Associated Press
Tribes urge restart of background checks in child placement (McCoy)
After Oso landslide, Inslee signs bill to improve mapping of areas at risk
Gov. Inslee expands drought emergency declaration
Baby shot in drive-by shooting dies
New rules issued for oil trains
Music legend Nelson to roll out own brand of marijuana
Ballard News Tribune
Kohl-Welles, Senate honors ‘State Teacher of the Year’ (Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe)
Bothell Reporter
Sen. McAuliffe bill concerning student cardiac arrest signed into law (McAuliffe)
How the Legislature balances the budget | Cartoon
Central Kitsap Reporter
State Superintendent releases complete plan to fully fund basic education
Columbian
4 things to watch near end of legislative session (Cleveland)
School districts transitioning to all-day kindergarten
Increase in oil trains heightens awareness of safety record
The Daily News
Capitol Dispatch: While budget flounders, other legislation moves forward (Blake, Takko, Hatfield)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Governor signs law for geologic hazards mapping
Fumbling toward a more logical marijuana industry
GOP drops battle to end Obamacare
Many teens are quitting school to work
5 myths about fast-food work
MicroGreen’s sudden closure leaves 163 jobless and shocked
Overcrowded Lake Stevens schools put kids anywhere they’ll fit
New cardiac law inspired by Mill Creek’s Nick of Time Foundation (McAuliffe)
Harrop: Why we can’t reach a ‘sensible middle’
Parker: Abortion issue keeps women from advancing in politics
Op-ed: Vaccine best way to halt pertussis’ spread
Op-ed: ‘Right to work’ a right to low wage
Op-ed: 5 myths about fast-food work
xxx: Loopholes in political spending laws keep voters in the dark
Op-ed: Tests alone not adequate to judge student’s knowledge, teacher’s skill
Editorial: Save us the trouble and resign (State Auditor)
Editorial: End the Big Corn subsidies
Letter: Food labeling bill needs approval (Congress)
Kirkland Reporter
Sen. McAuliffe bill concerning student cardiac arrest signed into law (McAuliffe)
How did 1st District representatives for Kirkland vote? | Week of April 10 (McAuliffe, Moscoso, Stanford)
How did 45th District representatives for Kirkland vote? | Week of April 10 (Springer, Goodman)
How did 48th District representatives for Kirkland vote? | Week of April 10 (Habib, Hunter, McBride)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Editorial: OUR VIEW | Troy Kelley must resign
News Tribune (subscription required)
Fircrest has clearer path toward legalizing alcohol sales (Kilduff)
Charges against state Auditor Troy Kelley are unusual, but not a first
Teachers unions staging strikes to oppose education proposals in the Legislature
State Auditor Troy Kelley paid more than $1 million to settle ‘nuisance’ lawsuit
Opinion: Matt Driscoll: Let the real work of reconciling medical and recreational pot in Tacoma begin
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Facing charges, Kelley should resign
Editorial: Minimum wage to rise, but how fast?
Opinion: To stay great, we can’t do things ‘on the cheap’
Opinion: Cigarette tax hike would hurt small shops and invite tax evasion
Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Sen. Hargrove aims at education funding; he’d hike capital gains tax by 1/10 of 1 percent (Hargrove, Van De Wege, Tharinger)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Business opportunities abound in medical marijuana — if you can figure out all the laws
Governor paves way for doctors to ramp up telemedicine use
What employers need to know about medical marijuana
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Who is the real Troy Kelley? Even political colleagues unsure
In Olympia, not much talking in state budget talks — and the clock is ticking (Hunter, Sullivan)
Rural schools often the heart of small E. Washington towns
How the Affordable Care Act is measuring up
GOP proposal to slash college tuition puts House, Senate at odds (Hunter, Pollet)
On tour of UW station, Inslee backs $15 billion tax plan for more light rail (Carlyle, Fey, Frockt)
Colleges in five states join Washington in accepting Smarter Balanced scores
As indicted Auditor Kelley plans leave, will he get paid?
Jerry Large: UW’s interim president shows she’s a leader
Editorial: Insurance carriers must provide better info on birth control
Editorial: Teachers union should leave students out of lobbying the Legislature
Editorial: Legislature should restructure the way public schools are funded (Hargrove)
Editorial: Legislature needs to pass oil-train safety bill
Guest Opinion: Ensure justice for all by protecting the legal rights of the poor (Habib)
Spokesman Review
Washington teachers receive same base pay no matter location
Competing plans on how to fix school taxes get airing (Ranker, Rolfes)
Worsening drought prompts emergency declaration from Inslee
Ferris High students set statewide example on biology test
Rural schools provide benefits to students, communities
WSU museum hopes to raise $1 million from art sale
Editorial: State, Senate continuing negligence in parks, tourism
Editorial: Legislature sluggish, but oil trains getting attention
Tri-City Herald
Haler considering county funding bill for 2016
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial – WSU med school marks step forward
Editorial – Local traffic woes across state fuel transportation plan
Yakima Herald Republic
ACLU voting rights appeal: Texas case challenges popular districting standard
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Teachers ‘disgusted’ with state lawmakers, plan strikes this week
I-405 carpoolers will need a Flex Pass
KPLU FM
King County Council To Consider 12 Weeks Of Paid Parental Leave For Its Employees
Senator Murray: ‘No Child Left Behind’ Might Get Left Behind
Teachers Plan Walkouts To Protest State Budget; At Least Eight WA Districts Affected
Study Shows Confusion Over Costs When It Comes To Birth Control And Health Insurance
KUOW FM
5 Years After BP Oil Spill, Effects Linger And Recovery Is Slow
Some See Dangerous Giant in Shell Oil Rig, Others See Jobs
Q13 TV (FOX)
Sheriff: Shooter was served with protection order
Southern Washington county weighing e-cigarette ban in certain public places
WEB
Crosscut
Budget games are taking center stage (Sullivan)
6 surprises from the Troy Kelley indictment
My Everett News
As Broadway in North Everett Changes, EvCC and WSU Reach Out to Neighbors
Slog
Senate Republicans, Scourge of Functional Democracy, Are Blocking the Washington Voting Rights Act (Jayapal)
State Legislature Unanimously Passes Bill Restricting Police Use of Stingrays
The Great Pot Cash Heist of 2015
The Stand
Message to Olympia: Public Service Matters!
UW’s ‘threatening’ letter backfires, mobilizes student employees