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Thursday, April 25
Associated Press
Court to hear Washington challenge to Trump abortion rule
New speaker of Washington House to be selected this summer (Chopp)
Inslee signs bill that shields sexting teens from adult law
Missing indigenous women spotlighted as bill signed
Court to hear Washington challenge to Trump abortion rule
US measles cases hit highest mark in 25 years
Hanford contractor earns $3.8M in government incentive pay
Officials look to ban deportation flights at county airport
Rape kit backlog bill signed into law
Auburn Reporter
Garcia, Warner serve as pages for Sen. Wilson (Wilson)
Legislature passes Wilson bill creating commission on LGBTQ inequities (Wilson)
Lawmakers approve ‘nursing bill’ for mandatory meal and rest breaks (Saldaña)
King County’s landfill is going to get bigger
King County wants to end deportation flights for ICE
Auburn’s McLaughlin serves as page for Sen. Das (Das)
Garcia, Warner serve as pages for Sen. Wilson (Wilson)
Legislature passes Wilson bill creating commission on LGBTQ inequities (Wilson)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
State senator accused nurses of playing cards on the job. So they dealt her a reality check
Lawmakers pass nursing bill that drew viral ‘playing cards’ comment from Sen. Walsh
Here’s what the wildfire smoke has done to Bellingham’s air quality
Bothell Reporter
Lawmakers approve ‘nursing bill’ for mandatory meal and rest breaks (Saldaña)
Columbian
County nears end of measles outbreak (Stonier)
Gov. Inslee signs bill capping contributions in port races (Wylie, Stonier)
In Our View: As deadline nears, Legislature has much to do
The Daily News
Thousands line streets to say goodbye to Deputy DeRosier
Port of Longview commissioners approve rail, vehicle traffic study
Eastern Washington Statesman Examiner
Inslee lifts child sex crimes statute of limitations (Dhingra, Orwall, Santos)
Eatonville Dispatch
Senate passes bill to remove the personal exemption to the measles vaccine (Cleveland)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Editorial: Capital budget funds vital projects in communities
The Island Guardian
Bat With White-Nose Syndrome In Wa
Island’s Weekly
Daylight saving time year round passes Senate (Lovelett, Riccelli, Hunt, Mullet)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Mason County moves ahead on local connector to Belfair bypass
Maple Valley Reporter
New rules in place regarding data privacy, facial recognition technology (Hudgins, Palumbo, Carlyle)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Tacoma’s state Rep. Laurie Jinkins says she might run for speaker of the House (Chopp, Jinkins, Robinson, Stonier, Tarleton, Lovick, Pettigrew)
Port of Tacoma selects Pierce County native as its new executive director
Opinion: Nurses need breaks to stay fresh and clearheaded. Apparently so do Washington legislators
Opinion: Personal financial information of Washington politicians should be shared online. It’s not as scary as they think
New York Times
Trump Vows Stonewall of ‘All’ House Subpoenas, Setting Up Fight Over Powers
Facebook Expects to Be Fined Up to $5 Billion by F.T.C. Over Privacy Issues
Olympian (subscription required)
Lawmakers pass nursing bill that drew viral ‘playing cards’ comment from Sen. Walsh
Gun rights rally could draw 2,500 to Capitol Campus this weekend
Peninsula Daily News
Daylight saving time measure heads to governor’s desk (Van De Wege, Tharinger, Chapman)
Murray: Proposal would create grants to help rural areas get high-speed internet
Puget Sound Business Journal
Washington state paid $200K to lure GM’s Cruise to Bellevue 
Renton Reporter
King County wants to end deportation flights for ICE
Lawmakers approve ‘nursing bill’ for mandatory meal and rest breaks (Saldaña)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Could a regional approach to teacher home visits work in King County? It has in Dallas and Fort Worth.
New speaker of Washington House to be selected this summer (Chopp)
Over eight years, the government has deported about 34,000 people via Boeing Field. King County wants it stopped.
Washington Democrats have days left to negotiate a new state budget — and decisions on taxes (Rolfes, Sullivan)
Missing indigenous women spotlighted as bill signed
Seattle’s top prosecutor and public defender accuse presiding judge of improper conduct
Editorial: Bridge the digital divide
Opinion: Where’s the future of clean energy? Right here in Washington
Opinion: Olympia’s ‘smoke and mirrors’ insurance policy tax hike won’t stop wildfire smoke and flames
Opinion: Don’t believe ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ or ‘ER’ — nurses’ role underestimated, undervalued
Seattle Weekly
King County wants to end deportation flights for ICE
Skagit Valley Herald
Meetings set for Skagit Transit proposed fare increases
Spokesman Review
Legislature requires hospitals to give rest and meal breaks to nurses (Riccelli, Keiser, Saldaña, Dhingra)
Mead families urge board to save alternative programs and schools amid budget cuts
Parents, teachers, students make pleas for special programs funding at Spokane Public Schools board meeting
Missing indigenous women spotlighted as bill signed
Tri-City Herald
State senator accused nurses of playing cards on the job. So they dealt her a reality check
Opinion: Intentions lay bare on capital gains income tax bill (Tarleton)
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Governor poised to sign wrongful death legislation (Fitzgibbon)
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Chalking car tires for parking enforcement ruled unconstitutional
Washington Post
Trump’s defiance puts pressure on Congress’s ability to check the president
Acting defense secretary cleared of wrongdoing in probe of his ties to Boeing
Putin: Kim Jong Un needs international security guarantees to give up nuclear arsenal
Measles cases break record since disease was eliminated in United States in 2000
Five things we still don’t know about the Boeing 737 Max crisis
Yakima Herald Republic
Lawmakers pass nursing bill that drew viral ‘playing cards’ comment from Sen. Walsh
Study ranks Yakima No. 6 in nation for short-term air pollution spikes
Rep. Matt Shea linked to white nationalist website
Editorial: Will Congress see the light in state’s daylight saving bill passage? (Riccelli)
Broadcast
KEPR (Spokane)
Governor gets key worker fairness bill for signature (Riccelli, Sells)
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Bill to eliminate rape kit backlog signed into law (Orwall)
State senator receives about 1,700 decks of cards after comments about nurses (Riccelli)
State Senate honors bus driver injured in Lake City shootings (Salomon)
KNKX FM
Man barred from running Oregon charter schools now runs online school in Washington
‘We’re sorry we let you down.’ New Washington law aims to eliminate rape kit backlog (Orwall)
‘State of the Air’ report gives failing grades to Washington for sooty particulate pollution
KUOW FM
WA State Patrol invites gun owners to sue over personal data in bump stock buyback
NBC Right Now
Gov. Inslee signs Rep. Mosbrucker’s missing and murdered indigenous people bill (Lekanoff)
NW Public Radio
Why are so many gray whales washing up dead on Pacific Northwest beaches?
Scientists dig into hard questions about the fluorinated pollutants known as PFAS
‘On the tipping point’ of the spear: US asparagus farmers worry as import competition grows
Charter fishing fleet casts wary eye toward possible fishing cutbacks to save orcas
County jails struggle with a new role as Americas prime centers for opioid detox
Salmon conference calls for innovative solutions to protect fish
Oregon Public Broadcasting
New Washington Law Aims To Eliminate State’s Untested Rape Kit Backlog (Orwall)
Web
Crosscut
WA nears a first: Offering a public option for health insurance (Frockt, Cody, Randall)
Big Oil is fighting taxes to help clean up toxic waste sites (Frockt, Carlyle, Doglio)
Teens caught sexting in WA will no longer be treated as criminals (Frame)
Opinion: I helped get affirmative action banned in WA. Here’s what I think of the plan to bring it back
MyNorthwest.com
Thousands of rape kits gathering dust will now get tested (Orwall)
Safe injection drama unfolds on House floor in Olympia (Cody, Cleveland)
Revived Seattle block the box bill continues to gather momentum (Fitzgibbon, Hobbs)
Rewire.News
Washington State Democrats Battle Over Reproductive Health Care for Undocumented Immigrants (Randall)
Seattle P.I.
Seattle’s air quality is among the worst in the nation
Connelly: Sweeping, transforming clean energy bill powers to Inslee for signature (Carlyle)
Slog
Slog AM: State Lawmakers are Scrambling to Finish the Budget, Joe Biden is Running for President, Mexico Lawmaker Tried to Ban Cold Beer
Trump Administration Will Deny Citizenship to Immigrants Working in Legal Cannabis Biz
Here’s What Olympia Is Doing for LGBTQ Communities This Year (Liias, Wilson, Pedersen, Randall)
Wednesday, April 24
Associated Press
‘Ghost gun’ limits clear Washington Legislature
Legislature OKs step toward year-round daylight saving time
Republican state legislator apologizes for nursing comments
Legislature passes measure to create long-term care program
Conservative Washington lawmaker strikes back at critics
Boeing’s troubled jet prompts it to pull 2019 forecast
US judge in Oregon blocks new Trump abortion policy
Legislature OKs bill limiting measles vaccine exemptions
Justices seem ready to OK asking citizenship on census
Arlington Times
Arlington High School student attends STEM Signing Day at Capitol
Marysville getting set to plan for its next 30 years
Auburn Reporter
Pediatrician’s busy new practice
Community leader Stearns to run for Auburn City Council
Personal objection will no longer exempt children from school vaccinations (Cleveland, Habib)
King County parks levy headed to August primary ballots
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Washington lawmakers vote to outlaw guns created by 3D printer. Inslee expected to sign bill (Valdez)
‘We’ve finally fixed the system.’ Bill to eliminate rape-kit backlog signed into law (Orwall)
Legislature OKs step toward year-round daylight saving
Columbian
Western Washington may see higher-than-normal number of wildfires
Gov. Inslee signs bill into law to clear state’s rape kit backlog
In Our View: Tighter DUI law will keep roads safer
The Daily News
Local lawmakers react to reports of Rep. Shea’s talk of surveillance (Blake)
County’s jobless rate nudges upward
Longview school board approves budget cuts
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Legislature OKs step toward year-round daylight saving time (Lovick, Ortiz-Self, Riccelli)
WaPo: Boeing suffers rare drop in earnings amid 737 uncertainty
Editorial: Protection of this land is up to ‘you and me’
The Hill
Washington House passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent (Riccelli)
Journal of the San Juan Islands
County wins grants for pedestrian paths
Redefining how we speak about sexual assault | Reporter’s notebook
News Tribune (subscription required)
Washington lawmakers vote to outlaw guns created by 3D printer. Inslee expected to sign bill
‘We’ve finally fixed the system.’ Bill to eliminate rape-kit backlog signed into law (Orwall)
‘I want salmon back in Idaho.’ Simpson seeks bold action after $16 billion spent on recovery
Washington lawmakers vote to outlaw guns created by 3D printer. Inslee expected to sign bill
New York Times
Democrats Ask and Trump Says No, Signaling a Bitter Fight Ahead
Judge Delivers Major Setback to Trump Policy to Increase Coal Mining on Federal Land
On Politics: Supreme Court Hears Census Citizenship Question
Olympian (subscription required)
Washington state bill limits measles vaccine exemptions
Olympia schools move closer to cuts amid budget uncertainty
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Washington state Rep. Matt Shea condemns ‘hit-piece,’ defends running background checks
Limits on ‘ghost guns,’ including 3D-printed guns, clear Washington Legislature
Permanent daylight saving time passes Washington state House 90-6, heads to Inslee’s desk (Riccelli, Hunt)
Two more key climate-change bills pass in Olympia, head to Inslee’s desk
Over eight years, the government has deported about 34,000 people via Boeing Field. King County wants it stopped.
Skagit Valley Herald
Conway school board approves cuts
County approves ban on public smoking, vaping
Prescribing nature: State Parks program to kick off Sunday
Mount Vernon fire bond failing
Spokesman Review
Amid swarm of layoffs, West and East Valley schools credit planning and smaller raises for minimal cuts
Mead waits on school budget cuts until community weighs options
Central Valley schools bracing for budget cuts and layoffs
Permanent daylight saving time passes Washington Legislature
Measles vaccine exemption bill heads to Inslee
Rep. Matt Shea links to white nationalist website, defends running background checks on political opponents
Walsh apologizes to nurses for “card-playing” comment
Tri-City Herald
Opinion: Legislators need to tap the brakes on spending
Opinion: The false promises and high cost of the low-carbon fuel mandate
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Sen. Walsh’s barb about nurses playing cards was a huge blunder
Editorial: MMR vaccine exemption should be lifted (Cleveland)
State senator apologizes for remark on nurses
Washington Post
The Health 202: Opponents of Trump administration’s abortion restrictions on family planning dollars notch a win
Trump says he is opposed to White House aides testifying to Congress
Trump says he would turn to Supreme Court if Democrats move to impeach him
In Sri Lanka, new details emerge about suspects in blasts
WHO recommends no screen time — at all — for children under 1 year old
Ed Board: The antiabortion movement has taken extreme — and unconstitutional — measures
Opinion: Sri Lanka’s bombings came at a time of ‘terrorism fatigue.’ It’s time to break out of that.
Whidbey News-Times
Future of island’s ferry service
Letter: Without warning, city has left the disabled ‘stranded’
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Time to replace the state’s ramshackle archive and library building
Broadcast
KEPR 19
Cleveland law to improve investigations of child sex abuse cases (Cleveland)
KGMI
Senate passes bill to allow human composting (Lekanoff, Shewmake, Morris, Lovelett)
KNKX FM
Analysis: Flurry of activity marks final week of regular legislative session
How students at online schools in Washington disappear from district graduation rates
State policy artificially boosts district-level grad rates by leaving out some at-risk students
KUOW FM
Coming soon to Washington state: Cleaner power, buildings and appliances
Healthcare workers bill ‘blown to bits’ by amendments, says sponsor (Keiser)
Central Washington Health Officials Respond To Mumps Exposure In Farmworkers
World’s First Malaria Vaccine Launches In Sub-Saharan Africa
Parents cheer final passage of bill to help mentally ill teens (Frame)
NW Public Radio
We’re sorry we let you down.’ New Washington law aims to eliminate rape kit backlog (Orwall)
Central Washington health officials respond to mumps exposure in farmworkers
Controversial southwest Washington methanol plant may be misleading public, regulators
Spokane Public Radio
Permanent Daylight Saving Time Goes To WA Governor’s Desk (Riccelli)
Web
Crosscut
As Trump attacks Obamacare, WA might launch its own public option (Frockt, Cody, Randall)
More than 30K immigrants have been deported via Boeing Field – King County says no more
Opinion: In WA’s affirmative action debate, fear-mongering abounds
Kitsap Daily News
Coleman, Cox are Senate pages (Randall)
Schmudget
Lawmakers need to make the tax code work for all working families
Slog
Here’s What Washington Is Doing for LGBTQ Communities This Year (Liias, Wilson, Valdez, Pedersen, Randall)
Spokane Public Radio
Permanent Daylight Saving Time Goes To WA Governor’s Desk (Riccelli)
Tuesday, April 23
Associated Press
Washington state lawmaker apologizes for nursing comments
Johnson & Johnson pays $9.9M to settle Washington state pelvic mesh lawsuit
Washington state lawmaker apologizes for nursing comments
Democrats criticize GOP Rep. Shea for past chat messages
Back to the Earth: Washington set to allow human composting (Pedersen)
Columbia Basin Herald
New law erases or extends statute of limitations for various sex crimes (Orwall, Dhingra, Santos)
Columbian
In Our View: Shame on Wilson, Rivers for vaccine deceit (Stonier)
Letter: Clear the path for health care (Cleveland)
The Daily News
County auditor joins effort to get legislature to pay for elections
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Editorial: Protection of our lands is up to ‘you and me’
Letter: What can you do to fight climate change? Plant a tree
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Locals clean up the islands
New York Times
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Landmark Civil Rights Law Applies to Gay and Transgender Workers
Global Wealth Gap Would Be Smaller Today Without Climate Change, Study Finds
Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Census Citizenship Question
How the Supreme Court’s Decision on the Census Could Alter American Politics
Olympian (subscription required)
Sri Lanka minister: Easter bombings a response to NZ attacks
Walsh apologizes for saying nurses play cards on the job. This isn’t her first viral go-round
Back to Earth: Washington set to allow ‘human composting’ (Pedersen)
Grays Harbor, Mason counties explore possibility of sharing regional detention center
Puget Sound Business Journal
Sources: Amazon will buy big Bellevue development site
Washington state legislators push to develop, support electric airplane travel (Slatter)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Two more key climate-change bills pass in Olympia, head to Inslee’s desk
Washington Democrats call for GOP state Rep. Matt Shea to be expelled after latest allegations (Jinkins)
King County to consider offering free Metro bus rides during snow emergencies
Fewer chinook, more hatchery coho allowed in recreational salmon fishery plans off Washington coast
Missing evidence: Judge finds that tunnel contractors threw away pipe fragments that Bertha hit
Opinion: Real solutions to homelessness, addiction and crime require a balanced approach
Editorial: Readers respond to editorials on Seattle’s persistent crime
Skagit Valley Herald
Yakima County to change inmate drop offs in Seattle
Spokesman Review
Ferris educator named state Science Teacher of the Year
Democrats call on GOP to oust Rep. Matt Shea after report says he backed surveillance on left-wing protestors
Legislature passes clean energy bill (Carlyle)
Column: GOP needs to rid itself of Matt Shea
Tri-City Herald
Walsh apologizes for saying nurses play cards on the job. This isn’t her first viral go-round
Opinion: Pasco nurse who met with Sen. Walsh says giving nurses a break will improve patient care
USA Today
A lawmaker said some nurses ‘play cards’ at work. After backlash, she agrees to shadow a nurse for 12 hours
For richer, for poorer: Global warming has made the world’s rich richer and the poor poorer, study says
Washington Post
Supreme Court to decide whether gay, transgender workers are protected by anti-discrimination laws
Teen sues Apple for $1 billion, blames facial recognition at stores for his arrest
A climate change solution slowly gains ground
Whidbey News-Times
The Petri Dish: Face-recognition bill fails to meet deadline to advance in state House (Palumbo, Carlyle, Hudgins)
Sound Off: Hospital commissioners should all tender resignations
Yakima Herald Republic
Safety in schools: How a Yakima program could help guide a new statewide network
Broadcast
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Washington state passes 100 percent clean electricity legislation
KNKX FM
Washington state lawmakers fail to reach agreement on data privacy protections (Hudgins, Carlyle)
KUOW FM
What’s happening the last week of the Washington Legislature’s session
Supreme Court Will Hear Cases On LGBTQ Discrimination Protections For Employees
NW Public Radio
Most teachers don’t teach climate change; 4 in 5 parents wish they did
Reach out: ways to help a oved one at risk of suicide
Web
BiometricUpdate
Proposed Washington State facial recognition and data privacy law stalls in House (Hudgins, Carlyle)
Crosscut
Want less traffic and pollution in the U-District? UW workers say free transit will help
Seattle P.I.
After death: Washington state set to become the first to allow human composting (Pedersen)
Washington State Ferries announces plan to reduce emissions, protect whales
Eve of trial: Johnson & Johnson pays $9.9 million to settle state’s lawsuit
Report: Seattle’s bike share is booming, but it’s out of the loop
Slog
Slog AM: Washington Celebrates Earth Day, Passes 100 Percent Clean Energy Bill; SeaWorld Coughs Up Orca Data; Where Are We on Impeachment?
Washington Republican Rep. Matt Shea Allegedly Proposed Spying on Spokane Residents
Monday, April 22
Associated Press
Affirmative action initiative reaches Washington Legislature (Jinkins)
State house passes natural disaster preparedness bills (Takko)
Panel to review approval of Boeing 737 Max flight controls
Holocaust education bill signed in Washington state
Official: Sri Lanka failed to heed warnings of attacks
Washington state senator draws anger after saying nurses probably spend time playing cards
New York outbreaks drive US measles count up to 626
Holocaust education bill signed in Washington state (Senn)
State Supreme Court clarifies opinion that baffled lawyers
WSU to pay up to $4.7M for data theft involving 1.2M people
Aberdeen Daily World
Hoquiam schools announce plan to reduce staff
Harbor Strong looks to curtail Aberdeen drug and alcohol use
Paint, new railing work on bridge will slow SR 107 traffic
Dynamic revetment revealed as top choice for North Cove shoreline preservation
Auburn Reporter
State Board of Education welcomes new student member, Auburn Riverside’s Amezcua
Auburn’s Mena serves as page for Sen. Das in Olympia (Das)
Governor signs Das bill to protect consumers from inflated home values (Das)
Rep. Stokesbary issues statement on safe injection site amendment
Senate passes House bill to provide healthier food for students (Wilson)
Opinion: Seeking compromise on data privacy, Dems found controversy (Palumbo, Carlyle)
Opinion: There’s enough money to fund Auburn schools without increasing property taxes
Letter: Really above the law?
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Walk 12 hours in our shoes, angry nurses say after senator’s ‘playing cards’ remark
Cities still can’t ban homeless from sleeping in parks. Here’s what that means here
Gov. Inslee’s orca-recovery agenda advancing, but billion-dollar funding yet to be seen
Chinook Observer
New law erases or extends statute of limitations for various sex crimes (Orwall, Dhingra, Santos)
Democrats in Olympia pass new payroll tax, restrictions on household appliances and a bill favoring unions (Takko, Blake)
Columbian
In Our View: Plan for $30.1 million in new taxes a serious matter
The Daily News
County commissioners to discus surface mine rules, homeless task force
Capitol Dispatch: Lawmakers find some success with low contract bidders bill (Takko)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Crunch time in Capitol as lawmakers await final budget deal (Tharinger, Robinson, Hobbs)
New York Times: Shoddy work at Boeing’s South Carolina plant
Commentary: State expects counties to pick up election tab
Commentary: Congress scores win for our nation’s public lands
Commentary: Congress scores win for our nation’s public lands
Editorial: Investment in supportive housing begins to pay off
Letter: Senate legislation on opioids could mistakenly harm patients
The Guardian
Republican discussed violent attacks and surveillance with rightwingers
The Inlander
Reporter’s notebook: Snake River stakeholders give more context on dam removal meeting debate
News Tribune (subscription required)
Supreme Court to take up LGBT job discrimination cases
She regrets comment about nurses playing cards. But Washington senator still opposes bill
New York Times
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Bias Law Covers Gay and Transgender Workers
Olympian (subscription required)
Henderson Inlet shellfish harvest threatened by pollution, state says
Peninsula Daily News
State lawmakers view new affirmative-action initiative (Chapman, Tharinger, Van De Wege)
Change could cut funding for mental health services
New law erases or extends statute of limitations for various sex crimes (Orwall, Dhingra, Santos)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Man’s 8th DUI arrest is among Washington’s most extreme cases of chronic drunken driving
420 campaign: Nearly 3 dozen impaired drivers arrested during emphasis patrol in King County
Washington may become first state to legalize human composting (Macri, Pedersen)
Tearing down the Alaskan Way Viaduct is taking longer than once thought
Tri-City Herald: Walk 12 hours in our shoes, angry nurses say after Eastern Washington legislator’s ‘playing cards’ remark
The Columbian: Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell defends funding to prevent wildfires
Washington lawmakers want to guarantee you can get college credit for IB classes (Mullet)
Editorial: 7 steps to restore Seattle’s safety and civility
Editorial: Seattle’s persistent crime problem demands change
Sequim Gazette
Daylight saving time year round passes Senate (Riccelli, Hunt, Mullet)
Spokesman Review
State legislators’ HEAL Act targets environment, inequality (Billig)
Rep. Matt Shea backed conducting surveillance on leftist protesters, report says
Spin Control: How the vaxx bill was resurrected
Number, type of marijuana bills grow with the new industry (Nguyen)
Do nurses spend time ‘playing cards’? Washington senator’s remarks spark outrage
Opinion: Education’s focus should be on students’ needs, not ‘system’
Opinion: Olympia is limiting our ability to support our own children’s education
Editorial: Billig’s reversal a welcome win for all (Billig)
Tri-City Herald
Walk 12 hours in our shoes, angry nurses say after senator’s ‘playing cards’ remark
She regrets comment about nurses playing cards. But Washington senator still opposes bill
USA Today
Where are the noncitizens? Trump administration wants to know down to the block level
71 additional measles cases confirmed as CDC warns record levels nearing
Supreme Court agrees to decide if sexual orientation, gender identity should get federal job protection
President Trump and his businesses ask a court to block Congress from obtaining accounting records
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Community colleges can’t be ignored in state budget
Washington Post
An armed militia was ‘detaining’ migrants at the border. The FBI arrested its leader.
Some colleges receiving the most GI benefits spend the least on educating veterans, report says
Capitalism in crisis: U.S. billionaires worry about the survival of the system that made them rich
Sweet corn out, sweet potatoes in: Data shows fundamental shifts in American farming
Whidbey News-Times
New law erases or extends statute of limitations for various sex crimes (Orwall, Dhingra, Santos)
Senate passes bill to remove the personal exemption to the measles vaccine (Cleveland)
Future of crisis center at risk
Chef hired to feed Coupeville students from-scratch lunches
WhidbeyCon draws fans of magical, monstrous
Yakima Herald Republic
Senator regrets comment about nurses that draws criticism nationwide
The Current: No recession, but job growth is slowing in Yakima County
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Rep. Matt Shea discussed spying on Spokane residents, investigative report says
Petition for Washington lawmaker to shadow a nurse gets half a million signatures
Celebrate Earth Day with free admission to Washington state parks
New law changes statute of limitations for sex crimes in Washington
Washington National Guard fighting wildfires get pay raise under new law
KGMI
Legislature votes to adopt another payroll tax (Lekanoff, Shewemake, Morris, Lovelett)
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Thousands want Senator Walsh to walk a day in a nurse’s shoes
KNKX FM
Immigrants Could Be Denied Citizenship Based On Cannabis Involvement
For sexual assault victims , it’s a struggle to just get evidence collected
NBC Right Now
Sexual assault victim pleads to state senate committee for bill to clear rape kit backlog (Orwall)
NW Public Radio
For sexual assault survivors, it’s a struggle just to get evidence collected
Hunger strike at ICE detention centers spread as parole, bond are denied
How the Northwest can learn from Indonesia’s 2018 earthquake
Q13 TV (Fox)
State senator slammed for saying nurses ‘play cards’ for ‘considerable amount of the day’
The Divide: Building Bridges
New law will require many kids to use booster seats longer
Web
Crosscut
Will limits on fishing free up salmon for starving orcas?
Edmonds Beacon
Legislation to reduce rape kit processing times heads to governor (Orwall)
Gephardt Daily
Washington Senate passes bill to restrict parents’ vaccination options (Cleveland)
Government Technology
Why Did Washington State’s Privacy Legislation Collapse? (Hudgins, Carlyle)
The SeaTac Blog
Rep. Mike Pellicciotti to speak at League of Quiet Skies Voters Town Hall April 25 (Orwall, Pellicciotti, Keiser)
Sb Dirty South Soccer
Washington state 1 step closer to barring personal vaccine exemptions (Cleveland)
Friday, April 19
Associated Press
US corporations embracing 420 as pot legalization grows
Washington set to be 1st state with long-term care benefit
WSU to pay up to $4.7M for data theft involving 1.2M people
Foundation to sell former site of Aryan Nations compound
Washington Supreme Court baffles lawyers with split opinion
Washington Legislature votes to end surprise medical billing
Affirmative action initiative reaches Washington Legislature
Auburn Reporter
Constantine updates leaders at Good Eggs breakfast
Auburn might annex 380 homes in Kent
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Abolition of death penalty won’t happen in 2019. House Democrats cite other priorities
Here’s how much the average wage in Whatcom County jumped last fall
Columbian
Senate OKs vaccine bill after debate (Cleveland, Stonier)
Herrera Beutler supports plan to limit water rule
In Our View: Rolling back protections wrong Earth Day stance
The Daily News
State House passes Takko natural disaster preparedness bills (Takko)
Investigation timeline sheds light on DeRosier shooting
Housing agency exec recaps year of success
The Daily World
Washington Senate: Yes on year-round daylight saving time, no on public vote (Hunt, Mullet, Van De Wege)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Chopp will step aside even if Dems haven’t picked a successor (Stonier, Robinson, Jinkins, Tarleton)
Affirmative action initiative reaches Washington Legislature
Bloomberg: Why the Boeing 737 MAX software fix is taking so long
Editorial: Try again on safeguarding privacy of personal data
Letter: Yes to plastic bag ban; no to fee for paper bags
The Inlander
Inside the controversial Green New Deal and what it means for local environmentalism (Billig)
As state works to finalize 100 percent clean energy law, Avista says it will hit that goal by 2045
Inslee’s Orca Task Force wants to plan now for the potential breaching of four Snake River dams, but there’s pushback from some groups
A bill limiting the incarceration of truant juveniles and runaways could become law in Washington
The Island Guardian
SJC Waters Still Safe For Shellfish Harvest
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Washington set to be first state with long-term care benefit (Jinkins)
Senate approves bill limiting measles vaccine exemptions (Cleveland)
Opinion: Creating a path to the workforce for more Kitsap students
News Tribune (subscription required)
Affirmative action initiative reaches Washington Legislature
Friction over staff cuts boils over in Puyallup. Teachers: Superintendent ‘has got to go’
Opinion: Some students need medical marijuana at school. Washington should let them have it
New York Times
Mueller Reveals Trump’s Efforts to Thwart Russian Inquiry in Highly Anticipated Report
NW Public Broadcasting
Three former governors testify in Olympia to bring back affirmative action in Washington
Famed Washington climber Jess Roskelley, 2 others missing and presumed dead after avalanche
Salmon fisheries set as managers start process to protect endangered orcas
Is there room for hydrogen-powered cars in a future that looks electric?
Puget Sound Business Journal
Opinion: Underpaid workforce signals troubling trend for behavioral health care
US retail sales post their biggest gain since 2017
Borderline Manipulation: How Seattle became a hotspot for EB-5 investments
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Renter boom: Apartments filling up faster in Seattle area than anywhere in the U.S.
Gov. Jay Inslee’s orca-recovery agenda advancing, but billion-dollar funding yet to be seen
Seattle’s study of downtown tolling was due Feb. 4. What happened to it?
Teachers visit families at home in 700 communities nationwide. The idea is earning attention in Seattle.
King County cutting, revamping low-income maternity and nutrition services
Opinion: Barr embarrasses himself and Justice Department
Editorial: Legislature: Don’t fail Washington’s special-education students (Sullivan)
Opinion: Call capital-gains tax for what it really is — a tax on extraordinary windfalls
Spokesman Review
Schools in low-income neighborhoods will shoulder most teacher layoffs
WSU settles class action suit over 2017 hard drive theft
Vancouver Biz Journal
WSU Vancouver expands research showcase
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Justice Department effort to stop opioid abuse necessary
Washington Post
Mueller report lays out obstruction evidence against the president
HHS launches program to cut opioid overdoses by 40 percent in three years
United Therapeutics is accused of unfairly blocking generic rival
Yakima Herald Republic
State awards $500,000 grant for solar-energy project in Sunnyside
Wapato’s Rey Pascua tried 9 years to get a bill designating October as Filipino-American month. Wednesday, it finally happened.
Editorial: Dedicated state funding to prevent and fight wildfires is essential (Van De Wege, Rolfes)
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All three living former WA governors want affirmative action back
KeyArena developers remain optimistic, despite higher costs and longer timeline
State House passes HEAL Act for environmental justice, a first for Washington
KUOW FM
Why this Seattle mom finally got her kids vaccinated after years of saying no
The end of the pipeline. Seattle teachers go to prison to get schooled
Why Do Doctors Overtreat? For Many, It’s What They’re Trained To Do
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Crosscut
Fight over safe injection site in Seattle threatens opioid treatment bill
Kitsap Daily News
House passes bill to help homeless college students (Randall)
Schmudget
Why are lawmakers being shortsighted with community investments?
Seattle P.I.
Gov. Inslee asking for lawmakers to fund 2 new ferries
US corporations embracing 420 as pot legalization grows
Slog
Slog AM: Olympia Bill Forces Vote on Safe Injection Sites, Conservative Vigilantes Detain Migrants Near Border
Legislature Passes New Weed Laws Just in Time for 4/20 (Nguyen)
Senate Democrats Introduce a Tax on Wealth Inequality (Doglio, Nguyen)