Associated Press
Senate approves bill modifying class-size initiative
Senate passes two-year state budget plan (Keiser)
NTSB recommends faster oil tank car upgrades
Water supply forecast gloomier
Senate approves bill modifying class-size initiative
DOT: White River Bridge to be fixed by Friday commute
Starbucks sweetens its college tuition program for baristas
Handful of holdout tribes dig in against gay marriage
Aberdeen Daily World
Oped: Jerry Lowe — Sport fishermen already getting enough
Bainbridge Island Review
73 YEARS LATER: History remembered, progress celebrated at memorial
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
The new state tests: How will Washington students measure up?
NTSB: Equip oil trains with fire protection within 5 years
Columbian
Local Republicans say budget good step (Cleveland)
In Our View: Evergreen, Ever Vigilant
Everett Herald (subscription required)
After lots of trash talk, budget talk will get real in Olympia (Hunter, Sullivan)
Rep. Kagi waits for Senate to consider House budget, capital-gains tax (Kagi)
New immigration program seeks to reunite Central American families in U.S.
Harrop: Narrowing the gap between left and right
Editorial: Latest tests offer advantages
Letter: Need action to fix Highway 522
Highline Times
Connor McClean is House page (Orwall)
Kirkland Reporter
Sen. Cyrus Habib votes on on Senate budget (Habib)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Red Star Over Olympia: Chinese flag marks ambassador’s visit
Whatcom Farmers Cooperative moves forward with merger proposal
Editorial: Nip dangerous hash oil production in the bud
Olympian (subscription required)
Under the Dome: Tuesday, April 7, the 86th day of the 105-day legislative session (Hargrove)
Inmate rehabilitation program needs changes, officials say
Oregonian
Columbia River named nation’s 2nd most endangered
Puget Sound Business Journal
Former Boeing exec: Want a strong Washington aerospace industry? Get more girls into STEM
Starbucks expands college tuition program to cover all four years of school
Seattle PI
Poll says state divided on Olympia budget brawl
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Community college students learn math by using it
Starbucks’ employee plan to cover all 4 years of college
Protesters board Shell oil rig headed to Seattle
Seattle City Council gives OK to launch of preschool program
More Seattle students opt out of new Common Core tests
Politics NW Now | Poll finds voters divided over new taxes to fund education
Editorial: Ensure marijuana revenues are used for prevention
Guest Column: Digging into data to find impact of Seattle’s $15 minimum wage
Guest Opinion: Patients have unique needs that recreational marijuana stores don’t serve
Guest Opinion: Community colleges moving students further and faster
Spokesman Review
Senate OKs budget plan calling for another class-size vote (Liias)
State replacing highway signage near Spokane airport
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Washington shelves are no place for powered alcohol
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Public has right to know names of its employees being investigated
Yakima Herald Republic
Committee working to make Teanaway Community Forest a place for all
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KING 5 TV (NBC)
DOT looking at raising clearances on older truss bridges
King County’s detox services faces dilemma
Starbucks ups college plan to 4 years
KPLU FM
‘This Is Our Moment’: Early Learning Advocates Hoping For Big Year In Olympia
Modern-Day Debtors Prison Target Of Bill In Wash. Legislature
KUOW FM
How Seattle Will Enforce Its New Minimum Wage Law
After Horrific Crash, Train Crew Safety Gets Lawmakers’ Attention
Stand-Off In Olympia Before Budget Negotiations Even Begin
NW Public Radio
Stand-Off In Olympia Before Budget Negotiations Even Begin
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Payday lending bill stalls in House committee
Voters split on budget, Elway Poll reveals
Crosscut
Try again: Minimum wage enforcement job goes begging
A lesson in resilience, from New Orleans to Seattle
The Stand
‘Wrong’ pay plan, Spokane sick leave, gutting workers’ comp… (Robinson)
Washington State Wire
Senate Ties Cuts to I-1351 Costs to Budget Action (Hargrove, Habib, Mullet)
‘This Is Our Moment’: Early Learning Advocates Hoping For Big Year In Olympia