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Thursday, June 8

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Associated Press
County agrees to $2.25M settlement in wrongful convictions
Proposed methanol plant gets key permit
Air traffic privatization plan hits turbulence in Congress
Washington woman selected as a NASA astronaut candidate
Report: Washington’s homeless population grew last year

Aberdeen Daily World  
Letter: Lessons from Mosier, Ore., oil fire

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)  
Once nearly extinct, Baker River sockeye released in record numbers
Fear at Evergreen causes some faculty to hold classes off campus

The Daily News  
As lawmakers grapple with McCleary, districts wait
Methanol plant gets key permit
NW lawmakers oppose sale of BPA power lines
OPINION: Kids need a surer hand

Everett Herald (subscription required)  
Talk and tension rise over collective bargaining reform
Milbank: Cleaning up after Trump, Pence looking presidential
Ribbon-cutting ceremony set for WSU building in north Everett

Journal of the San Juan Islands 
SJI National Monument recognized for “leave no trace” practices 

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)  
Highway 302 to close for 15 days
Kitsap’s median home price topped $300K in May

News Tribune (subscription required)  
Matt Driscoll: Tent cities are near, but what’s next is most important for the homeless
Self-driving cars coming to a street near you

Olympian (subscription required)   
Why Olympia’s mayor doesn’t want to fund a program designed to help the homeless

Peninsula Daily News  
Kilmer talks federal budget, Paris accord in Olympic Peninsula News Group interview

Puget Sound Business Journal 
Gov. Inslee opens up Washington state roads to self-driving car tests

Seattle Times (subscription required)  
Racial ideas persist, despite progress on interracial marriage
Hundreds of immigrants use Washington state to sneak into Canada for asylum
Guest essay: Don’t leave teacher training out of state school funding
No driver? No problem: Self-driving cars could soon be tested on Washington roads
One more tool to help students learn: Seattle-area districts turn to health centers
Editorial: Pressure Puget Sound Energy to abandon all coal
Opinion: Trauma haunts the LGBTQ community, but resilience defines it

Seattle Weekly  
As Oak View Downplays Traffic Concerns, Murray Pushes Forward With KeyArena Renovation Plan
So, Are Lattes Included In the Soda Tax, or Not? It’s Still Unclear
Split Decision: Valve-Turner and Climate Activist Ken Ward Convicted On One Count
Silencing Protests Gives Bad Ideas An Upper Hand

Spokesman Review   
WSU Spokane puts a halt to Jensen-Byrd Building renovation 
Spokane teachers elect new leadership, oust incumbent President Jenny Rose
Park Board to vote Thursday on scrapping plan to re-cover Riverfront Park Pavilion
Shawn Vestal: In life, ‘Dutch Bros. Guy’ was seen by many, known by few

Tri-City Herald  
Our Voice: Federal BPA power grab would hurt region 
Guest Opinions: Jason Mercier: Why you should care about Seattle’s plan to impose an income tax 

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)  
Editorial: Evening meeting times could make boards, commissions much more diverse

Washington Post 
In remarkable admission, the fired FBI director testified he helped reveal details of talks with Trump

Yakima Herald Republic  
Water supply promises good summer for ag, fish, recreation
Editorial: Sugar ‘sin tax’ takes a too-simple approach to complex issue

Web

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Hanford workers take cover after alarm in demolition area
$5 million payout to ‘forgotten’ child disabled for life
Anti-Sharia, pro-Muslim rallies to convene Saturday in Seattle
NHL team investors join KeyArena remodel effort after Murray selects Oak View Group bid

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)  
Seattle selects influential investor for KeyArena renovation
Proposed methanol plant gets key permit

KNKX FM
Spies In The Field: As Farming Goes High-Tech, Espionage Threat Grows
U.K. Votes: May Has Watched Lead Over Corbyn Shrink In Recent Polls
Seattle Picks Oak View Group For Possible KeyArena Remodel
U.S. Pays Farmers Billions To Save The Soil. But It’s Blowing Away
Qatar Diplomatic Crisis Continues To Reverberate Across Middle East

KUOW FM  
There Are Many Russia Investigations. What Are They All Doing?
International District rezone delayed until non-English speakers are heard
For this Seattle doctor, hate is a public health issue

NW Public Radio  
Bill Legalizes Break-Ins To Rescue Kids, Dogs From Hot Cars (Oregon)
CenturyLink To Pay $162.7M Over 15 Years To Retain Stadium Naming Rights
Oregon, Idaho, and Washington Researchers Band Together Against Regional Challenges

Q13 TV (FOX)  
Inslee signs executive order on self-driving cars

Web

Crosscut 
State government stumbles toward shutdown (Ormsby, Lytton)

Schmudget
Kansas experiment yields valuable lessons in why state investments are essential

Seattle P.I. 
Washington woman selected as a NASA astronaut candidate
Connelly: Poll shows car tab-fueled buyers’ remorse by Sound Transit 3 voters

Slog 
Soon Seattle’s tech boom will not explain its housing crisis
Neo-nazi group posts flyers at Evergreen State College after student demonstrations

Wednesday, June 7

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Associated Press
Alleged Russian hack reveals a deeply flawed election system
Acosta defends Trump plan to cut number of Labor watchdogs
Washington county officials mull tax hike for juvenile aid
Report: Washington’s homeless population grew last year
Washington granted REAL ID extension through mid-July
Conservatives to challenge union funding before high court
Twin Attacks Hit Iran’s Parliament And Khomeini Mausoleum; ISIS Claims Responsibility

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Right-wing activist to Evergreen College: ‘Have your meltdown. We are coming’
Letter from Evergreen students: ‘We reject the McCarthy-esque witch-hunting which has taken place’

The Daily News  
County gives reasons for selling landfill, former commissioners disagree
OPINION: Congress should fund earthquake warning system
Silica removal options all costly for Longview ratepayers

Everett Herald (subscription required)  
Labor Department to spend $1.6M to help laid-off Boeing workers
Editorial: Pay what’s owed to keep kids fed, ready to learn

Federal Way Mirror 
Longtime Federal Way restaurant diversifies to stay in business

Journal of the San Juan Islands 
Immigrant Rights Group protects local immigrants

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)  
Coach Kennedy to have his day in court
Washington granted REAL ID extension through mid-July

News Tribune (subscription required)  
Tent cities for Tacoma’s homeless to get $3.4 million and open soon
Scoring free beer and getting women involved in politics: Rep. Cody visits Capitol Happy Hour

Olympian (subscription required) 
Editorial: Kids need surer hand up from troubled homes (Kagi)

Peninsula Daily News  
Kilmer talks federal budget, Paris accord in Olympic Peninsula News Group interview

Puget Sound Business Journal 
Education: DeVos defends deep budget cuts
Workplace safety regulation under Trump: Businesses get a freer hand (Video)

Redmond Reporter 
King County Sheriff’s Office warns citizens of scam

Seattle Times (subscription required)  
No escape for priced-out Seattleites: Home prices set record for an hour’s drive in every direction
Washington state homeless numbers grew last year
One more tool to help students learn: Seattle-area districts turn to health centers
Metro, Sound Transit officials roll out discounted summer fares for children, teens
Seattle isn’t the first city to tax soda: Here’s how we stack up
Evergreen moves graduation ceremony to Tacoma
Opinion: More than ever, climate justice depends on engaged citizens
Editorial: Don’t throw all graduation tests away, but fix biology problem (Dolan, Stonier)
Westneat: Right-Winger-in-Residence? Seattle debates how to bridge the political divide

Skagit Valley Herald  
Larsen: Trump’s budget ‘a nightmare’ for food assistance programs
Record number of young salmon released into Baker River

Spokesman Review  
Biology test could keep diploma from thousands of Washington high school seniors (Billig)
Nearly $50 million in infrastructure improvements planned as Fairchild prepares to receive more KC-135 tankers
Richland near the head of the class for teachers, says website 
No license required during ‘free fishing days’ 
From Bellevue to Spokane, Planned Parenthood supporters pan McMorris Rodgers’ support of health care bill 
WSU ends talks with firm developing plans for historic Jensen-Byrd building 
Successful sturgeon anglers jamming Lake Roosevelt fish-cleaning stations
Spokane County moving-water life jacket requirement not just for kids 
Shawn Vestal: Are we Cancer Town USA? It depends, as statistics paint complex, incomplete picture of disease
Spin Control: Will new climate ‘alliance’ split Blue States against Red?
Editorial: BPA grid sale tied to fantasy budget
Editorial: No need to review Hanford, other monuments

Washington Post 
Intelligence officials Rogers, Coats say they won’t discuss private talks with Trump

Wenatchee World (subscription required) 
City and LocalTel may share Federal Building
Group launches first step toward solving region’s housing crisis

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)  
Bear feeding program criticized for baiting
Photos show new wolf activity in Skagit County

KNKX FM
It’s Starting To Feel Like Watergate, Says Former Nixon Administration Official
Seattle Picks Oak View Group For Possible KeyArena Remodel
Christopher Wray Is Trump’s Nominee To Be The New FBI Director
Asked About Discrimination, Betsy DeVos Said This 14 Times
Amazon Lowers Prime Membership Rate For Low-Income Customers
Trump Deals In Saudi Arabia May Ultimately Be Less Than Advertised
5 Unanswered Questions Raised By The Leaked NSA Hacking Report

KUOW FM  
Crossing the Border To Protest A Canadian Pipeline
List of locations narrows down for Bellevue men’s shelter
These students will ride the bus for just 50 cents this summer

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio) 
The housing market is booming, even outside of King County

Q13 TV (FOX)  
Portland approves permit for first all-wood high-rise in US (Cross Laminated Timber)
Business owners upset after another South Seattle shootout: ‘Something is really wrong now’
Crews drill for oil spill response on Puget Sound

Web

Crosscut 
Tacoma’s doing something different on homelessness
Opinion: WA’s Mainstream Republicans hope to survive Tweeter-in-Chief

Publicola
Mandatory Affordable Housing Bill for International District Moves Toward Council Vote

Seattle P.I. 
Connelly: DeVos stonewalls senators on LGBT discrimination, profiteering
Connelly: Washington, Alaska, Dakota tribes stand for Paris Climate Agreement

Slog 
Even in liberal Seattle and Washington state, Islamophobia is on the rise

Tuesday, June 6

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Associated Press
Seattle City Council OKs tax on soda, sugary drinks
Man attacks guard, breaks door at Seattle TV station
Classes resume after threats at Washington state college
US Supreme Court overturns Montana in railroad worker case
Threats against Spokane Transit drivers appear to be on rise
California, China sign climate deal after Trump’s Paris exit

Aberdeen Daily World  
Final EIS released for Chehalis Strategy

The Daily News
Coast Guard cleanup continues on Goble vessels
Labor talks heat up for clinic workers
Logging operations critical to forest restoration
New threats cancel classes again at Evergreen State College
Portland police arrest 14 during rival protests, clashes

Everett Herald (subscription required)  
Alaska flights in about a year: Ground broken at Paine Field
Comment: Selling off air traffic control won’t make skies safer
Letter: Voters have repeatedly rejected state income tax proposals
Letter: Revenue needed for ‘ample provision’ of state’s needs

Federal Way Mirror 
Lakota Middle Schoolers hosting medical supplies drive to help Venezuelans in crisis
Federal Way organizations feed low-income, homeless students during summer months

Journal of the San Juan Islands 
Planning Commission suggests annual fee for all vacation rentals
Op-Ed: Trumpcare lacks common sense

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)  
Classes resume after threats at Evergreen State College
Seattle City Council OKs tax on soda sugary drinks

News Tribune (subscription required)  
Matt Driscoll: If you’re going to talk about Evergreen, at least get your facts straight
New tax could be next, now that new law will ease Thurston County courthouse financing
Editorial: Give students breakfast, and no shaming

Olympian (subscription required) 
Drug deaths in America are rising faster than ever

Puget Sound Business Journal 
Healthcare: Senate wants summer vote on healthcare
What dismantling net neutrality means for small and mid-sized businesses
Seattle City Council passes sugary drink tax with loopholes for small businesses

Seattle Times (subscription required)  
Seattle parent’s campaign to wipe out student-lunch debt is $80,000 and growing
Seattle will tax sugary soda pop but not diet; lattes apparently exempt (but maybe not flavored syrups)
Evergreen State College reopens; threat deemed not credible
Editorial: The Evergreen State College: No safety, no learning, no future

Seattle Weekly  
Next Stop On the Upzone Train: The Central District
Seattle City Council Passes Tax on Sugary Beverages

Tri-City Herald  
Rural towns would be hard hit by electric transmission sell-off, say lawmakers 
New state lands commissioner wants to put 6M acres to work 

Yakima Herald Republic  
Retirement: It’s not for everyone
Proposed Hanford budget would cut an estimated 700 jobs
Seattle parent’s campaign to wipe out student-lunch debt is $80,000 and growing
WaPo Commentary: Momentum for socialized medicine is growing. Where is the GOP’s strategy?

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)  
Inspector General investigating Hanford workers’ comp process
Oak View’s KeyArena financials released day after AEG drops out
AG Ferguson to Trump: ‘Thanks’ for undermining your travel ban legal team
Classes resume at The Evergreen State College

KNKX FM  
Seattle Passes Sugary Beverage Tax
U.S.-Backed Fighters Begin Offensive To Push ISIS From Its ‘Capital’
Feds To Waive Penalties For Some Who Signed Up Late For Medicare
Disability Advocates Fear Impact Of Medicaid Cuts In GOP Health Plan
Northwest Wheat Farmers Battling Fungus 

Trump Administration Seeking Permits For Seismic Air Gun Surveys In Atlantic
What’s The Rate Of Smoking In The 13- To 15-Year-Old Crowd?
Mayors, Companies Vow To Act On Climate, Even As U.S. Leaves Paris Accord

KUOW FM
If Airbnbs get taxed, should Seattle’s Convention Center get the money?
West Coast Ocean Acidification Rates Among Highest In World
‘Cherry Express’ To Fly Northwest Cherries Direct To China
Trump’s Latest Tweets On Travel Ban Could Raise New Legal Hurdles

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio) 
UW professor remains optimistic after U.S. ditches climate pact
Evergreen college closed again, police reviewing ‘new external threat’ information

NW Public Radio  
As Budget Talks Crawl, A Washington State Senate Race Accelerates
‘Cherry Express’ To Fly Northwest Cherries Direct To China
Northwest Wheat Farmers Battle Fungus 


Q13 TV (FOX)  
Tumwater police investigating truck attack on 2 teenage boys as a hate crime

Web

Crosscut 
Another barrier for homeless: RV parks banning older vehicles
Seattle’s brand new tax: soda

Publicola
City Council Approves Soda Tax

Seattle P.I. 
Connelly: Big Wash. contingent joins ‘We’re Still In!’ Paris climate statement

Slog 
City Council passes soda tax, exempting diet drinks
Evergreen State College reopens after local law enforcement reviews weekend threat

Monday, June 5

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Associated Press
Day of Portland demonstrations marked by arrests, clashes 
Clark County to pay for violating public records act 
12 arrested in London’s night of terror; IS claims attack
Several states moving to expand age kids must be in school

Aberdeen Daily World  
Infrastructure improvements, trained workforce cited as key to GH economy

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)   
Affordable single family homes becoming scarce in Bellingham 
University club mentors high schoolers in computer science 
Evergreen State College board speaks out about campus’ racial tensions, unrest 
Washington museum to honor Japanese-Americans 
Editorial reprint: Letting national parks crumble ought to be unthinkable 

Columbian  
Nonprofit hosts summit on violence (Wylie)
In Our View: Inslee Takes Bold Position
In Our View: Cheers & Jeers (Boeing job losses)

The Daily News  
District seeks final public comments for $121M bond proposal
Jeff Wilson is done with cleaning up “drug pollution”

Everett Herald (subscription required)  
State’s distracted driving laws are about to get tougher
Schools must balance lunch debt response with student needs
Everett teachers ready to strike if bargaining rights limited
Rules allow faster action after wolf attacks in Washington
Harrop: States, nations moving on climate without Trump
Editorial: Editorial: If Trump won’t, state can keep climate commitments
Editorial: What losing the ACA could mean for two families

Federal Way Mirror 
Cancer survivors unite for annual Relay for Life in Federal Way

Journal of the San Juan Islands 
Tragedy inspires fundraiser for carbon monoxide detectors
Community solar gives everyone a chance to generate clean, green local power

Kirkland Reporter 
Kirkland, Areté honored with Governor’s Smart Communities Award

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
State eyes future widening of 16 between Purdy, Gig Harbor

News Tribune (subscription required)
Just 1 in 5 kids got 4-year degrees, so Chehalis schools changed everything
Matt Driscoll: Closing the Northwest Detention Center now is not realistic. Or right.
Editorial: The Five Spot: 5 time-wasting activities at state Capitol

New York Times 
Op-Ed: These Campus Inquisitions Must Stop (Evergreen)

Olympian (subscription required) 
Capitol Happy Hour: Watch them all here
Olympia officials will ignore President’s decision to leave climate pact
No safe alternative yet for Dodd-Frank bank law

Puget Sound Business Journal 
Unfilled roles in federal government put businesses in limbo
Trump’s Paris decision draws reaction from business leaders nationwide (Video)
Healthcare: Trump wants to roll back birth control coverage
Opinion: Flat income tax will not fix Washington state’s revenue issues

Redmond Reporter 
Planning director retiring after 15 years with Redmond
Redmond students get hands-on experience with fish

Renton Reporter 
Constantine launches initiatives to create safer, healthier schools and neighborhoods in King County

Seattle Times (subscription required)  
As park-and-rides overflow, would building more parking boost transit ridership?
Big news in tiny Onalaska, Washington: All 43 grads were accepted to college
‘New external threat’ cancels classes again Monday at The Evergreen State College
Legislators look at compromise ideas to raise more revenue
Could single-payer health care come to Washington state? One lawmaker wants to find out (Chase)
Stonier and Dolan: Linking graduation to high-stakes testing was a mistake
Editorial: Congress should fund earthquake warning system
Editorial: Focus on data, not good intentions, to combat homelessness

Seattle Weekly  
Both Sides Are Urging Peace, but the Upcoming ‘Anti-Sharia’ Rally Feels Ominous
No Tax on Diet, Reduced Rate for Local Ginger Beer: Here’s Where the Soda Tax Stands
As Trump Drops Paris Climate Agreement, Washington Activists and Leaders Double Down

Tri-City Herald  
Our Voice: College isn’t the only path after graduation 
Letter: State must provide money for infrastructure loans 

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)  
Editorial: Blame game doesn’t help solve debt problem

Washington Post 
Right-wing rally for free speech draws massive counterprotests in Portland
White House formally backs plan to send 30,000 federal workers to private corporation
Trump’s latest Twitter barrage could hurt effort to restore travel ban
Four Arab nations sever diplomatic ties with Qatar, exposing rift in the region

Yakima Herald Republic  
Logging operations critical to forest restoration
Editorial: Congressional bill recognizes new reality of legalized pot

Broadcast

KATU TV (ABC, Portland) 
Washington state lawmakers want to change HS graduation contingent on passing tests (Stonier)

KING 5 TV (NBC)  
Evergreen State College closed Monday due to new threat information
I-90 express lanes now closed, new HOV lanes open
Fast ferry makes Bremerton an easier sell

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)  
Washington firefighters remembered at State Capitol
Say ‘goodbye’ to express lanes on I-90 & ‘hello’ to HOV lanes

KNKX FM  
Trump’s Latest Tweets On Travel Ban Could Raise New Legal Hurdles 
The Senate’s 4 Big Problems With Health Care 
Hanford Expert Says Grouting Tunnel Now Won’t Stop Cleanup Later
Hemp Advocates To Celebrate First Planting Of Newly Legalized Crop In Washington

KUOW FM  
Seattle youth-jail opponents granted the right to appeal the project
Trump administration starts slashing EPA without waiting for Congress
Microsoft, Amazon oppose Trump’s dumping of climate agreement
A Seattle income tax could mean free community college

NW Public Radio 
Crossing the Border To Protest A Canadian Pipeline
For Communities Of Color, Racist Portland Knife Attack Was Scary But Not Surprising
Hanford Expert Says Grouting Tunnel Now Won’t Stop Cleanup Later
Hemp Advocates To Celebrate First Planting Of Newly Legalized Crop In Washington

Q13 TV (FOX)
Classes at Evergreen State College canceled again amid threats
Seattle Partners withdraws from KeyArena renovation effort

Web

Crosscut
On climate: We’ll always have Paris Seattle

Publicola  
Week in Review: Homeless Count, Sound Transit, and the Paris Climate Accord

Slog
State licenses first industrial hemp farmers despite pending lawsuit claiming growers got preferential treatment
Caller who triggered Evergreen State College lockdown threatened to “Execute as many people as I can”

Friday, June 2

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Associated Press
National Guard member whose job was eliminated wins lawsuit 
State high court declines to review Lake Quinault case 
Fight for your country, lose the bidding war for a house 
Protests, new climate pledges after Trump’s Paris pullout
Putin ridicules claims of meddling in US vote
Seattle had wettest fall-winter-spring on record
Threat closes Washington college after protests over race
Trump asks Supreme Court to reinstate travel ban
Trump withdraws from climate pact, world leaders push back

Aberdeen Daily World  
Courts: Quinault Indian Nation has control of Lake Quinault
EPA grants $600,000 to Grays Harbor Council of Governments for brownfield assessment

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)   
California, New York, Washington unite to back climate pact 
Threat closes Washington college after protests over race   (Doglio)
In wake of race protests at Evergreen, one lawmaker proposes to make it private   (Doglio)
Meet the man who torments state Democrats over the way they fill out forms (Chopp, Ranker)

Columbian
In Our View: Plan for the Future (McCleary)

Everett Herald (subscription required)  
Everett teachers ready to strike if bargaining rights limited (Sullivan)
Council OKs bonuses to entice police officers to Everett
Editorial: If Trump won’t, state can keep climate commitments
Milbank: Hungry for tax cuts, House GOP would slash food aid

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)  
Threat closes Evergreen State College after protests over race (Doglio)
Washington lawmakers, groups, discussing paid family leave (Robinson)

News Tribune (subscription required)  
Bias against VA loans frustrates Tacoma homebuyer
Trump turns to Supreme Court to move forward on travel ban

Olympian (subscription required) 
Ad says Republican plan would hurt schools. We fact-check the claims

Redmond Reporter 
City report: Proposed changes to homeless ordinance; national EMS week proclamation

Renton Reporter 
School district budget hangs on Legislature 

Seattle Times (subscription required)  
Gov. Inslee calls Trump’s climate-pact withdrawal ‘pathetic’ — plus other Northwest reaction to U.S. abandoning Paris accord
The New York Times: Trump rule would expand employer exemptions, make it easier to deny birth-control coverage
Evergreen State College closes after caller claims to be armed, en route to campus
Just 20% of kids got 4-year degrees, so Chehalis schools changed everything

Seattle Weekly
As Trump Drops Paris Climate Agreement, Washington Activists and Leaders Double Down

Washington Post 
Inside Trump’s decision: How efforts to dissuade him actually backfired
Trump’s Paris speech had some serious inconsistencies
30 U.S. states and major firms, including Google and Apple, push ahead with climate policies
States, companies part ways with Trump over Paris accord decision

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)  
Inslee forms ‘US Climate Alliance’ with New York, California governors
Washington state lawmakers react to President Trump’s decision on Paris Accord
Evergreen State College to remain closed Friday due to ‘direct threat’
Assessed property values spike in King County
Alt-right rally moves from Portland to Seattle

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)  
Washington, California, New York, form U.S. Climate Alliance

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)  
Washington State leaders vow high court fight against Trump’s travel ban
Seattle students that sued state over climate change regulations, react to Paris Accord

KNKX FM  
UW Women’s Crew Celebrates Fourth National Title; UW Women’s Softball Goes For Second 
Should Washington State Establish An Online Consumer Bill Of Rights?
Evergreen State College Shut Down After Telephoned Threat
Trump Asks Supreme Court To Reinstate Travel Ban On 6 Majority-Muslim Nations
Oregon Governor Prepares To Sign Pay Equity Bill
Oregon Lawmakers Advance Education Budget

KUOW FM
Gov. Inslee to Trump: ‘Your resignation letter would be gratefully accepted’
The other time Washington state had Obamacare
Feds take over embattled Nooksack health services

Q13 TV (FOX)  
Inslee joins governors of New York, California to form U.S. Climate Alliance
I-90 express lanes close permanently this weekend as light rail construction ramps up
‘We’re not giving up’: Mercer Island mayor says fight for better I-90 access to go on

Web

Crosscut 
Parking is about to get worse at the state Capitol — and more expensive (Doglio)

Publicola
Murray Joins 60 Mayors That Promise to Uphold Paris Climate Accord Goals

Slog 
Following the Paris Agreement fail, Washington state is joining a “climate alliance” with New York and California