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Tuesday, June 20
Associated Press
Settlement approved in 2016 Seattle natural gas explosion
Health insurers propose 2018 rate increase in Washington
Washington granted REAL ID extension through Oct. 10
Aberdeen Daily World
Premera will offer individual health plans in GH
County revises pact with Greater Grays Harbor Inc.
Budget cuts threaten roads, hunting, fishing in national forests
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Did state release hatchet killer too early?
How to fix I-5 traffic through Seattle? Solutions are expensive.
Man’s wolf bites off child’s arm. Why the animal is still alive.
Op-ed: Bellingham Bay toxics cleanups have begun. Now the state is making that harder
Everett Herald (subscription required)
House, Senate narrow differences on testing requirements
Editorial: Why offensive speech requires protection
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way City Council expected to vote on new hotel in early July
Graduation another big milestone for Decatur High senior Kim Brainard
Kirkland Reporter
323 graduate from LWHS
City of Kirkland introduces new parking lot in downtown
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Fewer health plans, higher rates proposed for Kitsap
News Tribune (subscription required)
Wish Pierce County would ditch ST3 and Sound Transit for good? It’s complicated.
Olympian (subscription required)
Senate committee to hold work session on public safety at The Evergreen State College
Puget Sound Business Journal
Commissioner ‘deeply troubled’ as Washington health insurers ask for massive rate hikes
Queen Anne & Magnolia News
‘This is not a nostalgic endeavor’
Redmond Reporter
Redmond students earn National History Day Contest honors
Renton Reporter
SR 520 Bridge toll rates increase
Free summer lunch program for RSD kids starts June 26
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Federal monitor finds Seattle police are conducting proper stops and frisks
Cantwell promotes bill that would give tax incentives for firms that offer apprenticeships
Lesson in bias: Columbia City, I hear you loud and clear
Editorial: Student debt out of control and getting worse
Nelson: State GOP’s unconscionable plan to defund family planning
Seattle Weekly
Is Biased Policing a Problem in North Seattle? A Survey Says No. Activists Say Obviously.
House, Senate Narrow Differences on Testing Requirements
Spokesman Review
Colville’s Duane Vaagen left the timber wars behind to forge good jobs in the ‘bipartisan forest’
School board approves attendance boundary change in first of many
Tri-City Herald
Washington granted REAL ID extension through Oct. 10
Washington Post
In Trump era, more Washington business handled behind closed doors
Nation’s opioid epidemic flooding hospitals and ERs, new data show
Yakima Herald Republic
ACLU alleges special ed students in Yakima, other districts suspended more than other students
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle teachers to hold rally demanding justice for Charleena Lyles
KNKX FM
A Noisy March, A Cordial Meeting But No Sign Of A Budget Deal (Ormsby)
Questions Over Taxes Are Flying As The Oregon Legislature Nears Deadline
Seattle Shooting Raises Questions About Officers’ De-Escalation Efforts
Online Retail Boom Means More Warehouse Workers, And Robots To Accompany Them
KUOW FM
Cost of health insurance could be going up again in Washington state
Opposing views on a hunger strike at Tacoma’s immigration lockup
Why itty bitty houses line Bremerton alleys
Development project aims to bring displaced African Americans back to Central District
‘Get back! Get back!’ then shots killed Charleena Lyles
NW Public Radio
Vigil For Woman Shot By Seattle Police Draws Dozens
Q13 TV (FOX)
State Patrol cracking down on drivers who camp in the left lane
Friends and family question use of deadly force against Seattle woman
Web
Publicola
Landlords Are Now Required to Provide Voter Registration Info
Black Mother Killed in Officer-Involved Shooting
Week in Review: Income Tax Proposal, State Budget, and Climate Change Resolution
Monday, June 19
Associated Press
Teen girl slain after leaving Virginia mosque; man arrested
UK moves to ease tensions after van attack on London Muslims
Lawsuit alleges deputies responsible for 2013 death
State settles prison death lawsuit for $1.5M
Leader of painkiller distribution ring sentenced to 6 years
Sword fern deaths in Washington state park mystify experts
Pickers at Washington state berry farm approve contract
Aberdeen Daily World
Washington’s opioid epidemic: Focus more on treatment, not illegal supply, some experts say
News on individual health insurance could come Monday
Support grows for civil commitment of opioid users
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Is it hard to solve Whatcom County’s homelessness? This new nonprofit doesn’t think so
Columbian
In Our View: Cheers & Jeers (state shutdown, Hanford)
Letter: Income tax is financial solution
The Daily News
School bond process enters next phase
Everett Herald (subscription required)
State sued for fatal crash on 522, the ‘highway of death’
Washington to extol aerospace industry at Paris Air Show
Congress gets proposal to replace VA ‘Choice’ with ‘Care’ plan
Spokane residents share Japanese internment camp stories
Commentary: Putting a price on carbon buys a healthier state
Commentary: How Snohomish County hopes to step up opioid fight
Editorial: Deal could deliver paid family leave in state (Robinson, Liias)
Letter: On Juneteenth, honor nation’s enslaved ancestors
Letter: Sound Transit’s use of old schedule to value vehicles is fraud
Journal of the San Juan Islands
OpEd: Sea level rise in the San Juans
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
New building regs a breath of fresh air for schools
News Tribune (subscription required)
City needs to communicate its homelessness plan better or face losing allies
Budget cuts threaten forests’ roads, hunting, fishing
Editorial: Class of 2017 shouldn’t be used as political pawns
Op-ed: Don’t shred safety net for state’s most vulnerable residents (Darneille)
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Shutting down state government is a really dumb idea
Peninsula Daily News
Lawmakers swamped with anti-tax emails, form letters (Van De Wege, Tharinger, Chapman)
Renton Reporter
AWB launches brand update, new logo
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Mother with knife killed by police was pregnant and had mental-health issues, family says
‘Get back! Get back!’: Seattle police release audio of fatal shooting of Charleena Lyles
Here’s why I-5 is such a mess in Seattle area, and what keeps us moving at all
Can’t Washington state ease I-5 traffic? Fixes exist, but most of them are pricey.
Who’ll be responsible when self-driving car crashes?
City revives plan to build affordable housing at Fort Lawton
Feds order shutdown of tribal casino in Washington state
Montlake neighbors angered over latest plans to demolish 80-year-old market for wider Hwy. 520
Washington’s opioid epidemic: Focus more on treatment, not illegal supply, some experts say
Editorial: Investigate disparate discipline rates for special-education students
Opinion: I’ve been in the same trenches, lawmakers, and I know you can do better
Opinion: Trump’s attack on national monuments kills jobs and robs Americans
Editorial: Don’t roll back transgender protections
Seattle Weekly
‘Pruitt Blew It’: At the EPA, Resistance Is Just Part of the Job
After Killing, Family and Friends Mourn the Loss of Charleena Lyles
Dems, GOP Sit Down for Serious Talks on Water Rights Law (Stanford, Springer)
Jesse Hagopian Honors Black Student Activists For Their Work Against Racism
Spokesman Review
Spin Control: Pro forma sessions – don’t blink or you’ll miss them
Rainbow Flag raised over Capitol
Getting There: Additional damage found in areas of I-90 currently under repair
Handy man on Mount Spokane: Can-do state park manager Steve Christensen retiring
State Board of Education elects new officers
School district changes flag practice in response to complaint
Editorial: Legislators heading for inexcusable cram session
Vancouver Business Journal
Manufacturer breaks ground on 57,000-square-foot facility in Ridgefield
NW Sign Solutions: Helping local businesses get noticed
Port of Vancouver issues $30 million in revenue bonds
State unemployment reaches record low
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Sleep site for homeless serves community need
Yakima Herald Republic
Other Views: Dodd-Frank changes fail to add up to ‘big number’
Op-ed: Court water-well ruling imposes undue burden on rural families
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Legislature reaches tentative deal on family leave benefits
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Vigil held for pregnant mom killed by police as family demands answers
KNKX FM
Inslee On Budget Talks: ‘They Still Have Miles And Miles And Miles To Go’
After Arrests, Germany Confronts Issue Of Far-Right Extremism In Its Military
Why Time Is Already Running Out For Trump And His Congress
Poverty, Dropouts, Pregnancy, Suicide: What The Numbers Say About Fatherless Kids
At McNeil Island’s Special Commitment Center, Predators Serve An Indefinite Residency
KUOW FM
Seattle’s real estate is hot. Bremerton’s is getting warm
To understand white liberal racism, read these private emails
Why are asylum seekers sneaking into Canada through Washington?
How might the new health care plan affect Washingtonians?
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Washington’s most and least affordable housing
NW Public Radio
Inslee On Budget Talks: ‘They Still Have Miles And Miles And Miles To Go’
Vigil For Woman Shot By Seattle Police Draws Dozens
Wildfire Smoke Pollution Is Worse Than We Thought
Q13 TV (FOX)
100 deadly days of summer; teens 3x at risk for fatal crashes
State Patrol cracking down on drivers who camp in the left lane
Web
Crosscut
Paris Climate Deal: 5 questions for next steps
Seattle police shoot black woman; tensions run high
9-year-old wants to make Bigfoot state’s official ‘cryptid’
Seattle P.I.
Seattle fisherman a bellwether as citizenship revocations rise
Demands for answers after police kill pregnant Seattle mom
As opioid deaths spike, new push to save overdosing users
Slog
Seattle police officers fatally shoot 30-year-old mother near Magnuson Park
Friday, June 16
Associated Press
Official says more Hanford nuke mishaps likely (Pollet)
Trump appears to confirm obstruction probe, attacks Rosenstein in tweet rant
Decades-old work-study program faces major cuts
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Demonstrators, Patriot Prayer and troopers in riot gear face off at Evergreen
Skagit County farmworkers union approves contract with Sakuma Bros.
Trump budget would build a $66 million military jail in Pierce County
Column: ‘Thoughts and prayers’ are meaningless. To stop mass shootings, we need to do this
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Lawmakers reach deal on paid family leave for all workers (Robinson, Liias)
Seattle council members’ tax plan targets top 5 percent
Editorial: State, Darrington team on making most of resources
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Orcas Library’s 5,000-square-foot expansion is complete
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
More Hanford problems likely, manager there says
News Tribune (subscription required)
She didn’t want to whip grandson with a belt — but police officers showed her how, then watched
What you need to know about Tacoma’s new plastic-bag crackdown
Demonstrators, Patriot Prayer and troopers in riot gear face off at Evergreen
Dueling demonstrations at Evergreen State College
Is the formula for teacher pay driving inequity in Washington schools?
Still no clean bill of health for Summit Lake — but it’s close
Puget Sound Business Journal
Clues to McConnell’s secret healthcare bill
US workforce: Paying young Americans to learn the right skills
Opinion: Border tax will hurt small businesses, result in job cuts
E-commerce sales about to catch up to department stores in Washington for first time
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Counter-protesters clash with pro-Trump group Patriot Prayer at Evergreen State College
Washington’s challenge: Keeping cartels and illicit money out of the state’s pot industry
Seattle’s mega-commuters: We are spending more time than ever traveling to work
McCleary roundup: Inslee pressures lawmakers as budget talks near the brink — again
Podcast: should landlords be prohibited from asking potential renters about criminal records?
Opinion: Builders, not residents, should pay for Seattle’s explosive growth
Editorial: Shame on Access transit for failing disabled riders and taxpayers
Seattle Weekly
With an Eye on Seattle, Medical Associations Get Behind Safe Drug Sites
Lawmakers Near Deal on Paid Family Leave for All Workers (Robinson, Liias)
Washington Post
Special counsel looks into Jared Kushner’s business dealings
Homeland Security revokes order shielding immigrant parents of U.S. citizens
Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima police say emphasis patrols have helped decrease gang violence
Editorial: State takes step toward next highway revolution
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
$350 million Colman Dock renovation to begin in July
Homeland Security rescinds Obama’s DAPA program
Oregon becomes first state to add third gender to driver’s licenses
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
State gets ready to send temporary layoff notices as possible shutdown looms
More people dying in Washington from drug overdoses than car accidents
KNKX FM
‘Patriot’ Protesters, Counter Protesters Face Off At Evergreen State College
Residents Tell Seattle City Council They’re Ready For An Income Tax
KUOW FM
Why are asylum seekers sneaking into Canada through Washington?
2 Dads And Their Experience With Foster Fatherhood
100 degree-days could be new norm for some Boeing employees
One million people affected by WSU data breach
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Seattle’s million-dollar experiment with Democracy vouchers is distributing thousands
Seattle council proposes income tax, then asks what voters think
Q13 TV (FOX)
Education funding in limbo with two weeks left in 2nd special legislative session
Here’s what will be affected if there’s a state government shutdown at end of June
Summit kicks off to tackle illicit opioid market
Web
Crosscut
LEGISLATOR BACKS 9-YEAR-OLD’S PROPOSAL TO MAKE BIGFOOT STATE’S OFFICIAL ‘CRYPTID’
Anti-Shariah rallies show something’s afoot in America
Why doesn’t Seattle manage the money it already has?
Seattle P.I.
3.6 tremor rattles Olympic Peninsula
Connelly: ‘Which effort?’ new EPA boss asks of Puget Sound cleanup
Slog
Guest Editorial: What does being bold on climate look like locally?
Thursday, June 15
Associated Press
Overcoming Opioids: Easing an epidemic 1 doctor at a time
Washington officials seek civil commitment of sex offender
Washington State University says personal data stolen
Boeing to move hundreds of Seattle area jobs to Arizona
Tribe, groups to sue Navy over ship cleaning in Puget Sound
Gov’t report: Health care deductibles higher under GOP bill
Aberdeen Daily World
Monte Council lashes out at Hospital District 2
Washington reaches record low for unemployment
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
They talked about ‘income discrimination.’ What does that mean?
The Daily News
CR sewer job done after cost overrun
Longview to encourage additional multi-family housing
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Unemployment rate in state sets record low
Editorial: Light hand needed on tax changes for light rail
Federal Way Mirror
Boys & Girls Club, T-Mobile’s partnership benefits youth
Gov. Jay Inslee visits Thomas Jefferson High School to discuss fully funding education
Kirkland Reporter
Kirkland City Council chooses ‘Skipping Stone’ design for Totem Lake Connector Bridge
News Tribune (subscription required)
Boeing continues to pare Washington workforce, plans to shift hundreds of jobs to Arizona
Trump budget would build a $66 million military jail in Pierce County
Opinion: Senate guts Obamacare quietly but steadily
Editorial: Hot housing market leaves vets behind
Olympian (subscription required)
Dozens gather at Percival Landing to show support for Evergreen
Capital City Pride festival maintains traditions while embracing new spirit
Opinion: Evergreen responsibilities, rights out of balance
Puget Sound Business Journal
Education: DeVos pulls back student protections
Redmond Reporter
Tesla students talk shop on reducing CO2 emissions
Redmond agrees to uphold Paris Climate Agreement
Seattle Times (subscription required)
With grant, Seattle schools to change start times again — for the better
Work on new 520 bridge across Lake Washington taking shape
Federal judge rejects Dakota Access Pipeline permits, calls for do-over
Opinion: The Evergreen State College president: In a divided country, our campus will remain united
Seattle Weekly
At First Hearing, Loud, Repetitive Support for a Tax on the Rich
Skagit Valley Herald
Wildlife officials tracking wolf in east Skagit County
Spokesman Review
Senate would give high school seniors a break on biology test requirement
Community colleges’ computer system costs mount, schedule delayed
Names, Social Security numbers and health information compromised in burglary at WSU storage unit
Big-game permit drawing results greeted with cheers and tears
Hikers relish Little Spokane River Natural Area, new trail additions
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Governor passionate on school siting issue
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Hundreds of Boeing jobs could relocate to Arizona
WA opioid crisis the focus of AG Ferguson summit
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Seattle income tax proposal gets first public hearing
State officials seek civil commitment of sex offender
KNKX FM
EBay Urges Customers To Oppose Washington Internet Tax (Lytton)
Trump Conflates ‘Phony Collusion’ And Possible Obstruction Of Justice Investigation
Oregon Senate Clarifies Rules For Drones
At Least 4 Killed, Including Gunman, In Workplace Shooting In San Francisco
Fed Raises Key Interest Rate For 4th Time Since 2015
Sanders Of Supporter And Alleged Shooter: ‘Violence Of Any Kind Is Unacceptable’
Medicaid Cuts In Wisconsin Would Undermine Training For Adults With Disabilities
KUOW FM
Bremerton bets on a fast ferry. Will Seattleites?
‘Tax me’: Public hearing shows strong support for proposed income tax
More buses for Seattle Public Schools to support new start times
Deported for a DUI? King County says that’s not fair
Amazon, major energy user, doesn’t want to talk about its emissions
NW Public Radio
Northwest Governors Will Join Global Leaders To Discuss Climate Accord
Northwest Tribes To Hold Salmon Ceremony In Kettle Falls
Trump Administration Keeps Trying To Get Rid Of Teen Climate Case
Q13 TV (FOX)
2-Day summit to fight state opioid epidemic
Web
Publicola
Murray Accuser Withdraws Sexual Abuse Lawsuit
Council Could Use SDOT Funds for New School Bus System
Slog
“Go back to the zoo”: How Evergreen State College became a target for right-wing trolls
Wednesday, June 14
Associated Press
$2.1M homeless shelter set to open in Washington
Officials warn that tobacco settlement ads are a scam
Nevada officials aim to start legal pot sales by July 1
Board affirms Oregon county’s denial of railroad expansion
Conservation group weighs potential carbon tax measure
Key insurer Centene plans to expand health exchange presence
Aberdeen Daily World
Officials upset with hospital over easement
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Report: Washington state ranks high on health insurance, low on high-school graduation
eBay wants you to fight against a new online sales tax (Lytton, Carlyle)
Columbian
Third special session called likely (Cleveland, Wylie)
The Daily News
Inslee to lawmakers: No third special session
Jim Walsh introduces bill to protect free speech on college campuses
Everett Herald (subscription required)
GOP senators continue push to slash Sound Transit car tab fees (Liias, Hobbs)
Police to County Council: Gang violence needs solutions
Boeing reorganizes defense division, cutting 50 exec jobs
Burbank: Refusal to re-balance taxes hinders schoolkids
Harrop: What Trump’s doing about opioids is worse than zero
News Tribune (subscription required)
A surprising number of men in Washington aren’t registering for the draft. That’s a felony.
Former state senator Don Benton says he wasn’t pushed out of the EPA. “Nothing but fake news”
Olympian (subscription required)
Weinstein: ‘I have been portrayed as the reason that Evergreen is in crisis’
Renton Reporter
County Council declares June “Immigrant Heritage Month”
AG Ferguson applauds Ninth Circuit decision to block revised travel ban
Constantine launches initiatives to create safer, healthier schools and neighborhoods in King County
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Top GOP lawmaker wounded; gunfire at baseball practice
Audit slams King County’s Access transit for disabled riders
Washington state ranks high in effectively identifying homeless students
State says Russia hackers didn’t target Washington voting systems
Washington National Guard shifting to lighter, agile Stryker vehicles
Opinion: Honor and civility: If the president won’t uphold our values, we must
Editorial: Washington families have a lot to lose if ACA goes away
Seattle Weekly
With Trump in Power, Scientists Turned to Activism. Then Things Got Complicated.
Sonics Fans Are Skeptical of the City’s KeyArena Plans, and That Could Be a Good Thing
Murray, Sawant and Herbold Unveil Ordinance to Tax the Rich
Seattle Commits to Paris Accord, Calls for End to Coal-Fired Power in Washington
State Agencies Prep for ‘Unlikely’ Government Shutdown
With a Shutdown Looming, State Lawmakers Consider Their Options (Liias, Palumbo, Stanford, Chopp, Hobbs)
Nationwide, Pro-Muslim Counter-Protests Overwhelmed ‘Anti-Sharia’ Rallies
Sequim Gazette
Guest opinion: Global learning starts at home (Ortiz-Self)
Skagit Valley Herald
L&I to contest judge’s order to vacate $2.4 million fine against Tesoro
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Lawmakers playing game of chicken as shutdown of government looms
Editorial: Washington state must steer driverless cars in right direction
Washington Post
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, four others injured in Va. attack
Yakima Herald Republic
High employment a headache for Yakima Valley farmers
Editorial: Today’s a day for the red, while and blue
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Wolf researcher plans to sue WSU over free speech
Tacoma to open temporary emergency homeless shelter
Non-profit helps foster kids in Washington
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Will the State Legislature get a budget deal? (Nelson, Sullivan)
‘Tax the rich:’ Councilmembers propose income tax on Seattle’s wealthiest
South Snohomish gang problem gets worse
KNKX FM
Lack Of Racial Equity Among Teaching Pool Impacts All Students
If Voting Machines Were Hacked, Would Anyone Know?
Democratic Lawmakers Sue Trump, Handing The President Another Legal Challenge
Tacoma’s Cleaned Up Waterways Need Legislative Attention, Advocates Say
New Bell Times Likely Coming To Seattle Schools Pending City Council Vote
KUOW FM
From submarines to cyber warfare, Bremerton sticks to the mission and keeps its mouth shut
On Flag Day, Remembering The Red, Black And Green
Washington congressman proposing bill to counter ‘Russian agression’
Washington’s biggest businesses aim to fill climate void left by Trump
Gorge Commission Hears Union Pacific Appeal Of Mosier Track Expansion
NW Public Radio
Did Inslee Really ‘Kickstart’ Washington Budget Negotiations?
Washington AG And Others Sue Trump Administration
Q13 TV (FOX)
The cost of waking up: Price of lifesaving drug skyrockets, putting Puget Sound lives at risk
Web
Seattle P.I.
Connelly: AG Ferguson sues, rebukes Trump admin. on energy rollbacks
Slog
Was Washington state’s election system hacked by the Russians? No, says Governor’s Office
Patty Murray calls out Senate Republicans’ secret Obamacare repeal strategy