Wednesday, Apr. 11

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Associated Press
Retailers hope for certainty as Supreme Court hears tax case 
Washington lawmakers working on sexual misconduct policies  (Macri, Dhingra, Keiser, Sawyer)
Paul Ryan bows out: ‘I have given this job everything I have’
As Russia warns against US strike, Trump threatens missiles
New rule bans vessels from releasing sewage into Puget Sound
US consumer prices rise at faster 2.4 pct. from year earlier
State denies Willapa Bay oyster growers’ request to use pesticide

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Vandalized Jewish books replaced at university 
Editorial reprint: Sinclair’s ‘hostage videos’ a reminder of need for a free press 

Bothell Reporter
Critics say draft plan from county task force on homelessness underwhelms

Capital Press
Washington oyster growers criticize Ecology’s ‘politics’ (Blake)

Columbian
Two Olympia rallies expected to draw big crowds to Capitol

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Enough water for 600,000 people: Snowpack looks good
Commentary: Just who’s in charge of the National Guard? 
Letter: What was outcome of Legislature’s $100,000-a-day fine?

News Tribune (subscription required)
Tacoma will allow temporary homeless shelters to run for up to a year
Editorial: Good riddance, Backpage; Tacomans helped expose sleazy sex site

New York Times
‘How Long Can We Last?’ Tariffs Hit Home in the U.S.
F.B.I. Sought Files on Payoffs to Women Who Accused Trump
Trump Warns Russia That Missiles ‘Will Be Coming’ to Syria
Editorial: The Law Is Coming, Mr. Trump

Peninsula Daily News
State Rep. Tharinger told of ‘unintended consequences’ affecting counties (Tharinger)

Puget Sound Business Journal
IMF chief warns trade war could rip apart global economy
Justice Department launches probe of college early admissions
‘How long can we last?’ Trump’s tariffs hit home in the U.S.
Senators question Facebook’s commitment to privacy
The 10-year baby window that is the key to the women’s pay gap

Seattle Times (subscription required)
King County sticks with peace circles for juvenile crime, even after a murder charge
School stats: Washington students show little growth in math, reading on national test
Spokesman Review: Locking classrooms becomes latest safety measure for Spokane schools
As new apartments flood the market, Seattle area sees smallest spring rent hikes in a decade
Walk, bike, bus or drive: How Seattle politicians get to work
Editorial: The Rev. Samuel B. McKinney was a blessing to all Seattle
Opinion: Indigenous knowledge is critical to understanding climate change

Snohomish County Tribune
Gridlock, growth in Maltby are focal points at meeting (Palumbo, Kloba)

Spokesman Review
Neighbors of Fairchild Air Force Base sue makers of toxic fire retardant, including 3M Co.
New roundabout and bridge to be built on Trent as part of U-District road project

Tacoma Weekly
AG, coalition of states defend Affordable Care Act
Op-ed: State lawmakers fully fund public schools this year (Jinkins)

Tri-City Herald
Guest Opinion: Washington taxpayers and farmers lose in Trump’s trade war

Washington Post
Trump says missiles ‘will be coming’ to Syria, taunts Russia
Senate Republicans express concerns about Trump’s pick to lead Veterans Affairs
President’s executive order strengthens work requirements for neediest Americans

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Top school districts named in Washington
You need to make $29.21/hour to afford a 2-bedroom rental in Seattle
Tsunami, earthquake experts help prepare residents for disaster
Granite Falls students design car that gets 1,115 miles per gallon

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Tacoma makes it easier to host homeless shelters
Seattle women gather to recognize #EqualPayDay

KNKX FM
Yakama Nation’s Hanford Warrior Russell Jim Dies
Priest Rapids Dam Leaking In Several Sections
No Hydropower At Sunset Falls: Controversial Skykomish River Project Canceled

KUOW FM
6 Facts About Fake News In The 2016 Election
White juries are common because of racial bias. WA justices just took action

Q13 TV (FOX)
New homeless camp in Green Lake neighborhood frustrates, angers some

Web

Crosscut
Opinion: Trump could start a trade war, but WA politicians just shrug
Opinion: It’s Equal Pay Day, but women are still ‘in the red’

Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Puget Sound is now off limits to vessel sewage

Slog
Washington Courts Now Have the Country’s First Rule for Tackling Implicit Bias in Jury Selection

Tuesday, Apr. 10

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Associated Press
Court: Women can’t be paid less than men based on past wages
State denies oyster growers’ request to use pesticide
State Supreme Court adopts rule to ensure unbiased jury
Abandoned bicycles a problem for Coast Guard, ferries

Aberdeen Daily World
Group looking to clear out riverfront camps clashes with others during visit
Oyster growers banned from using pesticide

Bainbridge Island Review
Corsetti is new principal for Commodore Options School

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
This Kennewick man died far too young. The governor noticed his final act 
Wildlife officials seek new garbage cans after bear deaths 
California pot regulators send cease order to 954 businesses 
Insurance claim costs for dog bites in Washington reached $13.7 million last year, study says 

Columbian
In Our View: WSUV Makes a Difference

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Everett neighbors endure burglaries, drugs — and now bullets
Editorial: A growing threat to local coverage of news

Kitsap Daily News
Washington Student Association recently named Rep. Drew Hansen 2018 Legislator of the Year (Hansen)

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Coast Guard, Ferries: Don’t forget your bike on the boat

News Tribune (subscription required)
Puyallup Tribe, PSE in showdown over Tacoma natural-gas plant
Americans owe three times as much for student loans as they did a decade ago
A PLU worker started a conversation about race. The area peace prize panel was listening
Some Guard members start arriving at US-Mexico border
Editorial: Give churches leeway to help homeless

New York Times
F.B.I. Raids Office of Trump Lawyer Who Paid Accuser
Trump Denounces Raid as ‘Attack on Our Country’
Trump Cancels Trip to Latin America, Citing Crisis in Syria
Mueller Investigating Ukrainian’s Payment for Trump Talk
Iran-Israel Conflict Escalates in Shadow of Syrian Civil War
Federal Deficit Projected to Top $1 Trillion by 2020

Peninsula Daily News
Clallam official: Get ahead of Ecology on ‘Hirst Fix’

Puget Sound Business Journal
Credit card signatures are about to become extinct in the U.S.
The 10-year baby window that is the key to the women’s pay gap
Poised to balloon to $1 trillion, U.S. deficit fuels fear of crisis

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle still doesn’t know what to do with thousands of people living in vehicles
Jeanette Woldseth, Washington’s first female firefighter, was a self-effacing pioneer
Students protest possible closure of UW Medical laundry; 100 jobs at risk
Americans owe three times as much for student loans as they did a decade ago
Snohomish County bus line secures federal funding despite Trump threats
Opinion: Decry torture and Islamophobia: Senate must reject Haspel, Pompeo
Editorial: Better civics education in schools? Yes, please (Dolan)

Spokesman Review
Op-ed: Tree fruit growers: it’s time to protect Dreamers

Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: We need cleaner air regardless of EPA 

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Statewide crackdown on distracted drivers welcome

Washington Post
Trump’s attorney under investigation for possible bank fraud, campaign finance violations
Homeland security adviser Tom Bossert resigns as turnover continues in the Trump administration
Trump cancels trip to Latin America, cites need to monitor U.S. response to Syria attack
Facing trade war with U.S., China’s Xi renews vow to open markets, import more
Editorial: Congress, stop delaying DACA
Editorial: A few cruise missiles from Trump won’t stop Syria’s war crimes
Editorial: At last, Virginia Republicans might allow their state better Medicaid

Yakima Herald Republic
This Kennewick man died far too young. The governor noticed his final act
Americans owe three times as much for student loans as they did a decade ago

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Fat bears feasting on trash dying early near Cascade foothills

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
State wildlife experts: Bear getting large, dying early in communities along I-90 corridor
National #EqualPayDay: Studies highlight wage disparities between women and men

KNKX FM
UW Postdocs Are Trying To Unionize. But What Is A Postdoc, Anyway?
Washington Supreme Court Could Decide Constitutionality Of Death Penalty
Central Washington Jurisdictions Call ‘Time Out’ On Bitcoin Boom
Wash. Eighth Graders Performed Better Than The National Average In Math And Reading
Tariffed Northwest Cherries Don’t Have Much Time To Sort Out A Marketing Strategy

KUOW FM
Women Can’t Have Prior Salaries Used Against Them, Court Says In Equal Pay Case
Cyclists pedal across the Alaskan Way Viaduct one last time

Web

Crosscut
Seattle’s gender wage gap is worse than we thought

Seattle P.I.
Shucking decision: Ecology says no to Willapa Bay oyster growers (Blake)
Report: Poorest in Seattle pay biggest share of taxes
Connelly: Oil pipeline and BC oil port “will be built” says Trudeau

Slog
UW Students Occupy Building to Protest Closure of Unionized Laundry

Monday, Apr. 9

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Associated Press
Washington’s largest solar farm coming to Lind
Seattle civil-rights leader dies at 91
Claim: Hospital responsible for improper release of killer
Workers’ radiation exposure halts nuke plant demolition
$5 million in vouchers aimed toward homeless veterans in NW
Student newspapers stolen at Spokane college amid sex scandal

Aberdeen Daily World
Kilmer bemoans nation’s partisan divide
This is no fish tale — we have more new neighbors from California in the Puget Sound

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Even if you don’t smoke it, Canada’s legalization of pot could impact you in this way
You’re more likely to be killed doing this job than any other in Washington state

Columbian
In Our View: Compromise on Salmon
Letter: Home care law adds efficiency (Cleveland)

The Daily News
County plans special session to discuss opioid lawsuit
Tacoma doctor quietly opens county’s busiest opioid addiction clinic

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Claim: Hospital responsible for improper release of killer
With more people homeless, Monroe bans sidewalk-sitting
When tragedy strikes, Lacey Harper is government’s human face (McCoy)
Edmonds backs homelessness, opioid initiatives with $500,000
Students take the lead at gun violence forum
WSU, biotech firm sue each other over new apple variety
Viewpoints: How census was used to intern Japanese Americans

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Hood Canal Bridge night closures continue this summer
Man drops gun during Kilmer town hall meeting at Olympic College
Editorial: Preparing for school safety

News Tribune (subscription required)
Killer was improperly released before fatal attack, claim against Western State says
Opinion: Rebuffing tax relief shows Washington Democrats’ priorities
Opinion: How to win an argument for gun safety

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: We need compromise on salmon

Renton Reporter
King County sues to continue sex-ed study

Seattle Times (subscription required)
School stats: Lesbian, bisexual girls face higher odds of being suspended or expelled
Housing cars or housing people? Debate rages as number of cars in Seattle hits new high
Puget Sound Energy, Puyallup Tribe in showdown over LNG plant on Tacoma tideflats
‘Kinder Morgan blinked’: Cross-Canada pipeline on hold because of opposition
As Seattle police-reform role expands, community group looks to Fé Lopez
Seattle to drop charges in ‘democracy voucher’ alleged cheating case if former candidate adheres to deal
Westneat: Congestion tolling could finally break Seattle’s working poor; here’s a better idea
Large: It’s been great connecting with you … now I’m moving on
Opinion: As a landlord, I would welcome fair-treatment law
Opinion: I’m a hunter, and I support gun control
Editorial: Sinclair shenanigans a reminder of the dangers of media mergers
Editorial: First-come, first-served rental law isn’t the only way to combat housing discrimination
Opinion: Chef Renee Erickson: A plea to Sen. Cantwell to protect our fisheries for future generations

Spokesman Review
Locking classrooms becomes latest safety measure in Spokane schools
To spot a true service dog, check its behavior – not its vest
Spin Control: Catching up on the inbox
81,000 solar panels: Washington’s largest solar farm planned near Lind
A battle of cosmic proportions: WSU, biotech firm sue each other over new apple variety
Op-ed: Elson S. Floyd College takes doctors’ compassion seriously

Tri-City Herald
Tribal elder, who spent decades fighting for Hanford cleanup, dies

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Congress must take control of federal dam policy
Editorial: Plan for dramatic national park fee hike wisely derailed

Whidbey News-Times
Whale appeared malnourished
All clear at NAS Whidbey Island after bomb threat
Principal: knife-wielding 13-year-old student won’t return to North Whidbey Middle School
County weighs joining opioid lawsuit

Yakima Herald Republic
Marchers take to Sunnyside to honor Chavez
School stats: Lesbian, bisexual girls face higher odds of being suspended or expelled
Opinion: Breaching Snake River dams a mistake Washington state can’t afford

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Study: More workers can’t afford to buy homes near their jobs
Your house makes how much an hour?
Kitsap County home prices reach a five-year high

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Monroe passes law against sitting, lying on public sidewalks
New tool for cities to address squatters, abandoned properties (Orwall, Mullet)

KNKX FM
Tribes Taking Advantage Of New Dental Therapist Law
Coastal Counties Put Heads Together To Avoid Future Tsunami Alert Glitches
Visit Counts, Spending At Northwest’s National Forests Are Flat
The Overcast: Freedom Foundation Challenges Public-Sector Unions In Washington

KUOW FM
Lindy West’s tips for not sexually harassing your coworker
Puget Sound salmon are on an ‘alphabet soup’ of drugs
Getting Naloxone Is Easier Than You Might Think

NW Public Radio
Frustrated And Broke, Washington Counties Consider Suing State
New Farm Bill Could Be Rough For Northwest Conservation: 6 Things To Know
Oregon, Washington Sue EPA Head Over Alleged Clean Air Act Violations
UW Medicine Gets Multi-Million Dollar Grant For Universal Flu Vaccine

Q13 TV (FOX)
Homeless ‘mansion’ pops up near Space Needle

Web

Schmudget
Threats to Food Assistance in FARM Bill Could Harm Thousands of Washington Households

Seattle P.I.
Sinclair airs, undermines ad critical of ‘fake news’ scripts
EPA’s Pruitt violates Clean Air Act, AG Ferguson charges in lawsuit

Friday, Apr. 6

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Associated Press
Woman leaves $1 million to national parks in Washington
Seattle schools select first Native American superintendent
US punishes Russian oligarchs, officials with more sanctions
Trump faceoff with China exposes GOP weakness in rural US

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
State asks boaters to prevent spread of invasive species

Everett Herald (subscription required)
‘We’re losing’ sea lion fight
Everett bus stop upgrades: Sidewalk extensions, public art
Civic leaders give Rep. Larsen a transportation wish list (Hobbs)
Editorial: States must press EPA on air pollution standards 

Journal of the San Juan Islands
State awards $200,000 to San Juan Community Home Trust
San Juan Community Home trust’s delivery | Letter

Montesano Vidette
Guest OPINION: I call BS, Mayor Samuel (Blake)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Environmental groups appeal Skagit County permit for refinery project
State asks boaters to prevent spread of invasive species

New York Times
U.S. and China Play Chicken on Tariffs, and Neither Swerves
U.S. Hiring Slowed in March
Jobs Numbers Show Economy Is Sound, but Not Invincible
Trump Defends Trade Policy After New Threat to China
Putin’s Closest Cronies Are Hit With New U.S. Sanctions
Trump Picks Raise Alarm Over Ties to Anti-Islam Groups
Officials Who Questioned Pruitt Faced Consequences
Trump Veers From Tax Script to Lash Out on Immigration

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Why a special session is needed to fix use-of-force law
Editorial: Opioids lawsuit makes sense, just as tobacco suits did

Puget Sound Business Journal
Under Pruitt, agency gives ethanol waivers to refineries ‘like trick-or-treat candy’
Opinion: Attention investors: That market correction — it’s here (and it’s not what you expected)
Opinion: A state income tax should not be on the table in any form
Opinion: Washington state will pay the price for Trump’s trade war

Renton Reporter
State House honors former Renton educator (Bergquist)
Op-ed: Is school-funding crisis over? Justices will decide (Ortiz-Self)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
‘Playing field isn’t equal’: Here’s what readers say about Washington state’s rising property-tax hikes
Puget Sound salmon do drugs, which may hurt their survival
Sound Transit says stalled escalators might be used as stairs — under rare circumstances
Editorial: New Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Denise Juneau must improve education for all
Opinion: Trump vs. Bezos: The president is on the wrong side of the Constitution

Tacoma Weekly
Building bridges…  (Frockt, Goodman)

Spokesman Review
Washington trots out new weapon for cities in the fight against ‘zombie’ properties (Orwall)
McMorris Rodgers: Trump should listen to Washington wheat farmers on tariffs

Washington Post
As Trump and China lob trade threats, calls grow to halt escalating rhetoric
1 in 5 Americans have joined protests or rallies in past two years, often in reaction to Trump, poll shows
U.S. imposes sweeping new sanctions on Russian elite
Pruitt fights for his job amid a barrage of new ethics issues

Yakima Herald Republic
Puget Sound salmon do drugs, which may hurt their survival

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Gang violence rattles Burien, residents ask for help
Investor still wants SoDo arena despite KeyArena deal
Seattle youth jail protesters try to block construction

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Prosecutors rule shooting by Pierce Co. deputy justified
Copies of student newspaper stolen amid school sex scandal

KNKX FM
Frustrated And Broke, Washington Counties Consider Suing State   (Pedersen)

KUOW FM
Coastal Counties Put Heads Together To Avoid Future Tsunami Alert Glitches

Q13 TV (FOX)
Neighbors raise concerns over late-night noise from demolition of Alaskan Way Viaduct
Sen. Murray introduces legislation to tackle opioid crisis

Web

Civic Skunkworks
End Work Requirements For All Health Care. Not Just Medicaid.

Crosscut
In historic first, an American Indian will lead Seattle Public Schools

SeaTac Blog
Highline Public Schools breaks ground for new Middle School in SeaTac  (Frockt, Keiser, Gregerson)

Seattle P.I.
Study shows ‘Sinclair effect’ on local news
EPA’s Pruitt violates Clean Air Act, AG Ferguson charges in lawsuit
Robert F. Kennedy on Dr. King: A speech for 1968 and 2018

Thursday, Apr. 5

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Associated Press
Trump signs proclamation directing troops to secure border
Midlife ‘wealth shock’ may lead to death, study suggests
Seattle mayor proposes road tolls for downtown streets
Sea-Tac airport’s new international facility over budget
Up to 87M affected in Facebook scandal, more than thought

Aberdeen Daily World
Olympics provide suitable reintroduction site for gray wolves, study finds

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Opinion: Mass shootings: Let’s face it, the real issue is mental health

The Daily News
Letter: Worth it (Takko, Blake)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Marysville tax proposal would expand police, civic campus
Bloomberg: China tariffs target mostly old 737s, but message is clear
Rep. Larsen to host forum on gun violence
Muhlstein: Locals reflect on the 50 years since MLK’s assassination
Commentary: Keep the Second Amendment and strengthen gun laws
Parker: The dilemma when fake news attacks ‘fake news’

Highline Times
Groundbreaking held for new middle school in SeaTac; Middle school will be on site of former Glacier High School (Keiser, Frockt)

The Inlander
Upping the Andy: Sen. Billig a likely contender for Washington majority leader (Billig)
Rumors of Darren Pitcher’s inappropriate relationships swirled for years at SFCC. He was named acting president anyway

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
North Kitsap superintendent issues school safety update

News Tribune (subscription required)
A $12 million traumatic brain injury treatment facility opening at JBLM
Editorial: Trump wrong again on military transgender ban

Olympian (subscription required)
Driver arrested after crash on Capitol Campus, WSP says

Peninsula Daily News
Port Angeles council awards $770000 contract for suicide barriers  (Chapman, Van De Wege, Tharinger)
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe aims to re-establish oyster farm in Dungeness refuge

Puget Sound Business Journal
Steve Ballmer’s latest act: ‘Evangelist of facts’
New electric-car mandate would complement Durkan’s downtown Seattle tolling proposal
White House edges back from brink of trade war
University of Washington receives $11 million to fund universal flu vaccine development

Renton Reporter
State House honors former Renton educator (Bergquist)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle School Board selects first Native American superintendent in city history
Can’t put that phone down while driving? A new statewide patrol is after you
Is Seattle ready to consider widespread tolling to ease traffic congestion?
Editorial: A national parks fee-hikes victory: Keep speaking up to defend what’s ours
Opinion: Allowing new development without parking defies logic

Spokesman Review
Region’s wheat growers wary of Chinese tariffs in response to Trump trade moves
Concern, condemnation after SFCC student newspaper reports on Pitcher scandal disappear
Expansion of low-income housing program to help build more homes in Spokane
Spokane River conservationists, state officials settle lawsuit over polluted Latah Creek
Letter: Don’t need your concealed weapon
Letter: Future of electric vehicles
Letter: Students are leaders, again

Tri-City Herald
Northwest could tear down 4 Snake dams & still have cheap, reliable power, says study

Yakima Herald Republic
Washington wheat growers worry about China tariffs
Other Views: EPA’s Scott Pruitt should go — for sake of the planet

Broadcast

KING5 TV (NBC)
Kent teachers demand superintendent’s resignation
Seattle school board picks first Native American superintendent

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Kent teachers call for superintendent’s resignation, vote to open strike-clause
Bremerton-Seattle fast ferry back in service Thursday

KNKX FM
Will The Next Seattle Schools Superintendent Improve Outcomes For Students Of Color?
Washington Department Of Fish And Wildlife Fighting Fire With Fire This Spring
Seattle City Council Tries To Tackle Housing And Climate Change Through Parking
17 States, 7 Cities Sue To Remove Citizenship Question From 2020 Census

KUOW FM
More than 500 pregnant women in ICE detention, after reversal of Obama policy
What these Seattleites think of tolling downtown
Closing psychiatric unit at UW would be ‘devastating,’ says nurse

Web

Crosscut
The cause MLK fought for that we tend to forget

Seattle P.I.
Connelly: We are already being taxed for ‘congestion pricing’

West Side Seattle
Groundbreaking held for new middle school in SeaTac; Middle school will be on site of former Glacier High School (Keiser, Frockt, Gregerson)