*** SELECT REGIONAL NEWS ***

+ JOLT News: Warrant for attempted murder issued for man accused of stabbing Thurston County deputy

+ The Olympian: MultiCare completes acquisition of Olympia’s Capital Medical Center, now named MultiCare Capital Medical Center.

+ The Olympian: Olympia maintains Arts Walk spirit with celebration that lasts all April

+ The Bellingham Herald: Writer from Lummi Nation becomes state’s first Native American to serve as poet laureate

+ KING: What Biden’s infrastructure package could mean for western Washington

+ South Sound Business: What Comcast Has Planned for Washington 

+ Associated Press: Another Washington man accused of storming U.S. Capitol

*** SELECT NATIONAL NEWS ***

Los Angeles Times: Hollywood remains largely silent about Georgia voting law. Here’s why

Truthout: Biden Backs Moving Baseball All-Star Game From Georgia Due to Voting Law

Dallas Morning News: American Airlines ‘strongly opposes’ Texas bill to restrict access to voting

The Daily Kos: Rachel Maddow Topped All Cable News Programs for the 1st Quarter of 2021 – Fox News was the biggest loser, having dropped 40 percent into third place behind both MSNBC and CNN

USA Today: Derek Chauvin used force against suspects before George Floyd. The jury won’t hear about 6 of those incidents.

McClatchy News: CDC to release new COVID air travel guidance for vaccinated Americans, officials say

The New York Times: Macron Returns France to Lockdown [for the 3rd time] as Vaccinations Lag

McClatchy News: COVID deaths plummet in nursing homes. New report reveals the dramatic fall

*** SELECT TRUMP NEWS ***

The Atlantic: Trump’s Presidency Is Over. So Are Many Relationships.

Truthout: Facebook Removes Lara Trump Video, Saying All Content in Trump’s Voice Is Banned

Reuters: Wisconsin seeks $145,000 in fees for Trump’s ‘bad faith’ election lawsuit