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Wednesday, August 8
Associated Press
NRA, others sue Edmonds over gun storage law
Washington expects an estimated 131 million boxes of apples
Vets ready for rare efforts to save ailing endangered orca
Study: 1 in 7 children of Zika-infected moms have problems
Olympic National Park, forests, impose fire restrictions
Yakima Humane Society ends city contract over pit bull ban
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
As orcas starve, grieve, state task force of 44 meets about policy recommendations
The best park in Washington? It’s in Tacoma.
Bothell Reporter
Single-payer advocates push for health care reform
Public invited to review draft transportation plan for 2040 and beyond
State Fish and Wildlife seeks $60 million in funding
Columbian
I-5 Bridge ‘tough topic’ in transportation plan
Everett Herald (subscription required)
New EdCC president is exploring the college’s future role
NRA and others sue Edmonds over new gun storage safety law
Mukilteo teachers rally in Everett for salary increase
Milbank: Deportation without exception, compassion or reason
Muhlstein: It’s hot out there, but high-schoolers keep hitting the books
Commentary: No, you can’t replace libraries with Amazon stores
Commentary: Labor trafficking is under more scrutiny in Washington
Letter: We need Congress to pass Medicare for All
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Hazy skies cover Kitsap County due to Washington, Oregon, and California fires
WSP: Increasing number of DUIs have children in car
Battling wildfires year-round is now the norm. How did we get here?
New York Times
New York Congressman Chris Collins Is Charged With Insider Trading
Trump’s Tariffs Are Changing Trade With China. Here Are 2 Emerging Endgames.
Peninsula Daily News
Column: PAT NEAL: There are no do-overs with the orcas
Puget Sound Business Journal
Inside Jeff Bezos’ incentive negotiation process: ‘Constantly hammering’ officials is the norm
US to add tariffs on $16bn of Chinese imports
An airline scans your face. You take off. But few rules govern where your data goes.
Seattle Times (subscription required)
NRA, Second Amendment Foundation sue city of Edmonds over gun-storage law
Washington AG sues New York man, says he set up bogus charities here
To lobby for public money, Mariners called on former Constantine adviser
Watch with us: Tomorrow, state officials may approve a second for-profit private school in King County
Opinion: More gridlock ahead: Seattle’s 100-year-old alleys were not built for mega-towers
Editorial: Don’t delay bump-stock buyback program (Ormsby, Rolfes)
Seattle Weekly
One Table Has No Clear Game Plan for Regional Homelessness
Spokesman Review
Air quality could remain unhealthy until Friday
Farmers voice concerns about trade war during visit by Senator Murray
Tri-City Herald
Editorial: Next time you have a snarky comment about someone’s death, shut up
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: When it comes to DNA testing, don’t expect privacy
Local foundations join call to remove citizenship question from 2020 census
Washington Post
Paul Manafort trial Day 7: Gates didn’t mention hidden income in 2014 FBI interview about Viktor Yanukovych
China retaliates with tariffs on $16 billion worth of U.S. imports after Trump’s latest trade hit
Whidbey News-Times
Commissioners show impatience with Planning board
Yakima Herald Republic
Saving the orcas: meetings, meetings and more meetings
While smaller than 2017, large apple crop expected in Washington state, with Galas topping the list
Editorial: City Council needs to finally repeal pit-bull ban
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Orca task force to tackle dwindling prey, water toxins (Ranker)
Washington farmers worry about Chinese tariffs
DUI arrests with kids in the car on the rise in Washington
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Mukilteo teachers threaten strike over teacher wages
KNKX FM
Wash. Made Big Changes To School Funding – What Does That Mean For Teacher Pay?
A Game of Watch, Wait And Hope As Preparations Are Made To Tend To Ailing Orca
Pierce County’s Proposed Homeless Labor Program Runs Into Opposition
KUOW FM
Light rail could make or break this immigrant’s American dream
Web
Tuesday, August 7
Associated Press
Jails, prisons slowly loosen resistance to addiction meds
Fire crews battle blazes across Washington ahead of heatwave
EPA delists federal Superfund site in Washington state
King County Metro named top public transportation agency
Aberdeen Daily World
New courtroom opens
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
California neo-Nazi spams Idahoans with robocalls, plans ‘regional capital’ in Gem State
Columbian
Editorial: In Our View: Put Protest in Perspective
Editorial: In Our View: Orca’s Grief A Moving Image
Editorial: In Our View: Printing Guns a Dire Danger
Editorial: In Our View: Cheers & Jeers (tolling on I-5, I-205)
The Daily News
Editorial via Tacoma News Tribune: Gun policy can’t keep up with technology, but we must try
Everett Herald (subscription required)
FAA could release new passenger service report in September
Snohomish County’s bridges are safe, but some still need work
Now there’s a swing shift for aviation tech training at EvCC
WSU’s new Everett home is a tangible touchstone for students
Could electric planes be the next big thing in air travel?
Medicaid expansion making diabetes meds more accessible to poor, study shows
Commentary: How to avoid a repeat of 2016 election hacks
Letter: Uninsured drivers leaving law-abiding drivers with expenses
Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter
Single-payer advocates push for health care reform
News Tribune (subscription required)
Lummi Nation, biologists prepare to feed starving orca. But where is she?
New York Times
Rick Gates Testifies He Committed Crimes With Paul Manafort
No, Tariffs Aren’t Going to Pay Down the National Debt
Puget Sound Business Journal
Apple, Facebook and YouTube remove content from Jones and Infowars
If you think this year’s summer highway construction is bad, just wait. The next 10 years will be worse.
Seattle Times (subscription required)
After 5 weeks in a Seattle church, undocumented immigrant says he still has hope
Six questions about the GET rollover, answered
Seattle City Council looks to fast-track Sawant’s measure to help save the Showbox
King County Metro named nation’s top public transportation agency
Editorial: From calculators to tablets, help teachers fulfill their supply wish lists
Opinion: Migrant children caught in cross hairs of misplaced hostility
Opinion: Atomic shadows
Seattle Weekly
Seattle Public Schools and Teachers’ Unions Spar of Alleged Deficits
Snoqualmie-Valley Record
Washington joins Undetectable = Untransmittable HIV prevention campaign
Spokesman Review
Hanford contractor agrees to pay fine for accepting illegal kickbacks
EPA delists federal Superfund site in Washington state
Tri-City Herald
What will stop people dying at Palouse Falls? The state is trying these
USA Today
Marijuana breathalyzer aims to detect high drivers ‘without unjustly accusing’
Mendocino fire, the biggest ever in California, is still growing
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
State uses signs, fences to warn of Palouse Falls danger
Washington Post
Paul Manafort trial Day 6: Gates explains how millions were funneled to Manafort
Saudi Arabia ruptures ties with Canada, serving notice to would-be critics
‘We lost our naivete’: A year later, Charlottesville remains a wounded city
Yakima Herald Republic
Some call for changes to H-2A guest worker program
Blaming state lawmakers, Seattle school officials forecast years of financial doom and gloom
Broadcast
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
King County Metro named North America’s best large transit system
KNKX FM
Washington sent brain injury patients to Oklahoma — then all but forgot about them
Veterinarians grapple with how to save young orca: salmon laced with meds or syringe
Substitute Teachers In Seattle Push For Better Health Insurance Coverage
Starving 4-year-old orca may get delivery of live salmon
KUOW FM
Genetic Tests Can Hurt Your Chances Of Getting Some Types Of Insurance
NW Public Radio
Veterinarians Grapple With How To Save Puget Sound Orca: Salmon Laced With Meds Or Syringe?
Group Hatches Plan To Save Emaciated And Endangered Puget Sound Orca
When It Comes To Wildfire, Politics Lag Behind Science
Q13 TV (Fox)
Law enforcement says a fingerprinting levy on the ballot is an essential crime fighting tool for King County
Web
Crosscut
As orcas starve, a task force convenes
Publicola
Top 10 Stories: Safeco, 3D-Printable Guns, and Saving the Orcas
Seattle P.I.
Connelly: $23.5 million pricetag for 1.4-mile stretch of Burke-Gilman Trail
‘This is not about affordable housing’: Sawant introduces motion to ‘Save the Showbox’
West Seattle Blog
Housing challenges and other updates @ Camp Second Chance Community Advisory Committee
FOLLOWUP: Unanimous Council approval for Orchard Street Ravine expansion acquisition
Monday, August 6
Associated Press
Businesses cast wider net as jobless rate hits 3.9%
Feds weigh plan that includes feeding thin, endangered orca
Crews battle fires in Washington state, Idaho
Aberdeen Daily World
Tsunami survival event scheduled for Wednesday
Arlington Times
Opinion: Many teachers getting double-digit, up to 20 percent, raises
Bainbridge Island Review
Opinion: WEA insists ‘the money is there’
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Orcas’ hunger ‘is the result of hard decisions we haven’t made. We did this.’
Bothell Reporter
Sowing the seeds of mental health
Opinion: The deferred dreams of working women on H-4 visas
Columbian
I-5 Bridge ‘tough topic’ in transportation plan
The Daily News
Longview farm share part of larger effort towards food equality
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Drug shortages felt at hospitals and clinics near and far
Elaborate shoplifting schemes often feed thieves’ drug habit
Local lawmakers put aside politics for needle cleanup (Lovick)
McCusker: Lowered expectations can mean a more corrupt society
Milbank: Media must stop playing into Trump’s hand
Commentary: Viewpoints: A better idea of where ‘The Big One’ could strike
Federal Way Mirror
Labor trafficking is under more scrutiny in Washington
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Discussion on virus that affects farmed and native salmon
Orca Salmon Alliance to deliver signatures of support for orca recovery
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Viral outbreak highlights health risks at swimming lakes
News Tribune (subscription required)
Hemp advocates angry at federal felon ban — but states already impose barriers
Editorial: Gun policy can’t keep up with technology, but we must try
New York Times
U.S. to Restore Sanctions on Iran Following Withdrawal From Nuclear Deal
Steel Giants With Ties to Trump Officials Block Tariff Relief for Hundreds of Firms
‘Too Little Too Late’: Bankruptcy Booms Among Older Americans
Olympian (subscription required)
School funding changes are put to the test in salary negotiations: ‘It’s a brand new system’
Neighbors of proposed homeless camps say city is moving too fast
Editorial: How our county may save at-risk species
Peninsula Daily News
Orca task force to meet Tuesday
Puget Sound Business Journal
How tech billionaires hack their taxes with a philanthropic loophole
‘Too little too late’: Bankruptcy booms among older Americans
China threatens new tariffs on $60 billion of U.S. goods
Seattle Times (subscription required)
A serial cat killer is responsible for 7 feline deaths in Washington state, police suspect
Rescue effort for sick orca is ready — if pod can be located
Blaming state lawmakers, Seattle school officials forecast years of financial doom and gloom
In one Washington state immigration court, bonds are among the highest in the country and asylum is granted less often
GOP lawmaker attacks Central Washington University ahead of investigation into his conduct
As Washington growers struggle with labor shortage, vote in Congress on farmworker bill remains elusive
Editorial: Bellevue’s steps toward homeless responsibility are too small, too slow
Opinion: The natural legacy we leave to future generations shouldn’t be part of the D.C. political scrum
Editorial: Fighting wildfires requires greater focus, planning — and yes, money
Spokesman Review
Farmers bear burden of making Washington king of the cherry
Initiatives on carbon fees, soda taxes qualify for ballot
Inmates are training dogs at Airway Heights prison and helping themselves along the way
Opinion: Prepare yourself for poor air quality
USA Today
Amid war talk, Donald Trump reimposes economic sanctions on Iran
Vancouver Business Journal
New paid family leave program will launch in 2020
Entry-level housing remains scarce in Clark County
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Concerns about 3D-printed guns are real
Editorial: Agreement to clean Hanford groundwater sounds encouraging
Washington Post
U.S. moves to restore some Iran sanctions lifted under nuclear deal
In expensive cities, rents fall for the rich — but rise for the poor
Dying babies and no doctors: A look inside a Yemeni hospital
Editorial: Migrant kids were stripped, drugged, locked away. So much for compassion.
Whidbey News-Times
Sheriff’s investigation results in arrest of alleged heroin supplier
Yakima Herald Republic
Bittersweet: Hops drive growth in agricultural exports to EU as fruit demand wanes
Washington state business leaders work to cultivate allies in EU
Valley manufacturers want to see barriers fall
Nice doing business with EU: Prospect of a new trade deal looms large for Yakima Valley
Will: The future’s only constituency is the conscience of the present
Editorial: Focus on Yakima County health must continue even without Blue Zones
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Parents go to great lengths for daycare slots
Only 1 Washington county is not under a high wildfire risk
KNKX FM
Counties get federal boost in fight against opioid abuse
Scientists Working On Orca Recovery Not Surprised By Recent Tragedies
KUOW FM
How One Boy’s Fight With Epilepsy Led To The First Marijuana-Derived Pharmaceutical
When It Comes To Wildfire, Politics Lag Behind Science
The Pot Breathalyzer Is Here. Maybe
Starving 4-year-old orca may get delivery of live salmon
Q13 TV (Fox)
Urban wildfires popping up as dry, hot weather continues
Web
Crosscut
Do local police need to protect ICE workers?
Is Bellevue’s slow roll into bike share the beginning of something big?
Friday, August 3
Associated Press
Seattle to enlarge team that oversees homeless camp removals
US goes ahead with tax on Canadian newsprint
Documents: Youth care worker sexually abused immigrant boys
Target shooting to be banned amid fire threats, hunting OK
US employers add 157,000 jobs, jobless rate hits 3.9 pct.
Bothell Reporter
State Fish and Wildlife seeks $60 million in funding
Columbian
WSDOT has a plan for state Highway 500
The Daily News
Commerce affirms tariffs on Canadian newsprint producers
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Water dispute keeps new Edmonds school from opening
WaPo: Portland braces for violence during antifa, far-right march
Editorial: The message from an orca mother
The Inlander
Generations after water quality and fish plummeted, tribes are fighting to restore a sacred resource
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Orca mother continues to carry deceased baby on 11th day
Burn ban in effect throughout Washington state
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Kitsap health district investigating 120 possible norovirus cases from Horseshoe Lake
News Tribune (subscription required)
GOP lawmaker attacks Central Washington University ahead of investigation into his conduct
Signature-gatherers will have to keep their distance from fair entrances, for now
Matt Driscoll: Rising seas and falling land: Tacoma needs to prepare for the impacts of climate change
Editorial: Protesting is fine, but where does Tacoma anti-Nazi group go next?
New York Times
Trump Administration Unveils Its Plan to Relax Car Pollution Rules
What to Know Before You Buy Short-Term Health Insurance
Russian Threat ‘Is Real,’ Trump Officials Say, Vowing to Protect U.S. Elections
How the U.S. Is Fighting Russian Election Interference
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Mariners’ tax plan shows how little we learned
Peninsula Daily News
DNR bans fires on 13 million forest acres
Researchers watching grieving orca; highlights plight of endangered mammals
Puget Sound Business Journal
Manufacturers increase efforts to woo workers to rural areas
Apple’s $1 trillion milestone reflects rise of powerful megacompanies
US Treasury outlines tax reforms over $3tn offshore cash pile
Opinion: Business leaders should support carbon fee initiative
Seattle Times (subscription required)
NOAA plans ‘outside the box’ response to save J pod orca, which may have just days to live
After repeal of head tax for homelessness, Seattle mayor seeks tech-company expertise
Boeing’s 737 ramp-up slows as unfinished planes pile up in Renton
How can Washington state better fund special education? Officials want to hear from you
I have two master’s degrees, but that didn’t keep me from becoming homeless.
Podcast: Reporter Lynda Mapes on tracking the mother orca who won’t let go of her dead calf
Sen. Patty Murray on Roe v. Wade’s future: ‘I have never felt this profoundly fearful’
Seattle to expand team that oversees homeless-camp removals
Bracing for a fight, Patriot Prayer’s right-wing faithful head to Portland for Saturday rally
Bellevue Police Chief Steve Mylett placed on leave; city cites unspecified ‘allegations’
Column: Housing troubles are freezing millions out of ownership far beyond Seattle
Opinion: Sudden cardiac arrest: Is your school prepared?
Editorial: Sensible measures must prevail, and 3-D printed guns have no role
Seattle Weekly
Advocates Seek to Eradicate Labor Trafficking in Washington
Spokesman Review
Spokane-area Reps. Shea, Volz on group studying open records for state Legislature
Column: The Amazon effect on local pay should be scrutinized
Washington Post
China warns it could fire back with tariffs of $60 billion in U.S. goods
U.S. economy adds 157,000 jobs in July, slightly below expectations
Vancouver Business Journal
What does state’s amended Equal Pay Act mean for employers?
Yakima Herald Republic
While fire danger remains high, target shooting will be banned on WDFW lands
NOAA plans ‘outside the box’ response to save J pod orca, which may have just days to live
Editorial: Legislature must be consistent on sexual harassment policies (Sawyer)
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Some child-care workers worried about new state regulations (Rolfes)
Bill to kill more Washington sea lions clears key hurdle
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Seattle may lose teachers to salary disparity
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Statewide shooting ban goes into effect Saturday in effort to prevent wildfires
KNKX FM
Republican Lawmaker Denies Inappropriate Behavior, Suggests He’s Under Attack By Liberals
Thiel: ‘Not Right Time’ For Mariners To Ask For Public Funds For Safeco Fixes
KUOW FM
Homeless service providers face penalties if they miss housing targets
Despite Strong Economy, Federal Deficit Soars
Q13 TV (Fox)
Safer Schools: Bethel district upgrades classroom doors, other security for new school year
Web
Crosscut
Head of public defense faces backlash from County after opposing youth jail
As other agencies launch electric buses, Sound Transit stalls
Seattle P.I.
Washington, 18 other states will sue Trump over emissions and fuel standards
Seafair brings Blue Angels back to Seattle, but at what cost?
Bonney Lake teen speaks out for first time after encounter with human trafficking
Thursday, August 2, 2018
Associated Press
Inflation, gas prices, tariffs squeeze consumers
Trump’s short-term health plans are cheaper but cover less
US proposes higher tax on $200 billion in Chinese imports
Fed keeps key rate unchanged while signaling future hikes
Bill allowing more sea lions to be killed clears key hurdle
Outdoor burning on DNR land banned statewide
Bainbridge Island Review
West Sound Wildlife Shelter gets grant for educational programs
Columbian
Northwest tribes may soon have right to kill sea lions
Editorial: In Our View: Reality Time on Climate
Editorial: In Our View: McNeil Island Needs Plan B
The Daily News
Longview police and fire departments train in active shooter simulation
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Ukrainians hacked restaurants in Lynnwood and Everett
The union predicted it: Teacher pay is rising statewide
Trump’s EPA formally launches rollback of fuel economy standards
Commentary: The deferred dreams of working women on H-4 visas
Editorial: Parks grant program needs full funding from state
The Inlander
Generations after water quality and fish plummeted, Natives are fighting to restore a sacred resource
Spokane GOP chair hosts white supremacist James Allsup at event, accuses media of “label lynching”
Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter
A look back at first year of E-DUI
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Some child-care workers worried about new state regulations (Rolfes)
Daycare is tight in Kitsap County. Here’s how parents manage it
Congress approves defense budget, includes funding to benefit Kitsap
Grieving orca highlights plight of endangered whales
News Tribune (subscription required)
Column: Weightless words, no consequences, in Trump land
Editorial: These sex predators could go to a group home. We don’t blame Lakewood for fighting it
New York Times
Trump Officials Unveil Plan to Weaken Fuel Economy Rules
Could Cleaner Cars Cause More Crashes? Experts Are Skeptical
Mueller Inquiry Exposes Big Paydays of Foreign Lobbying
How Colleges Are Changing to Reach the Next Generation
Op-ed: Trump’s Biggest Climate Move Yet is Bad for Everyone
Editorial: The Expensive Education of Mark Zuckerberg and Silicon Valley
Video: I Am a Farmer Hurt by Trump’s Trade War. I Can’t ‘Take It,’ Mr. President.
Olympian (subscription required)
Interpreters for HCA patients urge state to address issues sparked by new vendor
Peninsula Daily News
Port Angeles files federal lawsuit over Elwha water facilities
Researchers watching grieving orca; highlights plight of endangered mammals
Puget Sound Business Journal
‘Quiet inventory turnaround’ boosts hopes of homebuyers in the Seattle area, new report says
Fed hails strong economy with rate rises ahead
Kaiser agrees to stop denying surgeries for transgender women following an Insurance Commissioner investigation
Trade war drives Seattle construction costs up, new report says
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Motorcyclist sues King County detective who pulled gun on him at traffic stop
US: 3 Ukrainians arrested in hacking plot that hit 47 states
Spokesman Review
$495 million bond measure approved by unanimous school board vote
National Guard, Black Hawk helicopters assist fire crews in Eastern Washington
Tri-City Herald
They are the 1st Tri-Cities police force to use body cams
Editorial: Washington is a big casualty of Trump’s trade war
USA Today
Republicans block $250 million to beef up election security
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Panel with formerly incarcerated people meets Sunday
Park district seeks new commissioner, revists old business
Wahkiakum County Eagle
WSD approves $7 million budget for 2018-19 year (Blake, Takko)
Washington Post
Trump administration to freeze fuel-efficiency requirements
As midterm elections approach, a growing concern that the nation is not protected from Russian interference
West Seattle Herald
Ballard Alliance works to ensure Ballard remains a vibrant community
Yakima Herald Republic
Selah School District employees join push for high pay hikes from McCleary decision
Editorial: Orca mother’s grief reinforces need to protect salmon over sea lions
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Washington school district covers up special ed failures
Statewide burn ban in effect in Washington
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Homeless quadriplegic veteran living outside VA struggles to get healthcare
PSE sends racial slur to black woman
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
King County councilmember pulls support for Safeco Field funding bill
Firefighters from Washington head to California to battle massive wildfires
KNKX FM
Seattle’s Draft Tree Protection Ordinance Maintains Protections For Smaller Significant Trees
Protesters Regroup After Police Tear Down Encampment Outside Detention Center
Wildfire Risk Prompts Emergency Declaration For Washington State
Under New Rules, Cheaper ‘Short-Term’ Health Care Plans Now Last Up To 3 Years
A Few More Bad Apples: As The Climate Changes, Fruit Growing Does, Too
KUOW FM
Doctors don’t want to scare you, but there’s a major drug shortage right now
Solving The ‘Wage Puzzle’: Why Aren’t Paychecks Growing?
How Ukranian hackers sneakily got credit card info, per the feds
Your thoughts on youth justice? King County is asking
NW Public Radio
Resources Stretched Thin As Northwest Fire Season Intensifies; Pacific Crest Trail Closed In Places
Q13 TV (Fox)
State lands commissioner declares burn ban in state parks and forests, starting Thursday
Web
Crosscut
Bias, retaliation top list of Seattle city employees’ concerns
Sawant joins the Showbox fight
Trump promised exceptions to the travel ban. A new lawsuit says it isn’t so
MyNorthwest.com
Bellevue launches all electric bikeshare program
Schmudget
Poverty reduction programs support families to work and should be strengthened