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Monday, March 14
Associated Press
Washington Legislature adjourns, immediately called back (Sullivan)
Legislature OKs tax break for airplane maintenance company (Springer)
Legislature passes bill to recruit more teachers (Santos)
Washington Senate passes charter school law fix, 26-23 (McAuliffe)
Hargrove retiring from state Senate (Fraser, Hargrove)
Bill to allow livestock owners to retrieve cattle in fires
Washington lawmakers exempt from releasing emails (Chopp, Nelson)
Washington high school graduation rates inch upward
Poor offenders pay high price when probation turns on profit
Federal trial begins Monday for Washington state auditor
Federal judge sets new deadlines for Hanford cleanup
Aberdeen Daily World
Jim Hargrove retiring from the Senate (Hargrove, Keiser)
GHC gears up for four-year degree offered in the fall
Hargrove championed the “least among us” (Blake)
Bainbridge Island Review
Legislature shrinks education opportunity gap; governor’s signature next (Santos, Ortiz-Self)
Transportation budget funds ferry development
Legislature, school districts continue seeking solutions to teacher shortage, school funding (Lytton, Springer)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Gov. Jay Inslee vetoes 27 bills as Legislature misses deadline (Nelson, Dunshee)
NRA, prevention groups team up on bill to tackle suicide
The Daily News
Highlights from Methanol plant environmental study
Legislature moves to address rising student homeless problem
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Budget includes money to widen I-5, open ferry’s sun deck in summer (Sells)
‘We’re serious’: County court clerks walk out over wages
Gov. Inslee vetoes bill that set new rules for wholesale car dealers
Drug take-back, disposal program proposed for pharmaceutical companies
Delayed flu outbreak spreads misery in U.S.
Without a budget deal, legislators begin an overtime session (Sullivan, Ortiz-Self)
Preliminary test results: Crumb-rubber in artificial fields safe
Another year of small coho runs could hamper fisheries
Weigh stations struggle to remain open with too few troopers
Mukilteo’s newest school designed only for kindergarteners
Cut gun deaths? Put these laws on the books, researchers say
Barring deal, state lawmakers face vetoes and special session
You can read this headline because it’s not written in cursive
Cornfield: Our Cappy Awards return, just in time for a special session (Robinson, Moscoso)
Milbank: Party of No! set to become party of Trump
Guest commentary: STEM offers world of possibilities — and fun
Guest commentary: Military waste diverts funds that those in services deserve
Editorial: State proves benefits of trade
Editorial: Sharing in the pain of state budget inaction
The Inlander
Juvenile rehabilitation a priority in Washington’s legislative session
News Tribune (subscription required)
Charter-schools fix clears Legislature, heads to Gov. Jay Inslee (Pedersen, Hobbs)
Gov. Jay Inslee vetoes 27 bills as Legislature misses deadline (Habib, Nelson, Dunshee, Hargrove)
Editorial: Legislature puts Band-Aid on State Patrol
Editorial: Charter School boosters win a battle, not the war (Sells, Pettigrew, Hurst)
Peninsula Daily News
State Sen. Hargrove announces retirement from Legislature (Hargrove)
Sen. Hargrove, headed for retirement, looks back at accomplishments during 32-year tenure as state legislator (Hargrove, Tharinger, Van De Wege)
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Special session underway for state legislators targeting supplemental budget (Hargrove, Van De Wege, Tharinger)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
New law means shorter expulsions, more schooling for disciplined students (Ortiz-Self)
Inslee orders special session, vetoes 27 bills to spur action (Ranker, Hobbs)
Seattle mayor wants to cut vehicle emissions, add electric cars
Jim Hargrove retiring from state Senate (Hargrove)
Seattle mayor signs executive order for safe transgender spaces
New debates proposed for state’s Senate, gubernatorial races
New graduation data, by district and school
A student once more: UW readmits man cleared in 2015 fight, stabbing
A closer look at King County’s groundbreaking efforts to fight sex trafficking
Take a look inside Capitol Hill’s long-awaited light-rail station
Is your bus route changing? Metro moves lines to feed UW Station light rail
UW Station basics: how much you pay, how long it takes
Check out UW’s new light-rail station — and how it could transform Seattle
Ex-employee Jason JeRue expected to testify against Troy Kelley
Oregon law phases out coal from state’s power supply
Schools chief Randy Dorn may run for governor, says no one has plan to fund schools
Where are the homeless coming from? They’re mostly from here, service providers say
All Washington school districts to create truancy boards to keep kids out of court (Hargrove)
Group Health approves acquisition by Kaiser Permanente
Heroin epidemic, painkiller abuse targeted by new federal money for treatment
Nethercutt: Civic knowledge and engagement are critical to our republic
Opinion: Northwest tribes have moral obligation to have salmon and steelhead protected
Opinion: Restoring Puget Sound key to saving steelhead runs
Opinion: Early childhood education’s powerful promise needs funding
Editorial: Gov. Jay Inslee should sign charter-schools bill
Editorial: Legislature needs to ensure more protection for sexual-assault victims
Editorial: Time to wrap up legislative session, pass budget, and go home
Editorial: Rebellion and realization: Connecticut shows there are better alternatives to juvenile detention (Orwall)
Editorial: Isolationist politics a boondoggle for Wash. trade
Sequim Gazette
Music licensing bill with Sequim roots plays on (Van De Wege)
Skagit Valley Herald
Unclaimed tax refunds for Washington residents estimated at $25.2 million
Spokesman Review
Spokane misses cut for $50 million Smart Cities grant
Spokane parents get alternative to jail, but victims feel slighted
Suicide conference highlights Washington bill creating awareness training for gun dealers
Spin Control: Aviation tax break debate makes strange bedfellows
Editorial: Charter schools survive, bigger issue looms
Tri-City Herald
Tri-City legislative bills survive governor’s veto pen
New mental health court ready to begin in April
Yakima Herald Republic
Inslee orders special session, vetoes 27 bills to spur action (Ranker, Hobbs)
State Department of Ecology hiring teens for summer cleanup job
No budget, so Gov. Inslee immediately calls special session (Ranker)
State Voting Rights Act likely dead again this year (Moscoso)
Graduation rates trend upward for Yakima Valley high schools
Editorial: Port dispute’s effect proven; what will next president do?
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Inslee vetoes 27 bills after lawmakers fail to reach budget deal (Sullivan)
Inslee signs reckless driving, anti-human trafficking bills
Threat of veto looms as lawmakers race to finish budget
Bill should make ‘major difference’ for hundreds of disabled citizens
‘Jungle’ homeless camp debate gets more polarizing
Seattle Police unveils new transgender policy
Top CEOs come together to tackle Puget Sound traffic
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Washington Legislature adjourns, immediately called back
State lawmakers exempt from releasing emails
KPLU FM
Budget Sparks Fly As Washington Lawmakers Begin Special Session (Sullivan)
Inslee Vetoes Bills After Lawmakers Fail To Reach Budget Deal
Brown Signs Bill To Expand Oregon Film And Video Tax Credit
Emotional Pleas Then Vote To Keep Washington Charter Schools Open (Pettigrew, Sells)
California Lawmakers Vote To Raise Smoking Age To 21
KUOW FM
State Budget Could Fund Contentious Fence Around The Jungle (Carlyle)
A Crime Or A Big Misunderstanding? Troy Kelley Trial Will Decide
NPR
America’s High School Graduates Look Like Other Countries’ High School Dropouts
NW Public Radio
A Crime Or A Big Misunderstanding? Troy Kelley Trial Will Decide
GMA Violated Wash. Campaign Finance Law
Q13 TV (FOX)
‘There’s no break, no rest,’ Inslee says as he vetoes 27 bills, calls lawmakers back into immediate special session
State auditor’s trial set to begin in federal court
Web
Crosscut
Inslee tries to break Legislature of a bad habit (Sullivan)
How Inslee can change the script on climate issues
For undocumented students at UW, a new future
Video: Murray looks to Bay Area for help with homeless encampments
My Edmonds News
Edmonds resident serves as state legislative page (Ortiz-Self)
Publicola
Special Session Begins Today as Legislators Deadlock Over Budget (Sullivan)
Slog
State Lawmakers Again Fail to Do Their Jobs, Enter Special Session
The Morning News: Governor Vetoes 27 Bills, Convenes Special Session, Seattle Leads Country in Bernie Sanders Donations
Washington Public Schools Are Criminally Underfunded, But Governor Inslee Won’t Commit to Vetoing Charter School Law
Thursday, March 10
Associated Press
Washington House passes bill aiming to fix charter schools (Kilduff, Reykdal, Pettigrew)
Transportation budget includes treat for toll payers (Kilduff, Rolfes)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
State Patrol would give troopers 5 percent raise in legislative deal (Fey)
Bothell Reporter
I-405 express toll lane improvements included in transportation budget (McAuliffe)
Ferguson ‘disappointed’ in slow progress of bill to raise tobacco age to 21 (Dunshee)
Columbian
State Senate pays tribute to longtime legislator Benton (Keiser, Chase)
In Our View: Make Most of Trudeau Time
Everett Herald (subscription required)
The governor’s strategy of quiescence (Liias)
McCusker: Look in mirror when problems arise
Editorial: Your ideas needed for better county government
Kirkland Reporter
Martial arts singled out for taxation, relief bill stuck in committee
News Tribune (subscription required)
Deal reached in Legislature to preserve charter schools (Springer, Jinkins)
Legislative move could cancel Tacoma Narrows bridge toll increase (Kilduff)
Prison releases took back seat to less dangerous glitch
Editorial: Disabled families get great tool to build a future (Kilduff)
Redmond Reporter
Ferguson ‘disappointed’ in slow progress of bill to raise tobacco age to 21 (Dunshee)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Homeless youth focus of both House, Senate budgets (Chopp, Fey, Goodman)
High winds leave Puget Sound residents in the dark
House Speaker Chopp stalls housing bill over aid to for-profit landlords (Chopp, Frame)
State troopers to get 5 percent pay boost
House approves bill to keep charter schools open, clearing way for passage (Sullivan, Kuderer, Springer)
New way to pay for college: a Washington state 529 plan (Frockt, Mullet)
Editorial: In 2020, bring a regional primary to the West
Opinion: Promoting privacy and security in a high-tech economy
Skagit Valley Herald
Water study bill to look at all options
Spokesman Review
Forum brings out critics of Spokane police leader Jim McDevitt
Bill would keep Washington charter schools open using lottery money
WSU report criticizes school’s grizzly bear lab
Editorial: Secretary of state right to ease voter registration
Tri-City Herald
Guest column: Short fix means eviction for public charter schools
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Experiment in automatic voter registration worth watching
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Comprehensive solution to state problem a winner
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Washington House passes bill aiming to fix charter schools
After USA TODAY NETWORK investigation, rape-kit reforms flood state legislatures
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Legislature passes state transportation budget
KUOW FM
Washington Lawmakers Strip Down Bill About Police Use Of Force (Ryu)
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Was the WSDOT Twitter account hacked or is a 12-year-old in charge?
Public News Service
Olympia Looks for Way to Fund Nation’s First Rape Kit Tracking System (Orwall)
Web
Crosscut
Under the gun, lawmakers race to the finish line (Santos, Springer, Pettigrew, Ranker, Jayapal)
Does Washington really need a lieutenant governor?
When Nazis walked the streets of Seattle
Publicola
Important Immigrants’ Rights Bills Fail in Olympia (Jayapal)
Seattle P.I.
Clean-up continues at Greenwood explosion site
Wednesday, March 9
Associated Press
Health law fines double for many uninsured at tax time
Legislature OKs bill to rename Highway 99 after Snohomish man
State Senate passes negotiated transportation budget (Hobbs)
Legislature passes bill on police body cameras
Lt. Gov. Brad Owen announces retirement
WSU Tri-Cities receives 3 bids for on-campus housing project
Nearly $200,000 more approved for Kelso homeless shelter
Pedestrian deaths surge in 2015, up 28% in Washington state, early data shows
Edmonds pier to close for 3 months for repairs
Aberdeen Daily World
Port channel deepening slated for fall, to finish in 2018
Chehalis system could 96 percent fewer wild silver salmon in 2016
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
State Patrol would give troopers 5 percent raise in legislative deal (Fey)
Central Kitsap Reporter
Editorial: Don’t divert cleanup funds
Chinook Observer
Mayor’s Corner: Looking beyond central core to enhance all of Long Beach (Blake, Rossetti, Takko)
Columbian
In Our View: Remove Voter Roadblocks
Longtime Lt. Gov. Owen will not run for re-election
The Daily News
Port approves $274,000 severance package with former CEO
Everett Herald (subscription required)
New law would revise wholesale car dealer rules
Lt. Gov. Brad Owen won’t seek 6th term (Hobbs)
Burbank: It takes a web of public support to keep ourselves healthy
Editorial: Inslee has a better method of persuasion than veto
Journal of the San Juan Islands
M/V Yakima suffers engine fire, out of service indefinitely
Opinion: Budget fails across the state (Ranker)
News Tribune (subscription required)
State Patrol would give troopers 5 percent raise in legislative deal (Fey)
Fix for charter schools still alive in Legislature (Sullivan, Jinkins, Springer)
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Public pays for anti-tax sentiment
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Drivers are blacking out on synthetic pot, alarming police, health experts
Charter-school bill back in play in Olympia
Families sue after kids sickened in dairy festival E. coli outbreak
Brad Owen won’t seek re-election as lieutenant governor
‘This isn’t a dead end’: Third authorized tent city opens
Gun amendment could doom state’s sex-assault protection bill (Jinkins, Sullivan)
Westneat: Prosecutors beg, but legislators fail to act on death penalty
Skagit Valley Herald
County gets emergency aid for Highway 20 slide
Spokesman Review
Lt. Gov. Brad Owen makes it official: He won’t seek re-election
Spokane County forms new task force directed at combating hate crimes
Washington lawmakers approve new 529 college savings plan
Body camera bill heads to Inslee
Editorial: Toughen state’s DUI law
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Dick Morgan smart pick to lead state DOC
Yakima Herald Republic
State grant money for YV Tech will support computer science education
Broadcast
KPLU FM
War Of Words, No Smoke Signals As Secret Budget Talks Continue
Tribal Conference Highlights Best Practices In Sustainable Design
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Opinion: Dori: This is why voters should never allow a new tax in Washington state
NW Public Radio
Snowpack Above Normal In Washington, But Warming Weather Could Cause Flooding
War Of Words, No Smoke Signals As Secret Budget Talks Continue
Another Resignation, Demotions, Reprimands Follow Early Release Of Inmates
Web
Capital Record
Police body camera bill approved by Legislature
Republican leaders offer update on session
Lt. Gov. Brad Owen announces he will not seek re-election
Crosscut
UW, WSU don’t reveal how student data is shared with government
Gentrification’s other victims: small businesses
Toxic cleanups, water projects face state budget cuts
Op-Ed: Murray seeks middle path on homelessness fixes
Publicola
Last Minute Tax Breaks in Olympia (Chopp, Carlyle, Frame, Walkinshaw, Fraser, Habib, Hobbs)
Slog
Tell Republican Senators to Support Protections for Pregnant Workers (Farrell)
The Stand
Labor opposes surprise charter schools bill
Opinion: In sickness and in health, we all depend upon each other
Washington State Wire
Budget Agreement: Will They or Won’t They? (Dunshee, Pollet)
Tuesday, March 8
Associated Press
Inslee threatens bill vetoes if no budget by Thursday (Sullivan)
Inslee appoints acting head of Department of Corrections
Audit: State paying unemployment to people in jail
Washington may get new college savings plan and keep old (Frockt, Mullet)
Senate passes House bill on closing achievement gap (Santos)
Tacoma teacher accused of drinking in class fired
Supreme Court lets King County reject transit ads targeting ‘jihadis’
Aberdeen Daily World
Hargrove opposes effort to merge public safety, teacher pensions (Hargrove, Tharinger, Van De Wege)
Bainbridge Island Review
Governor signs basic education funding plan; study to meet 2017 Supreme Court mandate (Rolfes, Lytton, Sullivan)
The Daily News
Port of Kalama releases draft environmental report on proposed methanol plant
Everett Herald (subscription required)
New law would revise wholesale car dealer rules
Charter reviewers consider changes to county government
Inslee: No budget, no bills
News Tribune (subscription required)
Gov. Jay Inslee to lawmakers: Finish budget or kiss bills goodbye (Chopp)
Editorial: Don’t be quiet about JBLM rocket tests
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Police taking appropriate steps in custody death
Puget Sound Business Journal
Tourism spending rises — again — in Southwest King County
Should the city of Seattle annex White Center?
Washington STEM doles out $4M in grants
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Marijuana lab fires science director, suspends operations in dispute over results
Scarce listings drive King County home prices to new highs
3 bills before Legislature seek to toughen drunken-driving laws (Goodman)
More DOC fallout from prison-release probe: 1 resignation, 2 demotions
Editorial: It’s time to face the region’s opioid epidemic head-on
Editorial: Final push needed to save charter schools
Opinion: Why Seattle needs safe-injection sites for heroin addicts
Seattle Weekly
González Really Doesn’t Like Fences (Carlyle)
Spokesman Review
Legislators push for tougher DUI laws (Frockt, Goodman)
Snow pack at 84 percent of normal for Spokane watershed
Washington corrections officials disciplined for inmates’ early releases
Leader of Spokane police advisory group resigns, says Knezovich should lead department
Inslee threatens to veto bills if budget deal delayed
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Public records reform must include open discussion
Vancouver Business Journal
State to close marijuana retail license application window
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Lawmakers have no excuse for not approving budget
Yakima Herald Republic
State grant money for YV Tech will support computer science education
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Late push for tougher DUI laws
Records: Tacoma clinic subject of bribery, falsification allegations
Budget battle jeopardizing rape kit tracking law (Orwall)
Seattle’s third homeless encampment opens Tuesday
Kenmore Jr High improves bathroom access for transgender students
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Plea for harsher DUI penalties (Goodman, Frockt)
Victims of drunk drivers plead with state lawmakers to toughen laws (Goodman)
Washington DOC acting secretary appointed
Families press for tougher DUI laws
KPLU FM
Another Resignation, Demotions, Reprimands Follow Early Release Of Inmates
Inslee Says He Will Start Vetoing Bills If Lawmakers Don’t Send Him A Budget
NW Public Radio
Another Resignation, Demotions, Reprimands Follow Early Release Of Inmates
Inslee Says He Will Start Vetoing Bills If Lawmakers Don’t Send Him A Budget
Web
Capital Record
Drunk driving victims, lawmakers urge passage of stronger DUI laws (Frockt, Goodman)
Gov. Jay Inslee discusses budget negotiations, DOC investigation
Crosscut
Debt collectors and county clerks oppose break for ex-cons
Publicola
Inslee Threatens Mass Veto Unless Legislature Resolves Budget Standoff and Avoids Another Special Session (Santos)
Seattle P.I.
Lawsuit: State could’ve saved children raped by foster dad
Slog
Lorena González: Building a Fence Around the “Jungle” Is Just as Counter-Productive as a Border Wall with Mexico (Carlyle)
Monday, March 7
Associated Press
Washington Senate passes bill on police body cameras (Jayapal)
Gov. Inslee declares state of emergency after January rains
Automatic voter registration takes hold in other West Coast states
House OKs tax exemption for airplane maintenance company (Springer)
States seek to stymie hiring suspected sex-predator teachers
Washington Legislature OKs bill about Montana coal plants (Morris)
Wash. high school students will need chickenpox vaccine
Lawsuit claims lack of officer training led to Sunnyside shooting
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Washington high school students to need chickenpox vaccine
Gov. Inslee declares state of emergency after January rains
Columbian
Vancouver’s marijuana retail scene growing like a weed
Letter: Mean-spirited governing ineffective
The Daily News
New $13.50 minimum wage poses challenges for Clatskanie, Rainier businesses
Kelso School District has lowest fund balance among Cowlitz County schools
State moves to assess safety risks from oil transportation
Everett Herald (subscription required)
A state database targets ‘doctor-shopping’ by opioid addicts (Peterson)
Sales tax in south Snohomish County to climb near 10 percent
Lawmakers turn to ‘big issues’ as end of regular session looms (Liias)
Boeing workers consider buyout offers from company
Lynnwood braces for traffic with coming growth
Editorial: Military war waste shameful
Editorial: A duty to prevent fire deaths
Kent Reporter
Washington to become first state to track rape kits (Orwall, Jayapal)
Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal
Under pressure: Bill addresses tactics over music licensing fees (Van De Wege)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Asian chefs ask state to unwind rules that put noodles in the fridge (Santos, Hasegawa)
Indicted Auditor Troy Kelley to argue biased investigation
Olympian (subscription required)
Tumwater teachers hold informational Friday afternoon
Editorial: Another shooting, another family lost
Editorial: Thurston may do better with a county charter (Hunt)
Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Sen. Hargrove opposes effort to merge public safety, teacher pensions (Hargrove, Tharinger, Van De Wege)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Nearly 200 homeless kids waiting for spot in state’s preschool program
Alaskan Way Viaduct reopens early as weekend inspection ends
After Belfair tragedy, a look at mass shootings in this state and nationwide
Editorial: Mental-health reform’s good and bad ideas in the Legislature
Opinion: Telling businesses how to schedule employees is a job-killing idea
Seattle Weekly
Seattle’s Not the Only City Criminalizing the Homeless
Report: PAC Money Spiked in 2015 Council Elections
Skagit Valley Herald
State House passes bill authorizing study of water storage in Skagit River basin
Spokesman Review
Spokane’s community court an experiment that’s paying off
Spokane Valley, Cheney residents want to silence train whistles
Local Republicans begin taking sides on Trump
Spokane’s push to convert to natural gas-powered trucks hits a speed bump
Senate passes body camera law
Spin Control: Some modest proposals to boost the state budget
Editorial: Support for Sikhs reflects community’s values
Yakima Herald Republic
Nearly 200 homeless kids waiting for spot in state’s preschool program
Shortage of school bus drivers plagues Yakima Valley — and districts across the U.S.
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Proposed law aims to help ‘theatrical wrestling’
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Victims’ families pushing for stricter DUI laws
KUOW FM
Feds Notify 13,000 Homeowners In Troy Kelley Case
Transgender People Are Getting A Boost From Seattle Mayor
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Kirkland senator requests study of ‘adverse impacts’ of I-405 toll lanes (McAuliffe)
Victims’ families pushing for stricter DUI laws
NW Public Radio
Feds Notify 13,000 Homeowners In Troy Kelley Case
Yakima Basin Water Bill Introduced To U.S. House
Q13 TV (FOX)
Homeowners near Lake Stevens worried about increasing erosion: ‘I don’t sleep at night’
Web
Capital Record
Lawmakers grieve for lobbyist who lost three children in house fire (Nelson, Owen)
Crosscut
Republicans hold the right cards in Olympia (Van De Wege, Moscoso, Jayapal)
Microsoft’s ‘Chief People Person’ speaks on tech’s diversity problems
Op-Ed: City Light CEO nominee a poor fit, given Seattle’s environmental goals
Think Progress
The Most Radical Anti-Trans Ballot Initiative Ever Submitted In Washington State
Washington State Wire
The Green Sheet– March 7, 2016 (Dunshee, Jayapal)