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Monday, April 18
Associated Press
Seattle waterfront viaduct to close for 2 weeks on April 29
Medicare’s ‘Innovation Center’ rebalancing quality and cost
Judges nominated for federal courts in state
Caribou habitat plan open for public comments
Aberdeen Daily World
De-escalation training held for officers
Columbian
In Our View: What Next for Homeless?
The Daily News
Editorial: Public lands commissioner plays an important role
Everett Herald (subscription required)
$9 million in road upgrades coming in Bothell
Guest commentary: Union, not workers, behind push for $15 wage
News Tribune (subscription required)
Tacoma Planning Commission favors light touch in regulating marijuana shops
Public vaping of marijuana fueled Legislature’s new e-cigarette rules (Cody)
Editorial: Pierce County must take ‘hush-hush’ out of ethics probes
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: ‘Community court’ can make a difference
Editorial: ‘Levy cliff’ should be more slippery for lawmakers
Puget Sound Business Journal
Who’s Hiring: Washington state added nearly 100,000 jobs
House tax reform framework coming soon; what industry now pays highest rate (and other Tax Day news from Washington)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
School districts struggle to balance safety, fun of field trips
Highline weighs later high-school start times
Bellevue High football boosters paid athletes’ tuition, probe finds
Lake Wash. levy request: less crowded schools, at same tax rate
$290M Seattle housing levy not pricey enough? Council member suggests adding on
Long lines, cranky travelers: TSA adding staff at bustling Sea-Tac Airport
Viadoom II? Alaskan Way Viaduct’s 2-week shutdown starts April 29
Seattle Children’s doctor will test his SIDS theory in study starting next month
Opinion: Don’t let the U District become the next South Lake Union
Opinion: Speaking up for silence: No Growlers over Olympic National Park
Editorial: Shift toward more flexible, treatment-focused U.N. drug policy
Spokesman Review
Public asked to weigh in on 75-mph speed limit on I-90
Contaminated site could send North Spokane Corridor soaring over Hillyard
Spin Control: Washington lawmakers, Inslee get poor report card for 2016 session
Sunday Spin: To bee or not too be no longer a question at Capitol
Editorial: GOP’s prison probe hopelessly partisan
Broadcast
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
USDA: ‘Filthy’ slaughterhouse sold meat to Seattle restaurants
KPLU FM
Closing Arguments Expected Tuesday In Troy Kelley Trial
Xylene Production Proposal Worries Anacortes Environmental Group
Why Gifted Latinos Are Often Overlooked And Underserved
KUOW FM
In Oregon, Looking At Washington School Funding With Some Envy
NPR
Why America’s Schools Have A Money Problem
NW Public Radio
Senators Taking First Steps To Replace Flooded Tribal Villages
King County Prosecutor Wants To Make Office Non-Partisan
Q13 TV (FOX)
Alaskan Way Viaduct closes for two weeks starting April 29 as Bertha digs underneath
Web
Crosscut
Tent city for homeless headed to UW campus
Court orders feds to clean up World War II era nuclear site
Should Seattle sell off rare open space?
Can small business get a break in Seattle?
Op-Ed: BNSF is moving commodities safely and responsibly
Schmudget
Spread the Word: Tax Dollars Make a Difference
Seattle P.I.
Port of Seattle CEO Ted Fick cited for driving under the influence
Slog
The Viaduct Will Be Closed for Two Weeks Starting April 29
The Stand
Happy Tax Day! Our community finances a buffet of services
Friday, April 15
Associated Press
Washington launches youth marijuana prevention campaign
Lawsuit: Olympia School District hid sex abuse from parents
Inslee visits Sikh temple that was vandalized
Aberdeen Daily World
Ocean salmon: There’s a season, but a conservative one
Bainbridge Island Review
Local lawmakers host town halls on Saturday (Rolfes, Appleton, Hansen)
Central Kitsap Reporter
For more affordable housing, expand tax credits, Cantwell says
Extreme makeover on the way for state’s busiest ferry terminal
Columbian
In Our View: Tax Shelters Cost Taxpayers
Everett Herald (subscription required)
About that 25-year wait for light rail …
McCusker: Conflict lurks behind gender pay equity
News Tribune (subscription required)
Defense accountant: Kelley was right to wait to pay taxes
Puget Sound salmon fishing season negotiations break down
Madigan Army Medical Center plans new autism center for military kids
Gambling Commission restricts cash, booze winnings at new machines
Editorial: The dark side of online love connections
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Olympia schools have explaining to do
Puget Sound Business Journal
Washington’s community, technical colleges can bridge the skills gap
Seattle Times (subscription required)
UW can disregard Seattle’s landmark law, judge rules
Bellevue High football boosters paid athletes’ tuition, probe finds
FDA to allow folic acid in corn masa to stop birth defects
African-American commission misspent money for years, state audit finds
Spokane’s McMorris Rodgers contradicts her own voting record with equal-pay op-ed
Editorial: Gov. Inslee’s veto leaves at-risk students in limbo (Orwall, Hargrove)
Editorial: Beyond escapes, greater issues at Western State Hospital
Seattle Weekly
SHARE Confiscated Dozens of Bus Passes from Homeless Campers
As Boeing Slashes Jobs, That Massive Tax Break Is Finally Getting Another Look
Tri-City Herald
Columbia River local control movement rolls on
FDA to allow folic acid in corn masa to prevent birth defects
Wahkiakum County Eagle
Editorial: Jim Crow is found in Wahkiakum County (Jayapal)
Yakima Herald Republic
School districts across the country arming staff
Editorial: Taxpayers get brief tax time reprieve
Web
MyNorthwest.com
Washington lawmakers consider cutting taxes for beer and booze
Publicola
SDOT Recommends Moving Forward with Pedestrian-Only Street Project on Capitol Hill
Thursday, April 14
Associated Press
Prosecution rests in trial of State Auditor Troy Kelley
Washington Capitol soon to be home to 30,000 honeybees
State considers 75 mph speed limit on part of I-90
Washington charter school system gets back to work
Washington jobless rate holds steady at 5.8 percent
Inslee visits Sikh temple that was vandalized
Hundreds voice concerns over Vancouver oil terminal lease
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Washington Gambling Commission reconsiders new ‘skill’ games (Sullivan, Hurst)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
A consensus is growing that Boeing tax breaks need teeth
Milbank: Fixing pay gap as easy as selling lemonade in the rain
Editorial: Celebrate, support our National Parks
News Tribune (subscription required)
Case against Kelley strong enough to go to jury, judge rules
Editorial: State must quit dawdling on Homeland Security law (Chopp)
Olympian (subscription required)
Police, Olympia School District investigating data breach
Puget Sound Business Journal
From data centers to sugar cubes: How UW, Microsoft are shrinking data storage space through DNA
6 ways the IRS is trying to help small businesses
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Family tries to overcome past, and prison, after DOC release error
Amazon to set up temporary homeless haven on downtown campus
Illegal pot grow discovered in Ballard burglary investigation
Sen. Patty Murray meets with Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland
Last year’s heat wave doomed nearly all Okanogan sockeye salmon
Tukwila’s homeless students graduate at much higher rate than statewide average
FDA to allow folic acid in corn masa to stop birth defects
Was alert about Mukilteo mosque driven by anti-Muslim bias?
Microsoft is sharpening its tools for the classroom
After 3 anti-Semitic incidents, Western Washington University forms task force
Seattle Weekly
A $611M Question: Why Parking’s Such a Big Deal in the ST3 Debate
Seattle Will Have Shut Down About 100 MMJ Dispensaries By July. Are We Better For It?
Aiming for Crime, Hitting the Homeless
Spokesman Review
Inslee visits Sikh temple in wake of vandalism
McMorris Rodgers’ Glamour op-ed contradicts voting record on equal pay
Garland qualified for Supreme Court, Murray says after meeting
Two students may have been drugged at WSU fraternity house, officials say
Editorial: State needs quick driver’s license fix
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Thumbs up, Thumbs down (Parent to Parent and Equal Pay)
Vancouver Business Journal
State unemployment rate remains at 5.8 percent
Yakima Herald Republic
FDA to allow folic acid in corn masa to stop birth defects
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Amazon offers Seattle property for family homeless shelter
Northwest Hospital under investigation for possible state law violations
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
State hopes to change some ‘Coon,’ ‘Crow,’ and ‘Squaw’ named spots by end of ’16 (Jayapal)
KPLU FM
Dramatic Moment As Prosecution Rests Its Case In Troy Kelley Trial
Adapting To A More Extreme Climate, Coastal Cities Get Creative
KUOW FM
Governor’s Signature Next Week Sets Off McCleary Deadlines
Solar Energy Surge In Washington Leads To Reduced Incentives
Washington Jobless Rate Unchanged In March, But Steady Job Gains Continue
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
King County’s quietly successful program to combat addiction, and change lives
NW Public Radio
Solar Energy Surge In Washington Leads To Reduced Incentives
Washington Jobless Rate Unchanged In March, But Steady Job Gains Continue
Dramatic Moment As Prosecution Rests Its Case In Troy Kelley Trial
Q13 TV (FOX)
Report: Amazon offers one of its Seattle buildings to house more than 200 homeless for a year
Web
Capitol Record
Gov. Jay Inslee fires Western State Hospital CEO in wake of escape
Crosscut
The most threatened waterway in Washington?
Two major Murray promises still on the hunt for funding
Op-Ed: Seattle politicians should curb their arena enthusiasm
Seattle P.I.
Want to lay off marijuana, cigs and make cash doing it? UW has a plan
Attorneys: Seattle foster parents abused kids on state’s watch
Slog
Bertha Is About to Drill Under the Viaduct—Here Are Five Questions That Still Haven’t Been Answered
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
AP
Inslee fires hospital chief following escape
Hundreds voice concerns over Vancouver oil terminal lease
Environmental groups sue over pollution from airliners
Aberdeen Daily World
Pastors have reservations about proposed homeless camp regulations
Better revenue, but county still looking at big budget deficit
Columbian
In Our View: Address State Hospital Woes
Oil terminal foes ask port to cancel lease agreement (Wylie)
The Daily News
Editorial via The Columbian: Fraud law an effective tool
Editorial: The answer is “No” (Blake, Rossetti, Takko)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
State senator from Edmonds says she’s disappointed with 2016 legislature (Chase)
Farmers get biggest subsidy check in decade as prices drop
Islands’ Sounder
Ranker to speak at Sunrise meeting (Ranker)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Washington Gambling Commission reconsiders new ‘skill’ games (Sullivan, Hurst)
New CEO to take over troubled Western State Hospital
Legislature gets a C- grade from lobbyists. That’s actually an improvement
Editorial: Western State Hospital’s new CEO has her work cut out for her (Jinkins)
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: PUGET-SOS uniting efforts to recover Puget Sound
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle Police Department’s overtime blues — $24.2M last year — now a 64-page audit
Discussions air issues, build toward city Education Summit
New York Times: Wildfires, once confined to a season, burn earlier and longer
The lapse that led to Seattle ethics probe of transportation chief Scott Kubly
Inslee signs bill requiring community truancy boards, but vetos potential source of funding (Orwall)
Uber expands uberPOOL ride-sharing to Central Seattle
Editorial: Pay attention to state primary deadline
Opinion: Stormwater detox: Pollution solutions are within reach
Seattle Weekly
Anti-Trans Activists Are Going to Court to Get the Word “Segregated” Out of Their Ballot Measure
Public Radio Is Getting Even More Public Thanks to KEXP’s Enormous New Home
Spokesman Review
Police dog credited for catching escaped patient; sheriff intends to bill state
Western State Hospital chief fired in wake of escapes
Fugitive mental patient Anthony Garver mum during Spokane court hearing
Marijuana patient sues state after daughter develops MRSA in foster care
Editorial: Western State Hospital in dire need of control
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Presidential primaries frustrate voters
Yakima Herald Republic
Irrigation upgrades save billions of gallons of water in Yakima
Editorial: Voters have homework assignment for state races
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Police step up use of technology to solve gun crimes
Home demolitions begin Monday in Bellevue for East Link light rail
KUOW FM
Gov. Inslee Fires Western State Hospital CEO After Recent Escapes
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO)
Western State Hospital CEO fired following recent escapes
NW Public Radio
Western State Hospital CEO Fired
Researchers To Study How Climate Change Affects Air Quality
Web
Crosscut
Bertha’s sinkhole history: something to worry about?
It’s Equal Pay Day. How can we bridge the gap?
Publicola
Is Sound Transit Miscalculating the Future of Parking?
Wednesday, April 13
AP
Inslee fires hospital chief following escape
Hundreds voice concerns over Vancouver oil terminal lease
Environmental groups sue over pollution from airliners
Aberdeen Daily World
Pastors have reservations about proposed homeless camp regulations
Better revenue, but county still looking at big budget deficit
Columbian
In Our View: Address State Hospital Woes
Oil terminal foes ask port to cancel lease agreement (Wylie)
The Daily News
Editorial via The Columbian: Fraud law an effective tool
Editorial: The answer is “No” (Blake, Rossetti, Takko)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
State senator from Edmonds says she’s disappointed with 2016 legislature (Chase)
Farmers get biggest subsidy check in decade as prices drop
Islands’ Sounder
Ranker to speak at Sunrise meeting (Ranker)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Washington Gambling Commission reconsiders new ‘skill’ games (Sullivan, Hurst)
New CEO to take over troubled Western State Hospital
Legislature gets a C- grade from lobbyists. That’s actually an improvement
Editorial: Western State Hospital’s new CEO has her work cut out for her (Jinkins)
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: PUGET-SOS uniting efforts to recover Puget Sound
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle Police Department’s overtime blues — $24.2M last year — now a 64-page audit
Discussions air issues, build toward city Education Summit
New York Times: Wildfires, once confined to a season, burn earlier and longer
The lapse that led to Seattle ethics probe of transportation chief Scott Kubly
Inslee signs bill requiring community truancy boards, but vetos potential source of funding (Orwall)
Uber expands uberPOOL ride-sharing to Central Seattle
Editorial: Pay attention to state primary deadline
Opinion: Stormwater detox: Pollution solutions are within reach
Seattle Weekly
Anti-Trans Activists Are Going to Court to Get the Word “Segregated” Out of Their Ballot Measure
Public Radio Is Getting Even More Public Thanks to KEXP’s Enormous New Home
Spokesman Review
Police dog credited for catching escaped patient; sheriff intends to bill state
Western State Hospital chief fired in wake of escapes
Fugitive mental patient Anthony Garver mum during Spokane court hearing
Marijuana patient sues state after daughter develops MRSA in foster care
Editorial: Western State Hospital in dire need of control
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Presidential primaries frustrate voters
Yakima Herald Republic
Irrigation upgrades save billions of gallons of water in Yakima
Editorial: Voters have homework assignment for state races
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Police step up use of technology to solve gun crimes
Home demolitions begin Monday in Bellevue for East Link light rail
KUOW FM
Gov. Inslee Fires Western State Hospital CEO After Recent Escapes
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO)
Western State Hospital CEO fired following recent escapes
NW Public Radio
Western State Hospital CEO Fired
Researchers To Study How Climate Change Affects Air Quality
Web
Crosscut
Bertha’s sinkhole history: something to worry about?
It’s Equal Pay Day. How can we bridge the gap?
Publicola
Is Sound Transit Miscalculating the Future of Parking?