Associated Press
Gov’t report: Hospitals improving patient safety
Four health insurance providers want to join Washington exchange
Worse than average Washington wildfire season seen
Ron Sims named chairman of health exchange board
Gov. approves $150,000 in Darrington tourism money
Climate change increasing risks in Washington
Columbian
Yakima Basin canals could generate power
Everett Herald
Boeing’s KC-46 program faces possible budget cut
Oso mudslide now a factor in Island Crossing dispute
$150,000 in state funds to promote tourism in Stillaguamish Valley
Machinists national vote count to start Wednesday
Many millionaires favor higher taxes, minimum wage to counter inequality
Burbank: Boeing loyal to its Russian investments
Editorial: Billy Frank Jr.: This is what a legacy is about
Islands’ Sounder
Ferry scam investigation
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Op-ed: Points to ponder: inequity, taxes and the ‘hobby lobby’
News Tribune (subscription required)
How high is too high to drive? States find no easy answers (marijuana and driving)
Will hedge-fund billionaire assist Inslee by spending on Washington races? (climate change and campaign spending)
Olympian (subscription required)
How high is too high to drive? States find no easy answers
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Megaprojects’ woes add to state’s gridlock (Clibborn, Nelson, Hobbs)
Danny Westneat: Take ‘No child’ school testing and shove it
Gov. Inslee approves $150,000 to promote Darrington tourism
Seattle Times, City Hall staffers discuss Mayor Murray’s minimum wage proposal
2013 Teacher of the Year: Schools are better than we think
Editorial: Billy Frank Jr. spoke for salmon, tribes and the natural environment
Guest Opinion: Bruce Shepard right to say WWU should be less white
Blog: The big exemption in Mayor Ed Murray’s minimum wage proposal
Spokesman Review
Numerica to serve pot growers and processors, but not retailers
Spokane County eases marijuana lot size restrictions
Sims named health exchange chairman
Mudslide communities getting tourism money
Tri-City Herald
WSU might freeze tuition again
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Vashon marijuana shop chosen in state lottery
Vice News
Legal Weed in Washington State Has Been Completely Screwed Up
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Opening prayers at public meetings not necessary
Yakima Herald Republic
Climate report shows Yakima Basin vulnerable to future water supply problems
Editorial: Billy Frank changed fish debate, policy in Northwest
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Washington state the center of climate change solutions
Tacoma tightens gun laws by closing a loophole
Offenders on home monitoring can shop for leniency
Mary Yu talks about making history on state Supreme Court
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Military equipment making its way to western Washington streets
Tacoma council tightens gun show restrictions
Molina Healthcare data breach affects members in Washington
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Northwest climate change report: Shrinking snowpacks, drier summers
KPLU FM
If Feds Say All Schools Are ‘Failing,’ Which Wash. Schools Will Actually Get Help?
Latest National Climate Report Shows Big Impacts In The Northwest
KUOW FM
‘They Need To Go’: The Environmental And Health Costs Of Portable Classrooms
Floods, Insects, Torrential Downpours: Here’s What To Expect from Northwest Climate Change
‘From Fighter To Conciliator’: Friend Remembers Billy Frank, Jr.
Tacoma May Close ‘Gun-Show Loophole’
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Research reveals bad news for fans of e-cigarettes
New report: How climate changes will affect the Northwest
We just got another scary climate report. So now what?
NW Public Radio
Washington Governor Finds Wealthy Partner In Fight Against Climate Change
Nation’s Report Card Shows Stagnant Scores For Reading, Math
Q13 TV (FOX)
Inslee OKs $150,000 in aid to promote summer travel to towns affected by mudslide
Tacoma to require background checks at gun shows on city property
WEB
Capitol Record
School officials weigh changes to discipline law
HDC Advance
More choices for health care in Washington
Washington again named most bike-friendly state
Horsesass.org
Washington State’s Resistance to “No Child Left Behind” Is a Teachable Moment (If Not a Testable One)
Seattle’s $15 Minimum Wage Proposal: A Flawed and Disappointing Victory
Seattle P.I.
8 legislators endorse ‘Seattle-only’ bus rescue plan (Kline, Pettigrew, Tarleton, Farrell, Fitzgibbon)
Climate change in the Northwest: Lower snowpack, more fires, ocean acidification
Houston pipeline builder cites oil spills ‘positive” effects,’ then ‘clarifies’
The Slog
Eight Legislators from the Seattle Area Announce Support for Seattle-only Metro Funding Initiative (Ryu, Fitzgibbon, Cody, Tarleton, Kline, Pettigrew, Farrell, Pollet, Pedersen, Carlyle)
State Senator Adam Kline Withdraws Endorsement for “Plan C” to Fund Metro; Says Mayor Ed Murray Called to Argue Against the Plan (Kline)
Mayor Ed Murray Promises to Release a Plan to Save Metro Later This Week (Or Maybe Next Week)