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Associated Press
Wash. registered domestic partners become legally married Monday
Average prices of gas hits $4 in Washington
5 things to know about Washington legal pot sales
Gay pride parades across U.S. draw large crowds
Bumpy road ahead for legal pot in Washington
Supreme Court: Employers can’t be compelled to cover birth control

Ballard News Tribune
Human-trafficking: A scourge locally, globally (Sen. Kohl-Welles)

Bellingham Herald
As imports rise, the FDA is losing its fight against foul food
Court: Public union can’t make nonmembers pay fees

Columbian
Adoption law going into effect Tuesday (Orwall)
Editorial: In Our View: Immigrant Kids in Crisis

Everett Herald
High court vs. Legislature: Who will blink first in K-12 funding battle? (Hunter, Frockt, McAuliffe)
New law opens an avenue for adoptees
Op-ed: Cutting higher education money shortchanges students’ futures
Op-ed: Human rights: ‘Homeless’ are people in need of help
Op-ed: Native American Names: Military should also change monikers
Editorial: Better to let ’em eat cake (ban on birthday treats)

The Islands’ Weekly
Bon voyage, Evergreen ferry – the oldest of its kind

Issaquah Reporter
Lake Washington School District sees gain in revenues

Maple Valley Reporter
Affordable Care Act helps 1,694,000 Washington residents with private coverage

News Tribune (subscription required)
New law will allow more adult Washington adoptees to see birth certificates
Oil trains: South Sound first responders try to get grip on what new data mean for safety
Washington state weighs new escalator safety rules following strangling death
Time running out for McCleary family to benefit from their own case
Attorney in landmark school case, Tom Ahearne, has a more difficult struggle
State’s marijuana stores likely to see short-term shortages
5 things to know about Washington legal pot sales
Bumpy road ahead for legal pot in Washington
Court to weigh gov’t duty to settle bias claims
Editorial: Inspections can’t keep up with food imports

Olympian (subscription required)
Thurston County’s plastic bag ban begins Tuesday
Whistleblower brings scrutiny to Lakewood lab that handles veterans’ blood
Oil trains: South Sound first responders try to get grip on what new data mean for safety
Editorial: New teachers cut class sizes in South Sound schools

Oregonian
Rethinking pot — marijuana industry getting off the ground

Peninsula Daily News
State Department of Ecology awards $250,000 contract for oil transport study

Renton Reporter
Trying to ‘finesse’ the state’s fish consumption rate | JERRY CORNFIELD

Seattle Times (subscription required)
For adoptees, a new chance to learn their stories (Orwall)
After 2 years of private liquor sales, spirits everywhere, but none cheap
Thousands of domestic partners headed for marriage Monday
Legislature should find the will to fund teenage marijuana-use prevention
Danny Westneat: Are we still in the land of the free?
Editorial: Legislature should find the will to fund teenage marijuana-use prevention

Seattle Weekly
Rent Ascent: Average Seattle Apartment Rises to $1,284 a Month

Spokesman Review
Editorial: No simple answers for state budget
Small Talk: Minimum pay issue pits franchisees against city governments
EWU board’s choice of president ruffles faculty

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Current law mandating 12 weeks of family leave works

Yakima Herald Republic
ACA-scuse me? Ag companies sift through employer mandate confusion

BROADCAST

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Supply won’t meet growing demand for primary care doctors
Pot growers preparing for first wave of orders

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Anti-tank gun among stolen weapons sized in Everett raid

KPLU FM
Little-Known Medical Marijuana Loophole Allows Teens To Get Lots of Pot
Abortion Seekers Still Protected At NW Clinics After Supreme Court Ruling

KUOW FM
A ‘Death Knell’ For Public Sector Unions? Not Yet
For Tipped Workers, A Different Minimum Wage Battle
Looking Into The (Near) Future Of Washington Marijuana Stores
Seattle’s Next Big Tech Neighborhood: The Central District?
Over Tea, Mayor Murray And His Husband Recall An Old Friend Named Cal

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Drone task force meets in Olympia trying to balance privacy, public safety
Washington’s first cannabis food truck can’t open and all edibles are illegal in state-run marijuana stores

NW Public Radio
Video Released Of Break-In At Washington Governor’s Office

WEB

Capitol Record (TVW)
Drone task force set to meet Monday

Crosscut
Armed and mentally ill

HDC Advance
WA: Top scores in personal income growth, innovation, and quality of life

Horsesass.org
The First Amendment Right To Shove Pregnant Women

Northwest Asian Weekly
Fathers of the Year honored (Chopp)

Publicola
One question about the tunnel for Mayor Ed Murray