Wednesday, July 5

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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

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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

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Seattle P.I.
Pay grows, but not equally: Salaries of common Seattle jobs

Monday, July 3

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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

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Seniors worried about cuts to health care

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
New Washington bill places mental health officials with police (Goodman)

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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

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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

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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

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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)

Thursday, June 29

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Associated Press
Washington man convicted of 137 charges gets new trial
Residents leave homes as wildfires sweep through US West
Lawsuit challenges Seattle campaign-contribution vouchers
Western governors back Endangered Species Act, with changes
FBI agent indicted in Oregon refuge standoff shooting
Jury says Spokane County deputies didn’t use excessive force

Bainbridge Island Review 
Opinion: Agreement on state budget nears | The Petri Dish

Bellingham Herald (subscription required) 
Brace yourself, Bellingham, for traffic nightmare of Fourth of July, Canada Day

Columbian 
State parks to close Friday if Legislature can’t seal budget deal

The Daily News 
Firm to expand oil storage capacity at Clatskanie port
Local medical community has mixed feelings towards new needle exchange revisions
OPINION: We can do better for kids

Everett Herald (subscription required) 
With budget agreement, state shutdown apparently averted (Sullivan, Palumbo, Liias)
Op-ed by Sen. Chase: Commentary: Compromise needed now on state water rights bill
Editorial: National Parks budget cuts won’t go unnoticed

Journal of the San Juan Islands 
Emergency service outage occurs, just as cable replacement is to begin (Ranker)

Kitsap Sun (subscription required) 
Lawmakers announce tentative budget deal, averting shutdown (Nelson)

News Tribune (subscription required) 
We have a state budget deal – and lots of unanswered questions (Sullivan)

Olympian (subscription required) 
Editorial: Getting to zero on veteran suicides

Puget Sound Business Journal 
Federal grant will help 1,000 Boeing workers facing layoffs

Renton Reporter 
City issues stop work order on Tiffany Park development

Seattle Times (subscription required) 
FYI Guy: Seattle added more people last year than all King County’s suburbs combined
Washington state budget deal reached, but details remain under wraps (Sullivan, Tharinger)
UW professor’s study links food scarcity to orcas’ failed pregnancies
Editorial: Trump on the clock now that travel ban is restored
Opinion: Lessons from Seattle’s courageous minimum-wage experiment

Seattle Weekly 
What We Learned From #SEAhomeless
Republicans Will Have More Say in Labor Negotiations Under Budget Deal (Mullet, Hobbs, Keiser, Chopp)
After Lots of ‘Venom,’ Sanctioned Encampments Get High Marks from City
Some Seattle Homeowners Are Mad that Democracy Vouchers Are Working the Way They’re Supposed To

Spokesman Review 
What’s in Washington 2017-19 budget deal? Public will see sometime Thursday
Lawsuit challenges Seattle campaign-contribution vouchers 
Wenatchee area fire grows to 45,000 acres and sends smoke into Spokane
Spokane Indians roll out a new campaign to rally fans around the team – and a cause
Editorial: Health care bills imperil regional economy

Tri-City Herald 
State bill for ill Hanford worker compensation resurfaces (Keiser, Conway, Palumbo)
Auditors: Thousands of fake or dead people enrolled in government phone program
Klippert files emergency bill to stop West Richland pot shop

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber 
Amid summer traffic, WSF evaluates new loading procedures

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required) 
Editorial: Conservatives, liberals cherry-pick data for political reasons
Editorial: State budget process should be open to public

Washington Post 
Awkward moment at Trump meeting highlights GOP tensions over health bill
Angela Merkel predicts showdown with U.S. over climate at G-20
Travel ban to take effect tonight as Trump administration defines ‘close family’
Rick Perry touts carbon-cutting technology while simultaneously trying to cut its funding
Where the Obamacare exchanges might have zero insurance options in 2018

Yakima Herald Republic 
Washington lawmakers reach budget agreement ‘in principle’ (Sullivan)
Study links at-risk orcas’ failed pregnancies to scarce food
Western governors back Endangered Species Act, with changes
Editorial: Keep close eye on effect of minimum wage hikes

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KING5 TV (NBC) 
Lawmakers propose mental health co-responders to help law enforcement (Frockt, Goodman)

KIRO7 TV (CBS) 
Trump administration’s revised travel ban begins Thursday
Earthquakes hit in Whatcom, Kitsap counties
Snohomish County offers number to call to report firework use

KOMO4 TV (ABC) 
State budget agreement may be too late for campers to enjoy Friday
State DNR awaits forest health funding amid wildfire season

KNKX FM 
Budget Deal Announced To Avert Washington Government Shutdown, Fund Schools
GOP Senators From Opioid-Ravaged States Uneasy About Health Care Bill
Trump Picks Republican Lawyer For FCC Commissioner Seat
Tacoma Lifts Ban On Tasers, Stun Guns
FBI Agent Indicted In Finicum Shooting Identified
Close Family Ties, Job Offers Considered ‘Bona Fide’ As Trump Travel Ban Takes Effect
Mutant Strains Of Polio Vaccine Now Cause More Paralysis Than Wild Polio

KUOW FM 
The travel ban is back. What to expect at SeaTac Airport
Read these tense emails between Seattle police chief and Kshama Sawant
What local chefs think about food appropriation
Urban renewal comes to Bremerton. So do higher rents

NW Public Radio 
Budget Deal Announced To Avert Washington Government Shutdown, Fund Schools
Oregon Lawmakers Advance Measure Aimed At Rail Spill Disasters

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Seattle P.I. 
Connelly: Are we tired of last-minute backroom budget deals? (Carlyle, Sullivan)

Wednesday, June 28

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Associated Press
Report finds 21% of state’s rural highways in poor shape
New law inadvertently banned state prisoner fingerprinting
Big national park budget cuts coming, but details elusive
Increased school funding passes Oregon Legislature
Legislative leaders say they are closing in on budget deal (Ormsby)
Seattle council hears from public about fatal shooting

Aberdeen Daily World
Grays Harbor, Pacific counties getting federal timber land funds

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
What we know about Washington earthquake risk might be wrong

Columbian
In Our View: We Can Do Better for Kids
Letter: Public works fund restored (Stonier)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Legislators still talking as Friday budget deadline nears (Chopp, Robinson)
Burbank: Our successes were built on contributions of others
Rampell: GOP’s health care plan violates their own values
Editorial: 747 passing the torch to new generation of jets

Kirkland Reporter
Heritage Park rally urges state lawmakers to pass budget

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Legislative leaders say they are closing in on budget deal (Ormsby)

News Tribune (subscription required)
It may feel awful, but Washington commute times don’t rank in top 10
Oops — New law accidentally banned fingerprinting of state prisoners
Editorial: Stalled health care bill no surprise
Editorial: County rights ship on mental health

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Good reason to change police use of force law (Frockt)

Puget Sound Business Journal
Education: School vouchers value questioned
With rising rents factored in, Seattle restaurant workers’ pay is declining despite wage hike
Harborview says ‘most vulnerable’ patients would be hurt by GOP’s Trumpcare bill
EXCLUSIVE: Health care bill would cut Providence’s Washington Medicaid revenue by $4 billion over 10 years, CEO says

Seattle Times (subscription required)
#SeaHomeless: What you need to know about Seattle’s continuing crisis
‘You just hit this wall’: The long road taken by many in a ‘rapid’ homeless housing program
Rent hikes slow around the country, but surge again in Seattle. What’s going on?
GOP ‘Obamacare’ repeal teeters after Senate shelves vote
Outraged crowd mourns shooting death of Charleena Lyles, rages against police brutality at community forum
Negotiators remain upbeat, but no budget and education-funding deal yet in Olympia (Lytton)
Westneat: Real liberals wouldn’t be so defensive about UW minimum-wage research
Opinion: Upcoming Senate health-care vote a test of conscience, courage
Editorial: Washington lawmakers, this is no way to run a state

Seattle Weekly
A Newcomer Threatens to Legitimize Seattle’s Independent Wrestling Scene
At Public Hearing, Black Women Voice Rage and Grief Over Latest Police Slaying
Can ‘Rapid Rehousing’ Work If Rents Keep Soaring in Seattle?
Don’t Worry About the Income Tax Driving Rich People Out of Seattle

Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Sun rises on STEM addition in Toppenish

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KING5 TV (NBC)
No budget deal may lead to government shutdown (Ormsby)
Trump tweets about Amazon and Internet taxes
Seattle Council hears community concerns about Charleena Lyles shooting
Regence leaving Western WA individual market in 2018
Nonprofit helps house homeless young women in Tacoma
GeekWire: Microsoft to offer 4 weeks paid leave to care for sick family members

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Negotiations in overdrive as state budget talks near deadline (Sullivan, Dolan)
Hearing on police shooting of Charleena Lyles turns raucous at times
Hate speech amid graffiti scrawled on Edmonds school
New fire restrictions on State Fish & Wildlife lands start Friday

KNKX FM
No Budget Deal Announcement In Olympia, Yet Optimism Remains  (Ormsby)
Washington Courts To Look At Bail Reform For Accused Who Can’t Afford To Pay
Oregon Lawmakers Advance Measure Aimed At Rail Spill Disasters
Just 17 Percent Of Americans Approve Of Republican Senate Health Care Bill
This GOP Health Bill Proposes New Limits To Medical Malpractice Awards
Ten Commandments Installed At Arkansas State Capitol; ACLU Plans Lawsuit
Emmett Till Sign Vandalized Again
How To Make Sense Of Competing Seattle Minimum Wage Studies

KUOW FM
Century-old Ballard Locks requests funds for repairs
Plans to scrap EPA rule could impact half of Washington streams
Seattle Schools may add ethnic studies to curricula. Critics say it’s not enough
Making U.S. Elections More Secure Wouldn’t Cost Much But No One Wants To Pay
Washington state struggled to bring health insurance to these rural counties

KREM2 TV (Spokane)
Potential impact of government shutdown on state parks  (Ormsby)

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
On the brink of a shutdown, Washington lawmakers may be nearing deal

NW Public Radio
No Budget Deal Announcement In Olympia, Yet Optimism Remains
Wildfire Threatens Scores Of Homes Near Wenatchee

Q13 TV (FOX)
State lawmakers to pull all-nighter to try to reach budget deal, avert government shutdown (Lytton, Robinson)

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Crosscut
Landlords: Unlikely heroes for the homeless?
The city that solved homelessness
The tiny-house village that started a movement
Part-time student, full-time homeless
Money for homelessness: It’s a competition now
Black women demand police reform at tearful Lyles hearing

Slog
Republicans fail, for now, to get a quick Senate vote on Obamacare repeal