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March 28, 2016
Associated Press
Washington’s background check law blocks 50 gun purchases
Vigil honors ex-state representative who died in plane crash
Experts say WSU might have violated open-meetings law
Federal officials, advocates push pill-tracking databases
Governor signs pay raises for Washington state troopers
Washington lawmakers struggling to reach budget deal (Sullivan)
Lawsuit claims medical device caused brain damage after Bellevue surgery
Thursday is deadline for drivers to remove studded tires
Aberdeen Daily World
Inslee signs transportation budget, won’t comment on main budget progress
Hoquiam jail expansion nearing completion
Letter: Oil making enemies along the way
Letter: Salmon policy — nothing if not complicated
Central Kitsap Reporter
Transportation Commission names state’s next ferry ‘Suquamish’
Columbian
In Our View: McKibbin Led by Example
Vigil honors memory of John McKibbin
The Daily News
Cowlitz County no longer least healthy county in state
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Lawmakers talk of overriding governor’s package of vetoes (Hobbs, Liias, McCoy)
Tax break for new construction meant to fuel growth of jobs
Prudence and panic in an age of frequent school lockdowns
Guest commentary: What we know and what we don’t 2 years after Oso slide
Guest commentary: Two years after Oso slide, we are survivors, stronger and united
Editorial: Two paths after the Oso landslide
Editorial: FDA needs cure for conflict
News Tribune (subscription required)
Tacoma council moving to ban plastic grocery bags despite mixed survey
New treatment center to address long waits in jails
UW Tacoma wants to find source of groundwater contamination
Op-Ed: The Port of Tacoma is an invisible government
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Thurston homeless problem looks worse; Court ruling clarifies open record penalties
Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Peninsula legislators aiming for budget breakthrough this week (Tharinger, Van De Wege, Sullivan)
Governor signs bill to create steelhead license plate
Puget Sound Business Journal Renton aerospace training center stalls for lack of funding
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Cantwell wants to expand tax credits to build affordable housing
No more Brenda and Pamela: Sound Transit nixes nicknames for tunnel machines
No Washington colleges made list of schools doing the most for low-income students
Strong community support cheers shaken Africatown after burglaries, racist graffiti
$50B Sound Transit proposal: big taxes, big spending, big plan (Carlyle)
Angle Lake light-rail construction is damaging small businesses, owners say
Westneat: Overdue bill? Hype and fear cross the line
Op-ed by Rep. Pettigrew: Gov. Inslee should sign charter school bill, let students achieve their dreams
Op-ed by Jeanne Kohl-Welles: State must enforce safe standards for pesticide use in marijuana production
Opinion: Hate speech is often free speech, but how can we stop it?
Opinion: A solution for The Jungle? Start with helping kids and families
Editorial: More help on the way to fight opioid health crisis
Editorial: Hire more Seattle police officers, but don’t ask voters to pay for it
Spokesman Review
WSU medical school dean says school is on track
Steelhead license plate bill signed by Gov. Inslee
Spin Control: Talk about fixing primaries will float away on the summer wind
Editorial: Suicide prevention draws surprising ally
Vancouver Business Journal
McKibbin’s body recovered in plane crash near Astoria
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Washington’s marijuana laws should be uniform
Yakima Herald Republic
Washington’s background check law blocks 50 gun purchases
Changes to SAT make it shorter, better aligned to what students learn
Guest commentary: Levy proposal would hurt rural schools and taxpayer
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Drinking water safety: How Seattle isn’t Flint
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
South Seattle community vandalized with hate messages
KPLU FM
Pat Robertson, And Why Washington State Has Both A Primary And A Caucus
Before- And After-School Childcare Being Squeezed Out Of Seattle Public Schools
Lawmakers, Unions Reach Deal To Raise California’s Minimum Wage To $15
KUOW FM
FBI Data: 50 Private Gun Sales Blocked Since Background Check Law Passed
Georgia Gov. Says He Will Veto Controversial ‘Religious Liberty’ Bill
Bertha Rests Before Big Push Under Viaduct
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Urquhart: Safe injection sites in Seattle will not be a ‘get-out-of-jail’ card
NW Public Radio
Washington Bill To Fix “Unconstitutional” Charter School Funding Passes
WEB
Capital Record
Gov. Jay Inslee discusses special session, signs bill giving pay raises to troopers
Crosscut
In fight against opioid addiction, a local approach getting real results
Bringing women back to computer science: UW in national spotlight over efforts
Friday, March 25, 2016
AP
Justices uphold $502,000 public records fine against state
Lawyers: Children need lawyers in immigration court
Aberdeen Daily World
Letter: Wishkah road is a disaster waiting to happen
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
State auditor: Former Seattle Colleges director stole $50K
Justices uphold $502,000 public records fine against state
Lawyers: Children need lawyers in immigration court
Cantwell urges more federal resources for affordable housing
Columbian
Columbia River plane crash claims 2 Vancouver residents
McKibbin’s dedication, love of Clark County lauded
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Transit plan would extend rail to Everett — in 2041
Judge: Treat mentally ill murder suspect or set him free from jail
Everett mayor joins Cantwell in tour of housing solution
VA might add more ‘presumptive’ illnesses for Vietnam vets
McCusker: Our only thing to fear remains fear itself
Editorial: Where we’ll get our workers (Apprenticeships)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Tracyton woman, Rolfes help get HIV testing bill passed (Rolfes)
Mercer Island Reporter
Mercer Island police apprehend 5 juveniles with loaded guns in car
NW Asian Weekly
Lawmakers grapple with nutrition bills as WA gets unappetizing report card (Hudgins, Gregerson)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Obama’s cancer ‘moonshot’ could bring more funding for Seattle researchers
How’s tax season going? The view from the IRS
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Cantwell wants to expand tax credits to build affordable housing
Readers tell us what difference money makes in their schools
Improving teachers part of the Massachusetts success story, too
$503K in fines upheld against L&I for delaying release of lead-poisoning records to Times
Column: How to fight Asian stereotypes: Disaggregate data on Asians (Santos)
Editorial: A win for public records and the public’s right to know
Spokesman Review
WSU regents may choose new president on Friday, but secrecy rankles faculty
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Basin water plan plaudits well-timed, well-deserved
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Light rail train struck by bullets in Seattle’s Rainier Valley
Sound Transit releases list of ST3 projects
KPLU FM
North Carolina Passes Law Blocking Measures To Protect LGBT People
KUOW FM
California Takes Earthquakes Seriously. Why Don’t We? (Clibborn)
NRA Rewrites Fairy Tales With More Firearms, Less Bloodshed
WEB
MyBallard.com
Google to move out of Fremont into new complex on Lake Union
Slog
Sound Transit Unveils $50 Billion Light Rail Package Including Lines to Ballard and West Seattle
Olympia Is Where Sensible Weed Policy Goes to Die
Thursday, March 24
Associated Press
Seattle Archdiocese settles 8 abuse cases for $9 million
Head of IT at Department of Correction steps down
FDA outlines standards for anti-abuse generic painkillers
Aberdeen Daily World
Residents at Harvard Apartments without water, need to leave by end of the month
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Head of IT at Department of Correction steps down
Bothell Reporter
Gov. Inslee’s relationship with the WEA… and charter schools
The Daily News
Longview citizens to consider first salary raise in eight years for elected officials
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Inslee walking a charter school tightrope
Editorial: How should we keep a whale?
News Tribune (subscription required)
State prisons IT chief steps down
Editorial: Tacoma graduation goals lofty but reachable
Editorial: Taxpayers keep losing
Olympian (subscription required)
Olympia asks residents to make water conservation pledge
Puget Sound Business Journal
OSHA’s new silica dust rules could save lives … and cost thousands of jobs
BY THE NUMBERS: Women pay off, global edition
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Readers tell us what difference money makes in their schools
Seattle resident’s email may have triggered investigation of transportation chief
Sound Transit to add longer trains to meet unexpected light-rail demand
App-based ride services may be able to pick up at Sea-Tac
Washington Post: Paul Allen donates $100 million for ‘frontiers of bioscience’ research
New York Times: Justices seem split in case on Affordable Care Act’s birth-control mandate
State adopts emergency rule for recalling legal pot products
Editorial: Compassion, not wisecracks, for the man in the tree
Editorial: Pragmatism welcomed in Seattle City Light’s leadership
Seattle Weekly
Sheriff: Safe Drug Site Users Would ‘Not Be Arrested By Any of My Deputies’
Spokesman Review
Washington Legislature’s special session likely going into next week
Senate panel wants documents on head of prisons
Study sheds light on Spokane Public Schools’ hiring practices
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Education key for suicide prevention
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Effort to spur women, minorities to pursue STEM careers worthy
Yakima Herald Republic
Absentee votes flood in before Democratic caucuses
Editorial: It’s the law: Highway’s left lane is fast lane
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
State to send mentally ill to former detention facility
Longer trains will be added to U-Link expansion
Judge: Misconduct could jeopardize adoptions in Snohomish Co.
Seattle soon to get ‘drug drop off’ sites
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Ridership spikes as Seattle’s new light rail links open; longer trains planned
KPLU FM
Partisan Tensions, Tough Fights Marked 2016 Session In Olympia (Sells)
Idaho Becomes 25th State To Authorize ‘Right to Try’ Unapproved Medicines
Idaho Cities Blocked From Raising Minimum Wage
KUOW FM
Hollow Columns Holding Up I-5, I-405 Bridges Could Implode In Major Quake
In Immigration Court, Kids Face Deportation Without An Attorney
NW Public Radio
Partisan Tensions, Tough Fights Marked 2016 Session In Olympia
Sen. Cantwell Opposes Mining Near Mount St. Helens
Despite Improvements, Audit Finds Safety Gaps In Washington Prisons
Web
Crosscut
How wildfires pump millions into Washington’s rural economy
Amid police hiring frenzy, Academy funds in jeopardy
New push to get thousands of homeless employed
Seattle P.I.
Updated: Washington can now recall and destroy marijuana products for pesticides, other reasons
Leading climate scientists agree: Warming hiatus was real and we’re doubly screwed
Wednesday, March 23
Associated Press
Legislator: Budget talks could be resolved by end of the week
Tunnel project injuries result in about $700,000 in claims
Report: HealthCare.gov logged 316 cybersecurity incidents
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Two years after deadly Oso slide, there is a quiet sense of renewal
Columbian
Attorney general: Raise age for legal smoking
Herald (subscription required)
Graying workforce poses challenges for Snohomish County
Burbank: Racism still divides us and holds us back
Editorial: State gets an ‘F’ for its effort on education spending
Peninsula Daily News
Port Townsend advocates for homeless people to meet with officials to talk alternatives today
Puget Sound Business Journal
Business use of anti-union consultants targeted by new rule
Despite national IPO slowdown, Washington’s drought could soon end
Why Obamacare’s tax credits failed small businesses
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Mayor asks young adults to push for city’s transportation future
Seattle transportation director under ethics probe regarding bike-share system
Middle-school principal of the year: ‘You can’t get anywhere without everybody playing a role.’
Opinion: Like every mother, I want my daughter to have opportunities
Jonathan Martin: When a second chance for teens is a better alternative to prison
Seattle Weekly
A New Encampment Is Challenging the Anti-Drug Dogma That Rules Homeless Services
Spokesman Review
Prison safety improved after guard murder, but some gaps persist, auditors say
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
State presidential primary requires party selection
Yakima Herald Republic
Illegal marijuana production has plummeted in Washington since 2010
Sen. Patty Murray visits Yakima to talk drug abuse treatment legislation
Naches
Valley School District debates bringing guns onto campus
Heroin overdose antidote offers hope for vulnerable inmates
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Helicopter rescue crew reflects on Oso anniversary
WSDOT holding SR 520 bridge photo contest
Community Transit expanding bus service
KPLU FM
Probing The Complexities Of Transgender Mental Health
Despite Improvements, Audit Finds Safety Gaps In Washington Prisons
KUOW FM
For The VA’s Broken Health System, The Fix Needs A Fix
Birth Control At The Supreme Court: Does Free Coverage Violate Religious Freedom?
Biden Visits Seattle To Move Cancer Research Forward
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
AP
Attorney to take over state’s Hanford cleanup program
Tunnel project injuries result in about $700,000 in claims
Senate GOP in 1997: ‘Playing politics with judges is unfair’
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
DNR study sees seagrass recovering in Puget Sound
Central Kitsap Reporter
Editorial: Gov. Inslee’s veto fest wasn’t responsible action
Columbian
In our view: On the right track
The Daily News
Methanol hearing Tuesday at Kalama High School
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Front Porch: Learn about gun safety Saturday at the Camano Library
Lawmakers may return to Olympia this week to end special session
Editorial: Open legislators’ emails to Open Public Records Act (Chopp, Nelson)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Bonney Lake considers transportation district to raise money for roads
Op-Ed: State lawmakers shouldn’t abandon discipline
Editorial: Tacoma waits for quality methanol plant dialogue
Olympian (subscription required)
DNR study sees seagrass recovering in Puget Sound
Editorial: Washington needs better way to pick president
Editorial: PSE gingerly steps toward future with less coal
Editorial: Army disrespects communities on rocket tests; CARE Act is act of compassion (Tharinger, Keiser)
Editorial: Tax ‘settlement’ not clearly in state interest (Reykdal, Carlyle)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Former Washington Secretary of State Ralph Munro gets honorary doctorate from university where he was disciplined for ‘raising hell’
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Tunnel-project injuries result in about $700,000 in claims
GOP broadens investigation to include former corrections chief (Frockt)
Op-ed: What happens during the investigation of the officer-involved shooting of Che Taylor
Seattle Weekly
Today: Learn About Safe Drug Sites, In Person
Spokesman Review
GOP lawmakers were asked to stay away from Oregon refuge occupation
Washington wolves serve as random attraction
Editorial: Senate should hold judicial hearing
Tri-City Herald
Attorney named to lead state’s Hanford cleanup regulatory program
Vancouver Business Journal
State association honors Recycled Arts Festival
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Merger of air ambulance services benefits Walla Walla area
West Seattle Herald
State licensing changes affecting local marijuana stores
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Remembering the Oso landslide two years later
Budget battle could force police academy to cancel classes
Vice President Joe Biden visits Seattle cancer center
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
As Seattle considers ‘safe injection’ sites, how does it work in BC?
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Report: Seattle has 4th highest concentration of rich millennials
Biden tours Seattle cancer center, stops for pizza
KPLU FM
Proof Of License, Insurance Missing For Volunteers Who Drove Children In State Care
NW Public Radio
Big Ambitions In Parts Of Northwest To Put Water Back Underground
Proof Of License, Insurance Missing For Volunteers Who Drove Children In State Care
WEB
B-Town Blog
Ground broken on $19.4 million learning center at Puget Sound Skills Center (Orwall, Keiser)
Crosscut
The last time women ran Seattle
How family life is held against women in tech
The Stand
Opinion: It’s up to GOP to hold Rep. Shea accountable