Associated Press
Washington Supreme Court rejects Robert Yates’ petition to overturn sentence
State lawmakers bid adieu with gas tax increase (Clibborn)
Wildfires in Central Washington force evacuations
Tacoma mayor to propose $12 minimum wage for ballot
Aberdeen Daily World
Letters:
No overtime (special sessions)
Not too late to block oil projects
No to oil
Bainbridge Island Review
Opinion: Life under the cloud
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Whatcom County environmentalists want to monitor oil trains
Firefighters hold lines in Douglas County wildfires
Columbian
In Our View: Time Not of the Essence
Everett Herald (subscription required)
A divided Legislature adjourns after 176 days of bickering (Peterson, Kagi, Ortiz-Self)
$800K from state will save popular Edmonds fishing pier
New cafeteria for Marysville Pilchuck on track for 2016 (Dunshee)
New law cutting higher-ed tuition ‘huge deal for students’
Washington post: A civil eye on the Civil War
Guest commentary: Details of death reveal disturbing, inhumane treatment (Island County jail)
Guest commentary: After gay marriage, can we move from battleground to common ground?
Guest commentary: Phrase ‘feeding at public trough’ unfair to most in public service
Editorial: Saving state’s wild steelhead
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way legislator’s bill will put more qualified teachers in Washington classrooms (Gregory)
Issaquah Press
Governor declares statewide drought emergency
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
School districts finally get hard budget numbers
Ferries off to good summer staffing start
Maple Valley Reporter
Mullet: Transpo package will provide major congestion relief
News Tribune (subscription required)
Legislature clears way for Candy Mountain hiking park purchase
State takes steps to reduce wolf conflicts this summer
Puget Sound Business Journal
Rick Steves on Washington’s marijuana law one year later: ‘We’re able to be taken seriously’
Washington state gets an ‘F’ in health care pricing transparency
Hobby Lobby ruling implemented: Firms that object to contraceptives won’t pay; employees still covered
WSU’s ambitious goal: Raise $100M for a new medical school by 2017
Seattle Times (subscription required)
State knows when Bertha will restart, waits to share date
Tacoma mayor to propose $12 minimum wage for ballot
Wildfires force evacuations in Douglas County in Central Washington
How gun-tax legislation would affect Seattle firearms stores
Op-Ed: Enough: It’s time to stop measles and misinformation
Editorial: Congress should reauthorize Export-Import Bank
Seattle Weekly
Where Do You Even Buy a Gun In Seattle?
Skagit Valley Herald
Farmers’ profits could sustain a hit reaching the millions
Tri-City Herald
Legislature clears way for Candy Mountain hiking park purchase
Voice of the Valley
Expert Review Panel for “Sound Transit 3” to discuss planning methodologies
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial – Gas tax hard to swallow, but needed
Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima County exports set another record
Editorial: Dems a party with booze? Manweller out of line (Cody)
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle takes drastic measures to relieve growing gridlock
SPD Safe Place anti-hate crime program sees rapid growth
Calif., Ore. allow women to get birth control without a prescription
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Group wants Confederate monument removed from local cemetery
KPLU FM
When It Comes To Medical Marijuana, Seattle Takes A Softer Approach Than King County
Survey Results: Youth Suicide Attempts And Depression Increase In Washington State
More Than Half Of State’s 11th Graders Skipped Required Standardized Tests
KUOW FM
Washington Legislature Adjourns After Approving $508M To Unclog Traffic (Clibborn)
KXLY
What the new state budget means for eastern Washington (Riccelli)
WEB
Crosscut
Vance: Commentary: Court will have a big say on Legislature’s school shortcomings
Video: Legislature’s work & where WA goes now
To be continued: Argument on school taxes (Chopp, Rolfes)
All done: Legislature heads home after longest session (Sullivan)