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Wednesday, April 17
Associated Press
Resurrected Seattle traffic camera proposal clears House (Fitzgibbon)
EU threatens to tax $20 billion of US goods over Boeing aid
Asylum seekers who show credible fear not eligible for bond
State Senate OKs step toward year-round daylight saving time
Senate passes measure to create long-term care program
Starbucks expanding solar, enough to power 360 Texas stores
House OKs bill to vacate some marijuana convictions
Resurrected Seattle traffic camera proposal clears House
Malnourished gray whale found dead in Seattle’s Elliott Bay
Arlington Times
Arlington careful in planning growth
Auburn Reporter
Senate passes House bill to provide healthier food for students (Wilson)
Stokesbary statement on House Democrats’ passage of title only data privacy bill (Carlyle)
Fortunato urges veto of economically damaging legislation
Human waste: Unlikely climate change hero?
Lawmakers need to re-examine budget before adjourning
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
People busted for small-time pot possession get a break from state Legislature (Nguyen, Goodman, Fitzgibbon)
Bill allowing parents to sue for the wrongful death of adult children heads to governor (Santos, Goodman, Springer, Hasegawa)
Columbian
In Our View: Keep gillnet ban, but assist commercial anglers
The Daily News
Business, community rally to support DeRosier family
Kelso council honors slain deputy, law enforcement
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Everett gets 40 new beds for at-risk youth and young adults
Emotional day for families as wrongful death bill is passed
After years of easy riding, gas prices going up
Illness sidelines Sen. McCoy as pace of lawmaking heats up (McCoy)
WaPo: Rampell: Citizenship question in census would degrade data
Letter: If the state wans to keep clam, it should be a geoduck
Letter: Have parents pay for school extras, not local taxpayers
Federal Way Mirror
House passes Wilson bill to expand access to early learning programs (Wilson)
Sex ed bill: Fact or fiction (Wilson)
The Inlander
Washington’s tax system disproportionately impacts middle and low-income families. Could state lawmakers change that this year? (Jinkins, Billig)
The Island Guardian
Local Union Sues Their Union
Islands’ Weekly
Larsen hosts community coffee
Guest Column: The death of Tahlequah’s calf
Kent Reporter
Legislature passes bill to help homeowners facing foreclosure from property tax hikes (Orwall)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Bill to help homeless college students heads to Inslee’s desk (Randall)
Monroe Monitor
Democrats in Olympia push through governor’s “green” agenda and public health care coverage bills. Union-protection measure awaits final vote. (Blake)
News Tribune (subscription required)
People busted for small-time pot possession get a break from state Legislature (Fitzgibbon)
Bill allowing parents to sue for the wrongful death of adult children heads to governor (Hasegawa)
New York Times
Interior Dept. Opens Ethics Investigation of Its New Chief, David Bernhardt
In New Effort to Deter Migrants, Barr Withholds Bail to Asylum Seekers
‘When the Glaciers Disappear, Those Species Will Go Extinct’
Peninsula Daily News
Port Angeles student serves as state House page (Tharinger)
Final cost of Port Angeles bridge fencing comes in low at $766950 (Chapman, Tharinger, Van De Wege)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Sea-Tac Airport to boost safety programs after surge in airfield incidents
Five bits of Boeing news you may have missed amid the Max crisis
Microsoft, Columbia Bank, Premera Blue Cross among Washington’s largest corporate philanthropists
Seattle Times (subscription required)
State House approves allowing Seattle to use traffic-enforcement cameras at crosswalks, bus lanes (Fitzgibbon)
Washington’s ‘forgotten’ community colleges call for more funding from the state
UW institute developing lifetime flu vaccine gets $45 million award
Washington needs to move faster on plans to enroll all eligible children in preschool by 2022
Washington lawmakers, advocates agree special-education policy must change, but time is running out (Sullivan, Pollet, Wellman)
Westneat: The fight to fund the schools was supposedly won. So why are they now slashing librarians?
Opinion: Restore the Snake River? Stakeholder talks are the right next step
Skagit Valley Herald
Large or small, no towns are immune to opioid epidemic
2019 salmon seasons set
Spokesman Review
Washington Senate: Yes on year-round daylight saving time, no on public vote (Hunt, Mullet, Van De Wege)
Supervision program approved by Washington Legislature will try to stop career car thieves (Goodman)
Senate votes aye on eyeball tattoo ban (Cleveland)
Washington Senate votes to repeal 1881 law to help consumers in debt (Pedersen)
USA Today
Sea sick: Plastic garbage in the North Atlantic Ocean skyrocketing
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Students who count on CBD for relief will benefit from new law
Washington Post
Doctors in five states charged with prescribing pain killers for cash, sex
Consumers are buying contaminated meat, doctors’ group says in lawsuit
Consumers around the world are spending less on almost everything. Even booze.
Same-sex couples applying for a mortgage face higher rejection and worse rates, study finds
Opinion: Seattle isn’t afraid of immigrants, Mr. Trump
Whidbey News-Times
Island seniors face isolation
North Whidbey Fire board hears grievances from district firefighters
Guest Column: Retrieving ocean trash is only the first step
Letter: On brink of homelessness as cost of living increases
Letter: Residents shouldn’t be charged for the stormwater runoff
Yakima Herald Republic
Mosbrucker bill on murdered, missing Native women goes to the governor
Broadcast
KATU
Senate votes to keep Washington on year-round daylight saving time (Riccelli)
KNKX FM
Analysis: Lawmakers ramp up work on bills in final two weeks of regular session
KPQ
State Senate Votes to Stay on Daylight Saving Time (Riccelli)
NW Public Radio
‘Good fire’ season: how land managers select areas for prescribed burns
Web
Civic Skunkworks
It’s Time to Turn Our Tax System Right-Side Up (Senate Democrats)
Crosscut
How we beat wildfires by burning the forest first
Schmudget
Washington is close to making history on long-term care
Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Preserving a pearl of a view — Oyster Dome on Blanchard Mountain is saved
Connelly: House OK’s stepped up traffic camera enforcement in Seattle (Fitzgibbon)
Lawmakers ease penalties on illegal pot sales by ‘budtenders’
Slog
Washington State Is Nowhere Near to Using Its Full Cannabis Growing Capacity
Tuesday, April 16
Associated Press
In wake of Duck crash, Legislature updates century-old law (Santos, Hasegawa)
With billions to spend, feds unsure who lacks broadband
Medical marijuana in schools, cannabis testing bills advance
Proposed eviction-law reforms clear second floor vote (Kuderer)
Bill to let parents give medical marijuana to their students clears state Senate
Microsoft overhauls how it investigates discrimination and sexual harassment
Feds agree to expand habitat protections for Northwest orcas
Police in Washington state seize $1.16M worth of narcotics
Restrictions on debt collections advance in Legislature
Pace of dam study center of controversy
Newhouse says critics of dam study seek to undermine it
Auburn Examiner
House Passes Bill Creating Commission on LGBTQ Inequities (Wilson, Randall, Das, Saldaña, Darneille, Pedersen, Liias, Nguyen, Cleveland, Dhingra, Hunt, Macri, Jinkins, Stanford, Kilduff, Doglio, Bergquist, Valdez, Peterson, Davis, Tarleton, Leavitt, Pollet)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Federal government agrees to expand habitat protections for Pacific Northwest orcas
The Columbian
In Our View: State should lead in clean-energy innovation (Tarleton)
Letter: Cheers for Senate Bill 5116
The Daily News
PacifiCorps commits $20m to salmon, steelhead habitat improvements
Man suspected of killing deputy ID’d; he’s brother of another cop killer
Everett Herald (subscription required)
To make room for light rail, 5,300 trees will fall along I-5
They want to lead EvCC and will be here soon to tell you why
Editorial: Lifting gillnet ban on Columbia poorly timed move
Journal of the San Juan Islands
County welcomes new deputy prosecuting attorney
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Lawsuit alleges Bremerton teacher confined alone in classroom with violent student
Will Navy, tribes follow state law and increase tobacco age from 18 to 21?
Letter: Let’s reform tax structure through modest changes
News Tribune (subscription required)
‘Warehousing’ mentally ill defendants should decrease under bill passed Monday, lawmakers say (Jinkins, Dhingra)
Videos show fire raging as the historic Notre Dame Cathedral burns
Few fish mean no summer chinook season on the Columbia River. Fall fishing forecast in flux
New York Times
In Search for Leverage, Trump May Be Undercutting His Own Trade Deals
Olympian (subscription required)
Former Ben Moore’s spot could soon showcase SPSCC’s brewing, culinary programs
Thurston County narcotics task force seizes drugs worth $1.16 million
Peninsula Daily News
Legislation to cut rape kit processing times heads to governor’s desk (Orwall)
Final cost of Port Angeles bridge fencing comes in low at $766,950 (Chapman, Tharinger, Van De Wege)
Native American health care bill heads for governor’s desk (Van De Wege, McCoy, Tharinger)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Analyst: Hit from 737 MAX won’t threaten Boeing’s spot as top aerospace brand
US companies reveal pay gap between bosses and workers
The companies that paid the most — and least — to the IRS last year
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Washington Senate passes bills aimed at helping consumers break out of debt (Pedersen, Kilduff)
What an Olympic medalist, homeless in Seattle, wants you to know
Franz, Rolfes, Van De Wege: Challenge the new normal and dedicate funding to innovative ways to reduce wildfires
Editorial: Keep homeless-services providers accountable
Column: Challenge the new normal and dedicate funding to innovative ways to reduce wildfires (Van De Wege, Rolfes)
Spokesman Review
High number of layoffs at Rogers High School shows ongoing disparity among city’s schools
EWU restructuring programs, cutting positions to fix $3.6 million shortfall
Washington Legislature into the final push to decide money for schools as pressure mounts (Billig)
Senate approves help for consumers in debt (Pedersen)
Editorial: Spokane never gave up on its transit dream
Opinion: Teachers are worth much more than test scores
Opinion: Vaccinations are effective, and vital to community health
Opinion: Parents must be informed on – and trusted with – vaccination decisions
Tri-City Herald
Few fish mean no summer chinook season on the Columbia River. Fall fishing forecast in flux
Your gas taxes will pay for new Highway 395 cameras, flashing warning lights and more
Vancouver Business Journal
Technology for all students leads to recognition for Vancouver Public Schools
Washington Post
Unaware he had measles, a man traveled from N.Y. to Michigan, infecting 39 people
CDC reports 90 new measles cases as outbreak approaches record
The Health 202: Obamacare marketplaces fare better in states that embrace them
Yakima Herald Republic
Bill could help address teacher shortage, increase diversity
Editorial: Let Kachess plan proceed, but listen to homeowners
Broadcast
KUOW FM
Measles Outbreak ‘Accelerates,’ Health Officials Warn
Robert Mueller’s Russia Report Is Coming Thursday. Here’s What You Need To Know
Mueller Report Release Will Likely Escalate Tensions Between Trump And Congress
KXRO
Ducky’s Bill advances in the legislature (Blake)
NW Public Radio
Suspect killed in fatal shooting of Cowlitz County sheriff’s Deputy Justin DeRosier
Web
Crosscut
Opinion: There is a way to help kids get mental health: telemedicine
Seattle Medium
Morgan Bill To Help Disabled Veterans Access In-state Tuition Clears Legislature (Morgan)
Schmudget
Taxes make health happen
Scientific American
Washington Aims to Decarbonize its Electricity Grid (Fitzgibbon)
Seattle P.I.
Endangered marine species win one over Trump Administration
Slog
Lawmakers Take Away LCB’s Control Over Pot Labs (Stanford)
Monday, April 15
Associated Press
Trump says Boeing should re-brand the grounded 737 MAX
Boeing makes 96 flights to test software on troubled MAX jet
50-year low in jobless claims but not just from few layoffs
Spokane announces elimination of school librarian positions
Eastern Washington University faces budget deficit
Washington sexting bill aims to shield teens from adult law
Newhouse says critics of dam study seek to undermine it
Medical marijuana in schools, cannabis testing bills advance
Irrigators keeping eye on weather amid drought declaration
Residents weigh in on new smoking, vaping age of 21
Medical marijuana in schools, cannabis testing bills advance
Trump sanctuary city idea could help some immigrants
Official: Raise insurance tax to help fight wildfires (Van de Wege, Rolfes)
Proposed eviction-law reforms clear second floor vote (Kuderer)
Legislature approves school safety centers
Yakima County officials step up ban on marijuana businesses
Spokane schools blames McCleary laws for deficit, layoffs
Ground broken for permanent homeless shelter in Kirkland
Alaska Native News
Resolutions Introduced in 3 States to Designate 2019 as International Year of the Salmon (Lekanoff)
Alton Telegraph
Official: Raise insurance tax to help fight wildfires (Van De Wege, Rolfes)
Arlington Times
Letters: Opioid bill flawed, as is request for more money for schools
Auburn Reporter
House passes Wilson bill creating commission on LGBTQ inequities (Wilson)
Auburn Riverside student commits to pursuing STEM careers during Olympia celebration
Bainbridge Island Review
Bainbridge city council OK budget change for purchase of medical center building
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Trump wants to speed up the Snake River dams decision. Democrats wonder why the rush
Newhouse says critics of dam study seek to undermine it
Eastern Washington University faces budget deficit
Now Whatcom County’s severe housing problems are impacting health rankings
Bellingham technology firm receives $11 million investment that could add local jobs
Centralia Chronicle
Bill Allowing Centralia Access to Greenwood Memorial Park Appears Headed to Governor’s Desk (Takko)
Chinook Observer
Democrats in Olympia push through governor’s ‘green’ agenda and public healthcare coverage bills (Blake, Takko)
Columbian
Cleveland plays key role in guiding wide range of medical-related bills (Cleveland)
Some Republicans support plan to explore universal health care (Cleveland)
In Our View: Changes to primary are victories for voters
In Our View: Cheers & Jeers: Dawn Harris, fallen power lines
The Daily News
Capitol Dispatch: Lawmakers pass legislation on childcare, early learning (Blake, Takko)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Proposed toll lanes are creating headaches for lawmakers (Fey, Hobbs, Palumbo, Mead)
UW Bothell sees unprecedented increase in applications
Commentary: Leave local school levies where they’re at
Editorial: Start work on regional response to climate change (Robinson, Mead, Liias)
Editorial: State must cure poor funding of public health (Robinson)
Islands’ Weekly
Senate Democrats roll out budget and accompanying “Fix Our Tax Code” plan (Billig, Rolfes, Dhingra)
Legislation to confiscate firearms in domestic violence situations moves forward (Jenkins)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Man found dead in homeless camp after shooting in Tacoma
It’s been 70 years since the earth shook for an entire minute. Are we due for a repeat?
Trump wants to speed up the Snake River dams decision. Democrats wonder why the rush
‘Failure of the criminal justice system.’ State moves to clear backlog of 10,000 rape kits
New York Times
The Supreme Court Will Soon Consider Whether the Census Will Include a Citizenship Question
V.A. Officials, and the Nation, Battle an Unrelenting Tide of Veteran Suicides
Olympian (subscription required)
Bill would likely approve dredging and flood-prevention project on Satsop River
Affordable housing could get boost after lawmakers expand use of real estate excise tax
Peninsula Daily News
Outlook report stirs fire concerns despite rain on North Olympic Peninsula
Native American health care bill heads for governor’s desk (Van De Wege, Chapman, Tharinger)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Trump says private sector should take the lead on 5G
HBR: The biggest hurdles recent graduates face when entering the workforce
Shocked by your tax refund? Next year could be worse unless you act now
Checking on social security estimates is a good idea, but many people don’t do it
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Microsoft makes clean-power deal with Chelan PUD
Yakima Herald-Republic: Uprooting cannabis: Officials stepping up enforcement of ban on recreational marijuana businesses
Suspect in Cowlitz County deputy’s killing is fatally shot
Ask An Expert: Congestion pricing is coming to New York City. Could Seattle be next?
Proposed eviction-law reforms clear second floor vote (Kuderer)
Amid turmoil, judge rules Washington State Bar Association must disclose correspondence that explains director’s firing
Beason: Diversion programs for young offenders point us in a new direction in the pursuit of justice
Editorial: Let the IRS help taxpayers file for free
Opinion: Fund levelheaded research into cannabis legalization
Opinion: Fund training to reduce restraint and isolation of students
Seattle Weekly
Amazon confirms move to Bellevue
Skagit Valley Herald
Students learn about trades, apprenticeships
A new reality: The impact of opioids on Skagit County
Tri-City Herald
Trump wants to speed up the Snake River dams decision. Democrats wonder why the rush
More public access is coming for Rattlesnake Mountain. But how much is enough?
Editorial: Pawning off one farmer as representing all is a cheap trick in the dam-removal campaign
Opinion: Legal marijuana: Are we going to pot?
Opinion: Plastic bag ban does not need paper bag fee
USA Today
Inside Trump administration’s mysterious plan to secure a 2020 census citizenship question
Measles cases see biggest jump this year with 555 confirmed in 20 states
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Overhauling mental-health system must be done correctly
Editorial: Eliminating statute of limitation for child sex crimes serves justice
Washington Post
Trump tweets he would ‘FIX’ and ‘REBRAND’ Boeing 737 Max
Whidbey News-Times
This time, Wright’s Crossing development faces fewer hurdles
Port seeking money, community support to fix wharf
Coupeville Port settles lawsuit with ex-director
Firefighters to confront district board at meeting
Landing practices scheduled for April 15-21
Recycling cumbersome, but as necessary as ever
Letter: Be certain to you pay your property taxes on time
Yakima Herald Republic
Legislature OK’s bill to end backlog of testing rape kits, but funding still needed (Orwall)
Nursing matters: Can local programs help fill the Yakima nursing gap?
Protesters rally against ICE outside Yakima jail
Editorial: New Yakima police chief must address
past, be more
open in future
Editorial: Nurses need breaks — for everyone’s safety
Broadcast
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
State lawmakers pass bill preventing mid-lease rent hikes (Robinson)
Senate passes proposal allowing medical marijuana in schools (Takko)
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
House OKs bill providing services to homeless Wash. college students (Randall)
KPUG
Washington House votes to commit to 100% clean energy (Lekanoff, Shewemake, Morris)
KUOW FM
Why Astronomical Drug Prices Are Bad For Health — And Profit
Spokane Public Radio
“Clean Energy” Bill Clears Washington State House (Lekanoff)
Web
Crosscut
Forget Smokey — new tech helps us assess fire danger
Lynnwood uses disaster shelters for the homeless. Could Seattle?
Opinion: Washington state’s prison policies serve no one
Kitsap Daily News
26th Legislative District lawmakers vote on bills in final weeks of the session (Randall)
Seattle P.I.
Cowlitz County deputy killed in shooting; police arrest ‘person of interest’
Connelly: Demeaning the homeless of Seattle: Our new Jim Crow
Slog
Eviction Reform Bill Clears Big Hurdle, No Thanks to Democrats and Republicans Who Apparently Think Poor People Hang Steaks in Their Attics to Frame Their Landlords (Reeves, Pettigrew, Hudgins, Springer, Blake, Morgan, Kuderer)
Friday, April 12
Associated Press
Southwest removes 737 Max from flight schedule until August
Spokane schools blames McCleary laws for deficit, layoffs
Nurse files class action suit over unpaid breaks
House OKs 100 percent clean energy in Washington by 2045
Sexting bill would divert teens from adult sex offense rules
Auburn Reporter
Legislation targets rape kit backlog (Orwall)
Opinion: Woman on 17-day fast to spotlight orcas’ plight
Capital Press
Removing gravel to save farmland tagged onto orca bill (Van De Wege, Blake)
Columbian
Legislature OKs bill to boost project to replace I-5 Bridge (Cleveland, Wylie, Fey)
The Daily News
County Public Works asks drivers to respect road crews
Local schools make forward progress toward opening regional skills center
State Ecology Department, environmental groups oppose Trump orders
The Daily World
Senate passes legislation that could pursue dredging of Satsop River (Van De Wege)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Navy growth might require a bigger Naval Station Everett
Lakewood schools leader tells why he’s going to Saudi Arabia
Mukilteo ferry terminal takes shape and could open in 2020
Affordable housing projects could bring 700 units to Everett
Higher prices are on the horizon for state ferry riders
The Inlander
Washington will get to 100 percent clean grid by 2045 if Senate agrees with House changes (Tarleton, Shewmaker)
The Island Guardian
Possible Changes To Clean Water Rule
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Looking Back 40 Years with the San Juan Preservation Trust and Friends of the San Juans
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Suquamish Way roundabout considered in Highway 305 improvements package
Sexting bill would shield teens from adult sex offense rules (Dhingra)
New York Times
Murders by Intimate Partners Are on the Rise, Study Finds
Native American Women Are Facing a Crisis
White House Considered Releasing Migrants in ‘Sanctuary Cities’
Peninsula Daily News
State eyes options for Fort Worden’s shore
Puget Sound Business Journal
Boeing CEO says 737 Max test flights for software update have been successful
Opinion: Stop unnecessary tests for healthy patients that cost millions per year
Opinion: Seattle businesses should seek new trading partners
Renton Reporter
Legislation targets rape kit backlog (Orwall)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Boeing’s other problem: Much-needed Air Force tanker keeps hitting snafus
A push to treat homelessness like a natural disaster, on the steps of Seattle City Hall
Amazon reveals what typical U.S. worker makes after its minimum-wage bump
Are LGBTQ seniors dying of loneliness? It’s possible, research says
Beason: As King County looks to end youth detention, Choose 180 offers a path of ‘restorative justice’
Editorial: Legislature, abolish Washington’s death penalty
Opinion: With billions more in state budget, it’s time to fully fund salmon recovery
Seattle Weekly
Legislation targets rape kit backlog (Orwall)
Skagit Valley Herald
Skagit County reopens Marblemount mine permits for comment
County to update Homeless Housing Plan
Spokesman Review
Spokane schools issues 325 layoff notices amid budget shortfall (Ormsby, Billig)
Legislature eases penalties for ‘sexting’ teens (Pedersen, Dhingra)
House OKs 100 percent clean energy in Washington by 2045 (Tarleton)
Column: Union reps’ push for private negotiations reason enough to raise questions against such secrecy
Opinion: Bold plan for wildfire response, forest health is needed
Tri-City Herald
Editorial: State can’t hire Marie Kondo to de-clutter state archives
USA Today
Pentagon transgender troop policy takes effect, barring recruits needing transition surgery
‘A new level of inhumanity’: Democrats denounce White House idea to release migrants in sanctuary cities
Vancouver Business Journal
Technology for all students leads to recognition for Vancouver Public Schools
Montesano Vidette
Bill would likely approve dredging and flood-prevention project on Satsop River (Van De Wege, Blake)
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: More funding for community colleges needed (Hansen)
Washington Post
White House proposed releasing immigrant detainees in sanctuary cities, targeting political foes
How does measles spread? Do I need another MMR vaccine shot? How dangerous is measles? FAQ on the outbreaks.
Whidbey News-Times
Legislation to reduce rape kit processing times heads to governor (Orwall)
Woman on a 17- day hunger strike to save the Southern Resident Orcas
Yakima Herald Republic
Uprooting cannabis: Officials stepping up enforcement of ban on recreational marijuana businesses
Family takes Pierce County coroner to court over suicide
Broadcast
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Transgender military ban takes effect as lawsuit continues in Washington
In wake of cold cases, Legislature poised to expand DNA testing (Dhingra)
KUOW FM
Sexual abuse laws poised for massive changes in Washington state
NW Public Radio
New technology will help northwest forest managers assess wildfire danger
Web
Crosscut
What WA can expect after raising the tobacco age to 21
MyNorthwest.com
Gov. Inslee calls for national marijuana legalization
Clark County could be nearing end to measles outbreak
The Northwest’s recycling crisis is serious, but you can help
Seattle ‘block the box’ bill could get second life in Olympia (Fitzgibbon)
Schmudget
Senate leaders push for a better tax code
Seattle P.I.
Legislature’s energy plan: A coal-free Washington by 2025 (Tarleton, Doglio, Shewmake)
Slog
The Legislature Is So Close to Passing This Stripper Bill!
Washington’s Legislature Is Close to Passing Major Pot Enforcement Reform (Palumbo)
Thursday, April 11
Associated Press
Amazon employees irked by company’s ties to big oil
Trump aiming to make it harder for states to block pipelines
House passes panic button measure for isolated workers
Washington legislator taken to hospital after chest pains
New sex assault prosecution, consent rules clear Legislature
Reduced Washington state snowpack could affect water supply
Sexting bill would divert teens from adult sex offense rules
Auburn Reporter
Rep. Schrier comes to Auburn for town hall on April 17
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Detained for 72 hours, lose gun rights for six months. Bill aims to reduce suicides (Jinkins)
Centralia Chronicle
Humane Society for Southwest Washington to Launch $10 Million Campaign (Cleveland)
Chinook Observer
How did my state lawmakers vote in Olympia? (Blake, Takko)
Columbian
In Our View: Lifting levy lid violates spirit of McCleary deal (Mullet)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Affordable housing projects could bring 700 units to Everett
Mukilteo ferry terminal takes shape and could open in 2020
Higher prices are on the horizon for state ferry riders (Fey, Hobbs)
Snohomish woman on 17-day fast to spotlight plight of orcas
WaPo: Boeing shareholder files class-action lawsuit over 737 MAX
WaPo: Transportation secretary grilled on safety after 737 crashes
Editorial: Lawmakers must loosen school levy restrictions
Comment: Our state can enjoy California’s clean-fuels success
Letter: Support in WSU medical school an investment in local doctors
The Inlander
Washington’s tax system disproportionately impacts middle and low-income families. Could state lawmakers change that this year? (Billig, Jinkins)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Event gives people with legal debt a chance to get out from under certain civil penalties
Harrison nurse files class action suit against Franciscan over unpaid breaks
Opinion: Youth vaping is on the rise in Kitsap County
News Tribune (subscription required)
One of these two men is going to lead the Port of Tacoma. Both see job creation as key
Detained for 72 hours, lose gun rights for six months. Bill aims to reduce suicides
Point Defiance Zoo’s first clouded leopard dies after two decades calling Tacoma home
New York Times
Lawmakers in Both Parties Vow to Rein In Insulin Costs
Net Neutrality Vote Passes House, Fulfilling Promise by Democrats
Olympian (subscription required)
He owns Smuggler’s Inn on the U.S.-Canada border. Now Canada has arrested him
Casino-operating tribes influence sports betting debate
Puget Sound Business Journal
Automakers plan for their worst nightmare: A car market divided by Trump’s emissions rollback
Sources: Boeing plans 737 Max production push to record level
To purge some of social media’s ugliness, an unlikely lesson from Wall Street
Fed weighs ‘significant uncertainties’ over global economy
Trump says the U.S. is ‘full.’ Much of the nation has the opposite problem
Renton Reporter
Mountains to Sound Greenway designated as a National Heritage Area
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Trump’s order would make it harder to block pipelines, and projects such as Longview coal-export terminal
Residents of SeaTac mobile-home park slated for development win reprieve — for now
Legislature eliminates statute of limitations for child sex crimes, the ‘most important’ reform in decades to support survivors (Goodman)
Feds give go-ahead to extend light rail to Federal Way
Washington corrections officials reverse ban, will allow prisoners to get used books in the mail
Sen. Mullet: My wife is a teacher, but I disagree with the teachers union on pay
Editorial: Invest in Ninth Grade On-Track program
Seattle Weekly
Mountains to Sound Greenway designated as a National Heritage Area
Skagit Valley Herald
New maps chart walking routes for tsunami evacuation
Marine salmon fisheries close Thursday
Spokesman Review
Spokane Public Schools approves budget priorities as funding from Legislature remains up in the air
Gov. Inslee appoints first female African American judge in Eastern Washington to Spokane County Superior Court
USA Today
U.S. leads among countries that spend the most on public health care
Trump brushes aside environmental concerns, signs 2 executive orders to speed up gas, oil projects
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Inslee’s campaign for president should pick up security costs
Washington Post
Julian Assange arrested in London, accused by U.S. of conspiring with Chelsea Manning in 2010 WikiLeaks release
Police arrest suspect in ‘suspicious’ fires that burned 3 black churches in southern Louisiana
Internal memo contradicts DeVos on using federal money to buy guns for teachers
Jeff Bezos challenges retail rivals to match Amazon’s $15 minimum wage
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: A welcome happy ending to the Books to Prisoners saga
Commentary: STEM skills vital to rural students, too
Broadcast
KNKX FM
Nearly half of Pierce County’s homeless population are people of color
NW Public Radio
Central Washington utility eager to branch into hydrogen fuel production
Bags of cash, armed guards and wary banks: the edgy life of a cannabis company CFO
Farmers nervous as major northwest crops are weeks late in planting
Web
Crosscut
WA youth are facing a mental health epidemic. The Legislature can help.
Slog
The Pathway to Universal Health Care Bill Is Passing with Bipartisan Support (Chopp)