Associated Press
Northwest lawmakers seek talks on river treaty with Canada
Senate passes revised set of oil train safety rules
Budget negotiations hit snag in Washington Legislature (Sullivan, Carlyle)
House passes bill exempting junior hockey from labor law
Senate Republicans: Teacher pay reform needed to fix budget
State: No chinook season in central Puget Sound this year
Work plan possibly ignored in accident that killed family
GOP proposes teacher pay reform in state education plan (Hunter, Ranker)
Northwest lawmakers demand start of treaty talks
Ballard News Tribune
Seattle Waterfront Loop study funded in House Transportation plan (Tarleton)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
State lawmakers set sights on school levy reform (Hunter, Hargrove)
Op-ed: Proposed water quality standards won’t protect human health
Editorial reprint: Mental health funding turns corner
Bothell Reporter
Rep. Farrell-sponsored bill Oil Transportation Safety Act passes House (Farrell)
Sen. McAuliffe secures funding for Wayne land preservation (McAuliffe)
Columbian
Bill to improve oil train safety passes Senate amid criticism (Cleveland)
Wildlife agency choices: Budget cuts or fee increases
In Our View: Is There Case for Cap-Trade?
Everett Herald (subscription required)
House bill puts pot’s future in voters’ hands
Two new Boeing buildings are going up
Union vote in S.C. matters here, Machinists leader says
Senate passes, Obama signs Medicare bill
Study links children’s brain sizes to affluence
Milbank: GOP rushes to aid wealthiest 5,550 families
Letter: Registry stands to hurt our vets (Medical cannabis)
Islands’ Sounder
Orcas Island High School Receives 2014 Washington Achievement Award for Overall Excellence
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Summer reservations paralyzed by bug in WSF machine
Kirkland Reporter
Sen. Cyrus Habib pushes bill for legislative YouTube testimony (Habib)
Employment Securities Department: Washington’s jobs outlook continues positive trend
Maple Valley Reporter
Washington L&I investigating SR 410 tragedy that resulted in the deaths of three
News Tribune (subscription required)
Summer ferry reservations hit a snag on opening day
Western State Hospital cited for safety gaps; lawmakers look to add staff
State lawmakers set sights on school levy reform (Hunter, Hargrove)
Under the Dome: Thursday, April 16, the 95th day of the 105-day legislative session
Editorial: Senate no-new-tax budget doesn’t make ends meet
Olympian (subscription required)
Olympia minimum wage rally passes through Capital Mall
Editorial: Mental health funding turns corner
Opinion: Proposed water quality standards won’t protect human health
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Robust VC funding in state reaches pre-recession levels
Amid flurry of ideas to fund schools, will lawmakers reduce local tax levies? (Hunter, Ranker, Rolfes, Hargrove)
Let’s ‘go out in the alleyway,’ Inslee tells reporter
State’s jobless rate falls for the first time since mid-2014
State schools chief calls out lawmakers, ups ante on funding (Hunter)
‘Weed the People’: The highs and lows of legal marijuana
Jon Talton: The Machinists’ near-impossible Carolina challenge
Jerry Large: Early education for low-income kids buried in red tape
Editorial: Fund technology to prevent another Oso landslide
Guest Opinion: House should move on transportation package (Hobbs, Liias)
Skagit Valley Herald
Ferry reservations for summer temporarily unavailable
Spokesman Review
Parties offer dueling education plans at 11th hour (Hargrove, Ranker)
Protesters call for $15 minimum wage
Vancouver Business Journal
State unemployment dips below 6 percent
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial – State House wisely puts powdered alcohol back in the package
Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima to appeal ruling in ACLU voting rights case
Editorial: Legislature must move quickly on drought relief (Dunshee)
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Special session? Inslee says negotiators have ‘long ways to go’
Superintendent Dorn recommends plan to revise class size initiative
Protesters take to streets for $15 minimum wage
‘Aiden’s Act’ heads to governor’s desk for signature
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Hundreds rally to support $15 an hour minimum wage
Snohomish County may rule on new pot rules in May
Senate Republicans: Teacher pay reform needed to fix budget (Ranker)
KPLU FM
Oso’s Echo: More Aid Likely For Fire Crews Responding To Disasters, Accidents
KUOW FM
Child Labor Exemption Approved To Keep Hockey Teams In Washington State
Vulnerable Voting Machine Raises Questions About Election Security
A North Dakota Family Breaks The Silence On Gay Marriage
Washington Senate Votes To Criminalize ‘Revenge Porn’
Number Of Unemployed In Washington At Lowest Level Since Recession Began
NW Public Radio
Inslee Praises Washington Medical Marijuana Regulation Measure
Refinery Proposed For Columbia River
Washington Senate Votes To Criminalize ‘Revenge Porn’
Child Labor Exemption Approved To Keep Hockey Teams In Washington State
Number Of Unemployed In Washington At Lowest Level Since Recession Began
Q13 TV (FOX)
Work plan possibly ignored in accident that killed family
Senate passes revised set of oil train safety rules
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Dueling school levy reform bills emerge from Senate, hearing set for Thursday (Hargrove, Ranker, Rolfes)
Good-to-Go problems? Bill aims to address complaints (Clibborn)
Crosscut
The boys behind the budget doors (Hunter, Carlyle, Chopp)
Having fun yet? Legislature’s endgame is just beginning (Hunter)
Legislators focus on dealing with school funding obligations (Hargrove, Ranker, Rolfes)
Schmudget
It’s Tax Day! Let’s Talk About Washington State’s Tax System
SDC Hopper
Senate Democrats offer plan to fully implement K-12 funding (Rolfes, Hargrove, Ranker)
Slog
The Morning News: Forty-Four People Apply for City Council Seat, Republicans May Kill Washington Voting Rights Act
Seattle Lawmakers Don’t Like the Funding Plan for Regional Light Rail Expansion (Carlyle, Farrell, Chopp, Cody, Pollet)
Why the ACLU of Washington Opposes the State Proposal on Body Cameras (Hansen)
The Stand
Washington rallies against poverty-wage jobs
UW student employees will protest Friday amid strike vote