Tuesday, April 12

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Associated Press
Low-level drug offenders find new source of addiction help
Judge orders state to fix mental health facility
State not in compliance with security enhancements for driver’s licenses, ID cards
Ortho to drop chemicals linked to bee declines
Judge holds off assessment of mental-hospital escapee’s competence
Marijuana grinder resembling grenade halts airport flights
Spokane River snowpack melting away because of warm nights
Hanford contractor receives $18.8 million in incentives from DOE
Colorado considering pot in schools

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
School districts plan for cuts due to Legislature’s inaction on ‘levy cliff’   (Rolfes)

Columbian
City of Vancouver: It’s a housing emergency

The Daily News
Is a name just a name? (Jayapal)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Judge holds off assessment of hospital escapee’s competence
The new 520 Floating Bridge: photo gallery
Bloomberg: Wall Street wages double in 25 years as most others languish
Guest commentary: Backlog of untested rape kits must end
Editorial: 401(k)s and IRAs: New rule will protect retirement investments

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
State takes aim at names (Jayapal)

News Tribune (subscription required)
VIDEO: Vaping advocates ask for injunction in Pierce County court

Olympian (subscription required)
Low-level drug offenders find new source of addiction help
Editorial: 10 local babies born homeless in the past year

Puget Sound Business Journal
Paid sick leave rule could make small federal contractors ill
This UW research center has gone from 3 to 1,000 workers in 9 years
Microsoft proclaims near equity of pay for women – but that’s not the whole story

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Genetic ‘superheroes’ survive despite devastating mutations, Seattle-led study finds
Viaduct closure coming once Bertha’s ready to dig
Editorial: Don’t vacate Occidental Avenue
Opinion: Stiffer penalties needed for poaching wolves

Seattle Weekly
King County Kids Can’t Tell Time. Should We Care?

Spokesman Review
Campaign finance trial delayed, pro-GMO group sanctioned
Study reveals flaws in how Washington jails handle disabled inmates
Sheriff, former Seattle civilian oversight director to hold policing forum Tuesday night
Rising nighttime temperatures melting snowpack earlier in the year

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Long-term fix for statewide teacher shortage a top priority
National ID rules have not boosted security

Yakima Herald Republic
Apples in space: Wapato High kids will return to Texas, conduct tests with NASA

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Lawsuit alleges Olympia School District concealed abuse
Significant progress made on new WA ferry construction
UW seeking feedback about proposed on-campus tent city
Microsoft says male-female pay gap virtually zero

KPLU FM
Green-Duwamish Makes American Rivers Most Endangered List for 2016
A Simple Cure For Education’s Jargonitis

KUOW FM
This Portland Barista Pays Fewer Taxes Than Seattle Baristas
See Where Women Have The Most And Least Political Representation In The U.S.

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Lawsuit claims expiring ferry tickets violate state law
Watch out: This is why Washington’s work zones can be unsafe

NPR
Does Carrying A Pistol Make You Safer?

NW Public Radio
Kelley Defense Hammers IRS Agent In Attempt To Cast Doubt

Q13 TV (FOX)
6 things to know about the gender pay gap

Web

Crosscut
At King County eviction court, uneven battles are waged
Coal exports stopped by Lummi Nation fishing rights?
Overtime is out-of-control at Seattle Police Department

Publicola
Lawsuit Against City Raises Issue of Density and Affordable Housing (Jayapal)

Seattle Globalist
Asian American advocates say 2016 legislature offered political mixed bag (Santos)

Slog
How Our “Greenest Governor” Pushed for the World’s Largest Methanol Refinery in Tacoma
Veteran Seattle Cop Says the Jungle Needs Sanitation, Not a Fence Around It

Monday, April 11

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Associated Press
What REAL ID means for Washington state
Washington to boost mental hospitals’ security after escapes
Spokane County sees big money spent on pot
State tests environmentally friendly lawn at state Capitol

Aberdeen Daily World
State tests environmentally friendly lawn on Capitol Campus

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)

Distracted-driving crackdown could cost you $124 – or more
She survived her first driving-while-texting accident – but not her second
Oregon pot competition having effect in Washington state

Columbian
In Our View: Fraud Law Effective Tool

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Monroe hospital prenatal service to include baby delivery unit
Everett and Edmonds mayors ask Inslee to prune the budget
Career fair to connect employers, jobseekers
$20,000 grant will create jobs, benefit environment
Viewpoints: Do religious freedom laws protect liberty or bigotry?
Guest commentary: Just like plaque, debt leads to decay
Guest commentary: Allow review of coal terminal to address concerns of all
Guest commentary: Building, improving Marysville schools benefits kids and community
Editorial: House panel on Planned Parenthood videos exceeds its scope

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
WSF sharing latest designs for Colman Dock terminal
New 520 bridge opens to westbound traffic

News Tribune (subscription required)
School districts plan for cuts due to Legislature’s inaction on ‘levy cliff’ (Rolfes)
New state rules to govern vape shops and electronic cigarettes (Pollet)
Men who escaped Lakewood psychiatric hospital were on ward with record of violence
Op-Ed by Rep. Hurst: Ultra-security at Rainiers game says the terrorists have won
Op-Ed: Don’t push pot problem into unincorporated county
Op-Ed by Sen. O’Ban: Getting out the truth on the DOC debacle
Washington Post guest commentary: My common ground with the NRA on suicide prevention (Orwall)
Editorial: Say no to show trial and end prison investigations (Nelson)

Olympian (subscription required)
Op-Ed: Equal Pay Day shows gender pay gap persists
Editorial: Western State escapes show deeper troubles

Puget Sound Business Journal
H-1B visas gone within days again; how to make the process fairer
Sea-Tac to consider replacing TSA with private security contractors

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Spokane lawmaker seeks clarity from AG on secret city sessions (Riccelli)
Seattle sees biggest jump in bus riders of any U.S. city
A ferry’s journey toward completion
Seattle’s gun tax still faces unfriendly fire
Two ombuds offices planned for DOC — one through governor’s office, one within department
$1M fence for The Jungle? State officials not so sure (Carlyle)
Risky change in teaching pays off at Bellevue’s Sammamish High
UW, WWU students give universities demands on equity issues
What it’s like to be black on campus: isolated, exhausted, calling for change
Westneat: Mayor’s secret talks on education freeze out key players
New York Times: Prison rate was rising years before Clinton signed crime bill
Editorial: Pass Voting Rights Act to help cities make elections fair
Editorial: Radical culture change needed at Western State Hospital
Editorial: Liquor and Cannabis Board needs to work to maintain reputation

Spokesman Review
Legal marijuana’s arrival in downtown Spokane prompts desire to re-evaluate laws
Salish School of Spokane hopes to bind families, save a language
Sunday Spin 2: What’s in a name?
Spin Control: Charter school celebrations are premature
Editorial: Lawmakers should put traffic safety in fast lane

Tri-City Herald
Advocates of developmentally disabled laud parent program expansion
Our Voice: Three new education laws a legislative achievement

Washington Post
My husband died by suicide. Here’s what happened during my awkward call with the NRA. (Orwall)

Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Legislative session free of drama, but wait ’til next year

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)
New 520 bridge opens to westbound traffic

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Latest escapes from Western State called ‘unacceptable’  (Jinkins)

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
‘Enjoy … and drive defensively’: New 520 bridge opens for first commute
Western State Hospital steps up security measures in wake of 2 patient escapes
‘The dogs were barking:’ Spokane family saw deputies arrest Western State escapee

KPLU FM
‘Fat Lady About To Sing’ On Gateway Pacific Export Terminal Near Bellingham
Paid Family Leave Advocates Celebrate A Big Week, But The Battle’s Not Over

KUOW FM
520 Builders In A Pinch Over Where To Destroy Old Bridge
UW Considers Welcoming Homeless Camp
Parent Support May Help Transgender Children’s Mental Health

Q13 TV (FOX)
‘We’ve opened the world’s longest floating bridge:’ Westbound traffic using new SR 520 bridge
Western State Hospital reviewing security procedures after 2 dangerous patients escape (Jinkins)

Web

Crosscut
Are you part of the affordable housing problem?
At Mariners games, it’s baseballs and bomb trains
The mission to save Snoqualmie River
Op-Ed: It’s time for Seattle to mandate paid parental leave

Publicola
It’s Time for Republicans to Get Voting Rights Right. (Jayapal)

The Stand
Opinion: Mass employment, not mass incarceration

Friday, April 8

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Associated Press
Campaign to save charter schools spent close to $1.9M
AG’s office admits flawed advice in early prison releases
Psychiatric hospital men escaped from under federal scrutiny
Teachers union to challenge new charter school law in court
Justices: Records of low-level sex offenders are public
Washington school district to settle rape case for $2.5M

Columbian
Democratic legislators to hold town hall (Wylie, Cleveland)

The Daily News
Longview coal terminal environmental study to be released April 29

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Fewer Americans file for unemployment benefits
Internal review sheds light on role of AG in early release of prisoners
A year after Whidbey jail death, inspectors see improved care
UW Bothell is winner for pocketbook
Guest commentary: Secrecy of hospitals, FDA results in fatal superbug infections
Editorial: Picking university leaders behind closed doors

News Tribune (subscription required)
Teachers union, others to sue state over new charter school law (Habib, Billig)
Law enforcement searches Spokane area for Western State patient
Grammy winner John Legend performing concert at women’s prison in Purdy Thursday

Olympian (subscription required)
Senate Republicans in Washington Legislature ax money for private monitoring of toxic wastes
Editorial: Symbolic state travel bans support gay rights

Puget Sound Business Journal
H-1B visas gone within days again; how to make the process fairer
Why funding early stage life sciences companies is so important
Editorial: Editorial: Seattle businesses must defend gay rights

Queen Anne & Magnolia News
Legislators make inroads in 2016, left with frustrations (Carlyle, Tarleton, Frame)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Western State Hospital escapee seen in Spokane Valley area
State lawyer’s advice on prisoner releases put public in jeopardy, AG report says
Another airplane manufacturer takes wing in Washington’s skies
WEA preps lawsuit against new charter-schools law
Seattle gives $25,000 to businesses in construction-wracked Central District
Poulsbo pot lab may lose license after state auditors find irregularities
Judge rules on nuclear data held by Kitsap County
Editorial: SHARE should reform to help move people out of homelessness
Opinion: It’s time to move forward on charter schools

Seattle Weekly
The Climate Kids Are Heading Back to Court
SDOT’s Bike Detours on 2nd Ave. Are Just One Joke After Another
Did SHARE Close Its Shelters Just to Make a Point?
Stash Box: Is Little Amsterdam in Seattle a Pipe Dream?

Tri-City Herald
State Supreme Court rules Zink has right to sex offender records

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Ferry food change promises reliable galley hours, drops local businesses

Yakima Herald Republic
State high court says sex offender names subject to public release
Editorial: Controlled burns are a tool with tradeoffs

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Western State Hospital’s troubled history
Puyallup residents: We have a homeless problem too

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Residents voice concerns about homelessness: ‘I feel vulnerable’

KUOW FM
It’s Hard To Change Policing, Especially When Officials Refuse To Read Your Report

NW Public Radio
Port Of Vancouver Staff Deal Blow Against Oil Terminal

Web

Seattle Medium
State Senate Turns Down Bill To Help Hungry Kids (Hudgins)

Seattle P.I.
Legal advice on prisoner release ‘failed the people of Washington’: AG Ferguson
Swabbing decks and saving lives: Ferry workers train for the worst

Thursday, April 7

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Associated Press
2 described as dangerous escape from Washington facility
Semitrailer plant in Longview could create up to 500 jobs
Yakima City Council votes to drop voting rights appeal

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Alternatives to smoking advocate talks about Washington’s new vaping regulations

Everett Herald (subscription required)
After 6 terms, Bothell Sen. McAuliffe says she won’t run again (Moscoso, McAuliffe)
State grants Edmonds veterans memorial $77K, $25K still needed
New Snohomish County Executive Somers hits the ground running
Editorial: State relies on an unfair, insufficient tax system

Kirkland Reporter
Tens of thousands help open new 520 bridge

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Newest ferry ready to become whole
Elwha’s ‘miracle’ replanting effort running out of money

News Tribune (subscription required)
Board of Health votes to ask Tacoma for health study on methanol project (Darneille)
Manhunt underway for 2 ‘dangerous’ patients who escaped from Western State Hospital
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee bans most state-funded travel to Mississippi
Editorial: New vaping rules put state ahead of pack

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Two men escape from Western State Hospital, believed to be threat to public
Seattle to propose closing some parks during storms
Goldmark declines to say why he’s halting bid for third term at state lands office
Sinkhole led to big worries over Bertha’s tunnel-digging work
Washington House Democrats sign letter opposing Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal
Angst arises over new game machines that appear like slot machines (Hurst)
Students at Bellevue’s International School share stories of inspiration, lessons learned
Opinion: War stories from the Seattle housing market
Editorial: Panama Papers show dire need to overhaul leaky U.S. tax code

Skagit Valley Herald
Ecology taking comment on potential oil transportation rules

Spokesman Review
Variety of bills land in legislative discard pile
Spokane man labeled ‘domestic terrorist’ escapes mental hospital
PowerPoint slides corroborate allegations of sexism in SCC program

Yakima Herald Republic
Rep. Norm Johnson says family events made him miss many votes in Legislature (Hargrove, Ranker, Habib)

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Councilmember’s plan aims to keep Seattleites from being ‘priced out’
Some in Pierce County to vote on marijuana

KPLU FM
Why Won’t Anyone Tie This Young Woman’s Tubes?
Advertising Coming To Washington State Parks
A Big Week For Parents: New York State, San Francisco Establish Paid-Leave Laws

KUOW FM
Rookie Bellevue Cop Deals With Troubled Kids And Unwelcome Flirting
Vancouver Port Could Decide Oil Terminal Fate Next Week
Washington’s New Vision Screening Requirements Could Be Tricky

NW Public Radio
Washington’s New Vision Screening Requirements Could Be Tricky

Web

The Advance
Investing in Washington

Crosscut
One man’s story of homelessness — and the value of a good pair of shoes

Publicola
Why Is Sound Transit Proposing a Light Rail Plan That Won’t Be Ready for Another Quarter Century?

Wednesday, April 6th

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Associated Press
State lands commissioner won’t run for re-election
Seattle mulls creation of safe drug use sites
Montana governor looking for new Colstrip owners
Washington governor bans state travel to Mississippi
California lawmaker wants to allow supervised heroin use
Convicted killer OK’d for Washington retail pot license
Black Lives Matter students seek action at UW race meeting
WWU trustees pick OSU provost as new president
Health officials close shellfish harvest in northern Wash. state
3.5-magnitude earthquake hits northwest Washington

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Facebook helps Washington record number of voter registrations
Op-ed:  Therapeutic courts offer opportunity to reintegrate offenders

Chinook Observer
Can it be saved? County’s northwest neighborhoods could be doomed by erosion (Blake)

Columbian
In Our View: Sensitivity on Names is Noble (Jayapal)

The Daily News
Inslee vetoes KapStone-backed bill to broaden definition of renewable energy (Fitzgibbon, Takko)
Editorial via the Columbian: It’s no coincidence that Washington rejected bigotry

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Alaska cancels K-12 standardized tests for the year
Marysville voters asked to pass $230M bond for multiple schools
Burbank: A look at the buffet your taxes provide
Editorial: Fulfilling Elson Floyd’s vision for WSU in Everett

News Tribune (subscription required)
Marijuana vote: Will pot sales soon be legal in Pierce County?
Methanol process prompts resignations from Tacoma’s ‘green’ panel

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Charter schools get a needed reprieve

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle’s IB schools are national outliers in lack of support from district
At least 200 protesters take over UW meeting on race relations
Westneat: Microsoft, Amazon, others excel at offshore tax dance
Western Western University hires OSU provost as president
Goats, sheep used for research lived in filth in Redmond, inspector reports
Opinion: New federal initiatives on pain, opioids are silent on kids under 18

Seattle Weekly
Wage Theft Case Shows Things Are Looking Up for Seattle Workers
How Woody Guthrie Found Hope for America on the Banks of the Columbia
Restaurant Owners Want City Council to Believe Scheduling Abuse Doesn’t Happen in Seattle
Seattle’s Labor Laws Let All Workers Know They Matter to this City

Spokesman Review
New technology will pull more pollution from Spokane’s sewage
Washington workers won’t go to Mississippi
Spokane County acquisition of conservation land complete
Editorial: Washington online college making the grade

Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Inslee’s veto stunt achieved nothing

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Gov. Inslee allowing public charter schools is positive

Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima City Council abandons appeal of ACLU voting rights suit
Editorial: Sigh of relief and breath of new life for charter schools

Broadcast

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
SeaTac Hertz worker claims company ignored minimum wage law

KPLU FM
‘Like The Devil’s Garbage Dump’: A Washington Town’s Rotting-Whale Boondoggle
Greening Up Transportation, The Northwest’s Biggest Source Of Climate Pollution
Mississippi Governor Signs ‘Religious Freedom’ Bill Into Law

KUOW FM
Kennewick Councilman Defends Anti-Latino Remarks To A Divided Public

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Fairly non-controversial place names in Washington (Jayapal)

NW Public Radio
Kennewick Councilman Defends Anti-Latino Remarks To A Divided Public
Washington’s Tax Revenue Would Be Double – If It Was Idaho (Carlyle)

Web

Crosscut
Thousands of rape kits go untested in Washington. New initiative aims to fix that (Orwall)
New report: West Coast waters face double threat

eSchool News
Washington adopts professional learning bill   (Lytton, Bergquist)

Kirkland Reporter
Stronger felony DUI law, other DUI fixes sponsored by Kirkland Rep. Goodman signed by governor  (Goodman)