Associated Press
Special session begins at the Washington Capitol (Sullivan)
Attorneys general: Restore guidance to aid student borrowers
Washington firefighters to get body armor to boost safety
Aberdeen Daily World
No advisory vote for Gateway Center
Letter: May 4, RSVP soon (Jim Hargrove)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Millions in research at UW could be at risk in Trump budget proposal
Columbian
In Our View: Do Better, Legislature
Letter: Budget effectively, thoughtfully (McCleary)
The Daily News
Baby Boomers get ready to age in place
Cowlitz tribe blesses, opens casino
Longview schools picks facilities plan
OPINION: Counties, cities need leeway on property taxes (Lytton)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Budget deal secures pay hike for state troopers
Robinson: Border wall crumbling as quickly as Trump’s promises
Editorial: Update city rules for taxi and ride-share services
Federal Way Mirror
Historical Society of Federal Way to receive award
Johnson challenging Celski for council position
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Why we march for climate
BLM seeks nominations to Monument Advisory Committee
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Special session begins at state Capitol (Sullivan)
News Tribune (subscription required)
No toll hike through 2019? Lawmakers approve plan to freeze tolls on Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Kilduff)
Science takes a back seat in Trump’s first 100 days
New York Times
Opinion: What Trump’s Budget Means for the Filet-O-Fish
Olympian (subscription required)
Environmental group says it plans to sue Port of Olympia for Clean Water Act violations
Omak Chronicle
Bill streamlines habitat process (Blake)
Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Lawmakers start extra session today for operating budget, education funding (Van De Wege, Chapman, Tharinger)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle enjoying a big bump in foreign tourists, but will a Trump travel ban scare them away?
Law: ‘Disturbing trend’ emerging in excessive force cases, Sotomayor says
Washington receives federal funding to combat opioid epidemic
Queen Anne & Magnolia News
The first 100 days
Renton Reporter
Police turn to social media as form of communication
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle home-price hikes lead U.S. again; even century-old homes command top dollar
City Council affirms Seattle workers’ right to take May Day off — unpaid
Seattle’s bumpy streets bring on a new kind of road rage
Texas football player’s story prompts probe of Garfield High School recruitment
Seattle schools seek to change start times; mayor offers millions for more buses
Opinion: Longview coal terminal is a road to nowhere
Seattle Weekly
County Must Provide Lawyers to Kids Before Questioning, Council Orders Unanimously
Councilmember Wants Income Tax Resolution Passed By July 10
Lawmakers’ Special Session To-Do List Is More Than McCleary (Frockt, Goodman)
Prosecutors Say Red Square Shooter Was Looking For a Fight
Spokesman Review
Special session starts with no sign of budget negotiations (Hasegawa, Nelson, Ormsby)
It’s a homeless shelter that folds like an accordion: These WSU students think it’s perfect for Spokane
Spokane police officer who shot machete-wielding man outside downtown bar cleared of wrongdoing
Potato farming in Washington involves high-stakes investment due to competitive market, low profit margins
Washington Legislature’s special session opens to mostly empty chambers (Frockt, Nelson, Ormsby)
Tri-City Herald
Legislature offers relief for Tri-City school districts needing space
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Lawmakers’ special session to-do list more than McCleary (Frockt, Goodman)
Washington Post
Opinion: This new poll shows Trump may be making Obamacare more popular, not less
Even in Trump’s base, his path forward on health care is awfully unpopular
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
March for Science
NCW Health | Transforming health care
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Housing Hike: The reality of the Western Washington housing market
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Seattle leads the way as U.S. home prices rise at fastest pace in years
Driver grades new I-405 peak-use shoulder lane: “Give it like an A-“
KNKX FM
Trump Administration To Impose 20 Percent Tariff On Canadian Lumber
Nation’s Report Card Finds Mixed Grades For U.S. Students In Visual Arts, Music
Malaria Wiped Out In U.S. But Still Plagues U.S. Hospitals
Unpacking Government: What Does Civics Education Look Like In Washington?
KUOW FM
Detained kids in King County can’t waive right to an attorney on their own
Cops shouldn’t handle discipline in WA schools, ACLU says
NW Public Radio
Acrimony, Gridlock As Washington Lawmakers Convene For Special Session (Ormsby, Ranker)
Q13 TV (FOX)
State lawmakers’ failure to meet deadline costs taxpayers more than $1.5 million since 2012 (Sullivan)
Web
Publicola
Murray Accuser’s Attorneys Allege ‘Cover Up’: Businesses Want Someone Else
Council Passes May Day Resolution – Without a Crowd
Herbold Wants to Pass Income Tax Legislation by July 10
Slog
Olympia passes a bunch of new weed legislation which now awaits the governor’s signature