UW encampment grows to its largest size; protesters vandalize KOMO News camera; DOL warns of statewide license plate shortage

AGRICULTURE

• Survey: Farmers are worried about the present, and future (Capital Press)
• High-tech lettuce farm debuts in east Pasco. Giant greenhouse officially opens (Tri-City Herald)

BUSINESS, ECONOMY & LABOR

• DOJ decision on reopening Boeing criminal prosecution coming this month (The Seattle Times)
• Howard Schultz has advice for Starbucks on how to fix itself (Puget Sound Business Journal)

CANNABIS

• What would the reclassification of cannabis mean for Washington state businesses, researchers? (KUOW Radio)

CONGRESS

• ‘Menopause is not a bad word.’ New bill aims to increase awareness, reduce stigma (KUOW Radio)

COURTS (FEDERAL)

• Judge tosses suit by UW professor who protested land acknowledgment (The Seattle Times)

COURTS (STATE)

• Public defender crisis will only get worse if things don’t change according to State Bar (KNDO/KNDU)

CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETY

• Aurora Avenue debate: Should Seattle reinstate its prostitution loitering law? (FOX 13)

DRUG CRISIS

• Police respond to possible toddler overdose in Eatonville (KIRO TV)
• Woman allegedly distributing drugs arrested in Pasco, had toddler in car’s backseat (KNDO/KNDU)
• Major drug bust: Shoreline officers get 64 pounds of fentanyl off the streets (MyNorthwest)

EDUCATION

• Washington’s top-ranked high schools (Axios – Seattle)
• Seattle Public Schools to reveal plan on Wednesday to fix $104M budget deficit (The Center Square)

ENERGY & UTILITIES

• A ‘tool of last resort’: PSE may shut off power in some areas when fire risk is high (KUOW Radio)
• Avista to begin blackouts during storms to avoid fires (The Spokesman-Review)

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT & THE WHITE HOUSE

• USDA concerns don’t dissuade EPA from banning fungicide (Capital Press)

FISH

• Fish hatchery boosts steelhead numbers along Hood Canal (FOX 13)

FOOD SAFETY & SECURITY

• E. coli has been found in ground beef and walnuts. Here’s what to know (The New York Times/The Seattle Times)

HIGHER EDUCATION

• UW encampment grows to its largest size; protesters vandalize KOMO News camera (KOMO TV)
• More aggressive stance taken at University of Washington encampment (MyNorthwest)
• Scuffle breaks out at University of Washington pro-Palestine protest (FOX 13)
• WSU executive vice president, chancellor resigns, takes position in New Hampshire (The Center Square)
• OPINION: Colleges should meet with protesters rather than dismiss their demands (Charles Michaud, senior majoring in political science at the University of Washington/The Seattle Times)

HOMELESSNESS

• Spokane may spend $3 million to move homeless shelter less than a mile (The Center Square)

HOUSING

• Lack of firefighting resources sparks potential building moratorium near Spokane (The Center Square)
• Vancouver council awards millions to add affordable housing and shelter beds (The Columbian)
• EDITORIAL: WA’s new homeownership program must reach those it aims to help (The Seattle Times)

IMMIGRATION

• Seattle gives asylum-seekers living in Central District park notice to leave (The Seattle Times)

LAW ENFORCEMENT

• Moses Lake Police officer hit during motel shootout (KIRO TV)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• King County Council considers increasing minimum wage to more than $20 an hour (KOMO TV)
• Mayor Bruce Harrell talks SCOTUS homelessness case and SPD culture (Cascade PBS)
• Spokane County announces plans for initial $7.2 million in opioid settlement disbursements (The Spokesman-Review)
• Spokane officials can’t agree on what constitutes an ‘emergency’ (The Center Square)
• Clark County Council breaks deadlock, OKs growth plan (The Columbian)
• Whatcom County Council names panel to investigate handling of sexual harassment allegations (The Bellingham Herald)
• Snoqualmie considers criminalizing misuse of 911 service (Snoqualmie Valley Record)
• Lacey pitches public comment changes in wake of hate speech that marred March meeting (The Olympian)

MEDIA

• Layoffs, lineup changes at Seattle’s KIRO Radio and KTTH (FOX 13)
• Cox Media Group investigative teams, including KIRO 7′s Jesse Jones, named Pulitzer Prize finalist (KIRO TV)
• Meet Cameron Sheppard, a Murrow fellow who will be covering homelessness issues for TNT (The News Tribune)
• OPINION: KDNA’s Ricardo Garcia lived a life of compassion, courage (Ninfa R. Gutierrez, KDNA Public Radio producer/Yakima Herald-Republic)

OTHER STATES

• ‘Expect Fentanyl’ campaign launches to make Oregonians more aware of drug’s dangers (The Oregonian)

PARKS

• ONP Superintendent delivers update on Hurricane Ridge, summer projects and jobs (KONP Radio)

SCHOOL SAFETY

• ‘Trafficking happens in every school’: Heritage High School students raise awareness of sex trafficking (The Columbian)
• ‘Hit list’ containing 5 students found at Lake Roosevelt High School in Grand Coulee, police involved (KHQ TV)

STATE GOVERNMENT

• DOL warns of statewide license plate shortage (KIRO TV)
• Gun found on employee at Echo Glen juvenile detention center in King County (FOX 13)

TRANSPORTATION

• ‘Mayhem’ at EV repair shop as more early adopters experience battery death (KING TV)
• Seattle-Bremerton fast ferry suffers cancellations, vessel maintenance could bring more (Kitsap Sun)

WATER

• Washington State to receive $28 million from EPA to replace lead pipes (KIRO TV)

WILDFIRE PREVENTION & RESPONSE

• Clallam County hosting wildfire safety and preparedness meetings in May (KONP Radio)

WOLVES

• Red wolf raised at Washington state sanctuary joins wild pack, sires eight pups (KUOW Radio)