Tuesday, July 19

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Associated Press
National wildlife refuge renamed to honor Billy Frank Jr.
Judge finds Yakima hospital violated laws on charity care
Health officials confirm 12th case of Zika virus in state
Unique Zika case of Utah caregiver under investigation

Aberdeen Daily World
Proposed sales tax increase prompts elected officials to talk about need

Central Kitsap Reporter
Local law enforcement officials grieve their fellow officers
Attorneys to argue that automatic life sentence for Gaeta is ‘unconstitutional’
Human error resulted in unplanned Hood Canal Bridge closure July 10
Opinion: The legality of use of local levies | The Petri Dish

Columbian
Big turnout for Grant Street Pier groundbreaking at Vancouver waterfront (Cleveland)
Unanimous vote bans oil facilities in Vancouver

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Obamacare’s surcharge for smokers may have backfired

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Klahowya ferry temporarily out of service
Larsen Applauds New Trade Enforcement Action Against China

News Tribune (subscription required)
Washington state delegates join thwarted revolt at GOP convention
Republican National Convention, Day 2. It can only get better?
What lies ahead for Clinton from the pending email investigations?
Aging boomers a looming crisis for states that have to help pay for long-term care
Trump is richer in property and deeper in debt in new valuation
Eugene Robinson: GOP must answer for coronating a charlatan

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Former UW president landed No. 3 slot of most highly paid public college presidents in U.S.
Harborview uses ‘Pokémon Go’ in patient recovery
Feds, refineries reach $425M deal to clean up air throughout West
Editorial: Help kids get a good start at school this fall

Seattle Weekly
The Death of Neighborhood Councils, as Told by Wallingford
Video Suggests Police, Not Protesters, Ignited Liquid That Burned Officer During May Day Demonstration
Ballots Mailed for Tax to Fund Affordable Housing, Homeless Prevention
Hotel Workers Ballot Initiative Got Its Signatures

Spokesman Review
Spokane mayor picks Laura McAloon as city attorney, while council members mull making job an elected position

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Likely solution found for health center  (Nelson, Cody)

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
State high court right to demand answers on funding education

Yakima Herald Republic
Letter: Newhouse bill doesn’t serve public

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Federal $425 million settlement to reduce air pollution at 6 refineries
WSP Captain on Baton Rouge officer’s post: ‘I get it’
Cleanup proposed for toxic Anacortes landfill

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
City, state workers evict more than 20 residents from Seattle homeless camp
Vancouver City Council votes to ban crude oil storage, handling

KPLU FM
$425 Million Clean-Air Settlement Will Force Changes At Tesoro Oil Refineries
A Harsh Critique Of Federally Funded Pre-K

KUOW FM
5 stages of grief for Washington’s anti-Trump delegates in Cleveland

NW Public Radio
Tesoro, U.S. Sign $425 Million Deal To Make Refineries Pollute Less
Ground Broken For New Runway At Pullman-Moscow Airport
Nisqually Refuge Renamed To Honor Billy Frank Jr.

Q13 TV (FOX)
Local law enforcement leaders asking for heated rhetoric to stop
Renton undertakes dredging project on Cedar River in flood prevention effort

Web

Crosscut
Seattle demolitions bring displacement, not enough density

Slog
Why Washington State Should Have Licensed Many More Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Light Rail Up 83%

Monday, July 18

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Associated Press
Central Washington schools look internationally for teachers
Washington state invalidates common mortgage provision
Court says lender can’t change your locks because you missed a payment
With millions covered, ‘repeal and replace’ gets riskier

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Medical marijuana transition off to rough start

Columbian
In Our View: Education Case Looms

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Proposed Snohomish County tax hike would fund criminal justice
Firefighters, districts prepare for wildfires closer to home
Need prevalent as Everett homeless housing project takes shape
Everett seeks to cut fees to boost affordable housing
New I-405 HOV rules are expected to be approved Tuesday
How Boeing’s relations with unions have evolved
Robinson: Obama didn’t heal our racial wounds but allowed us to see them
Op-ed by Rep. June Robinson: Confronting intolerance takes place, as Ike said, in our hearts

News Tribune (subscription required)
Trump says he’ll appear on Day 1 of the GOP convention
Tacoma teacher offers students lessons on what to do if they’re stopped by a cop
Your kids bored at school? Tell them to get over it
Police chief says security ready for RNC, but police union wants ‘open carry’ gun freeze

Puget Sound Business Journal
More women, minorities in tech could help improve the wage gap

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Bertha’s builders: Tunnel borer started out ‘perfect’
Most drivers admit angry, aggressive behavior or road rage
Seattle Times reporter is in Cleveland for the GOP convention, but Washington state’s top Republicans — not so much
Nonprofit health clinic opens in Redmond mosque
UW freshman class: more in-state students, more diversity
FYI Guy: West Seattle’s Sanislo Elementary: most racially diverse public school in the state
Seattle police chief: ‘This is the most difficult time in policing since I’ve been in the business’
The elusive HIV vaccine: how Seattle scientists’ frustration is turning to hope
HIV study in Seattle: building trust in LGBT community
Opening tough classes to all gives all a fair shake
Editorial: Police reforms show a path forward from racial division
Opinion: Healing must start with action

Spokesman Review
Canola field near Lind has a mysterious lark problem
Spokane police chief finalists down to three men
Shawn Vestal: Tim Eyman’s initiative machine may require new rules

Tri-City Herald
Guest column: Base power plan on clean, not renewable energy

Yakima Herald Republic
Judge declares mistrial in former Pasco police officer’s rape, assault case
Bicycle groups give boost to Washington businesses
Yakima Valley school districts look outside the country for teachers, other workers

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KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
National figures show it: Seattle rents are high
‘Take care of each other:’ Local officers react to deadly shootings

KPLU FM
High School Graduation Initiative Qualifies For Oregon Ballot

KUOW FM
Starving seabirds washing up dead on Washington beaches

Q13 TV (FOX)
Local community and law enforcement reacts to Baton Rouge officer shootings

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Crosscut
Celebration and anger as Seattle’s neighborhood council system upended
Orchards, wilderness, a mountain town: Who gets the water?
Who’s fixing tech’s diversity problems?

Friday, July 15

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Associated Press
High court sets Sept. 7 hearing on education funding case
Report: State does little to protect schools from quakes
High court: State not bound by statute of limitations

The Daily News
Four water sources in the Longview School District exceed trigger level for lead
Rainier marijuana growth operation gets green light

Everett Herald (subscription required)
State Supreme Court sets September date for McCleary hearing (Frockt)
United Way event provides services to hundreds of homeless people
Editorial: The keys to Boeing’s longevity
Letter: To save salmon, tribes must stop netting rivers

News Tribune (subscription required)
High court orders new hearing in McCleary school-funding case

Peninsula Daily News
Public Disclosure Commission rejects complaint against anti-fluoridation group

Puget Sound Business Journal
EXCLUSIVE: Despite state’s anti-patent troll law, Seattle companies still being forced into settlements
Opinion: Electing Trump would threaten Seattle’s economy

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Paying for education must go beyond classrooms, advocates say
State ordered to appear in court over school funding (Rolfes)
Ruth Woo, influential behind-the-scenes figure in state politics, dies at 89
Software vs. service jobs: Income inequality on rise among 20-somethings
Editorial: Education funding: Supreme Court right to demand answers

Seattle Weekly
Climate Activists Fasting on Capitol Steps Find Allies in Governor’s Staff
City Reverses Course on Plan to Sell Potential Park Space
The Anti-Pokemon Backlash as It Currently Stands in Seattle
Test Drive a Safe Drug Site!

Skagit Valley Herald
State wildlife agency considering changing listing status of five species

Yakima Herald Republic
Local schools’ reporting of sexual harrassment, bullying criticized

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Mayor changes course on land sale to fund homeless initiatives
Longer, ‘tougher’ driving test coming to Washington

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
UW study: More cougars could save lives, reduce crashes by lowering deer population
‘We want to be a leader:’ Bellingham police mandating body worn cameras
KOMO News radio hosts round table discussion on race relations

KPLU FM
Zika Epidemic May Have Peaked But Will Threaten U.S. For Years

KUOW FM
Caught red handed: new label for pot products
Washington’s soaring bald eagle population enough to get them off state’s endangered list

NW Public Radio
After White Officer Shoots Black Brothers, Chief Works To Build Trust

Web

Crosscut
Don’t shortchange community on police reform
After fiery derailment, new rules for oil trains

Thursday, July 14

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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

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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

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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