Friday, Mar. 23

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Associated Press
Gov. Jay Inslee signs bill to boost oil safety measures 
Washington teen pulled from bike by officer awarded $500K 
Families announce plans for Oso mudslide memorial 
Washington state phases out Atlantic salmon farming (Lytton)
Gov. Jay Inslee signs bill protecting students’ free speech
Not so fast: Trump ‘considering’ veto of $1.3 trillion budget
Trump signs $1.3 trillion budget after threatening veto
Prisoner mistakenly released early sues over re-arrest
Feds slam foster-care group homes after surprise visits
Inslee signs bill that would bring an end to fish farm off Bainbridge Island

Bellingham Herald (subscription required) 
Here’s some really good news for Washington residents saving for college – or want to  (Mullet)
Owners of more than 32,000 vehicles in Washington to be charged fee, DOL says 
Here’s how 20 Washington foster-care group homes failed to meet U.S. standards 

Bothell Reporter
Bothell city manager discusses financial challenges, downtown and more in state of the city address

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Bill aims to curb the filing of campaign finance complaints (Hudgins)
Editorial: Facebook not making it easy for some to stay
4 years later, grieving Oso families remember the mudslide

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Houses ahoy! | San Juan Community Home Trust receives new houses by barge

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Bremerton’s government center remodel costs balloon

News Tribune (subscription required)
Opinion: I’ll march in Seattle for my friend in Florida

New York Times
Congress Passes $1.3 Trillion Spending Bill, Averting Shutdown
Trump Says He May Veto Spending Bill, Risking Shutdown
McMaster Is Out as National Security Adviser; Bolton Is In
Trump Hits China on Trade but Lifts Steel Tariff for Allies
China Readies $3 Billion in U.S. Tariffs

Olympian (subscription required)
Owners of more than 32,000 vehicles in Washington to be charged fee, DOL says

Puget Sound Business Journal
Citigroup sets restrictions on gun sales by business partners
Gregoire makes the case: Challenge Seattle CEO pushed hard for a regional economic development group
U.S. exempts some allies from tariffs, but may opt for quotas
Opinion: Congress needs to revitalize Washington state’s national parks

Renton Reporter
Op-ed: Why Republicans voted against a property tax cut

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Bedbugs, moldy food, skipped background checks: Feds slam Washington foster-care group homes after surprise visits
Facebook’s data problems have prompted some to abandon the social network. Will you?
Sen. Patty Murray’s bipartisan health care effort left out of spending bill
Podcast: new House GOP leader J.T. Wilcox on Trump, Inslee and Seattle’s sway in state politics (Chopp)
GET college-tuition holders can switch to new plan, reap reward (Mullet)
‘Shouting it from the rooftops’: Women confront abuse — even decades later
Editorial: Tougher regulations needed for Facebook
Opinion: No to jobs tax: Seattle’s approach to homelessness is not working

Spokesman Review
Interior Secretary Zinke wants Spokane Tribe compensated for loss of land and lifestyle to Grand Coulee Dam
New gun laws seek to protect victims of domestic violence, prevent suicide
Cantwell, local legislators move to combat housing crisis

Washington Post
Trump threatens to veto spending bill that would have staved off a shutdown
McMaster is out, Bolton is in as national security adviser
China threatens to raise tariffs on about $3 billion of U.S. imports
Global stocks slump amid tariff announcements
Trump administration hits Iranian hackers with sanctions, criminal indictments
U.S. stocks stave off deeper losses in early trading as rhetoric in trade war escalates

Whidbey News-Times
Discrimination lawsuit filed against Penn Cove Shellfish

Yakima Herald Republic
New law allows $500 fine for passing off a pet as a service animal
New law addresses jurisdiction over juvenile suspects; fewer may end up tried as adults

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KING5 TV (NBC)
“March For Our Lives” events around Western Washington
China retaliation to tariffs worries Washington state leaders
Washington state phases out Atlantic salmon farming
Girl’s cancer survival inspires new state law
Help wanted: Teachers, police, even mayors. Jobs crucial to society are plagued by discontent

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Plans unveiled for permanent memorial at site of deadly Oso slide
5 Snohomish County students flying to March for Our Lives thanks to Everett fundraiser
Millions expected to join marches against gun violence Saturday

KNKX FM
Amid Heightened Tensions After Florida School Shooting, Local Districts Address Safety
New Washington Law Aims To Help Children Who Experience Trauma
After Son Dies, Mom Hopes New Law Lets Her See Granddaughter  (Pedersen)
Study: National Park Bird Populations Likely To Change Because Of Climate Change
Omissions On Death Certificates Lead To Undercounting Of Opioid Overdoses

KUOW FM
Liquor is everywhere now in Washington, so why aren’t we drinking more?
‘There Is No Handbook For This’: A Mother And Son Talk About School Shootings
Another suspicious fire burns Bellevue mosque
Atlantic salmon farms banned, 7 months after great fish escape
‘Lock it up.’ That’s just one way Seattle wants to curb gun violence 
How misleading Facebook ads played out in a Seattle election

Q13 TV (FOX)
Local teens take charge on gun control, Seattle ‘March for Our Lives’
Marysville’s exploding population stretches emergency responders to breaking point
Poll finds soaring support for stricter gun-control laws
Tulalip Tribes: Economic shot to Marysville, Snohomish County

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Crosscut
ACLU objects to immigration raids on Greyhound buses
After employees’ complaints, Sound Transit sets new goals for CEO Rogoff

Seattle Medium
Inslee Signs Student Opportunity, Assistance And Relief Act (Orwall)

Seattle P.I.
Olympic mountain goats due for a move to the North Cascades
Seattle wants to require gun lock boxes
Thousands expected at ‘March for Our Lives’ against gun violence

West Seattle Blog
Governor signs Orwall’s Student Opportunity, Assistance and Relief Act (Orwall)

Thursday, Mar. 22

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Associated Press
Benton-Franklin County judges sue clerk to keep paper files
Fire damages Bellevue mosque for second time
Gov. Jay Inslee signs bill protecting students’ free speech
Gov. Jay Inslee signs abortion insurance bill
Seattle mayor pursues law to require owners to lock up guns
Gov. Jay Inslee signs law aimed at lowering gender wage gap
Washington governor signs package of bills sparked by #MeToo (Keiser)
Washington state’s electric vehicle sales tax break to end (Fey)
Budget deal includes wildfire disaster fund to end borrowing

Aberdeen Daily World
North Beach School Board ends superintendent’s contract

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Treatment center in north Everett could open in 2020
Somers sees Paine Field as focal point of a thriving county
Will thousands of new apartments in Snohomish County mean lower rents?
WaPo: Professor: Workplace is 5th leading cause of death in the US
Letter: Can’t blame only ‘illegals’ for gang activity

Federal Way Mirror 
Federal Way City Council approves Lakehaven tax
Federal Way Public Schools hosting second annual STEM night 

News Tribune (subscription required) 
New census numbers show just how crowded we’re getting here

New York Times
Facebook, in Its Worst Crisis Yet, Promises to Bolster Privacy
Trump to Slap China With $50 Billion in Tariffs and Penalties

Olympian (subscription required)
‘We can do something about this,’ says student organizer of Olympia’s march against gun violence

Peninsula Daily News
Opioid lawsuit preparation continues

Puget Sound Business Journal
Facebook’s chief admits mistakes in guarding data
US banks in ‘arms race’ for deposits as rates rise
Trump targets Chinese goods for stiff tariffs

Redmond Reporter
Cities honor Reps. Joan McBride, Terry Nealey for public records work (McBride)

Renton Reporter 
Gov. Jay Inslee signs package of bills at Foster High School (Hudgins, Bergquist)

Seattle Times
House passes $1.3 trillion spending bill, boosting defense, undercutting Trump’s wall
You can breathe cleaner around Puget Sound ports, report finds
Investigators seek tips, video taken of fire at Bellevue mosque 
New federal budget would likely keep money flowing to Lynnwood light rail
Opportunity scholarships expanded to include technical and community colleges
Seattle’s March For Our Lives organizers demand ‘concrete political change’ to end gun violence 
Editorial: Take assault-weapons ban to the people
Large: Upward mobility is especially tough for black boys in U.S. Here’s why.

Spokesman Review 
Washington takes lead in #MeToo campaign against on-the-job harassment
Gov. Jay Inslee signs abortion insurance bill

USA Today
World’s largest collection of ocean garbage is now twice the size of Texas

Washington Post
House prepares for rapid vote today on jam-packed $1.3 trillion spending deal
The trade war that Trump always wanted could start today

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: New laws to boost voting are sound

Wenatchee World
Construction shrinks January jobless rate
PUD launches bitcoin moratorium to ease pressure on staff, power grid

West Seattle Herald
Civil rights lawsuit challenges Tukwila Police officer’s response to Tuwkila resident who called police seeking help

Yakima Herald Republic
Bedbugs, moldy food, skipped background checks: Feds slam Washington foster-care group homes after surprise visits
Washington fruit growers fear becoming “collateral damage” in Trump’s trade war with China

Broadcast

KING5 TV (NBC)
Inslee signs voluntary gun buy ban (Frockt)
Bellevue mosque catches fire again, 1 year after arson

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Seattle city officials propose law requiring safe storage of guns
Eastside Islamic Center burns for second time in a year

KNKX FM
Amid Heightened Tensions After Florida School Shooting, Local Districts Address Safety
New Washington Laws Aim To Address Sexual Harassment In The Workplace (Keiser)
Omissions On Death Certificates Lead To Undercounting Of Opioid Overdoses
Forecasters Say Oregon’s Wildfire Season Could Be Record Setting
Seattle Election Oversight Officials Call Democracy Voucher Program A Success

KUOW
Seattle’s soda tax is hella confusing (especially if you like Clamato juice)
Gray Whale Sightings Up Off Northwest Coast
Should Seattle lawmakers be able to vote on issues they have a financial stake in?
Seattle poised to boost pay for Uber, Lyft drivers

NW Public Radio
New Washington Laws Aim To Address Workplace Sexual Harassment And Gender Pay Gap
Northwest Senators Question Energy Sec. Rick Perry On Hanford And Budget Cuts

OPB
Inslee Signs Nation’s 1st Law Banning Food Packaging Chemicals (McBride)

Q13 TV (FOX)
Dozens of bills signed into law, including on sexual harassment, equal pay and guns (Hobbs, Keiser, Senn, Frockt, Pedersen)
Fire damages Bellevue mosque a year after arsonist set fire to it
Senior women at greatest risk of homelessness as housing costs, property taxes soar
Insurance plans that cover pregnancy must also cover abortions under new Washington law (Hobbs)
New law allows Washington co-workers to talk openly about salary (Senn)

Web

Civic Skunkworks
A lesson for our leaders: looking back is no way to plan for the future

Crosscut
When lockdowns are ‘normal,’ teens say it’s time to march
Seattle pursues gun laws where it can — starting with safe storage

Publicola
Seattle Officials Want a Law to Require Gun Owners to Lock Up Their Weapons

The Slog
Slog AM: You Can Now Ban Yourself From Buying a Gun, Bellevue Mosque Catches Fire Again

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

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AP
Off the sideline: Students, women, teachers embrace activism
Head of technical college in Tacoma fired

Aberdeen Daily World
Wheels of justice turning slowly in massive poaching cases

Bainbridge Island Review
UPDATE | Bainbridge council agrees on timeline to fill council seat

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Editorial reprint: State takes bold action for endangered Pacific salmon

Everett Herald (subscription required)
The rules: You can’t put just anything on your vanity plate
Thiessen: Enough, please, with questioning motives of others
Editorial: Delta’s struggle with dentists calls for extraction

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Thoughts on gun-control debate | Letter

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Opinion: Parkland shooting spurs information age solutions for gun violence

News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: State takes bold action for endangered Pacific salmon

New York Times
As DeVos Faces Congress, Officials Say She Hid Plans to Overhaul Department

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: State market fills big retirement need for low wage workers (Mullet)

Port Townsend Leader
City, county respond to proposed Navy training  (Van De Wege)

Puget Sound Business Journal
New investigations into Facebook add new pressures
Google pledges $300 million to clean up false news

Renton Reporter
Gov. Jay Inslee signs bill to raise population threshold
Inslee signs voting bills into law (Hudgins)
Lawmakers find common ground on prosecuting police officers (Goodman)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle area ranks third in nation for same-sex marriages, IRS data show
Why Sound Transit doesn’t want you walking on a stalled escalator
At 25, Running Start is a success. Now it must attract students who need it the most.
‘We have nothing to lose’: Seattle-area students join nationwide walkouts in push for stricter gun control
Washington’s new law regulating student-loan servicers could face legal challenge from feds
Westneat: Getting clearer all the time: City should ban cars from South Lake Union
Editorial: Protect students, not student-loan servicers
Oped: New deadly-force law is a product of hard-earned mutual trust
Oped: The Legislature was right to enact Initiative 940

USA Today
Opinion: Here’s a gun control measure that even Tea Party members should support

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Governor moves to protect endangered orcas
Six superintendent finalists selected, public invited to interviews
King County effort may create opportunity for affordable housing
Amid push for increased gun safety, island students join walkout

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: State laws must be enacted in the proper way

West Seattle Herald
Studying salmon reveals serious concerns

Whidbey News-Times
School violence topic of public forum
Navy seeks comment on proposed new health clinic
Town to look at Rec Hall use rates, guidelines

Yakima Herald Republic
Fire season could be bad in Yakima Valley
A growing concern in international trade: Will China retaliate with tariffs on Washington state fruit?
Editorial: Finally, a serious look at unsolved deaths on reservations

 

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Meet the students organizing Seattle’s March For Our Lives
 What UW data expert wants to ask Facebook executives

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
UW Professor: Facebook data breach a wake-up call to users
Pierce County detectives on violent crimes: ‘It’s got to end’
Move to protect people from federal immigration sweeps could have dangerous consequences

KNKX FM
Student Film About Displacement Of A SeaTac Mobile Home Park Will Be Screened In Seattle
Spring Is Officially Underway. So Is Wildfire Season In The Northwest .
Northwest Senators Question Energy Secretary On Hanford, Proposed Budget Cuts
State Seeks Input On Plan To Move Mountain Goats From Olympics To North Cascades

Q13 TV (FOX)
‘It’s embarrassing’: Seattle man documents growing trash on streets, suggests cleanup ideas
Head of technical college in Tacoma fired
Seattle sanctioned homeless encampment asks to stay; some neighbors concerned

 

WEB
Civic Skunkworks
A big day for democracy in Washington

Crosscut
Jayapal brings a Seattle idea for fighting opioid crisis to D.C.
Opinion: A business tax can ease Seattle’s homeless crisis

Tuesday, Mar. 20

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Associated Press
Republicans opt to wait out Trump’s storm against Mueller
Inslee signs legislation to pre-register some teens, allow same-day voter registration
Washington governor signs package of voter access bills
Sheriff official: 3 injured in Maryland high school shooting
Lawsuit filed after U.S. fails to list walruses as threatened
Trump calls for death penalty to ‘get tough’ on drug pushers
Washington state initiative aims to ban local soda taxes

Aberdeen Daily World
County is planning to replace Vesta Bridge on North River Road

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
They want an end to ‘pollution-based economy’
Not so fast: Mushroom farm near Lacey is expanding, but not moving, president says
Energy secretary backs keeping Snake dams to make cheap electricity

Columbian
Letter: Protect information access

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Sound Transit lobbies Congress to keep Lynnwood line funded
‘Working together again like we did back then’ to save fish
Editorial: What’s behind the rise in pedestrian deaths?
Letter: Taxpayers’ anger directed at the wrong people

Journal of the San Juan Islands
San Juan County awarded clean water grants from Ecology

News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: Breakfast after the Bell fuels kids for a healthy start

Peninsula Daily News
A river runs through: Olympic National Park looks for long-term road solution in Elwha Valley
Jefferson officials to urge lawmakers to work against gun violence

Puget Sound Business Journal
Companies founded entirely by women got only 1 percent of venture capital in Washington state in 2017
Maryland Senate signs off on $5.6 billion Amazon HQ2 tax incentive package
Facebook executive planning to leave company amid disinformation backlash

Queen Anne & Magnolia News
Annual blessing honors fishing fleet as season begins (Carlyle, Tarleton)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
WaPo: Package believed to be bound for Austin explodes at Texas FedEx facility, police say
Waze launches free carpool app in Washington matching drivers, riders
Brodeur: Early studies of male birth-control pill show promise
Metropolitan King County Council has voted to give itself new oversight of 4Culture. Here’s what we know
Wash. tribes, First Nations unite to end Atlantic salmon net-pen fish farms across West Coast
Seattle City Council votes to impose moratorium on rent-bidding websites
Opinion: With U.S. mining governed by 1872 law, reforms are long overdue
Editorial: School-by-school data at parents’ fingertips is a great tool

Seattle Weekly
Washington Coal Country’s Underpowered Future

Spokesman Review
Cutbacks to opioid prescriptions leave chronic pain patients without help
Op-ed: Washington physicians aggressively working for solutions to opioid crisis

Tukwila Reporter
Gov. Jay Inslee signs package of bills at Foster High School (Hudgins)

Whidbey News-Times
‘Informed’ and ‘furious’ students lead call for safer schools
Navy extends comment period on special ops training to March 23
South Whidbey port gets $500k grant for parking lot

Yakima Herald Republic
Washington state program gives high school students a running start

Broadcast

KING5 TV (NBC)
Washington volcanoes could become power plants
Gender identity in sex ed raises concerns for Sequim parents
Veteran calls racist encounter at Lynnwood motel a ‘teachable moment’
Yakima landslide continues, but state drops timeline for collapse

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
State website helps people, businesses shop retirement plans

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
New traffic app matches riders to carpools in Wash. state

KNKX FM
Inslee Signs Voting Rights Act, Other Voting Bills Into Law
In Rural Washington, Pediatricians A Scarce Commodity
Pierce County Takes Step To Ban Safe-Injection Sites
Major Changes Coming To Voting Rights, Access In Washington

NW Public Radio
Are There Risks From Secondhand Marijuana Smoke? Early Science Says Yes
Northwest Lawsuits Could Alter How ICE Handles Immigration Arrests

Q13 TV (FOX)
Inslee signs package of voter access bills into law, including automatic registration
Video shows man setting fire to one of two Jehovah’s Witness churches in Thurston County
Business owner in battle with Seattle over parking spots, incurs over $500K in fines
Sequim School District halts sexual health education courses after concerns raised
Some Pierce County leaders pushing to ban safe injection sites

Web

Crosscut
Seattle bans online auctions for rental housing — for now

Seattle P.I.
Beverage industry wants to block Seattle soda tax elsewhere

Slog
Governor of Mississippi Signs Toughest Anti-Abortion Law in the Country
If Trump Wants to Execute Drug Dealers, Big Pharma Execs Should Start Running for Their Lives

Monday, Mar. 19

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Associated Press
Washington city to revisit ban on pit bull terriers 
Washington state initiative aims to ban local soda taxes 
Inslee questions whether Canadian pipeline should expand
US demands proof steel is safe in Richland nuke plant

Aberdeen Daily World
Hospital layoffs hit a quarter of those in leadership ranks
Narcotics task force seizes more than $2 million in Thurston County, Oakville marijuana raids
Public invited to give input into hazard mitigation plan

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Running Start is working. Now, how can it work for those who need it most? 
Superstore chain Fred Meyer to stop selling guns, ammunition 

Columbian
In Our View: Process Rape Kits
In Our View: Cheers & Jeers (confiscated weapons)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Mukilteo fire stations are the newest ‘Safe Places’ for youth
Edmonds School Board adopts resolution about guns
In Sultan, a walkout is a missed class, leading to detention
County’s new voting system more ‘intuitive,’ election head says
Milbank: Why burdens of bank regulation can be a good thing
Burke: What’s changed: Guns, boys or society?
Commentary: We need to teach our students how to dissent
Commentary: Opioid abuse is serious, but so is chronic pain
Editorial: Help Everett Transit shape transportation future
Letter: Trump’s actions on immigration, trade not in our interests
Letter: Minimum wage is an unfair price control
Letter: State bank would keep public funds working for us

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Bill would prevent rising Tacoma Narrows tolls, extend collections (Kilduff)
Medication drop off boxes now open in Kitsap
Beyond lockdowns: Schools drill for active shooter response
Gordon Walgren, lawyer and former lawmaker, dies at 85

Mother Jones
All of a Sudden, Voting Rights Are Expanding Across the Country

News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: Fear makes case for arming Tacoma’s school patrol

New York Times
Trump Takes Aim at Mueller, Prompting Some G.O.P. Rebukes
Another Explosion in Austin, Hours After Plea to Bomber
Europe’s Planned Digital Tax Heightens Tensions With U.S.
Trump Accidentally Helps Free Trade in Latin America
“Testilying” by Police: A Stubborn Problem

Nisqually Valley News
Clouds Blotting Transparency Might Be Lifting in Olympia (Palumbo, Rolfes)

Olympian (subscription required)
Opinion: Diversity in education should be a requirement

Puget Sound Business Journal
Washington’s five-point plan to land the Boeing 797
Data leak puts Facebook under intensifying scrutiny on two continents
Washington jobs report shows promising start to 2018

Renton Reporter
Editorial: Lawmakers find common ground found on prosecuting police officers (Goodman)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Property-tax Q&A: Why is your King County bill going up so much — and where is the money going?
Why is Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan eyeing budget cuts in a boom?
Internet access is quietly changing Seattle’s tent cities
Large: The late Harold Booker lifted himself above expectations … and helped make King County a better place
Editorial: Seattle Mayor Durkan’s cautious approach to budget is wise
Opinion: Do our youth really understand their country’s military?
Editorial: Deadly-force law needs to change, but not like this (Pollet)

Spokesman Review
The 2018 Legislature, by the numbers (Riccelli, Keiser)
Host families give a boost to WSU med students
Simplified statewide fishing rules go into effect in July
Washington’s gray wolf population increases for ninth consecutive year

Tri-City Herald
Badger Club: Getting a fair chance after prison

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Proposed state initiative aims to ban soda taxes
Editorial: Legislature left public out of decisions
Editorial: Transparency on drug pricing could help reduce costs

Washington Post
‘Serial bomber’ suspected after fourth blast in Austin, police say
Everything you need to know about the Cambridge Analytica-Facebook debacle
Consumer lawyers want to end Education Department’s partial student debt relief plan

Yakima Herald Republic
National journalism organization names Washington lawmakers as runners-up for ‘Black Hole’ award
Dent, Manweller allow reporters to look through their email, calendars
Washington state initiative aims to ban local soda taxes
Editorial: Murder exposes criminal-justice cracks that county must repair

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KING5 TV (NBC)
King County program helped 4,000 people from becoming homeless
Former FBI double agent living in Seattle talks about Russia’s meddling with the US
Beyond lockdowns: Schools drill for active shooter response
Proposed state initiative aims to ban soda taxes
Washington State Parks are free Monday for 105th birthday
Kayak activists in Seattle protest oil pipeline, tanker project

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Pierce County considers ban on safe injection sites

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
‘It’s absolutely terrifying,’ says volunteer after gun found at Everett park
New app helps drivers find passengers to use HOV lanes

KNKX FM
Scholarship Program Aims To Develop Leaders In Puget Sound Region 
Community Truancy Boards Look To Get Troubled Kids Back On Track, Not Behind Bars  (Orwall)

KUOW FM
California Lawmakers Weigh Pros And Cons Of Mandatory Screening For Postpartum Depression
Are There Risks From Secondhand Marijuana Smoke? Early Science Says Yes
Washington policing groups joined with critics to pass new state law
Northwest Lawsuits Could Alter How ICE Handles Immigration Arrests
Major Changes Coming To Voting Rights, Access In Washington

Q13 TV (FOX)
Property crimes take a back seat to major crimes in Pierce County while sheriff’s office faces deputy shortage
Moms cleaning up Everett park find gun; ‘This is where I take my son’
Infectious diseases on the rise as homeless population grows

Web

Boing Boing
Washington State lawmaker thinks the courts will uphold state Net Neutrality law because the FCC abdicated its duty (Hansen)

Crosscut
Dear Washington state: Don’t follow California’s tax model
The environmental wins and losses in Olympia this year (McBride, Van De Wege, Ranker, Lytton, Fitzgibbon)

Digital Music News
Verizon, AT&T & Comcast Ask Congress to Make the Net Neutrality Repeal Stronger (Hansen)

Investigate West
Enviros struggled for success in Olympia in 2018 (McBride, Fitzgibbon, Lytton, Morris, Fey, Goodman, Van De Wege, Ranker, Carlyle)

MyNorthwest.com
Sound Transit CEO pleads with Congress not to eliminate critical funding
Proposed state initiative aims to ban soda taxes

Seattle P.I.
Washington, B.C. leaders eye high-speed rail line
Trump Treasury secretary cost taxpayers $1M on military flights

Slog
British Columbia Will Kick in $300,000 to Study High-Speed Rail