Associated Press
State seeks fines against grocery group in 2013 ballot fight
State employee fired for watching porn at work
House Democrats seek alterations of big-business tax breaks (Robinson, Riccelli, Farrell)
Seattle experiments with new solutions to ease homelessness
Gun-safety group wants protection order measure to ballot
Legislature passes first bill of session: K-12 finance plan (Sullivan)
Washington Legislature: What’s alive, dead? (Fey)
Governor wants new agency for vulnerable children, families (Kagi)
State official resigns after prisoners released early
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Video: Protest for and against transgender bathroom rules
Bothell Reporter
Rep. Luis Moscoso hopes recent issue sparks conversation about racism (Moscoso)
Columbian
In Our View: Small Victory In Olympia (Cleveland, Habib)
The Daily News
Northwest coals docks now ‘irrelevant’, analysts say
Sen. Patty Murray visits senior veteran housing project
Friday Free Form (Wylie)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Legislature passes first bill of session: K-12 finance plan (Sullivan)
Legislators from 21st District plan Saturday town-hall events (Ortiz-Self, Peterson, Liias)
New bill targets Boeing bank account rather than tax breaks (Robinson, Sullivan)
Muhlstein: It’s about living, not about a restroom
Editorial: A lot left riding on next year to fix school funding
The Inlander
The Two Baumgartners (Billig)
Island Guardian
Solar Energy Legislation Passes House (Morris)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Probe into misuse of state computer reveals Medicaid patient data breach
University of Puget Sound, UW top producers of Peace Corps volunteers
Remann Hall of today: Fewer kids in detention, more court proceedings for child abuse and neglect
Editorial: Don’t let schools go over levy cliff
Olympian (subscription required)
Thurston County schools grapple with chronic absenteeism
Puget Sound Business Journal
Legislators try again to put conditions on aerospace tax credits after latest Boeing job cuts (Robinson, Riccelli)
In my experience: Why girls in STEM change majors
Renton Reporter
I-405 toll project to continue despite criticism, DOT chief’s dismissal
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Students, teachers and parents ‘walk-in’ to support Seattle schools
520 bridge nearly ready for traffic
Nearly 1 in 6 students in Washington considered chronic absentees last year
New rules aim to keep Zika out of local blood, sperm, tissues
3rd state official resigns in wake of prison early-release error
Initiative effort: Keep guns from those posing extreme risk to themselves, others
Hidden donors poured $11M into food fight over labels
GET refunds running three months behind
Op-ed: Fine tune, but don’t overhaul state Public Records Act
Spokesman Review
Bill to make Boeing pay for cutting jobs proposed in Washington Legislature (Riccelli)
House supports creation of task force to solve education funding problem next year
State to study department for children’s programs
Landers: Wolf management requires a team effort
Tri-City Herald
Guest Opinion: Lawmakers to consider bipartisan bill to keep charter schools open (Pettigrew)
Vancouver Business Journal
Washington state ranks 35th in nation for taxes paid relative to income
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Supreme Court nominee a duty for president and senators
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Will education funding bill get state out of contempt? (Lytton, Frockt)
How snail venom may help end the heroin crisis
KPLU FM
A Pledge To End Reliance On Local School Levies In Washington Goes To Governor
Oregon Minimum Wage Increase On Its Way To Governor’s Desk
Why Science Teachers Are Struggling With Climate Change
Surfing The Web Behind The Wheel Scorned, But Not Explicitly Criminalized
KUOW FM
Coal Industry’s Not Doing So Hot. Here’s What That Means For Pacific Northwest
Will Methanol Be The New Aroma Of Tacoma?
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Washington family: Transgender people don’t look transgender
More residents admit to ditching their digs to avoid I-405 congestion
Rep. Harmsworth: Gov’s I-405 tolling recommendations don’t go far enough
Good To Go customers’ credit cards stolen as part of scam totaling nearly $64K
Opinion: Rantz: More prison time for DUI’s isn’t the answer
Opinion: Very troubling response to transgender bathroom issue
NW Public Radio
Initiative Aims To Keep Guns Away From Mentally Ill
Auditor’s Report Gives Medicaid Data Breach Investigation Details
A Pledge To End Reliance On Local School Levies In Washington Goes To Governor
Q13 TV (FOX)
Legislature passes first bill of session: A plan to fix how the state pays for public schools
How accurate are WSDOT’s travel times?
City poised to open safe parking lots for homeless in RVs, cars
Group launches campaign to put transgender bathroom access to a public vote
Push for pre-school, early learning funding: Kids work on huge jigsaw puzzle at state Capitol (VIDEO)
Inslee wants new agency for vulnerable children, families
Web
Capital Record
Legislature approves basic education funding plan
Gov. Inslee takes steps to create a new state agency for children and families (Kagi)
Crosscut
Facing the humanity of our mentally ill
Birth control, women’s health issues at play in Olympia
HDC Advance
Statement from Rep. Ruth Kagi on Governor Inslee’s announcement to create a separate agency for children and families (Kagi)
Group of House Democrats unveil corporate tax accountability plan (Robinson)
Publicola
Democrats Demand Accountability from Boeing (Robinson, Farrell, Ricelli)
SDC Hopper
Billig’s campaign transparency bill blocked in the Senate (Billig)
Real Change News
First anti-transgender bill fails in Legislature
The Stand
Group of House Dems unveil corporate tax accountability plan (Robinson, Farrell, Riccelli, Peterson, Gregerson, Frame)
Suburban Times
House passes package of bills to support veterans and active duty members (Orwall, Kilduff)
Washington State Wire
Can Olympia Solve Seattle’s Housing Crisis?