Associated Press
Wash. lawmakers extend sales tax break on electric vehicles
Marijuana opponents using racketeering law to fight industry
Law named for Tacoma runaway sparks debate
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Washington No.1 for jailing noncriminal youth, spurred by law named for Tacoma runaway (Darneille, Hargrove)
Columbian
Residents urge Vancouver council to ban personal fireworks
The Daily News
Editorial: Olympia keeps local rail upgrades on track
Islands’ Sounder
Ranker wraps up Olympia session (Ranker)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Washington No.1 for jailing noncriminal kids, spurred by law named for Tacoma runaway (Darneille, Hargrove)
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: State’s legal pot market has promise
Editorial: Cutting tuition is a course correction (Sullivan)
Opinion: Oil trains pose real risks for our communities
Opinion: Delta refuge should bear name of Billy Frank Jr.
Puget Sound Business Journal
‘Everything west of I-5 will be toast:’ Details from a chilling report on Cascadia’s future earthquake
Business groups sue EPA over water rule, allege small business impact was ignored
Most small business owners think it should be illegal to deny service to gay customers
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Tuition cuts may trigger refunds for investors in Washington’s GET
Seattle council OKs plan to close medical-marijuana businesses
Wash. lawmakers extend sales tax break on electric vehicles
If you think New Yorker’s earthquake story is scary, better read this
Op-Ed: Transportation package: a rare moment of compromise in the U.S. (Clibborn, Fain)
Krugman: The GOP’s laziness dogma is tired out
Spokesman Review
Drought puts Western fisheries in hot water
Firefighters camp at Priest Lake will be used for regionwide deployments
Inmate’s death is fourth in 10 weeks
3 legislators back Walker; video mocks him
Vancouver Business Journal
Local freight businesses applaud passage of transportation package
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Editorial: Widening gap in ferry fares isn’t fair on Vashon
BROADCAST
KPLU FM
Private Cannabis Clubs Are Now Illegal In Washington
KUOW FM
New Student Loans For A New For-Profit Education Sector
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Cliff Mass: We share responsibility to reduce carbon footprint
NW Public Radio
Oregon Governor Celebrates Paid Sick Leave Law With Ceremonial Signing
WEB
Crosscut
Small nuke reactors: Search for site is planned
Publicola
With O’Brien on Board HALA Plan, Murray Set to Release Housing Recommendations
City council approves medical marijuana reform, campaign public financing initiative
Mayor Murray and Mike O’Brien Team Up on Affordable Housing Plan
Seattle P.I.
Taxpayer financed campaign proposal, with “Democracy Vouchers,” wins a place Seattle’s fall ballot
Boy Scouts’ executive committee votes to lift ban on gay and bisexual troop leaders
Shell sends icebreaker to Portland for repairs; Arctic drilling to begin next week
Slog
How Washington’s Drought Is Affecting Local Farms
The Five Scariest Takeaways From the New Yorker Article About the Earthquake That Will “Devastate” Seattle