Wednesday, Mar. 14

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Associated Press
US students stage school walkouts to protest gun violence
Teacher accidentally fires gun in class, students injured
Washington governor set to sign order on orca protections 
Tim Eyman found in contempt over his financial documents 
Ag Department kills animal welfare rule for organic meat

Aberdeen Daily World
Dickhoff vetoes water, sewer fees ordinance, has harsh words for council
Ocean Shores City Councilman Robert Crumpacker found dead in his home
Grays Harbor County unemployment rate up a percent in January

Bainbridge Island Review
City of Bainbridge Island may adopt regulations to protect LGBTQ restroom access
Bainbridge to set deadline for accepting applications for soon-to-be-vacant council seat

Columbian
No Vancouver-specific measures passed in legislative session

Everett Herald (subscription required)
‘Bleeding red ink,’ Everett Transit headed for $1.6M deficit
At national drug-abuse forum, students get loaded with ideas
County diversion center opens soon for homeless addicts
Editorial: Eyman right to fight lawmakers’ initiative maneuver (Chase)

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Lummi Indian nation of Washington state calls for release of Tokitae (“Lolita”)
San Juan Island schools to join demonstration against Parkland shooting
San Juan County homeless count declines
Ferry frustration | Letter

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Kitsap County revising “roadmap” to combat homelessness

My Ballard
Gov. Inslee to attend Ballard High walkout

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: State’s new net-neutrality law is only the first step (Hansen, Hunt, Doglio, Dolan)

Peninsula Daily News
Legislature fails to pass bill to let State Patrol destroy guns (Senn)

Puget Sound Business Journal
Are wage gains picking up? Stalling? Questionable data makes it hard to say

Seattle Times (subscription required)
‘We have nothing to lose’: Seattle-area students join nationwide walkouts in push for stricter gun control
How Seattle-area students, teachers and administrators are handling walkouts over gun violence
Among glimmers of hope, stubborn problems persist in South King County schools
New law sets standards, rules for using e-bikes (Rolfes)
Washington Legislature fails to pass bill to let State Patrol destroy guns (Senn)
Critically endangered orcas have governor’s, tribe’s attention
Mayor Durkan will ask Seattle departments for budget cuts
Kent School District to lay off 127 employees, 9 administrators in the next school year
Westneat: Puget Sound Energy’s blame game misses its mark in Greenwood gas blast
Editorial: Legislature gets high marks on school funding. As for the rest … (Billig)

Spokesman Review
Students across Spokane area participate in nationwide school walkout
In their own voice: Students offer thoughts about school walkouts
Trump’s pick for CIA tied to torture lawsuit involving Spokane psychologists
Marijuana product labels to get a bit less cluttered
Spokane County’s unemployment rises to 6.7 percent in January, with weather influencing hiring
Inslee to students: Speak up against gun violence

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
State capital budget funds salmon recovery amid orca population decline
Building purchases, new businesses bring change to downtown

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Op-ed: Washington state wise to tackle net neutrality (Hansen)

Whidbey News-Times
Point in Time County shows more than 170 are without permanent homes
Navy: Two wells near Ault Field base contaminated
Lummi demands release of captive orca
Material costs blamed for sewer plant overage
Officials aim to speed up evaluations in jail with teleconferencing

Herald Republic
Fewer animals + fewer cops + light sentences = more poachers illegally killing wildlife, and getting away with it

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Bill expands access to special nurses for victims of sexual assault (Orwall)
LIVE BLOG: Washington students join national gun violence walkout
Sen. Patty Murray ‘disappointed’ after meeting with Secretary DeVos
Bill eliminating credit freeze fees in WA signed by Inslee (Mullet)

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Western Wash. students join nationwide walkout against gun violence
KOMO town hall to focus on #MeToo; send us your questions

KNKX FM
Some Parents Want Stockpiles At Schools To Prepare For The Big One

KUOW FM
Zinke To WA Lawmaker: West Coast Lacks ‘Resources Of Any Weight’ For Offshore Drilling
Seattle’s affordable housing plan elicits mixed feelings from neighborhoods

Q13 TV (FOX)
New law bans Washington employers from asking about criminal history
‘We want change:’ Thousands of Washington students walk out of class protesting gun violence

Web

Civic Skunkworks
Ask your coworkers what they make. You’ll earn more.

Crosscut
Can an experiment reinvigorate Washington’s coastal forests?
‘I’m exhausted’: WA high schoolers discuss walking out for gun reform

MyNorthwest.com
The message today is ‘truly about ending gun violence’ (Frockt)

Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Emotional City Council backs school walkout

Slog
Missed Opportunity: We Should Be Building a Lot More Housing On Top of the Capitol Hill Light Rail Station
The Kids Are in Charge: Meet Two Seattle Students Leading Today’s Walkout
Slog AM: Stephen Hawking Dies At 76, Durkan Announces Budget Cuts, Will Someone Save The Orcas

West Seattle Blog
New middle school at Glacier site receives $3 million in state funds; School funding increased to allow for additional classrooms
County Council wishes calm seas and bountiful catches to fishing crews preparing to head to Alaska

Tuesday, Mar. 13

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Associated Press
Legislature fails to pass bill to let patrol destroy guns (Senn)
Boy taken into custody after students report gun in class 
At least 37 kid-on-kid sex assault cases on Washington bases 
Navy considers expanding state park use for training 
Trump’s pick for CIA director ran torture prison in Thailand
National Geographic acknowledges past racist coverage
Trump fires Tillerson at State, replacing with CIA’s Pompeo
Tim Eyman sues Washington state over how it changed police deadly-force law (Chase, Pedersen)
Senate bill would diminish mortgage disclosures by banks
Judge: Trump administration violated law over smog findings

Aberdeen Daily World
Local school districts prepare for nationwide walkout, while turnouts remain uncertain
Commission again passes on resolution oil drilling off the coast
This is ‘nanowood,’ an invention that could reduce humanity’s carbon footprint
Letter Hospital CEO
Editorial: Let students have their say on guns

Bainbridge Island Review
Sexual assault survivors break silence to fight for law reform (Orwall, Pedersen)
UPDATE | Bainbridge council leans toward Harrison property for new public safety building

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
‘Not an accident’ that people of color over-represented in homeless population, study shows 

Capital Press
Washington to study moving wolves from east to west (Blake)

Columbian
In Our View: Now’s The Time For Change (daylight savings time)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Tim Eyman found in contempt over his financial documents
Navy wants to use more state parks for stealth SEAL training
Robinson: Who’s afraid of the NRA, now, President Trump?
Editorial: Walkouts can keep focus on school safety, firearms

Journal of the San Juan Islands
San Juan County Sheriff’s Office faces staff changes

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Legislature gives $700k to boost East Bremerton
Four-year early childhood degree to be offered in Kitsap (Hansen)

Mercer Island Reporter
Washington state passes Mercer Island legislator’s equal pay bill (Senn)

Peninsula Daily News
Volunteers in Medicine of the Olympics to expand thanks to $698000 in state funding  (Van De Wege, Tharinger, Chapman)
UPDATE: Port Angeles police try to identify man who jumped from Eighth Street bridge  (Van De Wege, Tharinger, Chapman)

Puget Sound Business Journal
What deregulation bill offers U.S. banks

Renton Reporter
Op-ed: Will these bills decide how you vote?
Op-ed: Weighing individual rights vs. the common good

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Steilacoom’s mayor, foe of Sound Transit’s $54B plan, now on agency’s board
NYT: Health insurer Cigna buying Express Scripts for $52 billion
Editorial: Sunshine Week: Government records belong to public
Opinion: AT&T-Time Warner merger would stifle competition

Seattle Weekly
Seattle Abortion Providers Weigh in on Reproductive Parity Act (Hobbs)

Spokesman Review
Eyman sues over Legislature’s changes to I-940
A new twist on vaping: Juuls are small, discreet, and have health and school officials concerned
Spokane explores publicly owned broadband network intended to open up internet services, drive down costs

Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Washington state gets Internet right. Congress must do the same 

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Lawmakers use tricks to approve budget

West Seattle Herald
Highline Public Schools Invites Community to Talk Safety; Meetings on School Safety Begin March 22

Yakima Herald Republic
Central Washington’s uptick in school threats part of larger trend
$1 million in tax money earmarked to help mushroom company set up Sunnyside plant
Editorial: Sunshine Week highlights the need for open records
Other Views: Why California should fight sanctuary suit

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CNN
Powerball winner can stay anonymous, judge rules

KING5 TV (NBC)
Seattle Council backs student plan to walkout, protest gun laws
Neighbors say Seattle’s affordable housing plan needs work

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Students prepare to join nationwide walking on Wednesday in support of stricter gun laws

KNKX FM
Students Across Puget Sound Region Plan Walkouts To Call Attention To School Shootings
Democrats Leave Olympia With Long List Of Wins; Republicans See Veer To The Left (Sullivan, Carlyle)
For Homeless Advocates, The Most ‘Stellar’ Legislative Session In Recent Memory
‘It Was A Sad Year.’ Lawmakers See Missed Opportunities To Protect Sexual Assault Survivors (Orwall, Pedersen)
Eyman Demands Public Vote On Police Deadly Use Of Force Law Change (Goodman)
Wash. Environmental Coalition Says Progress Made, Despite Failure Of Key Climate Policies
Wheelchair Taxis, Blood Delivery Solo Drivers To Get Access To Carpool Lanes (Hobbs)

KUOW FM
How School Walkouts Test Student Rights And School Responsibilities
‘It Was A Sad Year.’ Lawmakers See Missed Opportunities To Protect Sexual Assault Survivors (Orwall, Pedersen)

KXRO
$2.5 million will assist in planning for North Shore Levee (Blake)

Q13 TV (FOX)
Students across state plan to walk out of classes Wednesday over guns issue
School bus drivers learning to identify kids abusing opioids

Web

My Edmonds News
Major wins for affordable housing advocates during legislative session

Seattle P.I.
Initiative promoter Eyman hit with contempt ruling

Slog
Tim Eyman Sues Legislature For Passing Deadly Force Bill
White Supremacist Posters Found in South Lake Union

Monday, Mar. 12

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Associated Press
Disarmed school district security guards want guns back
US officials: N. Korea will face no more conditions for talks
Washington Legislature at a glance: What passed, what didn’t
Woman to lead Forest Service amid sexual misconduct charges
Hearing set on proposed partial gun ban in parks, forests
Fearing trade war, EU warns of protectionism ‘dead end’
Washington Legislature approves budget plan that boosts school spending (Rolfes, Sullivan)
Washington Legislature narrowly OKs change to police deadly force law
Owner of Mexican restaurants in King, Snohomish counties charged with $5.6M tax theft
Legislature fails to pass car tab relief bills for Sound Transit district

Aberdeen Daily World
State and feds will help hospitals, but more layoffs at Community Hospital seem inevitable
(Blake, Tharinger, Van De Wege)
Design, permit phases of North Shore Levee project now fully funded (Blake)

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Decades have been spent to protect these 82 wooded acres. Is that finally ending?
Youth gun violence rally a success – now they’re going a step farther

Bothell Reporter
Legislators come to agreement on deadly force reform (Goodman, Dhingra)
State Legislature passes last-minute budget deal and property tax cut (Ormsby, Frockt, Mullet, Carlyle)
Sexual assault survivors push legislative change (Pedersen, Rolfes, Orwall)
New laws targeting sexual harassment await governor’s pen (Kkeiser, Doglio, Dhingra, Sawyer, Nelson)
Olympia stunner: Compromise over police use of force (Goodman)

Centralia Chronicle
Washington State Expands Abortion Coverage  (Macri, Hobbs, Springer, Cleveland)

Clark County Today
The three Democrats who represent Central and West Vancouver held a Saturday town hall to recap the state legislative session (Cleveland, Stonier, Wylie)

Columbian
Washington Legislature wraps session  (Cleveland, Wylie, Stonier)
Washington lawmakers OK funds to bolster Clark County projects (Cleveland)
In Our View: Cheers & Jeers (finishing on time, net neutrality)
In Our View: Students Have Write Stuff

The Daily News
Plans for supercomputers in Longview cause confusion

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Millions at stake in Tulalip lawsuit over sales tax revenue
Car tab relief effort crashes (Clibborn, Hobbs)
Victims of sexual assault urge end to statute of limitations (Orwall, Pedersen, Rolfes)
In control, Democrats pressed an ambitious agenda in Olympia (Peterson, Liias)
Democrat Ruth Kagi won’t seek re-election to the state House (Kagi, Chopp)
Landowners have hope at last
School bus drivers learn to spot student opioid abuse
As elsewhere, high school students here plan to walk out
It’s Lochsloy vs. the river, and the neighborhood is losing
Editorial: What got done and what didn’t in the Legislature

The Inlander
As the end of the 60-day legislative session closes in, here’s a look at three major issues in Olympia

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Washington becomes the fourth state to ban bump stocks
State Parks commission considers Moran and Obstruction Pass expansions
State Legislature passes last-minute budget deal and property tax cut (Rolfes, Ormsby, Frockt, Mullet)
Bill to outlaw Atlantic salmon net pen farming before governor (Lytton, Ranker)
School improvements enter design phase
Orcas students to participate in National Walk Out
State Democrats propose major property tax cut (Ranker)
Guest Column: Washington state unites against oil spills and fish spills (Ranker, Fitzgibbon, Peterson

Kent Reporter
Sexual assault survivors push legislative change (Orwall, Pedersen)
33rd District legislators to host telephone town hall (Orwall, Gregerson, Keiser)

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
SKSD identifies nearly $18 million in facilities needs
Kitsap, Mason school administrators plan for March 14 protests
State supplementary transportation budget would keep Hyak afloat (Rolfes)
Washington Legislature: What passed, what stalled

Maple Valley Reporter
Legislators come to agreement on deadly force reform (Goodman, Dhingra)

News Tribune (subscription required) 
Legislature approves compromise deal to change police deadly force law (Goodman)
Efforts to ban the death penalty fizzle out in Legislature (Jinkins, Chopp)
TPS investigating claims kindergartners sexually harassed by classmate
Tacoma school district took guns away from its security officers. They want them back.
Push to cut Sound Transit 3 car tab fees fails after as last-minute deal falls through (Pellicciotti, Clibborn)
Snow study shows dwindling snowpack on 9 of 10 Western US peaks
Editorial: A stunning breakthrough on police use of force in Washington (Goodman)
Editorial: Long-term plan to freeze Narrows Bridge tolls is a big win (Fey, Kilduff)

New York Times
As Trump Seeks One Nuclear Deal, He Could Kill Another
Trump Retreats on Raising Age Limit for Assault Rifles

Olympian (subscription required)
The Legislature may give you a property tax cut — but not until 2019 (Rolfes)
Attorney general on whether Trump is gunning for Washington: ‘I worry about that every day.’
Lawmakers pass budget deal that speeds up teacher salary fix, cuts property taxes (Ormsby, Rolfes)
Families disappointed as Legislature fails to pass expanded wrongful death law (Jinkins, Hasegawa)
Editorial: Legislators proved need for more ‘sunshine’

Peninsula Daily News
State funds for suicide barriers on Eighth Street bridges secured (Chapman, Van De Wege, Tharinger, Clibborn)
Student newspapers gain new free speech protections
State money to allow Port Angeles pool to kick-start expansion  (Tharinger, Chapman, Van De Wege)

Puget Sound Business Journal
Premera says it will use $250M from tax cut to help stabilize health insurance market
Tax law’s errors upset employers as leaders feud
Opinion: If past is prologue, Washington state will bear the brunt of a trade war
Patti Payne: Once ‘America’s Most Wanted,’ this man started a Seattle nonprofit to help prisoners through college

Reflector
Sexual assault survivors break silence to fight for law reform (Orwall, Pedersen)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
A record number of homeless people died in King County in 2017
‘Normalization of deviance’: What went wrong at Hanford, where radioactive contamination spread
Washington Legislature reaches finish line with some victories and some maneuvering (Carlyle, Goodman)
Veteran Washington state Reps. Ruth Kagi and Judy Clibborn won’t seek re-election (Kagi, Clibborn, Chopp)
State tries throwing SeaTac mobile-home residents a lifeline (Gregerson)
Relief from soaring property taxes — in 2019 — proposed in Washington state budget agreement (Rolfes)
For second year in a row, Washington lawmakers can’t agree to cut car-tab taxes (Clibborn)
Why new gun restrictions failed this year in the Washington Legislature (Frockt, Kloba, Takko, Hobbs, Blake)
Thousands of marchers in British Columbia say no to Trans Mountain pipeline
Seattle-area students channel Parkland survivors’ activism, plan walkouts for gun control
Mayor Durkan’s plan to make first two years of college free takes shape
Washington state’s public pensions include $5.3M in gun-related investments
Navy wants to use more Washington state parks for stealth SEAL training
Opinion: Reflection and renewal 50 years after report on racism, MLK assassination
Opinion: The time is right for tax fairness and sensible spending priorities in Seattle
Opinion: Close the troubling gender gap in venture capital
Opinion: A wake-up call to preserve the Open Records Act
Editorial: Closure and justice: Speed up processing of old rape kits (Orwall)
Editorial: Shortsighted tariffs imperil Washington industries
Westneat: From breaking laws to making laws: ex-pimp at center of new police reforms
Editorial: Seattle must develop plan to protect protest but control disruption
Opinion: We can manage shooting threats with analytics and protocols

Seattle Weekly
Can Immigration Issues Be Fixed at the County Level?
No Longer Silent: Sexual Assault Survivors Push Legislative Change (Pedersen, Orwall, Rolfes)
Legislators Come to Agreement on Deadly Force Reform (Goodman, Dhingra)

Spokesman Review
Washington lawmakers send Inslee $1.2 billion supplemental budget (Rolfes)
Washington Legislature calls it quits for 2018
Legislature narrowly OKs change to police deadly force law (Pedersen)
Deadly force initiative moves forward in Washington legislature
9 important topics the Washington Legislature tackled in 2018
Spin Control: How I-940 could become law with changes already on the books
Comprehensive bill to battle opioids dies in Washington Senate, but treatment dollars on the way
Washington legislators say it’s high time to get rid of daylight saving time
With $1 million Premera grant, Hope House plans new women’s shelter
A reckoning at the gun lobby’s Maginot Line
Op-ed: Unions are a vital representative voice for workers
Letter: Inslee and Tesoro

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Op-Ed: Lawmakers wrong in effort to skirt state’s Public Records Act

Washington Post
Education Dept. opens door for student loan companies to ignore state authority
White House vows to help arm teachers, backs off on raising age to buy guns
The government has been undercounting opioid overdose deaths up to 35 percent, study says
Little national research is done on gun violence, so some states are stepping in
College students support free speech — unless it offends them
In Oregon, pushing to give patients with degenerative diseases the right to die
New evidence the Stormy Daniels payment may have violated election law

Whidbey News-Times
Series of threats made at Oak Harbor High School
Music connects kids, cultures
Oak Harbor school district offers free classes to parents of pre-K kids
Material costs blamed for sewer plant overage
Use of deadly force bill unites factions that were once divided (Goodman)

Yakima Herald Republic
Illegal for you, legal for them: Police want separate standard for use of force

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KING5 TV (NBC)
South Kitsap Fire sued for sexual harassment
Trump announces steel and aluminum tariffs, but with ‘flexible’ exceptions

KNKX FM
What Passed And What Didn’t In Washington’s Legislative Session
Washington Makes It Legal To Compensate Women Who Give Birth As Surrogates
Students Across Puget Sound Region Plan Walkouts To Call Attention To School Shootings

KUOW FM
Wheelchair Taxis, Blood Delivery Solo Drivers To Get Access To Carpool Lanes (Hobbs)
Bill To Address School Shootings Fails To Advance In Washington Senate (Frockt)

NW Public Radio
News Roundup – Reviewing The ‘Shot Out Of A Cannon’ Washington Legislative Session

Spokane Public Radio
Inland Journal: March 8, 2018 (Riccelli)

Web

Civic Skunkworks
Do your wages reflect how hard you work?

ClarkCountyToday.com
Washington Legislature wraps session  (Cleveland, Wylie, Stonier)

Crosscut
7 issues state lawmakers tackled in 2018 — or didn’t (Hobbs, Senn, Chase, Keiser, Carlyle, Fitzgibbon)

MyNorthwest.com
Legislature passes bill to avoid nasty fight over I-940 (Goodman)

Seattle Lesbian
Washington state legislature passes historic equal pay opportunity act

Seattle P.I.
An oil spill bill in Washington, a pipeline protest in B.C.
Connelly: Gun safety — the Legislature’s ‘appalling,’ ‘shocking’ failure (Carlyle, Frockt, Blake)

Seattle Medium
Legislature Passes Equal Pay Opportunity Act (Senn, Sells)

Slog
Sound Transit Escapes Financial Cuts as State Legislature Adjourns Without Changing Car Tabs (Clibborn)
Up Against Deadline, State Legislature Changes Washington’s Deadly Force Law (Frockt, Saldaña)

Thursday, Mar. 8

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Associated Press
State’s high-school graduation rate remains about 79 percent
Retention of female submariners on par with men
Senate passes one-time statewide property tax cut (Rolfes)
Washington Legislature OKs bill to boost oil safety measures (Peterson)
Democrats would reverse some tax cuts to fund infrastructure
Legislation aims to aid Washington low-income renters

Auburn Reporter
Bump stock ban becomes law; semiautomatics bill up next (Frockt, Guy Palumbo)

Bainbridge Island Review
Washington becomes the fourth state to ban bump stocks | 2018 Legislative Session

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
You probably didn’t feel it, but an earthquake hit nearby last night
The Legislature may give you a property tax cut — but not until 2019 (Rolfes)
Legislature approves protections for student journalists

Everett Herald (subscription required)
On final day, lawmakers look to pass budget, property tax cut (Rolfes, Ormsby)
Stunning Olympia news: Compromise over police use of force (Goodman)
WaPo: Trump can’t stop climate lawsuit brought by 21 kids in Oregon
Bloomberg: Canada, Mexico to get initial exemption from Trump tariffs
Milbank: Now we know what will move GOP to oppose Trump
Editorial: Trade war would have casualties in this state

The Inlander
As the end of the 60-day legislative session closes in, here’s a look at three major issues in Olympia
Spokane County Commission likely to expand (Riccelli)
Inslee signs bill allowing hungry students to get ‘Breakfast After the Bell’ (Riccelli, Stonier)

Islands’ Sounder
Washington state expands abortion coverage (Hobbs, Cleveland, Macri, Springer)

Journal of the San Juan Islands 
Celebrate International Women’s Day
Student newspapers gain new free speech protections (Jinkins)
Washington state expands abortion coverage (Hobbs, Cleveland, Springer)

Kitsap Daily News
Caldier frustrated by sexual assault bills’ no-vote status (Orwall)

News Tribune (subscription required)
The Legislature may give you a property tax cut — but not until 2019 (Rolfes)

New York Times
Trump Prepares to Formalize Tariffs but Floats Exemptions
With Gun Control Nearing a Dead End, G.O.P. Turns to ‘School Safety’

Olympian (subscription required)
Legislature approves protections for student journalists
DNR: Scatter Creek fires west and east of Interstate 5 had different sources
Editorial: Police deadly force law still needs changing

Peninsula Daily News
Crescent students plan to write letters to Congress, Legislature
Washington first state to approve net-neutrality rules

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Washington’s high-school graduation rate holds steady at 79 percent
Amputee reluctantly settles malpractice suit against Puget Sound VA for $1.4 million
‘Like Standing Rock’: Trans Mountain pipeline-expansion opponents plan B.C. protest
Relief from soaring property taxes — in 2019 — proposed in Washington state budget agreement (Rolfes)
Washington Legislature OKs bill to boost oil safety measures (Peterson)
Washington House OKs compromise on police deadly force bill (Goodman, Frock)
Washington lawmakers OK bill to ban housing bias based on tenant’s source of income (Riccelli)
Opinion: Let’s invest more equitably in homeless programs that work
Editorial: No more rush-jobs in Legislature, please — give public time to weigh in

Seattle Weekly
Legislature Lifts Outdated Restrictions on Food Trucks

Spokesman Review
Washington Senate Democrats try to push through property tax break for 2019 (Ormsby, Rolfes, Takko, Carlyle, Billig)
Deadly force initiative moves forward in Washington legislature (Goodman)
Law aids nuclear site workers seeking worker’s comp
Op-ed: Network neutrality needs protection by statute

USA Today
Trump promises a tariff announcement, but no one knows what it will be

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Compromise on deadly force by police needed (Goodman)

Washington Post
Trump to offer temporary tariff exemption for Canada and Mexico
Florida legislature backs new gun restrictions after Parkland school shooting

West Seattle Herald
White Center Chamber sets goals on lights, cash, trash, and crime

Whidbey News-Times
Port continues levy lid lift discussions

Yakima Herald Republic
This software helps keep schools safe. Parents want to know why Yakima schools aren’t using it
Washington House OKs compromise on police deadly force bill (Goodman, Frockt)

Broadcast

KING5 TV (NBC)
State’s new online rape kit tracking system about to launch (Orwall)

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Women strike, protest as the world marks Int’l Women’s Day
White House preparing rollout of Trump’s tariff plan

KNKX FM
Washington Homeowners Likely To Get Some Property Tax Relief Next Year (Rolfes)
Inslee Signs Legislation Aimed At Helping Hanford Workers
Justice Department Sues California Over Impeding Immigration Enforcement

KUOW FM
More Than Half Of Transgender Teachers Surveyed Tell NPR They Are Harassed At Work
Airlines Recruiting Like Crazy To Address Pilot Shortage
Why doctors can turn away Medicare patients, even if they pay cash
Here’s How To Prevent The Next School Shooting, Experts Say

KXLY
Washington state legislature passes equal pay opportunity act

Web

Crosscut
How growth ignited a $500K parking battle in SODO

GeekWire
Washington state passes gender pay equity bill with support from tech industry … for the most part (Senn)

Slog
Whoa, It Looks Like the Legislature Could Pass an Amended I-940 Deadly Force Initiative (Ryu)
Legislator Says Amazon Lobbied to Stop Seattle From Enacting Tougher Pay Equity Law (Senn)

Wednesday, Mar. 7

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Associated Press
Washington governor signs bump stock ban 
Deal on police deadly force law may violate Constitution (Goodman, Pelliocciotti, Pedersen)
Washington is latest in handful of states to ban bump stocks 
Washington’s housing discrimination bill heads to governor 
Washington legislators tackle homelessness for those on aid
Trump says more staff will leave as he seeks ‘perfection’
Washington becomes 1st state to approve net-neutrality rules
Plan to open drilling off Pacific Northwest draws opposition
Lawmakers move to protect Section 8 recipients, homeless veterans, others on aid
State groups push carbon-pricing ballot measure (Carlyle)
Alaska, other states weigh ‘sanctuary’ status for marijuana businesses
Coast Guard, others cleaning up diesel spill in Seattle’s Portage Bay

Aberdeen Daily World
Harborites add voices to oppose oil and gas operations
Dr. Martens places blame for lack of area pediatricians squarely on hospital

Arlington Times
Governor vetoes bill that would exempt lawmakers from Open Records Act (McCoy, Robinson, Sells, Hobbs, Lovick)
Marysville students rally for safe schools: angry, fed up with gun violence
Rep. Kristiansen won’t run for office again

Auburn Reporter
Bump stock ban becomes law; semiautomatics bill up next (Frockt, Palumbo)

Bainbridge Island Review
Bainbridge Councilman Scott announces resignation
Washington students urge lawmakers to pass gun regulations | 2018 Legislative Session (Frockt)

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Students rally at Capitol Campus in support of gun legislation, against gun violence  (Frockt)
White nationalist groups hit Tacoma colleges with hate speech and other propaganda 
Lawmakers on the brink of changing Washington’s police deadly force law  (Goodman)
Washington Legislature bans conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors  (Macri, Liias)

Bothell Reporter
Bothell High student acts as legislative page (Kloba)
Home healthcare worker bill approved by state Legislature (Lovick, Macri)

Columbian
49th Legislative District town hall scheduled for Saturday (Stonier, Wylie, Cleveland)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Lawmakers are now at odds over a Sound Transit car-tab fix (Clibborn, Hobbs, Ortiz-Self)
This single mom will be deported — without her three daughters
Property owners get relief from tax they did not vote on (Hobbs)
State House GOP leader Kristiansen won’t seek re-election (Chopp)
Editorial: Learning lab project moving ahead without state
Bump stock ban becomes law; semiautomatics bill up next (Frockt, Palumbo)

Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter
Bump stock ban becomes law; semiautomatics bill up next (Frockt)
Home healthcare worker bill approved by state Legislature (Lovick, Macri)

Journal of the San Juan Islands
SeaDoc helps state save local endangered species in unique partnership
Thanks to Inslee, veto is a major win for the people | Editorial (Ranker)
Behind the scene of the late-night veto of the public records bill (Nelson, Billig, Pedersen)
An honest discussion about end-of-life care | Letter
Washington becomes the fourth state to ban bump stocks
Senate passes orca whale protection act, oil transportation safety act (Ranker)

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Tribes sue pharmaceutical companies for ‘flood’ of opioids
Op-ed: How to start talking about school safety

News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: Let Washington students publish truth fearlessly
Editorial: The Five Spot: 5 bills you probably didn’t know the governor vetoed
Editorial: We agree: Don’t give up on banning death penalty (Chopp, Orwall)

New York Times
An Important Voice for Free Trade Proponents Goes Silent
Trump Reaffirms Commitment to Tariffs but Opens Door to Compromise
Fighting Poverty, Drugs and Even Violence, All on a Teacher’s Salary
Washington Governor Signs First State Net Neutrality Bill

Olympian (subscription required)
Lawmakers on the brink of changing Washington’s police deadly force law (Goodman)
Olympia School Board says no to arming teachers, yes to background checks

Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Jobs, timber harvest bills still eyed for Legislature (Van De Wege, Chapman, Tharinger)

Port Townsend Leader
Ninth-graders Kisler, O’Donnell serve as pages (Van De Wege, Tharinger)

Puget Sound Business Journal
Trump Administration stalls largest tech merger in new sign of protectionism
Trump uses tariffs as threat in NAFTA negotiations
Sea-Tac Airport ranks among best U.S. airports for canceled flights
US Congress moves to roll back bank rules

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Winds of change: What will power the Northwest’s future?
Washington lawmakers near deal to change police deadly-force laws (Goodman, Pedersen)
Washington becomes 1st state to approve net-neutrality rules
Flu, crowded shelters create perfect storm for nation’s homeless
Anti-censorship bill for student journalists awaits Washington governor’s signature
Judge rules Seattle homeless man’s truck is a home
Westneat: Coming soon to Seattle: a constitutional right to camp
Opinion: Gov. Inslee, make Washington a leader in women’s safety — sign 5 milestone bills into law
Editorial: Speaker Frank Chopp should allow House to vote on death-penalty repeal (Chopp, Orwall)
Opinion: Legislators, listen to superintendents and amend school-funding law

Seattle Weekly
Home healthcare worker bill approved by state Legislature (Lovick, Macri)

Skagit Valley Herald
Legislature passes bill to end Atlantic salmon farming (Lytton, Morris, Ranker)
Sedro-Woolley police get proactive in preparing for violence
Kristiansen will not seek re-election

Snoqualmie-Valley Record
Bump stock ban becomes law; semiautomatics bill up next (Frockt)

Spokesman Review
Deal on police deadly force law may violate Constitution (Goodman, Pellicciotti, Pedersen)
Homelessness bill bans discrimination against those on aid
State House GOP leader won’t seek re-election (Chopp, Nelson)
Inslee signs bump stock ban (Frockt)
Washington’s net neutrality law is nation’s first
Better health care coverage for Marshallese pass Legislature (Riccelli, Santos)
Legislature bans worker non-disclosure agreements for sexual assault
Legislature votes to ban cancer-causing foam used to fight fires
Senate resolution takes shot at Inslee
Voluntary waiver of gun rights gets final approval
Winds of change: What will power the Northwest’s future?

USA Today
Gary Cohn, Trump’s top economic adviser, will leave White House in tariff tiff
Washington Legislature bans gay conversion therapy on minors
Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill says drug giant is “stonewalling” her opioid investigation

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Local food truck operator worked to pass updated law
Legislature expands tax exemption program (Dhingra, Sullivan)

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Op-ed: Balance needed between open records, constituent privacy

Washington Post
How the Washington establishment is losing out to little-known Trump advisers on trade
Justice Dept. sues California over ‘sanctuary’ laws that aid those in U.S. illegally
Democrats to unveil $1 trillion infrastructure plan, seek reversal of GOP tax cuts to finance it
Ryan splits with Trump on trade as GOP lawmakers move to block planned tariffs

West Seattle Herald
Tyee High School student arrested after bringing gun on campus
City of Seattle launches community input survey to kick off public outreach for new permanent Police Chief

Whidbey News-Times
Letter: The fight to bring sunshine to Legislature isn’t over
Island County improves code enforcement

Yakima Herald Republic
McCabe’s bill to identify missing Native American women advances to governor’s desk
Washington lawmakers near deal to change police deadly-force laws (Goodman, Pedersen)
Yakima County sees decrease in reported flu cases
No backpacks, no purses: Granger High School action aimed at increasing school safety
Rep. Nerry Nealey plans to retire, won’t seek re-election to state House
Anti-censorship bill for student journalists awaits Washington governor’s signature

Broadcast

KING5 TV (NBC)
Washington’s housing discrimination bill heads to governor (Goodman)
Washington gun control, school safety bill in jeopardy (Frockt, Sheldon)
Student suspected of school shooting plot pleads not guilty
Amazon discreetly visits HQ2 cities in Phase 2 of extraordinary second headquarters competition
DACA deadline comes and goes without a fix from Congress
Tyee High student arrested after bringing gun to school
Seattle freeways that never came to be
Olympia lawmakers end Atlantic salmon net pen farming (Ranker)
WA high school banning backpacks, purses in name of safety

KIRO7 TV
Advocates push for PTSD recognition after local firefighter takes her own life

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Lawmakers considering bill that would change state’s police deadly force law
Homeless set up new unsanctioned camp after being cleared from U-District
Catholic Bishops of Wash. ask Gov. Inslee to veto abortion insurance bill
Efforts by lawmakers to lower car tab fees could be in jeopardy (Pellicciotti, Hobbs)
WSDOT program allows parents to bring infants to work

KNKX FM
Washington Lawmakers Rush To Pass Compromise Police Accountability Bill (Goodman)
Washington State High School Students Rally For Gun Control In Olympia
UW Postdocs One Step Closer To Joining Union
Police Deadly Force Suddenly Back On The Agenda In Olympia (Goodman)
Washington Legislature Passes Bill To Screen Kids For Dyslexia By Second Grade (Pollet)
Electric Car Incentives In Northwest Teetering On Brink

KUOW FM
Here’s How To Prevent The Next School Shooting, Experts Say
Seattle officials will revive business ‘head tax’ proposal this spring
Legislation could lead to more district-based voting in Washington (Hudgins)

NW Public Radio
Electric Car Tax Break Could Disappear In The Northwest
Federal Judge Rules Against Northwest Tribes In Religious Freedom Case
Jay Inslee Signs Washington Net Neutrality Bill; Oregon On Deck
Washington Approves Oil Spill Response Plan For BNSF Trains

Q13 TV (FOX)
Washington becomes first state to set up own net-neutrality requirements
King County judge’s ruling shines spotlight on homeless living in vehicles
O’Connor pleads not guilty to charges stemming from alleged school murder plot
Washington high school bans students from bringing backpacks, purses to school
Students rally in Olympia for gun bills: ‘We’re here for Marysville-Pilchuck … Mukilteo … Sandy Hook’
Legislative ‘deal’ on police deadly force law may violate state Constitution (Goodman, Pedersen)

Web

Crosscut
WA to protect against voting discrimination with new law (Saldaña)

MyNorthwest.com
Gov. Inslee signs bill to ban bump stocks in Washington state

Seattle PI
‘Drill Baby Drill’: Trump speeds oil leasing in Arctic Refuge
Washington would be ‘thrown into the middle’ of Trump trade war

Slog
Inslee signs nation’s first state-level net neutrality bill
Let’s check in on the state legislature’s car tab clusterfuck (Fey, Ortiz-Self)
Statute of limitatioins bill dies in the Senate (Frame, Pedersen)
Police will soon be required to respond to undocumented crime victims’ visa requests