resolution opposing implementation of I-1639
Lewis County commissioners won’t pursue ‘Sanctuary County’ status on new gun laws
Auburn Reporter
King County approves bargaining agreement with 60 unions
Law enforcement oversight office seeks subpoena power
Call for peace, unity, understanding (Das)
Chinook Observer
North Cove/Tokeland erosion solutions up for discussion (Blake)
Columbian
Oregon governor: Time to plan new Interstate 5 bridge is now (Cleveland)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Alleged Everett ivory smuggler boasted of hundreds of sales
Snohomish family detained by Border Patrol while on vacation
Grand jury subpoena shows sweep of Boeing 737 criminal probe
Harrop: They didn’t listen to Churchill either; at first
Letter: Restore Columbia salmon by suspending fishing for four years
Kitsap Sun
Kitsap County’s top salmon-blocking culvert set for removal
New York Times
How Rupert Murdoch’s Empire of Influence Remade the World
Subpoena for Mueller Report and Documents Approved by House Judiciary Committee
Short of Workers, U.S. Builders and Farmers Crave More Immigrants
Trump Retreats on Health Care After McConnell Warns it Won’t Happen
What’s Life Like as a Student at U.S.C.? Depends on the size of your bank account
Peninsula Daily News
Commissioner of Public Lands highlights fire suppression bill in visit (Van De Wege, Chapman)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Drug sites upend doctor-patient relations: ‘It’s restaurant-menu medicine’
If the Mexican border is closed, expect shortages and price spikes
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Doomed 737 MAX’s pilots apparently followed Boeing’s emergency directions
Lawmakers want all paraeducators in Washington schools to complete formal training — but will they pay for it? (Sullivan)
‘What is the mayor’s vision?’ Seattle to scale back new bike lanes amid delayed projects
Seattle rents growing at among slowest rates in country as apartment boom reaches record
FYI Guy: Is Seattle dying? Not if you look at crime rates from the ’80s and ’90s
Westneat: Court pours cold dose of reality on Seattle’s hot homelessness debate
Opinion: Expand career-connected learning across Washington state
Editorial: Northwest Center: A win for people with disabilities and employers
Spokesman-Review
Committee backs money for nonlethal wolf control
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers says she’ll defend Israel, combat socialism as Congressional rep to U.N.
Washington nurses, hospitals at odds over bill limiting overtime, requiring rest breaks (Riccelli)
Tri-City Herald
Can Trump administration’s Hanford proposal meet legal deadlines? No, says Sen. Cantwell
Is a cheaper Hanford cleanup possible? She says keep an open mind to these ideas
Suicide is a real risk for veterans. This Army vet is taking a major step to stop it
USA Today
There are nearly 400 reported cases of measles in the US. What are states doing about it?
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Raising age to buy tobacco is sound policy
Washington Post
House panel votes to authorize subpoenas to obtain full Mueller report
IMF blames Trump’s trade policy for economic slowdown — not the Fed
Pelosi demands changes to Trump’s trade deal with Mexico, Canada
Yakima Herald Republic
Wapato students help NASA make trips to outer space safe and tasty
Yakima Valley growers, labor providers waiting for Trump border decision
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Orca protection bills face critical deadline
Issaquah students plan walkout after racially-insensitive post
Neighbors fight proposed North Cascades mine
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Spring bout of more ‘severe’ flu strain hitting Washington
Lawmakers poised to increase statute of limitations for sexual assault (Pettigrew, Frame)
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
‘A light bulb went off’: Lawmaker revives drug fighting bill after ‘Seattle is Dying’ show
2 groups sue Trump administration over orca starvation, deaths
Lead shot possibly to blame for deaths of nearly 60 swans
Issaquah High students plan walkout over racist post by classmate
Gov. Inslee touts clean-energy policy in Washington, D.C. (Carlyle)
KNKX FM
How efforts to solve homelessness are unfolding in Washington’s Legislature
Two men accused of selling ivory are first to be charged under wildlife trafficking law
Seattle school librarians head to Olympia in an attempt to stave off cuts
KUOW FM
The bill aimed at closing Washington’s gender wage gap
Two Washington men accused of selling ivory are first to be charged under wildlife trafficking law
Q13 TV (Fox)
Officials: Nearly 1/3 of 2018 Seattle homicide victims were homeless
Issaquah students say racist incident should serve as a lesson
Mom says terminally ill son was exposed to measles at hospital
Web
Crosscut
WA Democrats want to tax the wealthy. But how would they spend it? (Billig, Rolfes)
Overworked nurses are a danger to patients. WA can change this
WA is already burning and that could mean another smoky summer
Opinion: In Olympia, government greed over public need
Building a seawall? These ‘fish cops’ might come knocking (Van De Wege, Fitzgibbon)
Progressive or fauxgressive? State Democrats want to let local property taxes rise (Sullivan, Rolfes, Mullet)
Schmudget
Funding for 2020 census outreach is imperative
Seattle P.I.
Anti-vaxxers lose: Measles vaccination bill poised to pass Legislature (Cleveland)