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Monday, May 1
Associated Press
Hidden horror of school sex assaults revealed by AP
Lawmakers tap unspent campaign money for suits, meals, decor (Riccelli)
Invasive green crabs found off Olympic Peninsula
Lawmakers settle on $1T plan to avoid government shutdown
Review: Longview coal terminal would add climate-warming gas
New state law seeks to combat vulnerable adult exploitation (Goodman)
Robotic fruit pickers may help orchards with worker shortage
Immigrants, unions march in US for rights, against Trump
Aberdeen Daily World
Distracted driving legislation aims to get drivers’ attention off their phones and back on the road (Farrell, Kirby)
New low-income housing development in the works for Aberdeen
Columbian
In Our View: Build Bridge With Oregon (Cleveland)
School districts craft budgets with uncertainty
The Daily News
Local groups march in nationwide day of protest
State, county officials release final coal study
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Trump plan would cut grants that help the most vulnerable
New law helps inmates earn workforce-type college degrees
Commentary: A victory for gun violence victims and the state
Letter: Right-to-work laws lower wages for all workers
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way school district adopts high school English language arts curriculum
Delta Dental sends Jefferson bowling to nationals with $2,000 check
Journal of the San Juan Islands
EDC’s free marine trades training update
Kirkland Reporter
Kirkland Solid Waste Division named Washington State Recycler of the Year
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Ferry fares shoot up for some Monday
Lawmakers tap unspent campaign money for suits, meals, decor (Riccelli)
News Tribune (subscription required)
More than $50,000 a day? EPA asks court to fine Tacoma lumber company
Editorial: Don’t skimp on college need grants; expand them
New York Times
Trump Seeks Health Bill Vote, but Seems Unclear on Details
Spread of Hate Crimes Has Lawmakers Seeking Harsher Penalties
Olympian (subscription required)
Two large Washington state agencies get new leaders
Revised GOP health bill could imperil coverage for sick plan members
Lawmakers tap unspent campaign money for suits, meals, decor (Riccelli)
Editorial: Records law tweaks have merit
Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Bill attempts to break deadlock (Van De Wege, Chapman, Tharinger)
Puget Sound Business Journal
GOP still looking for healthcare votes
Survey measures the gender and racial pay and leadership gaps at Seattle startups
Redmond Reporter
Overlake Transit Center parking lot closes for light rail construction
Hopelink to break ground for Redmond Integrated Service Center
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Podcast: ‘Ghost dollars,’ political stunts and the Legislature’s budget impasse (Sullivan)
Washington state senators tap surplus campaign money for food, clothes, furnishing (Riccelli)
Want to improve Washington schools? Write yourself some snail mail
In a twist, a college lesson at UW on how to fail
Kent School District halts international field trips over border concerns
Editorial: A good first step to strip abusers of guns
Seattle Weekly
Upstream Artists and Community Groups Call On Vulcan to Commit to Equitable Development
Is a City Income Tax Legally Feasible in Seattle? Your Burning Questions, Answered!
Feds Nab Black Blocker Who Allegedly Threw An Unlit Molotov Cocktail Near Police Last May Day
Next Up For Anti-Pipeline Activists: JP Morgan Chase
Pay Raises May Be on the Way for Governor, Lawmakers, and Judges (McCoy, Kloba)
Skagit Valley Herald
Few comments received on air permits for proposed refinery project
Spokesman Review
State opens investigation into Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office
Washington sued over community colleges’ troubled software system
Bill on Inslee’s desk seeks to combat exploitation of vulnerable adults
Padden, Ferguson at odds over immigration advice
Riverfront Park pavilion, an icon of Expo ’74, to undergo extensive renovation
Getting there: Work on I-90 certain to cause traffic backups
The deaths of two Spokane women touch three mothers, who ask why a primary suspect hasn’t been charged
Spin Control: Questions and answers about the not-so-special special session.
Jim Kowalkowski: Legislature should retain equitable teacher funding tools
Bill Keim: Untapped wealth could unlock McCleary case
Editorial: Stop the politics, work on health care
USA Today
Opinion: America is pushing away immigrant talent: Column
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Sleeping center should be improvement over homeless camp
Editorial: Lessons in financial literacy important for life
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Rep Watch | The Tax Code and the Tuesday Group
Bond, levy results unchanged following Friday’s count
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Multiple NBA, NHL execs back KeyArena renovation, new documents reveal
East Link construction to close two popular Park & Ride lots
Seattle librarians start fake news survival class
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
First of two park-and-ride lot closures begins Monday on Eastside
KNKX FM
Seattle Gears Up For Potential May Day Mayhem
Hopes, Suspicions Raised By Smelter Restart Talk In Wenatchee
Goldendale Observatory Loses Dark Sky Designation
Red-Light Cameras Could Nab Speeders, Too, Under Proposed Oregon Law
4 Things We Don’t Know About AP Tests
Environmentalists, Coal Companies Rally Around Technology To Clean Up Coal
President Trump’s First 100 Days, In Photos
KUOW FM
This dam protects jobs south of Seattle. Some day it won’t
Why Kent farmers used to sneak out to blow up dams
100 Days In, Women’s March Still Inspires. But Can The Enthusiasm Hold?
Ahead of May Day, the eight-hour work day under attack in Congress
Cancer, Congestion, Pollution Among The Outcomes Of Longview Coal Export Project: Study
NW Public Radio
Cancer, Congestion, Pollution Among The Outcomes Of Longview Coal Export Project: Study Lawmakers Dip Into Leftover Campaign Funds For Travel, Furniture, Clothes
Washington Soldiers Home Ordered To Take Corrective Action To Protect Residents
Q13 TV (FOX)
State lawmakers used unspent campaign money for suits, meals, office decor (Riccelli)
Web
Crosscut
If North Korea attacks, is Washington doomed?
Years of police reform tension blow up city attorney’s race
Legislature paves way for more farm, forestland development (Appleton, Fitzgibbon)
A farm town ponders how to protect its immigrant workers
Publicola
Bill Bryant Knows What He Would Do as Mayor, but Says He Won’t Run
Pramila Jayapal Reflects on Her First 100 Days in Congress
What to Expect as May Day Unfolds
Friday, April 28
Associated Press
Immigrants plan May Day rallies buoyed by Trump opposition
New report says Spokane spends $1M on cops in schools
Methamphetamine a rising cause of drug overdoses
New population of invasive green crabs found in Washington
Robots called a solution to a growing apple-picker shortage
Inslee signs bill regulating free marijuana lockboxes
The Latest: Bill to avert shutdown for 1 week clears House
Wisconsin plan seeks to cut achievement gap in half
Aberdeen Daily World
State Auditor report: Former secretary defrauded Lake Quinault School District
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
A free lock box with your pot purchase? New state law means some stores could be handing out safes
Op-ed: Helping to save lives through education, awareness and empowerment of mental illness
The Daily News
EDITORIAL: Feuding lawmakers need to end drama for sake of Washington students
Several climate marches and events planned Saturday
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Dems happy over GOP-sponsored bill to increase ballot boxes (Hudgins)
Panel considers pay raises for governor, lawmakers, judges
Government shutdown: GOP backs away from Obamacare push
Editorial: New laws, more troopers on road will save lives
Kirkland Reporter
Rep. DelBene meets with Veterans Advisory Board
Housing forum held at Kirkland City Hall
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Congress passes short-term funding bill to avoid government shutdown
News Tribune (subscription required)
Capitol Happy Hour: Welcome to special session. (What is that?)
A free lock box with your pot purchase? New state law means some stores could be handing out safes
Lawmakers want UW to stop using live pigs to train paramedics. ‘We need to be more considerate’ (Appleton, Farrell, Peterson, Clibborn, Ryu, McBride, Fitzgibbon, Gregerson)
Editorial: No excuse for browbeating by Gig Harbor Rep. Jesse Young
New York Times
In Blow to Trump, Repeal of Health Law Fails Again
Olympian (subscription required)
Republicans back down from health-care push, clearing way for government to stay open
Editorial: Rep. Young may seize mantle from ex-Sen. Roach
Puget Sound Business Journal
Observations: Land use in the Puget Sound region needs expert review
Opinion: Legislature must invest in disadvantaged students
Queen Anne Magnolia News
Special session starts (Carlyle, Tarleton)
Renton Reporter
Council authorizes $4 million for new community center
Seattle Times (subscription required)
A disaster years in the making
Here’s how Sound Transit plans to roll out ‘one of most ambitious transit expansions’ U.S. has ever seen
Trump won’t get House OK of health bill before his 100th day
Anti-Trump sentiment could intensify Seattle May Day activism
McCleary roundup: ‘At least legislators are sort of working’
Opinion: Proposed budget cuts, rules won’t help homeless youth
Seattle Weekly
Next Up For Anti-Pipeline Activists: JP Morgan Chase
Meet the Brash and Brilliant Lawyer Who Won’t Leave Ed Murray Alone
The Debate Over How to Spend Soda Tax Money
Soda Tax Will Include Diet Products Because Equity, Say Mayor and Councilmembers
Murray Now Has 10 Challengers. Will He Get Any More?
Skagit Valley Herald
Bacterial pollution closing part of Swinomish shellfish harvest area
Spokesman Review
Shawn Vestal: Racist truck sign honors shameful history
Padden, Ferguson at odds over immigration advice
New Washington laws legalize industrial hemp, require inspections for marijuana edibles
Washington senators urge caution on Trump’s order on national monuments
Editorial: Perdue offers hope for farming issues in Trump administration
Vancouver Business Journal
Dept. of Ecology moving Vancouver field office
Movement pushes local, American Grown flowers
Vancouver ready to celebrate small business in a big way
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Protecting dogs from inhumane tethering is welcome
Washington Post
Opinion: The GOP’s latest repeal effort just collapsed. The reason is simpler than you think.
After being caught in Trump’s travel ban, a Syrian family finds a place to call home
House will not vote on Affordable Care Act rewrite, smoothing way for government to stay open
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Exposure to computers, robots boost STEM interest in young girls, UW study finds
Rising Seattle rents forcing people to leave the city
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
A robot that picks apples? Replacing humans worries some
DOL: Bad keystroke caused Bothell man’s car tab error
KNKX FM
Once ‘Dropout Factories,’ Tacoma Schools See Record Graduation Rates
A Path Out Of Poverty: Career Training + Quality Pre K
For Some, Pre-Hospice Care Can Be A Good Alternative To Hospitals
State of Washington Doubling Its Electric Vehicle Fleet
Latest In U.S.-Canada Lumber Dispute Has Northwest Players Speculating
Austrian Trades Career As Doctor For State Patrol Trooper
Scientists Hunt Hard Evidence On How Cop Cameras Affect Behavior
KUOW FM
This dad ‘had never hugged a white man.’ Now he’s tackling race
What was the cost to people caught in the travel ban?
Seattle climate activists get confrontational in Trump era
Northwest Farmers Hoping Asparagus Will Get Growing Soon
NW Public Radio
Hopes, Suspicions Raised By Smelter Restart Talk In Wenatchee
Northwest Farmers Hoping Asparagus Will Get Growing Soon
State of Washington Doubling Its Electric Vehicle Fleet
Washington State Warns Against Illegal In-State Moving Companies
WSU Professor Says University Violated His Academic Freedom Over Wolf Comments
Q13 TV (FOX)
State budget showdown: Republicans pledge ‘it will work out’, Dems say they’re ready to compromise (Ranker)
Seattle cleaning up homeless camps along I-90
‘Drugged driving’ surpasses drunken driving among drivers killed in crashes, report finds
Diet soda added to Seattle mayor’s proposed sugary drink tax
Boeing to U.S.: Put tariffs on Canadian rival Bombardier
Are you ready? Big changes coming for Eastside commuters Monday
Sewage plant in Seattle back to normal operations
Web
Crosscut
Washington is ‘shockingly’ unprepared for a nuclear attack
Seattle should just say no to May Day riots
Sickness or safety? A new crisis for immigrants
My Edmonds News
From the Edmonds mayor: Another Edmonds win (Ortiz-Self, Clibborn, Liias)
Thursday, April 27
Associated Press
California weighs dumping insurers and covering everyone
White House says US won’t leave NAFTA — for now
Tribes sue Coast Guard over tanker traffic’s risk to orcas
Paul Allen to donate $30M to permanent housing for homeless
Gov. Inslee lowers bar to clear prostitution convictions (Saldaña)
In tweetstorm, Trump takes aim at Democrats on spending bill
US admiral says N. Korea crisis is at worst point he’s seen
Aberdeen Daily World
Report puts value on Olympic National Park visitors
McCleary treatment facility hearing
Pollution closes shellfish harvest in six areas; other areas threatened
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
State Patrol graduates record-large class of cadets after lawmakers approve big trooper pay raises
Free our #hashtags: Some state lawmakers want to loosen up on social media. Others fear it could go too far (Nelson)
Columbian
High-speed rail to be focus of state study
The Daily News
Columbia River to hit flood stage again
OPINION: Income Tax Again? (Blake)
Part 2: Chaos for Monticello employees, tenants
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Supporters of Hanford Reach worried about Trump action
County shells out $2 million in grants for parks, trails
Drop-box bill should aid Democrats more than Republicans (Hudgins)
Mount Vernon lawyers, organizations ramp up immigration work
Milbank: Even the U.N. is warning not to repeal Obamacare
Editorial: Keep internet access open and equal
Kirkland Reporter
Kirkland Rotary, Boys & Girls Club hosting 13th annual Miracle League
Planning commission to make Houghton/Everest zoning recommendations to Kirkland City Council
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Tribes sue Coast Guard over tanker traffic’s risk to orcas
News Tribune (subscription required)
Free our #hashtags: Some state lawmakers want to loosen up on social media. Others fear it could go too far (Nelson)
Olympian (subscription required)
Inslee signs law to help Bethel build a new school — but other districts will have to wait
Puget Sound Business Journal
Education: Trump orders review of federal overreach in schools; profs question Gap ad
Politics: U.S. should discuss opening borders to Syrian refugees, Ivanka says
Redmond Reporter
Youngster aims to help fund brain cancer research in honor of her father
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Here’s how many vehicles will be affected by lane closures for I-5 repaving
Senate committee hearing an effort to push Dems to vote on their tax plan (Ranker)
Concern expressed as Hanford Reach is included in U.S. monument review
Billionaire Paul Allen pledges $30M toward permanent housing for Seattle’s homeless
Editorial: Water-rights ruling leaves rural Washington high and dry
Opinion: Class: Let’s define ample funding for the Legislature
Seattle Weekly
Local Workers Find Affordable Housing on Vashon Island
Voter Access Helps Democrats. So Why Is a Republican Championing It? (Hudgins)
Paul Allen to Donate $30 Million for Seattle Homeless Housing and Resource Center
Inslee Names New Department of Corrections Secretary
Spokesman Review
Generations mark World War I centennial at Washington Capitol
Inslee vetoes part of bill to help some Washington school districts find new sites
Plan by state cannabis board employee to lease land near Deer Park for marijuana facility withdrawn
Former WSU student sentenced to 12 years in federal prison on drug charges
Longtime North Central High drama teacher will take his final bows
Private landowner sues bulldozer owner for scraping road into South Hill bluff
Tri-City Herald
Governor delivers setback for Tri-City schools (Fitzgibbon)
Our Voice: Keep state politics out of park and habitat funding process
USA Today
Freedom Caucus backs Obamacare repeal bill with new changes
Washington Post
This amendment could revive the GOP effort to reform health care. Here is its potential impact.
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Salmon’s return to Upper Columbia not so far-fetched
State claims sex harassment in Quincy packing house
Alcoa employees seek extra leverage for restart
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Narrows Bridge tolls remaining frozen until July 2019 (Kilduff)
Hundreds won’t graduate HS without special session action
If N. Korea launches nukes, Washington’s not allowed to have evacuation plan
Controversial Seattle homeless shelter delayed until July
Paul Allen donates $30M for Seattle homeless
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Seattle mayor to unveil plan to tax sugary drinks
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Big graduating class helps State Patrol fill vacancies
KUOW FM
Mason County schools experiences shooting scare
Blocked again: Federal judge halts Trump’s order on sanctuary cities
100 day challenge to reduce youth homelessness
Paul Allen gives Seattle $30M to house homeless
NW Public Radio
Alaska Airlines-Virgin America Merger
Austrian Trades Career As Doctor For State Patrol Trooper
Boeing Announces Earnings Amid Washington Job Cuts
Trump Order Could Affect Hanford, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monuments
Washington AG Sues Quincy Vegetable Farm For Alleged Sexual Harassment
Q13 TV (FOX)
Tacoma business to partner with homeless shelter to provide youth job training
Paul Allen to donate $30M to permanent housing for homeless in Seattle
Web
Crosscut
Tacoma mulls the fate of an immigrant prison
The immigrant’s dilemma: A trip to the doctor or stay safe at home
Slog
Seattle Times is providing PR for Boeing’s greedy execs
Wednesday, April 26
Associated Press
Supporters of Hanford Reach worried about Trump action
Governor signs measure expanding prison education programs
Inslee names new corrections secretary
Gov. Inslee lowers bar to clear prostitution convictions (Saldana)
Feds: Puget Sound clean-water campaign didn’t violate rules
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Status of Hanford Reach National Monument could be challenged
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Inslee names new Department of Corrections secretary
EvCC’s pre-college math program gets boost from grant
Editorial: Trump should leave national monuments as they are
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way community honors Earth Day with walk
Kirkland Reporter
Tom Neir announces run for Kirkland City Council
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Narrows Bridge tolls remaining frozen until July 2019 (Kilduff)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Public hearing draws opposition to Northwest Detention Center
Immigrants again on hunger strike at Northwest Detention Center, advocates say
Olympian (subscription required)
100 years later, Washington still feels impact from World War I
Residents ask commissioners to keep marijuana operations out of rural areas
Editorial: Lawmakers need to find their spines
Puget Sound Business Journal
Tech: GOP lawmaker behind anti-woman Reddit group
Redmond Reporter
City accepting proposals to amend Comprehensive Plan
Renton Reporter
Legislation aims to get drivers’ attention off their phones and back on the road (Kirby, Farrell)
Constantine unveils stronger community-centered response for youth, families in crisis
Bill proposing to increase KCLS board of trustees members awaits Governor signature. (Fitzgibbon)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Teacher-shortage crisis? UW researcher says it’s not that simple, and offers some fixes
Westneat: Coming out of retirement to fight Trump on monuments
Seattle officials welcome judge’s block of Trump’s sanctuary city crackdown
Inslee appoints new leader for troubled Department of Corrections
Opinion: A carbon tax is right for environment and economy
Editorial: The Affordable Care Act has been good for Washington state
Seattle Weekly
A Guide to Seattle’s New Left
It’s Time to Talk About Restorative Justice
Report: Cops in Washington Public Schools Are Untrained and Unaccountable
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Order to Defund Sanctuary Cities
Budget Deal Secures Pay Hike for State Troopers
Meet Your New Drug Czar
Skagit Valley Herald
Stretch of Old Highway 99 to close May 1 for construction
Anacortes to begin lengthy process of cleaning up old water treatment plant
Spokesman Review
Inslee taps longtime employee to head Washington Corrections Department
To fight sex trafficking, Gov. Inslee lowers bar to clear prostitution convictions
State hopes job training will cut inmate returns to prison
Attempted murder charges can be filed up to 10 years later
Spokane County voters overwhelmingly approve sales tax for 911 services
Voters voice strong support for Spokane Public Library property tax renewal
Voters approve tax boost to fund fire services in southwestern Spokane County
Deer Park marijuana facility won’t be built, but investigation into state employee’s business ties moves forward
Chemicals found in Fairchild wells not used for drinking water
Editorial: Timing propels passage of tougher DUI law
Tri-City Herald
Editorial: New Washington distracted driving law a necessary decision
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
More than a decade in the making, new affordable housing development opens
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Legislature wisely cracks down on distracted driving
Editorial: Work to head off wildfires worth the cost
Washington Post
Opinion: White House just ratcheted up threat to destroy Obamacare, Democratic aide says
House Freedom Caucus leaders back new health-care plan
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Voters say yes to school, hospital levies…but not in Omak
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Promising steps toward limiting wildfires
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Separate Seattle from King County? Proposed bill could make it happen.
KNKX FM
After Early Release Scandal, Inslee Appoints Agency Veteran To Lead Corrections
Oregon Bill Would Shield Sexual Assault Victims From Underage Drinking Charges
Welcome To Richland: Where White Leaders Say There Is No Racism
KUOW FM
Reactions Mixed On New U.S. Tariffs On Canadian Lumber
NW Public Radio
After Early Release Scandal, Inslee Appoints Agency Veteran To Lead Corrections
Reactions Mixed On New U.S. Tariffs On Canadian Lumber
Richland’s White Leaders See No Racism, Despite Reports By Minorities
Web
Crosscut
Will the Legislature do what’s needed for foster care? (Ormsby, Kagi)
My Edmonds News
Edmonds transportation projects get funding help from Olympia (Ortiz-Self, Liias)
Publicola
Federal Judge’s Block on Trump Could Help Seattle’s Case
Four Legal Challenges to Keep in Mind About the Income Tax
Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Judge blocks Trump order defunding sanctuary cities
Connelly: West’s leaders burned by Trump’s forest fire budget
Washington’s marijuana sales bumped 79 percent on 4/20
Tuesday, April 25
Associated Press
Special session begins at the Washington Capitol (Sullivan)
Attorneys general: Restore guidance to aid student borrowers
Washington firefighters to get body armor to boost safety
Aberdeen Daily World
No advisory vote for Gateway Center
Letter: May 4, RSVP soon (Jim Hargrove)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Millions in research at UW could be at risk in Trump budget proposal
Columbian
In Our View: Do Better, Legislature
Letter: Budget effectively, thoughtfully (McCleary)
The Daily News
Baby Boomers get ready to age in place
Cowlitz tribe blesses, opens casino
Longview schools picks facilities plan
OPINION: Counties, cities need leeway on property taxes (Lytton)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Budget deal secures pay hike for state troopers
Robinson: Border wall crumbling as quickly as Trump’s promises
Editorial: Update city rules for taxi and ride-share services
Federal Way Mirror
Historical Society of Federal Way to receive award
Johnson challenging Celski for council position
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Why we march for climate
BLM seeks nominations to Monument Advisory Committee
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Special session begins at state Capitol (Sullivan)
News Tribune (subscription required)
No toll hike through 2019? Lawmakers approve plan to freeze tolls on Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Kilduff)
Science takes a back seat in Trump’s first 100 days
New York Times
Opinion: What Trump’s Budget Means for the Filet-O-Fish
Olympian (subscription required)
Environmental group says it plans to sue Port of Olympia for Clean Water Act violations
Omak Chronicle
Bill streamlines habitat process (Blake)
Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Lawmakers start extra session today for operating budget, education funding (Van De Wege, Chapman, Tharinger)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle enjoying a big bump in foreign tourists, but will a Trump travel ban scare them away?
Law: ‘Disturbing trend’ emerging in excessive force cases, Sotomayor says
Washington receives federal funding to combat opioid epidemic
Queen Anne & Magnolia News
The first 100 days
Renton Reporter
Police turn to social media as form of communication
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle home-price hikes lead U.S. again; even century-old homes command top dollar
City Council affirms Seattle workers’ right to take May Day off — unpaid
Seattle’s bumpy streets bring on a new kind of road rage
Texas football player’s story prompts probe of Garfield High School recruitment
Seattle schools seek to change start times; mayor offers millions for more buses
Opinion: Longview coal terminal is a road to nowhere
Seattle Weekly
County Must Provide Lawyers to Kids Before Questioning, Council Orders Unanimously
Councilmember Wants Income Tax Resolution Passed By July 10
Lawmakers’ Special Session To-Do List Is More Than McCleary (Frockt, Goodman)
Prosecutors Say Red Square Shooter Was Looking For a Fight
Spokesman Review
Special session starts with no sign of budget negotiations (Hasegawa, Nelson, Ormsby)
It’s a homeless shelter that folds like an accordion: These WSU students think it’s perfect for Spokane
Spokane police officer who shot machete-wielding man outside downtown bar cleared of wrongdoing
Potato farming in Washington involves high-stakes investment due to competitive market, low profit margins
Washington Legislature’s special session opens to mostly empty chambers (Frockt, Nelson, Ormsby)
Tri-City Herald
Legislature offers relief for Tri-City school districts needing space
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Lawmakers’ special session to-do list more than McCleary (Frockt, Goodman)
Washington Post
Opinion: This new poll shows Trump may be making Obamacare more popular, not less
Even in Trump’s base, his path forward on health care is awfully unpopular
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
March for Science
NCW Health | Transforming health care
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Housing Hike: The reality of the Western Washington housing market
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Seattle leads the way as U.S. home prices rise at fastest pace in years
Driver grades new I-405 peak-use shoulder lane: “Give it like an A-“
KNKX FM
Trump Administration To Impose 20 Percent Tariff On Canadian Lumber
Nation’s Report Card Finds Mixed Grades For U.S. Students In Visual Arts, Music
Malaria Wiped Out In U.S. But Still Plagues U.S. Hospitals
Unpacking Government: What Does Civics Education Look Like In Washington?
KUOW FM
Detained kids in King County can’t waive right to an attorney on their own
Cops shouldn’t handle discipline in WA schools, ACLU says
NW Public Radio
Acrimony, Gridlock As Washington Lawmakers Convene For Special Session (Ormsby, Ranker)
Q13 TV (FOX)
State lawmakers’ failure to meet deadline costs taxpayers more than $1.5 million since 2012 (Sullivan)
Web
Publicola
Murray Accuser’s Attorneys Allege ‘Cover Up’: Businesses Want Someone Else
Council Passes May Day Resolution – Without a Crowd
Herbold Wants to Pass Income Tax Legislation by July 10
Slog
Olympia passes a bunch of new weed legislation which now awaits the governor’s signature