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Monday, May 9
Associated Press
Looming marijuana ruling could limit federal prosecutions
Seattle viaduct to reopen for Monday morning commute
Deployed Washington National Guard soldier dies in Iraq
Once unthinkable in US, heroin shoot-up rooms get serious look
North Carolina governor files lawsuit over LGBT rights law
Federal appeals court throws out seven-day competency evaluation order
Aberdeen Daily World
Two events dealing with homelessness next week
Columbian
Our View: Stop Stalling on I-5 Bridge
The Daily News
More and more women are getting guns for self-defense and fun
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Viaduct project prompts many to turn to Sound Transit trains
New group to suggest ways to deal with problems at mental hospitals (Jinkins)
Tribal and non-Indian anglers ‘fighting over the last fish’
East-West access to Highway 99 in Edmonds made safer, easier
Bloomberg View: More women will strengthen U.S. military
Bloomberg View: U.S. should copy Europe’s vaping ad ban
Guest commentary: Letter Carriers Food Drive will supply food banks for 6 months
Editorial: Late date fades state’s primary colors
News Tribune (subscription required)
How videos of police shooting unarmed black men changes those who watch them
Washington’s presidential primary still on for May 24
Matt Driscoll: Placing a value on plastic bags is key to reducing consumption
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Mental health progress can be made
Puget Sound Business Journal
Who’s Hiring: Seattle’s a hot job market for new grads
Seattle Times (subscription required)
How 800 Washington state investors wound up in Panama Papers
Troy Kelley fires senior staffers at Auditor’s Office
Commuters, rejoice: Alaskan Way Viaduct reopens early
Washington not alone in hunt for teachers, new report says
Seattle’s school libraries: a stark example of rich and poor
Seattle schools have biggest white-black achievement gap in state
Editorial: Mandate lead testing in Washington schools
Editorial: State’s tax breaks shown to be smart investments (Carlyle)
Spokesman Review
Doug Clark: Yemeni dentist and WSU grad on a journey to help his country
Spin Control: The electorate is always mad, but the reasons change every four years
Editorial: Kelley needs to step away from being state auditor
Editorial: FDA’s vaping regulations long overdue
Tri-City Herald
Snohomish County Council to discuss criminal justice sales tax
Looming marijuana ruling could limit federal prosecutions
Phillip Lemley: Council advocates for aging residents
Yakima Herald Republic
Gov. Inslee takes up the pen when there’s a legislative deadlock (Kagi, Ranker)
Bloomberg: Other Views: Rx: Doctors have to get on board to stop drug epidemics
Editorial: Something beats nothing, but primary could be more
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Alaskan Way Viaduct reopens to traffic
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Alaskan Way Viaduct reopens 5 days ahead of schedule
KPLU FM
What Feds’ Push To Share Health Data Means For Patients
Notorious FDA? Feds Turn To Hip-Hop To Tamp Down Teen Smoking
KUOW FM
Troy Kelley Shakes Up Staff, Inslee Demands Explanation
NW Public Radio
Troy Kelley Shakes Up Staff, Inslee Demands Explanation
Q13 TV (FOX)
Alaskan Way Viaduct reopens early, in time for Monday morning commute
Seattle’s school libraries: a stark example of rich and poor
Web
Crosscut
For community leaders, Seattle terrorism initiatives are tone-deaf
Publicola
Sound Transit Voters Prefer Park and Rides Over Bike and Pedestrian Access
Sound Transit Ridership Spikes During Viaduct Closure
Friday, May 6
Associated Press
Prosecutor supports plan to reduce jail population
Falls leading cause of work-related deaths in Washington
Anglers protest Puget Sound salmon fishing shutdown
Fire chiefs say county tax plan is misleading
Central Kitsap Reporter
Girls just wanna have fun with STEM
The Daily News
Editorial via the Tacoma News Tribune: Cities should help pay for psych hospital
Everett Herald (subscription required)
The price of legal marijuana in Washington is collapsing
Editorial: FDA can go further with its vaping rules
News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: Bellevue High football offers morality tale
Puget Sound Business Journal
Jobs growth lower than expected, but wages keep growing (Video)
Editorial: Follow Jeff Bezos’ lead on homelessness
Seattle Times (subscription required)
‘Better than expected’: Bertha nearly halfway done with dig under Alaskan Way Viaduct
New FDA e-cigarette rules leave local fans, foes sharply divided (Pollet)
Computer science popularity off the charts at UW Tacoma and UW Bothell, too
More Hanford workers report exposure to tank-farm vapors
Botched toll billing loses Washington state millions of dollars
Op-Ed: Honor Mother’s Day by supporting paid parental leave
Editorial: Obama’s visit to Vietnam brings world spotlight to country’s human-rights violations
Tri-City Herald
Attorney general, senator call for DOE accountability at Hanford
Wahkiakum County Eagle
Debate continues over Jim Crow geography (Jayapal)
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: State police academy needs to up its capacity
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Alaskan Way’s future width sparks debate
Viaduct Closure: Bertha’s over halfway done
Protest continues over salmon fishing
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
USGS: Quake swarm at Mount St. Helens doesn’t signal imminent eruption
KPLU FM
California Raises Age Of Tobacco Purchase To 21 And Tightens Vaping Rules
FDA Acts To Regulate E-Cigarettes And Cigars For The First Time
KUOW FM
Washington companies got $500 million in tax breaks, and that’s just the ones we know about
Arrest By Idaho Trooper On Washington Border Creates Jurisdictional Toss-Up
Washington toll collectors need to tighten payment security, according to audit
Q13 TV (FOX)
U.S. hiring slows: Only 160,000 jobs added in April
Web
Crosscut
Fishery protections are under threat
Trump is “toxic” at UW, say college Republicans
Thursday, May 5, 2016
AP
Audit: State tolling system needs improvement
Lawmakers urge Boeing not to sell aircraft to Iran
FDA brings e-cigarettes under federal authority
House bill would curb new regulation of e-cigarettes, cigars
Judge: Plan for restoring Northwest salmon runs not enough
Health officials report first Zika virus case in King County
Aberdeen Daily World
Kilmer coming to town for Olympic Peninsula Forst Collaborative meeting
Columbian
In Our View: Leaders, Get the Lead Out
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Falls are the leading cause of work-related deaths, injuries
18 county schools honored as top performers
Editorial: Weighing benefit of tax breaks for Boeing, others
News Tribune (subscription required)
Q&A with Bill Van Hook, new Special Commitment Center CEO
Column: Pierce County pot vote wasn’t everything marijuana opponents hoped
Editorial: Let’s talk about pot
Editorial: Cities should help pay for psych hospital
Olympian (subscription required)
Providence officials oppose competing mental health hospital plan
Column: The stubborn tax gap is mission impossible
Editorial: Smartphone privacy: Watching the watchmen
Editorial: Skill set you do/don’t want your auditor to possess
Puget Sound Business Journal
State audit says millions in tolls go uncollected in Washington
Fresh off $3M NIH grant, UW spinout looks to raise up to $10M
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Police stings of pot-delivery services ignite dispute in Seattle
Botched toll billing loses Washington state millions of dollars
Mayor, Chris Hansen denounce misogynistic comments over council arena vote
Suit alleges Bellevue High football player was allowed to play without proper concussion clearance
Seattle police say they’ve saved 3 people with overdose drug
Bertha gets its own ‘Star Wars’ supercut
Opioid overdoses deadlier than car crashes; state officials scramble for solutions
Judge: Salmon recovery requires big dam changes on Snake River
Editorial: School Board should rectify Bellevue High School football’s mistakes
Opinion: State tolls got you fuming? We’re learning from our mistakes
Seattle Weekly
Should We Get Used to Charter Schools?
Spokesman Review
Ormsby to head House budget panel
Parents of man shot by Spokane police feel helpless in getting mental health assistance for son
Spokane to replace remaining lead lines in water system
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: It’s time for Kelley to step down
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: EPA needs to avoid repeat of ad miscue
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Viaduct closure: Bertha 44% done as drivers running out of alternate options
Record number of Hanford workers sickened by toxic vapors
Seattle arena: Mayor, Hansen call out misogynistic attacks on council
State audit criticizes WSDOT tolling operation
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
State Auditor claims that WSDOT may not collect $60M in unpaid tolls
KPLU FM
‘Confronting Dental Decay In Indian Country’ Part III
Students Gets More Latitude To Fly Drones At School
Health Officials Report First Zika Virus Case In King County
KUOW FM
Judge Rejects Feds’ Latest Plan To Help Salmon Survive Columbia River Dams
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Embarrassing auditor report identifies WSDOT incompetence
Bertha has tunneled 175 feet since Seattle’s viaduct closed
NW Public Radio
State Audit Finds Security Risk In Toll Payments
Q13 TV (FOX)
LIVE UPDATES: Traffic officials expect heaviest morning commute yet on day 7 of #99closure
WEB
Crosscut
How economics turned NW coal ports into the walking dead
Are Seattle schools prepared for heroin epidemic?
Sorry Sonics fans, the council made the right call
Slog
Anti-Trans Ballot Measure Could Cost Washington $4.46 Billion a Year in Federal Funding, Report Says
Wednesday, May 4
Associated Press
Taxable retail sales increase in 2015
Washington Supreme Court to hear cases at CWU Thursday
Snohomish County considers implementing criminal justice tax
Tunneling machine a third of the way to viaduct reopening
Investigation: 185 instances of escaped, missing patients from Western State Hospital since 2013
Report: Faster response needed to minimize salmon die-offs
State increases proposed penalty against Ride the Ducks for deadly crash
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
This drone footage of inside Bertha’s tunnel is like something out of ‘Star Wars’
Columbian
In Our View: Fair Trade Stance is Key
The Daily News
Editorial: Does the initiative system work?
Enumclaw Courier-Herald
Chris Hurst to leave State House
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Aerospace isn’t the only industry that benefits from state tax breaks
Auditors find over-report problem in Stanwood-Camano School District
Burbank: What we got for Boeing’s $305M break
Editorial: Our two cents on county’s poposed tax for criminal justice
Federal Way Mirror
Court appoints Northwest Territorial Mint trustee, creditors to meet May 11
Peninsula Daily News
Ethics complaint names four Port Angeles City Council members
State budget carries funding for two modular school buildings in Sequim
Feasibility study looks at estimated $58.4 million proposal for Duckabush River project
Puget Sound Business Journal
UW president: Place of birth or ethnicity should not determine your health
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Angry and often overlooked, children of the incarcerated are hidden in plain sight
UW parks its prime plant collection at Amazon.com spot
Boeing’s historic tax break from state even bigger than thought (Carlyle)
This drone footage of inside Bertha’s tunnel is like something out of ‘Star Wars’
Contractors test to see whether Roosevelt sinkhole is spreading
Interim chief named permanent at Seattle Central College
Swedish Cherry Hill expansion heads to City Council for vote
Editorial: City Council improved process for arena and NBA team search
Spokesman Review
Spokane Rep. Kevin Parker won’t seek re-election
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: How to pay for college? Discuss with schools first
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
State says more ferries needed for aging fleet
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Bertha progressing well during viaduct closure
CRF Frozen Foods recalls frozen fruits, vegetables for listeria risk
Family sues Bellevue School District over football concussions
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Videos of Western State attacks prompt questions of safety
KPLU FM
Confronting Dental Decay in Indian Country, Part 2
‘Campus Carry’ Gun Bill Is Vetoed In Georgia, With A Lengthy Explanation
5 Pieces Of Wisdom For Kindergarten Teachers
International Baccalaureate Program At Rainier Beach H.S. Gets Funded For The Next 3 Years
KUOW FM
14 top political donors in Washington state and what they support
As A Guerrilla Movement, Tiny Homes May Emerge As Alternative To Shelters
Ride the Ducks faces higher state penalty for fatal crash, but still not the maximum
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Supreme Court rejection of Seattle minimum wage argument is a ‘stunning defeat’
Bertha has 254 feet to go to move past the viaduct
Web
Publicola
In Dramatic Vote, Council Rejects SoDo Sonics Deal
Slog
Washington Won’t Discriminate
Legalizing Pot Didn’t Make It Any Easier for Kids to Access, Study Finds
Tuesday, May 2, 2016
AP
AP Exclusive: Dozens escaped from mental hospital since 2013
Advocates: High court signals it won’t stop $15 minimum wage
Inslee orders steps to reduce lead exposure in state
More affordable health insurance option urged for Washington
More than 2,000 homeless counted in Pierce County
Testing at Tacoma schools shows improvements in lead levels
6 more Hanford workers evaluated for vapor exposure
Bainbridge Island Review
Bainbridge bans travel to North Carolina in response to LGBT law
Columbian
In Our View: Do Better, Lawmakers (Cleveland, Moeller)
The Daily News
A summary of what the Millennium EIS has to say
Editorial: $15 minimum wage will be on the ballot
Everett Herald
Hearing to focus on tax proposal to battle heroin, homelessness
Editorial: Getting a fair deal for National Guard members
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
OUR VIEW | Keep vape rules written tightly
News Tribune
Tacoma Public Schools: New testing for lead in water shows fewer problems
Olympian
Group says it’s sending men into women’s restrooms at Target
Op-ed: We need more proven political insiders
Puget Sound Business Journal
Why building more natural gas pipelines is critical for U.S. manufacturers
Former Microsoft exec to advise Gov. Jay Inslee on state’s technology industry
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle City Council kills sale of street for Sodo arena
23 landlords face charges of discriminating against potential renters
Jeff Bezos offers to match up to $1 million in donations to Mary’s Place
Seattle voters to decide $290 million housing levy
More Hanford workers report possible exposure to vapors
Gov. Inslee directs health officials to step up focus on lead risks
Highway 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct closure, Day 5: Highways a mess, complicated by crashes
Washington vs. Massachusetts: How college affordability compares
Bertha under the viaduct: Drilling that shut highway is nearly 28 percent done
Deal saves Rainier Beach High School’s acclaimed IB program
Editorial: What’s needed in the next state lands commissioner: temperance
Opinion: Maintaining transgender rights aligns with my Christian faith
Seattle Weekly
Seattle’s Food Waste Law Is Working, and It’s Not Because of the Garbage Snooping
Inside Seattle’s Grassroots Uprising Against High-Stake Tests
Skagit Valley Herald
Education Focus: Sen. Ranker talks education at Mount Vernon High School
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Water conservation remains important
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Effort to boost our civics IQ is sorely needed
Kennewick Man should be returned to tribes
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Mobile clinic helps address issue of access to medical care
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle Arena: Council rejects vacating Occidental Avenue 5-4
Tacoma School District releases water quality results
3 more Hanford workers report vapor exposure
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Lawmaker wants to drop weekend tolls on SR 167
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
23 Seattle landlords charged with housing discrimination
KPLU FM
Mandatory Testing Of Lead In Schools Never Funded
KUOW FM
The Unintended Consequences Of Trying To Fix Traffic
Doubled low-income housing levy to go on Seattle ballot in August
Is the rapid transit plan rapid enough? Experts don’t think so
NW Public Radio
Mandatory Testing Of Lead In Schools Never Funded
Unsafe Sleep Leading Cause Of Infant Death In Washington’s Child Welfare System
Q13 TV (FOX)
Tacoma Public Schools lift water restrictions on 3 schools; 10 still remain
Seattle City Council votes no on street-vacation petition, throwing Sodo arena project into flux
Bertha digs 91 feet — nearly one-quarter of the way before viaduct can reopen
WEB
Crosscut
Communities of color should lead on environmental fight