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Friday, July 7
Associated Press
Microsoft laying off thousands of workers in sales shakeup
Court: Prosecutors to explain dismissals of minority jurors
Washington wants to join states suing over pesticide
Federal Reserve tells Congress further rate hikes on the way
Inslee signs bill creating new agency for children, families
Washington state construction budget held up in dispute over water rights (Tharinger)
Gov. Inslee signs education funding plan aimed at satisfying the long-running McCleary case
Legislature continue overtime in fight over water rights (Tharinger)
Aberdeen Daily World
Grays Harbor County may contract with Lewis County for inmate beds
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Phillips 66 appeals $37,800 state fine for acid leak at its refinery near Ferndale
The Daily News
Longview, Beacon Hill won’t move forward with silica solution
Tanker aground in Columbia off Skamokawa
OPINION: Time to read the fine print on state budget deal
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Drugmakers knew painkillers could be abused, lawsuit claims
Recovering addicts tell Murray about Medicaid’s crucial role
GOP’s McConnell hints at shoring up Obamacare funding
Editorial: Cut capital budget’s tie to water rights dispute
Letter: Legislature’s last-minute budget deal was by design
Letter: Let senators know you want affordable health care
Letter: Some other things Republicans could repeal
Letter: Fully fund national park programs, maintenance
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Lt. Governor Habib, Sen. Ranker, to host community forum (Ranker)
Mail scams target seniors
Kitsap Daiy News
New state budget means increased funding for South Kitsap school districts
State budget finally passed, avoiding government shutdown
News Tribune (subscription required)
Kobach says White House will keep personal voter data requested by Trump commission
Seattle welcomes new bike share program
Editorial: Trump’s voter fraud snipe hunt falls flat
Olympian (subscription required)
Crews fight brush fire in Capitol Forest
Editorial: Feds’ voter data request goes too far
Puget Sound Business Journal
US jobs growth rebounds but wages disappoint
Editor’s Notebook: Seattle can learn from the Legislature how to protect workers
Seattle’s cost of living rises as Kitsap becomes most affordable Washington county
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Proposed deadly force initiative seeks more training, new standard for prosecuting Washington police
Podcast: who won and lost in the Legislature’s tax-raising midnight budget?
FAQ: Where will Washington state’s $7.3 billion education dollars go?
Washington state joins lawsuit to stop delaying rules protecting student-loan borrowers
Washington’s new family-leave law is among the most generous in the nation
At Leschi Elementary, equity conversations are common — among teachers, parents and, increasingly, students
GET college plan now back in line with yearly tuition costs
Editorial: Share private voter data? No way is the right call
Seattle Weekly
New Initiative Seeks to Tighten Laws Around Police Killings
Fear of Ballot Initiative Got GOP On Board With Paid Family Leave
Tri-City Herald
Richland nuclear plant cited for safety violation over waste shipment
Vancouver Business Journal
Business groups celebrate passage of family leave bill
Southwest Washington’s energy advantage
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Washington state should reopen its GET plan
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Gov. Inslee signs education funding plan
Democrats encouraging Inslee to veto business tax break bill (Fitzgibbon)
‘Sobriety for Sale’ series prompts internal DSHS investigation
Concerns over liquid natural gas plant in Tacoma
Initiative seeks de-escalation training for police
NW Public Radio
Amtrak Reveals Engineer To Blame For Train Derailment
Northwest Wheat Harvest Starts Up, Likely A ‘Bin Buster’
State Supreme Court Raises Bar For Removing Jurors of Color
Web
Crosscut
Initiative would allow prosecution of police in shootings
Opinion: Don’t be fooled: Health care repeal will hurt here
Slog
New Ballot Initiative Pushes For More Mental Health and De-Escalation Training for Cops
Waterland Blog
Orwall and Pellicciotti get funding for Sea-Tac air quality study (Orwall, Pellicciotti)
Thursday, July 6
Associated Press
Man arrested after swastika painted on car outside church
Washington becomes 5th state to guarantee paid family leave
Oregon approves measure requiring insurers to cover abortion
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Letter: Pay shows how teachers are valued
Letter: ACA was undercut by insurance companies
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Islanders to use area codes for local calls starting July 29
Parking problems at county park
Kirkland Reporter
Celebrate Kirkland event brings thousands to downtown
Kirkland church joins refugee hosting program
News Tribune (subscription required)
Dem group to launch bus tour in GOP districts over Republican health bill
Opinion: While Chris Christie soaks up sun, Washington state pols work in shadows (Carlyle, Darneille)
Peninsula Daily News
Peninsula legislators stake out positions on state education funding
Puget Sound Business Journal
Manufacturers got a big tax cut in Washington state budget deal
Health care: Protests greet GOP senators
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Inslee signs bill guaranteeing paid family leave in Washington
Tax breaks promised in GOP health plans go mostly to top 1 percent
UW master plan doesn’t have enough for transit, child care, affordable housing, group says
New Jersey man charged with threats that closed Evergreen State College released from jail
Crunching the numbers over Washington state’s complicated property taxes (Chopp, Pollet, Hasegawa, Hudgins, Bergquist, Nelson, Cody, Fitzgibbon, Carlyle, Frame, Tarleton, Saldana, Santos, Pettigrew, Pedersen, Macri, Frockt, Valdez, Wellman, Senn, Clibborn, Kuderer, Slatter, McBride)
Democrats urge Gov. Inslee to veto tax cut for manufacturers (Frame)
Opinion: UW minimum-wage study doesn’t reflect reality of work in Seattle
Seattle Weekly
In the End, the Republicans’ ‘Tax Relief’ Was for Their Friends Only
Following Latest ‘Muslim Ban,’ An Effort to Get More Muslims Involved in Media and Politics
Skagit Valley Herald
State looks to WSU for elk hoof disease research
Vashon-Maury Island Beacomber
Opinion: EDITORIAL: State’s McCleary-compliant budget has drawbacks (Nelson)
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: State’s response to Trump commission request for voter records is sound
Yakima Herald Republic
UPDATE: Heat index could reach 120 degrees
Democrats urge Gov. Inslee to veto tax cut for manufacturers (Frame)
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Inslee signs strong family leave law (Chopp)
The secret: Gunshot victim reveals the truth about her shooting (HB 1122)
Traffic Alert: Big changes for Tacoma drivers
Cantwell holds health care town hall
Seattle closer to passing income tax on high earners
Amateur fireworks cause damage across Western Washington
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
VIDEO: Paid family leave rule signed into law
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Drivers beware: Big changes coming to both directions of I-5 in Tacoma
KNKX FM
Online Sales Tax That Undergirds Washington Budget Likely To Be Challenged (Lytton)
Washington Workers Will Get Paid Family, Medical Leave Benefits Beginning In 2020
KUOW FM
Why are Washington pot shops struggling to make a profit?
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Washington lowers the boom on distracted driving
Q13 TV (FOX)
New Law: At least 12 weeks of paid family leave available to all Washington workers in 2020
Lanes are shifting on I-5 through Tacoma as new construction phase begins
Web
Crosscut
Washington is 5th state to pass paid family leave
School funding fix: Not even close, says McCleary lawyer (Pederson)
Publicola
Seattle Income Tax Heads to Council for a Vote
Where Police Reform Could Be Heading in Seattle
Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Cantwell — Medicaid cuts would traumatize hospitals
Slog
What the New State Paid Family Leave Plan Means for Seattle
Wednesday, July 5
Associated Press
New Jersey man accused of threatening college in Washington
Wyman: Vote fraud claim ‘ludicrous’; refers Trump to website
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Your taxes went up but theirs were cut in last-minute bargaining (Carlyle, Ranker, Rolfes)
The Columbian
In Our View: Public Input Pushed Aside
Letter: State Senate GOP is reckless
Everett Herald (subscription required)
With pilot shortage, Boeing explores self-flying aircraft
Despite some budget progress, legislators still have work to do
Cantwell bows to pressure and schedules Seattle town halls
Washington salaries see biggest year-over-year bump since 2007
89 Boeing workers in Western Washington are laid off
Reports: Microsoft set to announce thousands of layoffs
Harrop: If it first you can’t repeal, just sabotage Obamacare
Editorial: Public records are public, regardless of request
Journal of the San Juan Islands
State government shutdown averted, Washington State Parks to remain open | Update
New Port of Friday Harbor director hire
Letter: UW and OMF dropped the ball
News Tribune (subscription required)
‘There was only one issue:’ At parades and protests, GOP gets earful about health care
Your taxes went up but theirs were cut in last-minute bargaining
No more tuition cuts in Washington. Cost of college set to rise with new budget.
Opinion: Shared blame for opioid death crisis
Olympian (subscription required)
Opinion: Health plan is really a bloody tax cut
Peninsula Daily News
Peninsula legislators stake out positions on state education funding (Chapman, Tharinger, Van De Wege)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
New state budget to aid Western State Hospital overhaul; many mental-health patients to be treated elsewhere
Washington’s GET college savings plan could reopen soon
DOJ asks Washington state elections boss how she keeps ineligible voters off rolls
Westneat: Blue state? Seattle gets rolled in Olympia tax deal
Editorial: Time to read the fine print on state budget deal
Seattle Weekly
Despite Budget Progress, Legislators Still Have Work to Do
How Seattle Leftists Learned to Love the Gun
Proposed Income Tax Would Pay for Mental and Public Health Shortfalls
Yakima Herald Republic
Immigration enforcement boost felt throughout Yakima Valley
Yakima Valley health leaders alarmed by Senate health bill’s impact on rural area
Editorial: A celebration of our inherent rights
Broadcast
KIRO 97.3 FM
Rep. Marcus Riccelli on his plan to create a health-insurance backstop (begin @ 16:38)
KNKX FM
U.S. Department Of Justice Also Seeks Voter Information From States
NW Public Radio
Washington Secretary Of State Returns To Work After Cancer Treatment
U.S. Department Of Justice Also Seeks Voter Information From States
Web
Seattle P.I.
Pay grows, but not equally: Salaries of common Seattle jobs
Monday, July 3
Associated Press
Bill in Congress seeks to preserve the Snake River dams
Washington lawmakers continue overtime
The Latest: Gov. Jay Inslee sign $43.7 billion budget
Washington Legislature passes paid family leave measure (Valdez)
Bainbridge Island Review
Property taxes on Bainbridge Island to jump with new state budget (Rolfes)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Could tiny homes help ease homelessness in Whatcom County?
The Daily News
Budget deal would favor Longview, Kelso schools
Local officials unhappy with property tax cap
Everett Herald (subscription required)
‘Bipartisan’ state budget averts partial government shutdown (Robinson, Sells, Liias, Palumbo, McCoy, Chase, Stanford)
Snohomish County faces sexually transmitted disease crisis
School leaders, teachers sort through the McCleary solution
Jefferson’s last 4th of July: ‘Grounds of hope for others’
Schwab: More-of-same GOP remedy just what senators ordered
Editorial: We have a state budget, but at what cost? (Carlyle)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Governor signs $43.7 billion budget (Robinson)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Inslee signs ‘a truly historic budget’ to stop government shutdown, put money into schools (Sullivan)
Washington lawmakers racing budget through Legislature to avoid shutdown (Robinson)
Big changes on the horizon for Western State Hospital in new state budget
Olympian (subscription required)
Opinion: Market-based health reform could be the cure
Puget Sound Business Journal
Portland joins Seattle in challenging Trump’s sanctuary cities order
Airlines must train 70 pilots per day over the next decade to meet demand
Opinion: Seattle’ secure scheduling rule deprives workers and employers of flexibility
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Minor injuries after Amtrak train derails near Steilacoom
Eight lawmakers’ secluded struggle to broker McCleary funding deal (Billig, Rolfes, Ranker)
How tax cuts for business showed up — quietly — in state budget as homeowner taxes increased (Carlyle, Ranker)
Gov. Inslee signs $43.7 billion state budget; 11th-hour deal averts shutdown (Carlyle, Ranker, Frockt, Pollet, Macri)
Skagit Valley Herald
Delays continue for inmate competency evaluations, treatment
Fishermen express frustration over salmon egg program
Spokesman Review
After midnight: $4 billion Capital Budget in limbo over water rights dispute (Nelson, McCoy)
Legislature passes $43.7 billion budget, and taxes to pay for it; Inslee signs before midnight
Yakima Herald Republic
Opinion: Health care proposals would only make things worse in state
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Seniors worried about cuts to health care
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
New Washington bill places mental health officials with police (Goodman)
Web
Crosscut
In nick of time, Legislature approves budget (Carlyle, Ranker)
Scrutiny on Taser practices, training after Lyles’ shooting
Budget deal: Seattle will pay to fund schools (Ranker, Billig)
Schmudget
Last-minute, makeshift budget misses opportunity to fix upside-down tax code
Slog
WA’s Republican Secretary of State won’t rule out handing voter info to Trump’s goons
Friday, June 30
Associated Press
Washington budget agreement looks at a mix of resources (Ormsby, Lytton, Robinson)
Lawmakers race to pass $43.7 billion state budget
Washington secretary of state will review voter data request
The Latest: Gov. Inslee asks state parks to stay open Friday (Ormsby, Lytton, Robinson)
Trump’s Labor Dept wants salary to count on overtime rule
Trump urges GOP to repeal Obama law now, replace later
Details of state budget plan released: Property tax, online retail sales tax among provisions (Ranker, Robinson)
3 wildfires burning nearly 92 square miles in Central Wash.
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Budget deal raises the state property tax to pay for school overhaul (Ormsby, Lytton, Robinson, Ranker)
Washington lawmakers racing budget through Legislature to avoid shutdown (Ormsby, Lytton, Robinson)
Column: ‘Sorry your son’s real sick but … tough’
Columbian
State parks to close Friday if Legislature can’t seal budget deal
The Daily News
Local lawmakers praise budget deal, pan process (Blake, Takko)
Longview coal: Ecology to make water decision by September
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Historic change: State property tax climbing to fund schools (Ortiz-Self, Hobbs)
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Washington state parks to close on June 30
Karl Kruger first person to finish Race to Alaska on a paddleboard
Kitsap Daily News
Fishline’s new center will be completed in early 2018
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
State lawmakers racing the clock to pass a new budget (Robinson)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Budget deal must be signed into law by midnight to prevent government shutdown
Budget deal raises the state property tax to pay for school overhaul (Ormsby, Ranker)
State workers will get their raises under last-minute budget deal
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Memo to lawmakers: Do your deals in the open
Peninsula Daily News
OUTDOORS: Salmon, crab seasons opening Saturday (Van De Wege, Tharinger, Chapman)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Washington’s cannabis industry is on track to break a major milestone
Constant changes to marijuana laws have business owners scrambling
Port’s efforts to diversify Sea-Tac vendors helps small businesses
Cannabis regulations contribute to thriving market in Washington
Opioid epidemic would get worse under Trumpcare, Democrat senators say
Seattle Times (subscription required)
New Washington state budget would provide $7.3B more to public schools over four years (Ranker, Rolfes, Carlyle, Robinson, Pedersen)
Washington state workers finally get good pay bump, but housing costs soar twice as fast
Washington state AG office joins suit in student-loan case
Land transfer brings closure to Lummi tribe 20 years after ancestors’ remains disturbed
Opinion: Legislation that harms children is not health-care reform
Seattle Weekly
Board Introduces Plan to Beef Up Ethnic Studies in Seattle Schools
What We Learned From Yesterday’s Media Blitz on Homelessness
Spokesman Review
Washington Legislature plays beat the clock on historic budget, school changes
Washington secretary of state will review voter data request
Former counselor alleges unofficial school policy led to 5-year-old Riverside student’s death
300 firefighters battle major wildfires on the west side of the Columbia Basin
Editorial: Flexibility more important than the ‘right’ wage
Tri-City Herald
How sturdy are Hanford’s radioactive tunnels? Initial report due Friday
Vancouver Business Journal
Press release: Washington’s average wage nears $59,000 in 2016
Yakima Herald Republic
State budget: $7.3 billion more for public schools over four years (Pollet, Robinson, Billig, Ranker, Pedersen, Carlyle)
Four new state laws underscore a renewed focus on fire prevention
Broadcast
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Property tax increase at center of state budget plan to fund education
Washington state parks could close Saturday without completed budget deal
Crime victims turn to police but don’t get protection they expect: Visas to stay in U.S.
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Public gives feedback on Seattle upzoning impacts
KNKX FM
Washington Secretary Of State Will Review Voter Data Request
Cop Shooting Death Cases Raise Question: When Is Fear Reasonable?
After 2 Years Without A Budget, Debt And Pain Are Mounting In Illinois
KUOW FM
Airport anxiety as travel ban restarts at Sea-Tac
New State Property Tax Levy Will Fund Big Boost In School Funding (Ranker, Carlyle)
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Property tax increase at center of state budget plan to fund education
Gov. Inslee asks state parks to stay open Friday
NW Public Radio
Two Large Wildfires Burning East Of The Cascades In Washington
New State Property Tax Levy Will Fund Big Boost In School Funding
Oregon, Washington Threaten To Sue EPA Over Methane Rules
Web
Crosscut
Budget deal: Seattle will pay to fund schools (Ranker, Billig)
Seattle P.I.
Washington budget deal will cost homeowners in tax hikes (Ranker)
Slog
Olympia could kill Washington’s thriving film industry (Macri)