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Monday, March 20
Associates Press
Environmentalists warn about Trump Puget Sound budget
Crews place booms to contain oil sheen on Columbia River
Train deaths in Washington state return to normal numbers
Minor flooding in Spokane region
Billionaire Gates meets with Trump to talk foreign aid
The Latest: NSA knocks down WH claim of British spying
Aberdeen Daily World
Kilmer weighs in on President Trump’s budget proposal
Olympic National Park sees rise in visitation during 2016
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
State, Tacoma officials consider how to solve homeless camp under I-705
Oregon curtails some use of gillnets on Columbia River
Patience is this Iraqi-born Washington student’s true virtue
Washington state teens practice virtual reality welding
Columbian
In Our View: Cheers & Jeers (revenue, wildfires)
The Daily News
Capitol Dispatch: State could say goodbye to ‘high-stakes’ tests for high school graduation (Blake, Takko)
Crews place booms to contain oil sheen on Columbia River
Student Success Fund provides an extra boost for LCC students
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Future of Boeing’s 787 seems secure, but maybe not in Everett
Edmonds Community College offers first bachelor’s degree
Changing car tab math could cost Sound Transit $6 billion
Burke: Making hamburger of Trump steak promises
Editorial: Trump’s cuts to transportation would hurt economy
Kirkland Reporter
Kirkland college students recognized by national organizations for academic achievements
News Tribune (subscription required)
State, Tacoma officials consider how to solve homeless camp under I-705
Opinion: Death by a thousand cuts
Opinion: Washington must recommit to justice for all
Editorial: Stop the PDC from becoming the petty complaint department (Chopp, Hunt)
New York Times
On Health Law, G.O.P. Faces a Formidable Policy Foe: House Republicans
G.O.P.’s Health Care Tightrope Winds Through the Blue-Collar Midwest
Rural Areas Brace for a Shortage of Doctors Due to Visa Policy
Trump Budget Cuts Put Struggling Americans on Edge
Trump the Builder? Budget Blueprint Puts His Promises on Infrastructure in Doubt
Olympian (subscription required)
Establishment Democrats aim to adopt the anti-Trump movement
Editorial: Obamacare replacement needs drastic surgery
Opinion: Protesters, police have rights, responsibilities
Peninsula Daily News
Looking ahead in Olympia: Budgets, education funding (Van De Wege, Chapman)
Peninsula backs development of cross-state trail system
Puget Sound Business Journal
Analyst: Trump budget’s FDA fee hikes would hurt smaller Seattle biotech companies
Sen. Murray: ‘I will fight this deeply reckless, harmful plan every step of the way’
Trump’s budget cuts millions from Seattle affordable housing, low-income resources
Business-centric agencies and programs that Trump would cut have a long reach
Redmond Reporter
City, Metro set to improve bus route 245 performance
Renton Reporter
Grants help those in unincorporated King County
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle area spends most per capita to build transit and here’s why
Proposal in Olympia aims to take some of the confusion out of student loans
With rising anxiety, minorities and immigrants learn how to stay safe
State budget would target 1 in 5 workers for big raises (Sullivan)
A parking headache: What’s the fix for crowded park-and-ride lots?
Jerry Large: St. Pat’s Day a reminder of enduring myths that demonize immigrants
New York Times: Rural areas brace for shortage of doctors after changes in visa policy
Opinion: Seattle’s sugary-drink tax: Do it for our kids
Editorial: Do not renege on promise to Dreamers
Opinion: From jail to a master’s degree: the power of education
Skagit Valley Herald
Letter: Stop the gouging; scrap ACA
Letter: ACA costs are high
Spokesman Review
Hundreds attend pro-Obamacare vigil in Spokane park
Environmental groups, state officials warn about Trump Puget Sound budget
As local waterways swell with spring runoff, residents tread carefully
National Guard sent to Sprague as water rises; Little Spokane River falls below flood stage
Ferris High School football coach suspended amid investigation into claims he exposed himself
New flights boosting travel options at Spokane airport
Train deaths in Washington state return to normal numbers
Spin Control: Return of the hated MVET roils Seattle drivers, some Washington lawmakers
Editorial: Shore up ailing public health budgets
USA Today
Trump budget cuts bankroll new waste: James Bovard
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Curbing campaign donations for governor only is shortsighted (Ranker)
Editorial: Presidential primary must be relevant
Editorial: Beefing up statewide tourism effort has merit
Washington Post
Overshadowed executive order sets stage for threatened federal programs, workforce
How Trump’s travel ban would hurt the people who voted for him
Trump wants the forgotten men and women to stay forgotten
West Seattle Herald
Public records access, costs targets of two House bills advancing to Senate (Pollet)
Yakima Herald Republic
Trump/Bannon world view is not finding much favor
Editorial: Republicans’ health care reform itself needs reform
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Lawmakers consider taxes on vaping and e-cigarettes (Pollet)
Light rail stations shift lives of Seattle commuters
Environmentalists warn about Trump Puget Sound budget
KNKX FM
Carbon Tax Keeps Popping Up In Divided Washington Legislature (Fitzgibbon)
Unpacking Government: What Are The Limits Of Executive Power?
Northwest Tribes Say Salmon Recovery Is Requirement Based On Treaty Rights
Maryland Democrats Aim To ‘Build The Pipeline’ For Women In Office
How Millennials Win And Lose Under The GOP Health Bill
Volcano Preparedness Is An International Effort
KUOW FM
Your hunch is right: There were more crashes in late 2016
Disenrollments could put Nooksack tribal sovereignty in jeopardy
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Fred Hutch director: ‘People will die’ under Trump’s proposed budget
NW Public Radio
Carbon Tax Keeps Popping Up In Divided Washington Legislature
Northwest Tribes Say Salmon Recovery Is Requirement Based On Treaty Rights
Washington Supreme Court Upholds Oil Terminal Process
Web
Crosscut
Hey Sen. Ericksen, here’s what Trump is paying you
My Edmonds News
Education funding, gun control, tax structure big issues at 21st District town hall (Ortiz-Self, Peterson, Liias)
Friday, March 17
Associated Press
High court favors Vancouver port over lease for oil terminal
Montana lawmakers seek plan for Colstrip plant closure
Mandatory evacuations ordered as floodwaters rise in Yakima
Vapor products, e-cigarettes could be taxed under new bill (Pollet)
Revenue projections for Washington higher than expected (Ormsby)
Washington Supreme Court upholds tribal fuel tax exemption
US urged to spend more on infrastructure
Trump’s budget boosts military but cuts GOP, Dem favorites
Bainbridge Island Review
Gov. Inslee: Trump budget ‘incredibly harmful’ to state and local governments
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Column: Republicans punish the poor for having the nerve to get sick
Bothell Reporter
Inslee signs bill assuring schools’ 28 percent levy-lid secure until 2019 expiration (Wellman)
The Daily News
OPINION: Samuelson: Should the Fed run the economy ‘hot’?
State Superintendent talks assessments, education funding
State Supreme Court sides with Port of Vancouver in oil terminal suit
Vapor products, e-cigarettes could be taxed under new bill
Everett Herald (subscription required)
PUD warns about digging without checking for underground lines
White House picks Boeing executive as Pentagon’s No. 2
Krauthammer: Few good options for GOP to replace Obamacare
Milbank: Why racists celebrate Trump’s praise of Jackson
Editorial: Trump’s EPA budget cuts an insult to Puget Sound
Kirkland Reporter
Inslee signs bill assuring schools’ 28 percent levy-lid secure until 2019 expiration
Pint-sized pros: Kamiakin Middle School jazz program preps for busy spring schedule
Kirkland acquires more property for Totem Lake Park
News Tribune (subscription required)
Proposed charter amendment could trim term limits for Tacoma’s elected officials
Trump budget jeopardizes South Sound light rail expansion
Opinion: The real world of Obamacare repeal
New York Times
Trump and G.O.P. Work to Win Repeal of Obama’s Health Act
Green Beer and Rank Hypocrisy
Even on Their Special Day, Irish Immigrants in America Have Reason to Fear
Olympian (subscription required)
State senator on Trump transition team making equivalent of $160k a year while drawing state salary
Trump’s first budget plan would hit Washington state hard, top Democrats say
Washington lawmakers consider changing primary date to make state more influential in presidential elections
Editorial: Speaker Chopp earned his fine (Chopp, Hunt)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Agencies and programs that Trump would cut have a long reach
Food funds for women, children and elderly threatened by Trump budget
Opinion: Sound Transit should lower car tab fees now
Queen Anne & Magnolia News
The word from Olympia (Carlyle, Frame, Tarleton)
Redmond Reporter
Searching for the little red fish in local streams
Seattle Times (subscription required)
McCleary roundup: Lawmakers brave town-hall forums as they prepare to release budget plans
Here’s why your ST3 car tab fee is so high
Washington farmers tell Trump: We need more foreign workers
Trump budget could mean major changes in Washington, from housing and schools to military
UW, Fred Hutch slam Trump’s proposed budget, calling it ‘major step backward’ and ‘indefensible’
Editorial: Voters deserve credit for latest legislative compromise
Opinion: Give every Washington student a chance to learn computer science
Seattle Weekly
Educators, Students Press School Board to Scrap “Whitewashed” History Lessons
Trump Budget Roundup: Homeless, Light Rail, and Listeners Like You Facing Big Cuts in Seattle
Protests Against Umoja Eviction Continue
Spokesman Review
Trump’s budget proposal would cut WSU research, Spokane’s Central City Line
State revenue inches up but impact on Washington budget debated
Spokane, Grant, Adams counties included in governor’s emergency proclamation
Inslee slams ‘Trumpcare,’ but Washington Senate health care leader says wait for final plan
WSU-Spokane would lose “branch” from its campus description under proposal before Washington Senate
Flood waters inch closer to homes along Williams Lake, Little Spokane River
Moses Lake officials say funding street work expensive but necessary
State Supreme Court sides with Port of Vancouver in oil terminal suit
Racist posters plastered in 3 areas of Spokane
Dr. Richard Stacey, the Spokane doctor who shut down the city after Mount St. Helens erupted, dies
Spokane hearing examiner upholds ‘dangerous dog’ label for pit bull that bit 5-year-old girl on her face
Editorial: AHCA is ill-considered; start over
USA Today
Trump says he’s ‘100% behind’ Republican health care bill
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Lawmakers pass bill to delay school levy cliff
Washington Post
Trump won big in parts of rural America. Now he wants to eliminate 3 agencies dedicated to helping them.
Trio of GOP proposals would overhaul Medicaid dramatically, starting with job requirement
The Republican bill to repeal Obamacare has made Obamacare repeal less likely
Opinion: Look at the buyer’s remorse on the GOP health-care bill
Opinion: Republicans’ four-point plan to help the poor get poorer
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Democratic lawmakers back new bills targeting ST3 (Pellicciotti, Lovick, Kloba, Kilduff, Reeves)
Sound Transit CEO speaks out about car-tab controversy
How could Trump’s proposed budget impact local programs?
Snohomish students build tiny houses to ease homeless problem
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Motorcyclists demand public hearing on lane-splitting legislation
Vapor products, e-cigarettes could be taxed under new bill
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Medical research, arts on President Trump’s chopping block
KNKX FM
Why Eliminating Government Agencies Is A Lot Easier Said Than Done
What SeaTac’s Minimum Wage Fight Can Teach The Labor Movement
Washington Supreme Court Ruling Touted As ‘Landmark’ For Tribal Sovereignty
Education Advocates Press Oregon Budget Committee For More Funding
How To Make Farmers Love Cover Crops? Pay Them
The New Rulings Against Trump’s Travel Ban: What Was Blocked And Why
KUOW FM
Puget Sound hits bottom in Trump EPA budget proposal: zero
Washington Lawmaker Has 6-Figure Salary In Trump Administration, Documents Show
Seattle rabbi: My kids see more anti-Semitism than I
Rural Washington will be hit hard by Republican health care plan
State arts organizations stand to lose big if NEA is eliminated
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Trump budget slashes money for Puget Sound light rail expansion
NW Public Radio
Forest Health Bills Gain Consensus in Washington Legislature
Hunters And Anglers Cross Political Lines To Fight For Public Lands
Impact from President Trump’s Budget Cuts To Arts And Culture Programs In Washington
Washington Lawmaker Has 6-Figure Salary In Trump Administration, Documents Show
Washington Supreme Court Ruling Touted As ‘Landmark’ For Tribal Sovereignty
Web
Crosscut
How Western churches built a movement to protect refugees
Opinion: When free speech is hate speech: Should it be banned?
Publicola
Safe Consumption Sites Move Ahead Despite Opposition
Seattle P.I.
State senator also feeding at federal trough to tune of $161K per year
West Coast governors gag at Trump relaxing fuel efficiency standards
Wednesday, March 15
Associated Press
Student loan defaults rising, study finds
GOP health overhaul puts pressure on state governments
Judge denies DOJ request to dismiss Seattle ‘dreamer’ case
US government says new travel ban ‘substantially different’
City alleges drugmaker let OxyContin flood black market
Federal authorities cite UW for research monkey death
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Lynden schools probe bullying in wake of teen’s suicide
The Daily News
EDITORIAL: Public Records Act Changes
Longview school board gets stuck on portables in facilities discussion
Parker: Congress’ grizzly betrayal
Slide blocks Amtrak service south of Kelso
SR 503 near Speelyai area will be closed several days due to slide
OPINION: Eliminating statute of limitations
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Judge denies DOJ request to dismiss Seattle ‘dreamer’ case
Boeing and aerospace industry back Republican’s tax plan
Washington Post: ‘Client copy’: Did Trump leak his own tax return to MSNBC?
Editorial: Allow more sun to shine on public records
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way legislator praises bipartisan effort to pass “levy cliff” bill
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Letter: Skagit Valley College is hidden gem
Larsen slams immigration executive order
Kirkland Reporter
Scientists recommend $414 million increase in Alzheimer’s research | Letter
Kirkland Kiwanis donates funds to purchase furniture for the New Bethlehem Project
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Judge denies DOJ request to dismiss Seattle ‘dreamer’ case
News Tribune (subscription required)
Health care enrollment falls by 500,000 amid GOP repeal effort
Opinion: 2017 is not the year the Dark Ages descended
Opinion: Stop and think on health care, Republicans
New York Times
One Certainty in Health Bill: Tax Cuts for the Wealthy
Nervous G.O.P. Senators Call for Changes in Health Care Bill
Olympian (subscription required)
Thurston County wants to know what you think of septic fees – again
Public asking for latest on local immigration situation
Puget Sound Business Journal
Planned Parenthood spends $1 million on media
Law: Travel ban hearings set for today
Jay Inslee: CBO report confirms ‘our worst fears’ about GOP’s Obamacare repeal
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Golden Gardens attack survivor: My story was exploited in transgender-bathroom debate
Silence reigns as sewage spews into Puget Sound. Here’s why.
Westneat: GOP’s strange new politics: Going after seniors
Fact-checking the rhetoric around the GOP health bill
Editorial: Washington loses under Republican answer to ACA
Opinion: Do not stay silent in the face of violence motivated by hatred
Seattle Weekly
Meet the Despised and Emboldened College Republicans of UW
You Can’t Afford It: 40 Percent of All Homes for Sale in Seattle Are Listed at More Than $1 Million
Jon Grant Says He’s Signing Seattle’s Homeless Up for Democracy Vouchers
Skagit Valley Herald
Letter: Supporting Medicare for all
Letter: Reduced health care options costly for us all
Spokesman Review
Alarmed by Trump’s environmental policies, Inslee champions wildfire prevention
Targeting a police officer could be a hate crime in Washington
Hundreds of bills alive in Washington Legislature, but many more missed deadline
Send more tankers to Fairchild, Washington Congress members tell Air Force
Columbia River salmon forecast lacks the big numbers of recent years
Racist posting draws political ire and distracts from Spokane Valley community event
Editorial: Prison reform bill provides needed oversight
Washington Post
Trump’s agenda hinges on the fate of health-care plan
Trump allies call GOP health-care plan ‘a trap’
The GOP’s Obamacare replacement is the bill nobody loves or is begging for
Speaker Paul Ryan doubles down on GOP health-care plan amid opposition
There are now almost 60 Republicans with major concerns about the GOP’s Obamacare replacement bill
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
State hosts forum on Medicaid
Yakima Herald Republic
Bloomberg View: GOP must face harsh realities of health care
Editorial: Sunshine Week highlights need for open government
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Neighbors want Rainier Avenue homeless camp crackdown
KNKX FM
Washington Lawmakers Seek To Limit Non-Compete Agreements
Minority Advocacy Groups Feel Left Out Of National Efforts, Funding
Planned Parenthood Would Lose $178 Million In Payments Under GOP Health Plan
Religious Communities Continue The Long Tradition Of Offering Sanctuary
How Many Would Lose Health Coverage? It Depends On How You Define ‘Insurance’
KUOW FM
Trump Travel Ban Faces Court Hearings By Challengers Today
As Drug Costs Soar, People Delay Or Skip Cancer Treatments
Washington Businesses Slam Carbon Tax (Fitzgibbon)
A Spark Of Hope For Climate Change Reality
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
New bill could force heroin, opioid users into treatment
NW Public Radio
Disease, Overgrowth Mean Millions Of Acres In Washington At Risk Of Wildfire
Fiery Oil Train Derailment In Columbia Gorge Prompts Safety Legislation
How Traffic Is Drowning Out Frogs’ Mating Calls
Washington Businesses Slam Carbon Tax
Q13 TV (FOX)
Hate crimes on the rise in Seattle metro area
No release for detained immigrant: What it means for 800K other DACA recipients
Web
Crosscut
Dreamer stuck in detention, but case stays in federal court
The Sonics star who ignited NBA dreams for black youth
Legal weed: Can it survive Trump?
Schmudget
Washington should invest in thriving communities instead of paying out special interest tax breaks
Seattle P.I.
Seattle ‘Dreamer’ not released, but attorneys hail ruling as victory
Slog
A new bill from Washington state lawmakers would force heroin and opiod users into treatment
Tuesday, March 14
Associated Press
City sues drugmaker for letting OxyContin flood black market
2 Oregon bills aim to prevent or mitigate oil-train disaster
New bill could force heroin and opioid users into treatment
WA governor says health care analysis confirms worst fears
The Latest: Group of states support Hawaii’s travel ban suit
Washington and 6 other states aim to block Trump travel ban
Landslide disrupts southwestern Washington Amtrak services
Aberdeen Daily World
City makes pitch for county to take on Gateway Center
Oped: I got out of my bubble and really listened to a Trump supporter
Oped: Trumpcare: Is this what populism looks like?
Letter: Supports Wild Olympics
Letter: Include Hoquiam Library in capital budget
Bainbridge Island Review
Senator Murray on Trumpcare: Millions to lose coverage, premiums will spike, Medicaid will be gutted
Attorney General Ferguson asks for new court hearing on Trump travel ban; California seeks to join lawsuit
WMS student serves as page in Washington State Senate (Rolfes)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
As the water level rises, so does the cost of living on the coast
Columbian
In Our View: Mitigating Homelessness
The Daily News
Castle Rock: Brewing economic development through quality of place
OPINION: Give interior secretary with a Western perspective a chance
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Temporary levy solution creates new problems for schools (Rolfes)
Future of trade discussed at gathering in Seattle
Talk of taxes and unions: Prelude to a political season (Rolfes)
Robinson: Not hard to decode congressman’s racism
Editorial: A mayor’s wacky tax on local media a bad move
Federal Way Mirror
Mayor Jim Ferrell nominates Ryan Call for city attorney
BAG feeding program helps Federal Way students bridge the gap
Kirkland Reporter
Lake Washington Schools Foundation agrees to subsidize test fees for low-income students
Kitsap Daily News
Senate bill would reverse court decision regarding water-well drilling
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Hawkins students want to limit underage pot access
Obamacare repeal will increase the number of uninusred by 24 million by 2026, CBO says
States seeking Trump travel ban block want new hearing
Monroe Monitor
Legislature delays school levy cliff (Palumbo, Nelson)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Opinion: One congressman’s unbounded racism
Editorial: Harsh new climate for Puget Sound Partnership
New York Times
24 Million Fewer Could Receive Health Coverage
How G.O.P. Lowers Premiums: Pushing Out Older People
C.B.O. Analysis: Republican Health Plan Will Save Money but Drive Up the Number of Uninsured
Editorial: Trading Health Care for the Poor for Tax Cuts for the Rich
Olympian (subscription required)
House Speaker hit with campaign finance complaint in growing tug-of-war (Chopp, Hunt)
The Obamacare replacement bill could die on Thursday
Puget Sound Business Journal
CBO: Savings up, but births could rise under GOP plan
24M more would lose insurance under Republican plan
Seattle trade diplomats are open to renegotiating NAFTA with Trump – just not on Twitter
Redmond Reporter
Murray, Inslee and Constantine endorse 45th District candidate Dhingra
Redmond police officers double as goatherds
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Q&A: How Pierce College is helping more students succeed
A new age of resistance: People are taking political action for first time in their lives
Hate-crime suspicions cloud death of Muslim teen in Lake Stevens
Langley mayor learns there’s no billing a free press
Some Seattle Lyft, Uber drivers sue over city’s unionization law
Another research monkey dies at UW; it got no water for several days
LA Times: Your kids aren’t killing you; they may actually help you live longer
Opinion: Time to fix a broken election system
Editorial: Sales tax for the arts? Not when so many King County services are struggling
Seattle Weekly
On the Cold Front Lines of ICE Resistance
Insurance Commissioner: ‘Trumpcare Is a Case of Robin Hood in Reverse’
Arrested Dreamer Speaks Out: ‘The Government Already Knows I’m Not a Gang Member.’
Steve O’Ban, ST3 Foe, Is Paving the Way for a New Tax to Support Drive-On Ferries
Local Voters Would Be Less ‘Tax Fatigued’ If We Taxed Income Progressively
Skagit Valley Herald
Crews clear lane of Highway 20 of avalanche debris
Spokesman Review
McMorris Rodgers: CBO report ‘not whole story’
Spokane City Council votes to speed up plowing, prioritize snow removal near schools and downtown
Inslee praises Eastern State Hospital during visit to Spokane
Lights go out at Hanford plutonium plant
Vestal: McMorris Rodgers backs GOP health care plan stripping insurance from Eastern Washington’s poor
Editorial: Debate to persist on eve of Iraq invasion
USA Today
Hospitals fear Obamacare repeal may create financial strain
Obamacare repeal will increase the number of uninsured by 24 million by 2026, CBO says
Fact check: How accurate were CBO’s Obamacare predictions?
Editorial: CBO exposes Ryancare: Our view
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: State Senate wise to crack down on driving with cellphones
Washington Post
Conservatives’ reaction to CBO report casts doubt on GOP health plan’s viability
The Republican health-care arguments that were most severely hurt by the CBO report
This may be the most brutal number in the CBO report
What the CBO says about the Republican plan, by the numbers
What the CBO says about the House GOP’s health-care plans
Editorial: The CBO shows there is no rational justification for the GOP health plan
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
The GOP’s Repeal and Replace plan
Yakima Herald Republic
State, feds agree to work together on forest restoration
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
State insurance commissioner: GOP health care plan worse than expected
CBO: Obamacare repeal will increase uninsured by 24 million by 2026
Ferguson asks for travel executive order hearing
Zombies lobby lawmakers to extend film crew tax breaks
Seattle homeless Navigation Center offers more options
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
State House Democrats introduce five new bills aimed at lowering skyrocketing car tabs (Kilduff, Pellicciotti)
KNKX FM
Carbon Tax Floated As Possible Replacement To Inslee’s ‘Clean Air Rule’
UW Sends Future Health Care Professionals Into A Homeless Camp
Wireless Carriers Lobby For Access To ‘Street Furniture’ In Washington
GOP Health Care Bill Could Leave 24M More Without Coverage By 2026, CBO Says
ACLU Lawyer Sits At Heart Of Legal Resistance To Trump Agenda
KUOW FM
Should kids in jail talk with their lawyers before cops?
A Spark Of Hope For Climate Change Reality
In Their Search For Asylum, Central Americans Find The U.S. Is Closing Its Doors
NW Public
Ample Rain, Snow Make Loads Of Summer Grass And Brush
Industry Groups Join Trump Administration In Seeking To Appeal Youth Climate Lawsuit
Ocean Salmon Fishery Closures Proposed To Protect Klamath River Fish
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Mayor Ed Murray: Property tax is ‘not a tax I want to use’
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson files new complaint, seeks travel-ban hearings
Q13 TV (FOX)
State lawmakers have yet to agree on how to fund public education (Lytton)
Pot crime claims prove to be overblown, even as tax revenue soars
City of Everett sues drugmaker for letting OxyContin flood black market
Web
Crosscut
Tribes could lose big with EPA cuts
In Washington orchards, hope, anxiety around Trump
Slog
CBO: 24,000,000 Americans will lose health insurance under Trumpcare
Waterland Blog
Quiet Des Moines Council enlivened by citizen upset with airport noise (Orwall)
Monday, March 13
Associated Press
Push to put Yakima’s immigration policy into ordinance
Fewer students arrested after Spokane school policy change
Conservation group maps land protection strategy in 3 states
Farmers consider alternatives amid lower wheat prices
Flamboyant pot retailer doubles down on cannabis
Woman has threat to Washington governor charge dismissed
Demolition resumes on Hanford plutonium plant
Vandals target Seattle synagogue, spray-paint with graffiti
Washington school program connects girls with mentors
Bills alive, dead or signed in the Washington Legislature
King County council deciding own probe into sewage disaster
Aberdeen Daily World
Under the towers: Satsop Business Park tenants offer wide range of products
Oped: GOP health-care plan really about destructive ideology
Letter: Bill is a roadblock to wilderness
Bainbridge Island Review
2017 Legislative Session: School levy lid stays on; Governor’s signature next
2017 Legislative Session | Public records access, costs targets of two House bills advancing to Senate (Pollet)
Bellevue Reporter
South Asians lead resistance to hate crimes in Crossroads Park during vigil
Centralia Chronicle
‘A Great Relief:’ Lewis County Changes Course on Cousins Road (Blake)
Columbian
In Our View: Backing From Levy Cliff
In Our View: Cheers & Jeers (I-5 bridge legislation, distracted driving)
The Daily News
Hero still leaking; may not be removed
How can Cowlitz County create more jobs?
OPINION: Easing stigma for sex trafficking victims (Cleveland)
OPINION: Public records act changes
Virtual reality welding at Mark Morris
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Bill requiring safe gun storage fails to advance (Kagi, Blake)
Commentary: State has duty to fix, fund public school system
Saunders: GOP needs to find agreement on ACA replacement
Letter: Citizens need better notice of bills before Legislature
Federal Way Mirror
Community celebrates Best of Federal Way
Federal Way City Council votes on new city logo
Federal Way Public Schools hosting secondary ELA curriculum open house
Kirkland Reporter
City of Kirkland’s 21 capital projects for 2017
Kitsap Daily News
Legislature preserves school districts’ property tax levy limit
Homeless students: 40,000 attending public schools in state
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Kitsap health-care leaders share fears over Medicaid rollback
News Tribune (subscription required)
Sawyer: Let’s break poverty cycle in Pierce and beyond
New York Times
5 Numbers to Look For in Report on Health Care Plan
How the Republican Health Plan Could Affect You
No Health Insurance Is Hard. No Phone? Unthinkable
Olympian (subscription required)
Did Gov. Jay Inslee’s campaign get ‘million’ from state worker unions during contract negotiations?
Higher fees, other changes to public records law advance at state Capitol (McBride)
Opinion: Social equality: Senior rights are civil rights
Editorial: Sunshine Week: Public records are essential
Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Lawmakers approve levy cliff measure but school funding still ahead (Tharinger, Chapman, Van De Wege)
Halfway: Bills alive, dead or signed in state Legislature
Puget Sound Business Journal
Law: ‘Dreamer’ released from detention; judge blocks travel ban
Proposals to link tax breaks to employment put jobs ‘at risk,’ Boeing says
Observations: The state’s search for education funds could lead to terrible levy swap idea
Reports conflict on effect of Starbucks’ decision to hire 10,000 refugees after Trump travel ban
Renton Reporter
Mayor Denis Law and community leaders release statements about alleged hate crime
Faith over fear (Keiser, Sullivan)
Museum of Flight chosen to exhibit Apollo 11 Spacecraft on 50th anniversary of the Moon landing
Seattle Times (subscription required)
At cost-plagued UW dentistry school, deficit now totals $35 million
Maryland to join Washington state lawsuit against Trump travel ban
Protesters shadowing Reichert over refusal to stage town halls
Should Seattle tax sugary drinks? Here’s what the health research says — and doesn’t say
If tech giants like Amazon add to Seattle traffic congestion, do they pay for it?
Opinion: A mother speaks for her daughter: Doctors, listen to your patients
Editorial: Don’t let President Trump trample on Puget Sound’s environmental gains
Opinion: Supercharged economy leaves too many students behind
Seattle Weekly
We Now Know Who Will Challenge Murray From the Left. Will Anyone Challenge Him From the Right?
Capitol Hill Synagogue Vandalized With Alternative Facts
New Roosevelt Way Bike Lanes Have Bikers, and Local Businesses, Hitting the Road
AG Ferguson Continues Lawsuit Over President Trump’s Revised Travel Ban
Spokesman Review
Spokane-area community leaders speak out against racism
Inslee: ‘Trumpcare’ could push 600,000 off health insurance in Washington
Inslee praises Eastern State Hospital during visit to Spokane
Spokane’s Rogers High School featured in New York Times showcasing efforts to help poor students succeed in college
Proposal would prohibit Spokane landlords from discriminating against renters for using subsidies
Shawn Vestal: Pasco couple built strong business, close family, despite immigration status
Spin Control: Quick turnaround on levy cliff bill doesn’t mean on-time end to session
Editorial: Students would benefit from smarter funding
Tri-City Herald
Families rallying in Olympia for digital public schools
Guest opinion: Deadly force bill is solution to non-existent problem
Our Voice: House should pass Senate dam policy
Letter: Public input is a requirement for good government
USA Today
Rise in hate crimes spurs launch of database and hotline
White House casts doubt on upcoming Obamacare repeal cost estimate
What is the CBO, and why does its ‘score’ on the Obamacare repeal matter?
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Serious debate over health care is welcome
Washington Post
With Obamacare repeal, Republicans are trying to accomplish something that’s never been done
Millions might lose health coverage? Not to hear Republican leaders tell it.
Trump said no Americans would lose coverage under Obamacare repeal. Paul Ryan won’t make that promise.
White House, Ryan defend GOP health-care plan
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Roll call: Income Tax, smartphones and driving, pay equality, and police hate crimes
DNR, Forest Service sign pact for joint forest health projects
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
King County to vote on West Point Treatment Plant investigation
Family asks FBI to investigate teen’s alleged suicide (Ortiz-Self)
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Families rallying in Olympia for digital public schools
KNKX FM
Northwest States Write Up Wake Up Call For ‘The Big One’
Suicide Behind Bars: Sound Effect, Episode 99
Unpacking Government: What Legal Protections Do Reporters Have?
Not Just A Boys’ Club: Women Hooking Into Fishing Industry More Onshore
Oregon Lumber Community Looks To Trump And Innovation To Survive
Rookie Doctors Will Soon Be Allowed To Work Up To 28 Hours Straight
KOMO
‘Historic agreement’ partners DNR, Forest Service to prep for fire season
KUOW FM
What to do if a loved one is thinking about suicide
I’m Pregnant. What Would Happen If I Couldn’t Afford Health Care?
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Mayor Murray: If you’re pro-life, pro-choice you’ll support safe injection sites
NW Public Radio
Gun Rights Lobby Declares Victory In Olympia
Northwest States Write Up Wake Up Call For The Big One’
Washington Lawmakers Set Course For Sound Transit Changes
Web
Seattle Medium
State House Approves Equal Pay Opportunity Act (Senn, Sells)
Seattle P.I.
Inslee calls out ‘wave of anti-Semitic threats’ against state’s Jewish community