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Monday, April 10
Associated Press
New York lawmakers approve free middle-class college tuition
Road near landslide to be closed until Monday
Driver who killed flagger sentenced to work release
43 babies given up under Washington’s safe haven law
Oregon voters may decide to toss constitutional ban on duels
GOP owns health care dilemma now, and voter skepticism
Aberdeen Daily World
Oped: Mayor says Cormier’s requirements for GGHI are sour grapes
Bainbridge Island Review
Sen. Cantwell addresses Syrian attack, U.S. military response
Senator Murray speaks on military strike against Syria
Columbian
Lawmakers’ effort to compromise pays off (Stonier, Wylie, Cleveland)
In Our View: Learn Lessons From Bertha
In Our View: Invest in Public Health
The Daily News
Herrera Beutler schedules phone town hall meeting
Ilani casino: A jackpot for region’s economy?
Opinion: Singletary: What do we owe the poor?
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Snohomish City Council considers allowing marijuana stores
Republicans leave DC with most of their agenda in limbo
EdCC to host job fair with more than 40 employers
Partisan split on easing fury of Sound Transit car tab hikes (Pellicciotti, Clibborn, Liias)
Commentary: New state rules could increase childcare costs (Ortiz-Self)
Editorial: 1 percent property tax cap is starving counties
Letter: House budget does more for higher ed in state
Letter: Expanding early childhood education helps students later
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Local workshop considers the effects of large oil spill on lives of Islanders
Kirkland Reporter
School districts share homeless students’ struggles
Kirkland business owner indicted for tax evasion scheme
Kitsap Daily News
City of Poulsbo acquires 2.68 acres for $1 for Fish Park expansion
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
State accepts new ferry, which will work Bremerton route, from shipbuilder
News Tribune (subscription required)
Boeing, other corporations would get big property tax cuts under GOP schools plan (Carlyle)
Oso-area landslide to close SR 530 through Thursday
New York Times
These Student Loans Were ‘Designed to Fail,’ States Say
Olympian (subscription required)
Olympia warming center closes, but need remains, organizers say
Inslee: “One way or another,” Washington should have new protections for sale of internet data
House Democrats want a capital gains tax to raise money for their budget plan. Is it even legal? (Lytton, Jinkins)
Elected officials in Olympia share advice about running for office (Doglio)
Opinion: Civil legal aid makes difference for crime victims
Editorial: Forward is the smart way on marijuana
Peninsula Daily News
State Senate’s capital budget has $9.9 million for 24th District projects (Van De Wege)
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Progress slows on state budget, schools funding (Chapman, Tharinger, Van De Wege)
County fairs fight for funds(Chapman, Tharinger, Van De Wege)
Neah Bay man swept away by wave to be remembered Sunday (Van De Wege)
County fairs fight for funds (Van De Wege, Chapman, Tharinger)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle renters need an annual raise of $1,248 to keep up with housing costs
Seattle Times (subscription required)
4 fishing groups support Inslee in letter to Commerce secretary
Upzoning vote has some Belltown residents worried
Talk, little action in Olympia over inflated car tabs (Liias, Mullet)
2 Seattle Catholic schools make computer learning work
Editorial: Fix homeless spending before asking voters for more money
Opinion: Piling on property taxes is no way to fund basic services
Editorial: State moves to protect online privacy in the Trump era
Seattle Weekly
Accusations Against Murray, Gay Rights Champion, Leave LGBT Community Reeling
Murray Vows to Fight On, Says He’ll Pursue Re-election
Answers to the Big Questions Surrounding the Allegations Against the Mayor
Jay Inslee: This Winter Was a Goddamn Disaster
Skagit Valley Herald
Educators: Schools open to all students
Letter: Protect Blanchard Mountain
Spokesman Review
Getting There: Centennial Trail draws thousands of users
New storage system helps Avista cope with peak demands
After spate of high-profile Spokane child abuse cases, officials say help for stressed parents is available
Spin Control: Washington Senate to John Wayne Trail: No park bond money for you (Rolfes)
Washington State graduate designs map showing precint-level election results
How McMorris Rodgers, Labrador voted last week
Editorial: Legislature must find water-well solution
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Free college for all is too much
Editorial: No holds barred in Olympia? (Palumbo)
Letter: Support urged for fully funding education
Yakima Herald Republic
Reporter’s Notebook: Ag industry leaders waiting to see what Trump administration does next
Commentary: Federal arts cuts would hurt local culture, economy
Commentary: Narrow gender wage gap by helping home care workers
Editorial: State at last is getting it right on large road projects
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
SR 530 closure for landslide near Oso extended to Thursday
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
SR 530 closure near Oso extended through Thursday
KNKX FM
Unpacking Government: How Does The Initiative Process Work?
Tacoma Students Help Build Airplanes In New Apprenticeship Program
Having Just One Black Teacher Can Keep Black Kids In School
Republicans Now Control Obamacare. Will Your Coverage Change?
Republicans Are Using An Obscure Law To Repeal Some Obama-Era Regulations
KUOW FM
New Earthquake Alert System Rolls Out In Oregon, Washington
I-5 Bridge Replacement Talks Now In Hands Of Washington Governor (Wylie, Cleveland)
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
If only the Legislature could always work this effectively (Tharinger)
Q13 TV (FOX)
‘There was no warning.’ Oso slide survivor shares why road closure is worth the wait
Department of Natural Resources seeking firefighters
Road closure near Oso extended because of unstable slide
Web
Crosscut
Lawmakers debate paying for family leave (Robinson, Keiser)
‘I will continue to be mayor,’ vows Ed Murray amid accusations
The Northwest may get its own Keystone XL, But it’s XXL
Publicola
Mayoral Campaigns that Weathered the Storm (or Didn’t) After Allegations
Murray Accuser’s Attorney Wants to Schedule Video Deposition Next Week
Friday, April 7
Associated Press
State records: Sen. Ericksen collected nearly $6K in daily state expense allowances
Senate passes bill to lessen car tab taxes for Sound Transit (Liias)
Legislature OKs measure that seeks humane treatment of dogs
Washington tribe considers opening marijuana businesses
Bill to add ballot drop boxes awaits governor’s signature
Seattle Mayor Accused Of Sex Abuse In Lawsuit, Media Report
Aberdeen Daily World
Bank erosion continues at Monte treatment plant
House proposes $4.15 billion construction budget (Tharinger)
Cantwell’s tsunami preparedness and response legislation awaits president’s signature
County transfer station meeting allows airing of grievances
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Ever wonder why rent continues to go up in Bellingham? Just look at the factors at play
Have questions about the proposed sales tax increase in Blaine? Here’s how officials plan to answer them
What will it take to get phosphorous pollution out of Lake Whatcom?
Columbian
I-5 Bridge bill finds support in Olympia (Wylie, Cleveland, Stonier)
In Our View: Learn Lessons From Bertha
Everett Herald
Housing authority eases fears about losing rental assistance
College grads stuck with low wages as hiring heats up
Thieves may have hacked up to 100,000 financial aid applicants
Editorial: Proposals could help Social Security and Trump
Federal Way Mirror
Sound Transit announces property acquisition letters coming to Federal Way
Kent Reporter
State Senate, House pass bill to help survivors of human trafficking (Saldaña, Orwall)
Kirkland Reporter
Doreen Marchione, ‘legendary’ housing advocate, to retire from city council in December
Kitsap Daily News
Opinion: Rural property owners find there’s no water at the pump
Kitsap Sun
Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe eyeing marijuana sales
NY Times
Trying to Revive Health Bill, G.O.P. Adds $15 Billion for Sickest Americans
Olympian (subscription required)
Lawsuit alleges Seattle Mayor Ed Murray sexually abused troubled teen in 1980s
Inslee: “One way or another,” Washington should have new protections for sale of internet data
Senator’s bill would halt Tacoma Power’s Click funding
Puget Sound Business Journal
Law: Female Supreme Court justices interrupted more often than men
Opinion: Washington state should fund K-12 training for careers in trades
Observations: $469 million arts tax promises to be most regressive
Redmond Reporter
New patch better reflects Redmond Police Department, community
Speakers from Muslim, Japanese American and Jewish communities take part in ‘Vigilance Against Injustice’ event
State Parks announces two free days for April
Seattle Times (subscription required)
McCleary roundup: Twitter blitz, but no teacher strike
FYI Guy: Washington state ranks nearly last in new tax-transparency index
Podcast: Seattle reaches a police-reform milestone in the Trump era
Lawsuit alleges Seattle Mayor Ed Murray sexually abused troubled teen in 1980s
Feds call Nooksack tribal council ‘illegitimate’ and ‘abusive’
Editorial: Jeff Sessions is wrong to back away from needed police reforms
Seattle Weekly
Answers to the Big Questions Surrounding the Allegations Against the Mayor
Federal Monitor Finds Seattle Police in Compliance With Court-Ordered Reforms
Spokesman Review
Dispute over tax vote stalling Washington 2017-19 budget talks
Veterans, McMorris Rodgers battle VA over access to exercise room
City lifts Spokane River closure while Valley, county stretches remain off-limits
Selkirk Mountains caribou survey finds 11 endangered animals remaining
Spokane health district, CHAS team up to help people quit smoking
Criticized federal grant program helped turn around Spokane’s Rogers High School
Southwest to fly Spokane-Sacramento route starting in August
Walla Walla Union Bulletin
Another distracted driving crackdown sends clear message
Washington Post
U.S. hiring slumped in March as employers added only 98,000 jobs
Yakima Herald Republic
Pace of US hiring tumbles, yet jobless rate hits 10-year low
Washington tribe considers opening marijuana businesses
Bill to add ballot drop boxes awaits governor’s signature
Broadcast
KING 5-TV (NBC)
Senate passes bill to lessen car tab taxes for Sound Transit (Liias, Clibborn)
Federal monitor reports decline in SPD’s use of force
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Car tab reduction passes Senate not likely to pass House (Liias)
KOMO 4-TV (ABC)
State Senate passes car tab relief bill, but measure could face challenges in House (Liias)
KNKX FM
How To Deal With Immigration Enforcement: Washington AG Offers Guidelines For Local Government
Russia Says U.S. Broke International Law In Striking Syria, Citing ‘Pretext’
Only 98,000 New Jobs Were Created In March, Labor Department Says
Congress Reacts To Trump’s Syria Missile Strike
Message Received: You Want Privacy Protections While Surfing Internet
Sen. Mark Warner: No Evidence To Support Trump’s Political Snooping Claims
KUOW FM
Senate Confirms Gorsuch To Supreme Court
Federal monitor says Seattle Police use of force is down
Turkey Says Autopsies Of Syrian Victims Show Evidence Of Sarin Exposure
NW Public Radio
Message Received: You Want Privacy Protections While Surfing Internet
Opponents Aim To Block State Funding For Methanol Plant
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson Discusses New Guidance On Immigration
Western State Lawmakers Tee Up Rules To Replace Scrapped Federal ‘Net Privacy
Web
Crosscut
Major police reform milestone met, but bias still a worry
Stunned by scandal, a city asks: Now what?
Foster care ‘on the cheap’ — Washington’s recipe for failure
Seattle P.I.
Trump country will lose Amtrak service under proposed Trump budget
Suit charges Seattle mayor sexually abused teen in 1980s
Thursday, April 6
Associated Press
Company to pay over lease provisions targeting military
Measure to put city’s immigration policy into ordinance dies
Trooper didn’t violate patrol’s hands-off immigration policy
Washington considers permanent sex assault protection orders
Democrats bristle at Trump infrastructure plans
Lawyers in travel-ban case seek emails, subpoenas
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Cuts to Amtrak could end Empire Builder service to Pasco
Newhouse bill would exempt dairy manure from waste regulations, ban some citizen lawsuits
The Daily News
Democrats claim ‘progressive’ tax reform in proposed budget (Blake, Lytton, Takko)
Wild winter delays ships, grain deliveries
Tax collections on internet sales needs to be fair for all
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Budget inaction may mean cuts for housing voucher program
No border wall ‘from sea to shining sea,’ says DHS secretary
Editorial: State can pick up ‘net privacy law Congress blocked (Hansen)
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Republican Lincoln Day luncheon discussion on new US ‘operating system’
Kirkland Reporter
Kirkland Urban update: Businesses to start opening in early 2019
Senate passes Sen. Rossi’s state parks bill
Adjustment coming to I-405 express toll lane access point in Bothell
Washington attorney general speaks at Sound Cities Association dinner
Senate seat election draws candidate from outside 45th District
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Washington considers permanent sex assault protection orders
News Tribune (subscription required)
Washington state asks: What comes after a cyber attack?
Attention South Sound drivers: Put down that smartphone if you want to live
Editorial: What do Bertha and the Washington Legislature have in common?
New York Times
Democrats Filibuster Supreme Court Nominee, Setting Up Senate Showdown
As Latest Health Plan Dies, Republicans Can’t Agree on a Culprit
Olympian (subscription required)
Poll: Washington voters not happy with Trump’s start
Puget Sound Business Journal
Lawmakers in Olympia take up data privacy after Congress repeals internet rules
Seattle Times (subscription required)
State Sen. Doug Ericksen is drawing on state, federal salaries
Bertha builders say they never considered quitting, even during costly breakdown
How Seattle police, local prosecutors address and investigate hate crimes
Jerry Large: Schools should be a path to equality, not a segregated obstacle
Editorial: Bellevue needs to go from talking about a homeless shelter to getting it built
Opinion: Our economy, and global health, depend on ties to China
Seattle Weekly
Your Best Chance for Bald Eagles in Puget Sound? Try the Landfill
Breaking Up With the U.S.A.
Spokesman Review
Thousands of defects found on oil train routes
Washington may try to block sale of internet customers’ data without their permission
Lawmakers move through lists of noncontroversial bills
WSU, EWU students get support for innovative research
EWU science building likely to get at least $60 million for construction
Work starts on new $18 million gym at Spokane Falls Community College
Audubon Park sidewalk aims to increase access, prompts running community concerns
Employees upset about Spokane County commissioners’ pay raises
Proud Zags fans welcome team home from NCAA championship at rally
USA Today
Democrats block Gorsuch vote, but Republicans vow ‘nuclear option’
GOP revives Obamacare repeal bill with ‘risk sharing’
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: State effort to restore internet privacy welcome (Hansen)
Washington Post
Democrats filibuster Gorsuch as GOP prepares for rules showdown
At Trump’s request, House may tweak health-care bill before recess
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Agencies take welcome move toward curbing distracted driving
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Bill would force Seattleites to pay Bertha’s overruns
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Revolt against rising car tab fees grows in State Legislature
Nunes temporarily steps aside from leading House Russia probe
KNKX FM
Homeless Find Stability, Safety In Tiny Houses In Seattle
Legal Marijuana Advocates Are Uneasy With Sessions’ Stance
WSU Researchers Find ‘Sleep Gene’ Common To 3 Species Including Humans
Northwest Tribes To Conduct Public Ceremony Marking Kennewick Man’s Return
Countdown Continues For Oregon Schools With Indian-Themed Mascots
Kansas Student Newspaper’s Fact Check Results In New Principal’s Resignation
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Seattle Ride-Share Drivers From Unionizing
Fighting Hate In Schools
How Driverless Vehicles Could Harm Professional Drivers Of Color
The Race To Fish Slows Down. Why That’s Good For Fish, Fishermen And Diners
KUOW FM
A ‘sanctuary’ playbook, by the guy who beat Trump in court
Mukilteo company will pay $485K for allegedly discriminating against Muslims
Who’ll be most taxed to help homeless? Poor people
If feds don’t prioritize police reform, Seattle will
This pesticide is unsafe for children, scientists say, but feds won’t ban it
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Lawmakers unite to protect internet privacy in Washington (Hansen)
NW Public Radio
Bills Would Help Victims Of Sex Trafficking Avoid Conviction
Merkley Speaks For 15 Hours Opposing Gorsuch Nomination, But Was It A Filibuster?
Using Whale Breath To Find Out What’s Ailing Orcas
What Does Hanford Have To Do With Gravitational Waves?
WSU Researchers Find ‘Sleep Gene’ Common To 3 Species Including Humans
Web
Crosscut
Opinion: Despite Bertha, can Seattle still lead on climate?
Opinion: Dear Scott Pruitt, you’re making a mockery of the EPA
Publicola
Jayapal and Sanders Introduce Bill for Free College Tuition
Seattle P.I.
Lawmakers push for lower car tab fees following ST3 voter approval (Liias)
Slog
University of Washington scores high marks on world university rankings
Wednesday, April 5
Associated Press
Seattle tunnel machine reaches end of long, troubled journey
Federal overhauls of police departments bring mixed results
Everett fighting inmate’s request for bikini barista videos
Seattle mayor touts ‘construction milestone’
Thousands of defects found on oil train routes
Yakima: City services may depend on your immigration status
Feds may back away from deals with troubled police departments; here’s how they’ve worked out
Families sue Pierce County over jail medical care — and county sues company that ran the jail clinic
Newhouse bill would exempt dairy manure from waste regulations, ban some citizen lawsuits
FDA pick faces questioning on ties to industry he’d regulate
Measure to put city’s immigration policy into ordinance dies
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Free college for all didn’t happen, now Sanders and Jayapal are trying again
Chinook Observer
New school for South Bend? (Blake, Takko)
Columbian
In Our View: Homing in on Hanford
The Daily News
Castle Rock downtown equipped with free Wi-Fi
New I-5 interchange aims to ease casino traffic
Seattle tunnel machine reaches end of long, troubled journey
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Pros teach high-schoolers career options other than college
Dems ready to negotiate tax plan; GOP calls it ‘beyond belief’ (Pollet, Springer, Sullivan, Hobbs)
Burbank: What are we getting out of Boeing’s tax breaks?
Editorial: Remove local roadblocks to 5G wireless networks (Hobbs, Palumbo, Carlyle)
Letter: Do more for LGBT youths
Federal Way Mirror
Citizen of the Month: Local Woman’s hobby turns into effort to help the homeless
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Seattle tunnel machine reaches end of long, troubled journey
Washington leaders urge budget support for Puget Sound
Road Warrior: Priuses don’t get an HOV exemption in Washington
Judge puts on hold Seattle law allowing a ride-hailing union
News Tribune (subscription required)
University Place City Council still in thought process on dropping marijuana ban
Tacoma City Council approves power rate hikes for next two years
New York Times
Ceding to One Side on Health Bill, Trump Risks Alienating Another
Opinion: Trumpcare 2.0
Olympian (subscription required)
Trooper didn’t violate policy of not enforcing immigration laws, but broke 2 other rules, review says
Republicans are planning a showdown over Sound Transit 3. ‘We’re protecting our constituents’ (Clibborn)
Women and minority doctors make much less than white male doctors, study finds
Puget Sound Business Journal
Tech workers now face a higher bar for obtaining H-1B visas
Want to make the C-Suite in Seattle? You need more experience here than in any U.S. city, report finds.
Olympia, Bellevue high on list of 100 best cities to live
Redmond Reporter
St. Jude parish and Eastside communities help those in need
Reflector
17th District lawmakers talk proposed legislation with constituents (Wylie, Cleveland)
Renton Reporter
State of the city continues to be ‘strong’
San Juan Islander
Bill to protect browsing privacy introduced in state Senate (Ranker)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Bertha’s breakthrough just ‘halftime’ for tunnel project
Dozens of University of Washington programs make top 10 in new global ranking
New hantavirus case suspected; it may signify rising risk in King County
Opinion: State lawmakers stand with the people on privacy protection
Seattle Weekly
The Passionate Fight Over Trash in King County
Seattle’s Reddit Community Is Big, Active, and At War With Itself
Seattle Is Showing a Double Standard On Anti-Semitism
Newly-Authorized Homeless Camp Faces Fundraising Hurdle
The Fierce Urgency of ‘What We Do Now’
Spokesman Review
Washington may try to block sale of internet customers’ data without their permission (Ranker)
Concealed pistol license holders may get reminder about expiration
Inslee among governors seeking meeting with Sessions on legal pot
Committee OKs Washington tax bill
Landslide blocks access to Lake Roosevelt’s Porcupine Bay possibly for months
Purchase of Rockwood Clinic and Deaconess and Valley hospitals should be final by early summer
Gonzaga University will host men’s basketball homecoming rally Wednesday
Ben Stuckart hosts town hall as he challenges Cathy McMorris Rodgers for her seat
Editorial: Public records suit shows value of media
USA Today
Opinion: Trespassing on Internet privacy: Our view
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Ferry system aims to make changes to ease summer schedule problems
Editorial: EDITORIAL: Town hall is chance to speak up, don’t throw it away (Nelson)
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Tax collections on internet sales needs to be fair for all
Washington Post
Trump and House conservatives say a new health-care deal is possible. We’ve been down this road before.
Cruz says House Republicans can salvage health-care bill
Broadcast
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Lawmakers to introduce amendments to lower car tab fees
KNKX FM
Washington, Oregon Closing In On Driver’s License Fixes To Meet Federal Deadline
Bill To Ban No Cause Evictions Narrowly Passes Oregon House
Attorney General Sessions Can Review, But Not Change Police Reform In Seattle
Teachers, Lawyers And Others Worry About The Fate Of Student Debt Forgiveness
LGBT Employees Protected By Federal Civil Rights Act, Appeals Court Rules
What A New Survey Tells Us About Pierce County’s Homeless Population
KUOW FM
Bertha breaks through at last
Judge pauses nation’s first Uber driver union in Seattle
EPA won’t ban widely used pesticide
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Lawmakers unite to protect internet privacy in Washington (Hansen)
Lawmakers to introduce amendments to lower car tab fees
Gov. Inslee: Bertha’s breakthrough is ‘historic’
NW Public Radio
Conservation Groups Sue To Protect Wildlife From ‘Cyanide Bombs’
Washington, Oregon Closing In On Driver’s License Fixes To Meet Federal Deadline
Web
Crosscut
Murray calls Jeff Sessions’ threats ’empty’
Washington fights for internet privacy that Congress took away (Ranker, Hansen)
For asylum seekers, life hangs on a doctor’s note
Publicola
How Regressive is the Mayor’s Sales Tax Proposal for Homelessness?
Slog
Photos from Bertha’s breakthrough
How Jeff Sessions’ attempt to halt police consent decrees will impact Seattle
Tuesday, April 4
Associated Press
Fight over Cowlitz casino ends as high court declines review
ACLU: Washington not ensuring kids get adequate legal help
Governors from 4 marijuana states ask to be left alone
White House offers change to failed health care bill
Boeing says it signed new $3 billion deal with Iranian airline
Aberdeen Daily World
Fort Collins, Colo. music district seen as a model for Aberdeen scene, The Alley
Their son was killed working a logging job. Now they want other teens protected
$42.5 million in funding for Office of the Chehalis Basin included in Senate budget
Olympia area among nation’s fastest-growing, according to census
U.S. college grads see slim-to-nothing wage gain since recession
County support for GGHI has strings attached
Oped: Some lawmakers want to take away popular property tax limit
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
ACLU: Washington not ensuring kids get adequate legal help
The end is near for Bertha, Seattle’s tunnel boring machine
How is the Legislature fixing school funding? They’re not telling, and they don’t have to (Chopp, Nelson)
Daily Astorian
Legislators optimistic Naselle Youth Camp will stay open (Blake, Takko)
The Daily News
Kelso city council to discuss sewer ownership, work bids Tuesday
OPINION: Gerson: Fox scandals are a fetid reminder that sexism lurks in the workplace
OPINION: Ruling is not the end of privacy
Thinning forests aims to reduce fire risk
Washington sheriffs to continue rejecting ICE detainer requests
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Census: County’s uninsured cut in half by Affordable Care Act
Arlington takes steps to solve homelessness, addiction
Harrop: More than laws needed to head off distracted driving
Federal Way Mirror
Highline student finds opportunities vast in America
Journal of the San Juan Islands
County ‘sanctuary’ status could affect federal funding
Kirkland Reporter
Lake Washington Schools Foundation focuses on preparing students for the future
Redmond versus Kirkland in final round of Hopelink Can Madness
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Letter: Protect children’s health if there’s ACA reform
News Tribune (subscription required)
State lawmakers look for new internet privacy protections after congressional vote (Hansen)
Puyallup wants homeless to move on, but first it faces a legal obstacle course
Editorial: Free speech clash avoided in Gig Harbor, and public loses
New York Times
Upshot: Republican Health Proposal Would Undermine Coverage for Pre-existing Conditions
Olympian (subscription required)
On ‘Equal Pay Day,’ fight over gender wage gap rages on
Sessions orders Justice Department to review all police reform agreements
New initiative in the works on Washington’s police deadly force law
Editorial: K-12 budget needs help for struggling students
Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: House, Senate move toward budget package (Chapman, Tharinger, Van De Wege)
Redmond Reporter
DelBene holds town hall at Redmond High
St. Jude parish and Eastside communities help those in need
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Gifted programs across Washington leave out black and Latino students — but Federal Way is one model for change
Washington state’s lauded community-college system is 50 years old today
Seattle may have to spend millions making sidewalks more accessible to people with disabilities
Seattle mayor drops property-tax plan, now seeks county sales tax to fight homelessness
Seattle City Council votes to avoid banking with Keystone XL backers
Thinning of forests aims to reduce fire risk in Central Cascades
With $800,000 raised, cost won’t keep any Washington student from taking IB, AP exams
#BerthaCam: Watch giant boring machine emerge at end of Highway 99 tunnel
Bernie Sanders, Pramila Jayapal introduce bill to make college free for many
More to the story: City Light gives a couple more reasons for higher bills
Lawmakers: Respond to public outrage and fix formula for car-tab fees
Seattle Weekly
Jewish Pot Store Owner Told to ‘Go Back to Germany, Let Those Nazis Get On You’
Ed Murray Ditches Effort to Create New Homelessness Property Tax
‘Concerned With,’ But Not ‘Opposed’: Council Tweaks and Passes Keystone Resolution
Free College for All? Jayapal and Sanders Announce Bill to Make it Happen
Skagit Valley Herald
Puget Sound canary rockfish no longer a threatened species
Spokesman Review
Low-graduation rates among Marshallese students prompt study in Spokane Public Schools
Gonzaga opened McCarthey for fans, but defeat dashed hopes of victory party
Student fans subdued, reflective after Gonzaga loss
Tri-City Herald
On ‘Equal Pay Day,’ fight over gender wage gap rages on
Washington Post
Ryan says rekindled health-care talks in ‘conceptual stage’
With help from Pence, House Republicans suddenly rekindle health-care talks
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Public needs to know how legislators are fixing education (Chopp, Nelson)
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Bertha expected to break through Tuesday
Bertha: How we got here and beyond
Gregoire on Bertha’s breakthrough: ‘It’s going to be magnificent’
How well are the homeless camp cleanups working?
Murray scraps property tax for homelessness, proposes sales tax
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Boeing says it signed new $3 billion deal with Iranian airline
Bertha reaches the end of the road on tunnel project
KNKX FM
Bertha Finally Breaking Through
King County’s High Rental Prices Put Section 8 Recipients In A Bind
Maritime Jobs That Don’t Require College Degrees Can Pay Living Wages In Ports Of Seattle and Tacoma
A New Look At The Lasting Consequences Of Student Debt
Trump Team Urges Skimpier Health Plans To Lure More People To Buy Insurance
Seattle Mayor Changes Course On Tax To Fight Homelessness
Chill On Our Legal Pot, Northwest Governors Write To Trump Administration
Northwest Growers, Undocumented Workers Wait And Worry
Washington Legislative Leaders Won’t Release Records Related To Education Funding Fix (Chopp, Nelson)
KUOW FM
Rent control is illegal in Seattle. Here’s why
States ready to sue Trump Administration over energy efficiency
Immigration officials defend arrests at Washington courts
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Why the East Link light rail over I-90 is already over budget
Latest firearm legislation focuses on protecting victims (Hansen)
NW Public Radio
Chill On Our Legal Pot, Northwest Governors Write To Trump Administration
Web
Crosscut
Mayor scraps property tax for homeless, goes bigger
Seattle toasts the tunnel. Lawyers prepare for war
Publicola
Keystone XL Pipeline Legislation’s Amendments Draw Debate
Nikkita Oliver officially enters the race against Ed Murray
Schmudget
New Fact Sheet: Advancing racial equity through the Working Families Tax Rebate
Seattle P.I.
Stay off our pot, Inslee and governors tell AG Sessions
Slog
Maria Cantwell calls on Trump Administratin to form hate crime task force