Aberdeen Daily World
Sen. Murray: Wild Olympics bill likely won’t pass this year
Associated Press
State Legislature OKs misdemeanor arrest bill
Senate OKs fish wars bill, heads to governor
Washington’s top lawyer explains gay lawsuit
Wage increase supporters pack Seattle hearing
State jobless rate drops to 6.4%
Bainbridge Island Review
Hansen bills to enhance college opportunity moves forward in Senate (Hansen)
Bellingham Herald
Editorial: Little productivity, but this session will end on time
Bill must be revived to keep funding housing for Whatcom’s homeless (Lytton)
Bothell Reporter
Metro cuts would hurt local college students
Columbian
Minimum-wage workers flock to Seattle public hearing to press $15-an-hour target
Activists to rally Thursday to save homeless-services fee (Moeller, Nelson, Hobbs)
Trains trump trucks on energy efficiency
Energy Adviser: Benefits of plug-in autos tough to measure
Editorial: In Our View: Speak up, Vancouver (oil trains)
Blog: CRC on the ropes? Shhh… Don’t tell the FTA
The Daily News
Cowlitz County exceeds state Medicaid enrollment goal
BNSF touts investments in safety during Clark County meeting
Endorsing a ‘no’ vote for several bills (Kagi, Appleton)
Everett Herald
Racism complaint lodged by Denney juvenile-corrections workers
Cracked dam not a power-supply problem — yet
Political impasse stalls bill giving veterans college aid (Appleton, Chopp)
‘Boeing Fatigue Syndrome’ just a temporary malady (Seaquist)
Ignatius: Gates to GOP: Cool it
Editorial: Hanford apathy is hazardous
The Inlander
Legal Logjam – How a bill that would loosen restrictions at state psychiatric hospitals died in committee (Green, Ormsby)
Tiny Houses – A local nonprofit has given a homeless camp a community of tiny houses in Olympia — could they do the same for Spokane?
‘Hope Starts Here’ – Despite limited space, there’s always a vacancy at the Union Gospel Mission Crisis Shelter for Women and Children
Elections and Loopholes – Don’t videotape animal abuse in Idaho — or else; plus, a “teaching moment” at Spokane Public Schools
Island Sounder
Op-ed (Ranker): Poor ferry service is ‘unacceptable’ (Ranker, Morris)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Legislature considers 75% tax on e-cigs (Carlyle, Reykdal)
Senate vote momentarily derailed over 520 bridge debate
Column: Callaghan: State capital budget could have final piece of Tacoma Prairie Line puzzle
North Kitsap Herald
Hansen’s derelict-vessels bill gets green light from Senate committee (Hansen)
Olympian (subscription required)
State should ban electronic cigarette sales to minors (Hunt)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Premera flexes its lobbying muscle as database for consumers is blocked (Keiser)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
State license in hand, pot merchant gets growing
Dropout program in Kent wins national recognition | Education Lab
Lawmakers say human traffickers must register as sex offenders
Legislators have other priorities than new TVW equipment (Dunshee)
Senate votes to make Medina, Seattle pay bridge cost overruns – and changes mind (Pedersen)
Editorial: The homeless are victims of legislative malpractice (Hobbs)
Blog: Time running out for state Legislature to pass anti-sex trafficking bills
Skagit Valley Herald
Bill to fund teachers would tax refineries’ waste fuel (Carlyle, Lytton, Morris)
Spokesman Review
State gives first recreational marijuana license to Spokane man
Bill to erase ‘salmon war’ convictions heads to Gov. Inslee (Kline)
Tri-City Herald
House Finance panel Oks 75 percent tax for e-cigs (Carlyle, Reykdal)
Vancouver Business Journal
10 Things: BNSF answers safety questions
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Vashon applications lined up as state begins to issue pot licenses
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Hanford’s leaking tank is cause for alarm, action
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
$15 minimum wage a hot topic at Seattle Town Hall
Greenwood murder ignites call for juvenile justice reform (Roberts)
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Community colleges gradually drop the word “community”
Hundreds attend public hearing on minimum wage
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Florist’s gay wedding refusal: Constitutional right or illegal act?
KPLU FM
$15 Minimum Wage Forum Draws Heated Arguments On Both Sides
Regional Economist Dick Conway Says $15 Minimum Wage Is ‘Not Outrageous’
Tribal Group Approves Anti-Pot Resolution
Washington Recoups Great Recession Job Losses, With Caveat
Edgy Washington State Ads Urge Young People To Buy Insurance
Optional Essay And Other Changes Coming To The SAT
KUOW FM
Seattle Residents Testify For, Against $15 Minimum Wage At Packed Hearing
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
‘Oh hell no’ among comments at Seattle Town Hall meeting on minimum wage
Seattle’s First Marijuana Tour is Set to Launch
WEB
Crosscut
Crosscut Live! A chat with Rep. Reuven Carlyle (Carlyle)
Daily Troll: Rain + melting snow = mud. First pot license means jobs for Spokane. Goldy gone from The Stranger (Roberts)
Op-ed: A $15 minimum wage won’t be anyone’s silver bullet
HDC Advance
Washington back in Top 10 “Happy States”
Tax preferences, part 1 – extracted fuel (Carlyle)
Lynnwood Today
State Rep. Mary Helen Roberts announces she won’t seek re-election (Roberts)
My Edmonds News
State Rep. Mary Helen Roberts announces she won’t seek re-election (Roberts)
Publicola
Two views on the low-wage economy, gambling away the state’s credit rating, and more
One question for Sen. Marko Liias about whether Sound Transit should subsidize parking (Pedersen, Hasegawa, Liias, Fitzgibbon)
Fizz: “The troubling part is…” (Pedersen, Eide, Green)
Schmudget
House Boosts Education Funding in its Budget
Senate Disregards Basic Budget Principles
Seattle PI
College told to crush prized car
Blog: AG singles out sunken ships, ‘environmental crimes’
Slog
State With Highest Minimum Wage Has Best Job Growth in Nation
This Is What Bipartisanship Looks Like? (Nelson, Hobbs)
Committee Passes Sneaky Anti-Medical-Pot Bill in Just 30 Seconds
The Stand
WSLC urges $15 minimum wage in Seattle
Washington State Wire
House Passes Budget Bill, Setting Everything in motion for Adjournment Next Week (Hunter, Seaquist, Carlyle)