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Monday, March 24

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Aberdeen Daily World
House failure to pass capital budget stalls flood projects (Blake)

Arlington Times
Gov. Inslee, Red Cross, Arlington community respond to Oso landslide

Associated Press
Gov.: Mudslide scene is “total devastation”
State gives US agency deadline on leaky tank
New national student test to undergo trial in Washington
Flood insurance premiums set to rise in Washington state
State declares water emergency in Central Washington
Voices crying for help stop in Washington

Bainbridge Island Review
Department of transportation announces interim assistant secretary and WSF chief

Ballard News Tribune
36th Legislative District town hall to be held April 5th (Kohl-Welles, Carlyle, Tarleton)

Bellingham Herald
Whatcom County legislators can claim few victories in short session (Ranker, Morris, Lytton)
200,000 students will take new test starting this week
Op-ed: No state cuts ahead, but Legislature again fails to fund education

Bothell Reporter
Mixed results for education as Legislators go home (Keiser)
A nine-month breather for Inslee
How did 1st District representatives for Bothell vote? | Session wrap up (McAuliffe, Moscoso, Stanford)
How did 46th District representatives for Kenmore vote? | Session wrap up (Frockt, Pollet, Farrell)

Columbian
While Oregon exports are flat, Washington soars on Boeing
Editorial: In Our View: Funding K-12 Education
Column: Local View: Job-creation aspect lost in oil terminal debate
Blog: Republicans tip cards on transportation talks

Everett Herald
University center partners uneasy over WSU administration (Dunshee)
Singletary: Shot clock running down to sign up for ACA’s health coverage
Op-ed: Legislature: GOP needs to lead on transportation (Eide)
Op-ed: Don’t overlook recreation as an economic asset
Editorial: Investing in quality of life
Editorial: Prison needs accountability  (NW Detention Center)

Kirkland Reporter
How did 48th District representatives for Kirkland vote? | Session wrap up (Hunter, Habib)

Kitsap Sun
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No smoking at Tacoma marijuana convention

News Tribune (subscription required)
Big climate report: Warming is big risk for people
Funds to aid mentally ill in state come with limits
Outages ahead? Legislature left TVW in $2.8M lurch for cameras needed for Capitol coverage
200,000 students will take new test starting this week
Editorial: Why so many illegal pot dispensaries? Ask the feds

Olympian (subscription required)
Former pot dispensary owner files billion-dollar claim against Olympia
200,000 students will take new standardized test
Funds to aid mentally ill in state come with limits (Dunshee, Morrell)
Editorial: Commission should have chosen transparency
Blog: Outages ahead? Legislature left TVW in $2.8M lurch for cameras needed for Capitol coverage (Dunshee)
Blog: Here are more photos, video on the State Patrol building concepts
Blog: Top officials: State ground crews need to cut noise from gas-powered leaf-blowers (Ranker)

Puget Sound Business Journal
There’s agreement on women and minority firms used on SR 99 project

Real Change
Mending the net (Sawyer)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
UW study: Early gang involvement makes lasting mark
State may try to circumvent new rules to avert cuts in food stamps
Tribal, archaeological sites receive protection in new bill (Ortiz-Self)
State Sen. Don Benton considers $150,000 “litter fee” for The Columbian
Doc Hastings’ district got top money from stimulus he opposed
Understanding the quirks in state’s college completion rate
Column: Lifting students over barriers to higher education | Jerry Large
Column: Why does Tri-Cities hate its government jobs?
Blog: How a higher minimum wage would affect nonprofit supported-living providers
Blog: Interactive map: Where the uninsured are and life expectancy in King County
Editorial: Textbook prices another barrier to higher education
Editorial: Reduce health gap and get uninsured covered under Affordable Care Act
Guest: How raising the minimum wage to $15 would hurt a nonprofit

Spokesman Review
Washington state tells feds to hurry up on leaking Hanford tank
Washington bill shields sensitive sites from public records requests (Ortiz-Self)
Spokane Community Court offers chronic offenders another chance
Spin Control: Sharing the cost but not the benefit
Sean Vestal: Statistics are poor ammo in Idaho debate about guns (Kagi)
Editorial: Cooperative emergency room effort yields results
Editorial: Bill imposes pre-emptive limits on promising technology

Yakima Herald Republic
4th District benefited most from stimulus, study concludes
Food program boosts breadwinning potential
Lawsuit aims to make state stop elk damage to tribal site

 

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Missing in landslide expected to increase by dozens

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Death toll climbs to 8 in Snohomish County mudslide

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Blocked river trickling through big mud wall
Flood insurance premiums set to rise in Washington

KPLU FM
Federal Push To Lift Protection For Wolves Has Conservation Groups Howling
Inslee: Deadly Mudslide Caused ‘Total Devastation’ In Snohomish County
Study: Cigarette Tax Evasion Sky-High In Washington, Idaho Big Supplier
Wash. State Orders Hanford Managers To Empty Leaking Tank

KUOW FM
25 Years After Spill, Alaska Town Struggles Back From ‘Dead Zone’
Site Near Oso Had Previous Landslides, Potential For More

Q13 TV (FOX)
LIVE BLOG: Search continues for missing; 8 confirmed dead

 

WEB

 
Ballard News Tribune
36th Legislative District town hall to be held April 5th (Kohl-Welles, Tarleton, Carlyle)

Crosscut
The Daily Troll: Minimum wage opponents talk to council. Interim boss for ferries. Taxing an unfriendly newspaper.
Sea change for ferries: National search planned for new leader (Hobbs, Kohl-Welles, Pedersen, Carlyle)

HDC Advance
Washington’s unemployment rate still lower than national rate
Robinson back home, opens in-district office (Robinson)

Horsesass.org
Initiative Filed to Repeal Caps on Lyft, Sidecar, and uberX

Publicola
Fizz: Mayor Ed Murray to replace press secretary
On other blogs today: Scaremongering on helicopters, scary housing prices, and more

Real Change News
Olympia passes only the most basic legislation to help homeless students
Private real estate companies to get homeless services money, thanks to a compromise in Olympia (Kohl-Welles)
A college degree is less accessible than ever, and a study says state lawmakers are to blame
Tribal fishers get a second chance at justice (Sawyer)
Lawmakers demur on proposed tuition deferral program (Seaquist)

Schmudget
Symposium on income Inequality – Thursday, March 27th

Settle Met
PubliCalendar: Recycling, Voting, and Gardening (Gregerson)

Sightline Daily
One More Time: Who Is Tesoro? (Morris)

Washington State Wire
Fish-Consumption Decision Being Kicked Upstaires – Governor’s Office Will Make Call on Controversial Water Quality Rule
A Fond Farewell to the Legislative Life