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Wednesday, Apr. 18
Associated Press
Jail guards who falsified records sentenced in inmate death
State considers changing name of John Wayne Trail
Popular former first lady Barbara Bush dies at age 92
WSU: Stink bugs infesting Puget Sound region
Feds try again to cancel DACA protection for young man arrested in Des Moines apartment
WSDOT apologizes for ‘inappropriate message’ on traffic sign
Amazon cuts a deal with Best Buy, broadens global reach
Aberdeen Daily World
Inmate-trained dogs graduate from adoption program at Stafford Creek
Meetings for North Shore Levee set to reassure concerned residents
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Department of Licensing details how often it gave Washington residents’ info to immigration officials
Washington spends little to help the state’s 900,000 smokers quit – despite collecting $622M in tobacco revenue
Everett Herald (subscription required)
County Council grills Sound Transit CEO about long timeline
Demonstrators: Stop giving immigrants’ info to ICE
WaPo: IRS online payment site fails on tax day (April 17)
WaPo: McConnell quashes protection for Mueller investigation
Rampell: Every bad idea the GOP has, it learned in the ’80s
Editorial: What if the IRS did our taxes for us?
Journal of the San Juan Islands
San Juan Island School District superintendent announces departure
San Juan Island School District schedules community budget workshop
April is sexual assault awareness month | Letter
Care for aging population | Letter
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
A vehicle tunnel from Seattle to Bainbridge? Retired civil engineer has a proposal
News Tribune (subscription required)
Department of Licensing details how often it gave Washington residents’ info to immigration officials
Washington spends little to help the state’s 900,000 smokers quit – despite collecting $622M in tobacco revenue
Editorial: Is Trump evolving on 2 important Washington state issues?
Editorial: Washington leads the way on fair jury selection
New York Times
Korea Mission Shows Trump’s Trust in Spies Over Diplomats
South Korea Confirms Talks to Formally End War With the North
Castro Era Is Closing in Cuba as Party Signals Successor
Rift Between Haley and White House Erupts Over Sanctions
Can Dirt Save the Earth From Climate Change?
All of Puerto Rico Loses Power as Grid Falters Again
Editorial: Scott Pruitt Has Become Ridiculous
Olympian (subscription required)
One major tax deadline is here. Now, get ready for the next one
Editorial: $5 national parks fee hike is no victory
Puget Sound Business Journal
President pulls support of trade pact for 2nd time
Justices divided on sales taxes for online purchases
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Report: Washington high-school requirements not enough for college admissions
Seattle would spend $636 million over 7 years under education-levy plan
Supreme Court showdown: Washington’s attorney general vs. tribes over salmon habitat
Washington spends little to help the state’s 900,000 smokers quit — despite collecting $622M in tobacco taxes
Westneat: Kids still living in shantytowns is the real shame of Seattle
Editorial: Philadelphia Starbucks incident is a painful wake-up call to confront racial bias
Opinion: Without world-class public transit, how can Seattle even think of tolls?
Seattle Weekly
Hotel Employees Health and Safety Initiative Still Awaits Full Rollout
Spokesman Review
Washington implementing new system for judging schools
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Islanders raise questions, concerns, over proposed Maury cleanup plan
WSF to host open house for long-range plan
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: State’s new school lunch law has merit
Washington Post
Castro rule in Cuba nears end as Miguel Díaz-Canel named sole candidate for leadership change
Science hinted that cancer patients could take less of a $148,000-a-year drug. Its maker tripled the price of a pill.
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo vows to sign executive order giving parolees in his state the right to vote
Trump urges Congress to fix deportation law partially struck down by Supreme Court
Health industry giants get tax windfall. But it’s unclear how it will be used.
New poll shows growing support for stricter gun control among younger Americans
Whidbey News-Times
SOUND OFF: Will island residents join in celebrating Earth Day?
Environment is big factor in gun control discussion: Letter
Yakima Herald Republic
Supreme Court showdown: Washington’s attorney general vs. tribes over salmon habitat
Protesters in Union Gap call for state licensing director’s resignation over information shared with ICE
Should Franklin taxpayers foot the bill to sue themselves in suit between clerk, judges?
Washington high-school requirements not enough for college admissions
Editorial: I-90 project almost done, but safety needs remain
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
A vehicle tunnel under Puget Sound? Retired civil engineer has a proposal
Billions at stake for Washington taxpayers in salmon ‘culverts case’
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Tolls for State Route 99 tunnel are taking shape now and should be decided in September
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Drivers adapt to weekday meters on Mercer I-5 ramps
Head of State DOL under fire for sharing information with ICE officials
Feds again seek to cancel local man’s DACA protection
KNKX FM
Hunger Strike Highlights Long-Simmering Fight Over Prison Food (Peterson)
Judge Says Trump Administration Must Prove Transgender Ban Is Not Based On Prejudice
KUOW FM
What Adult Learners Really Need (Hint: It’s Not Just Job Skills)
VIDEO: A short history of how Seattle’s tunnel finally got made
Q13 TV (FOX)
WSDOT apologizes for ‘inappropriate message’ on I-5 sign
Sound Transit seeks public input on where to put new light rail from Federal Way to Tacoma
What’s being done to ease traffic on I-405?
State’s next plan? A toll lane on I-405 between Bellevue and Renton
Web
Civic Skunkworks
Report: Increased Minimum wage’s Positive Effects “Persist and Grow in Magnitude over Several Years”
Crosscut
City Light provided customer information to ICE
Is a strike looming at the University of Washington?
Another day, another clash over homeless encampments
Opinion: On salmon, the tribes should beat Washington at the Supreme Court
Seattle P.I.
Connelly: I pay taxes to pay for Pruitt’s $43,000 phone booth
Boeing CEO takes jab at Elon Musk over space travel
Trump deal promises no pot crackdown despite Sessions’ threats
Snohomish Tribune
Delta neighbors ask state to continue arsenic clean ups (Robinson, Sells, McCoy)
Tuesday, Apr. 17
Associated Press
State considering options for marijuana-delivery system
Question of sales tax on online purchases goes to high court
Marijuana-based drug gets positive review from US agency
Judge: Trump’s ban on transgender troops on hold until trial
Supreme Court dismisses Microsoft search case
Aberdeen Daily World
Class reduction options up for debate during tonight’s Aberdeen School Board meeting
Letter: River camps aren’t helping anybody
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Many of the state’s powerful lobbyists work from one Olympia neighborhood
Bothell Reporter
Bothell wants input on potential public safety ballot measure
Columbian
Supreme Court strikes down as vague part of immigration law
State considering options for marijuana-delivery system
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Immigrant rights demonstrations planned at DOL offices
Editorial: What if the IRS did our taxes for us?
Journal of the San Juan Islands
San Juan Islanders look to end cycle of waste with annual cleanup event, waste prevention
Abandoned bicycles growing concern for Coast Guard, Washington State Ferries
Experts on veteran benefits to visit Orcas
News Tribune (subscription required)
Gunmakers, with sales slumping at home, ready for eased export rules
They came to the prison island by stolen dinghy then left by Thunder Jet
New York Times
Trump Rejects New Sanctions Against Russia, Changing Course
U.S.-U.K. Warning on Cyberattacks Includes Private Homes
Judge Hints Trump Team Won’t Get First Look at Cohen Files
Hannity Is Revealed as Trump Lawyer’s Mystery Client
Trump and Abe Face the First Real Test of Their Relationship
Olympian (subscription required)
Opinion: Paul Ryan’s exit turns GOP title over to Trump, for better or worse
Puget Sound Business Journal
Tech firms to pledge not to assist governments in cyberattacks
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Why are Seattle-area home prices so high?
Washington state discloses how often it shared information with immigration authorities
Seattle to ink new trash-collection contracts worth $850M
As racial-equity teams spread across Seattle schools, UW researchers want to know if they actually work
Facing $42M budget deficit, UW dental-school interim dean resigns
Editorial: Washington state has much to lose in trade war
Kilmer: Facebook hearings are not enough: Congress must act to defend democracy
Seattle Weekly
What’s Next After I-940?
Spokesman Review
Washington spends little to help the state’s 900,000 smokers quit – despite collecting $622M in tobacco taxes
Spokane County may join legal action against companies that make prescription painkillers
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Washington states scores on national test not a big deal
Washington Post
IRS electronic filing system breaks down hours before midnight deadline
‘This is not some tin-pot dictatorship’: Comey pushes back against Trump’s suggestion he be jailed
In new sign of trade battle, China slaps U.S. sorghum producers with 179 percent deposit
An increasing number of Americans see the FBI as biased against Trump
Whidbey News-Times
New proposal for affordable housing project questioned
Latest bid escalates sewage plant to $147 million
Editorial: Housing project may be a win for downtown Oak Harbor
Yakima Herald Republic
Washington reveals how often it shares drivers license information with immigration agencies, and why or why not
The Big Win: DACA helps Prosser native find her calling
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
North Seattle residents blame increased crime on tiny house village
Kent Schools Supt. reassures parents and teachers after layoff dispute
Seattle homes sold at fastest pace ever in 2017, Zillow says
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Supreme Court hearing case about online sales tax
Family members of man shot and killed by deputy demand better mental health training (Dhingra)
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Do you want light rail from Federal Way to Tacoma? Here’s your chance to have a say
KNKX FM
Judge Says Trump Administration Must Prove Transgender Ban Is Not Based On Prejudice
KUOW FM
5 reasons a tunnel is safer than the Alaskan Way Viaduct
Will You Soon Have To Pay Sales Tax On Every Online Purchase?
Medicare Advisers Recommend Payment Cuts To Many Free-Standing ERs
Web
Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Can Trudeau force British Columbia to swallow oil pipeline?
Monday, Apr. 16
Associated Press
Deadline in Hanford lawsuit passes without settlement deal
Trump vows to back law to protect states’ marijuana industry
Comey speculates Russians may have damaging info on Trump; president tweets back with attacks
Starbucks CEO hopes to meet with men arrested in Philly shop
Republicans criticize spill of dam water to help salmon
Court blocks company’s attempt to restock Atlantic salmon
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Strange math leaves Oregon pensions in pinch of their own making
WA state lawmakers, staffers consider independent office to take harassment complaints (Macri, Sawyer)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Patients could get medical marijuana delivered to their door (Kloba)
New state law ends singling out students who can’t afford lunch (Peterson)
Editorial: Reliable source needed for national park funding
Trump’s deportation machine not working the way he wants
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
New park on tap in Belfair
Commissioners considering $20 car tab fee for unincorporated Kitsap
Skokomish to remain closed to salmon anglers
Bainbridge Island’s Blakely Elementary will be built on budget
Column: The middle ground is no more
Letter: Former prisoners retain the civil right to vote
News Tribune (subscription required)
Trump businesses made millions off Republican groups and federal agencies, report says
U.S. Oil sues Tacoma Power for big money, claims power outage led to lost profits
Editorial: Honor injured deputy with stronger DUI measures
Opinion: Safe sites for drug use should be reconsidered
Opinion: Tacoma gets poorer while others prosper
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Durkan proposal for expanded Seattle education levy could include preschool, college
Why Sound Transit doesn’t use turnstiles at light-rail stations
Politics and chicken farming: Meet the new GOP leader in Washington’s state House (Tharinger, Riccelli)
Columbian: Fake Inslee letter posted on doors around Clark County
Anonymous donor leaves $10 million to Seattle radio station KEXP
Many of the state’s powerful lobbyists work from one Olympia neighborhood
Layoffs at debt-ridden dental school raise anger at University of Washington
JBLM Rangers receive awards, including for “valorous” actions
Story of Harts’ foster child is one of heartbreak, though not the way some might expect
Editorial: The EPA has forgotten its one job: protecting the environment
Opinion: Let’s end global sex trafficking one law, step and person at a time
Opinion: Kaiser Permanente steps in to fill the gap in gun research
Editorial: Beyond McCleary: 6 items remaining on education to-do list
Opinion: The goal of school discipline should be keeping kids in the classroom
Opinion: In an ancient story of exile, finding common ground with immigrants facing deportation
Spokesman Review
Students may be most important actors in preventing teen suicide
Op-ed: Trade war would hit Washington hard
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Take a bow. You may have just saved national parks for all
Guest Opinion: errors and arbitrary assumptions plague study on replacing energy from Snake River dams
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Champion for those with ALS deserving of national award
Yakima Herald Republic
Settlement of Hanford subcontracting lawsuit in limbo. Feds may fight more delays
Editorial: Thefts pose expensive problem for local farmers
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Mental health experts begin patrolling with police officers (Dhingra)
Decision on deputy who pulled gun on motorcyclist coming today
Kent Schools holding community conversations amidst controversy
Kitsap County considering $20 car tab fee
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Fake letter about tax increase handed out in Vancouver
KNKX FM
Lobbyists Snare Single-Family Homes Near Washington Capitol
Transit Leaders Seek Feedback On Future Light Rail Link Between Federal Way And Tacoma
New Wash. Child Care Rules Are Aimed At Improving Quality But Will Likely Raise Costs
KUOW FM
Seattle bans ‘subminimum wages’ for people with disabilities
Q13 TV (FOX)
Summer fire rules kick off today in Washington
Inslee, Ferguson cautiously optimistic after Trump’s ‘promise’ to protect states’ marijuana rights
Web
Crosscut
A new law addresses epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women
MyNorthwest.com
Increase in homeless student population ‘tragic’
Friday, Apr. 13
Associated Press
Radioactive sludge barrel ruptures at Idaho nuclear site
Popular national parks to raise fees to $35, not $70
Correction: SmallBiz-Small Talk-Internet Sales Tax story
County sides with Millennium in coal terminal suit
Whatcom County joins legal battle against opioid companies
$1 million federal grant will help study of transgender kids
IRS head sees huge task ahead to administer new tax law
Officials OK cut in sport chinook harvest off Washington
Aberdeen Daily World
Low predicted salmon returns lead to shortened season, smaller chinook quota
Wishkah superintendent placed on paid leave
Bainbridge Island Review
From both sides, islanders face complexities of gun violence
Bothell Reporter
Law enforcement, doctors, and Kathy Lambert talk opioids in Fall City
Infusion of federal money boosts the second Swift bus route
Columbian
Clark County to end pursuit of $114,042 in delinquent taxes
Conceptual plans filed with Spokane County for Amazon-like warehouse near airport
The Daily News
County sides with Millennium in coal suit, cancels health study
Letters: Out of control
Everett Herald (subscription required)
WaPo: GOP lawmaker shocked by cost of tax bill he voted for
She helped traumatized people get through two big tragedies (McCoy)
Editorial: Help direct Everett’s city council districts plan
The Inlander
Spokane police shot more people in 2017 than they have in decades; almost half were Native
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Fish and Wildlife proposes to list Island Marble Butterfly under Endangered Species Act
Tax concerns | Letter
Powers of play with Special Pal Program | Letter
Rock Island reminds customers county-wide communications outage is tonight, April 12
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Ferries’ effort to throttle back to save fuel delays Bremerton run
Op-ed: Legislators stepped over our initiative system
New York Times
Judge Sides With Local Government on Immigration
Mattis Tries to Put Brakes on Possible Strike, to ‘Keep This From Escalating’
In Reversal, Trump Weighs Rejoining Pacific Trade Pact
Scooter Libby Is Expected to Get Pardon From Trump
Trump’s Lawyer Seeks to Shield Files From Prosecutors
Olympian (subscription required)
The number of homeless students in Washington is at an all-time high
Puget Sound Business Journal
Donald Trump creates task force to scrutinize postal service
Victims of Bernard Madoff’s ponzi scheme to receive millions more in compensation
Trump weighs rejoining accord with Pacific Rim in about-face
Observations: Seattle’s recent legal defeats are a result of indefensibly bad ideas
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Comey compares Trump to mob boss, Trump cries “slime ball”
Family of man killed by police while holding cellphone files federal suit against Lakewood
FYI Guy: Seattle taxes ranked most unfair in Washington — a state among the harshest on the poor nationwide
Podcast: Reporter David Gutman on Seattle streetcar overruns and a plan to toll downtown streets
Divided Supreme Court upholds death sentence for man who killed Kirkland family in 2006
Layoffs, resignations hit SeattlePI.com. Here’s why the newsroom is shrinking
Guest essay: When will we stop teaching kids to memorize math?
Editorial: A major victory in fight to end sex trafficking
Opinion: How can we remain indifferent to the suffering in Syria?
Seattle Weekly
Washington Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty Conviction
Spokesman Review
WSU launches two-year program for students with autism, Down syndrome
Washington Post
Trump signals a more deliberate approach on Syria, reviews options for possible attack
The surprisingly serious U.S. flirtation with rejoining TPP
Editorial: Trump’s compassion for Syrians stops at U.S. shores
Yakima Herald Republic
Public outcry douses massive fee increases for national parks
Program focuses on the return of wolves
Editorial: Our nation is nearing taxing time … but wait
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Tacoma lays out affordable-housing strategy
Rainier quakes trigger new early warning system
Sequim parents take school security into their own hands
Trump amps up Amazon fight with an executive order
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Homeless student population hits all time high in Washington
Have you talked with your doctor about gun control?
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Russia threatens to cut off crucial titanium exports to Boeing
KNKX FM
Inside The Experiment That Is Tacoma’s First Legal Tent City
NW Public Radio
Washington Supreme Court Upholds Conviction And Death Sentence For Quadruple Murderer
Can This ‘Gunshot Detector’ Developed In Richland Help Save Lives?
Q13 TV (FOX)
Washington students to learn cyber skills to protect against online predators, sexting
Trump orders Postal Service review after attacking Amazon
Web
Crosscut
In a concrete jungle, one architect pushes for ‘plywood for giants’
Schmudget
Five essential truths about our state tax code
Slog
There Is Now a Homeless Student for Nearly Every Washington Classroom
Senators Call for FCC to Investigate Sinclair Broadcasting
Op-ed: Fix the Tax Code
Thursday, Apr. 12
Associated Press
State finds mountain snowpack is 119 percent of normal
Drug testing plan considered for some food stamp recipients
Columbia Sportswear CEO to donate $1.5M for new Portland homeless shelter
U.S. agency wants to protect butterfly found only on island
Washington lawmakers working on sexual misconduct policies
US publishers worry about pricier newsprint with new tariffs
Aberdeen Daily World
Low predicted salmon returns lead to shortened season, smaller chinook quota
Sharp re-elected Quinault Nation president
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Tacoma’s temporary homeless shelters will require background checks, be able to run for a year
Chinook Observer
Ports deal with dicey silt situation (Blake, Takko)
Columbian
Tolling panel looks at impacts
The Daily News
Johnny Delashaw sues the Seattle Times for libel, defamation in federal court
SR 503 reopens after year-long closure
Editorial: Better civics education in schools? Yes, please (Dolan)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
As school-funding fight winds down, teachers want ‘big’ raises (Rolfes)
WaPo: Paul Ryan’s GOP was swept away by a Trumpian revolution
Editorial: How a lightbulb saved Sunset Falls
Journal of the San Juan Islands
‘Chart-topping’ Friday Harbor student competes at state geography bee
Washington environmental advocates stand behind Puget Sound No Discharge Zone
Pacific Whale Watch Association mandates members follow slow zone near whales
Peninsula Daily News
Much growth of ODT expected in next five years (Tharinger)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Economists say U.S. tariffs are wrong move on a valid issue
Renton Reporter
Op-ed: A trade war could hit Washington state hard
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Ex-Swedish surgeon sues Seattle Times over stories that led to resignation, investigation
‘I felt so alone’: What women at Microsoft face, and why many leave
State program gives foster kids a lift to teen milestone — driving
Fish council OKs sharp cut in sport chinook harvest off Washington
Tech giant’s Seattle campus a backdrop for ‘Tax Amazon’ rally
Editorial: Feds, don’t fight pot — enlist it in opioid war
Opinion: Congestion tolls work in London and Stockholm, why not Seattle?
Spokesman Review
Eastern Washington poll shows nearly 2-to-1 support for higher age limit for buying semi-automatic rifles
Lewis and Clark student’s survey helps persuade committee to delay new sex ed curriculum for Spokane Public Schools
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Islanders support legislative efforts to remove financial barrier after incarceration (Fitzgibbon, Cody, Nelson)
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Op-Ed: Let voters have say on I-940, HB 3003
Yakima Herald Republic
School stats: Washington students show little growth in math, reading on national test
Editorial: Park Service’s bad idea for hiking fees tossed; try this idea
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Father turns anguish into action, helps families of homicide victims
How to prepare if 60-foot tsunami strikes Washington coast
Washington hospitals rank highest for midwife integration
UW students learn lessons from Facebook data breach
Washington senators call for Sinclair investigation, merger pause
13 state patrol cars hit in King County since December
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
One of I-5’s worst chokepoints to get some relief, but not anytime soon
KNKX FM
Interior Secretary Downplays Possibility Of Drilling Off Of Oregon, Washington Coasts
Feds Seeking Endangered Species Protection For Rare Island Marble Butterfly
KUOW FM
‘Why are you entitled to be safe?’ the gun owner asked this teen
Seattle has most regressive taxes among large U.S. cities, report says
Cities ban sidewalk sitting, but does it help or hurt?
This reason for the City of Seattle’s gender wage gap may surprise you
Did Fake News On Facebook Help Elect Trump? Here’s What We Know
NW Public Radio
Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke Downplays Possibility Of Drilling Off Washington, Oregon Coasts
Q13 TV (FOX)
Green Lake residents surprised by ‘coordinated’ effort as homeless village pops up
Burien’s at-risk teens: Two teenagers credit Youth Violence Program with turning their lives around
Trump’s work for welfare executive order worries some in Washington
Web
Civic Skunkworks
Hey America – where’s your $4,000 raise?
Crosscut
Seattle area has land to build on — but at what risk?
Schmudget
Five essential truths about our state tax code
Brief: Washington state must ensure kids are on the path to a healthy life
Kids of color are leading the way into a more racially diverse state
SeaTac Blog
SeaTac Council on new sidewalks and state legislation on airport, Firs (Orwall)
Seattle P.I.
Senators ask FCC to look into Sinclair license, pause merger
Sec. Zinke: ‘Little or no’ oil, gas to be found off Wash. coast
West Seattle Blog
A conversation about a costly crisis: The price being paid, and not paid, to save young lives