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Thursday, June 1
Associated Press
Washington lawmakers, groups, discussing paid family leave
Report: Over 11,600 people homeless in King County
Aberdeen Daily World
No takers in Aberdeen pontoon basin property auction
Walker charged with 2nd degree homicide for Donkey Creek incident
With economic summit, Quinault Nation looks for common ground (Blake, Tharinger)
Quinault Nation’s vision
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Meet the man who torments state Democrats over the way they fill out forms (Chopp, Ranker)
Columbian
Oregon governor signs transgender equity bill into law
The Daily News
County to discuss the potential sale or lease of Headquarters Landfill
Millennium gets small pretrial win in aquatic land lease case
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Scheduled flights between Friday Harbor and Canada are about to take off
News Tribune (subscription required)
In wake of race protests at Evergreen, one lawmaker proposes to make it private
Editorial: Spend more on national park upkeep
Olympian (subscription required)
Opinion: Hope found in Portland tragedy
Peninsula Daily News
Port Townsend School District caps construction of Salish Coast Elementary at $28.1 million
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Mercer Island braces for new I-90 bottlenecks as light-rail work begins
Where the homeless died: Opiates, illness, homicides fuel rise in deaths on King County streets
King County’s homeless count rises above 11,600 people
Mercer Island says it’s settled with Sound Transit over HOV lanes
Jerry Large: If we get other things right, jail should be the ultimate last resort
Earth science for the win? Bellevue middle-school students take 2nd in National Science Bowl
Diet drinks excluded as Seattle soda-tax moves toward final City Council vote
Editorial: U.S. education budget would move nation in wrong direction
Seattle Weekly
‘Trying to Dig a Hole to China’: Officials Grapple With Another Year of Big Homeless Numbers
Washington State’s Legislative Process Is Broken
RV Campers Prep for Eviction, Again
Portland ‘Anti-Sharia’ Rally, Criticized By Mayor After Stabbing, Moved to Seattle
Princeton Professor Cancels Seattle Talk Following Deluge of Racist Threats
Why Land Trusts Are Key In Keeping Seattle Affordable
Skagit Valley Herald
Port of Skagit awarded EPA grant to help clean Northern State campus
Spokesman Review
Aerospace manufactures high-wage, growth industry for Spokane-area
Women in construction: Four friends reminisce on careers in a male-dominated industry
Neighbors decry planned roundabout on Highway 2 that will lead to Costco development
Shawn Vestal: It’s early, but Stuckart’s heartened by polling
Bechtel earns $7.2 million in incentive pay for managing Hanford vit plant
Letter: ACA good for us
Letter: Blind to the truth
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Nearly 12,000 people homeless in King County, new report says
Washington residents support tidal energy, UW study says
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Mercer Island votes to approve tentative settlement agreement with Sound Transit
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Mercer Island OKs deal with Sound Transit over I-90 light rail construction
College professor says a mob came after him after he spoke out against ‘coercive segregation’
KNKX FM
Trump Delays Promised U.S. Embassy Move To Jerusalem
How New Roots Are Driving An Apple Renaissance
What We Know About King County’s Homeless Population
Former Federal Prosecutors Challenge Attorney General On Sentencing Policy
Portland Mayor Hopes Right-Wing Ralliers Will Reconsider Timing
KUOW FM
What will be left of Seattle’s International District?
Salmon are losing their sense of smell. Thanks, carbon emissions
Disaster Agency To Weather Hurricane Season With No Leader, Proposed Cuts
What’s the status on the Seattle soda tax?
Ohio Sues 5 Major Drug Companies For ‘Fueling Opioid Epidemic’
NW Public Radio
Oregon Governor Prepares To Sign Pay Equity Bill
Oregon Lawmakers Hail Portland Stabbing Victims As Heroes
Salmon Are Losing Their Ability To Sense, Fear Nearby Predators
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Mercer Island reaches tentative deal with Sound Transit over HOV lanes
Web
Crosscut
A city the size of Woodinville is sleeping in our streets
Publicola
Soda Tax Bill Now Excludes Diet Drinks
Wednesday, May 31
Associated Press
Farrell resigns from Legislature to focus on mayoral race (Farrell)
2017 looks to be a record sweet cherry crop
Memorial service held for former Gov. Mike Lowry
Trump expected to pull U.S. from Paris climate deal, White House says
Unease about white supremacy grows after Portland stabbings
Bainbridge Island Review
Opinion: Here we go again | The Petri Dish
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Under pressure from gun-rights group, Tacoma might drop its Taser ban
The Daily News
City of Longview dedicates veteran monuments
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Boeing continues to cut jobs, citing need to stay competitive
High school graduation testing rules stymie state lawmakers (Ortiz-Self)
Sound Transit tax persists for property owners who can’t vote
Burbank: From start, kids should be learning two languages (Ortiz-Self)
Harrop: States, nations moving on climate without Trump
Editorial: Sale of BPA lines would bring higher power bills
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Local firefighters help combat Leavenworth fire
Public Hospital District votes to contract with Planned Parenthood Update
U.S. Customs Office opens in Friday Harbor
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Tribes call for stepped-up action to save chinook
News Tribune (subscription required)
Under pressure from gun-rights group, Tacoma might drop its Taser ban
Olympian (subscription required)
Opinion: People know what they need for financial security
Puget Sound Business Journal
Trump budget takes aim at ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system for the Pacific Northwest
University of Washington Medicine hospital cuts 60 jobs, including executive roles
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Where the homeless died: Opiates, illness, homicides fuel rise in deaths on King County streets
‘I call it patriotism!’: Suspect in fatal attack aboard Portland light-rail train appears in court
Seattle City Council gives opponents another chance to stop youth jail, courthouse
Student voices: Don’t take a diversity course for my sake, do it for your own
Former Washington Gov. Mike Lowry remembered as proud liberal, quietly generous
Seattle Weekly
Locking Kids Up Is Evil. But Is It Necessary?
State Rep. Jessyn Farrell to Resign From House Seat to Focus on Seattle Mayoral Race
City Council Passes Bill to Allow Activists to Appeal New Youth Jail
The Fun and Easy Way to Track Stats on Cannabis Consumption
Spokesman Review
Vestal: Rep. Matt Shea makes a desperate and silly attempt to shield himself from defamation lawsuit
Spokane shuts off water to Fairways Golf Course amid long-standing rate dispute
County plans lawsuit over Spokane Tribe’s casino in Airway Heights
Body of man who fell from cliff at Palouse Falls State Park located in river
Legislature directs agencies to keep elk off I-90
Letter: GOP must cut bait
Letter: New rules for Trump
Letter: Trump plan helps Trump
Editorial: Follow the science on addiction, treatment
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
WSF to decide on boarding changes this week
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Extremist landowner arrested in cyber-threat case
Pot rule talk to continue in Chelan County
Whidbey News-Times
Sound Off: Legislature’s ‘levy swap’ is bad for local schools
Yakima Herald Republic
Permaculture: Can system of sustainable farming catch on locally?
New study says Yakima Valley’s job prospects are improving
With 40 percent in program, food stamp cuts could hit Yakima hard
Op-ed: Senate plan cuts property taxes, halts income tax
Broadcast
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Emergency repairs on SR 410 will cause delays to Mount Rainier through mid-July
KNKX FM
New Rules May Make Online Health Insurance Sales Simpler
KUOW FM
Is Seattle’s Chinatown-International District being whitewashed?
Salmon’s sense of smell suffers as seas sour, Seattle scientists say
NW Public Radio
Former Federal Prosecutors Challenge Attorney General On Sentencing Policy
Web
Crosscut
Activists gain ground in fight against youth jail
Trump threatens Hanford Reach; locals are unenthused
Publicola
Council Passes Bill That Gives Youth Jail Opponents Another Chance to Appeal
Council Members Debate Soda Tax’s Impact to Small Businesses, Low-Income Families
Tuesday, May 30
Associated Press
Residents appeal in Moses Lake school bond challenge
Portland mayor aims to nix free-speech rally, fears ‘hatred’
2017 looks to be a record sweet cherry crop
Carbon cap rule in Washington state faces legal challenge
Despite Trump rollbacks, Washington state moves ahead on pollution limits
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Capitol Memorial Day Ceremony honors the fallen
Columbian
In Our View: Dereliction of Duty
Letter: Lawmakers harm would-be grads
The Daily News
Carbon cap rule in Washington state faces legal challenge
OPINION: Northwest’s power transmission lines are a public asset
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Melanoma rates in Snohomish County exceed state levels
Boeing’s Washington tax-break savings in 2016: $242 million
Commentary: State Senate’s budget makes increases, not cuts
Editorial: Superintendent’s plan offers a way forward
Editorial: Trump budget offers harmful cuts, magical thinking
Federal Way Mirror
Young and the homeless in Federal Way
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Extra veterans assistance money means more help for local soldiers
Kirkland Reporter
City manager, mayor give update on Kirkland’s work program
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Clinic to treat opioid dependency planned in Kitsap
Washington carbon cap rule faces legal challenge
Olympian (subscription required)
Capitol Memorial Day Ceremony honors the fallen
Opinion: Citizens need government to regulate corporations
Editorial: Why toxic algae threats don’t just go away
Peninsula Daily News
Port Orchard might ditch second-class city status; Port Angeles considers adopting it
Disappointed students await skills center decision; Rep. Mike Chapman says he wants to help (Chapman)
Eye on Olympia: Chapman sees end in sight (Chapman, Van De Wege, Tharinger)
Redmond Reporter
Local businesses at Redmond Square face uncertain future
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Landlords to sue over Seattle cap on move-in fees for renters
Seattle housing market tops nation in bidding wars and price gains
Boeing puts 737 up against small business jets for $6.9B defense contract
Amazon’s stock tops $1,000 for the first time
Space odyssey at UW, WSU: Students building tiny satellites as part of NASA program
Mom of Portland train hero Taliesin Meche says her son ‘had a lot of bravery in his spirit’
In fight over Washington’s school funding, some want big change in who gets how much — but is it too late?
Editorial: Do not privatize the Bonneville Power Administration
Opinion: Jeff Sessions’ sentencing policy is a giant step backward in public safety
Editorial: Pause to reflect on the meaning of Memorial Day
Seattle Weekly
ACLU Asks City Council to Beef Up Privacy Protections on Smart Meters
High School Graduation Testing Rules Stymie State Lawmakers (Ortiz-Self)
Seattle Expected to Take Up Housing Protections for Former Prisoners This Summer
Trump Budget Presents a Major Threat to Sound Transit Plan
Boeing Saved $242 Million Through Tax Breaks in 2016
UW Demands Nike Allow Labor Investigators Unprecedented Access to Sweatshops
Prepping for a Government Shutdown Is the New Normal in Olympia
Skagit Valley Herald
Concerns remain about method behind water rule
Spokesman Review
Will third time be a charm for bills Washington House keeps passing?
Wheat farmers oppose Trump farm budget proposal
Judge rules that defamation lawsuit against Rep. Matt Shea can continue
Lake Spokane carp removal project wraps up gillnets for season
Hiker missing after falling from cliff at Palouse Falls State Park
Popular Spokane-area hiking trails expanded, improved
Doug Clark: Online education program lets a cowgirl be a cowgirl
Spin Control: If Washington needs more revenue, here’s some taxes to try
Editorial: Congress ignoring Medicaid’s vital role
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Effort to ban masks at protests is unnecessary
Editorial: Northwest’s power transmission lines are a public asset
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Hospital’s longtime leader retires
Spromberg Canyon fire 97 percent contained
Flags fly for veterans at Douglas Cemetery
City takes steps toward North Wenatchee Ave redevelopment
Broadcast
KNKX FM
Oregon Bicyclists Could Pay Tax To Fund Bike Path Improvements
Report: Region’s Civic Health Outlook Looks Bright
Hall Passes, Buses, Lunch Duty: What If The Principal Could Focus On Achievement?
KUOW FM
How Lake Washington got cleaned up at the expense of area tribes
A police force near Seattle considers ‘sanctuary’ and the money at stake
Yes, Seattle, you can record police without retaliation
Q13 TV (FOX)
Another park-and-ride closure making way for light rail extension
Web
Crosscut
Trump threatens Hanford Reach; locals are unenthused
Publicola
Week in Review: Seattle’s Growth Rate, Special Sessions, and the Trump Saga
Seattle Police Discuss Uptick in Gun Violence After Alki Shooting
Friday, May 26
Associated Press
Spokane remains second-largest city in state
Trump travel ban blocked; fight headed for Supreme Court
States struggle with oversight of online charter schools
The Latest: Trump to take travel ban to Supreme Court
Republican senator’s temporary federal job ends
Trump tries to cut aid program for older jobless Americans
Republican state senator’s temporary federal job ends
Tribes bash proposed Trump budget cuts to Native Americans
Trump travel ban showdown headed for Supreme Court
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Once again, Seattle is America’s fastest-growing big city
Western State patient throws nurse across room, prosecutors say
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Home-based K-12 schools becoming popular in Washington
Trump budget slashes $1.1B needed for Lynnwood light rail
A mayor, a college president and the call that led WSU to Everett
Editorial: Trump budget offers harmful cuts, magical thinking
Letter: Get treatment for mentally ill, not incarceration
Letter: Trump’s budget cuts to poor will make rich richer
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Vacation rental owners weigh in on proposed code changes
Funhouse Commons hoping to earn $20,000 matching grant
Camp Orkila: bringing joy to the lives of kids
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Letter: Legislator’s advice doesn’t seem too difficult
News Tribune (subscription required)
One of Olympia’s best-dressed talks fashion, taxes and weed on this week’s Capitol Happy Hour (Carlyle)
Editorial: Million-dollar tent city? Go slow, Tacoma
Olympian (subscription required)
WA’s attorney general has made a name for himself fighting Trump. What will he do next?
Puget Sound Business Journal
Law: Still on hold, travel ban headed to Supreme Court
Revenue jumps $1.7 billion for Washington’s 100 largest private companies
Editor’s Notebook: Soda tax punishes both business owners and poor families
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Proposal: Allow some tasting rooms, wineries in rural Sammamish Valley
LA Times: Trump’s budget would likely kill West Coast earthquake early-warning system
McCleary roundup: 36 days to government shutdown (Lytton)
Opinion: Save youth through intervention, not incarceration
Editorial: McCleary deal must eliminate overreliance on local levies
Spokesman Review
Once a notorious Spokane criminal, Eldorado Brown began injuring himself in prison. After punishing him, the state paid him $92,000.
Washington state lawmakers want review of Hanford cleanup
Spokane adds $1 million in street repairs to already busy construction season
WSU seeks more host families for Iraqi students program in July
Trump team defends budget; lawmakers have serious doubts about plan
CBO score on ‘Trumpcare’ should be warning to Senate GOP, Murray says
Editorial: Gianforte apology better late than never
Yakima Herald Republic
Four-year college not for you? There are many pathways to career success
Inslee addresses rural health care, GOP proposed health care plan in Ellensburg visit
Winery or ‘weedery’: Vineyards rip up grapes, switch to pot
Q&A: A look at latest legal loss for Trump travel ban
Letter: Democrats’ bait and switch
Broadcast
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
As budget talks drag on state workers feel shutdown anxiety (Lytton)
KNKX FM
What Happens When You Offer Homeless People Toilets And Fresh Water? Tacoma Aims To Find Out
State To Let Whale Rot On Beach
Can Comfort Care At The ER Help Older People Live Longer And Suffer Less?
Trump’s Proposed Budget Would Cut $2.2 Billion From Global Health Spending
KUOW FM
Survivors of gun violence talk about how a fraction of a second changed their lives
Patty Murray and Bernie Sanders bring fight for $15 to national stage
4th Circuit Court Ruling Keeps Trump’s Travel Ban On Hold
As Trump turns up heat on sanctuaries, King County not backing down
Spokane Public Radio
Representative Riccelli looks to improve access to dental care (Riccelli)
Web
Crosscut
Until we can do better, build more tiny homes
Slog
A bad day for Sound Transit: Budget hits in both Washingtons
Appeals court smacks down Trump’s second Muslim ban
Thursday, May 25
Associated Press
New plan for schools: Longer days, second language classes for everyone
Hearing examiner approves Yakima homeless housing project
More invasive green crabs found near Sequim
Fire 50 percent contained at Washington state tourism spot
Lawmakers ask feds to review progress of Hanford cleanup
Contamination at Hanford tank did not come from leak
Superintendent of schools unveils 6-year plan for schools
AP fact check: No Medicaid cuts in Trump budget? Really?
Wildfire Forces Evacuations North Of Leavenworth, Washington
Aberdeen Daily World
WSDOT seeks comment on Highway 12, US 101 problem areas
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
This news is good if you’re a homeowner. Not so if you’re planning on buying
Students allege racism, protest administrators at The Evergreen State College
The Daily News
Longview police and Cowlitz County conceptualize new training facility
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Everett council approves expanded drug enforcement areas
Experience pays when prepping for government shutdown
CBO: House health bill leaves millions without insurance
After Trump pledge, Carrier to move even more jobs to Mexico
Trump’s proposed budget better for Boeing — by $1.4 billion
Editorial: Alaska flights from Paine Field offer opportunity
Letter: Lawmakers must move state budget talks ahead
Federal Way Mirror
Cause of destructive fire at Federal Way shopping complex still unknown
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Public Hospital District votes to contract with Planned Parenthood
Community solar: giving all co-op members a chance to tap into sun power
Kirkland Reporter
Local leaders give update on affordable housing
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
New Bremerton ferry gets a ‘soft opening’
State schools superintendent calls for longer school day, year
News Tribune (subscription required)
Pierce County foster care sanctuary has ‘urgent need’ for volunteers
Foster kids can use some help at school. Here’s where they get it
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Budget cuts include US heart
Puget Sound Business Journal
Healthcare: AHCA bill would leave 23 million more uninsured
Law: Mayor committed to assisted suicide law despite budget blocks
Seattle Times
FYI Guy: Seattle once again nation’s fastest-growing big city; population exceeds 700,000
Jerry Large: Jesse Jackson back at Amazon stockholders’ meeting, crusading for workforce diversity
Thousands of Washington students get an alternative education. Is that a good thing?
Washington’s K-12 chief pitches vision of ‘very different’ school system
Trump’s budget proposal zeros out $1.2 billion for Lynnwood light-rail line
Editorial: Trumpcare uncertainty creates sickening mess
Opinion: Save lives: Raise the legal age to buy tobacco products
Seattle Weekly
Prepping for a Government Shutdown Is the New Normal in Olympia
Spokesman Review
Superintendent of schools unveils six-year plan for schools
South Hill residents concerned after Manito Park shootings; Spokane police say patrols will increase
Agriculture museum in Pomeroy showcases Eastern Washington’s wheat farming past with help from Spokane man’s collection
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Chumstick log yard fire: ‘We dodged a bullet’
Undercover agents recorded Hunt family firearms sales
Coleman to strip Wenatchee bulk fuel plant
Yakima Herald Republic
Hanford cleanup progress review sought
Editorial: Best lesson on financial literacy found here in Yakima
Editorial: Distracted driving law stronger; now get word out
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle’s population growth leads nation: Report
State Patrol working to reverse DUI trends
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Nervous officials fret over lack of funding as wildfire season roars to life
KNKX FM
Patient, Doctor Groups Say New CBO Score Reveals Health Bill’s Flaws
A Proposed New Tax, Mainly On Latinos, To Pay For Trump’s Border Wall
What It’s Like To Live In A Small, Rural, Politically Divided Town
New Immigration Crackdowns Creating ‘Chilling Effect’ On Crime Reporting
Trump Wants Families On Food Stamps To Get Jobs. The Majority Already Work
GOP Health Plan Would Leave 23 Million More Uninsured, Budget Office Says
President Trump’s Big Wall Is Now Just 74 Miles Long In His Budget Plan
Vermont’s Governor Vetoes Recreational Pot Bill
Here’s What Betsy DeVos Said Wednesday On Capitol Hill
KUOW FM
She just wanted a home. That meant trusting her foster parents
On Eve Of Election, Montana GOP Candidate Charged With Assault On Reporter
Theory on why number of shots fired is at a five-year high in Seattle
Some islanders don’t dig federal plan to dig in San Juan Islands monument
Trump’s Budget Proposes Selling Off BPA Grid
Buried in Trump’s budget: a blow to sanctuary cities like Seattle
Is your school racist? Ask the students
NW Public Radio
New Oil-By-Rail Project Rises On Lower Columbia River
Trump’s Budget Proposes Selling Off BPA Grid
Q13 TV (FOX)
More invasive green crabs found near Sequim
Web
Seattle PI
Heading out of town on holiday weekend? WSDOT says leave early
Slog
Good news: Republican health care plan saves health coverage for 1 million Americans!