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Monday, May 15

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Associated Press
Oregon port vote is latest local action on fossil fuels 
More states allow sunscreen at schools without doctor’s OK 
Carol Newhouse, wife of Washington state congressman, dies 
BNSF appeals review of Washington coal terminal project 
Missouri targets doctor dearth, expands first-in-nation law 
A new law could help prevent the ‘extended nightmare’ of squatters 
Attorney: Wrong man is in prison for wounding law officer 
In Seattle, appeals court to weigh Trump’s revised travel ban
Bill aims to outlaw dragging people off airplanes (Chopp)
Little activity as lawmakers end 3rd week of special session (Ormsby, Ortiz-Self, Pettigrew, Robinson, Cleveland, Frockt, Hunt, Mullet, Chopp, Dolan, Gregerson, Kilduff, Lovick, Orwall, Pellicciotti, Reeves, Slatter)

Aberdeen Daily World  
Rep. Chapman bill updating the forest riparian easement program signed into law

Bainbridge Island Review 
Opinion: Third week, monumental inactivity | The Petri Dish

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)  
Washington program allows with disabilities to play baseball 
This might be Puget Sound’s roughest road – and it’s brand new 

Columbian  
In Our View: A Taxing Loophole
In Our View: Cheers & Jeers (I-5 bridge legislation)

The Daily News  
Oil pipeline opponents try going after the money

Everett Herald (subscription required)  
People with drug arrests lose more ground in Everett
Burke: What’s scary is why more aren’t alarmed by Trump
Letter: Don’t confuse transgendered with pedophiles
Letter: Public service employees deserve our thanks

Federal Way Mirror 
Federal Way officials announce opening day for Performing Arts and Event Center

News Tribune (subscription required)  
A new law could help prevent the ‘extended nightmare’ of squatters
Editorial: Pierce County vans must roll now; mental health crisis won’t wait

Olympian (subscription required)   
Woman takes on cleanup of west Olympia eyesore
Washington state attorney general joins call for Trump-Russia investigation

Puget Sound Business Journal 
Collins drafts ‘middle ground’ healthcare bill

Renton Reporter 
Candidate Filing Week signals start of Washington’s 2017 election season

Seattle Times (subscription required)  
How much of Metro Transit operating costs do riders actually pay?
Student Voices: I wanted a high-quality education, and I found it at a South Seattle public school
After multimillion-dollar plan to boost Highway 2 safety, ‘Has the effort borne fruit?’
Bus-base lighting puts Metro Transit workers at risk, labor department says
Opinion: Fix the price of car tabs and limit the impact on ST3 (Clibborn, Pellicciotti)
Editorial: With Mary’s Place space, Amazon delivers a powerful message of acceptance and support
Opinion: Americans lose when funds for global health research are cut
Editorial: Shippers, union must work to prevent port slowdown

Seattle Weekly  
Group Launches Campaign to Bar Safe Consumption Sites in King County
Fare Increases for State Ferries Likely This Fall
State Attorney General Files Complaint Against King County Democratic Central Committee
Murray 2.0? Jenny Durkan Poised to Build on Mayor’s Legacy, Not Reverse It
Tacoma Takes a Harder Line Against Immigrant Detention. Too Little, Too Late, Say Activists

Skagit Valley Herald  
Firearm lock giveaway draws large crowd, promotes safety

Spokesman Review  
Biz groups give up legal challenge to minimum wage, paid leave initiative 
Local candidates: On your mark, get set, file 
At Gonzaga commencement, speaker Sherman Alexie tells graduates: Remember your promises
Carol Newhouse, wife of Washington congressman, dies
Welcome to Nuketown USA: A look at the company town of the Hanford site
State looking for ways to ease Interstate 90 congestion through Spokane
Knezovich: Senate budget puts public safety at risk
Betsy Querna Cliff: AHCA distorts insurance markets, drops protections
Knezovich: Senate budget puts public safety at risk
Letter: Trumpcare II: Still scary
Editorial: Solve side effect of mental health ruling

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)  
Editorial: State’s update of liquor laws makes sense

Wenatchee World (subscription required) 
RepWatch | Comey? I hardly know ye
Candidate filing period starts Monday

Yakima Herald Republic  
Carol Newhouse, wife of U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, dead at 62
Washington Post: Other Views: 2020 census suffers yet another blow
Commentary: How the younger generations can make difference in politics

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Hanford official: Tunnel could collapse again

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)  
BNSF appeals review of Washington coal terminal project

KNKX FM
Up To 60 Days Without Water? Quake Prone Cities Aim To Improve Countermeasures
WannaCry Ransomware: Microsoft Calls Out NSA For ‘Stockpiling’ Vulnerabilities
Stressed-Out High Schoolers Advised To Take A Nap Pod
As Candidate Filing Week Begins, Race For Control Of Washington Senate Heats Up
Oregon Lawmakers Await Key Revenue Forecast
Winning The Pot Lottery Doesn’t Always Mean Greener Pastures

KUOW FM  
Mass migration of African-Americans and poor to south of Seattle
Trump admin revives Alaskan mine to dismay of salmon netters
Abused and neglected immigrants gain new protections in Washington
Jenny Durkan, Jessyn Farrell join race to replace Seattle Mayor Ed Murray  (Farrell)

NW Public Radio  
As Candidate Filing Week Begins, Race For Control Of Washington Senate Heats Up
Up To 60 Days Without Water? Quake Prone Cities Aim To Improve Countermeasures

Q13 TV (FOX)  
Commentary: Tarleton’s anti-SODO/pro-KeyArena tactics are maddening, reprehensible

Web

Crosscut 
Why can’t Seattle and the rest of WA just get along?
Opinion: Has Trump doomed the WA GOP to irrelevance?

Seattle P.I. 
ICE agents in Seattle schools? No so fast

Slog 
The week in weed: more states get to legalizing, pot vending machines, and alleged marijuana candy

Friday, May 12

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Associated Press
No drought warnings in Northwest for first time since 2011 
Washington State Hospital workers now on fire watch duty 
US prosecutors told to push for more, harsher punishments
Amazon to create homeless shelter at Seattle headquarters
Sewage plant in Seattle no longer polluting after failure
Initiative proposed to ban heroin safe-injection sites
Amazon to create homeless shelter at Seattle headquarters
Inslee signs bill to combat vulnerable adult abuse
Bob Ferguson among state attorneys general calling for special counsel in Russia probe
Threats of deportation weigh heavily on some domestic violence victims

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)  
Heroin and deadly hepatitis C use skyrocketing in Pierce County 
Washington state attorney general joins call for independent investigation on Russia 
From sheriff to FBI director? Dave Reichert’s name reportedly floated for top cop job 
Washington state learning new ways to attract teachers 

The Daily News  
City Council OKs land sale for $1 billion fertilizer plant
Grain terminal, ILWU finish smooth labor talks

Everett Herald (subscription required)  
Editorial: State should plan for ‘unthinkable’ nuclear attack

Journal of the San Juan Islands 
Orcas Island Education foundation to hold annual fundraiser for public schools
Former Orcas student interns for Senator Patty Murray

Kirkland Reporter 
Kirkland, Washington Sea Grant partner to help homeowners restore Lake Washington shoreline

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)  
WSDOT asks for input on Highway 16 study
Energy chief says hole has been filled at Hanford

News Tribune (subscription required)  
From sheriff to FBI director? Dave Reichert’s name reportedly floated for top cop job

Olympian (subscription required)   
Washington state attorney general joins call for independent investigation on Russia
Editorial: Time for independent Russia-Trump probe

Puget Sound Business Journal 
Seattle tech salaries stretch farther than in any U.S. city, study finds
Opinion: Aerospace incentives tax helps small family businesses, too

Redmond Reporter 
Group launches campaign to bar government-funded drug injection sites in King County
Redmond community continues to combat fire hazards together
Proposed pension restructuring creates concern among Washington cities

Seattle Times (subscription required)  
Seattle has reversed a decades-long trend of rising car ownership — and millennials are the reason
McCleary roundup: Useful discussions, but no substantial progress, says governor (Sullivan)
Mayor Ed Murray says resolving arena situation a big priority before leaving office
AG Bob Ferguson invites Trump to Washington state for a look-see, threatens to sue him again
Jan Yoshiwara chosen to head Washington state community colleges board
Initiative proposed to ban heroin safe-injection sites in King County
Opinion: The easy tells of Comey’s canning
Editorial: Congress must appoint an independent prosecutor to investigate Trump

Seattle Weekly  
Tacoma Takes a Harder Line Against Immigrant Detention. Too Little, Too Late, Say Activists
‘Today is a Milestone Day’: Groups Deliver One Million Petitions Against Coal and Oil Terminals to Gov. Inslee
City Light’s Smart Meters Are Hitting the Grid This Summer. Is There Anything to Fear?
Former U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan to Jump Into Mayor’s Race

Spokesman Review  
Inslee signs bridge bill (Cleveland, Stonier, Wylie)
Washington to fight homelessness by reducing wildfire risks 
Women play leading role in emerging marijuana businesses in Washington state
New branding effort seeks to define Spokane as creative, natural and enterprising
Inpatient Rehab Hospital improves recovery outlook for stroke patients
Brother of patient who died in Eastern State Hospital suing for wrongful death 
Spokane family donates 1926 Star sedan to Spokane Community College automotive program
Keith Moo-Young leaving WSU Tri-Cities’ top job 
Spokane schools may change attendance boundaries in response to new housing developments near Spokane Falls Community College 
Editorial: Hanford continues to have truckload of woes

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)  
Editorial: Firing of FBI director creates poor perception

Washington Post 
In apparent warning to Comey, Trump suggests possible ‘tapes’ of their private conversations
Trump’s lawyers outline president’s Russian income but provide no documents
Trump threatens to cancel White House press briefings because it is not possible to have ‘perfect accuracy’
Sessions directs prosecutors to seek toughest drug charges

Yakima Herald Republic  
Low immunization rates put all Yakima Valley children at risk
Editorial: How can community help fight crime spike?

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)  
Sound Transit tried using outdated method to calculate car-tab fees, senators allege
Ferry system boasts of taxpayer savings that don’t add up

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
New Washington law gives police more authority to kick out squatters 
Local lawmakers call for investigation of Sound Transit

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)  
New state law helps landlords to remove squatters

KNKX FM  
Washington State Presses Feds For Cleanup Of Tunnels, Failing Infrastructure At Hanford
From Drugs To Prison To Law School, Woman Faces One Extra Hurdle To Become A Lawyer
Heroin Epidemic Is Driving A Spike In Hepatitis C Cases, CDC Says

KUOW FM
U.S. Has The Worst Rate Of Maternal Deaths In The Developed World
Jobs aren’t enough. Workers in Kent want places to hang
Washington AG Pledges To Defend National Monuments
Washington Businesses Hope To Kill Inslee’s Carbon Cap

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio) 
Senators call for investigation into Sound Transit
Olympia could nix Seattle income tax before it gets started

NW Public Radio  
From Drugs To Prison To Law School, Woman Faces One Extra Hurdle To Become A Lawyer
Washington AG Pledges To Defend National Monuments
Washington State Presses Feds For Cleanup Of Tunnels, Failing Infrastructure At Hanford

Web

Crosscut 
State Rep. Farrell, a transportation leader, joins mayor’s race (Farrell, Hasegawa)
Now it’s a race: King County Sheriff gets a challenger
Dave Reichert would consider FBI job
Former U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan is running for mayor (Hasegawa)

Easterner 
Jay Inslee Signs Bill That Allows Students to Receive Notifications on Their Loans (Orwall)

Publicola  
Week in Review: Mayoral Candidates, GOP Health Care, and James Comey
Council Member Lorena Gonzalez Is “Considering” Running for Mayor
Former U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan Will Run for Mayor

Slog 
The resignation of the US Census Bureau Director is a much bigger story than the firing of Comey

Thursday, May 11

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Associated Press
Amazon to create homeless shelter at Seattle headquarters 
Energy chief says hole has been filled at nuclear waste site 
Deaths from fentanyl and related drugs on rise in Washington
Comey turned up Trump-Russia probe days before firing
Inslee signs gun background-check notification bill (Hansen)

Aberdeen Daily World  
Governor Inslee signs Tharinger bill to help rural hospitals

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)  
These posters by politicians show why they haven’t fixed school funding yet (Nelson)
State demands answers about Hanford radioactive tunnel breach 
Biggest earthquake yet in Kitsap Peninsula swarm 
Tacoma might sue opioid makers as part of battle against homelessness 
Leonard Pitts Jr.:  If you’re not appalled by Comey’s firing, you’re not paying attention 

Columbian  
Inslee signs bridge bill (Cleveland, Stonier, Wylie)

The Daily News 
Fund mental health care
Grain terminal, ILWU have smooth labor talks
Health care talk dominates Herrera Beutler town hall
Houston firm proposes $500 million biofuel refinery in Longview

Everett Herald (subscription required)  
Inslee signs bill to ease I-5 congestion over Columbia River
Everett was the 9th fastest-growing city in the state last year
Largely retroactive contract agreement boosts jail workers’ pay
Adults in county living longer, but life expectancy gap grows
Don’t forget what lawmakers accomplished during regular session
Editorial: Editorial: Speak up for Hanford Reach, other monuments

Federal Way Mirror 
Federal Way, cities reorganize task force to address rising South King County gang violence

Journal of the San Juan Islands 
Comprehensive plan confronts climate change

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)  
Thousands of pounds of pills burned in take-back
Inslee signs bill to combat vulnerable adult abuse
Inslee signs gun background check notification bill (Hansen)
Amazon to create homeless shelter at Seattle headquarters
Tunnel collapse renews safety concerns about nuclear site
Op-Ed: Politics needs new blood – and youth is no barrier

News Tribune (subscription required)  
Capitol Happy Hour 3: Paid family leave – plus the state Senate’s weird traditions
Private jails no longer banned in Tacoma
Pierce County money for behavioral health services keeps shrinking
Tacoma might sue opioid makers as part of battle against homelessness
Editorial: Election fund leftovers are ripe for abuse

Olympian (subscription required) 
Lawmakers need to fix schools. So why aren’t they at the Capitol? (Sullivan)
Editorial: Bank should help clean up Tumwater parcel

Puget Sound Business Journal 
Politics: Senators press for special prosecutor
GOP reps face crowds angry over health care

Seattle Times (subscription required)  
World’s first light rail on a floating bridge: For I-90, Sound Transit had to invent ‘a brilliant solution’
Hotline set up to share rumors and reports of immigration raids
Coast Guard says Washington State Ferries must add more life rafts
Did you feel that? Swarm of small quakes near Bremerton felt in Seattle, Bellevue
From the archives: A look back at the I-90 floating bridges before light-rail work begins
Time for lunch? Bellevue parents fight for longer mealtime at school
KeyArena proposals going ‘full steam ahead’ despite Mayor Ed Murray’s exit, Seattle official says

Seattle Weekly  
Murray Will Leave Office With a Stack of Accomplishments, and More Than a Few Enemies
Cop Pepper-Spraying Homeless Water Bottles ‘Probably Rose to a Criminal Level,’ Says Police Oversight Head
What Lawmakers Have Been Working On While Not Solving McCleary
Sorry Seattle, But Twin Peaks Is Located In Eastern Washington
Seattle Seems to Be Dodging the Fentanyl Epidemic, But Researchers Are Still Worried

Spokesman Review  
People who fail background checks for guns to be reported to police
Washington joins another suit against Trump administration, challenges coal leasing order 
Anonymous mailer in Grant County race could cost two men $450,000 
Washington looking for ways to control wolves without killing them, keep information private 

Tri-City Herald  
State demands answers about Hanford radioactive tunnel breach 

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)  
Editorial: Small fee for electronic public documents is worth trying
Editorial: Bringing fairness to online sales tax worth considering
Editorial: Emergency alert at Hanford a call for cleanup

Washington Post 
Acting FBI director: No White House effort ‘to impede’ Russia probe
McCabe vows to tell Congress if there is interference
Inside Trump’s anger — and his sudden decision to fire Comey

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)  
‘Kill pill’ intensifying opioid epidemic
Hepatitis C infections spiking from opioid epidemic
Contest spotlights local, women-owned businesses (Kuderer)

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)  
Oregon could be first state to add ‘non-binary’ gender option to driver’s licenses

KNKX FM
New Hampshire State Lawmaker Accused Of Online Misogyny Faces Expulsion
School Bullying Is Down. Why Don’t Students Believe It? 
‘Lie And Try’ To Buy A Gun, Police And Victims Will Now Get Notification  (Hansen)
Transgender Identify Document Bill On Way To Oregon Governor’s Desk
What Is Actually In That Caved-In Tunnel At Hanford?
West Virginia Reporter Arrested For Yelling Question At HHS Secretary

KUOW FM  
How Kent became a hub for immigrants and refugees
Seattle’s new Upstream festival modeled after SXSW

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio) 
Olympia could nix Seattle income tax before it get started
Alaska Airlines faces impending shortage of pilots
Fentanyl deaths on the rise throughout Washington

NW Public Radio  
Investigation Into Washington Birth Defects Finds No Causes
‘Lie And Try’ To Buy A Gun, Police And Victims Will Now Get Notification
Still No Budget Deal Halfway Through Washington’s Special Session
What Is Actually In That Caved-In Tunnel At Hanford?

Q13 TV (FOX)
Gun violence on rise in Snohomish County: ‘We’re really concerned more people are going to get hurt’
State takes legal action against U.S. government after Hanford nuclear site tunnel collapses
Under new state law, domestic violence victims to be notified if abusers try to buy a gun

Web

Publicola
Why Doesn’t the City Already Have a Public Bank?
Operation Nightwatch Moves Into Temporary Location in University District

Seattle P.I. 
Connelly: Rep. Heck says FBI won’t let Trump pull plug on Russia probe

Wednesday, May 10

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Associated Press
Tunnel with nuclear waste collapses in Washington state 
US fishing industry retracted a bit in 2015; $208B in sales 
Bill would remove prohibition on nuclear attack planning (Frockt)
No radiation released by tunnel collapse at Hanford site
Washington state suing over Trump decision to restart coal-lease program
Trump defends Comey firing, says both parties will thank him

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)  
More quakes shake Key Peninsula 

Columbian
Inslee keeping track of train safety (coal trains)

Everett Herald (subscription required)  
Commentary: Lawmakers work together to protect seniors
Singletary: Congress needs to better understand struggling families
Muhlstein: EvCC panel discussions get real over fake news

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)  
Tunnel containing nuke waste collapses at Hanford site

News Tribune (subscription required)  
These posters by politicians show why they haven’t fixed school funding yet (Nelson)
Immunizations in Washington are still below an ideal threshold, putting kids at a risk for mumps

New York Times 
Days before he was fired, Comey asked for money for Russia investigation
Trump Fires F.B.I. Director Amid Russia Investigation
Trump Lashes Out at Democratic Critics
Calls for Independent Investigator, Even From G.O.P.
Editorial: The Firing of James Comey
Op-Ed: Don’t Be Complicit, GOP Leadership
Op-Ed: Donald Trump Is Lying Again

Redmond Reporter
Energize Eastside releases second draft environmental impact statement

Seattle Times (subscription required)  
Board partially reverses DOC worker’s demotion over early prisoner release
Planning for nuclear attack: Lawmakers want to undo 1984 ban on ‘preparing for the worst’ (Frockt, Palumbo)
Coastal razor clam digging season ends after marine toxin levels increase
Thousands of Hanford workers take cover after cave-in of tunnel with radioactive waste
Amazon creating a place for hundreds of homeless on its shiny new Seattle campus
New agreement smooths path to graduate school for community college students
Opinion: Keep real-estate fee and help end family homelessness
Editorial: Muster bipartisan compassion to fight toxic AHCA

Spokesman Review  
Washington joins another suit against Trump administration, challenges coal leasing order
Washington looking for ways to control wolves without killing them, keep information private 
New Washington laws cover liquor samples, wine auctions, tasting rooms 
Washington bill would remove state ban on nuclear attack planning 
Hanford cleanup and containment again front and center after Tuesday’s partial rail tunnel collapse
Rate of immunized kindergarteners in Washington a steady 85 percent
Editorial: Lisa Brown to leave significant legacy at WSU Spokane

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber 
Ferry system will test new loading procedures next week at Fauntleroy

Washington Post 
Senate Democrats respond to ouster with slowdown of business
Comey sought more money for FBI’s Russia probe days before he was fired, officials say
‘Was he fired? You’re kidding!’ Russia’s foreign minister feigns surprise when asked about Comey.

Wenatchee World (subscription required) 
Tunnel collapses at Washington nuclear waste plant; no radiation released
Proposed health care law worrisome, panelists say
Chelan County Sheriff seeks 4-year contracts with cities
Immigrant felon denied review after advice from disgraced attorney

Yakima Herald Republic  
Editorial: Patients need to be educated on painkillers and addiction

Broadcast

KNKX FM
Musicians Provide Peace, Hope To Monroe Inmates
Still No Budget Deal Halfway Through Washington’s Special Session  (Sullivan)
Location A Bigger Influence Than Race For Children In Public Housing
One Hearing, Two Different Realities — And The Data Prove It
The Global Gap In Health Care Dollars For Young And Old Is Huge
Tunnel Caves In At Hanford Nuclear Site, Thousands Of Workers Take Cover
Affordable Housing Program Costs More, Shelters Fewer

KUOW FM  
‘Nothing Less Than Nixonian’: Democrats React To Comey Firing
3.4 magnitude earthquake shakes Puget Sound region

Web

Crosscut
Tax reform will get more scrutiny than Trumpcare, Reichert says 
Hanford tunnel breaches, workers take cover
Mired in scandal, Murray quits re-election campaign

Publicola
Murray’s Dropout Leaves 12 Mayoral Candidates, and Counting
Murray Says Goodbye to His “Lifelong Love” of Politics

Slog
Amazon to provide housing for homeless; Washington sues Trump again

Tuesday, May 9

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Associated Press
Study: Fed program surprisingly beneficial to WA sage grouse 
State senator joins crowded race for Seattle mayor (Hasegawa)
Group sues to continue giving immigrants legal help 
Lawsuit settled between State Patrol and military veterans 
Washington Gov. Inslee announces trade mission to Mexico 
Sinclair to buy Tribune Media; both own Seattle TV stations
State passes bill to make school quake drills optional
Rate of immunized kindergarteners a steady 85 percent
State lawmakers reach midpoint of special session
Employment lawsuit settled between State Patrol and military veterans for more than $13M

Aberdeen Daily World  
Community Court gives first graduate ‘real hope for the future’

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)  
Mumps case confirmed in Whatcom County resident as state grapples with outbreak 

The Daily News  
Home-based K-12 schools on the rise in Washington
Legislature goes slow on affordable housing (Cleveland)

Everett Herald (subscription required)  
Robinson: GOP may unwittingly usher in single-payer system
Editorial: Improve access to treatment for opioids, other drugs
Letter: House Democrats’ budget improves taxes, funds schools

Federal Way Mirror 
Federal Way High School Pacific Islander ‘family’ provides safe space for learning culture

Journal of the San Juan Islands 
Public Hospital District to collaborate on Planned Parenthood draft contract, district bylaws

Kirkland Reporter 
Kirkland to hold installation celebration for CKC sculpture

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)  
Superintendents’ letter on education funding riles unions

News Tribune (subscription required)  
$65 million on the line with latest Western State review
Mayor takes first cut at how Tacoma will deal with its homeless crisis
Opinion: Single-payer health care system, here we come
Editorial: Cure for cynicism? Run for local office

Olympian (subscription required)   
“Extremely high levels” of toxic algae confirmed at Summit Lake
Yes, Americans die without health insurance
Opinion: Health care plan turns cold shoulder to those who are sick in body, mind

Puget Sound Business Journal 
Commentary: On health care, hope the Senate prioritizes good policy over mere ‘winning’

Seattle Times (subscription required)  
New law would expand dual-language programs — if legislators fund it
Large Seattle ‘oasis’ up for sale as market clamors for rare home-building sites
State suit says former judge, business owner violated campaign laws
Memorial service scheduled for former Gov. Mike Lowry
UW offers scholarships for high-tech certificate programs
Exhausted with loud exhaust systems: Some readers fuming
We’re living longer — but just how long varies across Washington, study shows
Editorial: Follow concussion guidelines, but keep children active
Opinion: Trump’s travel ban: It’s the principle, not the president

Tri-City Herald  
Pasco still in contention for bilingual educator program (Ortiz-Self)
Our Voice: Tighten law on surplus campaign money 

Wenatchee World (subscription required) 
Human error blamed for substation fire
State sues over mailer in Grant County prosecutor race
Flooding: Small streams now, rivers soon

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)  
State Senator tries to force Trump to release tax returns (Liias)
School earthquake drills optional under new state law
NW Immigrant Rights Project sues to continue helping immigrants with paperwork
Rate of Washington immunized kindergarteners a steady 85 percent

KNKX FM  
Friends Of Salish School Cleanse And Repaint After Racist Graffiti
Washington’s First Tech Apprenticeship Connects Employers To Workers
The Idea Was To Keep Kids Safe After School. Now They’re Chess Champions
New Businesses Give Restaurant Workers The Tips They Ache For: Wellness
At Town Hall Meeting, Republican Lawmaker Gets An Earful Over Health Care
City Of Kennewick Debuts Voluntary Diversity Survey
Transportation Proposal Would Raise $8 Billion For Oregon Roads, Transit
Got A Government Problem, Tacoma? College Students Are Here To Help
GOP Health Bill Leaves Many ‘Pre-Existing Condition’ Protections Up To States

KUOW FM  
5 things Bill Nye has to say to anti-vaxxers
PHOTOS: This Is What It Looks Like When A New Apple Comes To Town
Oceans losing oxygen as world warms
Seattle lawyers sue for the right to help immigrants
It’ll be easier for Washington foster kids to get a driver’s license

NW Public Radio 
City Of Kennewick Debuts Voluntary Diversity Survey
Washington State Patrol Agrees To $15M Settlement In Veterans Hiring, Promotion Case

Q13 TV (FOX)  
Residents in South Seattle, South King County say they worry frequently about stray bullets
State Sen. Hasegawa entering race for Seattle mayor

Web

Crosscut 
Washington businesses hope to kill Inslee’s carbon cap
Bob Hasegawa is running for Seattle mayor (Hasegawa)

Publicola 
State Senator Bob Hasegawa Is Running for Mayor
Seattle City Council Adds 2 Positions to Help Seize Illegal Firearms
Sawant Wants City to Investigate Allegations of May Day Retaliation

Seattle PI
Climate activists disrupt 13 Seattle Chase bank branches
Connelly: Senate Republican health panel — Where are the women?