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Thursday, July 14
Associated Press
Oregon senators’ bill would require probes of rail accidents
Bull trout lawsuit targets 26 dams in Columbia River Basin
Washington to require ‘Not For Kids’ label on pot products
Man charged after toddler finds gun, shoots himself in face
State schools chief preparing legal action against districts
Olympia to challenge income tax initiative
Most drivers admit angry, aggressive behavior or road rage
Aberdeen Daily World
County’s supplemental budget eases operating deficit
Bainbridge Island Review
Letter: Support needed for Alzheimer’s legislation | LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Despite deadline, unlicensed pot shop in Bellingham still open
Tacoma City Council votes in favor of plastic bag ban
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Analysis shows death rates vary throughout Snohomish County
State schools chief going to court over McCleary case
Providence to stop accepting Premera-insured patients
Boeing’s influence is felt in Washington and beyond
Local relationships with Boeing: many ups and downs
Data suggest tax breaks help attract aerospace suppliers
Parker: Find the voices that matter as we talk about race, police
Editorial: Controlling nuisances protects property rights for all
Letter: Congress needs to fund Alzheimer’s research
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Crews report unprecedented sightings of large congregations of humpback whales – Slideshow
News Tribune (subscription required)
Tacoma leaders, officials discuss change in wake of national shootings
Multiple sources: Trump to pick Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as vice president
Matt Driscoll: The day plastic bags died in Tacoma
GAO report criticizes Energy Department’s handling of whistleblower complaints
Voter pushback: They prefer yesterday’s presidents to Clinton, Trump
Peninsula Daily News
Kilisut Harbor, Mystery Bay shut to recreational shellfish harvesting
Puget Sound Business Journal
EXCLUSIVE: Mayor Murray says Chinese investors interested in Seattle’s Civic Square
Providence kills contract with Premera; 500,000 patients impacted in 2017
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Highway 99 tunnel’s double-decker roadway begins to take shape
Puget Sound VA cites progress on cutting wait times for mental-health services for veterans
Seattle mayor, seeking more diverse input, cuts ties with district councils
Seattle police union president says he quit over Facebook post before his board tried to fire him
Bellevue game-maker Valve moves to choke off $7.4 billion gambling market
Opinion: After tragedy, hopeful signs in rebuilding the public’s trust of police
Editorial: It’s time to stop throwing money at Washington’s mental-health crisis
The Dallas Morning News Editorial: A message of hope from Dallas
Yakima Herald Republic
Craft beer demand drives record U.S. hop acreage
Lawsuit targets dam operators over impacts to bull trout
Editorial: Experiment promises to aid fish — and possibly much more
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Overtime law an emotional struggle for home care worker
Mayor Murray cuts ties with Seattle district councils
Washington to require ‘Not For Kids’ label on pot products
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Former King County Executive: ‘Because I was black, that’s why they stopped me’
Pierce Co. Sheriff: ‘We can’t police out of fear’
KPLU FM
Seriously Mentally Ill Inmates A Growing Problem For County Jails
Social Media Abuse Of Nursing Home Residents Often Goes Unchecked
For LGBTQ Students, Author Says, Safety Is ‘Not Enough’
KUOW FM
$14M fuels initiatives on the November ballot. Who’s behind the money?
King County courts new voters with more dropboxes
From L.A. to Everett: How illegal OxyContin helped spark an opioid epidemic
Heroin overdose death rates rising faster in Snohomish than King, Pierce counties
MyNorthwest (KIRO RADIO)
Shouldn’t truck drivers have to cover their loads like the rest of us? (Clibborn)
Q13 TV (FOX)
Seattle police union chief after resignation: I was ‘taken aback’ by outrage over Facebook post
A look inside construction of Seattle tunnel’s double-deck highway
Earthquake ready? Some Washington schools not ready for ‘The Big One’
Web
Crosscut
Reformers aren’t celebrating police union leader’s resignation
Seattle P.I.
Legal weed and other ways Seattle is sold to tourists
Bertha’s tunnel: How to build a highway underground
Wednesday, July 13
Associated Press
Seattle police union head resigns after controversial post
Court sides with Utah’s Planned Parenthood in defunding case
Despite derailments, little progress in railcar upgrades
The Daily News
State charges company $30,000 for Winlock oil spill
Cowlitz registered voter rolls surge upward
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Public records remain a challenge for lawmakers (Hunt, McBride)
Burbank: I-1464’s would put campaign cash in voters’ hands (Lovick)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Tacoma City Council votes in favor of plastic bag ban
Foster home shortage sends Pierce County kids elsewhere
Many Bernie Sanders supporters not swayed by his endorsement of Hillary Clinton
Clinton’s lead over Trump shrinks dramatically
Seattle Times (subscription required)
How to find out if a school in Washington state is safe from earthquakes, tsunamis
Is your child safe? Washington does little to protect older schools from earthquake danger
High rate of Washington community-college grads go on to earn 4-year degree
Puget Sound Energy agreement to shut part of Montana coal- power plant
Audubon backs I-732 to fight climate change — it’s better than nothing
Seattle police union president resigning amid controversy over Facebook post
Here’s what you’d pay to build a bigger Sound Transit network
Opinion: Ron Sims gives his take on driving while black in Seattle
Seattle Weekly
Social Media in a Time of Crises
SPOG’s Anti-Reform Posturing Is a Disservice to Seattle. And it’s Members.
Gun Control Measure Aims to Prevent Suicide, Too
Puget Sound Energy to Retire Some Coal-Fired Power
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
State seeking feedback on Maury cleanup plan
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Another boost in air travel is good for the WW economy
Yakima Herald Republic
Buyback program could ease complexity of Indian land ownership
Editorial: Yakima takes prudent step on marijuana buffer
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle police union chief quits after Facebook post following Dallas shooting
The Other Side: Local police, civilians strive to understand each other amid national tension
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Western State escapee planned bombing, had fascination with Islamic State
Commissioner orders ‘special master’ for Western State
Tacoma City Council votes to ban plastic bags
President of Seattle police union to resign following controversial social media post about Dallas
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Head of Seattle police union resigns amid Facebook controversy
KPLU FM
Latina Vineyard Workers Get Opportunities Through Women-Only College Course
Inslee Carbon Cap Critics Protest, Fast On Capitol Steps
Red Tape Leaves Some Low-Income Toddlers Without Health Insurance
Overworked Americans Aren’t Taking The Vacation They’ve Earned
KUOW FM
Ron Sims: I’ve been stopped 8 times by Seattle police. Not because I’m a bad driver
Police must control their fear, says former Seattle Police Chief
Q13 TV (FOX)
President of Seattle police union resigns after controversial media post about Dallas shootings
Web
Crosscut
Locals on police reform: ‘We don’t have a voice’
How inspectors missed broken bolts that caused an oil train derailment
Slog
Sixteen People Are Fasting on the Capitol Steps to Protest the Governor’s Draft Clean Air Rule
How Washington State Screwed Over Its Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Tuesday, July 12
Associated Press
Workers at some Hanford tanks stop for concern over vapors
Advocates fear more heroin withdrawal deaths in jails
Inslee wants increased inspections on oil transport lines
Sound Transit lowers car-tax estimate
Watchdogs: US police shootings fueling black extremism
Attorney General Lynch asked to review Pasco death
Election watchdog votes to send Tim Eyman case to state attorney general
California governor looks to extend climate-change efforts
Aberdeen Daily World
Inslee calls for timely walking inspections of rail lines
Bainbridge Island Review
Hood Canal Bridge shutdown blamed on human error
News Tribune (subscription required)
Ports win court fight that challenged secret meetings
Norm Dicks’ powerful finesse brought Boeing back to Pierce County
Little sympathy for gay issues from GOP platform-writers
Bernie Sanders endorses Hillary Clinton
For VP, Trump must choose the unpopular or the unknown
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Lynnwood to spend $10 million on 36th Avenue W. reconstruction
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Researchers ask the public to report river otter sightings
Discounted Ferry Passes on FerryTail.com
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Bridge closure has ripple effect across area
Peninsula Daily News
Mountain goat census by helicopter begins today in Olympic National Park, Olympic National Forest
Puget Sound Business Journal
Tensions on the rise in Seattle between black residents, police
What you need to know about recent antidiscrimination legislation
How this Washington educational foundation beats the state’s graduation rates
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Watch: Workers replace Bertha’s cutting teeth 120 feet under Seattle WATCH
Yesler Terrace transition: Many families leave area
City Council OKs sale of Pacific Place garage to mall’s owner
San Francisco Chronicle: Nearly 1 in 5 University of California students goes hungry, survey finds
O’Toole accused of retaliation in trial over police transfers
Seattle Weekly
Council May Be Locked-In to Secretly Negotiated Police Contract
Assphalt: The Anti-Transit Snake Oil That Is the Self-Driving Car
Tri-City Herald
Unions halt Hanford tank work over vapor protection
‘Salmon Cannon’ helps move fish over dams
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
County Council votes to create property tax pilot program to help those behind in payments
Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima Valley educators happy to see end of No Child Left Behind
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Hanford workers walk off job over vapor danger
Treatment clinics could be targeted by new legislation (Frame)
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
A new reason for ferry cancellations: Not enough workers
Commissioner orders ‘special master’ for Western State
KPLU FM
Hanford Work Stops At Tank Farms Over Safety Concerns
Grandparents’ Rights Group Not Giving Up Despite Failure To Gather Enough Signatures For Initiative
Beijing’s Claims To South China Sea Are Invalid, International Tribunal Says
Beyond Integration: How Teachers Can Encourage Cross-Racial Friendships
Is Burning Trees Still Green? Some Experts Now Question Biomass
KUOW FM
Can the middle class lifestyle my Seattle grandparents had ever be achievable again?
REI employees demand better hours, pay
Obama Renews Call For A ‘Public Option’ In Federal Health Law
MyNorthwest (KIRO RADIO)
Hood Canal Bridge snafu a ‘humbling reminder’ for WSDOT
Web
Crosscut
Seattle 2035: Addressing asthma’s connection to poverty
Election 2016: Breaking down the ballot initiatives
Seattle P.I.
Starbucks raises coffee prices, but also wages
Socialist Sawant backs fed-up REI workers over hours, wages, right to union
Slog
Sakuma Brothers Farms Caves, Will Negotiate With Farmworkers’ Union
Monday, July 11
Associated Press
Effort to overturn transgender bathroom rule falls short
Commissioner orders oversight of Western State Hospital admissions
Stopped 52 times by police: Was it racial profiling?
June hiring surge suggests rebounding U.S. economy
‘America is weeping’: 3 days of tragedy leave U.S. reeling
Sound Transit lowers car-tax estimate
Supporters of campaign finance measure submit signatures to state
330,000 signatures turned in for state gun safety initiative
Boeing announces billions in new orders at Farnborough Airshow
Starbucks to boost base pay of workers in October
Aberdeen Daily World
Protest against crude oil on Grays Harbor draws hundreds
Columbian
Supreme Court swears in its first female clerk
Westneat: Pam Roach’s ‘crime’? Fundraising without subtlety
The Daily News
Monday marks beginning of summer paving projects
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Daily Herald special report: Boeing’s 100 years
Public Disclosure Commission recommends action against Eyman
Report: Loss of salmon habitat continues to grow
Health district to huddle on ways to stem opioid use
Snohomish County officials reflect on race, violence in Dallas (Lovick)
Washington Post: Police safer under Obama than they have been in decades
Milbank: In attacking FBI chief, Republicans undermine rule of law
Guest Commentary: Vancouver oil terminal necessary to state, U.S. energy needs
Guest Commentary: Insurance companies’ have part in rising medication costs
Editorial: Listen first, then we can talk
Editorial: Freedom of Information reforms aid government transparency
Lynnwood Today
Snohomish County NAACP vigil honors lives lost, seeks path forward (Ortiz-Self, Robinson)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Feds nearing a decision on whether pot has medical potential
Fox News will show a transgender bathroom ad during RNC
Court paves way for Medicaid patients to get costly hepatitis C treatment
Leonard Pitts column: America’s gone mad and there’s no place to hide
New York Times
What Trump and the GOP Can Agree On: Tax Cuts for the Rich
Peninsula Daily News
U.S. Rep. Kilmer, others introduce Timber Innovation Act aimed at boosting building construction, rural communities
Puget Sound Business Journal
EXCLUSIVE: Washington state’s new marine tourism fees drive super yacht owners out to sea
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle’s black officers struggle with divided loyalties after a tragic week
Some Seattle schools end ‘tracking’ in push for equity and success
Seattle-area Somali community unites to embrace state’s new child-care standards
Pokémon Go brings big boost to Nintendo’s stock — and its image
Court paves way for Medicaid patients to get costly hepatitis C treatment
Sound Transit lowers car-tax estimate, saying most around here drive cheap, used cars
FYI Guy: Software vs. service jobs: Income inequality on rise among 20-somethings
Opinion: Don’t believe that Washington state is awash in anti-Semitism
Editorial: Legislature needs more pressure to solve McCleary puzzle
Opinion: We must build trust between people and police
Spokesman Review
Inslee calls for timely walking inspections of rail lines
Yakima Herald Republic
Education forum to review new law
Newhouse introduces bill to prevent manure lawsuits
Newhouse urges House leaders to keep basin plan part of energy bill
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Closer look at controversial SR 520 bridge demolition (Pollet)
Seattle community calls for dialogue after tragic week
Study: New concerns raised over teen e-cigarette use
KPLU FM
In Wake Of Shootings, Former Seattle Police Chief Calls For ‘Fundamental Shift’ In Police Culture
Debate Swirls In Bellingham As Cherry Point Faces Development Crossroads
Why High School Students Need More Than College Prep
Ambush In Dallas Shakes The Movement For Police Reform
Hope Still Races Ahead Of Evidence In Magnet Treatment For Autism
KUOW FM
Seattle’s rising rents are forcing out baby boomers
‘I’m A Student-Debt Slave.’ How’d We Get Here?
Gun safety measure likely headed for November ballot
UW scientists transform books and music into DNA
Fall ballot in Washington to be crowded with initiatives
MyNorthwest (KIRO RADIO)
Gun control law would ‘fill a gap’ in Washington law
NW Public Radio
Debunking Three Myths Of Wildfire Safety
Q13 TV (FOX)
Marijuana ban ending in parts of Pierce County
Dozens continue protest in Seattle over police killings
Photo shoot in Judkins Park captures the young Black Lives Matter movement
Sound Transit lowers car-tax estimate for ST3 expansion plan
Web
Crosscut
Police killed his brother. Andre Taylor wants to change how they’re prosecuted
Slog
Seattle Police Union Blames “Minority Movement” After Dallas Shootings
What Might Help Is Decriminalizing Minor Offences That Increase Encounters Between Cops and Blacks
Friday, July 8
Associated Press
Washington in contempt in mental health case
Hundreds protest in Seattle against recent police shootings
Effort to overturn transgender bathroom rule falls short
Election watchdog considers new allegations against Eyman
Signatures submitted in plan to restrict guns in Washington
U.S. claims for jobless aid tumble
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Trigger locks, lock boxes part of gun-safety giveaway
Private-sector job growth beat expectations in June
Editorial: Freedom of Information reforms aid government transparency
Harrop: Manufacturing jobs returning to the U.S., but we’re not ready
Letter: Palumbo wrong about opponent’s transportation record (Moscoso, Clibborn)
News Tribune (subscription required)
I-1515 won’t be on November ballot
Libertarian Gary Johnson could spoil the Southwest for Trump
‘We can do better,’ Obama says on police shootings of black men
Rep. John Lewis says he thanked officers who ‘beat him bloody’
Former congressman blames Obama for Dallas shooting after deleting threatening tweet
Puget Sound Business Journal
Washington will be the first state with an online retirement marketplace
Seattle Times (subscription required)
‘I could be the next victim’: Seattleites react to St. Paul, Baton Rouge with fear, sorrow, peaceful march
How Seattle protests unfolded amid rising tensions, Dallas cop killings
In wake of shootings, mayor says Seattle ‘must get police reform right’
I-1515: Group’s bid to prevent transgender bathroom access fails to make ballot
Mayor Ed Murray to shrink number of children in Seattle Preschool Program
New gun restriction could be headed for Washington ballot
State falls behind in preschool-teacher pay despite leading in child-care investment (Kagi)
Two new apprenticeship programs in Seattle area aim to launch tech careers
Seattle Weekly
As Vigil Turns to Protest, Words of Love, Anger and Solutions
Anti-Trans Ballot Measure Fails to Get Enough Signatures
‘BOOM’ Tackles the City’s Growing Pains Through Art
Another Hate Bashing on Capitol Hill; Victim Uses Safe Space
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: DNR land ownership hinders Pasco development plans
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
State troopers’ new uniforms are needed
Yakima Herald Republic
Submit letters to the editor on the state’s Top Two primary
Free class in Selah to teach about obtaining public records
Programs aim to encourage students interested in health care careers
Editorial: Preschools grade well, but it can’t stop there
Broadcast
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Police shootings put spotlight on Wash. deadly force initiative
KPLU FM
Trump And Clinton Cancel Campaign Events, Respond To Shootings
U.S. Economy Adds 287,000 Jobs In June, Exceeding Expectations
How A Fight Between SEIU 775 And A Conservative Think Tank Led To An Initiative On Identity Theft
Opponents Of Crude Oil Terminals Rally In Grays Harbor County
KUOW FM
Dallas Police Officers Killed In Sniper Attack: What We Know Friday
How Inspectors Missed Broken Bolts That Caused An Oil Train Derailment
Senate Passes A GMO Labeling Bill That The Food Industry Likes
Seattle Mayor pledges more power, independence for police watchdogs
Why Feds Chose Not To Investigate Oil Train Derailment In Columbia Gorge
Seattle tech nerds are highest-paid in the country
NW Public Radio
An Increase In Wildfires That Just Happen To Rip Through Cities
Black Community Advocate Makes Deadly Force Decisions In Police Simulator
Web
Crosscut
In this homeless shelter, pets are part of the family
Following shootings, Seattle’s police reform faces scrutiny
Debating power and principle in the Lieutenant governor’s office
Slog
Trigger-Happy Police Like the One Who Killed Philando Castile Cannot Be Prosecuted In Washington
Trans Rights Won. Just Want Privacy Didn’t Get Enough Signatures for the November Ballot.