Associated Press
Fearing failure, state closes bridge to town of Mabton
State’s jobless rate lowest in 6 years
Microsoft to cut up to 18,000 jobs over next year
Fearing failure, state closes bridge to Mabton
US unemployment aid applications drop to 302,000
7 groups file proposals for Washington charters
Bainbridge Island Review
Shellfish harvesting closure covers west shoreline of Bainbridge Island
Bellingham Herald
Whatcom environmentalists balk at redesign of coal terminal
Port of Bellingham continues negotiations with potential waterfront developer Harcourt
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Questions swirl over Mukilteo’s hiring of state senator (Liias)
Lawmakers challenge spending billions on wars
Editorial: Your right not to be killed
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Study indicates strong potential ridership for passenger-only ferries from Kitsap to Seattle
News Tribune (subscription required)
Ranks of Washington’s medically uninsured have fallen below 9 percent
Olympian (subscription required)
State pension funds need more money (Conway)
Record-breaking Microsoft layoffs expected
Ranks of Washington’s medically uninsured have fallen below 9 percent
Editorial: Legislature should support water quality plan
Puget Sound Business Journal
Tumbling down – state’s jobless rate drops to 6-year low
Breaking: Microsoft slashing up to 18,000 jobs
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Microsoft begins biggest layoff in its history
Wildfire near Leavenworth closes stretch of Highway 2
State details rules for getting pot edibles to store shelves
5 bridges in state need repair after being hit by truck
Plenty of room to improve, says report rating health plans
Feds address concerns about migrant kids coming to JBLM
Senate GOP blocks Patty Murray’s contraception coverage bill
Wash. to use drone to monitor wildfires
Starting early: IB program moves down to elementary schools
Jerry Large: Fight crime with good jobs and schools, UW professor says
Blog: Are immigrant children on the border refugees?
Skagit Valley Herald
State creates interactive public lands map
Spokesman Review
Drone will be used to monitor wildfires
Smaller school districts adapting best to new lunch regulations
Washington state agency sets rules for pot edibles
Vancouver Business Journal
Aerospace grant to fuel expansion of Clark College
Yakima Herald Republic
Fearing failure, state forced to close deficient Mabton bridge
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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Lawmakers ask governor to overhaul management of ferry system (Seaquist)
Microsoft will cut 1,351 local jobs in next 6 months
Air show score card: Boeing vs. Airbus
KIRO 7 TV
Microsoft to cut 1,351 local jobs, 18,000 total
Subsidized affordable housing could be sold to private developer
KPLU FM
Report Shows Coal, Oil Trains Would Quadruple Rail Traffic, Alarming Lawmakers (Carlyle)
Microsoft To Cut Up To 18,000 Jobs; 1,351 In Puget Sound Area
Here’s What The Big I-90 Closure Will Look Like. How Will You Survive?
Bumpy Start For State Pot Stores As They Try To Juggle Supply, Demand, Staffing
Washington Jobless Rate At 6-Year Low, But Rural Counties Still Lag
House Votes To Allow Marijuana-Related Banking
KUOW FM
Here Are Washington’s New Prospective Charter Schools
Federal Wildlife Agency Phases Out Bee-Harming Pesticides In Northwest Refuges
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Microsoft to cut up to 18,000 jobs over next year
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HDC Advance
We prevent more traffic fatalities, but not enough
Washington’s highways getting safer
Horsesass.org
Give Me Liberty, and Give Me Death!
Publicola
On other blogs today: Coal trains and tip credit
GOP filibusters US Sen. Murray’s Hobby Lobby bill
Poll: Most not thrilled with Inslee
Seattle P.I.
State unemployment dips on eve of big Microsoft job cuts
Slog
Senate Republicans Shoot Down Patty Murray’s Contraception Bill