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Friday, March 10
Associated Press
Police, FBI seek tips, offer reward in shooting of Sikh man
The Latest: New US travel ban blasted as like the original
Legal challenges to Trump’s travel ban mount from US states
Legislature passes school levy bill sought by districts (Lytton)
Aberdeen Daily World
Residents voice opposition to low-income housing
AHS seniors can get college-level training to become medical assistants
Bainbridge Island Review
Attorney General Ferguson: Revised Trump travel ban still subject to federal judge’s earlier ruling
Opinion: Republicans obsess over income taxes, unions | The Petri Dish (Rolfes)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
State Sen. Ericksen paid at least $1,993 a week for Trump transition work
‘A big sigh of relief:’ Legislature approves deal on levy cliff to save school district budgets (Lytton)
Allen donates $40 million to UW computer science department
Columbian
In Our View: Easing Stigma for Sex Victims (Cleveland)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Lawmakers pass levy bill, save school funding for 2017-18 (Lytton)
State House OKs bills to streamline public records process (McBride)
Editorial: Thumbs down on House GOP’s Obamacare replacement
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way Public Schools hosting secondary ELA curriculum open house
City presents Federal Way Mirror publisher key to the City
Journal of the San Juan Islands
School requests bond recount
Kirkland Reporter
LWTech in Kirkland awards tenure to six faculty members
King County reports a big increase in recycling transfer stations, drop boxes in 2016
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Hyak going strong after 50 years on water
Legal challenges to Trump’s travel ban mount from US states
Legislature passes school levy bill sought by districts (Lytton)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Pierce Transit rolls out new service plan with free rides
New York Times
Republican Health Care Bill Marches Ahead in Congress
White House Attacks Budget Office, Set to Issue Verdict on Bill
Even Before the Wall, Migrants Find the U.S. Forbidding
Trump’s New Travel Ban May Be Hard To Beat. But States Are Trying.
Opinion: The Republican Health Care Crackup
Opinion: A Bill So Bad It’s Awesome
Opinion: What It Feels Like When a Mosque Is Threatened
Olympian (subscription required)
Would have proposed deadly force law led to charges in recent police shootings? Prosecutors say no
New policy proposed for Capitol Way bridge banners in downtown Olympia
The Latest: New US travel ban blasted as like the original
Opinion: Progress, not perfection, at Port of Olympia
Peninsula Daily News
Port Angeles police report 18th naloxone save
Puget Sound Business Journal
Washington AG details plan to block new Trump travel ban
Renton Reporter
Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas and FBI special agent release latest information on alleged hate crime | Press Conference Video
Unemployment rate holds steady in January
‘Renton Resist’ organizes immigrant solidarity rally on March 19
Seattle Times (subscription required)
House votes to delay school-funding ‘levy cliff’; legislation goes to Gov. Inslee
Washington AG says order blocking Trump’s first travel ban should apply to new one
U.S. Chamber sues Seattle a second time over Uber union law
McCleary roundup: 44 days and many memes later, ‘levy cliff’ legislation approved
More veterans will be eligible for mental-health care, new VA secretary says
Gov. Inslee asks state agencies to calculate impact of GOP health-care plan
Dow Constantine seeks $469M King County sales-tax hike to boost arts and science
Car-price errors found in licensing tax calculations; DOL could issue refunds
Editorial: Investigate West Point plant breakdown that dumped sewage into Puget Sound
Seattle Weekly
AG Ferguson Continues Lawsuit Over President Trump’s Revised Travel Ban
Hate Crime or Suicide? Family of Lake Stevens Teen Press FBI to Investigate His Death
GOP Bashes Income Taxes and Unions, For Politics if Not for Policy
Spokesman Review
Washington House sends Inslee bill to avert ‘levy cliff’ on school funding
Equal pay rights for women expanded by Washington House
Inslee: ‘Trumpcare’ could push 600,000 off health insurance in Washington
Washington AG Bob Ferguson says old injunction should block Trump’s new immigration order
Spokane County marijuana sales up slightly in February, amid potential federal action
Oil cleanup agreement opens path to North Spokane freeway through Hillyard
Flood-damaged homes and businesses in Spokane County could qualify for emergency funding
USA Today
Pelosi says Democrats willing to deal on health care if GOP reaches out
White House seems more eager than Speaker Paul Ryan to cut Obamacare deals
4 key ways the House Republicans’ health care bill changes Obamacare
Vancouver Business Journal
Guardian Data Systems brings solutions to cannabis industry
Local banks team to boost students’ financial literacy
Q&A: Inslee talks biotech, I-5 Bridge replacement & energy terminal
Washington Post
GOP health-care bill would drop addiction treatment mandate covering 1.3 million Americans
Obamacare revision clears two House committees as Trump, others tried to tamp down backlash
GOP health care plan: House leaders defend overhaul as they prepare to meet Trump
Why the Congressional Budget Office is at the center of the health-care fight
The GOP’s Obamacare replacement is a disaster for some of its most loyal voters
First-year doctors will be allowed to work 24-hour shifts starting in July
Imam: There’s an atmosphere of intolerance that says, ‘That’s okay, that’s acceptable now’
Washington state asks judge to declare that freeze of first Trump travel ban applies to new order
Opinion: The GOP can no longer claim it believes in fiscal responsibility
Opinion: The GOP health-care plan would quietly kill the Medicaid expansion. Here’s how.
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Schools statewide scramble to find teachers
Teacher hunt starts early
Substitute teachers even harder to find
West Seattle Herald
Telephone town hall set for Mar. 15 with Cody, Fitzgibbon and Nelson (Cody, Fitzgibbon, Nelson)
Yakima Herald Republic
Study aims to reduce painkiller abuse via primary care
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Tacoma leaders concerned about treatment at detention center
Pot industry pushes ahead despite mixed messages from Trump
Ferguson wants judge’s ruling applied to new Trump travel ban
DOL admits some inaccurate MSRP figures used for car-tab taxes
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Seattle, King County set new record for overdose deaths
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
School districts get a reprieve as Legislature gets rid of levy cliff (Lytton)
Wednesday marks ‘Deadline Day’ for bills in the state legislature (Frockt)
KNKX FM
Inslee Concerned For The Future Of Healthcare In Washington State Under ‘Trumpcare’
Delay In ‘Levy Cliff’ Headed To Inslee’s Desk (Sullivan)
Washington Lawmakers On Elections: ‘Don’t Beat Up The Box’ (Hudgins)
State Republicans Push For More Restrictive Voting Laws
Washington State Wants Judge’s Restraining Order Applied To Trump’s New Travel Ban
KUOW FM
Washington state to Trump: Nope, travel ban still unconstitutional
Tax study finds it’s rotten to be poor in Seattle (but great to be rich)
Regional roads congestion is killing us. Could we fix it together?
Engineers Say Tax Increase Needed To Save Failing U.S. Infrastructure
Gaslighting in American politics: The line between disagreement and lies
Aiming for relevancy, Washington state could move presidential primary to March
Worried about Trump policies, Tacoma won’t let immigrant jail grow
NW Public Radio
Delay In ‘Levy Cliff’ Headed To Inslee’s Desk (Sullivan)
Inslee Concerned For The Future Of Healthcare In Washington State Under ‘Trumpcare’
Lobbying Frenzy Over Access To Public Infrastructure For Small Cell Technology (Carlyle)
Washington Lawmakers On Elections: ‘Don’t Beat Up The Box’ (Hudgins)
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Bob Ferguson willing to sue all presidents, not just Trump
Seattle, King County set new record for overdose deaths
Ferguson says Trump can’t play ‘whack-a-mole’ with travel ban
Q13 TV (FOX)
Man finds Washington state tax error on car tabs could be costing you hundreds
FBI calls shooting of Sikh man in Kent ‘most likely a hate crime,’ releases sketch of suspect
Homelessness in Snohomish Co.: ‘You can arrest a few people but you can’t arrest your way out of the problem’
Web
Crosscut
AG Ferguson to Trump: Travel ban is still unconstitutional
Opinion: King County deserves more public funding for arts and culture
Seattle P.I.
Homelessness tax levy: What it will cost and what it will buy
Slog
Washington Attorney General will take on Trump’s new travel ban, too
Thursday, March 9
Associated Press
$1,000 fines for faithless electors upheld by judge
Child porn case dropped as US refuses to show software code
Washington Senate passes school levy bill to help districts (Rolfes)
US school shooting teen’s father appeals his gun conviction
House passes bill to reduce the wage gap for working-women
Senate OKs bill making threats against police a hate crime
Senate votes to extend sexual assault protection orders
The Latest: Ruling next week on Seattle ‘dreamer’ case
Hawaii files lawsuit over Trump’s revised travel ban
Aberdeen Daily World
AHS seniors can get college-level training to become medical assistants
Opposition won’t put brakes on Highway 12 stoplight
Bainbridge Island Review
Washington State Patrol ramps up patrols for tailgaters
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Hundreds in Olympia join International Women’s Day demonstration
Bothell Reporter
Sen. Palumbo bill would deliver tax relief for small business, raise money for K-12 (Palumbo)
The Daily News
Anti-coal groups seek to defend state’s denial of Millennium aquatic lease
Historic research vessel sinks at Willap Bay
JH Kelly awarded $6.8 million McMenamins hotel project
OPINION: Who lives inside the tents? Use homeless survey to best focus spending
Everett Herald (subscription required)
State House OKs bills to streamline public records process (McBride)
Parents again call for FBI to investigate death of Ben Keita
Talk of taxes and unions: Prelude to a political season (Rolfes)
Editorial: Why grizzly bears need to return to the North Cascades
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way woman shares story of immigration, domestic abuse
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Orcas celebrates International Women’s Day
Kirkland Reporter
Metro, Sound Transit seek public input on future of SR 520 transit service
Unemployment rate holds steady in Washington for January
New EvergreenHealth wing a blend of “high tech and high care”
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
State Senate passes school levy bill to help districts (Rolfes)
Cascade Community Health closes peninsula clinics
Letter: Property owners beware of bill lifting tax caps
News Tribune (subscription required)
Ways and Means committee approves GOP health bill without knowing its cost
EPA head says carbon dioxide doesn’t primarily contribute to global warming
Editorial: Legislators can’t unring the bell of Sound Transit 3
New York Times
G.O.P. Health Care Bill Clears House Panel in Pre-Dawn Vote
‘I Feel Lied To’: Why There’s G.O.P. Infighting Over Bill
Higher Premiums Cited by G.O.P. Hit Just 3% of America
Trump Weighs Cuts to Coast Guard, T.S.A. and FEMA to Bolster Border Plan
Health Groups Denounce G.O.P. Bill as Its Backers Scramble
Why Republicans Are Battling Republicans on Obamacare Repeal
Olympian (subscription required)
Hundreds in Olympia join International Women’s Day demonstration
Senate passes bill to extend ‘levy cliff,’ responding to school district pleas (Sullivan)
Interstate 5 to close so JBLM crews can remove live munition
Peninsula Daily News
Kilmer draws a full house to talk economy, ethics, budgeting at Sequim meeting
Port Angeles High School students ask lawmaker about future with Trump
Redmond Reporter
Checkmate: Redmond High’s chess team wins state championship
Senate passes Rossi bill to tackle the appearance of corruption
Renton Reporter
‘Renton Resist’ organizes immigrant solidarity rally on March 19
King County Sheriff’s detectives want to hear from victims of unreported assaults
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle gives first details on how $275M homelessness levy would be spent
GOP health-care plan moves forward; Reps. Reichert, DelBene vote with their parties
Shake, rattle — and drive: WSDOT builds flexible bridge to survive earthquakes unscathed
Judge rules UW violated public-records law in redacting malpractice settlements
Opinion: Congress: Don’t destroy the Affordable Care Act, make it better
Editorial: Lawmakers: Don’t meddle in local laws that address difficult social problems
Seattle Weekly
Insurance Commissioner Says Washington Residents Will Lose Coverage Under GOP Plan
Nikkita Oliver, Pussy Riot, Draw Large Crowd for International Women’s Day Rally
Skagit Valley Herald
Mount Vernon School District takes part in new construction program (Morris)
Tri-City Herald
Senators call for investigation of Hanford worker compensation
USA Today
House panel OKs health bill, industry groups say ‘no’
Nearly all hospital groups come out against GOP Obamacare replacement
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Vitriolic jabs don’t improve lawmaking (Ranker)
Washington Post
As House races to advance health bill, GOP senators tell them to slow down
Critics say proceeding without budget score is reckless; White House downplays its importance
GOP health care plan: Obamacare revision clears first hurdle in House committee early Thursday
Pelosi calls Republican health care plan ‘Robin Hood in reverse’
My patient came to the office worried about his insurance instead of his health
How the House Republicans’ proposed Obamacare replacement compares
Opinion: GOP hard-liners’ Obamacare incoherence
Opinion: Republicans wave a white flag on health care
Opinion: The House Republicans’ health-care bill is a thicket of bad incentives
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Washington AG to announce decision on new Trump travel order
DOL admits some inaccurate MSRP figures used for car-tab taxes
Police, FBI to share update on investigation into shooting of Sikh man
Senators demand investigation of Hanford worker comp
$1,000 fines for Wash. faithless electors upheld by judge
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
State senators ask Dept. of Licensing for help to curb skyrocketing car tab fees
KNKX FM
Iceland Plans To Become World’s First Country To Require Equal Pay For Women
Republicans Push Back On Distracted Driving Bill In Washington Legislature
The Washington Youth Academy: Transforming Dropouts Into Graduates
Hawaii Mounts Legal Challenge To President’s Revised Travel Ban
KUOW FM
This refugee baby needs to be vetted before his family can move to Seattle
UW president doesn’t regret having Milo Yiannopoulos on campus
Female Workers Asked To Join In ‘A Day Without A Woman’ Protests
NW Public Radio
King County Releases Findings On Sewage Plant Failure
‘Levy Cliff’ Likely Averted After Vote in Washington Senate
Seattle Area DACA Immigrant To Remain Detained
Tacoma Temporarily Limits Expansion Of Detention Center
Washington Senate Passes Pregnancy Outcome Bill On International Women’s Day
Q13 TV (FOX)
What’s next for ‘The Field’ homeless encampment?
Attorneys for DACA recipient detained in Tacoma say outcome of case will have huge ramifications
Neighbors complain city didn’t notify, consult on location of low-barrier homeless shelter
Washington, Oregon snowpack well above normal
State Senate OKs Blue Lives Matter bill
Web
Crosscut
Murray’s homeless solution: A big property tax
Another lost year for kid’s health in Olympia (Kuderer, Farrell, Pollet)
Lynching fears stirred by Muslim teen’s death
Slog
Obamacare repeal advances, could collapse state insurance market (things are bad!)
Wednesday, March 8
Associated Press
House votes to ban holding phones while driving (Farrell)
Senators seek return of protections for whistleblowers
Port of Vancouver votes to extend oil terminal lease
Oregon sees another strong year for wolf recovery
Bill prohibiting Washington state income tax fails in Senate (Rolfes, Hobbs, Mullet)
Seattle’s tunneling machine Bertha back to work
Washington House passes bill on I-5 bridge replacement (Wylie)
How GOP health care bill compares with Obama-era law
Lawyers for Seattle ‘dreamer’ again seek his release
Ex-state Rep. Helen Sommers dies; served in House 36 years (Carlyle)
House OKs bill to exempt some info about wolf attacks
U.S. to pay state’s costs, drop appeal on travel ban
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Tacoma approves interim rule to block expansion of immigration detention center
4 Washington state firms interested in building Trump’s border wall
Columbian
Lobbyist to Vancouver leaders: Get ready to play defense
Inslee tours AbSci on Vancouver visit
The Daily News
Opinion: A county administrator?
Anti-coal groups seek to defend state’s denial of Millennium aquatic lease
Northwest Innovation asks for revision in shoreline permit
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Washington Post Analysis: Massive tax cuts for the rich in the GOP health-care plan
Muhlstein: ‘I just want to be me,’ says Lake Stevens transgender teen
Editorial: Save EPA, but let state take lead on clean water rules
Federal Way Mirror
30th District legislators to host town hall March 11
County councilman to host open house in Federal Way
King County has safe, convenient way to dispose of unwanted medicines
Miloscia seeks Department of Justice intervention in county heroin-injection plans
Journal of the San Juan Islands
State’s oldest ferry sold
Kirkland Reporter
Kirkland city councilmember Doreen Marchione to retire at end of 2017 term
Kitsap Daily News
Rolfes bill: State retirement credit would not be interrupted by military service (Rolfes)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
‘A Day Without a Woman’: Strikes, rallies, political action
Sikh man is ‘getting back to normal,’ heartened by support
News Tribune (subscription required)
Tacoma approves interim rule to block expansion of immigration detention center
Should state worker unions be allowed to donate to the governor’s campaign? GOP lawmakers say no (Ranker, Ormbsy)
Editorial: Information about JBLM water tests flows too slow
New York Times
Hawaii Brings First Suit to Halt Trump’s Revised Travel Ban
Conservatives in Revolt Over G.O.P. Health Care Bill
U.S. Frees Visa-Holding Afghan Family It Detained for 4 Days
Obamacare Took Months to Craft; Repeal May Be Much Swifter
Opinion: How Republicans Plan to Ration Health Care
Opinion: No Wonder the Republicans Hid the Health Bill
Opinion: Why Republicans Can’t Do Health Care
Opinion: Gavin Grimm: The Fight for Transgender Rights Is Bigger Than Me
Olympian (subscription required)
Senate Republicans fail to force vote on the governor’s capital gains tax (Nelson)
Trump acknowledges International Women’s Day – but not the Day Without A Woman strike
Conservative backlash threatens to sink new GOP health bill
Editorial: Trump’s new travel ban still needs scrutiny
Puget Sound Business Journal
Military: Photo scandal victims describe pervasive problem
Republican health plan is a step backward that will cause chaos, Washington state leaders say
Redmond Reporter
Padhye appointed and sworn in as new council member Tuesday evening
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Rep. Helen Sommers dies; she served in state House for 36 years (Cody, Carlyle)
Westneat: Fog clears on GOP health plan, and it’s not a pretty sight
Move to prohibit Washington state income tax fails (Rolfes, Hobbs, Mullet)
Boredom in Washington Legislature breeds a Twitter hashtag
Seattle evicting residents of filthy, ‘inhumane’ Sodo homeless camp ‘The Field’
Sen. Cantwell accuses Trump administration of unlawful action on coal-gas rule
WSU, UW look to strengthen their Spokane medical schools
Editorial: Who lives inside the tents? Use homeless survey to best focus spending
Opinion: Put diplomatic corps above politics
Seattle Weekly
Fantasy A’s Strange Journey Through Seattle’s Housing Crisis
Don’t Like Poop In the Sound? Don’t Cut the EPA
Alive and Gigging: Seattle Seniors Face a Temp-Job Reality
Transit Supporters: Don’t Forget Why We Approved ST3 to Begin With
Skagit Valley Herald
Letter: Inslee’s order puts our security at risk
Spokesman Review
What would happen if every woman in Spokane went on strike Wednesday?
In first year of operation, Spokane’s school zone cameras net $1.2 million from speeders
Spokane Valley grandmother pushes for tougher Washington laws against using phones while driving
Spokane considers new misdemeanor penalty to combat car theft
Editorial: Take time to evaluate health care plan
USA Today
Trump’s travel ban could have far-reaching consequences for presidential power
Health bill’s tax cuts worth $600 billion, mostly for corporations and the rich
Trump and team praises House health care bill but will work with critics
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Reducing absenteeism in schools must be a priority
College tuition should be going down, not up
Washington Post
Ryan downplays conservative backlash against health-care plan
What the proposed plan really means for taxes
How the GOP plan compares with Obamacare
To fund border wall, Trump administration weighs cuts to Coast Guard, airport security
Hawaii plans to sue to block new Trump travel ban
What Trump changed in the new travel ban
Whip count: Here’s where skeptical Republicans stand on the GOP’s Obamacare replacement
President Trump’s health-care plan probably would make health care pricier for core Trump voters
New anti-Obamacare ads conflate the exchanges with the entire health-care system
House GOP proposal to replace Obamacare sparks broad backlash
What does ‘repeal’ mean? The answer complicates the GOP’s health-care strategy.
Opinion: The House Republicans’ health-care bill is a thicket of bad incentives
Opinion: The Republican health-care plan’s top critics? Republicans.
Opinion: The Republican health-care bill is all about shortchanging the poor
Obamacare repeal guts crucial public health funds
Republicans’ ready-to-fail Obamacare replacement
Yakima Herald Republic
Newhouse talks trade & immigration at private dinner; protesters want him to meet public for town hall
Senators seek return of protections for whistleblowers
Broadcast
KNKX FM
BNSF Settlement Could Stop Coal From Falling Off Railcars
Oregon, Washington Lawmakers Eye Distracted Driving
Bill To Improve Students’ Mental Health Moves On In Washington Legislature (Ortiz-Self)
Profiling Bill Gets Support In Oregon Legislature
Public Clinics Fear Federal Cuts To Planned Parenthood Would Strand Patients
How Did We Get To 11 Million Unauthorized Immigrants?
Why A 106-Year-Old Event Is Still Relevant In 2017
KUOW FM
Washington insurance chief has problems with GOP’s Obamacare replacement
Immigration case in Seattle pushes rights of ‘dreamers’
West Coast Energy Regulators Renew Pledge To Curb Carbon
Eerie parallels between 1907 Bellingham riots and anti-Sikh hate in 2017
Trump’s EPA cuts will drain cleanup programs for Puget Sound
NW Public Radio
Bill To Improve Students’ Mental Health Moves On In Washington Legislature (Ortiz-Self)
Port Of Vancouver Extends Oil Terminal Lease
West Coast Energy Regulators Renew Pledge To Curb Carbon
Web
Crosscut
Surprise! There is still a major pay gap in local tech
Can you hear me now? Legislature may help phone service (Carlyle, Hobbs, Chopp)
Activist, attorney Nikkita Oliver is running for mayor
Seattle P.I.
Brady Walkinshaw leaves politics to take on the Grist of journalism
Slog
Trump Administration withdraws appeal of federal court’s decision on travel ban
Tuesday, March 7
Associated Press
Spokane County sheriff blames Obama for cop deaths
Washington state mulling further travel ban challenge
State Senate votes to ban holding phones while driving (Liias)
Senate Oks earlier Washington presidential primary
Critics on new travel ban: more palatable, still problematic
Sikh man is ‘getting back to normal,’ heartened by support
Washington water forecast dramatically improves in February
Inslee says revised travel ban is a “substantial retreat”
American Indians to protest Trump, pipeline in Washington
Trump praises new health care bill as GOP tries to sell it
Bainbridge Island Review
Senator Murray verdict on Trump’s new travel ban: Still Un-American
Attorney general responds to new Trump travel ban
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Op-ed: The Confederacy was a con job on whites. And still is.
Bothell Reporter
Sen. Palumbo bill would deliver tax relief for small business, raise money for K-12 (Palumbo)
Columbian
House bill backing I-5 Bridge replacement wins approval (Wylie, Stonier)
In Our View: Repair, Don’t Repeal
The Daily News
Editorial: Grizzly imports need a reason
Report: Restoration efforts in Columbia Basin helping salmon
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Lawmakers press Sound Transit to change course on car tabs (Liias)
DHS may separate mothers from kids who cross border illegally
Editorial: Editorial: Voters knew approving ST3 would bring tax increases
Federal Way Mirror
FWPS reports 99 percent of eligible eighth graders sign up for College Bound Scholarship
South King Fire & Rescue proposes redirection of $5 million bond funds
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Free trades training available for islanders
Kirkland Reporter
Arnold announces Kirkland City Council re-election bid
Legislature dealing with public records requests, Kirkland Councilmembers disagree on action (McBride)
Sen. Palumbo bill would deliver tax relief for small business, raise money for K-12 (Palumbo)
Rep. Slatter bill on collecting information on homeless youth passes House (Slatter)
Sen. Rossi challenges constitutionality of Sound Transit car tab tax
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
State mulling further travel ban challenge
State senate votes to ban holding phones while driving
Olympian (subscription required)
What it looks like when political negotiations fail in Olympia: The levy cliff edition (Ranker, Liias)
Peninsula Daily News
Governor’s order limits state agencies enforcing immigration laws (Ortiz-Self)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Compared to other countries, the U.S. is a great place to run a business — sort of
Washington state mayors join senators opposing air traffic control privatization
Four Washington companies interested in building Trump’s wall
Redmond Reporter
‘Andy’s smiling down on us’: Late senator’s goal for serving residents with developmental disabilities is well within reach
King County awarding $250,000 in grant funds for historic barn preservation
Renton Reporter
Youth heart screening Wednesday in Covington
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Taller buildings proposed for more of Seattle in exchange for affordable housing
Day Without a Woman protest sparks debate on white privilege
Study: Statewide legal same-sex marriage reduced suicide attempts for gay, bisexual youth
Seattle taxes among nation’s kindest to the rich — and harshest to the poor
FYI Guy: Seattle taxes among nation’s kindest to the rich — and harshest to the poor
Trump’s new travel ban avoids some legal pitfalls but not all, local experts say
White supremacists targeting Washington state colleges, report says
Editorial: Teens don’t think with adult brains: Consider science in juvenile sentencing
Seattle Weekly
As New Travel Ban Is Issued, Seattle Muslim Rights Group Stands Ready
Councilmembers Ask Mayor to Hold Off On Eviction of ‘The Field’
AG Ferguson Still Has Concerns Over Revised Travel Ban
Sound Transit Is In the Hot Seat in Olympia
Sikh Community Reeling After Friday Night Shooting in Kent
Skagit Valley Herald
Forecast for coho low as fisheries managers prepare to set seasons
Spokesman Review
State Senate votes to ban holding phones while driving
Senate votes to move the Washington presidential primary to early March
Washington water forecast dramatically improves in February
Knezovich stands behind heated comments blaming Obama for ‘war on cops’
Spokane Sikhs say they still feel safe in the wake of hate crime shooting of Sikh man in Kent
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Lawmakers posture as school funding gets serious
College tuition should be going down, not up
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Voters choose ‘Coyote Dunes’ for new natural area name
Two wildfire-related bills pass House
Yakima Herald Republic
Report: Washington growers should have plenty of water
Broadcast
KNKX FM
Inslee Calls New Trump Executive Order A ‘Retreat’
Life Of A Landfill: Bremerton’s Decades-Long Dumping Ground Gets a Clean Start
ICE Plans To Deport Oregon Immigrant With 5 Children, No Criminal Background
GOP Leaders Begin To Pitch Health Bill, Facing Skeptics In Both Parties
Oregon Bill Would Allow 16-Year-Olds To Register To Vote
‘Boomer’ February Means Good News For Washington’s Water Supply
Washington Attorney General Deciding Whether To Sue Again Over Trump’s New Executive Order
How 11 Suicides Forced Change Inside Washington Prisons
Trump Signs New Order Blocking Arrivals From 6 Majority-Muslim Countries
KUOW FM
Dreams of Seattle inside the world’s largest refugee camp
7 Things To Watch In The GOP’s Proposed Health Care Law
Advice from a Muslim travel agent: ‘Don’t travel. It’s a nightmare.’
GOP Bill Would Repeal Obamacare Taxes And Penalties, Keep Some Subsidies
Sikhs call for national hate crime task force after Kent shooting
The Washington Youth Academy: Transforming Dropouts Into Graduates
Trump’s revised travel order, annotated
Hospitals may help foot your bill — but many people don’t know that
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Pressure mounts against Sound Transit’s car tabs fee
Washington State Patrol cracking down on tailgaters
Councilmember Kshama Sawant, WA leaders react to revised travel ban
NW Public Radio
‘Boomer’ February Means Good News For Washington’s Water Supply
Freezing Weather And A Wet Winter Damage Washington Highways
Inslee Calls New Trump Executive Order A ‘Retreat’
WA Attorney General Reacts To New Travel Order
Web
Crosscut
Ferguson: We saw Trump in court, and we conquered
Brady Walkinshaw leave politics for … journalism?
Seattleites go to Trump Country
Seattle P.I.
Local Planned Parenthood blasts Trump’s abortion compromise
Slog
Bertha starts mining again after surveys catch six-inch misalignment
House Republicans unveil their Obamacare replacement plan
Monday, March 6
Associated Press
Hanford ill worker compensation bill passes House
Sikhs respond to shooting near Seattle with fear, disbelief
Report: Restoration efforts in Columbia Basin helping salmon
4 arrested at pro-Trump rally in Olympia, state patrol says
10 arrested in pro-Trump rally in Berkeley
Measure would help sex trafficking victims clear convictions (Saldana)
Trump travel order to apply to those seeking new visas
Supreme Court scraps case on transgender bathroom rights
Russian hackers said to seek hush money from liberal groups
South Puget Sound Community College faces growing pains
Tacoma to pay $50,000 for violating public records act
Attorneys general support transgender boy in U.S. court case
Senate to consider repeal of Obama-era labor rule
Aberdeen Daily World
PUD board to consider rate restructure
GH Community Foundation awards grants
Sen. Murray, Rep. Kilmer renew commitment to Wild Olympics legislation
Ocean conditions appear to be improving for salmon
Bainbridge Island Review
Evergreen State will go south
Rep. Kilmer joins with others in Congress for legislation to counter cyberattacks
Rep. Hansen receives City Champion Award (Hansen)
Murray, Cantwell ask Justice officials to uphold existing federal policy on state marijuana laws
2017 Legislative Session | Legislature shines spotlight on public records requests, costs
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Hundreds turn out for Ericksen town hall to talk D.C. gig, Whatcom County jobs, more
Op-ed: More crude oil is traveling by pipeline than ever before; state legislature must act
Columbian
In Our View: Time to Talk About Bridge
In Our View: Oil Terminal Just a Bad Idea
Trumping Obamacare: Affordable Care Act reform (Cleveland)
The Daily News
Capitol Dispatch: Public records legislation passes House floor (Takko)
EDITORIAL: Krauthammer: Revolt of the attorneys general
OPINION: GPA cutoff has no place in the successful State Need Grant program
Toledo school officials consider next facilities move
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Lawmakers ready to hunker down on school funding (Sullivan, Billig, Lytton, Rolfes, )
Sound Transit in crosshairs of lawmakers who want changes (Palumbo, Sells)
Measure would help sex trafficking victims clear convictions
Op-ed by Rep. Peterson: Statewide drug take-back program can save lives
Schwab: GOP plan to replace ACA guarantees us liberty and death
Muhlstein: EdCC exhibit tells the story of the marginalized
Commentary: Seek to stifle dissent and you suppress free speech
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way teachers upset over common English Language Arts curriculum
Kirkland Reporter
Kuderer, Slatter and McBride to host 48th District town hall in Redmond (Kuderer, Slatter, McBride)
Reps. Larry Springer and Roger Goodman to host town hall in Kirkland (Goodman, Springer)
Kitsap Daily News
WSDOT to fix bottleneck on southbound SR-3
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Local districts lobbying for elimination of 1 percent property tax cap
Trump issues revised travel ban for six majority-Muslim countries
News Tribune (subscription required)
Cities sharing services to cut costs, improve efficiency
New York Times
Trump Revises Travel Ban in Bid to Weather Legal Scrutiny
Justices Won’t Hear Case, in Setback for Transgender Rights
Repeal of Health Law Faces a New Hurdle: Older Americans
Officials in U.S. and India Condemn Shooting of Sikh Man in Washington State
Text: President Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration
The Obamacare Sticking Points Behind Closed Doors
Olympian (subscription required)
Trump signs new travel ban of six Majority Muslim countries
11 senators call on Trump team to allow sale of recreational marijuana
Trump’s new travel order applies to those seeking new visas
Supreme Court scraps case of transgender bathroom rights
Editorial: Find middle ground on police use of deadly force (Frockt)
Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Peninsula legislators expect expansion of halibut season (Van De Wege, Chapman, Tharinger)
Puget Sound Business Journal
H-1B visa rule change sparks fear of skilled-worker shortage
Redmond Reporter
Redmond City Council to select new member Tuesday
Renton Reporter
Renton is ‘inclusive’ but not yet a sanctuary city
Seattle Times (subscription required)
UW women’s rowing-team numbers inflated, avoiding Title IX scrutiny
Powerful, hidden gem of an organization trains regular folks to shape policy
4 Washington state firms interested in building Trump’s border wall
‘Shocking’ discipline rates for youngest students prompt lawmaker to seek ban (Billig)
Hundreds gather in Bellevue park to condemn Kent shooting, Kansas attack
Sound Transit board ouster unlikely, but car-tax change has support (Clibborn)
Westneat: Homeless have some news for both the right wing and the left
GOP obstetrician in Congress out to deliver Obamacare repeal
Editorial: After yet another epic jam, it’s clear Seattle’s decisions about traffic must include cars
Editorial: September without school? It could happen
Opinion: Navy’s wrongheaded approach to Whidbey Island Growler jets
Seattle Weekly
Proposed Federal Budget Would Slash Puget Sound’s EPA Funding by 93 Percent
Hearing Examiner Dismisses Appeal of Youth Jail Building Permit
Hackles Raised As Teatro ZinZanni’s Eviction Draws Near
Skagit Valley Herald
Larsen talks ACA in Sedro-Woolley
Spokesman Review
Washington’s teacher shortage hurt by cumbersome certification process, some educators say
Pierced tongue wouldn’t get you out of breath test under bill approved by Washington House
Sale of PAML likely to bring loss of high-paying jobs in Spokane, former official says
Avista CEO Scott Morris earns $4.5 million in 2016
Knezovich, Haskell and Fagan praise Trump at rally in Spokane Valley
Spokane port district bill passes Washington House
Lawyer threatens supporter of Rocket Market concerts on South Hill
Spin Control: Washington lawmakers discuss naming U.S. 395 for person who made it a better highway
Editorial: Lift tax cap to maintain vital services
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: State health programs need a boost
USA Today
Trump issues revised travel ban for six majority-Muslim countries
Supreme Court won’t decide transgender bathroom case, vacates earlier ruling
Travel ban chills international travel to U.S.
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
New Department of Children, Youth and Families needed
Our biometric data should not be shared (Morris)
Washington Post
Trump signs revised travel ban aimed at withstanding legal scrutiny
Supreme Court sends Virginia transgender student’s case back to lower court
Why it’s so hard for the GOP to come up with an Obamacare replacement
Sessions insists new travel ban is ‘lawful’
What’s in Trumps new travel ban
Congressional Republicans poised to overturn Obama-era education regulations
Yakima Herald Republic
Mid-Columbia schools reaffirm support for undocumented students
Police on sex offenders: We’re aware of ‘who’s where’
Investigative team aims to provide clear look at Yakima Valley police shootings
Editorial: Marijuana ban discussion is one that’s worth having
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Afghan family headed to Washington detained at LAX
Sikh man shot in Kent draws international condolences
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Tacoma seeks equipment for a police body camera test run
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Sikhs respond to shooting near Seattle with fear, disbelief
Afghan family traveling to Wash. and detained in Los Angeles asking for release
Trump expected to sign new travel ban order Monday
KNKX FM
Dramatic Cuts To EPA In Leaked Draft Budget Plan Would Gut Puget Sound Programs
Unpacking Government: What Good Are Environmental Impact Statements?
Police Contact FBI After Sikh Shot In Arm In Seattle Suburb
KUOW FM
Trump signs revised executive order on travel ban, reports White House
Trump wants to cut EPA funding for Puget Sound by 93 percent
NW Public Radio
Northwest Wine Grape Scientists, Growers, Study Weather Extremes
Oregon Rep. Greg Walden Says Obamacare Replacement Coming Soon
Skyrocketing Car Tabs Spur Call For Attorney General Opinion
Washington House Passes Crackdown On Prohibited Gun Buyers
Q13 TV (FOX)
Gov. Inslee calls apparent hate crime shooting in Kent ‘un-America’
Web
Crosscut
Democracy vouchers: Everything you need to know
Trump rally in Olympia draws backers, protesters
Hometown crowd peppers Ericksen with EPA, environment questions
The loser bills in Washington Legislature (Santos, Gregerson)
Slog
Kent Sikh man to police: White man said “Go back to your own country” and shot me