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Monday, July 24
Associated Press
State representative resigns to lead small state agency
Transportation commission to vote on ferry fare increase
Seattle suburb may decide repeal of ‘sanctuary city’ status
Budget failure leaves Washington forests in jeopardy, DNR says
No more holding cell phones with new driving law in effect
Ahead of key vote, details of GOP health bill still unknown
Bainbridge Island Review
Opinion: Compromise deal proves elusive | The Petri Dish
Opinion: Hang up and drive – or pay
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Evacuations ordered near wildfire in northeast Washington
State ferry rates to increase under proposal
Seattle suburb may decide repeal of ‘sanctuary city’ status
Learning to live with wildfires: how communities can become ‘fire-adapted’
No more holding cell phones with new driving law in effect
Mixed news for steelhead on Columbia Basin
Columbian
In Our View: 193 Days, No Capital Budget
Legislature overview: Clark County made strides in Olympia (Cleveland, Wylie, Stonier)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
DNR: Budget failure leaves Washington forests in jeopardy
Puget Sound area population climbs over 4 million
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way’s upper Joe’s Creek study suffers backlash from Twin Lakes community
Valley Cities turns ‘lemons into lemonade’ with sale of Woodmont property
Kirkland Reporter
Kirkland City Council asks for further analysis and recommendation on Houghton Everest Neighborhood Center rezoning plans
News Tribune (subscription required)
No relief for Sound Transit 3 car-tab fees coming anytime soon (Clibborn, Pellicciotti)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Health care: Vote expected, but details remain unclear
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Distracted-driving law in full effect for Monday morning commute
Troubled West Point Treatment Plant has problems with staff turnover, training
Why do electronic traffic signs sometimes show wrong info? Here’s why, and what might fix it
To build trust among adults, Kent schools chief gathers them to tell their stories
Homeless students drawn to Seattle schools by sports are often cast aside when the season’s over
Editorial: Legislature needs to fix capital budget fiasco — soon
Opinion: Passage of paid-family-leave act shows power of working together
Seattle Weekly
Faith-Based Pregnancy Centers Must Now Post ‘This is Not a Health Care Facility’ Sign
Housed Neighbors Lobby to Keep Tent City 5 in Interbay
Session Ends With Hirst Unresolved, Capital Budget Not Passed
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial:Lawmakers need to regroup, take a deep breath, and finish job
Editorial: Decision to keep Hanford Reach monument status is sound
Yakima Herald Republic
Opinion: Dare to open your mind and talk with your political opposite
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Why you need to be prepared: These are the 3 big earthquake threats
Islands among the most vulnerable places when disaster hits
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
State law prohibits pot shop advertising that could attract kids
KNKX FM
What Can And Can’t You Do Under Washington’s New E-DUI Law
Tacoma’s ‘Virtual Hospital’ Bustles With Caregivers, But No Patients
Lack Of Capital Budget Leaves Big Wildfire Risk For Wash. State Forests
‘My Stomach Hurts’: Gridlock In Olympia Forces Superintendent To Delay School Construction
KUOW FM
Seattle income tax could face uphill battle, says former justice
Afraid to come to clinic, King County takes steps to reassure immigrant patients
Week in Review: Body cameras, E-DUIs, bike share (again)
Rest Of Northwest Summer Looks As Dry And Warm As First Half
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Washington state didn’t just toughen its distracted driving laws (Hansen)
What you need to know about Washington’s distracted driving law
Q13 TV (FOX)
Washington’s new E-DUI law takes effect
Web
Publicola
Week in Review: Murray Allegations, No Capital Budget, and Obamacare
Friday, July 21
Associated Press
Western Washington University to raise tuition
Washington Legislature adjourn 3rd special session (Sullivan, Blake)
Legislature adjourns without capital budget
US to ban Americans from traveling to North Korea
Aberdeen Daily World
Embezzlement alleged at hospital subsidiary
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Session ends with Hirst unresolved, budget not passed (Lovick)
Letter: GOP health care plan would leave many in state without care
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Ranker and Habib talk budget and community (Ranker, Habib)
Thanks for supporting affordable housing rally | Letter (Ranker, Habib)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Legislature adjourns with no rural water fix or capital budget (Sullivan, Springer)
Legislature expected to end session without a capital budget or water-rights deal
GOP and Dems start talking about compromise health bill
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: It is short-sighted to criminalize protest
Puget Sound Business Journal
Health care: Deductibles could skyrocket
Opinion: Washington should lead the charge to reduce carbon and grow profits
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Fined under WA’s new anti-distracted driving law? Here’s where your money will go
Put down that cellphone; Distracted-driving law is here
King County sheriff to lobby for body cameras
Crisis pregnancy centers must post disclaimers stating ‘Not a health care facility’ under King County rule
Downtown Seattle’s construction boom surges to new record, with no end in sight
Tri-City Herald
Sequim schools look to impacts of state budget
Washington Post
Lawyer who met with Trump Jr. had Russian intelligence connections
Trump’s lawyers explore pardoning powers and ways to undercut Russia investigation
Yakima Herald Republic
Legislative inaction imperils East Valley school project
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Washington lawmakers adjourn with no capital budget (Sullivan)
DSHS: ‘A few bad actors’ lead to violations at institutions for the disabled
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Bertha’s delays prove to be blessing for some waterfront projects
KNKX FM
Seattle Wins Legal Fight With UW Over Landmark Preservation Regulation
Sewage Seeps In Washington Town Desperate For State Funds
Washington Wildlife Officials To Kill Wolves Again
King County Sheriff To Forum: FBI Should Investigate Deputy’s Fatal Shooting Of Burien Man
KUOW FM
A miscarriage in ICE detention raises questions about care
Should Amazon’s Echo be able to call the police?
To Shrink The Mosquito Population, Scientists Are Releasing 20 Million Of Them
Pregnancy centers face new regulation in King County
Q13 TV (FOX)
Deadlocked Legislature adjourns indefinitely without passing $4 billion construction budget (Sullivan)
‘Not backed by science’: Washington still struggles with marijuana DUI limit
Web
Seattle P.I.
Connelly: An Olympian impasse; Legislature after 193 days can’t pass capital budget
Thursday, July 20
Associated Press
Lawmakers hit impasse on water rights negotiations (Sullivan)
Washington unemployment rate holds steady at 4.5 percent
Canadian company buys utility Avista Corp. of Spokane
Student leaders want to ban athletes convicted of sex crime
Rural hospitals face uncertainty with health care proposals
Lawmakers: Man charged in wife death shouldn’t work for VA
Negotiate on ‘Obamacare,’ don’t just kill it, poll suggests
CBO: 32 million more would be uninsured under proposed health law repeal
Aberdeen Daily World
Port applies for permits for much-needed Westport Marina dredging
Bothell Reporter
1st District legislators talk on budget votes at local luncheon (Palumbo, Stanford, Kloba)
Columbian
In Our View: Work to Heal Health Care
The Daily News
Coal terminal gets first permit from county
District to give Facebook Live tours of aging schools for bond proposal
OPINION: Ensure change is effective
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Lawmakers running out of time to solve the Hirst riddle
State taking comment on more jets at NAS Whidbey
Commentary: Everett wins big with commercial air travel coming to Paine Field
Saunders: Failed bill is what Trump owns on health care
Ignatius: Sage Chinese wisdom on responding to Trump backers
Kirkland Reporter
Local Girl Scouts educate younger peers in Global Action Team
News Tribune (subscription required)
No fix for water rights ruling — and no construction budget — expected before lawmakers adjourn (Sullivan, Springer)
Editorial: A thirst for water, trust and compromise at state Capitol
Olympian (subscription required)
Here is the draft of a new ‘DREAM Act’ that Trump is already rejecting
Washington unemployment rate holds steady at 4.5 percent
Puget Sound Business Journal
Dems seek scrutiny of Ivanka’s security clearance
Education: Denver teachers protest DeVos visit
UW breaks records with $562 million in donations, nears $5 billion goal
Redmond Reporter
MAPS celebrates one year of providing health care at clinic
City seeks input on parks rules
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle police are writing fewer jaywalking tickets, but high rate still issued to black pedestrians
Negotiations collapse, $4B construction budget unlikely as Washington Legislature enters final day (Sullivan)
Seattle Weekly
Family, Community Exhort Leaders to Find Justice for Tommy Le
Lawmakers Running Out of Time to Solve the Hirst Riddle
Spokesman Review
Legislature could vote on $4 billion construction budget Thursday (Sullivan, Springer)
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: A few days, then put the phone away
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Basics of health care offered
City of Wenatchee marks 125th year
Newhouse addresses smokejumper base, wolves in funding bill
Washington Post
Conservatives are seething — and plotting their revenge — after Senate health-care fail
Sessions plans to stay on as attorney general despite Trump’s criticism
Zinke leverages public land in push to deliver on key Trump promise
New York to D.C. in 29 minutes? Elon Musk says he has ‘verbal’ government approval’ hyperloop.
U.S. says ExxonMobil violated Russia sanctions while Rex Tillerson was CEO
Yakima Herald Republic
Hands Off: New Washington state law on distracting driving taking effect
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Lawmakers hit impasse on water rights negotiations
What the new distracted driving law actually enforces
Ad makeover for Washington’s marijuana industry
KNKX FM
Census Leaders Prepare 2020 “Dress Rehearsal” In Pierce County
Tight Labor Market Limits Further Decline In Northwest Unemployment Rates
Independent Consultant Says West Point Waste Treatment Plant ‘On The Ragged Edge’
KUOW FM
Say Goodbye To X+Y: Should Community Colleges Abolish Algebra?
Rural Areas, Suburbs In SW Washington Not Immune To Homeless Crisis
NW Public Radio
Impasse Over Water Rights Issue Likely To Sink School Construction Budget
Sexual Assault, Near Drowning, Choking To Death: Report Highlights ‘Failures’ At State Institutions
Tight Labor Market Limits Further Decline In Northwest Unemployment Rates
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Motorcyclists are increasingly violating lane laws in Washington
SOS Kim Wyman says she is cancer free
Q13 TV (FOX)
With adjournment looming, lawmakers still haven’t passed capital budget to pay for construction projects (Sullivan)
Web
Crosscut
No deal on well drilling, so no deal on capital budget (Stanford)
A solution to Seattle’s growth: Charging developers?
Publicola
Murray Opposes More Human Rights Commission Appointments
Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Canadians buy Avista, Spokane’s big power and gas utility
Connelly: Sec. of State Wyman says her tumor is gone
Wednesday, July 19
Associated Press
Wife of Centralia state senator on military duty to fill in for him temporarily
Report finds sex assaults, neglect, abuse at state disabled facilities
Trump questions motive of states not turning over voter data
Trump had second conversation with Putin in Germany
Trump tweets health bill ‘will get even better’ at lunch
Aberdeen Daily World
Cougar sightings have Aberdeen residents spooked
Bainbrige Island Review
Computer problems vex ferry M/V Tacoma
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Lawmakers: Man charged in wife death shouldn’t work for VA
Wife of senator on military duty to fill in for him
He’s the most stoned driver since at least 2009. But there’s no trophy, just an arrest
Columbian
In Our View: Ensure Change is Effective
The Daily News
County Commissioners pass stormwater regulation bill
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Milbank: Trump is all hat and no cattle on factory jobs
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Two out-of-service ferries cause delays | Update
News Tribune (subscription required)
Can average people still serve in the Legislature when sessions go months beyond schedule? (Palumbo, Carlyle, Cody)
Olympian (subscription required)
Opinion: Older people also living on our streets
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Federal judge: ‘The citizens of Seattle are not going to pay blackmail for constitutional policing’
Westneat: Trump’s ‘let it fail’ sums up why Republicans are losing on health care
West Point treatment plant ill-prepared for growing Seattle region, says post-flood report
Number of girls taking AP computer-science exam more than doubles
Doomed GOP plan leaves health-care industry in legislative limbo
Opinion: Western Washington not immune from wildfire risk
Seattle Weekly
For Vietnamese Community, Tommy Le’s Death Could Create a New ‘Paradigm’ of Activism
Spokesman Review
With GOP plan dead, Washington Democrats call for bipartisan health care bill
Spokane Airport eyeing major improvements
Councilman Fagan urges Spokane residents to make up their own minds on chemtrails
McMorris Rodgers, Murray critical of VA for keeping Dwayne Thurman on job after manslaughter charge
Tri-City Herald
Guest column: Washington’s new paid family and medical leave law — legislation through coercion?
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Dungeness crab numbers decline in south sound
Water taxi service to be suspended for up to one week starting Aug. 7
Opinion: EDITORIAL: Loss of task force members is unfortunate for Vashon
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Rural water issue must be addressed
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Help build a new statewide center for cultural traditions
Canyon Creek Fire crews demobilizing
Canada musters military to fight wildfires, 39,000 evacuated
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Feds cut funds over conditions at WA’s institutions for disabled
Guns and lies: A day in court with domestic abusers
Maple Valley hopes for help with Highway 169
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Crippled ferry scrambles summer sailing schedule in San Juans
KNKX FM
Sexual Assault, Near Drowning, Choking To Death: Report Highlights ‘Failures’ At State Institutions
As Cities Raise Minimum Wages, Many States Are Rolling Them Back
KUOW FM
Kent farmers market a produce haven for immigrant community
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Seattle’s sewage plant is having trouble keeping up with population boom
Q13 TV (FOX)
Wife of senator on military duty set to fill in for him in Olympia
Web
Crosscut
Judge not ready to sign off on Seattle police reform
Seattle P.I.
Hold the phone, or don’t, actually — it’s illegal
Tuesday, July 18
Associated Press
2 GOP senators won’t support repeal of Obama law
Trump blasts Congress over failure of GOP health care bill
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Federal judge throws out lawsuit seeking to stop oil trains
Spokane City Council commits to fighting climate change
Seattle think tank to pay $30K in campaign-disclosure fines
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray orders police to wear body cameras
Columbian
In Our View: Fight for Voting Rights
The Daily News
Industrial internship gives at-risk youth a leg up
Federal Way Mirror
Blues festival hopes to hit high note for city
Strong parks system enhances city’s livability
Former CFO of Federal Way company sentenced for embezzlement
Journal of the San Juan Islands
WSTC discusses proposal to increase ferry rates
Kirkland Reporter
Construction on Juanita High School begins
News Tribune (subscription required)
McConnell gives up on repeal and replace for GOP health care bill
First Republican to propose bill repealing Obamacare now helps save it
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray orders police to wear body cameras
Refreshing change: State will pay to test school water for lead
Olympian (subscription required)
What’s more dangerous than a drunk driver? You, on your phone, says governor
Many think downtown Olympia parking isn’t that bad — unless you have a disability
Puget Sound Business Journal
House Republicans plan $203bn in US spending cuts
Education: Skip the homework, superintendent says
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Tukwila School Board opens contract talks to public — without consulting unions
Billions of dollars at stake as Washington lawmakers push for last-minute deal on construction, water (Springer, Tharinger)
Settlement: Seattle to build thousands of sidewalk curb ramps over next 18 years
Opinion: Ballot drop boxes: Will convenience get you to vote?
Editorial: Lawmakers must strike deal on ‘Hirst’ water-rights ruling
Seattle Weekly
Murray Orders Cops to Wear Body Cameras, But ACLU Warns They Could Be a Trojan Horse
How One Seattle Woman’s Assault Led to Proposed Legislation Nationwide (Orwall)
Should Landlords Be Allowed to Discriminate Against Former Prisoners?
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: State anti-tax crusader’s latest effort not worthy of support
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Budgets, biofuels, buzzing and bulls
Officials looking to fully contain Canyon Creek Fire today
Yakima Herald Republic
Education funding plan will shift tax burden in Washington state
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
New distracted driving law coming Sunday
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Put that phone down behind the wheel; it will be the law Sunday
KNKX FM
Will Washington State’s New School Funding Plan Help Alleviate The Teacher Shortage?
KUOW FM
Sorry, Seattle, your climate change ‘leadership’ hasn’t made much of a dent
Wildfires Rage Through British Columbia, Forcing 40,000 From Their Homes
Where The Senate Health Care Defeat Leaves Trump, GOP
All police will wear body cameras in Seattle soon, despite bargaining talks
What Can And Can’t You Do Under Washington’s New E-DUI Law
NW Public Radio
What Can And Can’t You Do Under Washington’s New E-DUI Law
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Mayor Murray orders all Seattle police to wear body cams
The clock is ticking: Washington’s distracted driving law goes into effect July 23
Q13 TV (FOX)
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray orders police to wear body cameras
Web
Crosscut
First it was threatened, now could Hanford Reach expand?
Publicola
Why Did Murray’s Accuser Drop the Lawsuit? Lawyers Say It’s Standard
The Charter Challenge in Removing Murray
Mayor, City Council Take Steps for More Police Reform
Slog
Senate GOP Effort To Kick Millions off Obamacare Looks Dead
Mayor Ed Murray Issues Executive Order to Equip Police Officers With Body Cameras