Associated Press
Washington budget agreement looks at a mix of resources (Ormsby, Lytton, Robinson)
Lawmakers race to pass $43.7 billion state budget
Washington secretary of state will review voter data request
The Latest: Gov. Inslee asks state parks to stay open Friday (Ormsby, Lytton, Robinson)
Trump’s Labor Dept wants salary to count on overtime rule
Trump urges GOP to repeal Obama law now, replace later
Details of state budget plan released: Property tax, online retail sales tax among provisions (Ranker, Robinson)
3 wildfires burning nearly 92 square miles in Central Wash.
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Budget deal raises the state property tax to pay for school overhaul (Ormsby, Lytton, Robinson, Ranker)
Washington lawmakers racing budget through Legislature to avoid shutdown (Ormsby, Lytton, Robinson)
Column: ‘Sorry your son’s real sick but … tough’
Columbian
State parks to close Friday if Legislature can’t seal budget deal
The Daily News
Local lawmakers praise budget deal, pan process (Blake, Takko)
Longview coal: Ecology to make water decision by September
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Historic change: State property tax climbing to fund schools (Ortiz-Self, Hobbs)
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Washington state parks to close on June 30
Karl Kruger first person to finish Race to Alaska on a paddleboard
Kitsap Daily News
Fishline’s new center will be completed in early 2018
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
State lawmakers racing the clock to pass a new budget (Robinson)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Budget deal must be signed into law by midnight to prevent government shutdown
Budget deal raises the state property tax to pay for school overhaul (Ormsby, Ranker)
State workers will get their raises under last-minute budget deal
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Memo to lawmakers: Do your deals in the open
Peninsula Daily News
OUTDOORS: Salmon, crab seasons opening Saturday (Van De Wege, Tharinger, Chapman)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Washington’s cannabis industry is on track to break a major milestone
Constant changes to marijuana laws have business owners scrambling
Port’s efforts to diversify Sea-Tac vendors helps small businesses
Cannabis regulations contribute to thriving market in Washington
Opioid epidemic would get worse under Trumpcare, Democrat senators say
Seattle Times (subscription required)
New Washington state budget would provide $7.3B more to public schools over four years (Ranker, Rolfes, Carlyle, Robinson, Pedersen)
Washington state workers finally get good pay bump, but housing costs soar twice as fast
Washington state AG office joins suit in student-loan case
Land transfer brings closure to Lummi tribe 20 years after ancestors’ remains disturbed
Opinion: Legislation that harms children is not health-care reform
Seattle Weekly
Board Introduces Plan to Beef Up Ethnic Studies in Seattle Schools
What We Learned From Yesterday’s Media Blitz on Homelessness
Spokesman Review
Washington Legislature plays beat the clock on historic budget, school changes
Washington secretary of state will review voter data request
Former counselor alleges unofficial school policy led to 5-year-old Riverside student’s death
300 firefighters battle major wildfires on the west side of the Columbia Basin
Editorial: Flexibility more important than the ‘right’ wage
Tri-City Herald
How sturdy are Hanford’s radioactive tunnels? Initial report due Friday
Vancouver Business Journal
Press release: Washington’s average wage nears $59,000 in 2016
Yakima Herald Republic
State budget: $7.3 billion more for public schools over four years (Pollet, Robinson, Billig, Ranker, Pedersen, Carlyle)
Four new state laws underscore a renewed focus on fire prevention
Broadcast
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Property tax increase at center of state budget plan to fund education
Washington state parks could close Saturday without completed budget deal
Crime victims turn to police but don’t get protection they expect: Visas to stay in U.S.
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Public gives feedback on Seattle upzoning impacts
KNKX FM
Washington Secretary Of State Will Review Voter Data Request
Cop Shooting Death Cases Raise Question: When Is Fear Reasonable?
After 2 Years Without A Budget, Debt And Pain Are Mounting In Illinois
KUOW FM
Airport anxiety as travel ban restarts at Sea-Tac
New State Property Tax Levy Will Fund Big Boost In School Funding (Ranker, Carlyle)
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Property tax increase at center of state budget plan to fund education
Gov. Inslee asks state parks to stay open Friday
NW Public Radio
Two Large Wildfires Burning East Of The Cascades In Washington
New State Property Tax Levy Will Fund Big Boost In School Funding
Oregon, Washington Threaten To Sue EPA Over Methane Rules
Web
Crosscut
Budget deal: Seattle will pay to fund schools (Ranker, Billig)
Seattle P.I.
Washington budget deal will cost homeowners in tax hikes (Ranker)
Slog
Olympia could kill Washington’s thriving film industry (Macri)