Associated Press
Recall effort against embattled state auditor goes before judge
Judge tosses challenge to expanded gun background checks
Judge denies exception to 7-day limit on competency services
Washington latest state to ban powdered alcohol
US employers add solid 223K jobs; rate 5.4 pct., 7-year low
Snohomish County council votes to ban pot-growing operations
Bainbridge Island Review
Op-Ed: The vanishing auditor
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Concerned about climate change, WWU students seek to revoke ‘climate agnostic’ Ericksen’s degree (Ranker)
Columbian
In Our View: Sense Prevails on Oyster Beds
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Notorious oil-drilling ship among those to stop in Everett
Krauthammer: How we treat animals reflects on our humanity
Editorial: Whistle blown on no-bid contracts
Letters:
Economy: Tax the rich, for obvious reason
Walkouts: Teachers trying to help students
Teacher walkouts: Preventive action: Fund education
News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: State Senate should stick with apolitical land preservation process
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: State oil trains legislation is a start
Peninsula Daily News
Record-low snowpack prompts dire expectations for North Olympic Peninsula water supplies
U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer to launch forest collaborative in Port Angeles today
Puget Sound Business Journal
Dreams delayed: A PSBJ investigation into high-tech immigration
Dreams delayed: Gridlock blocks reform
Dreams delayed: The indentured servitude of high-tech immigrants
Dreams delayed: Despite nightmarish hurdles, ‘dream of entrepreneurship doesn’t die’
Dreams delayed: There’s no easy way into U.S. Here are a few routes
Dreams delayed: Demand for tech visas tracks the economy
Reform high-tech visa system now
Redmond Reporter
Updated: Walkout is in session: Teachers protest against the Legislature’s lack of state education funding
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Jobless rate at 7-year low as U.S. employers add 223,000 jobs
Washington latest state to ban powdered alcohol
Column: Let the states make drug law
Editorial: There is never a time for rent control
Editorial: Shell and high water: the climate battle of Seattle
Spokesman Review
Inslee signs bills to ease liquor laws, ban powdered alcohol
Bill intended to help minorities in elections (Habib)
Editorial: Kelley keeps state on hold with refusal to step down
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Now isn’t time to lift 1 percent limit on property taxes (Hunter)
Wenatchee World
Wenatchee teachers plan walkout May 18
Yakima Herald Republic
Governor signs Johnson’s ballot transparency bill
Editorial: Now’s time to increase awareness of fire issues
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Judge tosses challenge to expanded gun background checks
Distracted driving dangers a focus of WSU lab’s work
Lake Tapps may stay closed for summer
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Stories of homeless teens: ‘I didn’t expect myself to be a runaway’
KPLU FM
State Pipeline Rights Under Siege? Wash. Citizens’ Oversight Panel Sounding Alarm
KUOW FM
Ban On Youth Conversion Therapy Heads To Ore. Governor
Wash. Nixes Powdered Alcohol, Similar Ore. Ban Moving Ahead
Finger-Pointing As Wash. Budget Negotiations Go Nowhere Fast (Chopp)
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Edmonds teachers refuse to walk out, will picket after work
NW Public Radio
Washington Voting Rights Act Get Renewed Push in Olympia
Wash. Nixes Powdered Alcohol, Similar Ore. Ban Moving Ahead
Q13 TV (FOX)
Washington officials ask CDC for help with E. coli outbreak
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Special session update: Budget briefings, cap-and-trade proposal forthcoming (Sullivan, Chopp, Nelson)
Latvian Ambassador’s message to Olympia: ‘Europe is not only five countries’
Crosscut
Guest Opinion: State needs to push for halibut protection
Democrats push for state voting rights law (Habib, Moscoso, Jayapal)
The Hopper
Sen. Nelson: Voting is a fundamental American right (Nelson)
Publicola
Defending Shell Lease, Maritime Industry Sends Angry Letter to Mayor Murray
Seattle P.I.
Gun lobby loses battle over background checks
Slog
Transit Is a Social Justice Issue
Wired
What Schools Must Learn From LA’s iPad Debacle