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Washington State House Democrats

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Wednesday, Apr. 18

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Associated Press
Jail guards who falsified records sentenced in inmate death
State considers changing name of John Wayne Trail
Popular former first lady Barbara Bush dies at age 92
WSU: Stink bugs infesting Puget Sound region
Feds try again to cancel DACA protection for young man arrested in Des Moines apartment
WSDOT apologizes for ‘inappropriate message’ on traffic sign
Amazon cuts a deal with Best Buy, broadens global reach

Aberdeen Daily World
Inmate-trained dogs graduate from adoption program at Stafford Creek
Meetings for North Shore Levee set to reassure concerned residents

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Department of Licensing details how often it gave Washington residents’ info to immigration officials
Washington spends little to help the state’s 900,000 smokers quit – despite collecting $622M in tobacco revenue

Everett Herald (subscription required)
County Council grills Sound Transit CEO about long timeline
Demonstrators: Stop giving immigrants’ info to ICE
WaPo: IRS online payment site fails on tax day (April 17) 
WaPo: McConnell quashes protection for Mueller investigation 
Rampell: Every bad idea the GOP has, it learned in the ’80s 
Editorial: What if the IRS did our taxes for us? 

Journal of the San Juan Islands
San Juan Island School District superintendent announces departure
San Juan Island School District schedules community budget workshop
April is sexual assault awareness month | Letter
Care for aging population | Letter

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
A vehicle tunnel from Seattle to Bainbridge? Retired civil engineer has a proposal

News Tribune (subscription required)
Department of Licensing details how often it gave Washington residents’ info to immigration officials
Washington spends little to help the state’s 900,000 smokers quit – despite collecting $622M in tobacco revenue
Editorial: Is Trump evolving on 2 important Washington state issues?
Editorial: Washington leads the way on fair jury selection

New York Times
Korea Mission Shows Trump’s Trust in Spies Over Diplomats
South Korea Confirms Talks to Formally End War With the North
Castro Era Is Closing in Cuba as Party Signals Successor
Rift Between Haley and White House Erupts Over Sanctions
Can Dirt Save the Earth From Climate Change?
All of Puerto Rico Loses Power as Grid Falters Again
Editorial: Scott Pruitt Has Become Ridiculous

Olympian (subscription required)
One major tax deadline is here. Now, get ready for the next one
Editorial: $5 national parks fee hike is no victory

Puget Sound Business Journal
President pulls support of trade pact for 2nd time
Justices divided on sales taxes for online purchases

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Report: Washington high-school requirements not enough for college admissions
Seattle would spend $636 million over 7 years under education-levy plan
Supreme Court showdown: Washington’s attorney general vs. tribes over salmon habitat
Washington spends little to help the state’s 900,000 smokers quit — despite collecting $622M in tobacco taxes
Westneat: Kids still living in shantytowns is the real shame of Seattle
Editorial: Philadelphia Starbucks incident is a painful wake-up call to confront racial bias
Opinion: Without world-class public transit, how can Seattle even think of tolls?

Seattle Weekly
Hotel Employees Health and Safety Initiative Still Awaits Full Rollout

Spokesman Review
Washington implementing new system for judging schools

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Islanders raise questions, concerns, over proposed Maury cleanup plan
WSF to host open house for long-range plan

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: State’s new school lunch law has merit

Washington Post
Castro rule in Cuba nears end as Miguel Díaz-Canel named sole candidate for leadership change
Science hinted that cancer patients could take less of a $148,000-a-year drug. Its maker tripled the price of a pill.
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo vows to sign executive order giving parolees in his state the right to vote
Trump urges Congress to fix deportation law partially struck down by Supreme Court
Health industry giants get tax windfall. But it’s unclear how it will be used.
New poll shows growing support for stricter gun control among younger Americans

Whidbey News-Times
SOUND OFF: Will island residents join in celebrating Earth Day?
Environment is big factor in gun control discussion: Letter

Yakima Herald Republic
Supreme Court showdown: Washington’s attorney general vs. tribes over salmon habitat
Protesters in Union Gap call for state licensing director’s resignation over information shared with ICE
Should Franklin taxpayers foot the bill to sue themselves in suit between clerk, judges?
Washington high-school requirements not enough for college admissions 
Editorial: I-90 project almost done, but safety needs remain

Broadcast

KING5 TV (NBC)
A vehicle tunnel under Puget Sound? Retired civil engineer has a proposal
Billions at stake for Washington taxpayers in salmon ‘culverts case’

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Tolls for State Route 99 tunnel are taking shape now and should be decided in September

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Drivers adapt to weekday meters on Mercer I-5 ramps
Head of State DOL under fire for sharing information with ICE officials
Feds again seek to cancel local man’s DACA protection

KNKX FM
Hunger Strike Highlights Long-Simmering Fight Over Prison Food (Peterson)
Judge Says Trump Administration Must Prove Transgender Ban Is Not Based On Prejudice

KUOW FM
What Adult Learners Really Need (Hint: It’s Not Just Job Skills)
VIDEO: A short history of how Seattle’s tunnel finally got made

Q13 TV (FOX)
WSDOT apologizes for ‘inappropriate message’ on I-5 sign
Sound Transit seeks public input on where to put new light rail from Federal Way to Tacoma
What’s being done to ease traffic on I-405?
State’s next plan? A toll lane on I-405 between Bellevue and Renton

Web

Civic Skunkworks
Report: Increased Minimum wage’s Positive Effects “Persist and Grow in Magnitude over Several Years”

Crosscut
City Light provided customer information to ICE
Is a strike looming at the University of Washington?
Another day, another clash over homeless encampments
Opinion: On salmon, the tribes should beat Washington at the Supreme Court

Seattle P.I.
Connelly: I pay taxes to pay for Pruitt’s $43,000 phone booth
Boeing CEO takes jab at Elon Musk over space travel
Trump deal promises no pot crackdown despite Sessions’ threats

Snohomish Tribune
Delta neighbors ask state to continue arsenic clean ups (Robinson, Sells, McCoy)