Aberdeen Daily World
More pontoons float out of Grays Harbor
Quinault fishing, boating bans lifted
Great Divide: Gap between poor and wealthiest continues to widen
Associated Press
State Rep. Shea travels to showdown (Nevada standoff)
3 more Oso mudslide victims ID’d; rains hamper search
Unemployment rate steady; state adds 6,700 jobs
Internet retailer Amazon to start collecting taxes
University in Bellingham too white, says president
Some exempted from minimum wage, increased or not
Highway 520 bridge toll going up 2.5 percent
Steven Powell wants state to pay for treatment
Washington auditor questions $17M spent for bridge
Bainbridge Island Review
Kilmer makes visit to local school as UPS ‘delivery man’
Bellingham Herald
State budget is only balanced on paper (Hunter)
Governor hires coal lobbyist to lead policy team
Central Kitsap Reporter
Ferry fares are going up May 1
Everett Herald
Mudslide cost could hit $20M, county says
Editorial: Disconnect on 911 response
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Second Kitsap pot grow approved
News Tribune (subscription required)
State budget is only balanced on paper (Hunter)
Mixed picture in Washington on underwater mortgages
Column: Callaghan: Rodney Tom might be the least political politician in state (Eide)
Olympian (subscription required)
State budget is only balanced on paper (Hunter)
Proposed pot farm near Tenino draws neighbors’ ire
Nursing homes say Medicaid payments must rise
Editorial: Make Narcan available to reverse heroin overdoses
Op-ed (by Lt. Gov. Owen) Community colleges need state support
Peninsula Daily News
Peninsula health officials on lookout for measles after recent outbreaks elsewhere in Washington state
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Progress, challenges as Medicaid expands
Individual insurance plans up by 17 percent
State sees healthy jump in individual insurance coverage
Jerry Large: The way we treat workers won’t work
Danny Westneat: Lonely, ignored voice predicted Boeing job drain
Blog: An almost-united front on the fish-consumption issue
Editorial: Another bill for the state comes due, this one for in-home care providers
Guest Opinion: Consider health insurance in minimum-wage debate
Skagit Valley Herald
Op-Ed: Audit: Confidential info left on computers in state surplus program
Spokesman Review
Rep. Matt Shea travels to Nevada to support defiant rancher
Vancouver Business Journal
Cantwell: Southwest Washington struggling to get SBA loans
Ten things: How to better connect with your legislators (Cleveland)
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
USA ranks far above Western allies in medical costs
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Student stabbed at school awarded $1.3 million
Police: Driver intentionally mows down cyclist, then drives off
University president’s comments on race stir controversy (WWU)
KPLU FM
Seattle Council Member Licata Calls For New Department To Enforce Labor Laws
KUOW FM
Washington State Jobs Picture Shows Slow Growth
Two Perspectives on the Gun Safety Debate
Q13 TV (FOX)
Inslee proclaims Thursday to be ‘Washington’s Most Wanted’ Day
Gun control groups fight for stronger background checks
Interview: Sawant on push for $15 minimum wage
WEB
Crosscut
Oil, coal, gas: Export proposals are growing
The Daily Troll: Inslee hires coal lobbyist. Metro escalator lessons. ‘Absolutely True’: Idaho students can read Alexie.
Horsesass.org
Ladies and Gentlemen, Our Paper of Record: (DSHS bill)
Hmmmm (gov hires coal lobbyist)
Rethinking the “Tip Credit”: Index It to the State Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees
Schmudget
Tax Day Infographic: Shared Investments
Save the Date May 29th: Unpacking McCleary at Town Hall
Seattle P.I.
Blog: WWU prez bashed for wanting college ‘less white’
Blog: Gov. Jay Inslee hires coal lobbyist to direct his policy office
Slog
Governor Hires Coal Lobbyist as Policy Chief