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Wednesday, February 10
Associated Press
Department of Health OKs new psych hospital in Spokane
Data breach affects 91,000 Washington Medicaid clients
I-405 tolls collect $3.7 million in 3 months
Federal judge gives state time to fix competency problems
Washington state politicians voice opinions on Moses Lake factory closure
King County announces initiatives to curb homelessness
Seattle lands spot on top 10 densely populated US cities
Supreme Court deals surprise setback to Obama greenhouse-gas plan
White House proposes cutting Hanford cleanup budget
Seattle transportation projects could get federal money
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Op-ed: Civic Agenda: State funding crucial for waterfront cleanups (Lytton, Morris, Ranker)
Columbian
In Our View: Dysfunction In Olympia (Cleveland, Clibborn)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
After privatization, here’s who won and lost the liquor battle
Proposed federal grant: $1.1 billion for Lynnwood light rail
220 Machinists at Everett aerospace plants reject contract proposal
Job gains help to allay recession fears
Moscoso optimistic about passage of Washington Voting Rights Act (Moscoso, Stanford, Chase, Liias)
Burbank: Black history, U.S. history are inseparable
Editorial: Counting the costs of wildfire
News Tribune (subscription required)
Eight of nine Pierce County school tax measures ahead in early returns
Judgment goes against Lindquist
Lindquist recall backers admit defeat, say they won’t have necessary signatures
Boeing jets, new drone headquarters are Northwest plums in Pentagon budget
Possible ballot issue on water permits takes aim at methanol plant
Lawmakers seek changes at Western State Hospital (Jinkins)
Union to pay $36,000 to settle campaign lawsuit
Op-Ed: Is it Tacoma’s fate to be China’s colony?
Op-Ed: Support making difference for Tacoma-grown students
Olympian (subscription required)
Bond fails in Yelm, other Thurston County school measures passing
Editorial: Firing fits with 2016 campaigns
Puget Sound Business Journal
Boeing leader paints bright picture of future despite pointed questions about company weaknesses
Study: Women in top ranks means top dollars
Renton Reporter
11th District officials to host ‘telephone town hall’ on Wednesday (Bergquist, Hudgins)
Number of homeless found in Renton doubles in this year’s One Night Count
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Sale of Weyerhaeuser’s Federal Way campus means more intensive development
Feds offer big grants for Puget Sound-area transit projects
College scholarships a big boost to break cycle of poverty in students, study finds
Graduation rates on rise in the seven districts of the Road Map Project
Westneat: Foot-ferry fantasy has no place in our grown-up region
Editorial: A new low point for state governance
Opinion: Seattle should plan for driverless cars, more ride-sharing
Seattle Weekly
Encampment Clearings Coming Without Warning, Without Accountability, Advocates Say
The State Parks System Wants to Get ‘Entrepreneurial.’ But Some Are Wary.
Carbon Washington Gets Its First Senate Hearing (Ranker)
Spokesman Review
Spokane churches need a change in state law to continue housing homeless
Spokane County school, fire tax proposals mostly passing
Donated plane’s imperfections appreciated at Spokane Community College
Killing of northern hawk owl nets $5K citation
Sacred Heart will build 100-bed psychiatric hospital
Dinesh D’Souza to speak at a second event in Spokane
Shawn Vestal: Seim brothers have found a cause, but little effect, in the refuge standoff
Editorial: Watch who is keeping score
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Exception from GMA for schools needed
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Verifying claims of candidates occurs in voter, media scrutiny
Wenatchee World (Subscription Required)
Chelan County approves pot ban, with exceptions
KING 5 TV (NBC)
State bill would set up every child with college savings account (Kilduff)
Feds hammer WA institutions for multiple violations
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Bill would enable Wash. motorcyclists to move around stalled traffic
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
SeaTac $15 an hour still not paid to all workers
KPLU FM
UW Researchers Report Price Data After Seattle’s Minimum Wage Increase
KUOW FM
‘Seattle Quarantine:’ Republicans Seek To Stop City Minimum Wage Hikes
Washington Lawmakers Consider Putting A Price On Carbon (Hobbs)
NW Public Radio
‘Seattle Quarantine:’ Republicans Seek To Stop City Minimum Wage Hikes
Ninety One Thousand Apple Health Medicaid Clients Affected by Data Breach
Q13 TV (FOX)
Inside the search for Washington state prisoners released early by mistake
State notifies 91,000 Apple Health (Medicaid) clients of data breach
Web
Crosscut
Transgender threat? Other states don’t see an issue
All-out blitz for 1,000 new beds for homeless
HDC Advance
11th District Telephone Town Hall (Bergquist, Hudgins)
Publicola
Proactive Renaissance
Tuesday, February 9
Associated Press
Heads roll in Inslee’s Cabinet (Nelson)
Inslee blasts Senate Republicans for Cabinet ouster
Union to pay $32,000 for campaign finance reporting errors
Idaho lawmakers reject new K-12 science standards
Mountain snowpack above normal across Washington state
Aberdeen Daily World
Evergreen students ask for input
Bothell Reporter
King, Snohomish executives release statement in support of Pterson
Columbian
Inslee: Senate Republicans ‘out of control’ (Nelson, Cleveland)
In Our View: Some Good Climate News
The Daily News
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici visits Rainier sinkhole
Hunters’ group honors Takko and Blake (Takko, Blake)
Study identifies $200 million in Longview school needs
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Pollution measure calls for paying more at pump, less at register
Governor assails state Senate for firing transportation chief
Editorial: Firing of state transportation chief: Where accountability is lacking
Letter: State must collect statistical data
News Tribune (subscription required)
Project Peace goals include police body cameras, youth involvement
Heads roll in Inslee’s Cabinet (Nelson)
Test finds lead in water fixtures at two Peninsula schools
Editorial: Gun-rights quotes are bad, but bills are worse
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Legislature stumbling over its own low K-12 bar
Portland Tribune
Will Columbia River Crossing rise again? (Wylie)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
$3.7 million in 3 months: I-405 tolls rake in more than 3 times expected income
Inslee: GOP ‘should be ashamed’ for firing of WSDOT chief (Nelson)
Montesano man accused of supporting Islamic State group, illegally possessing firearms
From high school dropout to medical student: one man’s remarkable journey
Hundreds of black men turn out to encourage students, dispel stereotypes
‘Serious work’ to do if blacks are to achieve well-being on par with whites in Washington, new report says
On a Central District corner, intoxication and inspiration cohabitate
FYI Guy: Seattle among top 10 most densely populated big cities in the U.S. for first time ever
King County steps up effort to ease rise in homelessness
Editorial: A qualified vote for easier registration in Washington
Opinion: Big-money politics has damaged our democracy
Sky Valley Chronicle
Opinion: Private business interests may have killed badly needed reform of Wash. Public Records Act
Spokesman Review
Spokane-area school districts count special education students differently
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee blasts Senate GOP over ‘political hatchet job’
Turnbull refuge reopens after concerns over Oregon standoff
Why did state Senate Republicans fire Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson?
Editorial: Abortion bill may target a nonexistent problem
Tri-City Herald
Recruiting AutoZone to Washington will cost nearly $3 million
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Should women have to register for the draft?
Yakima Herald Republic
War of words with Sen. King, others casts pall over Gov. Inslee’s visit to Yakima
Washington could spend $14,000 per job created to bring new AutoZone warehouse to Pasco
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Inslee lashes out at Senate GOP for Peterson firing
I-405 tolling earns over 3 times more money than expected
King County announces homeless initiative
Community worries about deadly stretch of SR 547
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
I-405 toll lanes generating 3 times more money than expected
DOC chief who dramatically resigned will temporarily stay on
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Revenue report: I-405 tolls raking in millions as traffic worsens
KPLU FM
Inslee Cancels Meetings With Top Senate Republican
Washington Liquor Privatization Continues To Drive Sales To Oregon, Idaho
KUOW FM
Keeping Up With The Gregoires: A Family Of Women In Politics
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
I-405 express toll lanes become gold mine for the state
Action against state’s former transportation secretary ‘aimed at Gov. Inslee’
Olympia gridlock may mean little to show for short, 60-day session (Moscoso)
Gov. Inslee says WSDOT firing is an ‘election-year stunt’
Mark Harmsworth doesn’t want another ‘political hack’ running WSDOT
NW Public Radio
Inslee Cancels Meetings With Top Senate Republican
Washington Liquor Privatization Continues To Drive Sales To Oregon, Idaho
Inslee Accuses Republicans Of ‘Friday Massacre’
Q13 TV (FOX)
Gov. Inslee blasts Senate Republicans for ousting transportation secretary
I-405 express toll lanes bring in 3 times more money than expected
Neighbors concerned over toxic landfill in Shelton
Web
Capital Record
Gov. Inslee responds to Senate firing of WSDOT Secretary Lynn Peterson (Nelson)
Crosscut
Tensions high in Olympia after transpo boss’s firing (Sullivan)
Police unions, citizen group forge unlikely partnership
Breakthrough for special-needs kindergarten program
HDC Advance
Rep. Senn named Legislator of the Week by Fuse Washington (Senn)
Publicola
Criminalizing Homelessness (Liias)
Slog
Governor Jay Inslee: “Senate Republicans Are Out of Control”
Guest Editorial: Washington Sex-Selective Abortion Ban Will Fuel False Stereotypes Against Asian-American Women (Jayapal)
Monday, February 8
Associated Press
Corrections secretary resigns amid early release controversy
Washington Senate votes to oust transportation secretary (Hobbs, Ranker)
U.S. exports fell in 2015 for first time since recession
Many optimistic despite slower U.S. job growth
Washington bills seek automatic voter registration for some (Jayapal)
Tribes seek to restore Columbia salmon runs
Aberdeen Daily World
Morck receives state historic registration, awaiting national status
State Parks buys Links golf course property in Westport Marina District
Bothell Reporter
State Senate votes out WSDOT director
Central Kitsap Reporter
Editorial: All persons deserve protection from discrimination
Columbian
Bridge replacement story, explained (Moeller, Wylie)
Benton, Rivers vote to remove transportation secretary (Cleveland)
Local senators split by party on Secretary of Transportation (Cleveland)
In Our View: Fight Now or Pay Later (Hargrove, homelessness)
In Our View: Cheers & Jeers (WSP)
The Daily News
Inslee touts LCC’s University Center, Running Start
Everett Herald (subscription required)
GOP lawmakers fire state transportation secretary (Hobbs, Liias, Ranker)
Inslee to discuss Senate actions on cabinet appointees
Carbon tax measure, I-732, might be on Washington ballot
Traffic, homelessness remain a focus for Marysville in 2016
Everett animal lab investigated after multiple monkey deaths
High court to rule on Obama use of executive authority
Guest commentary: Everett’s anti-camping law criminalizes homelessness
Op-ed: Coal, oil trains offer more threat than benefit to region
Op-ed: Politics behind attacks on state’s Clean Energy Fund
Editorial: Make cardio health priority
Federal Way Mirror
Gender identity focus of restroom legislation
The Inlander
A Rep. Matt Shea bill would insert fake Founding Father quotes into state law
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Are Southern resident killer whales being properly protected under the Endangered Species Act?
News Tribune (subscription required)
Q&A: Tacoma water bosses talk Flint and what’s different here
Killer found insane can’t have slain wife’s pension
Tenants on public aid find some doors closed (Chopp, Ormsby)
Fake Founding Fathers quotes make their way into gun bill at state Capitol
Olympian (subscription required)
Bill to change deadly force statute dies in committee (Moscoso, Ryu, Goodman, Appleton)
Demonstrators at Capitol show support for man killed in Oregon occupation
Editorial: New data show more people in Washington getting health care; Labor violations prompt union fines; A look inside the jungle
Editorial: Bipartisan thinking on voter registration is welcome (Hunt, Jayapal)
Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: State Senate to consider bill to fund homelessness solutions (Hargrove, Tharinger, Van De Wege, Nelson, Senn)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Tax time: What does the Affordable Care Act require?
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Bill would give college dropouts money to finish (Hansen)
Inslee sets Monday news conference after exit of WSDOT, DOC leaders
WSDOT chief ousted by Senate Republicans after 3 years on job (Hobbs, Chase)
405 toll lanes may have been trigger for firing of WSDOT Secretary Lynn Peterson (Habib, Liias, Clibborn)
Struggling Central District stores will get marketing help
Soil rises around Bertha; no building foundations damaged
Cabins, RV park near I-90 wildlife crossings? State development idea at odds with migrations
Washington Post: Heavy pot use can permanently damage short-term memory, study shows
Seattle’s brash king of pot raking in cash and raising hackles at Uncle Ike’s
FYI Guy: Seattle, density doesn’t have to be a dirty word
Cursive is a dying art, and state lawmaker gets nowhere with attempt to revive it
Editorial: Hold Monsanto accountable for devastating impacts of PCB pollution in the Duwamish
Opinion: Clean Energy Fund is delivering outside funding, results
Krugman: Who hates Obamacare?
Editorial: Welcome to The Jungle: Society’s role in our homeless crisis
Seattle Weekly
Should We Start Talking About Saving the Viaduct Again? One Man Makes the Case
Spokesman Review
Turnbull Wildlife Refuge closed in reaction to Oregon militia occupation
Protester slain in Oregon called hero at Olympia rally
Two-year stormwater tank project will extend Riverfront Park, close road
Spokane GOP picks McLaughlin, Kerns and Baxter to replace Mielke
Senate rejects state transportation secretary
Sunday Spin: Given the chance, Mumm would have defended leave ordinance
Sunday Spin 2: Handwriting not on the wall
Sunday Spin 3: Good rhetoric, questionable math
Editorial: ‘Seattle quarantine’ bill offers chance to weigh uniformity
Editorial: Final say on community rights
Vancouver Business Journal
WSDOT’s new PDMSG provides objective criteria
Vashon-Maury Islands Beachcomber
EDITORIAL: Huge homeless population needs to be addressed
Yakima Herald Republic
Code enforcement in Yakima County: It takes time
Cursive handwriting is a dying art, and state lawmaker gets nowhere with attempt to revive it
Washington Post Editorial: Obama’s mosque visit a showcase for American inclusiveness, tolerance
Editorial: When changing Public Records Act, don’t forget the law’s intent
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Washington Corrections Secretary Dan Pacholke resigns
West Seattleites want more clarity about light rail plan
Seattle school works to break down black stereotypes
Possible action Monday in arena process
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Gov. Inslee to speak about cabinet shakeup
KPLU FM
Head Of Washington State Prisons Resigns
KUOW FM
In Political Coup, Republican-Led Senate Ousts Transportation Chief (Habib, Hobbs, Ranker)
Help Could Be On The Way For Suspended Drivers In Washington
Gone With A Gunshot, His Little Sister Remains ‘Eternally 8’
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Does Lynn Peterson firing signify war in the State Senate? (Jayapal)
Opinion: Ousting of WSDOT head could end up saving us all money
Woman attempts to temper flames of transgender restroom debate with Puget Sound coffee chat
‘Sandman Act’ makes ‘so much sense’ for Washington students
Washington pro-gun bill features fake founding father quotes
NW Public Radio
Head Of Washington State Prisons Resigns
Washington Transportation Secretary Loses Confirmation Vote (Hobbs, Ranker)
Q13 TV (FOX)
In shocker, GOP-led state Senate ousts Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson
DOC Secretary steps down amid early inmate release probe, hopes to satisfy political ‘need for blood’
Web
Capital Record
Senate votes to remove WSDOT Secretary Lynn Peterson (Habib, Ranker)
Two bills on use of deadly force by police pass out of committee (Goodman, Appleton)
Proposal would use $300 million from “rainy day” fund to combat homelessness (Nelson, Frockt)
Crosscut
A new loophole in gun background checks? (Chase)
Corrections head steps down
Inslee’s transportation secretary roadblocked (Clibborn)
Dispatch
Unhappiness in WDFW-public relations (Rossetti, Blake)
HDC Advance
Rep. Hansen’s ‘Free to Finish College’ bill passes Higher Education Committee (Hansen)
Statement from Rep. Clibborn on Secretary Lynn Peterson (Clibborn)
The SDC Hopper
Nelson: Washingtonians rely on the success of state government. Senate Republicans rely on the failure of state government to win elections (Nelson)
Publicola
Peterson Responds to Firing, Republican Senator Threatens “More Heads are Going to Roll”
Seattle Gay News
SPD testifies in Olympia at the request of Mayor Ed Murray that no harassment or assaults related to Transgender use of public restrooms or locker rooms have been reported; SB 6548 voted out of committee
Washington wins top scores in HRC’s State Equality Index
Slog
Senate Republicans Just Kicked Out Lynn Peterson, the State’s Head of Transportation (Hobbs, Liias, Carlyle)
The Pullman Planned Parenthood That Was Firebombed in September Officially Reopens Today
Guest Editorial: Ethics Law to Stop the Politician-Lobbyist Revolving Door Dies in Olympia (Carlyle)
The Stand
House panel bows to Boeing, rejects tax break accountability (Springer, Robinson, Lytton, Frame, Pollet, Reykdal, Ryu, Wylie)
Opinion: Senate Republicans shame, harm state with Lynn Peterson’s firing
Washington State Wire
The Green Sheet- Week of February 8, 2016 (Santos, Clibborn, Hobbs, Jayapal)
Computerworld
As noncompete agreement use expands, backlash grows (Stanford)
Friday, February 5
Associated Press
Committee clears bill limiting large public records requests
Inquest into death of orchard worker in Pasco delayed
Washington House once again passes Voting Rights Act
House OKs bill seeking accommodations for pregnant workers
Reaction mixed to bill aimed at prosecuting police (Moscoso)
UN: At least 200 million females estimated to be circumcised
Feds investigate Spokane’s special-education program
Bill to study later school start times clears Senate panel
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Lawmakers target ‘sanitizing’ of college education
Bothell Reporter
House passes Rep. Moscoso’s Washington Voting Rights Act (Moscoso)
Opinion: State education funding message for the Northshore School District
Columbian
In Our View: Room For Improvement
The Daily News
Number of homeless students in county doubled in last five years, state finds
Edmonds Beacon
Sen. Liias, AG Ferguson unveil bills to reduce student loan debt (Liias, Orwall)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
EvCC adds new program to train new kind of workforce
New rules on the table for brewers, distillers and vintners
State studies crumb-rubber in athletic fields, cancer cases
Family leave? Sure, just erase the word ‘tax’
Editorial: Automatically registering voters
Islands’ Sounder
Sen. Ranker introduces oil protection bill (Ranker)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: Raise penalty for violating the public trust (Kilduff, Hunt)
Olympian (subscription required)
Legal marijuana a high-growth business
Bill to ban toxic flame retardants could fizzle for 5th time (Van De Wege, Cody)
Peninsula Daily News
U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer calls for greater rural access to opioid overdose antidote
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle council may tackle ‘livable’ schedules for area workers
Senate committee approves ban on sex-selection abortions
Lawmakers: ‘Fight fire with fire,’ use controlled burns more
Redmond, Juanita high schools cancel Friday classes due to threats
Patty Murray bill aims to boost safety in reusable medical devices
Editorial: Points of progress for the Seattle Police Department
Mike Kreidler: Emergency-room visits that unfairly gouge consumers
Seattle Weekly
Why Seattle Thinks Monsanto Should Help Pay for the Mess on the Duwamish
Spokesman Review
Mid-winter snowpack is near normal for the region, surveys indicate
Remembering Hanford
Police justified in shooting suicidal veteran, prosecutor rules
Student group upset Gonzaga won’t allow the public to attend Dinesh D’Souza talk
Shawn Vestal: Let’s flush panic out of restroom discussion
Editorial: Senate bills ID wrong victims
Tri-City Herald
Tri-City leaders tell Inslee to choose ecology official carefully
Vancouver Business Journal
WSDOT’s new PDMSG provides objective criteria
Wenatchee World (Subscription Required)
Homeless student count up statewide, but down locally
Yakima Herald Republic
Lawmaker sponsoring pair of bills that would loosen restrictions on controlled burns
Inquest into police shooting of rock throwing man called off because county refuses to pay
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle council members want to mandate ‘livable’ work schedules
New bill could help homeowners kick out squatters more easily
Senate bill would open I-405 toll lanes to all at night
House kills bill to keep military students in ROTC
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Fallen firefighter’s family, colleagues look ahead to another wildfire season
Is legal marijuana delivery coming to Seattle?
KPLU FM
Help Could Be On The Way For Suspended Drivers In Washington
State Lawmakers Consider Review Panel To Help Reduce Pregnancy-Related Deaths
Washington State Lawmakers Want To Fight Fire With Fire More Often
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Many doctors refuse to prescribe heroin ‘antidote’ that could slow epidemic
What people don’t understand about drug addiction
NW Public Radio
People Consider What Should Be Included In Hanford National Park
Help Could Be On The Way For Suspended Drivers In Washington
Washington State Lawmakers Want To Fight Fire With Fire More Often
Q13 TV (FOX)
Brothers accused of ‘Jungle’ homeless shooting were runaways from DSHS care
Web
Capital Record
Lawmakers hear testimony on bill to change deadly force law for police (Moscoso)
Crosscut
Legislature moves toward housing reforms (Walkinshaw)
Healthier flame retardants: Will Legislature finally protect kids, families? (Van De Wege, Cody)
HDC Advance
House votes to close education opportunity gap. Again. (Tomiko Santos)
SDC Hopper
Senate Democrats unveil the Bring Washington Home Act (Nelson)
Publicola
Homeless Advocate Running for State Legislature, Homelessness Taking Center Stage at City Hall, Homeless Emergency Aid Up for Debate in Olympia (Carlyle, Nelson)
Schmudget
Report: To Create Jobs, Invest in the Success of ‘Home-Grown’ Businesses
Seattle P.I.
Will Washington state Senate vote on ‘genital check’ bill?
Slog
Bill to Allow Pot Delivery Is Gaining Momentum in the State Legislature (Hurst)
Transgender Rights Activists TP’d State Senator Pam Roach
Washington State Wire
Reprioritizing MTCA Funds Causes Stir Up Amongst Environmentalists (McCoy)
Thursday, February 4
Associated Press
House panel considers free tuition; K-12 funding in Senate
Inslee appoints interim leader for state’s largest agency
Reaction mixed on bill aimed at prosecuting police shootings (Moscoso)
Number of uninsured people in state cut in half
House passes bill aimed at lowering gender wage gap
Education Department investigating Spokane schools
Aberdeen Daily World
State sees rise in homeless students, some also on the Harbors
Feb. 16 hearing set for county’s access fee ordinance amendments
Ballard News Tribune
Mac’s Upholstery employee soaks ‘meth heads’ possessions to discourage squatting
Bothell Reporter
Statement from Rep. Jessyn Farrell on passage of bill to obstruct worker rights (Farrell)
Rep. Pollet, Sen. Frockt, submit free community college proposal, will get public testimony in house Higher Education Committee (Frockt, Pollet)
Columbian
Legislative panel OKs bistate bridge measure (Clibborn, Wylie, Cleveland)
In Our View: Misguided Abortion Tack
The Daily News
Number of homeless students in county doubled in last five years, state finds
Everett Herald (subscription required)
I-405 toll lanes will be free on nights, weekends and holidays (Clibborn, Liias, McAuliffe, Hobbs, Stanford, Moscoso)
Tax breaks cloud talk on aerospace industry (Robinson, Hobbs)
Proposal to fill Sound Transit seats deemed ‘Seattle-centric’
Editorial: Give students freedom to learn free speech
Federal Way Mirror
One Night Count volunteers see 250 percent increase of homeless in Federal Way
Kirkland Reporter
Eastside sees ‘significant’ increase in homeless population
News Tribune (subscription required)
Two Pierce deputies sue county, alleging retaliation by Lindquist
Lawmakers target ‘sanitizing’ of college education
Olympia community backs changes to deadly force law (Moscoso)
School-based clinics offer convenient medical care for military kids
Op-Ed by Sen. Carlyle and Attorney General Ferguson: State’s revolving door undermines public trust
Editorial: Too young to smoke, but old enough to vote
Editorial: Graham Hunt spares us prolonged sideshow
Olympian (subscription required)
House panel considers free tuition; K-12 funding in Senate
Education Department investigating Spokane schools
Op-Ed: Paint recycling bill can reduce waste, create jobs
Puget Sound Business Journal
In Seattle, buying a home beats renting in less than two years
Seattle job market among country’s hottest
Queen Anne News
Neighborhood group continues push for RV moratorium
Seattle Times (subscription required)
State may lift I-405 tolls at night, on weekends, holidays (Clibborn)
Mayor proposes doubling size of Seattle Housing Levy
Bill aims to prevent school shootings using student tips
For state’s charter schools, it’s a matter of survival
Lawmaker proposes using GPS to keep wildfire fighters safe
Students, librarians urge professors to use free, online textbooks
Reaction mixed on bill aimed at prosecuting police for shootings (Moscoso)
State water-pollution proposals not tough enough for fish and human safety, critics say
Editorial: Improve ‘rape kit’ system, but ensure accountability of those monitoring it (Orwall)
Opinion by Lisa Herbold: Wall Street’s impact on Seattle’s housing affordability
Sequim Gazette
More access, lower costs for dental care in demand (Tharinger, Van De Wege)
Skagit Valley Herald
Former Sen. Harriet Spanel dies
Spokesman Review
Transgender bathroom bill passes committee
GED score change gives more students certificates
Senate panel OKs sex selection abortion ban
County Cattlemen call wilderness land of “no use”
Spokane’s family leave law would be ‘grandfathered’ under bill change (Conway, Hasegawa)
House votes to end ‘debtor’s prison’
Editorial: TPP a boon to Washington
Yakima Herald Republic
Judge rules in favor of Yakama Nation over cleanup
State ecology officials release proposed new clean water rule
Editorial: The Big One will shake things up here, too
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Move to tap state’s ‘rainy day fund’ for homeless
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
New law would make it easier for students to report threats anonymously
2002 emails reveal officials’ early concerns over ruling that led to mistaken release of prisoners
Transportation leaders are asking for these new changes in 405 toll lanes (Clibborn, Moscoso)
New plan would allow extended protective orders for Wash. sexual assault victims
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Mayor pitches doubled housing levy to up affordability, fight homelessness
KUOW FM
Senators Disagree On Need For Statewide Homeless Emergency Declaration (Nelson)
From Insecure Kid To Washington State’s Poet Laureate
Businessmen Who Abandoned Toxic Mess Now Want To Build Refinery In Washington
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Opinion: Did I-405 just become a battleground between Republicans and Democrats? (Clibborn, Moscoso)
2002 emails reveal officials’ early concerns over ruling that led to mistaken release of prisoners
Heroin epidemic at root of Seattle’s homeless crisis
NW Public Radio
Washington State Lawmakers Want To Fight Fire With Fire More Often
Q13 TV (FOX)
WSDOT: We will work with state lawmakers on I-405 toll changes
Seattle mayor proposes $290 million housing levy to help combat homelessness
Kirkland police investigate threatening message found at Juanita High School
Web
Capital Record
House passes bill modifying Equal Pay Act, 56-41 (Senn, Sells)
Rep. Graham Hunt resigns over accusations about his military record
Crosscut
Seattle’s homeless emergency: What do we really know?
Bills take aim at drinking water protections (Pettigrew)
Murray goes big on housing levy
HDC Advance
Rep. Hansen proposes Free to Finish College program (Hansen)
Rep. Walkinshaw’s comments on the Free to Finish College program. (Hansen, Walkinshaw)
Free community college proposal gets public testimony in house Higher Education Committee: will open the door to opportunity for Washington families (Pollett, Jayapal, Frockt)
Unanimous Vote for Rep. Goodman’s Bill to End Debtor’s Prison System (Goodman)
Publicola
GOP Double Play Threatens Environmental Safeguards, Democrats Say (McCoy)
Democrats Give in to Road Rage in Olympia (Clibborn, Liias)
Seattle P.I.
Mayor pitches doubled housing levy to up affordability, fight homelessness
Giant Department of Social and Health Services gets interim director
Washington State Wire
Opinion: A Pontification on 732, Plan B? Too/Two Confusing? Governor Signature on I-732 Alternative?