Tuesday, June 12

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Associated Press
Supreme Court: Washington must remove salmon barriers, ruling favors tribes
Children from border fight in Washington state foster care
Soap Lake wildfire forces evacuations, scorches 2,000 acres
Wildfire threatens some homes in central Washington
Seattle to repeal homeless-aid tax after Amazon objects
Judge orders prison in Monroe to provide Ramadan meals

Aberdeen Daily World
History goes up in smoke
Time key to saving historical documents from the fire
CCAP finds temporary digs in old Seafirst bank building
Editorial: Loss of the museum presents a historic opportunity

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Supreme Court decision halts Georgia voting rights lawsuit
Here’s how Canada’s Trans Mountain pipeline purchase could impact Whatcom County
Colorado school nurses can dispense marijuana. The law was inspired by a third-grader

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Mukilteo teachers authorize strike and pack another meeting
Editorial: Local governments ignoring law on electric cars
Op-ed: Drug discount program aiding profits not patients

Federal Way Mirror
Kent City Council approves school impact fee cap
Latest IRG applications prompt concerns over traffic, environmental issues

Journal of the San Juan Islands
San Juan Island School Board appoints interim superintendent, TJ Heller to board | Update
Inter Island Medical Center sale moves forward, could be art space

Kirkland Reporter
Western Washington could see more wildfires this year

News Tribune (subscription required)
Washington state must fix or replace hundreds of old road culverts
Investigator: Tacoma lawmaker violated harassment, ethics policy (Sawyer, Sullivan, Stonier)

New York Times
‘This Ruling Gives Us Hope’: Supreme Court Sides With Tribe in Salmon Case
Sessions Says Domestic and Gang Violence Are Not Grounds for Asylum

Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle City Council schedules hearing to consider head tax repeal
How Trump’s lumber tariffs may have helped increase home prices

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Washington Rep. David Sawyer of Tacoma acted inappropriately toward legislative staff, investigation finds (Sawyer, Sullivan)
Seattle City Council to consider repeal of head tax less than a month after approving it
King County delays 200-unit affordable-housing project at future Northgate light-rail station
Judge in Microsoft gender discrimination case has tough questions for women’s lawyers
Businesses get a win on head tax, but solution to Seattle homelessness crisis still elusive
WaPo: Trump-Kim summit: Trump cites ‘a very special bond’ at end of historic meeting
Opinion: There is help and hope: Recognize suicide warning signs, reach out
Editorial: Seattle city leaders’ call for repeal of rash head tax is a welcome reversal

Spokesman Review
Net neutrality ends nationwide, remains in Washington (Hansen)
State funding to prevent spread of infectious disease falls short, according to health secretary
State must replace hundreds more culverts to save salmon

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
County sexual harassment policies could be overhauled

Washington Post
Trump-Kim summit: Trump says after historic meeting, ‘We have developed a very special bond’
History is made as Trump and Kim meet, but will they produce something historic?
Trump again scolds Trudeau, says his criticism will cost Canada ‘a lot of money’
‘Everything’s on the line’: AT&T’s showdown with DOJ over Time Warner finally gets a decision today

Whidbey News-Times
Oak Harbor cracks down on ‘nuisance’ shopping carts
Road will keep island traversable if highway is blocked
Letter: Central Whidbey road a waste of taxpayer money
Letter: Health crisis handled well by first responders

Yakima Herald Republic
State land in Yakima County eyed for solar energy farms
How empty are Hanford’s nuclear waste tanks? Not enough, says watchdog
Would raising rent inspire all in low-income housing to work?
Editorial: Jobs require more than high school education

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Seattle head tax repeal vote set for today
White supremacist group flyers target Bellevue neighborhoods

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
With Seattle’s homeless ‘head tax’ headed for repeal, what comes next?
Conflicting explanations behind Seattle’s vote to repeal big business tax
‘Unacceptable:’ TSA manpower issues cause long delays at Sea-Tac Airport, again
‘Years of work have gone away’: Community reacts to loss of historic Aberdeen armory

KNKX FM
Evergreen State College Is Cutting Jobs Because Of Projected Enrollment Drop
Investigation Finds Washington Lawmaker Violated Harassment Policy (Sawyer, Sullivan)
Seattle City Council Will Vote To Repeal ‘Head Tax’ Less Than Month After Passing It

KUOW FM
Off with the head tax: Seattle councilmembers back off controversial plan (Mullet, Palumbo)
Net Neutrality Has Been Rolled Back — But It’s Not Dead Yet

NW Public Radio
Investigation Finds Washington Lawmaker Violated Harassment Policy (Sawyer, Chopp, Jinkins)

Q13 TV (Fox)
Amazon flexes muscles, Seattle backs down on business tax
City council considers repealing head tax; Seattle residents have mixed reactions
Wildfire forces evacuations near Soap Lake

Web

Civic Skunkworks
American kids are now singing lullabies about school shootings

Crosscut
Will the state learn from another loss on tribal fishing rights?
The short, tumultuous life of Seattle’s head tax
Opinion: City Hall decapitates its own head tax, leaving a mess

MyNorthwest.com
Rep. Larsen on asylum seekers: Separation policy ‘not working’
Seattle council could fully repeal head tax today

Publicola
Seattle City Council Plans to Repeal the Head Tax
Top 10 Stories: Asylum Seekers in SeaTac, Homelessness Spending, and the Anti-Head Tax Campaign

Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Agricultural markets won’t stomach Trump tariffs — delegation
Connelly: City Hall tosses in the towel on Seattle’s employee head tax

Slog
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal Introduces Bill to Help States Fund Single-Payer Health Care
5 Takeaways From the City Council’s Impending Head Tax Repeal
What the Supreme Court Voter Purge Ruling Means
Net Neutrality Is Alive and Well in Washington State (Hansen)

Monday, June 11

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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