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Thursday, June 2

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Associated Press
Washington limits carbon pollution from largest sources
How candy-makers shape nutrition science

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Washington Capitol to hold two-day active threat drill

The Daily News
Ecology releases updated carbon cap, four Cowlitz County sites affected
Editorial via The Olympian: Second probe confirms bungling at Corrections

The Everett Herald  
Tim Eyman targets tolls and light rail with new initiative
Boeing takes an unusual geopolitcal stand over air service
Coastal one of two community banks in state honored for SBA lending
Strawberry crop abundant, but people to help with harvest aren’t
Bloomberg: Pipeline safety agency is not doing its job
Editorial: Protect access to public records

Kirkland Reporter
Hundreds gather at Kirkland Performance Center to talk about heroin, opiate addiction

News Tribune (subscription required)
Lead testing rates of Tacoma-area children rose after water scare
For Clinton, history suggests foreign-policy credentials no help
Why Bernie Sanders supporters are skeptical of Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump warns Barack Obama he’ll ‘hit him’ like Bill Clinton
Editorial: Trump University had lookalike in Tacoma area

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: It is time for Troy Kelley saga to end
Op-ed: All of us can learn from OPD shooting

Puget Sound Business Journal
Lawsuit aims to block DOL’s fiduciary rule; smalll business retirement plans at risk?

Renton Reporter
Independent expert review panel to meet June 2 to review ST3 plan
Task force meets in Renton to talk opioid addiction and treatment
County launches enhanced emergency alert system

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle University’s dean placed on administrative leave amid student protests
Washington to force state’s biggest carbon polluters to cut emissions
Editorial: A feeding cup designed by a Seattle team is a lifesaver

Seattle Weekly
In National Politics, Native Americans Deserve a Seat, Not a Slur
On Delaying Jungle Clearance, Bagshaw Maneuvers Consensus
With His Big KEXP Donation, Paul Allen Completes the Station’s Transformation
The Duwamish River Reclaims Its Spot as a Summer Destination
Could Seattle’s Novel Elections Law Work Statewide?

Tri-City Herald
Seattle City Council passes resolution opposing nuclear power
ACLU, lawyers settle ‘debtors’ prison’ lawsuit against Benton County

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Ferry ticketing changes as riders express opinions, complaints

Yakima Herald Republic
Federal regulators propose restrictions on payday lenders

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)
New timeline speeds up light rail project

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Families of men killed by Seattle police say it should be easier to prosecute officers
Des Moines teen tests positive for Zika after her first blood sample tossed
Tacoma jazz club tops list of state businesses linked to DUI arrests

KPLU FM
High School Suspensions Cost the Country $35 Billion Annually, Report Estimates
Wash. State Says Updated Rule To Cap Carbon Pollution Will Be More Effective
Nonprofit Hospital Forgives Debts And Stops Suing So Many Poor Patients
New Rules To Ban Payday Lending ‘Debt Traps’

KUOW FM
Mount Rainier National Park enters online contest for historic preservation
Details On Death Certificates Offer Layers Of Clues To Opioid Epidemic

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Over-taxed ferry terminal has advantages, major challenges

NW Public Radio
State Says Updated Rule To Cap Carbon Pollution Will Be More Effective

Q13 TV (FOX)
Family calls for federal probe into Che Taylor’s fatal shooting by Seattle police
Fewer U.S. teens are giving birth, CDC finds
Seattle mayor, City Council agree on homeless encampment sweeps

Web

Crosscut
Following spike in shootings, questions about city strategy
Airbnb squeezing renters? We’ve seen this before

Publicola
Staff Shake Up in Mayor’s Office, Murray’s Chief Lobbyist Out

Slog
The Washington State Republican Party’s 2016 Platform Has Drifted Farther Right (And Says Light Rail Is a Bad Idea)

Wednesday, June 1

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Associated Press
ACLU, Washington county settle lawsuit over court fines
2 Washingtonians sickened in E. coli outbreak
Washington auditor Troy Kelley to face another fraud trial
Energy Department’s inspector general to review Hanford vapors
Inslee asked to increase water for Spokane River

Aberdeen Daily World
Cascadia Rising earthquake exercise is just a week away

Central Kitsap Reporter
Goal is to make homelessness a ‘rare, brief and one-time’ event
Area students of color encouraged to persevere in education
Ferry riders fume about 30-minute rule
 
Columbian
In Our View: Raise Legal Smoking Age

The Daily News
Social stigma creates barriers for homeless
A more detailed look at Millennium’s job numbers
Editorial via the Columbian: Allow vote on two-thirds

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Snohomish Co. launches hotline number for non-emergencies
WSU students build their future by building the future
Burbank: Finland’s link between taxes and prosperity
Editorial: Linking light rail plan with public support

News Tribune (subscription required)
Young voters to DC: We don’t need you
5 revealing statements from Trump University documents
Bernie Sanders jabs back at Jerry Brown, ‘Democratic establishment’
Column: Trump lets us in on his generosity and his spite

Olympian (subscription required)
Sovereign Society fed clients to Panama Papers law firm

Puget Sound Business Journal
Gov. Jay Inslee: June 1 is Life Sciences Day in Washington
Washington to be first state with online retirement plan marketplace for individuals
As SBA loans boom, Congress wants better oversight of lenders (and other news from Washington today)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle may slap new rules on Airbnb to ease the rental crunch
State Auditor Troy Kelley faces retrial on theft, money-laundering charges
Tacoma protesters want cop fired over rough arrest of teen girl
Westneat: State GOP losing ground in some unlikely places
Editorial: Why Seattle must remain firm on shutting down The Jungle

Skagit Valley Herald
Washington auditor to face another fraud trial
Inslee asked to increase water for Spokane River

Spokesman Review
Lincoln County fire grows to 100 acres
Shawn Vestal: Spokane Valley City Council needs to skin their cats in public
Editorial: Death of I-1366 is a relief
 
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: New vaping laws could lead to new taxes

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle recycle facility shuts down amid violations
Dead foliage raises wildfire concerns

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Man who spent 25 hours atop Downtown Seattle tree ordered to Western State
Dangerous metal objects found in local river: ‘It’s a threat to life and limb’

NW Public Radio
Feds Plan To Retry Troy Kelley On Deadlocked Counts
When Wildfire Rages Near Gorge Concerts, What’s The Plan?

Web

Crosscut
Inside Seattle’s underground lock-picking scene
The twisted logic of Ann Coulter and the Oregon ‘patriots’

Publicola
The Vote Breakdown, the Process Breakdown, and the Regulation Breakdown

Slog
Making It Easier to Prosecute Cops Who Kill
Better Light Rail, Faster
 City Council to Vote on New Plan for Clearing the Jungle
Will Donald Trump Help or Hurt Washington State Republicans This Fall?

Tuesday, May 31

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Associated Press
3 church arsons in a week reported in SW Washington
Regulators to weigh proposed Vancouver oil terminal in June
Judge orders Washington Medicaid to provide hepatitis C drug
Washington state parks have 2 free days in June
US consumer spending scores biggest jump in 6 years

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Op-ed: Transgender people likely victims in bathrooms, not perpetrators

The Daily News
Friday free form (Blake, Takko)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Oil train rules under review
Tell the state your thoughts on I-405 express toll lanes
Plan for State Route 167 span to be footbridge falls through
Revised plan brings light rail to Everett 5 years sooner
Bloomberg: TSA’s awful airport lines reveal deeper problem
Guest commentary: ‘Low-barrier’ housing plan is too costly and open to abuse
Guest commentary: Three changes to county’s charter would let sunshine in
Editorial: An honor guard’s final thanks
Editorial: Fairness on the playground
Editorial: Work Force Development Center is ‘a way into a career’

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Editorial: OUR VIEW | Speaking softly on Memorial Day

News Tribune (subscription required)
Matt Driscoll: Need more proof of Tacoma’s housing crunch? Look no further
Editorial: GOP probe of Washington prisons provides some value in the end

Olympian (subscription required)
Op-ed:Trump is a master of conspiracy theories
Op-ed: Use grant to fund greatest need, affordable housing
Op-ed: Transgender people likely victims in bathrooms, not perpetrators
Op-ed: Have U.S. wages stagnated? Report suggests not

Puget Sound Business Journal
Supreme Court rules property owners can sue government over wetlands’ decisions
Boeing to miss 2017 delivery deadline after repeated delays of Air Force tanker
Health care coverage rates spike for employer, individual plans

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Scientists launch ‘ocean robot’ to test Washington waters for shellfish toxins
Handful of races could flip political control of Legislature (Hurst, Goodman, Springer, Rossetti, Mullet)
Mayor Ed Murray signs trade agreements on China trip
Judge orders Washington Medicaid to provide lifesaving hepatitis C drugs for all
Environmental groups criticize revisions to toxics-control act
Editorial: More healthy adults kick butts — positive signs in smoking cessation
Editorial: A Memorial Day burnished by events that salute past service
Editorial: Paying to fight forest fires with forest-health funds is a disaster
Op-Ed: Enlist the insurance industry in the fight against climate change

Spokesman Review
Murray, Cantwell bill would block mining in Methow headwaters
Idaho icon Cecil Andrus reflects on career that helped shape the state
Sunday Spin 2: Is future bleak 2/3rds super majority?
Editorial: Coal trains draw climate debate

Tri-City Herald
Potential Richland bond likely to pay for 5 schools, but what else?
Opinion: Transgender people likely victims in bathrooms, not perpetrators
Guest Opinion: Ron Reimann: Two years and 2 million fish later, ‘Godly’ intervention needed
Our Voice: Avoid red herrings in coal train debate

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Court, yet again, correctly strikes down supermajority initiative

Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Memorial Day holiday is much more than a kickoff to summer 

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Protesters gather in Tacoma for Black Girls Matter rally
Anderson Island gets expanded ferry service
Skagit County bridge construction to open 17 miles of fish habitat

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
‘Our system is broken:’ More King County kids being arrested for violent crimes
Vandals leave Nazi graffiti at Kent elementary school
Letter: RV safe zone in Interbay set to close on Friday

KPLU FM
Utah Sheriffs Threaten To Arrest Rangers If They Try To Close Public Lands
Parents May Be Refused Details Of Adult Children’s Medical Care
Tacoma To Hold `Economic Showcase’ To Attract Developers And Tech Companies
Washington Insurance Commissioner Hosting Climate Risk Summit
Legal Aid, Other Help For Crime Victims In Washington Expands Dramatically

KUOW FM
Layers of paperwork for financial aid is even worse for homeless students
Tribal and state officials end stalemate over salmon fishing

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Rantz: ‘Fishy’ Sound Transit timeline reason to say no to ST3
Completed Seattle tunnel will be ‘one of the safer structures in town’

Q13 TV (FOX)
Protesters took to the streets of Tacoma for Black Girls Matter march
Kent school working to clean up graffiti before classes on Tuesday
Can a city switch entirely to driverless cars?

Web

Crosscut
Is legal pot really leading to more underage use?
Trump may be doing permanent damage to Washington GOP

Schmudget
Supreme Court Strikes Down Eyman’s Latest Attempt to Derail Social and Economic Progress

Slog
It Was a Very Bad Week for Tim Eyman
Proposal to Allow Bans on Pot Shops in Alcohol Impact Areas Is a Ridiculously Bad Idea

Friday, May 27

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Associated Press
New plan speeds up light rail expansion project, raises cost
State, tribal officials agree on Puget Sound salmon plan
High court upholds lower court ruling voiding tax initiative (Frockt)
Obama honors ‘silent cry’ of Hiroshima bombing victims

Columbian
Editorial:  Open the Doors

Everett Herald (subscription required)
State and tribes agree on fishing season; plan still awaits federal approval
Sheriff: Snohomish County tax hike would help improve public safety

Journal of the San Juans
Ferry riders fume about 30-minute rule

News Tribune (subscription required)
Price tag goes up for lead testing in Tacoma school drinking water
Editorial: Supreme tax logic

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Primary still best way to pick nominees

Puget Sound Business Journal
Sound Transit endorses plan to speed up opening light rail stations
LGBTQ-business owners make their mark on the Puget Sound region
Why Group Health sees a connection between health care, LGBTQ rights

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Light-rail stations could open years earlier under new Sound Transit plan
Anglers, get ready: State and tribal officials agree to salmon plan
New federal education law: ‘It’s important that people pay attention’
State Auditor Troy Kelley seeks acquittal on remaining charges
‘Post-antibiotic world’? U.S. patient’s infection resistant to all known drugs
Editorial: Celebrate competitive state Supreme Court races

Seattle Weekly
Jungle Sweep Stymied by Council, Advocates
Coal Terminal Hearing Pits Labor Against Environment — Again

Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Linking Hanford funding to bathroom issues nonsensical

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Government power to search computers needs oversight
Ignoring violent nature of football won’t curb injuries
Allowing medical marijuana for VA patients make sense

Yakima Herald Republic
Gregoire advocates for education, leadership at Yakima luncheon
Editorial: Long haul ahead for passenger rail service

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Salmon deal finalized to open season
Confusion about privacy law complicates ID theft cases
Tribe drilling down on their dental rights
Sound Transit proposes big changes to ST3

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Seattle’s mayor partners with state to clean up ‘The Jungle’

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
New plan speeds up light rail project with $4 billion hike
Seattle ranks “Most Well-Read City” in United States

KPLU FM
Montana, Idaho, Wyoming Want To Be Heard On Longview Coal Terminal Permit
‘Save KPLU’ Campaign Hits $7 Million Fundraising Goal 1 Month Early
Report: U.S. Nuclear System Relies On Outdated Technology Such As Floppy Disks
Protests Escalate In France As Labor Groups Face Off With Government
In Historic Hiroshima Visit, Obama To Push For Nuclear-Free World

KUOW FM
Sound Transit shaves 2-5 years off decades-long wait for light rail
Pasco Police Shooting Inquest Off Again, On Again
Washington Supreme Court rejects anti-tax initiative that voters supported
Has Seattle declared a war on cars?
Obama’s Nuclear Paradox: Pushing For Cuts, Agreeing To Upgrades

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Bertha Is Now Tunneling Under Buildings in Downtown Seattle

Q13 TV (FOX)
Homeless in Seattle’s Interbay area have one week to leave RV ‘Safe Lot’
More than 38 million Memorial Day travelers expected nationwide; WSDOT warns of ‘ferry frenzy’
Renton city leaders, commuters want more out of Sound Transit expansion

Web

Crosscut
Waiting for the Jungle’s homeless cleansing
Meet the Northwest’s environmental justice champions

Schmudget
Supreme Court Strikes Down Eyman’s Latest Attempt to Derail Social and Economic Progress

Slog
You Need to Earn $23.56 an Hour to Afford a One-Bedroom Apartment in King County
Sound Transit 3 Changes: Light Rail Projects Could Open Faster

Thursday, May 26

Print

Associated Press
Court upholds ruling that struck down Eyman’s tax initiative
Senate Republicans blame Inslee for release of prisoners
Montana coal-fired power plant needs new operator by May 2018
Trump reaches the magic number to clinch nomination
Body of missing state bridge worker pulled from Hood Canal
Feds reject request to lift Snake River fall chinook listing
In reversal, House backs LGBT rights for federal contractors
Rules proposed for school accountability
Senators’ bill would block mining in Methow Valley
Intruders scale Sea-Tac fences more than officials disclosed

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Dinged by bings, Northwest cherry outlook dims

Columbian
In Our View: Legislature Fails Pot Test

The Daily News
Editorial via the Spokesman Review: Open up public employee bargaining

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Everett police formally join program to help 1 addict at a time
Bloomberg: Impeaching IRS chief will solve nothing
Cornfield: Here’s proof that all politics is personal

News Tribune (subscription required)
More Washington Democrats look to do away with caucuses after Clinton primary win (Carlyle)
Six Washington charter schools get a second start
Editorial: Late Washington presidential primary makes us a punch line, almost

Puget Sound Business Journal
The overtime rules just changed — here’s what you need to know

Seattle Times (subscription required)
This state scholarship may be breaking the cycle of poverty
Environmental groups criticize revisions to toxics-control act
Mayor Murray on clearing out The Jungle: ‘We’re actually making this up as we go along’
GOP blames ex-corrections chief Bernie Warner for early prisoner release
New York Times: Infections are the culprit in Alzheimer’s disease, Harvard study suggests
Editorial: Seattle should look north to learn how to prioritize resources
Superintendent Randy Dorn: Stumbling toward the finish line in fully funding basic education

Spokesman Review
Spokane County commissioners approve West Plains basalt mining
Inmates released early because of bad management, Senate Republicans say
Editorial: Idaho’s transgender fight sadly familiar

Tri-City Herald
Pasco School Board to ask voters for $64M bond in February
Our Voice: A wish list for this election season

Vancouver Business Journal
Export marketing: Region’s reputation a key to success

Yakima Herald Republic
Firefighters prepare for fire season with helicopters
Home security consultant declares Moxee, Selah, Mattawa among state’s safest cities
Bing cherry crop a “disaster”; 30 percent could be lost

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Sobriety for sale: More clinics accused of fraud
Is Seattle company’s $70,000 minimum wage working?
UW only ‘Power 5′ school with female President and AD
State, tribes reaching agreement over salmon fishing
Rise in deadly crashes could prompt law changes
No timeline for Jungle cleanup

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Job fair aims at getting thousands of veterans employed

KPLU FM
Homes Owned By Single Women In Washington Worth Less Than Those Owned By Single Men
Exxon Mobil, Chevron Shareholders Reject Resolutions Aimed At Battling Climate Change
TSA Hopes To Speed Up Screening Lines This Summer, Administrator Tells Congress

KUOW FM
Priorities for Seattle’s aspiring members of Congress: immigration, campaign finance, climate change
City Council members to Seattle mayor: Don’t clear the Jungle
Congressional Panel Issues Dueling Reports On Cover Oregon
Traffic Fatalities In The Northwest Rising At Fastest Rate In Country
Washington Senate Republicans Blame Early Release Mistake On Ex-Corrections Chief, Governor’s Office
Efforts To Ban Oil Projects In Vancouver Move Forward

NW Public Radio
Washington Senate Republicans Blame Early Release Mistake On Ex-Corrections Chief, Governor’s Office

Q13 TV (FOX)
State GOP leaders slam Inslee, former DOC chief over mistaken early release of prisoners
Washington state prepping early for wildfire season
State firefighters training for what is expected to be a busy wildfire season (VIDEO)
Political divide seen among Seattle city leaders over how to move homeless out of ‘Jungle’

Web

Crosscut
Saving the language that brought us ‘Seattle’
An obstacle keeping people of color out of national parks

Publicola
King County Democrats Endorse, Sound Transit Revises, Hillary Clinton Surprises, and Lindy West Speaks

Slog
Seattle Times Editor Kathy Best Steps Down, Heads to Montana