Wednesday, Feb. 28

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Associated Press
State Sen. Ericksen turned down top regional EPA job 
AP FACT CHECK: Lawmakers off mark on public records facts 
Washington Legislature passes net-neutrality bill (Ranker)
Dick’s Sporting Goods chain to stop selling assault rifles

Arlington Times
Community rally Saturday to support safety in schools

Auburn Reporter
Lawmakers go into damage control over public records bill (Pedersen, Dhingra, Wiley, Tarleton)

Bainbridge Island Review
Lawmakers go into damage control with backlash over public records bill (Dhingra, Pedersen, Wylie)

Battleground Reflector
Transportation budget sends clear message on I-5 bridge (Cleveland, Wylie, Stonier)

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
In defiance of FCC, Washington’s lawmakers vote to uphold net neutrality rules (Hansen, Ranker)
Developers end effort for oil terminal in Washington state 
Washington Legislature passes bump stock ban   (Dhingra)
Renewed push to restrict assault rifles springs from Legislature (Jinkins, Frockt)

Bothell Reporter
Lawmakers go into damage control over public records bill (Perdersen, Dhingra, Wylie, Tarleton)
Lawmakers introduce new gun legislation late in session (Frockt)

Columbian
In Our View: Well Done, Governor
Letter: Suggestions for gun safety

The Daily News
Walsh blasts swift process, lack of scrutiny for public records bill (Blake, Takko)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Legislature urged to make 21 legal age for semiautomatics (Frockt)
Prosecuting some drug offenses wasn’t doing any good, so …
Snohomish County teachers studying impacts of trauma
Milbank: Koch Bros., others may regret ‘win’ in union case
Rampell: GOP’s sneaky repeal of Obamacare is nothing to cheer
Letter: Dreamers have earned the right to citizenship
Letter: Students need to lead protests on gun laws

Fast Company
Washington just passed the country’s toughest net neutrality legislation (Hansen)

Island’s Weekly
State legislators rewrite statute to exempt their records from public disclosure (Nelson, Pellicciotti, Ranker)
Lawmakers go into damage control with backlash over public records bill (Pedersen, Dhingra, Wylie, Tarleton

Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter
Lawmakers introduce new gun legislation late in session (Frockt)

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Helping those in crisis in San Juan County
State legislators rewrite statute to exempt their records from public disclosure
Washington Senate recognizes the life and work of Joyce Sobel (Ranker)
Largest Chinook salmon disappearing from West Coast
Guest Column: What is the state Legislature hiding? (Ranker, Lytton, Morris)

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Dick’s Sporting Goods bans sale of assault-style weapons after Parkland, Florida school shooting
Editorial: Stop the secrecy in Olympia (Appleton, Hansen, Rolfes)

Maple Valley Reporter
Hundreds turn out for Eastside gun-control meeting

News Tribune (subscription required)
In defiance of FCC, Washington’s lawmakers vote to uphold net neutrality rules (Ranker, Hansen)
Citizen militia plans to post armed volunteers outside schools nationwide
One in four teens are sexting – and it may have become mostly normal now, study finds
Editorial: Same-day registration: A good idea, but where are the funds?

New York Times
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Major Gun Retailer, Stops Selling Assault-Style Rifles
No Bail Hearings for Detained Immigrants, Supreme Court Rules

Olympian (subscription required)
Renewed push to restrict assault rifles springs from Legislature (Frockt, Jinkins)

Peninsula Daily News
Urge Gov. Inslee to veto public records end-run (Chapman, Tharinger, Van De Wege)
Voluntary waiver of firearm rights passes both houses (Orwall)
Bill to protect First Amendment rights of student newspapers moves through Legislature

Puget Sound Business Journal
How craft breweries are helping to revive local economies
Cutting ties to NRA pits businesses against Republicans

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Washington Legislature passes bump-stock ban (Frockt)
Net-neutrality bill sails through the Senate; now headed to Gov. Jay Inslee (Hansen, Carlyle)
Records show Washington state Sen. Doug Ericksen was appointed to $133,000 EPA job, but backed out
Newspapers around Washington publish A1 editorials calling for Gov. Jay Inslee to veto records bill
Editorial: Not ‘veto-proof’: Inslee can and must kill legislative-secrecy bill

Seattle Weekly
Lawmakers Face Backlash Over Public Records Bill (Pedersen, Dhingra, Wylie, Tarleton)

Skagit Valley Herald
Local lawmakers respond to public records bill (Ranker)

Snoqualmie-Valley Record
Lawmakers introduce new gun legislation late in session

Spokesman Review
Washington Voting Rights Act passes Legislature (Riccelli, Hudgins)
Bill that may have encouraged Washington to sell state forest lands amended
Residents to Inslee: Veto Legislature’s public records exemption
Washington Legislature passes net neutrality bill (Ranker)
Washington Governor Inslee announces invasive species week
Bump stock ban passes, ‘tactical’ rifle restrictions considered (Frockt)

Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: When lawmakers act in secret, it’s bad for more than just the media 

USA Today
Congressional Republicans reject calls for tighter gun restrictions in wake of Florida shooting

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Ferries, VCC, may receive state funds (Nelson)
Op-Ed: COMMENTARY: Property taxes — Islanders can take action for good of the community
Lawmakers go into damage control over public records bill (Dhingra, Pedersen, Wylie)
Lawmakers introduce new gun legislation late in session (Frockt)

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: State lawmakers can’t be above the law
Op-Ed: Why our editorial is on the front page

Washington Post
Inside the huge, low-profile alliance fighting to save the FCC’s net neutrality rules
Analysis: The gun-control discussion has had unusual staying power post-Parkland

Wenatchee World
Editorial: Governor Inslee: Veto this bad bill

West Seattle Herald
Washington Lawmakers introduce new gun legislation late in session  (Frockt)
Lawmakers go into damage control with backlash over public records bill (Dhingra, Pedersen, Wylie)

Whidbey News-Times
New Island County Jail program aims to curb opioid addiction
District changes name to include ‘pool’
County commissioners lack confidence in Freeland sewer board
Letter: No vote on bump stock ban telling of Bailey’s integrity
Letter: States must find gun regulation compromise
Letter: No more ‘BS’ with gun control excuses
Editorial: Circumventing open records law is flat out wrong

Yakima Herald Republic
Net-neutrality bill sails through the Senate; now headed to Gov. Jay Inslee (Hansen, Carlyle)

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KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Washington Legislature passes net neutrality bill (Ranker)
Yelm High School on lockdown after report student planned to bring gun
Calls for veto flood Gov. Inslee’s office after lawmakers approve records exemption bill
Could landslides from the past prepare us for the future?

KNKX FM
Newspapers To Inslee: Veto Public Records Exemption
Amidst Opioid Crisis, A Search For Alternatives
Washington Legislature Passes Ban On Bump Stocks
Washington Lawmakers Propose Assault Rifle Restrictions

KUOW FM
The case of the shrinking chinook 
Dick’s Sporting Goods Ends Sale Of Assault-Style Rifles, Citing Florida Shooting
Will Inslee Veto Bill That Limits Transparency In The Legislature?
Lawmakers Agree On Paid Family Leave, But Not The Details
As Milk Prices Decline, Worries About Dairy Farmer Suicides Rise
Supreme Court Ruling Means Immigrants Could Continue To Be Detained Indefinitely

NPR
Polling Place Battleground: Freedom Of Speech Versus Freedom From Intimidation

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Crosscut
As schools weigh arming staff, a few Washington districts already are
I paid a price on public records law. And I hope Inslee holds lawmakers accountable, too

Digital Music News
Washington becomes first U.S. state to pass a law protecting net neutrality (Hansen)

Geek Wire
Washington becomes first state in nation to pass net neutrality regulations in defiance of FCC (Hansen, Ranker)

GoSkagit.com
Local lawmakers respond to public records bill  (Ranker)

MyNorthwest.com
Bill to ban bump stocks moves to governor

Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Ban on bump stock trigger devices passes the Legislature
A Senate assault weapon hearing – high noon in the early morning (Frockt)

Slog
Slog AM: Bump stocks banned, net neutrality protected, Ben Carson’s $31,000 dining set
State AG says Washington landlords illegally refused to rent to veterans
County council members to Inslee: Veto anti-transparency bill
Inslee said on national TV he can’t veto the secrecy bill. That’s not true.
ICYMI: Neo-nazis and other hate groups make Washington home

West Seattle Blog
Editorial: Governor urged to veto public-records bill that was rushed to approval by legislators including all three from 34th District

Tuesday, Feb. 27

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Associated Press
ACLU sues Florida lawmaker for blocking constituent on media
Washington newspapers urge veto of records exemption bill 
3 boys charged for threats at 3 Pierce County schools 
Early warning sign? More states consider animal abuser lists 
Trump reaches deal with Boeing on 2 new Air Force One planes
Buffett says tax cuts provide huge boost to US businesses
Deportation form noted immigrant activist’s role in protests
King County drops 1,500 misdemeanors due to staff shortage
Gorsuch silent as divided Supreme Court spars over unions

Aberdeen Daily World
Pacific Co PUD commissioner accused of campaign finance infractions

Auburn Reporter
Legislators rewrite statute to exempt their records from public disclosure (Nelson, Pellicciotti)
Washington State moves closer to bump stock ban (Jinkins, Ortiz-Self)
Voluntary waiver of firearm rights is close to becoming law (Orwall)
Carbon tax proposal inches through Legislature (Hasegawa, Conway, Carlyle, Ranker)

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Are legislators telling the truth about the controversial public records bill they just passed? Not so much
Shot fired at Oakland High School in Tacoma. No one injured 
Inslee confronts Trump on arming teachers, suggests ‘less tweeting … more listening’ 
Editorial: Legislators vote themselves secrecy privileges; if Inslee doesn’t veto, voters must act  (Ranker, Lytton, Morris)

Columbian
Gov. Inslee Must Veto Public Records Bill (Wylie)

Communications Daily (subscription required)
West coast states close to passing net neutrality laws countering FCC (Hansen)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Hundreds of emails urge Inslee to veto public records bill (Pedersen, Chase)
Atlantic salmon fish farms could be headed for final harvest
Robinson: Proposal to arm teachers meant to disarm debate
Harrop: We have met the heroes of common sense; they are us
Editorial: Inslee must veto attempt at records runaround (Palumbo, Stanford, Kloba, Liias, Peterson, Ortiz-Self, Chase, Ryu, Kagi, McCoy, Robinson, Sells, Hobbs, Lovick)
Letters:
Lawmakers’ passage of public records exemptions a travesty
Voters need to remember Legislature’s actions on records act

Fast Company
The net neutrality defender fighting Trump from the other Washington (Hansen)

Federal Way Mirror
District: Together we can prepare scholars for greater success with literacy
Washington State moves closer to bump stock ban (Jinkins, Ortiz-Self)

Island’s Weekly
San Juan Islanders support bills in state Legislature (Ranker)

Journal of the San Juan Islands
American Academy of Pediatrics calls to ‘keeps children safe’ against mass shooters
I will never stop eating salmon | Letters

Kent Reporter
Voluntary waiver of firearm rights is close to becoming law (Orwall)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Shot fired at Oakland High School in Tacoma. No one injured
Are legislators telling the truth about the controversial public records bill they just passed? Not so much (Jinkins, Wylie, Doglio)

New York Times
Trump’s Tax Cuts in Hand, Companies Spend More on Themselves Than on Wages
What Are States Doing About Gun Violence After the Florida Shooting?
Supreme Court Turns Down Trump’s Appeal in ‘Dreamers’ Case

Olympian (subscription required)
Evergreen cancels annual ‘Day of Absence’ event that sparked backlash and protests

Puget Sound Business Journal
Boeing and Trump work out a $3.9 billion deal for new Air Force One jets
You might be a gun owner — even if you don’t possess a weapon
Companies use savings from tax cuts to buy back their own shares
U.S Supreme Court is set to hear Microsoft’s email privacy case against the DOJ

Redmond Reporter
Hundreds turn out for Eastside gun-control meeting

Renton Reporter
Editorial cartoon: Property tax relief

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Hundreds urge Inslee to veto bill exempting Washington legislators from public-records law (Pedersen, Sullivan)
FYI Guy: Liberals outnumber conservatives for first time in Washington state, Gallup poll shows
Inslee confronts Trump on arming teachers, suggests ‘a little less tweeting … and a little more listening’
Seattle City Council votes to express concern over Tacoma siting of natural-gas plant
Can Swiss apprenticeship model help Washington boost high-school-graduation rates?
Opinion: Governor Jay Inslee must stand up for the people and veto legislative-secrecy bill (Palumbo, Stanford, Kloba, Mullet, Hasegawa, Hudgins, Bergquist, Liias, Peterson, Ortiz-Self, Chase, Ryu, Kagi, Keiser, Gregerson, Nelson, Cody, Fitzgibbon, Frame, Tarleton, Saldana, Santos, Pettigrew, McCoy, Robinson, Sells, Wellman, Senn, Clibborn, Pedersen, Macri, Chopp, Hobbs, Lovick, Dhingra, Goodman, Springer, Frockt, Pollet, Valdez, Sullivan, Kuderer, Slatter, McBride, Reeves, Pellicciotti, Orwall, Carlyle)
Kate Riley: Our historic decision to counter violation of public trust (Nelson)

Seattle Weekly
Washington State Legislature Moves Closer to Bump Stock Ban (Jinkins, Ortiz-Self)

Spokesman Review
Overdose deaths decline in Washington
Are lawmakers right that their special public records law is more transparent?
Editorial: Veto the Legislature’s secrecy bill

Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Inslee must slap down Legislature’s end-run around public records law (Nelson)

USA Today
What the Supreme Court ruling means for DACA and almost 700,000 undocumented immigrants

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: State windfall should be used to pay down debt
Local lawmakers support closing public records

Washington Post
The Daily 202: Trump gets a seminar on federalism as governors push back on arming teachers
As GOP tax cuts take hold, Democrats struggle for line of attack

Wenatchee World
State awards funding for 16 clean water projects in NCW

Yakima Herald Republic
Inslee confronts Trump on arming teachers, suggests ‘a little less tweeting … and a little more listening’
Overdose deaths decline in Washington
Liberals outnumber conservatives for first time in Washington state, Gallup poll shows

Web

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Hoquiam Middle School closed Tuesday due to threat

KNKX FM
Light Pollution Identified As Potential Issue For Threatened Puget Sound Chinook Salmon
Renewing Call To Arm Teachers, Trump Tells Governors The NRA Is ‘On Our Side’ 

KUOW FM
Garfield High School takes student threat more seriously than his teacher did
Love me or hate me: It’s still the public’s right to know
Education Department Wants To Protect Student-Loan Debt Collectors 
Supreme Court Hears Fiery Arguments In Case That Could Gut Public Sector Unions

Web

Crosscut
ICE targeted immigrant-rights activist after news report
Seattle’s earthquake-prone affordable housing needs $79M fix

Publicola
Native American Lit Leader Warns of Allegations Coming Against Sherman Alexie

Slog
Slog AM: Inslee needs to veto legislative secrecy bill, Seattle needs quake retrofitting
Jay Inslee rips into Trump at the White House
ICE identified immigrant activist for deportation after she spoke with the press, records show

Monday, Feb. 26

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Associated Press
Care facilities lacking for some injured Washington wildlife 
Work aims to keep pollution out of Idaho, Washington water 
Lawsuit claims Washington State was negligent with data 
US lands agency makeover would diminish Washington’s power 
Washington legislature passes public records exemption bill (Nelson, Pollet, Pellicciotti, Hudgins, Hunt)
Studies are increasingly clear: Uber, Lyft congest cities
Transportation safety rules scuttled by Trump administration
Supreme Court rejects administration appeal over immigration
Lawsuit: Detained immigrant at Tacoma center was beaten
Washington House approves ban on bump stocks
Trump’s red tape cuts slice into safety rules
Microsoft fights US in high court to protect global business

Aberdeen Daily World
Capital budget includes $74 million for projects in 19th District

Auburn Reporter
Inslee and outrage

Bainbridge Island Review
Legislators try to ram through a bill to restrict public access to their records | 2018 Legislative Session (Appleton, Hansen, Rolfes)
Domestic violence survivors could get new protections from workplace discrimination | 2018 Legislative Session

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
ProPublica reports Atomwaffen hate group active in Northwest 
Puget Sound region’s Atlantic salmon fish farms could be headed for final harvest 
Group pushes to change structure of Skagit County government 
This West Richland woman made headlines doing this to her AR-15 
Proposals in Olympia would erase gap in aid for state’s low-income college students  (Hansen, Ranker)
‘The causes (of homelessness) are far more complex than I even knew’ 
Lawmakers advance legislation to encourage schools to make better use of student data 
BNSF sent crews into a treacherous Stampede Pass blizzard, union tells state lawmakers  (Keiser, Kuderer)
Op-Ed: “What they’re calling lies are ‘I don’t like what you said.’ ” 

Bothell Reporter
Democratic lawmakers unveil conflicting budget proposals (Rolfes, Frockt, Sullivan, Lytton, Ormsby, Robinson)
Washington State moves closer to bump stock ban (Jinkins, Ortiz-Self)
Legislators rewrite statute to exempt their records from public disclosure

Columbian
Washington state police sell seized assault weapons (Senn)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
House passes ban on bump-fire stocks (Jinkins, Van De Wege)
Zeroing in on nuisance properties
Lawmakers: Wait and see before paying your property taxes (Nelson)
Simoneaux: A gun-owner’s call for reason, dicussion on laws
Milbank: Stress is getting to NRA’s LaPierre; he’s not alone
WaPo: Koch-backed group launches ad urging ‘dreamers’ protection
WaPo: Economists: Trump’s infrastructure math off by 98 percent
Editorial: Gun laws can make a difference; they already have
Commentary: Justice is biggest reason to end death penalty

Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter
Washington State moves closer to bump stock ban (Jinkins, Ortiz)

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Island Quakers meet with Olympia Lawmakers (Ranker, Lytton, Morris)
Anacortes road construction updates
More details regarding funding of public education on Orcas | Guest column

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Supreme Court snubs Trump, keeps DACA immigration program in place for now
Focus on arming teachers misplaced, Kitsap educators say (Appleton, Rolfes)
Washington lawmakers exempt themselves from records law (Pollett, Nelson)
Cantwell pushes stiffer penalties for opioid makers during stop in Bremerton
Editorial: Listen when students speak out on safety
Op-ed: The reasons why we walked out
Letter: What are our legislators trying to hide? (Appleton, Hansen, Rolfes)
Letter: I use guns, and I don’t need an AR-15

Monroe Monitor and Valley News
Washington moves closer to bump stock ban (Jinkins, Ortiz-Self, Reeves, Senn)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Police arrest minors who threatened shootings at 2 Tacoma schools; one weapon recovered
Washington state police sell seized assault weapons
Keep kratom legal or ban it? Battle lines drawn again amid plans for rally in Olympia
Multiple women accuse Tacoma lawmaker of unprofessional, inappropriate behavior (Sawyer)
Editorial: Fresh Tacoma produce beats a Trump food box any day

New York Times
Justices Turn Down Trump’s Appeal in ‘Dreamers’ Case
Is This the Moment for Gun Control? A Gridlocked Congress Is Under Pressure

My Ballard
All but one Ballard-area legislator voted to exempt themselves from public records law (Carlyle, Frame, Tarleton, Pederson, Macri)

Olympian (subscription required)
Can soaring prescription drug costs be controlled? Some state legislators think so (Robinson)
Editorial: Gov. Inslee must veto legislative records bill (Hunt, Nelson)

Peninsula Daily News
Legislators work to include Port Angeles pool in state funding (Tharinger, Chapman, Van De Wege)
State legislators pass exemption from Public Records Act and own disclosure rules (Nelson, Pellicciotti)
State moves closer to bump stock ban (Van De Wege, Tharinger, Chapman, Jinkins, Ortiz-Self)
Governor’s pitch to tax carbon makes it out of committee in Senate (Hasegawa, Conway, Ranker, Carlyle)
District 24 legislators vote for public records exemption bill (Van De Wege, Chapman, Tharinger)
Lawmakers clash over gun legislation amid discussion on mass shootings (Frockt, Pedersen, Van De Wege, Dhingra, Lovick, Hunt, Palumbo, Saldaña)
Legislator: Delay paying property taxes  (Van De Wege)
Lawmakers seek funding for Port Angeles suicide barriers (Chapman, Van De Wege, Tharinger)

Renton Reporter
Podcast: Inslee and outrage
Op-ed: Maybe it’s time Congress took back its power

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Sound Transit light-rail riders increasing by the millions
WSU shellfish researcher pays fine for ethics violation
Puget Sound region’s Atlantic salmon fish farms could be headed for final harvest
Bill would let educators give Narcan in OD cases (Pollet)
Washington state lawmakers make speedy move to shield their records from the public (Nelson, Pollet, Carlyle, Pedersen, Rolfes, Kilduff)
How your Washington state legislator voted on the bill to shield many lawmaker records (every member named)
Large: Arguments over guns waste time and lives, when action is needed now
Opinion: Those of us in the middle must speak up and act for gun laws
Editorial: State budget must ensure improved school outcomes
Opinion: ‘It could have been us’: 3,000 miles from Florida, a 14-year-old’s plea
AG Ferguson: Washington lawmakers should take vote on assault-weapons limits

Seattle Weekly
State Legislators Want to Restrict Public Access to Their Records (Nelson)

Spokesman Review
Spin Control: Two dozen kids massacred by knife in Norway? No way.
Senate passes its budget, House to vote on its revised plan Monday (Rolfes)
Bump stock ban passes House (Peterson)
Legislature quickly passes bill exempting itself from much of state Public Records Act (Nelson)
Getting there: Cuts to federal grant funding could jeopardize future of Central City Line (Chase, Billig, Conway, Darneille)
Letter: SB 6253
Letter: Senate Bill 6203
Letter: Short-sighted votes

Tri-City Herald
Guest Opinion: Make legislators show their work when it comes to tax breaks

USA Today
Supreme Court snubs Trump, keeps DACA immigration program in place for now
NRA fallout: See the list of companies that cut discounts for NRA members after Parkland, Florida school shooting

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: ‘Emergency’ bill latest to take aim at public records (Nelson)
Letter to the Editor: Let’s ban weapons of mass destruction

Washington Post
Supreme Court declines to enter controversy over ‘dreamers,’ rejects Trump administration’s request to review lower court rulings

West Seattle Herald
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan cites “affordability” goal in Town Hall meeting
Herbold: Your Voice Your Choice Project Development meetings start Feb. 26

Vancouver Business Journal
BNSF plans $160M capital program for 2018

Yakima Herald Republic
Reporter’s Notebook: Three more takeaways from employment data
Bill would let Washington educators give Narcan in OD cases (Pollet)
This West Richland woman made headlines doing this to her AR-15
Teen Lobby Day in Olympia supports youth activism
Editorial: Legislature votes to keep your business hidden from you (Nelson)
Commentary: Teacher salary plan doesn’t make sense

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Could apartments soon go to the highest bidder in Seattle?
12-year-old arrested for Tacoma shooting threats had weapon

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Tacoma police arrest 2 for making school threats; 1 allegedly planned ‘sizable’ shooting

KNKX FM
U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Case With Big Significance For Public-Sector Unions
Washington Lawmakers Exempt Themselves From Public Records Act (Pollet)
Lawsuit: Northwest Detention Center Guard Punched Detainee Over Hunger Strike
Now On Immigration’s Front Lines, Sheriffs Are Choosing To Back Or Snub ICE

KTOO
Washington state House votes to pass bump stock ban (Jinkins)

KUOW FM
Today’s lesson: what to do when someone threatens to shoot up your school
Pediatricians Call For Universal Depression Screening For Teens
How Might Trump’s Food Box Plan Affect Health? Native Americans Know All Too Well
Washington House Votes To Pass Bump Stock Ban (Jinkins)

NW Public Radio
Multiple Women Accuse Tacoma Lawmaker Of Unprofessional, Inappropriate Behavior
Washington House Passes Bump Stock Ban, Senate Passage Uncertain
Washington Lawmakers Exempt Themselves From Public Records Act

Q13 TV (FOX)
12 and 15-year-old boys arrested in Tacoma school shooting threats

Web

MyNorthwest.com
Handgun Raffle For Oregon Boys & Girls Club Event Stirs Outrage
Senate-passed bump stock ban clears House
Dem says property tax increase has ‘been frustrating’ (Mullet)

Schmudget
In final budget, lawmakers should take the best from House and Senate proposals

Seattle P.I.
Bill to ban Atlantic salmon farms dies in Legislature (Blake)

Slog
Update: Evil geniuses in state legislature vote to shield themselves from Public Records Act

Friday, Feb. 23

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Associated Press
Officials close schools in Blaine, Washington after threat
State planning to reopen fishing on a river owned by a tribe
Hanford contractor, employee appeal $8.1M jury award
Washington carbon tax bill clears key fiscal committee (Ranker, Carlyle, Hasegawa)
Interior boss alters overhaul after pushback
Seattle restores $1M for hygiene services for homeless
Lawmakers move forward on legislative exemption bill (Nelson, Pellicciotti)

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Friday’s snowfall might be heavier than forecast, even as we warm up

Bothell Reporter
Domestic violence survivors could get new protections from workplace discrimination (Doglio)

Columbian
In Our View: Conundrum in Kalama

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Opioid users and victims to Sen. Patty Murray: ‘Help’
Foes of public records bypass bill say it incites mistrust (Nelson)
Milbank: Shouldn’t ‘pro-life’ extend to issues of gun violence?
Editorial: Lawmakers again exempt themselves from records act

Federal Way Mirror
City faces $850,000 budget shortfall for 2018
Paid family leave is the blueprint for affordable childcare (Reeves)

The Island Guardian
Take Back Your Meds Program

Kirkland Reporter
Domestic violence survivors could get new protections from workplace discrimination (Doglio)

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
State plans to re-open fishing on Skokomish River
Nonprofits struggled alongside clients during recession

News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: This public records bill is a snow job (Nelson)

New York Times
Trump Suggests Teachers Get a ‘Bit of a Bonus’ to Carry Guns
Black Jobless Rate Drops, but It’s Still Twice That of Whites

Peninsula Daily News
Lawmakers move forward on legislative exemption bill (Hunt, Nelson, Van De Wege, Pellicciotti)
Lawmakers seek funding for Port Angeles suicide barriers (Chapman, Van De Wege, Tharinger)
Legislator: Delay paying property taxes (Van De Wege)

Puget Sound Business Journal
Trump promotes arming teachers, but rejects active shooter drills
Washington state stakes its claim as a bastion for invention

Redmond Reporter
SpaceX push for satellite-based internet continues
Redmond City Council approves affordable housing funds

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Cold-weather shelters in King County may close by the weekend: Here’s where to go
Proposals in Olympia would erase gap in aid for state’s low-income college students (Ranker, Hansen)
Podcast: Why should Washington state impose carbon tax after rejecting one in 2016?
State lawmakers advance legislation to encourage schools to make better use of student data (Mullet)
In Olympia, legislators plan to quickly pass bill hiding their old records (Hunt, Pellicciotti)
Editorial: Insistence on public-records secrecy for lawmakers is slap in the face to public they serve (Nelson)
Mullet: DreamAhead 529 is a better college-savings plan than GET

Seattle Weekly
State Legislators Want to Restrict Public Access to Their Records (Nelson)
Podcast: Inslee and Outrage
Fair Chance Housing Law Offers Renewed Hope to the Formerly Incarcerated

Spokesman Review
Critics question lawmakers’ proposal to block access to some records (Appleton, Pelliciotti, Hunt, Billig)
Details of the Legislature’s proposal to exempt itself from the Public Records Act
Washington bill would crack down on “service animals”
State Senate bill would end time limit on prosecuting child rape (Pedersen)
Marchers brave icy conditions, rally by candlelight for ‘Dreamers’
Lawsuit against WSU claims negligence led to burglary that exposed senstitive data

USA Today
Americans are increasingly becoming more self-destructive in ‘nightmarish’ trend
Vaping? You could be inhaling lead and arsenic, a new study says

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Proposals in Olympia would erase gap in aid for state’s low-income college students (Ranker, Hansen)
Letter to the Editor: As American as school shootings
Letter to the Editor: Democratic Party equals hate, failure
Letter to the Editor: Pass new death penalty law for school shootings
Letter to the Editor: High tax bill arrives shortly after levy vote

Washington Post
The FCC’s vote repealing its net neutrality rules is finally official. Here’s what happens now.
The Trump administration takes its first big step toward stricter work requirements for food stamps

Wenatchee World
Bathroom graffiti threat prompts WHS security boost

West Seattle Herald
Mayor Durkan holding Town Hall meeting in West Seattle on Saturday

Yakima Herald Republic
Proposals in Olympia would erase gap in aid for state’s low-income college students (Hansen, Ranker)

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Fight for funding to clear backlog of untested rape kits (Orwall)
Schools in Blaine, Bremerton cancel classes after threats made
King County unit to remove guns from people in crisis
Police use new law to target prohibited gun buyers
Troopers issue more than 870 tickets for E-DUI in Jan.

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Fed up with skyrocketing property taxes? Don’t pay bill in full, say some state lawmakers (Mullet, Takko, Dhingra)
Bremerton, Blaine high schools closed as precaution after online threat

KNKX FM
Land Conservation Group Moves Forward On Urban Community Development Efforts
Youth Mental Health First Aid Can Help Young People Who Are Struggling
Protesters Rally Against LNG Plant, Coal Power At Puget Sound Energy Hearing In Renton

KUOW FM
Workers Contaminated With Radioactive Waste At Hanford Climbs To 10
POLL: The ‘Inappropriate’ Office Behaviors Most Pervasive In Workplaces
Possible car bomb sends Bremerton naval base into lockdown
Lawmakers Fast-Track Bill To Exempt Themselves From Public Records Act (Pellicciotti)

Oregon Public Broadcasting
Study: Rising sea threatens coast wetlands

Q13 TV (FOX)
Driving the Future: Self-driving cars are coming sooner than you may think

Web

Crosscut
Immigration officials subpoena City Light for customer info

Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Carbon tax clears hurdle, headed for state Senate vote?

Slog
Slog AM: ICE snooping on Seattle utility bills, Enterprise cuts NRA discounts
Trump suggests bonuses for teachers williing to carry guns in schools
Arming teachers is a dumb idea

Thursday, Feb. 22

Print

Associated Press
Beyond ‘Obamacare’: New liberal plan on health care overhaul
Lawmakers introduce bill to circumvent public records ruling (Pollet, Nelson)
Trump endorses raising minimum age to 21 for more weapons

Auburn Reporter
Local legislators hope to find property tax relief (Sullivan)

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Kennewick students take unexcused absence to demand change in gun regulations 

Bothell Reporter
UW Bothell seminar aims to help students cope with climate change concerns

Columbian
In Our View: Be Prudent, Legislators (Rolfes)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Point Wells high-end condo project is running out of time
At least they agree that property taxes need lowering
Your elected leaders don’t want you reading their emails (Nelson, Liias, )
House Democrats: Use capital gains tax to keep property tax rate lower (Sullivan, Ormsby, Rolfes)
Editorial: Bill would give state initiative law needed tweak
OpEd: If Congress won’t act, state, local officials should

The Inlander
Will Washington’s Democrats tackle gun safety? Plus, trade worries hit the wheat market (Riccelli)

Journal of the San Juan Islands
San Juan Historical Museum relies on locals to preserve island memories
State Senate votes to ban net pens (Ranker, Chase)

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
House Democrats propose expanding higher ed in Kitsap County (Hansen)
Kitsap students walk out to protest school shootings
Column: Steps we can all take for safe schools
Letter: Time to choose: your children or your guns

Lexology
Washington State’s Legislature Provides Relief to Rural Communities  (McCoy, Van De Wege)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Trump backs arming educators in meeting with school shooting survivors
Allegation about Tacoma lawmaker’s behavior prompts review at state Capitol

New York Times
Parents and Students Plead With Trump: ‘How Many Children Have to Get Shot?’

Peninsula Daily News
Elwha Bridge plans told: State officals provide timeline for new structure
State says Sequim elk herd numbers being thinned due to causing local crop damage

Renton Reporter
Democrats checking off to-do list | COMMENTARY

Seattle Times (subscription required)
As debate heats up in Olympia over guns, a GOP state lawmaker invents a massacre (Frockt, Dhingra)
Seattle federal prosecutor Thomas Wales was possibly killed by hired gunman, FBI official says
Contact with staff restricted for Washington state lawmaker accused of inappropriate behavior (Sawyer, Sullivan)
NYT: Mississippi educator who detained gunman in 1997 is against arming school staff
Large: Lives depend on keeping up fight for gun control / Jerry Large column
Editorial: If you invent mass knife attacks, you lose the gun-control debate (Nelson)
Editorial: Lawmakers, repeal death penalty (Jinkins)
Opinion: Olympic National Park is no place for Growler jets
Opinion: Get out of Facebook and into the NRA’s face
Opinion: Before gun control, respectful conversations between Blues and Reds

Seattle Weekly
Legislature Considers Domestic Violence Survivor Workplace Protections (Doglio)

Skagit Valley Herald
Opioid presentations seek to educate community
Skagit County approves secure medication drop boxes

Spokesman Review
Washington legislators pushing to make some of their records secret (Nelson)
Students ignite gun control debate at Cheney High School
WSP troopers write 878 tickets for distracted driving in first month of Washington’s E-DUI law
State colleges could also ‘ban the box’ (Chase)
University athletic budgets could get more scrutiny under Washington House bill (Billig)
Gov. Jay Inslee calls for restrictions on military style semi-automatic rifles (Chopp, Nelson)
Sen. Maria Cantwell calls for heavier penalties on drugmakers who fail to keep opioids off the street
House investigation allegations against lawmaker (Sawyer, Sullivan)

Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Capital punishment — necessary or outdated?

USA Today
Trump plan at odds with teacher #ArmMeWith movement

Washington Post
ATTACKS WOULD END!’: Trump doubles down on arming some teachers, defends NRA
A Wrenching Dilemma
Analysis: The Health 202: Gun violence research by the government hasn’t been funded in two decades. But that may soon change.

Whidbey News-Times
Tiny bugs bite into WhidbeyHealth budget

Yakima Herald Republic
Contact with staff restricted for Washington state lawmaker accused of inappropriate behavior (Sawyer, Sullivan)
Wapato shake-up: Officer involved in fatal shooting named public safety director; fire chief out of a job

Broadcast

KING5 TV (NBC)
Home caregiver mom fighting union backed bill (Cleveland)

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Governor and veterans search for homelessness solutions

KNKX FM
Invoking Florida Shooting, Inslee Urges Lawmakers To Act On Gun Bills
Tacoma Lawmaker Restricted From Contact With Staff Following Allegation
State Lawmakers Hear Testimony For Police Accountability And Training Initiative

KUOW FM
Bellevue dealer won’t sell long guns to those under 21 

Web

Crosscut
Family of police shooting victim Che Taylor files lawsuit

Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Inslee to Legislature — ‘Do your job!’ and pass gun laws

Slog
Families of school shooting victims plead for change, Trump suggests arming teachers