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Thursday, March 17
Associated Press
State troopers on lookout for drivers who camp in left lane
Washington ranks in the middle on state education funding
Yakima may end appeal of voting rights case
Job growth strong, unemployment rate declines
Aberdeen Daily World
Workshop outlines ways to coordinate relief efforts during a disaster
Bainbridge Island Review
Winslow’s sole working shipyard: WSF legacy lives on, amidst modern trials, at Eagle Harbor facility
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Washington marijuana shoppers may now leave a tip
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Snohomish schools are addressing gender identity issues
Working toward special ed inclusion, equity
Loose ends in Olympia: Corrections scandal, state budget
Moscoso’s proposed Voting Rights Act stalls in State Senate (Moscoso)
Editorial: Senate Republicans hiding behind the ‘Biden rule’ (Obama’s court pick)
News Tribune (subscription required)
TPU chairman to methanol proposer: ‘Go away and don’t come back’ without answers
Homeowners testify in Troy Kelley trial
Editorial: I-1366 threat is too big for court to abide
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Pickup truck, dump truck collide in fatal crash near Fall City
Obscure tax at center of attempt to end budget impasse (Carlyle)
The Washington Post: Elite FBI team’s actions scrutinized in Oregon standoff
Editorial: Randy Dorn would focus governor’s race on education
Seattle Weekly
Spare a Coffin for the Homeless, Sir?
Gentrification and Climate Change Are Totally Related, Says Report
Using Nature as Inspiration, Architects and Designers Are Building Seattle’s Biofuture
Spokesman Review
Demoted corrections official says he was ‘scapegoated’
Tri-City Herald
Guest Opinion: Transparency needed in state budget battle
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Legislative fix should pave way for public charter schools
Editorial: Requiring statewide tracking of ‘rape kits’ is progress (Orwall)
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Dozens of WA water systems have elevated lead levels
State board: Drones could save taxpayer dollars
Chinook recovery hits 10-year mark
State commissioner pitches ferry privatization
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
High levels of cadmium and lead found in children’s jewelry accessories
KPLU FM
Tacomans Voice Frustration About Lack Of Information About Methanol Proposal
King County Enacts Changes Aimed At Cutting Down On The Number Of Juveniles Booked Into Detention
KUOW FM
GOP Politicians Planned And Participated In Key Aspects Of Refuge Occupation
Qualified Providers, Space Hard To Find For Seattle Preschool Program
Witnesses Describe Fees, Refunds In Trial Of Washington State Auditor
NW Public Radio
Workers Say Hanford Waste Treatment Plant Less Tidy, Serious Than Portrayed
Q13 TV (FOX)
Where’s the healthiest place to live in Washington? Check out the county rankings
Web
Crosscut
In a city of lovable transit losers, a rare victory
A new, 24-hour approach to Seattle’s homeless shelters
Schmudget
Senate Budget Includes Massive Tax Giveaway to Giant Media Corporations
Slog
How the Next Light Rail Expansion Could Bring Seattle More Affordable Housing
The Stand
King County Council moves to protect region’s public airwaves
Wednesday, March 16
Associated Press
Prosecutors: Washington auditor lied in prior business life
The Latest: Troy Kelley’s lawyer: Money wasn’t stolen
Interstate 405 tolling suspended on nights and weekends
State tests find toxic metals in some children’s jewelry
Firefighters’ sacrifices inspire wave of applicants
State Supreme Court hears arguments on tax initiative
Memorial to celebrate 3 children who died in Centralia fire
No budget deal yet in Washington special session (Dunshee)
Obama nominates Merrick Garland to Supreme Court
Court: Inmate who survived ’09 execution can be put to death
Activists demand action against industrial chemical in water
Aberdeen Daily World
Officials consider drastic step to boost coho: no fishing this year
Jobless rate up on Grays Harbor, down in Pacific County
Bainbridge Island Review
The people’s choice: Marijuana evolves into legal state industry (Hurst)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Washington poised to become first state to track all rape kits (Orwall)
Bothell Reporter
State Transportation Commission repeals I-405 tolls nights, weekends, holidays
The Daily News
January jobless rates ticks up to 8 percent
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Editorial: Housing the 99 and beyond
News Tribune (subscription required)
Lawyers fire opening salvos in Troy Kelley trial
Washington poised to become first state to track all rape kits (Orwall)
Op-Ed: Testing process may have negative side effects
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Open records law should apply to Legislature (Nelson, Chopp)
Editorial: Records-request abuses need more study (McBride)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Washington exports plummet, except for Boeing
Seattle Times (subscription required)
I-405 toll lanes to be free on nights, weekends starting Friday
Defense motion for mistrial denied as Troy Kelley trial opens
Highline students are latest to learn about emotions along with ABCs
UW medical school tops rankings for primary care
Seattle bicycle cops to carry Narcan for heroin overdoses
Building a better football helmet: Seattle startup aims to save players’ brains
3 hurt in Ride the Ducks crash want to sue Seattle, state
Editorial: State budget should not hinge on tax break for broadcasters
Spokesman Review
Domestic violence unit means more victims being heard, getting help
Court questions constitutionality of Eyman’s I-1366
Bills to address Washington’s ‘tampon tax’ died without a hearing
Tri-City Herald
Editorial: Body camera bill balances access, privacy
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Legislators dismissive of Public Records Act
Broadcast
KERA FM (NPR)
In Dallas, students talk through problems instead of going to the principal’s office
KING 5 TV (NBC)
I-405 tolls to end on nights and weekends starting Friday
Link light rail extension to UW, Capitol Hill opens Saturday
Task force recommends new transportation authority
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Bill would create electronic tracking system for rape kits
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Seattle Police to carry, administer heroin overdose drug
State tests find toxic metals in some children’s jewelry
KPLU FM
Federal Forests Could Be Declared ‘Public Nuisances’ Under Idaho Bill
Tax Limiting Initiative Now In Hands Of Washington State Supreme Court
KUOW FM
Washington To Receive $2.8 Million To Combat Opioid Epidemic
Seattle Bike Cops Ready To Help In Heroin Overdoses
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
State commission changes tolling times on I-405
Q13 TV (FOX)
Tolls scrapped on I-405 at night, on weekends, holidays; changes to start Friday
Web
Seattle P.I.
First look: University Link rail extension readies for Saturday opening
The Stand
Another dairy worker drowns in manure pit (Walkinshaw)
Tuesday, March 15
Associated Press
More doctors prescribing exercise instead of medication
Former EPA official defends actions on Flint water crisis
Supreme Court to hear arguments on I-1366 appeal
Train carrying calcium carbonate derails in Okanogan County
Jury selection begins in trial of Washington state auditor
All Washington school districts to create truancy boards
Link light rail extension to UW, Capitol Hill opens Saturday
Seattle to buy, expand city’s struggling bike-share program
Washington wolf population grows by 32 percent
Aberdeen Daily World
Mary’s River Lumber closing
County 2016 budget still tight, repairs looming
Letter: Principle vs. risk
Bothell Reporter
Bothell interfaith leader leads House prayer (Stanford)
Marijuana evolves into legal state industry in Olympia (Hurst)
Tolling changes to be a focus of State Transportation Commission meeting next week
Columbian
In Our View: Err on Side of Openness (Chopp)
Building momentum for tiny homes
The Daily News
Fishery managers consider closing ocean salmon seasons
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Bill to allow owners to retrieve cattle in wildland fires
Drastic year could lead to ban on coastal salmon fishing
Police preventing overdose deaths with opioid antidote Narcan
Stillaguamish Tribe: Way of life threatened by dwindling salmon runs
Op-ed: Students perform best with better schools
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Local lawmakers divided on how to address education (Rolfes, Appleton, Hansen)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Sunshine Sunday: Open records act under fire as large requests tax system
Republicans not happy about bills vetoed by Gov. Jay Inslee
Troy Kelley case gets underway in Tacoma courtroom
Tacoma schools taking another look at student discipline
Editorial: Amend county constitution carefully, or not at all
Olympian (subscription required)
Troy Kelley’s sidekick could prove most-watched part of criminal trial
Editorial: Legislature wades into policing issues (Ryu, Hansen)
Editorial: Best to judge Inslee’s vetoes by final score
Editorial: K-12 ‘opportunity gap’ bill needs state funding (Santos, Ortiz-Self)
Port Townsend Leader
Legislature shrinks education opportunity gap; governor’s signature next (Santos, Ortiz-Self)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Here’s why Washington added fewer construction jobs than other states
5 reasons why ACA reporting is so difficult for employers this year
Seattle area’s top business leaders unveil plan to improve traffic
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Tunnel machine Bertha moves 300 feet, reaches ‘safe haven’
Seattle to buy, expand failing Pronto bike-share program
Voters could get $150 to give to candidates under proposed initiative
What are you curious about when it comes to education in Washington? (Round 2)
Biden to talk about cancer ‘moonshot’ at Hutch
Juvenile-justice reforms aim to steer King County youths away from detention
Miloscia: King County’s plan to end homelessness has failed
Editorial: Dangerous abortion-rights precedent at stake in U.S. Supreme Court ruling
Seattle Weekly
Is the Charter School Fix a Fix? (Kuderer)
What Non-Users Can Gain From a “Higher Ed” in Cannabis
Yakima Herald Republic
State OKs tips for ‘bud tenders’
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
I-405 tolls may end on nights and weekends starting this week
Pay by mile: The new transportation tax
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
State high court to hear arguments on Eyman tax initiative appeal
Jury: Whistleblower fired as retaliation at Western State Hospital
KPLU FM
Microsoft, Zillow, Other Seattle-Area Companies Team Up To Try To Fix Region’s Traffic Woes
Inslee To Energy Department: Let’s Make Up, Make Progress On Hanford Cleanup
KUOW FM
Fishery Managers Consider Closing Ocean Salmon Seasons
KXLY 920 AM
Rep. Marcus Riccelli on special session (Riccelli)
NW Public Radio
Jury Selection Begins In Washington State Auditor Trial
Q13 TV (FOX)
Bertha reaches planned maintenance stop — next move is under Alaskan Way Viaduct
Web
B-Town Blog
Groundbreaking for new Puget Sound Skills Center building will be March 18 (Orwall, Keiser)
Crosscut
Legislators hope for express exit from Olympia (Nelson)
Behind Jay Inslee’s most radical move (Chopp)
At last minute, kids’ mental health bill loses partial funding (Kagi, Sullivan)
Council bails out Seattle’s bike share program
How the Nazis charmed Seattle
SEAeD News
Washington State Legislature Passes HB 1541
Seattle P.I.
Washington state Senate: Where voting-reform bills are killed
Marijuana clinical trial a victory for epileptic kids, not legalization
Marijuana progress: You may now tip your bud tender
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