Sign up to receive our Daily E-Clips on our subscription page.
Click here for our Daily E-Clips policy.
Monday, June 11
Associated Press
Supreme Court allows Ohio, other state voter purges
Democratic lawmaker challenges Pruitt on EPA public records
Supreme Court tie favors Indian tribes in Washington state culvert fight
Latest CEO at troubled Western State psychiatric hospital leaving post
More than 200 new laws took effect in Washington this week
Center for Biological Diversity threatens lawsuit over habitat protection for orcas
Supreme Court: States can purge voters who don’t vote or respond to warnings
Lawsuit: Washington jail must provide addiction treatment
Aberdeen Daily World
Armory Building up in smoke
Aberdeen High School to host active shooter training in August
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
ACLU lawsuit demands jail opioid treatment. Whatcom was already working on this plan.
Here’s when more dental and behavioral health care is coming to north Whatcom County
Bothell Reporter
Western Washington could see more wildfires this year
Columbian
Not enough room in county for affordable housing?
In Our View: A Tale of Two Pipelines
Everett Herald (subscription required)
A glowing pitch to entice Boeing avoids some touchy issues
18-story building will house Lynnwood’s next generation
Families to get more time to adjust to new school boundaries
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Mentors help pave the way for first-generation college-bound students (Hansen)
No more free breakfast for all at Bremerton School District
Last juvenile sentenced to die in Washington re-sentenced to 48 years
Op-ed: A promise our community should keep
News Tribune (subscription required)
Puget Sound waters are turning orange and Cascade snow is becoming pink. Neither are good signs
With $53 million inspection report upcoming, interim chief to leave Western State Hospital
Editorial: Message to harassed female teachers: Don’t give up, vindication at hand
New York Times
Supreme Court Upholds Ohio’s Purge of Voting Rolls
Net Neutrality Repeal Is Official. Here’s How That Could Affect You.
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Homeless tent camps belong outside city core
Peninsula Daily News
Legislature gives schools more money but also more earmarks (Van De Wege, Tharinger, Chapman)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Facebook is looking for more space in Redmond, sources say
The repeal of net neutrality is official. Here’s how that could affect you.
Boeing invests $100 million in workforce development programs
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Rattlesnake Ridge near Yakima is still sliding, but may be slowing down
Here’s how the state deals with cars abandoned along Washington freeways
South King County tries to ride the development wave. Will an immigrant community be crushed?
FYI Guy: 50 software developers a week: Here’s who’s moving to Seattle
Westneat: The blind force of Seattle’s real-estate rush may bulldoze historic house
Rep. Jayapal meets 174 asylum-seeking women, many separated from children, at SeaTac prison
Seattle mayor, others condemn Trump administration crackdown on asylum seekers entering U.S. without permission
They survived a school shooting as freshmen. Four years later, a diploma doesn’t erase the pain.
Editorial: Gun control and head tax are up to voters, not special interests
Editorial: Colorado baker’s case not a license to discriminate
Opinion: Where’s the challenge, and pride, in free college regardless of GPA?
Opinion: Bravely sharing his own struggles, Randy Revelle advocated for the mentally ill
Opinion: Seattle must deliver on promised transit, sidewalk and bike projects
Spokesman Review
Enough credit and blame to go around on McCleary
In a first, Spokane was top choice for all incoming UW medical students in Spokane
Washington hops bring the flavor to booming craft beer industry
Op-ed: Senators must choose healthy people and wildlife over mining companies
Washington Post
Trump accuses Canadian leader of being ‘dishonest’ and ‘weak’
Pompeo on Trump’s diplomatic crisis: ‘There are always irritants in relationships’
Supreme Court upholds Ohio’s way of removing infrequent voters from rolls
Trump meets with Singapore leader as U.S. races to finalize details for North Korea summit
Yakima Herald Republic
Big win for tribes as Supreme Court refuses to review culvert ruling, could cost state almost $2 billion
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Washington planning next large-scale drill for ‘The Big One’
WA AG Bob Ferguson considering suing over policy over undocumented mothers
Drone video captures devastating fire at Aberdeen Armory Building
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Washington AG Ferguson considering suit over immigrant family separations
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
SR 512 Park & Ride in Lakewood to close for 4 months starting Monday
‘It was outrageous,’ Jayapal says many of 174 women detained in SeaTac separated from kids
KNKX FM
Navy, Tribes Work To Make Two Missions Coexist On One Island
KUOW FM
Solar Energy Developers Eager To Lease Washington State-Owned Grazing Lands
Q13 TV (Fox)
Group says they have enough signatures to put Seattle’s head tax on the November ballot
Aberdeen mayor says recovery efforts are underway after fire: ‘Our history is not lost’
The Divide: The ‘public input’ hoax
Web
Crosscut
Hundreds turn out to support detained mothers: ‘This is not who America is’
Opinion: Veteran homelessness decreased. Seattle should learn from that
Seattle P.I.
Protesters rally for asylum-seeking mothers detained in SeaTac
Slog
Rattlesnake Ridge Slide Slows Down, Racist Leaflets Left Around Bellevue, North Korean Summit Upon Us
Rep. Jayapal Met With Asylum Seekers Held at SeaTac Prison
Liquor and Cannabis Board Hires Controversial Deputy Director
Friday, June 8
Associated Press
Advocacy group tells Apple, Amazon to drop North Carolina
Supreme Court: State now in compliance with education funding ruling (Sullivan)
Settlement reached in lawsuit over Hanford contracts
Analysis: HUD plan would raise rents for poor by 20 percent
Trump says ‘let Russia back in’ as he heads for G-7 summit
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Homeless pets in Texas hope to find a home in the Pacific Northwest
ACLU files civil rights suit, says Whatcom County jail policy violates U.S. law
Columbian
In Our View: Homeless Aid an Investment
Everett Herald (subscription required)
11-year legal battle over school spending finally ends
Providence nurse: Staffing so bad, no time for the bathroom
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Ballot equipment testing in San Juan County
Local ballots lawsuit heard by appeals court in Seattle
One insurance provider for individual San Juan County plans in 2019 for second year
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Kitsap methadone patients face long commute for care for opioid addiction
New York Times
Justice Dept. Says Crucial Provisions of Obamacare Are Unconstitutional
Ex-Senate Aide Charged in Leak Case Where Times Reporter’s Records Were Seized
Trump Attends G-7 With Defiance, Proposing to Readmit Russia
Olympian (subscription required)
Olympia passes rules for city-sanctioned homeless camps
Peninsula Daily News
Federal funds to go to Quilcene hatchery
Inslee focuses on maritime industry during tour of Peninsula (Chapman)
New state laws take effect today
City, maritime center recognize pilotage act anniversary (Van De Wege, Tarleton)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Software bug made millions of Facebook users’ private posts public
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Washington Supreme Court ends long-running McCleary education case against the state
Seattle council may shift millions from preschool to elementary in fall ballot measure
Immigrants-rights group says up to 120 asylum seekers — separated from children — being held at SeaTac prison
Judge’s ruling buys more time for residents of SeaTac mobile-home park facing closure, sale
Trump crosses a fateful line on trade and everything’s at risk
Opinion: #MeToo ushers in the Age of Consent
Editorial: McCleary is over, but work to improve education in Washington is not
Spokesman Review
Legislature met its duty on public schools, Supreme Court says (Nelson, Billig)
Spokane picked by HUD for initiative aimed at helping the poor off federal aid
Op-ed: There are no losers when we invest in early child care
Tri-City Herald
Group threatens lawsuit over habitat protection for orcas
Washington Post
Trump calls for Russia to be reinstated to G-7, threatens allies on trade
France’s Macron threatens rare rebuke of U.S. at G-7, Trump fires back
Trump administration won’t defend ACA in case brought by GOP states
Yakima Herald Republic
State could pull plug on Naches fish hatchery as way to scale back costs
City officials sweep Yakima homeless camps as they enforce camping ban
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Inslee questions sending undocumented mothers to SeaTac detention center
Train derailment survivor sues Amtrak
Dairy farms battle environmentalists over manure
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Seattle moving forward with ‘fixed mobile’ safe injection site
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Gun measures face tight deadline to qualify for ballot
KNKX FM
Navy, Tribes Work To Make Two Missions Coexist On One Island
Meet The Canadians Who Have Your Back When Things Go Wrong In The Water
KUOW FM
Immigrant moms torn from kids at border jailed in SeaTac
Lawsuit sheds light on Union Gospel Mission’s anti-gay hiring policy
Mandatory Boat Inspection Turns Up Invasive Species At Washington-Idaho Border
During the Big One, the Space Needle will sway. But your office may crumble
CDC: U.S. Suicide Rates Have Climbed Dramatically
Q13 TV (Fox)
Asylum-seeking immigrant mothers separated from children at border now held in SeaTac federal prison
Police, survivor team up to protect kids from online predators
Web
Crosscut
Business tax opponents gather more than 20K signatures to force vote
MyNorthwest.com
Gov. Inslee demands answers over imprisoned asylum seekers
They did it! Washington has finally fully funded education
Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Supreme Court lifts $100,000-a-day penalty against Legislature (Carlyle)
Slog
Immigrant Mothers Separated From Children Are Being Held in a SeaTac Prison
Facebook Is Not Fully Complying with Washington State’s New Disclosure Rules (But Will Continue Selling Local Political Ads)
In Wake of Controversial School Shooting Game, Valve Vows Not to Censor
Thursday, June 7
Associated Press
Group threatens lawsuit over habitat protection for orcas
New laws take effect in Washington this week
Washington Supreme Court to take up police deadly force law
State-funded study says Washington best for aerospace
Analysis: HUD plan would raise rents for poor by 20 percent
Federal judge dismisses meat country-of-origin lawsuit
Seattle judge blocks feds from ending teen pregnancy grant
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Richland florist speaks out after Colorado baker case
Bothell Reporter
Sound Transit faces $240 million class-action lawsuit
Columbian
In Our View: Hypocrisy Fuels Bigotry (Supreme Court wedding cake ruling)
The Daily News
Longview district seeks public comments on school safety
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Providence nurse: Staffing so bad, no time for the bathroom
Taxpayers want court to block Sound Transit car-tab fees
Report’s message to Boeing: Build the 797 here in Washington
Everett’s free gun locks are aimed at weapon thefts
WaPo: So you want to get a raise? It’s best to be a white male
WaPo: DOJ to give lawmakers new material on FBI’s Russia probe
WaPo: Trump: Economy ‘greatest in history.’ Let’s check the record
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Washington state Sen. Kevin Ranker discusses the evolution of the alternative-right (Ranker)
Maury/Vashon Beachcomber
Signature of registered voter is a coveted commodity
News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: School chief resignation a wake-up call for Gig Harbor area
Peninsula Daily News
New state laws take effect today
Puget Sound Business Journal
White House’s NAFTA approach frustrates businesses, panicked emails show
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle’s Magnolia Bridge is about worn out, but city says it can’t afford a replacement (Carlyle)
Watch: 9 intimate stories of homelessness, told live at Ignite Project Homeless
The rail link from Seattle to Bellevue takes shape
South King County tries to ride the development wave. Will an immigrant community be crushed?
Google halts political ads in Washington state as disclosure law goes into effect
Meet the students writing about education and housing insecurity in Washington
Opinion: A civics lesson from the Supreme Court
Opinion: The key word missing in homelessness debate? Jobs
Editorial: Facebook and Google are not above election-ad laws
Seattle Weekly
Sound Transit Faces $240 Million Class-Action Lawsuit
Spokesman Review
Some state health insurers ask for substantial individual market rate increases next year
Washington best place to build new plane, study says
Supreme Court to review deadly force initiative
Sen. Michael Baumgartner defends meeting with autocratic Cambodian leader Hun Sen
Op-ed: I represented the wedding cake couple; we lost a battle but won the war
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: AG Bob Ferguson sends strong message in taking on two tech giants
Washington Post
Trump complains about traveling to Canada ahead of Singapore summit with Kim
U.S. reaches deal with China’s ZTE that includes $1 billion fine, commerce secretary says
This Ohio factory thought it could bring U.S. jobs back from China. Then Trump got involved.
Yakima Herald Republic
Increased fees will help Yakima County fight homelessness
Ridgeview Elementary placed on lockdown after threats made against the school
Editorial: Trade war’s ‘collateral’ damage a direct hit on Valley apple industry
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Seattle residents feeling taxed out
Pierce County testing 911 texting system
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Google stops running state, local election ads in response to new law
Rabid bats in Washington hit 20-year high
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Group of elementary school students on a mission to rid the world of plastic straws
KNKX FM
How One Woman Brought Free End-Of-Life Care To Port Angeles
Wash. Sen. Maria Cantwell Calls For More Prescribed Burns To Curb Wildfire Smoke
KUOW FM
More than 100 homeless Seattleites died last year. These bronze leaves remember them
NW Public Radio
Washington’s 200 New Laws In 500 Words
Q13 TV (Fox)
WSDOT expects tens of thousands of drivers to avoid SR 99 tunnel and use Seattle streets
Web
Crosscut
New poll shows Seattle voters are fed up with homeless spending
MyNorthwest.com
White nationalist elected to Washington GOP position
Seattle P.I.
How SCOTUS’s cake decision affects Washington, LGBTQI rights
Slog
Google Stops Accepting Political Ads from Washington State as New Disclosure Rules Take Effect
80 Drug Co-Conspirators Arrested In Puget Sound Drug Busts, New Laws Go Into Effect Today, Gentrification Pushes South
Cannabis Commerce to Commence in Canada
Wednesday, June 6
Associated Press
Mexico slaps 20 percent tariff on US apples
2,800-acre wildfire burns through Hanford nuclear complex
Jailed mentally ill settlement is in the works
State money for postage-paid ballots might not be enough
Bainbridge Island Review
Repair work is on the radar for Highway 305 guardrail
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Fish for free in Washington. No license required for 2 days
UPDATE: Wildfire south of Finley nearly contained
The Daily News
WSDOT sign shot up; information sought
Editorial: Seattle needs a cure for its tax fever (Via Bloomberg News)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Lawsuit against Sound Transit aimed at stopping car-tab fees
As lawmakers tackle school safety, relationships called key
WaPo: Boeing contract for Air Force One’s refrigerators canceled
Harrop: Trump’s immigration policy mean-spirited, ineffective
County boosters launch a ‘sustainable tourism’ initiative
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Boat burns, sinks off Eastsound, Orcas Island
Navy noise nuisance | Letter
News Tribune (subscription required)
Sound Transit 3 car-tab fee calculations are unconstitutional, lawsuit contends
Opioid-treatment facility proposed for South Tacoma Way has City Council concerned
You can get health insurance in every Washington county this year, but it’ll cost you
A tax vote could be headed your way for public transit in Thurston County. Here’s why
New York Times
Facebook Gave Data Access to Chinese Firm Flagged by U.S. Intelligence
Mexico Hits U.S. With Tariffs, Escalating Global Trade Tensions
Delaware Kicks Off Full-Scale Sports Betting, a First Outside of Nevada
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: A key to housing affordability is more supply
Puget Sound Business Journal
Facebook gave data access to Chinese firm flagged by U.S. intelligence
Mexico hits U.S. with tariffs, escalating global trade tensions
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Robert F. Kennedy and Jim Whittaker’s lofty friendship recounted in SIFF film
UW will begin directly admitting computer science majors as freshmen
Ex-King County Executive Randy Revelle dies, key to conversations around mental health
Class-action lawsuit filed against Sound Transit over car-tab fees
Immigrant-rights activists taken into custody for blocking Second Avenue in downtown Seattle
Seattle moves one step closer to free transit for all public high-school students
Opinion: Consul general: Canada is committed to safety of pipeline and waterways
Editorial: Remember hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico
Spokesman Review
Apple growers brace for Mexican tariff
Tri-City Herald
Richland florist speaks out after Colorado baker case
USA Today
Canada poised to approve legal marijuana sales; pot shops could be open by late summer
3 years after same-sex marriage ruling, protections for LGBT families undermined
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
State’s education funding plan comes up short on Vashon (Fitzgibbon, Nelson)
Washington Post
An explosive U.N. report shows America’s safety net was failing before Trump’s election
Trump to sign veterans health bill as White House works against plan to fund it
Trump plans confrontational approach with world leaders at economic summit
West Seattle Herald
City of Seattle awards more than $1 million in matching funds for 22 community-based projects
Whidbey News-Times
Elderly woman killed in crash with Skagit County deputy
Contract inked for construction of connector at center of Whidbey
Letter: Building community is what we do
Letter: Island Amateur Radio Club provides a great service
Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima Valley apple farmers brace for 20 percent Mexico tariff
Yakima City Council OKs year-round temporary homeless shelter through November 2020
Editorial: Why D-Day’s a day to remember
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Sound Transit facing lawsuit over car-tab taxes
Health insurance rates may increase for Washington families
SR 99 tunnel tolls: Final public comment meeting Wednesday
Washington could be home to two presidential hopefuls
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Washington growers caught in crossfire of Trump tariffs
Many Washington teens are missing, vulnerable to sex trafficking
KNKX FM
Health Insurance Premiums For Individuals Could Rise By 19 Percent In Washington
NW Public Radio
Washington AG Bob Ferguson Files Campaign Finance Lawsuits Against Facebook And Google
What Supreme Court’s Wedding Cake Ruling Means For Similar Washington And Oregon Cases
Q13 TV (Fox)
Seven area residents file class-action lawsuit against Sound Transit 3 car-tab fees
Job fair in Tacoma designed for homeless draws nearly 550 people
Mexico slaps 20 percent tariff on US apples; local farmers worried
Web
MyNorthwest.com
Sound Transit responds to pending lawsuit over ST3
A ‘categorical shift’ in Western Washington’s wildfire season
Slog
Sound Transit Faces Car-Tab Class Action Lawsuit, Amazon Warehouse Work (Continues To Be) Hell
Tuesday, June 5
Associated Press
Report: Local governments not meeting electric car goals
Navy submarine commands underreported time spent at sea
Settlement in works over treatment of jailed mentally ill
Washington state sues Google, Facebook over campaign ad data
Health insurers propose 19 percent average rate hike in Washington state
Proposal to make Yakima homeless camp year-round
Bainbridge Island Review
Hansen chosen Legislator of the Year by the Washington Student Association
Capital Press
First Columbia River Treaty talks ‘very productive’
Columbian
Adding up McCleary math: Long division ahead?
The Daily News
Here’s how much Obamacare customers in Cowlitz County could pay next year
Everett Herald (subscription required)
State money for postage-paid ballots might not be enough
When every student has a laptop, the lesson plan evolves
Editorial: Use FAA’s new review of Paine Field terminal wisely
UN office calls on US to stop separating families at border
Highline Times
Mary’s Place to open first permanent home in Burien
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Lodging tax grant funds available to promote 2019 Friday Harbor tourism
New aircraft maintenance facility on San Juan Island
Voters will decide on real estate excise tax for affordable housing this November
Smooth Sailings | How to ride the Washington State Ferries
Bay mussels in Puget Sound show traces of oxycodone
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Supreme Court rules on narrow grounds for baker who refused to create same-sex couple’s wedding cake
Bainbridge Police Department zeroing in on mandatory body camera policy, new equipment
Editorial: Time to take some action on plastic pollution
News Tribune (subscription required)
Opinion: No, Canada: West Coast doesn’t want your pipeline
Puget Sound Business Journal
Conservative Koch groups plan pro-trade blitz, as the issue splits Republicans
Redmond Reporter
Metro seeks public input on North Eastside Mobility Project
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Washington apple farmers brace for impact after Mexico imposes tariffs on U.S. imports
Attorney General Bob Ferguson sues Facebook and Google over political ad records
#MeToo makes it to King County, as council member rewrites sexual-harassment policy
WaPo: Trump disinvites Philadelphia Eagles from White House visit, citing national anthem dispute
LA Times: In a first, scientists use immunotherapy to rid patient of advanced breast cancer
Other Tennessee Promise facts to know as Seattle considers expanding free community college tuition
Editorial: Seattle’s future hinges on mayor’s picks to head police, SDOT
Spokesman Review
Cake v. Flowers: Supreme Court ruling may not apply in Washington case
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley refused entry to facility holding migrants’ kids
Op-ed: How the Washington Fair Chance Act can expand your talent pool
Op-ed: Supreme Court ruling a narrow decision for a big nation
Tri-City Herald
Opioids kill a person almost every month in Kennewick. Here are the first charges
Fish for free in Washington. No license required for 2 days
State sending help to battle Benton wildfire headed toward farms
Justices rule on Colorado same-sex wedding cake case. What does that mean for Arlene’s Flowers?
Editorial: It’s a dangerous state park. And here’s why Palouse Falls shouldn’t be closed
USA Today
Opinion: Student loans have become our modern-day debtors prisons
Washington Post
Trump aims to split up NAFTA negotiations, deal with Canada and Mexico separately
Mueller accuses Paul Manafort of witness tampering
Whidbey News-Times
Four people rescued on Mount Baker
Yakima Herald Republic
Take precautions, but don’t freak out: tick-borne diseases rare in Washington state
State sending help to battle Benton wildfire headed toward farms
Wildfire burns 2,800 acres of Hanford nuclear reservation
Editorial: If it isn’t emergency, here’s a better way to report it
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Washington seeks public comment on SR 99 tunnel tolls
Tossing a cigarette from your car could cost you $1,025
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
2nd Avenue in Seattle blocked by deportation protest
Washington state sues Google, Facebook over campaign ad data
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Activists block Seattle’s 2nd Avenue to protest U.S. immigration policies
KNKX FM
Washington AG Files Campaign Finance Lawsuits Against Facebook, Google
What The Supreme Court’s Wedding Cake Ruling Means For Northwest
Gun Studies: Permit Laws Reduce Murders; Red Flag Laws Cut Suicides
KUOW FM
We photographed Ericka when she was a sex worker. This is her life now
Trade fighting could take a bite out of Washington’s apple industry
Q13 TV (Fox)
Jewish cemetery says it’s time for Seattle to pay up for damages caused by RV campers
‘There’s just nuances’: Public weighs in on 3 options for tolls for the SR 99 tunnel
Web
Crosscut
After development deal, Black Central District residents feel ignored
Opinion: Why is Bob Ferguson attacking Native rights?
MyNorthwest.com
Will Colorado’s cake shop decision affect Washington’s gay wedding case?
Attorney General Bob Ferguson names Facebook and Google in campaign finance lawsuit
SCOTUS ruling on same-sex wedding cake case ‘appalling,’ Mayor Durkan says
Seattle P.I.
Connelly: AG Ferguson takes on more big players — Facebook and Google
Connelly: Washington health plans — big average 19 percent rate hike
Slog
Facebook and Google Sued by Washington Attorney General for Failing to Disclose Political Ads
UN Official Slams American Response to Poverty: “Homelessness on this Scale is Far from Inevitable.”
StateScoop
Without enforcement, Washington state falls short on EV adoption goals (Palumbo)
Thurston Talk
Evergreen Announces Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos as 2018 Commencement Guest Speaker (Santos)