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Wednesday, May 3
Associated Press
House GOP blocks Dem efforts to protect consumer watchdog
Toxic mine pollution halted near scenic Washington lake
Snow-filled Washington highway awaiting reopening
A way forward on health care bill? Key GOP rep has $8B plan
Trump’s remarks often set off White House ‘scramble drill’
Port of Bellingham votes to buy land city wanted for shelter
Bills link Boeing tax breaks to size of its workforce in Washington (Frame, Lytton)
Low-income, minority students lag in high-school grad rates
Aberdeen Daily World
Grays Harbor Historical Seaport announces new partnership with Tongue Point Job Corps
Budget deal includes protection for Washington’s marijuana industry
Bainbridge Island Review
Gov. Mike Lowry remembered for compassion, humility and service
Columbian
Inslee urges SW Washington to agree on an I-5 Bridge effort (Cleveland)
In Our View: Balance Water Rights
The Daily News
Bills seek link of aerospace tax breaks, state workforce (Frame)
Kelso City Council considers outlawing plastic bags
Massive poaching probe targets Cowlitz County residents
Opinion: Initial thoughts
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Plan would divert people from jail, instead get them help
Two House bills link Boeing tax break with jobs in state (Robinson, Lytton, Frame)
Bees from state trucked across West to pollinate nation’s crops
Edmonds gets $1.7M to improve waterfront, Highway 99
Editorial: Editorial: Back airline promises with consumer protections
Federal Way Mirror
Henry facilitates physically active culture at Lake Grove
Englund announces Lakehaven board re-election bid
Kirkland Reporter
Mayor, city manager to present State of the City address
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
State approves new Harrison hospital in Silverdale
Bills seek link of aerospace tax breaks, state workforce (Frame)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Tacoma’s homelessness crisis needs an emergency solution, mayor says
Will Western Washington’s congressional Republicans vote to repeal Obamacare?
So goes the special session in Olympia: Lawmakers are redoing work they’ve already done (Sullivan)
Capitol Happy Hour: Police use of deadly force — and, can millennials not handle stamps?
New York Times
Seeking Votes for Health Bill, G.O.P. May Add $8 Billion
Opinion: Health Care Fantasyland
Olympian (subscription required)
SPSCC students want a $16 million Health and Wellness Center. Here’s how they plan to pay for it.
AARP, patient groups pressure moderate Republicans to oppose GOP health bill
Editorial: No government shutdown, for now
Redmond Reporter
Alliance of People with disAbilities rejoins Together Center
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Trump, Pence lobby U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert in all-out effort to pass GOP health-care plan
Does peaceful May Day signal Seattle’s no longer in protesters’ bull’s-eye?
Metro transit, Diamond Parking to sell reserved parking spaces as park-and-rides overflow
Opinion: Justice can be tainted by use of informants’ testimony
Editorial: Help Eastside bus riders survive rail projects
Seattle Weekly
What I Learned Living One Year Without a Car In Seattle
Following Recent Layoffs, Two Bills Threaten Boeing Tax Break (Lytton, Robinson, Frame)
Seattle’s Turn Toward An Income Tax Is Sudden. And Welcome.
Thousands March for Immigrant Rights, Workers’ Rights, and Socialism on May Day 2017
Legal Weed Delivery in Washington State?
Spokesman Review
Passengers on Amtrak’s Empire Builder have a message for Congress: Don’t cut long-distance rail travel
Spokane to get tougher on downtown parking meter limits starting July 1
Testing confirms chemical contamination in residential wells near Fairchild Air Force Base
Parents upset by school district policy on seizing student phones to delete fight videos
WSU researchers create atoms with negative mass in hopes of aiding nuclear fission
SFCC instructor known as ‘Doc Polly’ named Washington community colleges’ faculty member of the year
Professor accuses WSU of violations after he criticized cattle rancher, wolf pack removal
Editorial: U.S. needs bridge to better infrastructure
USA Today
Republicans tweak Obamacare repeal bill to woo moderates
Washington Post
Republicans seeking support for health-care plan push to address preexisting conditions
GOP health-care push faces new obstacles as concerns about preexisting conditions grow
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Job growth in tourism, construction helps shrink March unemployment rate
Contract gives Okanogan PUD more power from Wells Dam
Manson elementary students get extra reading help next year
Yakima Herald Republic
Washington state learning new ways to attract teachers
Editorial: Matching education with jobs in Yakima
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
For Fake’s Sake: How to Spot Fake News
Tacoma considers declaring homeless state of emergency
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
New shipping alliances jam up truck traffic for Port of Seattle
KNKX FM
Business Groups Target House Majority Leader Over Support Of Tax Plan In Olympia (Sullivan)
Incentives For Solar Begin To Sunset
As House GOP Struggles With A Health Care Bill, Republican Options Narrow
Gay Couple’s Lawsuit Against Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Is Back On After Court Ruling
King County To Vote On Raising Sales Tax To Fund Arts
More Salt In School Lunch, Less Nutrition Info On Menus: Trump Rolls Back Food Rules
KUOW FM
Kent Valley: The boom nobody’s heard of
Chinatown-ID residents fear being priced out — upzone or not
Faith communities relaunch sanctuary movement to protect immigrants
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Threatened Sound Transit project safe for a few months
NW Public Radio
Business Groups Target House Majority Leader Over Support Of Tax Plan In Olympia (Sullivan)
Q13 TV (FOX)
State Senate passes, sends House a bill to cut car-tab taxes, change vehicle valuation system
‘Madness, mayhem and disrespect:’ Olympia reacts to May Day violence
Web
Crosscut
Amazon unaware of biased job recruitment
WSU tries to silence a prof. He files a lawsuit.
Trump, Trudeau & Tariffs: We don’t want Canada T’d off
Publicola
Another Man Alleges Murray Paid Him for Sex
3 Charged with May Day Crimes; New Candidates Join (and Drop) Races; Jon Grant Wants Mayor to Resign
Schmudget
Important gains have been made for a better future for our state, but more needs to be done
Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Judge rebuffs business challenge to state minimum-wage law
Slog
Washington ranks high on list of states with safe drinking water violations
Tuesday, May 2
Associated Press
Trump: US needs September ‘shutdown’ to fix Senate ‘mess’
May Day protests deemed ‘riots’ in Portland and Olympia
Budget deal provides solid budget for Hanford
Former Washington Gov. Mike Lowry, also a congressman, dies
Republicans target law enacted after 2008 financial meltdown
Massive clean-up of Holden Mine restores landscape
5 arrested in Seattle protest; 9 Olympia arrests
Aberdeen Daily World
County contributes to North Beach projects
North Cove erosion focus of May 9 community meeting in Tokeland
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Have you ever smoked pot? Saying yes can get Canadians barred for life at U.S. border
Bothell Reporter
Ribbon-cutting ceremony held for North Creek Forest
Columbian
In Our View: Lift Tax Lid? Make the Case
Letter: Kudos to local legislators (Stonier, Wylie, Cleveland)
The Daily News
Inslee signs hoof rot bill into law
Opinion: Records law tweaks have merit
School districts craft budgets with uncertainty
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Key Sound Transit deal back on track with budget agreement
Editorial: Congress shows what bipartisan budget looks like
Highline Times
Airport noise and health impacts? Not going to fly with concerned citizens (Orwall)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Former Gov. Mike Lowry dies after stroke
State dropping Highway 3 speed to 50 mph from 55
News Tribune (subscription required)
A year’s supply of birth control? Washington lawmakers say insurance should cover it (Robinson)
Matt Driscoll: Build an apartment building. Save a farm. This program’s doing both.
New York Times
Trump Says the Government Needs a ‘Good Shutdown’
Influential Republican Attacks Party’s New Health Care Bill
Olympian (subscription required)
Law enforcement officers to be honored during Capitol ceremony Friday
Editorial: Records law tweaks have merit
Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Bill attempts to break deadlock (Van De Wege, Chapman, Tharinger)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Education: Is Michelle Obama’s girls’ program over?
GOP could fall short again on healthcare
Washington governors past and present remember late Gov. Mike Lowry
Former Washington Gov. Mike Lowry dies at age 78
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Puget Sound transit projects’ funding rescued in federal budget — for now
From dollars to detention: 8 questions for the man who leads Kent schools
Riots mar May Day in Portland and Olympia. In Seattle? Light up the ‘peace joint’
Here’s how Seattle’s May Day rallies and marches unfolded
30 years after ‘Salmonscam’: Remembering a leader in the fishing-rights struggle
Editorial: Community colleges key to Washington’s economic future
Opinion: Poverty is now largely a suburban challenge
Seattle Weekly
Thousands March for Immigrant Rights, Workers’ Rights, and Socialism on May Day 2017
Key Sound Transit Deal Back on Track With Budget Agreement
Anti-Communists Hold Court at May Day Rally In Westlake
City Council Passes Resolution to Fast-Track City Income Tax Vote
Skagit Valley Herald
Report: Skagit County has some of the nation’s cleanest air
Spokesman Review
Former Washington Gov. Mike Lowry, also a congressman, dies
Over 100 immigrants become American citizens in Spokane Valley ceremony
WSU researchers create atoms with negative mass in hopes of aiding nuclear fission
East Valley softball coach accused of asking player inappropriate questions about sexual activity
Congressional spending compromise includes protection for Washington’s marijuana industry
Train derails south of Cocolalla Lake in Bonner County
USA Today
As Congress touts spending deal, Trump calls for shutdown
Another ‘no’ spells more trouble for revised GOP Obamacare replacement bill
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Once again, unelected panel seeks pay hikes for elected officials
Washington Post
Trump says U.S. needs a ‘shutdown’ as he seeks leverage in future budget talks
House Republicans continue push for a health-care bill, even if it goes nowhere in the Senate
Preexisting conditions: How ACA coverage would change under the House GOP plan
Which Republicans are putting the health-care bill in jeopardy
Yakima Herald Republic
Immigrants, advocates rally for
comprehensive immigration reform
Editorial: Drivers must take seriously safety in I-90 work zones
Broadcast
KEPR TV (Tri-Cities)
New bill adds extra step for licensed gun dealers for failed background checks (Hansen)
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Thousands march for immigration, workers’ rights on May Day
Former Washington Gov. Mike Lowry dies at age 78
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Hundreds hold peaceful May Day protest outside King County Juvenile Detention in Seattle
Former Wash. Gov. Mike Lowry dies at age 78, family says
‘This is a riot’: 9 officers injured as rowdy crowd tears through Downtown Olympia
KNKX FM
Chelan PUD Board Approves Alcoa Contract Change To Spur Smelter Restart
Oregon Bill Would Allow People To Petition Courts To Remove Family Members’ Guns
Under Trump Budget, Nearly 2 Million Kids May Lose After-School Care
Former Washington Gov. Mike Lowry Dies
Oregon House Votes To Ban Use Of All Handheld Electronic Devices While Driving
Trump Administration Rolls Back Michelle Obama’s Healthy School Lunch Push
KUOW FM
GOP’s new Obamacare plan has Washington insurance chief worried
Seattle commits to adopting income tax, or at least trying to
NW Public Radio
Chelan PUD Board Approves Alcoa Contract Change To Spur Smelter Restart
Former Washington Gov. Mike Lowry Dies
May Day Mob Breaks Windows, Skirmishes with Police in Olympia
Washington Soldiers Home Ordered To Take Corrective Action To Protect Residents
Q13 TV (FOX)
Nine officers injured, 9 protesters arrested in Olympia May Day riot
New cameras on Marysville school buses help catch drivers who don’t stop; $419 tickets to be issued
Hundreds march peacefully on May Day for workers and immigrants rights
Web
Crosscut
Council bucks the system, sets path toward income tax
Seattle P.I.
Death on the job: Workers and a city they can’t afford
Mike Lowry, proudly progressive ex-governor, dies early on May Day
Slog
It’s official: Seattle City Council will consider an income tax, could vote by July
Monday, May 1
Associated Press
Hidden horror of school sex assaults revealed by AP
Lawmakers tap unspent campaign money for suits, meals, decor (Riccelli)
Invasive green crabs found off Olympic Peninsula
Lawmakers settle on $1T plan to avoid government shutdown
Review: Longview coal terminal would add climate-warming gas
New state law seeks to combat vulnerable adult exploitation (Goodman)
Robotic fruit pickers may help orchards with worker shortage
Immigrants, unions march in US for rights, against Trump
Aberdeen Daily World
Distracted driving legislation aims to get drivers’ attention off their phones and back on the road (Farrell, Kirby)
New low-income housing development in the works for Aberdeen
Columbian
In Our View: Build Bridge With Oregon (Cleveland)
School districts craft budgets with uncertainty
The Daily News
Local groups march in nationwide day of protest
State, county officials release final coal study
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Trump plan would cut grants that help the most vulnerable
New law helps inmates earn workforce-type college degrees
Commentary: A victory for gun violence victims and the state
Letter: Right-to-work laws lower wages for all workers
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way school district adopts high school English language arts curriculum
Delta Dental sends Jefferson bowling to nationals with $2,000 check
Journal of the San Juan Islands
EDC’s free marine trades training update
Kirkland Reporter
Kirkland Solid Waste Division named Washington State Recycler of the Year
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Ferry fares shoot up for some Monday
Lawmakers tap unspent campaign money for suits, meals, decor (Riccelli)
News Tribune (subscription required)
More than $50,000 a day? EPA asks court to fine Tacoma lumber company
Editorial: Don’t skimp on college need grants; expand them
New York Times
Trump Seeks Health Bill Vote, but Seems Unclear on Details
Spread of Hate Crimes Has Lawmakers Seeking Harsher Penalties
Olympian (subscription required)
Two large Washington state agencies get new leaders
Revised GOP health bill could imperil coverage for sick plan members
Lawmakers tap unspent campaign money for suits, meals, decor (Riccelli)
Editorial: Records law tweaks have merit
Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Bill attempts to break deadlock (Van De Wege, Chapman, Tharinger)
Puget Sound Business Journal
GOP still looking for healthcare votes
Survey measures the gender and racial pay and leadership gaps at Seattle startups
Redmond Reporter
Overlake Transit Center parking lot closes for light rail construction
Hopelink to break ground for Redmond Integrated Service Center
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Podcast: ‘Ghost dollars,’ political stunts and the Legislature’s budget impasse (Sullivan)
Washington state senators tap surplus campaign money for food, clothes, furnishing (Riccelli)
Want to improve Washington schools? Write yourself some snail mail
In a twist, a college lesson at UW on how to fail
Kent School District halts international field trips over border concerns
Editorial: A good first step to strip abusers of guns
Seattle Weekly
Upstream Artists and Community Groups Call On Vulcan to Commit to Equitable Development
Is a City Income Tax Legally Feasible in Seattle? Your Burning Questions, Answered!
Feds Nab Black Blocker Who Allegedly Threw An Unlit Molotov Cocktail Near Police Last May Day
Next Up For Anti-Pipeline Activists: JP Morgan Chase
Pay Raises May Be on the Way for Governor, Lawmakers, and Judges (McCoy, Kloba)
Skagit Valley Herald
Few comments received on air permits for proposed refinery project
Spokesman Review
State opens investigation into Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office
Washington sued over community colleges’ troubled software system
Bill on Inslee’s desk seeks to combat exploitation of vulnerable adults
Padden, Ferguson at odds over immigration advice
Riverfront Park pavilion, an icon of Expo ’74, to undergo extensive renovation
Getting there: Work on I-90 certain to cause traffic backups
The deaths of two Spokane women touch three mothers, who ask why a primary suspect hasn’t been charged
Spin Control: Questions and answers about the not-so-special special session.
Jim Kowalkowski: Legislature should retain equitable teacher funding tools
Bill Keim: Untapped wealth could unlock McCleary case
Editorial: Stop the politics, work on health care
USA Today
Opinion: America is pushing away immigrant talent: Column
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Sleeping center should be improvement over homeless camp
Editorial: Lessons in financial literacy important for life
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Rep Watch | The Tax Code and the Tuesday Group
Bond, levy results unchanged following Friday’s count
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Multiple NBA, NHL execs back KeyArena renovation, new documents reveal
East Link construction to close two popular Park & Ride lots
Seattle librarians start fake news survival class
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
First of two park-and-ride lot closures begins Monday on Eastside
KNKX FM
Seattle Gears Up For Potential May Day Mayhem
Hopes, Suspicions Raised By Smelter Restart Talk In Wenatchee
Goldendale Observatory Loses Dark Sky Designation
Red-Light Cameras Could Nab Speeders, Too, Under Proposed Oregon Law
4 Things We Don’t Know About AP Tests
Environmentalists, Coal Companies Rally Around Technology To Clean Up Coal
President Trump’s First 100 Days, In Photos
KUOW FM
This dam protects jobs south of Seattle. Some day it won’t
Why Kent farmers used to sneak out to blow up dams
100 Days In, Women’s March Still Inspires. But Can The Enthusiasm Hold?
Ahead of May Day, the eight-hour work day under attack in Congress
Cancer, Congestion, Pollution Among The Outcomes Of Longview Coal Export Project: Study
NW Public Radio
Cancer, Congestion, Pollution Among The Outcomes Of Longview Coal Export Project: Study Lawmakers Dip Into Leftover Campaign Funds For Travel, Furniture, Clothes
Washington Soldiers Home Ordered To Take Corrective Action To Protect Residents
Q13 TV (FOX)
State lawmakers used unspent campaign money for suits, meals, office decor (Riccelli)
Web
Crosscut
If North Korea attacks, is Washington doomed?
Years of police reform tension blow up city attorney’s race
Legislature paves way for more farm, forestland development (Appleton, Fitzgibbon)
A farm town ponders how to protect its immigrant workers
Publicola
Bill Bryant Knows What He Would Do as Mayor, but Says He Won’t Run
Pramila Jayapal Reflects on Her First 100 Days in Congress
What to Expect as May Day Unfolds
Friday, April 28
Associated Press
Immigrants plan May Day rallies buoyed by Trump opposition
New report says Spokane spends $1M on cops in schools
Methamphetamine a rising cause of drug overdoses
New population of invasive green crabs found in Washington
Robots called a solution to a growing apple-picker shortage
Inslee signs bill regulating free marijuana lockboxes
The Latest: Bill to avert shutdown for 1 week clears House
Wisconsin plan seeks to cut achievement gap in half
Aberdeen Daily World
State Auditor report: Former secretary defrauded Lake Quinault School District
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
A free lock box with your pot purchase? New state law means some stores could be handing out safes
Op-ed: Helping to save lives through education, awareness and empowerment of mental illness
The Daily News
EDITORIAL: Feuding lawmakers need to end drama for sake of Washington students
Several climate marches and events planned Saturday
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Dems happy over GOP-sponsored bill to increase ballot boxes (Hudgins)
Panel considers pay raises for governor, lawmakers, judges
Government shutdown: GOP backs away from Obamacare push
Editorial: New laws, more troopers on road will save lives
Kirkland Reporter
Rep. DelBene meets with Veterans Advisory Board
Housing forum held at Kirkland City Hall
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Congress passes short-term funding bill to avoid government shutdown
News Tribune (subscription required)
Capitol Happy Hour: Welcome to special session. (What is that?)
A free lock box with your pot purchase? New state law means some stores could be handing out safes
Lawmakers want UW to stop using live pigs to train paramedics. ‘We need to be more considerate’ (Appleton, Farrell, Peterson, Clibborn, Ryu, McBride, Fitzgibbon, Gregerson)
Editorial: No excuse for browbeating by Gig Harbor Rep. Jesse Young
New York Times
In Blow to Trump, Repeal of Health Law Fails Again
Olympian (subscription required)
Republicans back down from health-care push, clearing way for government to stay open
Editorial: Rep. Young may seize mantle from ex-Sen. Roach
Puget Sound Business Journal
Observations: Land use in the Puget Sound region needs expert review
Opinion: Legislature must invest in disadvantaged students
Queen Anne Magnolia News
Special session starts (Carlyle, Tarleton)
Renton Reporter
Council authorizes $4 million for new community center
Seattle Times (subscription required)
A disaster years in the making
Here’s how Sound Transit plans to roll out ‘one of most ambitious transit expansions’ U.S. has ever seen
Trump won’t get House OK of health bill before his 100th day
Anti-Trump sentiment could intensify Seattle May Day activism
McCleary roundup: ‘At least legislators are sort of working’
Opinion: Proposed budget cuts, rules won’t help homeless youth
Seattle Weekly
Next Up For Anti-Pipeline Activists: JP Morgan Chase
Meet the Brash and Brilliant Lawyer Who Won’t Leave Ed Murray Alone
The Debate Over How to Spend Soda Tax Money
Soda Tax Will Include Diet Products Because Equity, Say Mayor and Councilmembers
Murray Now Has 10 Challengers. Will He Get Any More?
Skagit Valley Herald
Bacterial pollution closing part of Swinomish shellfish harvest area
Spokesman Review
Shawn Vestal: Racist truck sign honors shameful history
Padden, Ferguson at odds over immigration advice
New Washington laws legalize industrial hemp, require inspections for marijuana edibles
Washington senators urge caution on Trump’s order on national monuments
Editorial: Perdue offers hope for farming issues in Trump administration
Vancouver Business Journal
Dept. of Ecology moving Vancouver field office
Movement pushes local, American Grown flowers
Vancouver ready to celebrate small business in a big way
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Protecting dogs from inhumane tethering is welcome
Washington Post
Opinion: The GOP’s latest repeal effort just collapsed. The reason is simpler than you think.
After being caught in Trump’s travel ban, a Syrian family finds a place to call home
House will not vote on Affordable Care Act rewrite, smoothing way for government to stay open
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Exposure to computers, robots boost STEM interest in young girls, UW study finds
Rising Seattle rents forcing people to leave the city
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
A robot that picks apples? Replacing humans worries some
DOL: Bad keystroke caused Bothell man’s car tab error
KNKX FM
Once ‘Dropout Factories,’ Tacoma Schools See Record Graduation Rates
A Path Out Of Poverty: Career Training + Quality Pre K
For Some, Pre-Hospice Care Can Be A Good Alternative To Hospitals
State of Washington Doubling Its Electric Vehicle Fleet
Latest In U.S.-Canada Lumber Dispute Has Northwest Players Speculating
Austrian Trades Career As Doctor For State Patrol Trooper
Scientists Hunt Hard Evidence On How Cop Cameras Affect Behavior
KUOW FM
This dad ‘had never hugged a white man.’ Now he’s tackling race
What was the cost to people caught in the travel ban?
Seattle climate activists get confrontational in Trump era
Northwest Farmers Hoping Asparagus Will Get Growing Soon
NW Public Radio
Hopes, Suspicions Raised By Smelter Restart Talk In Wenatchee
Northwest Farmers Hoping Asparagus Will Get Growing Soon
State of Washington Doubling Its Electric Vehicle Fleet
Washington State Warns Against Illegal In-State Moving Companies
WSU Professor Says University Violated His Academic Freedom Over Wolf Comments
Q13 TV (FOX)
State budget showdown: Republicans pledge ‘it will work out’, Dems say they’re ready to compromise (Ranker)
Seattle cleaning up homeless camps along I-90
‘Drugged driving’ surpasses drunken driving among drivers killed in crashes, report finds
Diet soda added to Seattle mayor’s proposed sugary drink tax
Boeing to U.S.: Put tariffs on Canadian rival Bombardier
Are you ready? Big changes coming for Eastside commuters Monday
Sewage plant in Seattle back to normal operations
Web
Crosscut
Washington is ‘shockingly’ unprepared for a nuclear attack
Seattle should just say no to May Day riots
Sickness or safety? A new crisis for immigrants
My Edmonds News
From the Edmonds mayor: Another Edmonds win (Ortiz-Self, Clibborn, Liias)
Thursday, April 27
Associated Press
California weighs dumping insurers and covering everyone
White House says US won’t leave NAFTA — for now
Tribes sue Coast Guard over tanker traffic’s risk to orcas
Paul Allen to donate $30M to permanent housing for homeless
Gov. Inslee lowers bar to clear prostitution convictions (Saldaña)
In tweetstorm, Trump takes aim at Democrats on spending bill
US admiral says N. Korea crisis is at worst point he’s seen
Aberdeen Daily World
Report puts value on Olympic National Park visitors
McCleary treatment facility hearing
Pollution closes shellfish harvest in six areas; other areas threatened
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
State Patrol graduates record-large class of cadets after lawmakers approve big trooper pay raises
Free our #hashtags: Some state lawmakers want to loosen up on social media. Others fear it could go too far (Nelson)
Columbian
High-speed rail to be focus of state study
The Daily News
Columbia River to hit flood stage again
OPINION: Income Tax Again? (Blake)
Part 2: Chaos for Monticello employees, tenants
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Supporters of Hanford Reach worried about Trump action
County shells out $2 million in grants for parks, trails
Drop-box bill should aid Democrats more than Republicans (Hudgins)
Mount Vernon lawyers, organizations ramp up immigration work
Milbank: Even the U.N. is warning not to repeal Obamacare
Editorial: Keep internet access open and equal
Kirkland Reporter
Kirkland Rotary, Boys & Girls Club hosting 13th annual Miracle League
Planning commission to make Houghton/Everest zoning recommendations to Kirkland City Council
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Tribes sue Coast Guard over tanker traffic’s risk to orcas
News Tribune (subscription required)
Free our #hashtags: Some state lawmakers want to loosen up on social media. Others fear it could go too far (Nelson)
Olympian (subscription required)
Inslee signs law to help Bethel build a new school — but other districts will have to wait
Puget Sound Business Journal
Education: Trump orders review of federal overreach in schools; profs question Gap ad
Politics: U.S. should discuss opening borders to Syrian refugees, Ivanka says
Redmond Reporter
Youngster aims to help fund brain cancer research in honor of her father
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Here’s how many vehicles will be affected by lane closures for I-5 repaving
Senate committee hearing an effort to push Dems to vote on their tax plan (Ranker)
Concern expressed as Hanford Reach is included in U.S. monument review
Billionaire Paul Allen pledges $30M toward permanent housing for Seattle’s homeless
Editorial: Water-rights ruling leaves rural Washington high and dry
Opinion: Class: Let’s define ample funding for the Legislature
Seattle Weekly
Local Workers Find Affordable Housing on Vashon Island
Voter Access Helps Democrats. So Why Is a Republican Championing It? (Hudgins)
Paul Allen to Donate $30 Million for Seattle Homeless Housing and Resource Center
Inslee Names New Department of Corrections Secretary
Spokesman Review
Generations mark World War I centennial at Washington Capitol
Inslee vetoes part of bill to help some Washington school districts find new sites
Plan by state cannabis board employee to lease land near Deer Park for marijuana facility withdrawn
Former WSU student sentenced to 12 years in federal prison on drug charges
Longtime North Central High drama teacher will take his final bows
Private landowner sues bulldozer owner for scraping road into South Hill bluff
Tri-City Herald
Governor delivers setback for Tri-City schools (Fitzgibbon)
Our Voice: Keep state politics out of park and habitat funding process
USA Today
Freedom Caucus backs Obamacare repeal bill with new changes
Washington Post
This amendment could revive the GOP effort to reform health care. Here is its potential impact.
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Salmon’s return to Upper Columbia not so far-fetched
State claims sex harassment in Quincy packing house
Alcoa employees seek extra leverage for restart
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Narrows Bridge tolls remaining frozen until July 2019 (Kilduff)
Hundreds won’t graduate HS without special session action
If N. Korea launches nukes, Washington’s not allowed to have evacuation plan
Controversial Seattle homeless shelter delayed until July
Paul Allen donates $30M for Seattle homeless
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Seattle mayor to unveil plan to tax sugary drinks
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Big graduating class helps State Patrol fill vacancies
KUOW FM
Mason County schools experiences shooting scare
Blocked again: Federal judge halts Trump’s order on sanctuary cities
100 day challenge to reduce youth homelessness
Paul Allen gives Seattle $30M to house homeless
NW Public Radio
Alaska Airlines-Virgin America Merger
Austrian Trades Career As Doctor For State Patrol Trooper
Boeing Announces Earnings Amid Washington Job Cuts
Trump Order Could Affect Hanford, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monuments
Washington AG Sues Quincy Vegetable Farm For Alleged Sexual Harassment
Q13 TV (FOX)
Tacoma business to partner with homeless shelter to provide youth job training
Paul Allen to donate $30M to permanent housing for homeless in Seattle
Web
Crosscut
Tacoma mulls the fate of an immigrant prison
The immigrant’s dilemma: A trip to the doctor or stay safe at home
Slog
Seattle Times is providing PR for Boeing’s greedy execs