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Tuesday, June 26

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Associated Press
Supreme Court upholds Trump travel ban
Lawsuit: Administration unfairly prolongs family separation
Darrington school board member resigns after making slur against tribe
U.S. Supreme Court to review gas tax exemption for tribal members
Washington State football player had brain damage at suicide 
Washington State trooper flew confederate flag at home
Kilmer turned away from Tacoma prison visit by chicken pox outbreak
Psychiatric hospital loses certification and federal dollars

Aberdeen Daily World
Coroner Youmans set to retire at end of term
Grays Harbor College for the first time ever delivers four-year degrees at Friday graduation ceremony
Oped: Want to change police abuse laws? Here’s a pro tip: Stop shouting everyone down
Oped: Why imprison immigrants at all?

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Court rejects California law that mandated pro-life centers give info on abortion
DSHS secretary: ‘I know that you are all disappointed’

Bothell Reporter
Wyman addresses accusations of deceptive signature-gathering

Columbian
Committee OKs limited I-5, I-205 tolls
In Our View: Tax Ruling Levels Field

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Many Everett families still live amid arsenic and lead
Free summer meals served to kids in Snohomish County
WaPo: Trump threatens Harley-Davidson with ‘taxes like never before’
WaPo: Commentary: Let the Trump team eat in peace
Editorial: Renew fund key to protecting public lands, parks

Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter
Western State Hospital loses federal certification
Wyman addresses accusations of deceptive signature-gathering

Journal of the San Juan Islands
San Juan County joins lawsuit against manufacturers and distributors of prescription opioids

Kirkland Reporter
Housing is still a problem in America

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Supreme Court upholds President Trump’s travel ban against majority-Muslim countries

News Tribune (subscription required)
Washington’s largest psychiatric hospital loses $53 million in annual funding after failing survey  (Jinkins, Cody)

New York Times
Justices Back Pregnancy Centers in Free Speech Case
Supreme Court Upholds Trump Travel Ban

Olympian (subscription required)
DNR helps firefighters learn to work together to fight ever-worsening wildfire season 

Puget Sound Business Journal
Western State Hospital to lose $53 million in federal funding and CMS certification

Redmond Reporter
Wyman addresses accusations of deceptive signature-gathering

Seattle Times (subscription required)
WSU quarterback Tyler Hilinski had signs of CTE at suicide, family says
Western State Hospital loses $53 million in federal funding after failing inspection
Seattle’s nation-leading streak in home-price increases now tied for 2nd longest on record
Why white people should see color, and more from the author of ‘White Fragility’
With labor in short supply, House Republicans weigh legal status for undocumented farmworkers
Seattle council approves changes to first-in-the-nation ‘democracy vouchers’ program
Seattle City Council approves free bus passes for high-school students
‘We’ll be safe’: How one family found a home with help from Seattle’s Popsicle Place
Opinion: Cutting off food lifeline will make vulnerable Americans sicker
Editorial: Cheer Seattle’s bid for World Cup spotlight

Spokesman Review
WSU quarterback Tyler Hilinski suffered from CTE when he killed himself
Schools and care providers seek remedy to nursing shortage
Pioneer Human Services is not housing separated migrant children in Spokane
Premera giving $180,000 to Spokane housing charities
Western State Hospital loses certification for federal money
Spokane schools keep feeding hungry kids throughout summer

Tri-City Herald
Senate approves Hanford budget far above Trump proposal 
U.S. Supreme Court sends Richland florist case back to state 
Guest Opinion: Congress shouldn’t gut our successful fisheries program 

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: High court keeps law in step with new technology

Washington Post
Supreme Court upholds Trump travel ban
Supreme Court says crisis pregnancy centers do not have to provide women abortion information
Republicans press ahead with narrow fix to migrant crisis created by Trump
Trump threatens Harley-Davidson with taxes ‘like never before’ and predicts its eventual collapse

Wenatchee World
Preparing for wildfire season with Commissioner Franz

Whidbey News-Times
New Coupeville schools superintendent from Oak Harbor
Homeless meeting focuses on health, safety issues
Fed agency study lowers risk level for firefighting foam
Editorial: Time for big pharma to address problem they created

Yakima Herald Republic
House Republicans considering plan to legalize undocumented farmworkers, but only as long as they stay farmworkers
Special-needs teachers in high demand in the Yakima Valley
Protesters urge Newhouse to take a stand
Editorial: Dr. Watson is departing, but his legacy is enduring at PNWU
Editorial: The real border separation is policy from a sense of reality

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Storms of the century may be on the rise in King County
‘Devil worshippers!’ Tacoma Buddhist temple vandalism caught on video
Free transit passes coming to Seattle high school students

KNKX FM
Lawsuit Describes Plight Of Parents Held In Washington, Thousands Of Miles From Children
UW Historian Reflects On Tension In Seattle Politics Between Business, Liberal Groups
Supreme Court Upholds Trump Travel Ban
Public-Sector Unions In Washington Brace For Potentially Adverse Supreme Court Decision 

KUOW FM
In Big Win For White House, Supreme Court Upholds President Trump’s Travel Ban
Customs And Border Agency Halts Many ‘Zero Tolerance’ Detentions, Citing Workload
Supreme Court Punts Same-Sex Wedding Flowers Case Back To Washington State
Three asylum seekers sue the Trump administration, demand to be reunited with their children
Western State Hospital To Lose Certification, $53 Million In Federal Funding (Jinkins)

Q13 TV (Fox)
Washington’s largest psychiatric hospital loses certification, federal dollars
Immigrant rights activists in Seattle file suit accusing US of unfairly prolonging family separations

Web

Civic Skunkworks
It’s time to end the tipped minimum wage

Crosscut
Detained mothers file suit in Seattle over family separation, asylum process
The ‘father of multicultural education’ says schools still need change

MyNorthwest.com
3 asylum-seeking mothers in Washington sue feds
Western State Hospital loses federal certification

 Publicola
Top 10 Stories: Another Lawsuit Against Trump, Durkan’s Trip to the Border, and Seattle’s Police Chief Search

Seattle P.I.
Want to buy a bridge? WSDOT is ‘selling’ one

Slog
SeaTac Asylum Seekers Sue Feds Over Family Separations
Arlene’s Flowers Case Headed Back to Washington State Supreme Court
Op-ed: Seattle’s Homelessness Crisis Will Never Be Solved Until We Fix Washington’s Grossly Unfair Tax System

Monday, June 25

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Associated Press 
Harley, stung by tariffs, shifts some production overseas
Report finds industrial chemicals more toxic than thought 
Justices won’t hear case of anti-gay marriage florist
Lawsuits in Washington, other states challenge Trump administration efforts to push abstinence-only on teens
Chicken pox outbreak reported at Tacoma prison for migrants
Gun industry sees banks as new threat to 2nd Amendment
Fire crews contain wildfire near Vantage
Washington eyes dog to detect invasive mussels on boats

Aberdeen Daily World
Tiny shrimp poses big threat to oyster growers

Bainbridge Island Review 
A primary vote that matters | The Petri Dish (Opinion, Cornfield)

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
More than 300 new Idaho laws go into effect July 1. Here are the ones you should know. 
Police use help from genealogy service, napkin to solve decades-old cold case. 

Bothell Reporter
County executive proposes $100 million affordable housing bond

Columbian 
Lawmakers send letter to toll advisory committee (Cleveland, Wylie, Stonier)
In Our View: Long Echo of Loggers’ Ax

Edmonds Beacon
Property tax, weed, Cliff Edwards | Letters (Ortiz-Self)

Everett Herald (subscription required) 
It’s getting real: Light rail is coming to the ’burbs
Decision on Marysville Pilchuck, Getchell high schools looms
County settles sexual harassment suit for $350K
No ruling on florist who refused to serve same-sex couple
Property values continue skyward in Snohomish County
McCusker: First order of business for education: improve K-12 system
Editorial: Editorial: Stepping out of Seattle’s shadow
Commentary: Don’t be too quick to view tests as waste of time
Commentary: School funding lawsuit over but not its headaches

Kitsap Sun (subscription required) 
Washington State Trooper flying confederate flag above his patrol car disturbed neighbor
Silverdale pain doctor charged with unprofessional conduct
Loss of ferry worker killed in hit-and-run still felt by friends and family
Retiring Armin Jahr Principal recalls 2012 school shooting
Op-ed: Ignoring the facts of the immigration fiasco

News Tribune (subscription required)
This $1 million offer has a catch: Give forever home to decommissioned highway bridge 
Editorial: A missed chance to shine light on public employee contract dealmaking in Washington state 

New York Times
Skip Due Process for Those Who Enter Illegally, Trump Says
Harley Davidson, Citing Tariffs, to Shift Production Overseas

Peninsula Daily News
Finishing Highway 101 bypass top of Sequim’s legislative agenda (Chapman, Tharinger)
Lawsuit alleges public records violations by Jefferson County
Port Angeles aims for climate plan in 2019

Puget Sound Business Journal
What’s the yield curve? ‘A powerful signal of recessions’ has Wall Street’s attention

Renton Reporter 
Washington Department of Licensing takes steps to comply with Real ID Act

Seattle Times (subscription required)
News Tribune: DNA, used napkin lead police to suspect in Tacoma girl’s 1986 killing
Grave digging? Changing tires? Washington’s rural telecom companies do it all
GET out or stay in? Washington prepaid-tuition investors should weigh a few factors, experts say (Frockt)
Why don’t women code? A UW lecturer’s answer draws heat
The nation’s opioid crisis is taking its toll on children across the Puget Sound region. Here’s how schools could offer hope
Westneat: After years of crisis, it turns out the kids in Seattle are more than all right
Editorial: Preventing wildfires is everyone’s job
Trudi Inslee: Give women access to birth control to help stop unwanted pregnancies
Opinion: Celebrate Pride by joining fight for LGBTIQ rights globally
Opinion: Inspirational immigrant stories remind us Trump is wrong – share yours
Editorial: Online sales-tax ruling is a big victory for marketplace fairness (Rolfes, Carlyle)
Opinion: Inclusive education is a plus for children of all abilities

Spokesman Review
Chickpeas, lentils and other ‘pulses’ are having a renaissance moment – and it’s a boon for Northwest farmers
India tariffs squeeze out U.S. pulse imports
For HIV-positive community, CDC ruling means a new step in regaining lives
Spin Control: Almost everything gets a special spot on the calendar. How about orcas?
Op-ed: To defend against ‘dark money,’ keep the Johnson Amendment

Tri-City Herald
U.S. Supreme Court sends Richland florist case back to state
Harmful chemical vapors again suspected at Hanford

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
County executive proposes $100 million affordable housing bond

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required) 
Editorial: State should add extra cash to its reserves

Washington Post 
Supreme Court sends case on North Carolina gerrymandering back to lower court
Separated immigrant children are all over the U.S. now, far from parents who don’t know where they are
Justices decline to rule on florist who refused to serve same-sex couple

Broadcast

KING5 TV (NBC)
Washington Trooper flies Confederate flag above patrol car in Silverdale
Protesters set up camp outside Tacoma detention center
‘It was just heartbreaking:’ Rep. Jayapal visits male detained immigrants in SeaTac

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Snohomish County settles sexual harassment lawsuit for $350K
Washington State Troopers attend college graduation for slain state trooper’s daughter

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Local pediatrician travels to border, tries to visit Texas detention center
Protesters camp outside Northwest Detention Center in solidarity with asylum seekers

KNKX FM
Undocumented Student Stands Her Ground in Battle of Wills with Western Washingon University

KUOW FM
For $179 and a biometric scan of your face, you can skip the line at Sea-Tac airport
Washington’s pikas are in even more trouble than scientists thought
The Bountiful Benefits Of Bringing Back The Beavers 

NW Public Radio
Ships In Washington-BC Strait Asked To Slow Down Again For Orcas 

Q13 TV (Fox)
Coffee for a cause: Cafe Ladro gives all profits to families separated at border

Web

Crosscut
Olympia wants to avoid Seattle’s housing fate
For third year, Seattle media rally to spotlight homelessness
Why do we keep loving our orcas — to death?

 My Ballard
Where will the Ballard light rail line go? Process enters next phase

MyNorthwest.com
Justices won’t hear case of anti-gay marriage florist in Washington

Slog 
Detained Immigrants to Pramila Jayapal: “Zero Tolerance” Won’t Stop People From Coming to the U.S.

West Seattle Blog
LIGHT RAIL: Sound Transit’s Stakeholder Advisory Group to review 5 West Seattle alternatives in Level 2

Friday, June 22

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Associated Press
Washington, other states plan to sue over family separations
High Court: Online shoppers can be forced to pay sales tax
Canada’s legalization to offer pot by mail, better banking
Nevada pot regulators get more money to deal with demand
Washington tribe seeking recognition advances with lawsuit
At Mexico border, US mayors say humanitarian crisis persists

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Supreme Court online sales tax ruling pleases politicians. Consumers? Maybe not. (Carlyle, Rolfes)

The Daily News
Montana attorney general blasts Inslee over Millenium project in NYT editorial
Editorial: Shine light on political ads (Via Walla Walla Union Bulletin)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Commentary: Equal access to public space issue of free speech
Editorial: Gun locks and new city ordinances wins for safety

Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter
Bob Ferguson launches website for human trafficking victims

Journal of the San Juan Islands
San Juan County launches Whale Warning flags to protect local whales

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Op-ed: Another reminder that it’s not about the kids

Maple Valley Reporter
County executive proposes $100 million affordable housing bond

New York Times
In Major Ruling, Supreme Court Upholds Privacy of Phone Data
Europe Strikes Back With Tariffs on $3.2 Billion of U.S. Goods
California Today: Recalling Japanese Internment in the Era of Trump
Trump’s Overhaul Plan for Government Targets Safety Net

Olympian (subscription required)
Olympia’s sales tax will go up July 1 to fund affordable housing
Supreme Court online sales tax ruling pleases politicians. Consumers? Maybe not.
Editorial: Agency transition to e-cars stuck in low gear

Puget Sound Business Journal
Washington state public companies compare CEO pay to median worker’s wages
Supreme Court sales tax ruling could be $450M-a-year windfall for Washington state
Supreme Court rules that warrants generally are required to collect cellphone data
US banks clear first round of Fed stress tests

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Meet Benny, Washington’s newest weapon in the fight against illegal wildlife trafficking
Hundreds march in Seattle to protest separation of immigrant families
GE’s fall illuminates bigger problems facing the American economy
Infant removed from Seattle homeless encampment now in CPS custody
In opioid crisis, schools are on the front lines but slow to get help
Impact of high court’s online sales-tax ruling might be modest in Washington state (Carlyle)
AG Ferguson: Washington, other states to sue Trump administration over separating immigrant families at border
Editorial: City of Seattle cannot abandon critical Magnolia Bridge
Opinion: A crisis like Seattle’s cries out for a homelessness summit

Spokesman Review
Supreme Court’s sales tax ruling could boost Washington budget
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife names Kelly Susewind new director
Washington among states to sue over ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy

Tri-City Herald
The Tri-Cities water supply for some lawns and crops is tightening
Here’s why the school board wants teacher contract negotiations public — and why the union doesn’t

USA Today
Supreme Court protects cellphone data from government without warrant

Washington Post
The chaotic effort to reunite immigrant parents with their separated kids
Pentagon will make room for up to 20,000 migrant children on military bases

Whidbey News-Times
Letter: Moratorium on vacation rentals is ‘anti-tourist’

Yakima Herald Republic
Dry weather means water rationing, complete shut off for some in Yakima Valley

Broadcast

KING5 TV (NBC)
‘We’re people too’: Seattle domestic workers praise proposed bill of rights
Outraged by family separations at border, protesters march through Seattle
Washington AG: ‘We’re going to put a stop’ to family separations

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
How Washington is impacted by SCOTUS online sales tax ruling (Carlyle)

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Many questions, few answers after executive order on immigrant families

KNKX FM
Seattle Educators Call For A Two-Year Moratorium On Standardized Testing
Washington, Other States To Sue Trump Administration Over Family Separation
Muckleshoot Teen Graduates As Valedictorian After Growing Up In Foster Care
Supreme Court Ruling Means Some Online Purchases Will Cost More

KUOW FM
The U.S. government has forcibly separated families before. Here are 4 other times
Making Schools Safer: Harsh Consequences, Or Second Chances?
The Pot Farmers Next Door: Chinese Immigrants Drawn To Illicit Indoor Grows
Chinook Tribe A Step Closer To Recognition As Judge Advances Claims

NW Public Radio
Another Illicit Western Washington Pot Bust Suggests Connections To China, Forced Labor
Washington And Oregon Plan To Sue Over Family Separation

Q13 TV (Fox)
Despite an end to family separation policy, attorneys say it’s unclear when families will be reunited
Seattle mayor joins family separation protest at US-Mexico border
WSDOT: New Highway 99 tunnel could open around Thanksgiving

Web

Crosscut
Turning beer and food waste into electricity
Opinion: Incarcerating families is the American way

MyNorthwest.com
WSDOT is finally shutting down Highway 2
Washington leads lawsuit against Trump over family separation policy

Seattle P.I.
States sue Trump on immigration: ‘Where is the decency?’
Why Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct will have to close for three weeks before tunnel opens
How Washington ranks in human trafficking cases

Slog
A Seattle Weekend-Traffic Hellscape, Washington Children Impacted By Opioid Crisis
Washington AG Announces Lawsuit Over Family Separation

The Verge
How the economy of Blaine, WA, a town Canadians from Vancouver region visit to pick up their Amazon.com US packages, is being threatened by Amazon.ca’s growth

Thursday, June 21

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Associated Press
Trump’s migrant policy: First blowback, then about-face
Now what? Immigration order sparks confusion, deep concern
Inslee announces boost to immigrant legal aid funding
High Court: Online shoppers can be forced to pay sales tax
Canadian company ready to start process for silicon smelter
Trudeau: Canada to legalize marijuana on Oct. 17
Audit faults detention facility management on overtime use

Aberdeen Daily World
Saving history, one photo at a time

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
State patrol will be on lookout for drivers who don’t move over for emergency lights
To help rid the oceans of plastic, this Seattle ban begins July 1

Columbian
In Our View: Shine Light on Political Ads

The Daily News
Cowlitz jobs report spotlights employment gains

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Everett Transit proposes doubling adult fare to $2
More than 1,300 Everett students face school change
WaPo: Supreme Court: Online sales tax collection can be required
WaPo: White House to propose merging Labor, Education departments
Editorial: Trump decision doesn’t end the crisis at border

Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way Public Schools challenges students to read this summer

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Supreme Court allows states to collect sales taxes on more online transactions
Trump signs executive order to end immigrant family separations: What we know

News Tribune (subscription required)
Hundreds of yards polluted by Asarco smelter still need cleanup. Here’s this year’s plan
Tacoma students soon will be able to kick-start a career in medicine while still in high school
Voting machine vendor treated election officials to trips to Vegas, elsewhere

New York Times
Trump Returns to Tough Talk on Immigration, a Day After Retreating on Family Separation
Trump to Propose Government Reorganization, Targeting Safety Net Programs
Supreme Court Clears Way for Sales Taxes on Internet Merchants
Republicans Dislike Separating Families. But They Like ‘Zero Tolerance’ More.

Olympian (subscription required)
Pastor who shot Walmart gunman calls the event ‘tragic and shocking’
Vigil to be held outside Olympia City Hall in response to ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy
Will the same budtender be there next time? New cannabis jobs report says maybe not

Puget Sound Business Journal
Alaska Air tells Trump it doesn’t want to fly migrant children who have been split from families
Restaurants be ready: Seattle’s plastic straw and utensil ban goes into effect soon

Seattle Times (subscription required)
NYT: Trump to propose reorganizing the government, targeting safety net programs
Inslee slams Trump White House as ‘den of deceit’; Republicans quieter in criticism of border separations
Federal study lays out risk levels for firefighting-foam chemicals in drinking water
What do you want to understand about homelessness? Ask Project Homeless
Principals in Washington can’t hire enough special-education teachers. Here’s one reason why.
Editorial: Jailing families together is not immigration reform
Opinion: Our outpouring of compassion will vanquish moral bankruptcy

Seattle Weekly
How Title X Cuts Impact UW Women’s Health

Spokesman Review
Company prepares to move on Newport smelter’s environmental study

Tri-City Herald
Trios bankruptcy approved, saving 1,000 jobs. You’ll still be taxed
Our Voice: Popular, no-tax conservation fund needs saving

USA Today
Supreme Court allows states to collect sales taxes on more online transactions

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
How Title X Cuts Impact UW Women’s Health
Editorial: UW decision to settle free speech case was wise

Washington Post
Trump’s tweet on immigration could undermine House Republicans as they try to pass a bill today
Supreme Court rules that states may require online retailers to collect sales taxes

Wenatchee World
Wenatchee Valley Federal Credit Union members vote for merger
Replacement of WVC’s Wells Hall in progress

Whidbey News-Times
Naval search and rescue team rescues two people from Cascade Mountains

Broadcast

KING5 TV (NBC)
9 children in Washington following family separations at border
‘We have to do something.’ Hundreds in Seattle moved to action by immigration policy
Could ping pong, food trucks improve safety around King County Courthouse?
Seattle’s ‘Safe Place’ helps victims of hate crimes, discrimination
Refugees make a new home in the U.S.
Growing wildfire near Vantage at least 800 acres

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Separated families await outcome of President’s executive order on immigration
Gov. Inslee attacks Trump, signs executive order for legal aid to immigrant families
Immigrant advocates fighting for separated families being held in Washington state
Everett considers fine for gun owners who don’t report lost or stolen guns quickly

KNKX FM
Your Washington Doctor May Soon Ask If You Own A Gun
‘Wildfire’ Author Embedded With Elite Firefighters, Remains Optimistic Despite Challenges
ICE Temporarily Shutters Portland Facility Due To ‘Occupy’ Protest
Seattle Educators Call For A Two-Year Moratorium On Standardized Testing
Archivists Continue Rush To Save Surviving Photos, Records From Aberdeen Museum

KUOW FM
How much of ‘the 1 percent’ lives in Seattle?
With Billions At Stake, Supreme Court Rules States May Tax Online Retailers
The murky future of our Southern resident orcas
‘I Fired To Stop The Shooter.’ Pastor Tells Of Shooting Walmart Gunman
Rep. Derek Kilmer on the Democrats’ bill to stop family separations
13 Kids Separated From Parents At Border Show Up In NW Shelters
Water fuels Seattle’s growth. But in North Bend, activists say water could be running out

Q13 TV (Fox)
Border Divide: Immigration policy and separated immigrant children
Inslee announces funding to help separated immigrant children in Washington
Owner of Ballard restaurant moved to US from Honduras: ‘It’s really bad people there’
Immigrant activists fight for the rights of detainees in SeaTac federal prison

Web

Crosscut
Domestic workers: ‘We’re like the garbage they ask us to clean up’
Where to put affordable housing? On top of a light rail station
Opinion: ICE agents and the ethics of following orders

My Ballard
Ballard’s fear of crime ranks higher than most Seattle neighborhoods

MyNorthwest.com
Gov. Inslee to give $1.2M to immigration rights services

Queen Anne & Magnolia News
Magnolia preschool wraps up four-decade run

Slog
Trump’s Family Separation Policy Was Cruelty Incarnate. Why Didn’t Democrats Shout About It Sooner?
Emergency Money From Inslee Will Fund Desperately Needed Legal Aid for Detained Immigrants
Canada Puff Puff Passes Legal Weed
ICE Temporarily Shutters Portland Facility Due to Occupy Protest

Wednesday, June 20

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Associated Press
EU to tax Harleys, peanut butter and more starting Friday
House GOP gets little direction from Trump on immigration
No clear plan yet on how to reunite parents with children
US poised to announce exit from UN human rights council
Seattle’s ban on plastic straws, utensils begins in July
Forecast shows millions more in state revenues
‘Don’t leave me, Mom’: Detainee tells of separation from son
Trump says he’ll be ‘signing something’ on detained children
Spokane politician contends Greyhound may be violating law
Washington AG seeks information on separated children
APNewsBreak: Youngest migrants held in ‘tender age’ shelters
Smoking hits new low; about 14 percent of U.S. adults light up

Bainbridge Island Review
New Virginia Mason medical center is open for business
Change of value notices mailed

Columbian
Murray, Cantwell speak in support of immigration bill
In Our View: Good News on Marijuana

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Everett board votes to redraw elementary school boundaries
WaPo: CEOs call the breakup of families at the border ‘inhumane’
Commentary: Taking kids from parents has dire health effects

Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way Police issue positive tickets for good behavior
Federal Way High School students chat with Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson
Legislators and activists seek solutions to farmer suicides

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Orca death leads to lowest Southern resident killer whale population in 30 years
San Juan County joins national opioid lawsuit

Kirkland Reporter
CitySurf pop-up pool could open this summer on Eastside
Lakeview elementary hosts its annual egg drop

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Seattle’s ban on plastic straws, utensils begins in July
Fact check: What’s really going on with immigrant children being detained at the border?

Mountlake Terrace News
Council hears girl’s plea to ban single-use plastics, honors legislators, approves critical areas ordinance (Palumbo, Stanford, Kloba)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Pope criticizes family-separation policy on migrants: ‘Populism is not the solution’
Trump planned to erect tent cities to house immigrants since the start of his presidency

New York Times
Pope Francis Criticizes Trump Administration on Family Separations
Canada Vote on Marijuana Paves the Way for Legalization
Trump’s Trade War Spooks Markets as White House Waits for China to Blink
Microsoft Employees Protest Work With ICE, as Tech Industry Mobilizes Over Immigration
G.O.P. Moves to End Trump’s Family Separation Policy, but Can’t Agree How

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: We are better than this cruelty at the border

Peninsula Daily News
Olympic National Park to start capturing mountain goats this summer

Puget Sound Business Journal
Disability applications plunge as the economy strengthens
Microsoft CEO blasts Trump border policy while downplaying tech giant’s role with ICE
GOP moves to end Trump’s family separation policy, but can’t agree how
US businesses speak out against Trump border policy

Redmond Reporter
Report shows Redmond’s drinking water was safe in 2017
Foundation invests more than $350,000 in schools
Olympic National Park to start capturing mountain goats this summer

Renton Reporter
Fire Training recruit class 5 graduation
Vision House installs new playground for children

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan will travel to Mexican border to join protest against family separations
Local religious community comes together to bring awareness to family separations (Gregerson, Orwall)
Microsoft employees call on company to cancel contract with ICE
Boeing wins big freighter jet order as FedEx bets on continued air cargo recovery
No third trial for former state Auditor Troy Kelley, who faces sentencing on theft charges
FYI Guy: What’s the region’s second-fastest growing neighborhood? Hint: It’s not in Seattle.
Westneat: Breaking up immigrant families is ‘not who we are’? Oh yes it is
Editorial: Congress should leave food-stamps program alone
Opinion: Separating families is a humanitarian and health crisis

Seattle Weekly
The Growing Power of Seattle YIMBYs

Spokesman Review
Davidson urging Congress to let pot businesses use banks
Strong economic forecast signals extra tax money
New Planned Parenthood health center dedicated in Spokane
Letter: Free ballots are secure

Tri-City Herald
Former Idaho governor says don’t bring Washington state nuclear waste over here
Bumblebee blues: Pacific Northwest pollinator in trouble

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Arts center answers a $6 million question

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Local man honored for leadership
Free breakfast, lunch offered to youths
Letter: Stand against separation of children from parents
Letter: Keeping quality ambulance service running must be goal

Washington Post
Trump urges House GOP to fix immigration system, expresses no strong preference on rival bills amid uproar over family separations
‘The good times for illegals are over’: Trump finds allies in Europe’s anti-immigration movement

Whidbey News-Times
Oak Harbor grads show ‘inspirational ambition’
Expert: Chief followed protocol
Town places moratorium on short-term vacation rentals
Power outage planned for Thursday in Coupeville
Sound Off: Proposed Island Transit fares don’t add up

Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima Valley not spared as Central Washington suicide rate rises 23 percent
Editorial: Mosquito advice as inconvenience of summer now buzzes among us
Parker: Children at the border: How do you convince Trump he’s wrong?

Broadcast

KING5 TV (NBC)
Deadly school bus crash renews Washington push for seat belts
Kent reverend leads effort to bring church charges against Jeff Sessions
New website launched to help Washington sex trafficking victims
Seattle mayor going to US-Mexico border to protest family separation policy

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Everett considering new rules for gun owners

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Homeless man arrested for attacking father, daughter; 3rd attack in Seattle in a month

KNKX FM
Your Washington Doctor May Soon Ask If You Own A Gun
Portland Demonstrators Protest Child Separations By ‘Occupying’ ICE
Family Separation Is Trump’s Immigration Policy. Here’s Why He Won’t Own It
Civil Liberties Groups Petition Amazon To Stop Selling Facial Recognition Product To Police

KUOW FM
King County Executive Dow Constantine believes we can get by without a head tax

NW Public Radio
Crowded Western Washington Trails Crowding Out Tribal Culture

Q13 TV (Fox)
Durkan to travel to border to join other mayors protesting family separations
About 50 immigrants in SeaTac federal detention center separated from children
Feds to begin relocating hundreds of mountain goats from Olympics this summer, killing others

Web

MyNorthwest.com
Fake opioid pills flooding illicit market, laced with fentanyl

Seattle P.I.
Microsoft under fire for bragging about helping ICE
Connelly: 600 fellow Methodists charge AG Sessions over family separation

Slog
Mayor Durkan Heads to Texas to Protest Family Separation, Microsoft Employees Are Anti-ICE, The Last (Plastic) Straw for Seattle