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Tuesday, January 26
Associated Press
Judge questions state’s efforts on competency services case
House passes bill aiming to fix education funding system (Sullivan)
Senator removed from task force after complaints
AG seeks fines against grocery group for 2013 election
Bill to cut high school science test passes (Reykdal)
High court upholds government’s energy conservation program
New federal data shows nearly 3 percent rise in child abuse
AG seeks fines against grocery group over spending to defeat GMO foods measure in 2013
Franchise group takes Seattle wage law to US Supreme Court
Health care fines press millenials as sign-up deadline nears
Auburn Reporter
Sen. Roach removed from task force for inappropriate behavior
Bothell Reporter
How did representatives from Northshore vote? | Jan. 18-22 (McAuliffe, Frockt)
Columbian
Washington seeks end to catch-and-release sturgeon angling
The Daily News
Orcutt proposes constitutional amendment to require “supermajority” for tax increases
Orcutt bill to ease substitute teacher shortage passes House
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Lawmakers propose oversight panel for psychiatric hospitals (Jinkins)
Stormwater ruling favors builders, local governments
A $32B tally, but Boeing’s 787 costs don’t bother Wall Street
Editorial: Group Health’s ‘best path forward’ is sale to Kaiser
Journal of the San Juan Islands
BLM plans meetings on management of human uses and trails in National Monument
Kirkland Reporter
How did representatives of Kirkland vote? Jan. 18-22 (Habib, McAuliffe)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Washington’s lieutenant governor boots Pam Roach off human trafficking task force
VIDEO: State Sen. Pam Roach responds to being removed from task force
GOP lawmakers leery of Washington Gov. Inslee’s Western State Hospital staffing plan (Jinkins)
Tacoma school superintendent Santorno finalist for national education award
Op-Ed: Matt Driscoll: Mental health isn’t just a big-city problem
Editorial: Rep. Hunt should disclose military record
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Let’s not have new kind of sex education at the Capitol; Treasurer’s Office savings; Charter schools fix (Mullet)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle Tunnel Partners: Inslee’s order for Bertha to stop drilling could create more sinkholes
Washington gets green thumbs up again, lands on environmentally friendly building list
Wage growth is finally here — if you’ve got the skills employers need
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Sen. Pam Roach booted off sex-trafficking panel for ‘victim-blaming,’ other insults (Chase)
Contractors challenge Inslee’s order to halt Bertha over sinkhole
‘We’ve been very busy,’ says man charged with enforcing Seattle’s minimum-wage law
New grant will help community colleges share their best ideas
Op-ed by Sen. McCoy: Allow native communities to recruit dental therapists
Column: Legislator’s ‘virgin’ question an inappropriate inquisition
Seattle Weekly
Riders Celebrate the Long-Awaited First Hill Streetcar
Spokesman Review
House rejects fast track for super majority amendment
Spokane’s Waste-to-Energy Plant under scrutiny for greenhouse gas emissions
Ecology department holding oil-by-rail workshops in Spokane
Spokane City Council overrides veto, requires employers to provide paid sick leave
Court temporarily halts Mt. Spokane expansion project
Restroom rules to be deliberated in Spokane Valley Tuesday
Op-ed by Rep. Riccelli: Motion Picture Competitiveness Program a smash hit
Letter to the Editor: Riccelli bill is needed (Riccelli)
Editorial: Increase birth control access
Yakima Herald Republic
Legislators push for free tuition at community, technical colleges (Pollet, Jayapal, Frockt)
Editorial: State shorts counties; it’s a hard PILT to swallow
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Sen. Pam Roach removed from task force after complaints
Frenemies of the State: Port, Seattle continue fight
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Lawmakers propose easier access for women’s birth control
Lawmakers try to prevent discrimination of tenants with housing vouchers (Hargrove)
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
State Sen. kicked off human trafficking task force, accused of ‘victim blaming’
KPLU FM
Lawsuit Challenging Transparency In Political Donations Could Soon Be Resolved
Washington House Pledges To Eliminate Reliance On Local School Levies
College Affordability In Spotlight Under The Dome In Boise, Olympia (Jayapal)
Next-Generation Flame Retardants Under Scrutiny In Olympia
KUOW FM
Assaulted On The Job, Prison Staff Want Time Limit On Benefits Lifted
Washington Lawmakers Propose To Cuff Police Ticket Quotas
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Legislator explains why she’s blocking transgender bathroom opposition bill (Jinkins)
NW Public Radio
Washington Lawmakers Propose To Cuff Police Ticket Quotas
Controversial Washington State Senator Removed From Human Trafficking Task Force
Washington House Pledges To Eliminate Reliance On Local School Levies
Three Years Later, Marijuana Still Trending As Hot Topic In Olympia
Web
Capitol Record (TVW)
Tribes push for bill they say would give them better dental access (McCoy)
Crosscut
Key leader threatens education plan (Lytton)
A venture capitalist and a socialist are exporting Seattle’s progressivism
Huge influx of labor law complaints met by “small but mighty” Seattle city office
Developers target state agency behind climate change fight (Senn)
Don’t freak, but sinkholes have opened up all over Seattle
Greens on the defensive as legislative session gets underway (Chopp)
The Hopper
Nelson: House makes education a priority, time for Senate Republicans to do the same (Nelson)
Publicola
Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen Kicks Controversial Senator Pam Roach Off State Task Force (Owen, Nelson)
Slog
ICYMI: The State Rep Behind the Transgender Bathroom Bill Faces Questions About His Military Record
Monday, January 25
Associated Press
Lawmaker alters bio after questions raised about war record
Judge to hear arguments on competency services case
Washington bill would require students to learn cursive
How inmates earn time off their sentences
Stormwater ruling favors builders, local governments
AP INVESTIGATION: Feds’ failures imperil migrant children
Lone rancher renounces grazing contract at Oregon refuge occupiers’ event
Columbian
Legislation would alter fish, wildlife advisory group leadership (Rossetti, Blake)
In our view: Schools need local support
Morning Press: Economic Forecast Breakfast, safe cities, new I-5 Bridge talks (Wylie)
Strictly Business: Let’s span I-5 Bridge differences (Wylie)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
As regulators take on medical pot, Everett eyes a moratorium
Government drones won’t be flying here anytime soon
If taxpayers agree to pay $47M for Sultan shools, state will add $10M
Washington Post: Combined weight of climate data impossible to ignore
Guest commentary: Quality of care will continue at Group Health under Kaiser
Guest commentary: Plan to raise smoking age insults young adults
Editorial: Help military ban tobacco
Editorial: Two-thirds tax hurdle unnecessary, unwise, ill-timed
Kent Reporter
State House Judiciary Committee looks to improve suicide awareness and prevention (Orwall)
Kirkland Reporter
Low, moderate income residents feeling housing squeeze in east King
Funding issues haunt Legislature’s response to education reforms (Rolfes, Sullivan, Tomiko-Santos)
Governor’s Clean Air Rule order draws senate-bill opposition
Maple Valley Reporter
Two-thirds of Washingtonians support raising tobacco sale age to 21 (Orwall)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Recreational pot shop denied permit to operate in Pierce County
Tacoma alters student disciplinary hearings
More districts using truancy boards to help keep kids in school — but not Tacoma, Seattle (Orwall, Darneille)
Washington’s environmental groups playing defense in Legislature (Chopp)
Lawmakers want to make it easier for women to get birth control (Robinson, Hobbs)
Tiny state agency tapped to fight climate change faces developers’ attack (Senn)
Puyallup School Board reviews sixth-grade shift to junior highs
Op-Ed: Matt Driscoll: Lawmakers in Olympia at odds over daily fantasy football. But why? (Hurst )
Editorial: Cheer new Tacoma psych hospital, then get to work staffing it
More districts using truancy boards to help keep kids in school — but not Tacoma, Seattle
Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: State lawmakers support raising age for tobacco product use to 21 (Tharinger, Van De Wege, Hargrove)
Washington lawmakers hear from both sides of debate on gun control bills (Kagi, Jinkins)
Redmond Reporter
Redmond store owner and son ‘horrified’ after receiving KKK-type items
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle neighborhoods hire private security amid ‘blatant lawlessness’
‘Combat veteran’? Records fail to back state lawmaker’s claims
Man who says he feared mass shootings accidentally shoots stranger in movie theater, police say
First Hill Streetcar launches
Legislators push for free tuition at community, technical colleges (Frockt, Jayapal, Pollet)
Hundreds fill Seattle’s Town Hall to talk education and equity
Secretary of state spokesman under fire over comment to Seattle Times reporter (Jayapal)
Opinion: Smart investments would ease chronic teacher shortage
Editorial: Kumbaya at last for Boeing and SPEEA
Editorial: Raise smoking age to 21 in Washington (Orwall)
Editorial: King County Superior Court ruling was needed to put brakes on I-1366
Opinion: Pro/con: Should Group Health be sold to Kaiser Permanente? (Chase)
Westneat: My car-prowlers’ tale: homelessness, addiction, crackdown, compassion
Spokesman Review
Washington driver’s licenses still not up to snuff for feds
Education advocate, philanthropist Wanda Cowles dies
Spin Control: Education issues greet East Side business representatives
Sunday Spin Bonus: Say what?
Editorial: Clock ticking on the uninsured
Tri-City Herald
Transgender bathroom rule likely to affect schools (with video)
Concerns over bathroom rule are unwarranted
Court tosses I-1366; poll shows 65% of voters want Legislature to still act
Yakima Herald Republic
Paying for water projects in Yakima Basin in complicated
Marketing e-cigs, vaping: Health officials worry over teen exposure to ads
State House bill would improve farm worker protections
Travis Alert: Wapato boy with autism is inspiration for potential statewide safety symbol
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
State lawmakers considering suicide prevention bill
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Suicide training proposed for pharmacists, gun dealers
KPLU FM
Three Years Later, Marijuana Still Trending As Hot Topic In Olympia
NW Public Radio
Three Years Later, Marijuana Still Trending As Hot Topic In Olympia
Washington Attorney General Will Appeal I-1366 Ruling To State Supreme Court
College Affordability In Spotlight Under The Dome In Boise, Olympia (Jayapal)
Web
HDC Advance
New law would help stop hospital sticker shock (Cody)
Seattle P.I.
Industry mag says Seattle among best places to make movies
We voted to give SDOT $930 million: Now, to oversee the ‘mother of all levies’
Slog
The Morning News: Shooting at Renton Movie Theater, Lawmakers Consider Closing Puget Sound Energy Coal-Fired Power Plant
On the Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Pro-Choice Advocate Says Today’s Political Climate Is the “Worst I’ve Ever Seen It”
Friday, January 22
Associated Press
Washington lawmakers begin hearings on gun control bills (Kagi, Jinkins)
Judge strikes down Tim Eyman’s latest anti-tax initiative (Carlyle)
State budget director: No education funding deal this year (Rolfes)
Goldmark seeks extra $24M to battle wildfires
The Latest: Inslee pleased with ruling striking down I-1366
Unemployment rate in Washington ticks up to 5.5 percent
GED Testing Service to lower score required to pass exam
Hanford employee positive for radioactive contamination
Aberdeen Daily World
Letter: Budgets and taxes
Bothell Reporter
Funding issues haunt Legislature’s response to education reforms (Rolfes, Sullivan, Santos)
Capital Press
Washington dairy industry disputes need for safety bill (Walkinshaw)
Washington hemp advocates at odds with each other (Hasegawa)
Centralia Chronicle
Learning at the Legislature: 19th District’s JD Rossetti Transitions From Aide to Lawmaker (Rossetti, Blake, Takko)
Columbian
House lawmakers revive effort to rekindle I-5 Bridge replacement talks (Wylie, Cleveland)
Trigger warning: Bridge (Wylie)
Letter: Moeller’s bill wastes our time (Moeller)
Legislation would alter fish, wildlife advisory group leadership (Rossetti, Blake)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Mayor: Everett looking up; homeless housing to open this month
Boeing to cut 747 rate to 6 a year, hopes to avoid layoffs
TSA finds more guns in carry-on bags in 2015
Parry: Raise the minimum wage? You’re firmly on the fence
Letter: Bill creates new pot black market
Journal of the San Juan Islands
An update from the Washington State Ferries on ridership and ferry retirement
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Ferries get boost from new federal formula
News Tribune (subscription required)
Proposed methanol plant draws debate at Tacoma hearing
Critics of highway expansion put SR 167 on ‘boondoggle’ list
Op-Ed: We’re proud to welcome refugees to community
Op-Ed by Rep. Derek Kilmer: We can do more to open higher education doors
Editorial: Schools still need support levies provide
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: More open, accountable government is needed (Hunt, Carlyle)
Oregonian
Transgender woman files $75,000 lawsuit claiming biased employee wouldn’t rent to her
Peninsula Daily News
CEO: Gov. Inslee’s Healthier Washington initiative will have great impact on Olympic Medical Center
Puget Sound Business Journal
Group Health nurses, health care workers endorse Kaiser Permanente acquisition
Seattle Times (subscription required)
State not disclosing key data on prisoner-release errors
Tim Eyman’s anti-tax measure unconstitutional, judge rules (Carlyle)
$7M grant to help clear career path for community-college students
As Bertha waits, groundwater-removal wells to be shut down, slowly
State budget director: No education funding deal this year (Rolfes)
Between the ears: Basic ideas from cognitive science not reaching teachers
GET tuition program refunds too much money, wants it back
Leader of armed takeover at Oregon refuge meets with FBI
Editorial: The right steps Seattle Schools can take to help black students
U.S. Representative DelBene: Shameful attacks put women’s constitutional rights at risk
Opinion: Pro/con: Should Congress close tax loopholes for the ultrarich?
Seattle Weekly
Airbnb Boosts the Economy and Doesn’t Hurt the Housing Market, Says Airbnb
Roe v. Wade at 43: Let’s Make Idaho More Like Washington, Not the Other Way Around
Spokesman Review
New Spokane police precinct opens at Intermodal Center
WSU Spokane professor picked to provide new criminal risk assessment tool
Latest Tim Eyman initiative, I-1366, blocked by King County judge
Shawn Vestal: ‘Are you a virgin?’ is not civil discourse
Editorial: Washington Legislature should raise smoking age for children’s sake
Editorial: No double standards on PCBs
Yakima Herald Republic
FDA delays decision on adding folic acid to corn masa
Military bases will not accept Wash. driver’s license as ID
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Tim Eyman’s I-1366 anti-tax measure ruled unconstitutional
Out of network surgery causes sticker shock (HB 2447)
People pack public hearing on Tacoma methanol plant proposal
Licenses from Wash., 4 other states banned at DoD bases
‘Living dead’ try to keep movie making alive in Wash.
Boeing will cut production of 747, could include possible layoffs
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Wash. licenses no longer accepted as proof of ID at Dept. of Defense bases
Here’s why Eyman’s voter-approved anti-tax measure was ruled unconstitutional
KUOW FM
Washington Lawmakers Take Up Partial Closure Of Montana Coal Plant
Washington Attorney General Will Appeal I-1366 Ruling To State Supreme Court
What’s keeping smart, poor kids from attending America’s best schools?
NW Public Radio
Washington Attorney General Will Appeal I-1366 Ruling To State Supreme Court
Q13 TV (FOX)
‘Help protect kids’: Relative of Marysville shooting victim urges lawmakers to pass gun safety bill
‘It was just so horrifying’: Black store owner in Redmond says man dropped off a KKK robe
Web
The Capitol Record
Local cities could regulate guns in certain public places, under proposal (Walkinshaw)
Carbon tax initiative receives enough signatures to reach Legislature
Crosscut
Is the Left losing? A talk with Nick Licata
Time to treat tobacco like alcohol? (Orwall)
HDC Advance
Bill will allow municipalities options on gun safety (Habib, Walkinshaw)
Yakima Mayor Gutierrez joined by Deputy Mayor Cousens and Councilmember Mendez to support Voting Rights Act at Olympia hearing (Hunt, Moscoso)
Two-thirds of Washingtonians support raising tobacco sale age to 21 (Orwall)
Hemp News
Washington: Adult Home Grow Bill Would Allow Up To 6 Plants (Blake)
Publicola
Grand Bargain Gets Reality Check in Wallingford and Another Democrat for Charters in Olympia (Mullet, Hobbs, Habib, Frockt)
Schmudget
With I-1366 Ruled Unconstitutional, It’s Time for Lawmakers to Focus on Improving Schools
Shoreline Area News
Local legislator honored for bipartisan work by Seattle CityClub (Farrell, Hunt, Moeller, Ortiz-Self, Pettigrew, Riccelli)
Slog
A King County Judge Just Struck Down Tim Eyman’s Latest Anti-Tax Measure
Could Legal Weed in Washington State Contain a Disallowed Pesticide?
State of Reform
Rep. Cody elicits House Committee feedback on “associate physician” concept (Cody)
House Committee holds pharma costs, transparency over fire (Cody, Robinson, Van De Wege, Jinkins, Tharinger)
The Stand
SEIU 1199NW nurses at Group Health endorse Kaiser deal
Thursday, January 21
Associated Press
Washington Senate passes charter school fix (Billig, Jayapal)
WA State Politics: Carbon Tax Initiative Certified
Federal audit finds problems with Washington health exchange
Pot states take fresh look at out-of-state investment
Poll: Support for raising the smoking age in Washington
Ferry ridership continues to grow in Washington
Groups want Spokane fish hatchery monitored for PCBS
Bainbridge Island Review
Governor’s Clean Air Rule order draws senate-bill opposition
Bothell Reporter
Statement from Rep. Jessyn Farrell on Pregnant Worker’s Fairness Act (Farrell)
Cascadia Weekly
Oil export change stirs 40-year old concerns over spills (Ranker)
Columbian
Washingtonians support raising tobacco sale age (Orwall)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
War of words between Boeing, unions at tax-break hearing (Robinson, Lytton)
School districts add Native American culture to curriculum
With $11 prize, seniors’ pinochle has to go underground
Local class to support those who care for mentally ill veterans
President Obama takes a Detroit victory lap
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
State ferries continue to add riders
News Tribune (subscription required)
Volunteers sought for homeless count
State Senate votes to continue charter schools (Billig, Takko)
Pierce school districts head to polls with funding requests
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: ACA signups moving higher despite critics
Editorial: Militia rebels belong in an Oregon jail
Puget Sound Business Journal
Stopping surprise medical bills tops insurance commissioner’s 2016 legislative priorities (Cody)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
No hearing to be held on bill opposing transgender restrooms (Jinkins)
Washington’s community college transfer students do well in four-year colleges
Column by Jerry Large: Want to reduce recidivism? Give prisoners a hand when they get out
Seattle School Board approves plan that could displace child-care programs
SPD hires director of transparency and privacy
Snohomish County closes on first buyout of land in Oso slide
Snoqualmie Pass closed due to avalanche danger
Council votes to endorse transit on Cross Kirkland Corridor
Editorial: Broaden awareness and engage communities on sex trafficking
Opinion: Stop public-lands giveaway to coal mining companies
Spokesman Review
Senate passes charter school bill (Billig)
Spokane Valley woman fatally shot in her home was beloved VA counselor
Fish hatchery suspected as a source of PCBs in the Spokane River
Editorial: Washington Legislature should raise smoking age for children’s sake
Yakima Herald Republic
FDA delays folic acid decision which could help prevent deadly birth defects
Editorial: Farmland’s value points to key role of agriculture
Broadcast
KEPR TV (ABC)
Local look at new “abuse proof” opioid prescriptions (Peterson)
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Proposed law would ban ‘Redskins’ name in schools (McCoy)
Outgoing DSHS boss looks back on leading state’s biggest agency
KING 5 report prompts pension forfeiture bills
Lawmakers aim to raise tobacco purchasing age to 21 (Orwall)
Bill would consider fantasy sports ‘games of skill’
Seattle city leaders want marijuana delivery service
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Child care centers at risk of being converted into classrooms to meet class size requirements
Majority of Washington voters support raising smoking age to 21
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Ferry ridership continues to grow in Washington
Indictment: Washington teen drug dealers thrived on ‘darknet’
Poll: Most Wash. voters back increase in smoking age to 21
KPLU FM
Washington Attorney General Wants To Raise Smoking Age To 21
Tacoma’s Higher Minimum Wage And Paid Leave Policy Will Start Feb. 1
KUOW FM
When Do Kids Know They’re Transgender? Younger Than You’d Think
KVEW TV (Kennewick)
Representative Brad Klippert backs same-sex, transgender bills
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Senator ups the ante on tackling Washington’s left lane campers
NW Public Radio
Washington Attorney General Wants To Raise Smoking Age To 21
Web
Capitol Record
Smoking age would rise to 21 in Washington under proposal by attorney general (Orwall)
Community college would be free under ‘Washington Promise’ proposal (Jayapal, Frockt)
Senate passes charter school bill, 27-20 (Mullet, Hasegawa)
Crosscut
Will Washington rethink Boeing’s tax breaks? (Robinson, Tarleton)
Oregon occupiers aside, there’s restlessness about West’s governance
Publicola
Inslee, GOP Spar Over Department of Corrections Scandal
SDC Hopper
Billig: Lawmakers should put students ahead of politics (Billig)
Seattle P.I.
State Senate votes new money source for charter schools (Mullet, Jayapal)
Indictment: Washington teen drug dealers thrived on ‘darknet’
Poll: Support for raising the smoking age in Washington
Planned Parenthood to reopen clinic 6 months after arson
Slog
The Morning News: Judge to Rule on Eyman Initiative, Gunmen Attack Pakistan University, Republicans Subpeona Governor
These Republicans Are Waging a War on Choice in Washington State. Tell Them to Stop.
The 74
Washington State Senate Passes Charter Bill, Legislative Battle Advances to House (Mullet, Jayapal, McAuliffe, Billig, Pedersen)
The Stand
Opinion: Uber, gig workers need the power to organize
Washington State Wire
State Voting Rights Act: Cash Cow For Attorneys or Meaningful Reform (Frame)
Wednesday, January 20
Associated Press
Ericksen’s bill would prohibit state agency from setting carbon cap
2015 was Earth’s hottest year ever, NOAA and NASA say
Emergency planners work on playbooks for the deadly Big One
Subpoenas approved for documents about release of prisoners (Frockt)
Lawmakers pitch idea of free tuition (Jayapal, Pollet, Frockt)
Bill would prohibit state agency from setting carbon cap (Hobbs)
Judge plans to rule Thursday on Eyman tax measure
Washington gives ranchers money to buy hay after wildfires
Aberdeen Daily World
Study: Renters insurance not cheap on Harbors
Ballard News Tribune
Seattle to open safe lots for homeless, one in Ballard
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Report: Many Whatcom households struggle to make ends meet
Camas Post-Record
OPMA violations should draw steeper penalties (Hunt)
The Daily News
Rossetti proposes legislation to put citizen in charge of work groups (Rossetti, Blake)
Editorial: Election year politics in full swing (Blake)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Subpoenas approved for documents about release of prisoners (Frockt)
State lawmakers propose free community college (Jayapal, Frockt, Pollet)
Judge will rule Thursday on Eyman tax measure
Republican state lawmaker asks teens about their virginity
Bill would prohibit state agency from setting carbon cap
County saw manufacturing boom while jobs disappeared elsewhere
Editorial: Public records’ balancing act
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way lawmakers secure funding for Redondo Beach boardwalk repairs
New York Daily News
Washington state lawmaker shocks teens by asking about their virginity — and suggesting one student is sexually active
News Tribune (subscription required)
VIDEO: 38th annual March for Life rally
How inmates earn time off their sentences
Army moving forward with rocket test at JBLM despite protests over noise
Olympian (subscription required)
Thurston County cities gear up for ride-hailing services like Uber, Lyft
School-shooting hero to speak at forum
Editorial: Medicaid fraud law needs extension (Keiser)
Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Legislators’ priorities include mental health, education aspects of Gov. Inslee’s supplemental budget (Van De Wege, Tharinger, Hargrove)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle mayor backs marijuana delivery bill (Hurst)
What Obama’s $4B push for self-driving cars means for Seattle – and the cloud
Seattle one of top 10 best educated cities
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Insurance commissioner targets ER’s ‘surprise’ medical bills (Cody)
Bill would prohibit state agency from setting carbon cap (Hobbs)
Seattle ‘safe lots’ to hold homeless living in vehicles
Seattle schools’ before- and aftercare may be displaced for classroom space
Lawmakers approve subpoenas in prison-release probe (Pedersen)
Seattle mayor, city attorney support legal-pot delivery program
Seattle School Board to vote on offering even more students free transit passes
Claim filed in death of mentally ill woman at Snohomish County Jail
Opinion: Deadly wildfires demand more state funding
Editorial: U.S. needs to rethink use of public lands for coal mining
Seattle Weekly
Bertha Who? Seattle Transit Tunneling Is Going Great, and The People Want More
Spokesman Review
Washington state Senate issues subpoenas on inmate releases
Spokane police to expand reporting of use-of-force incidents
Editorial: Bill to expand Spokane County Commission deserves support (Riccelli)
The Stranger
These Republicans Are Waging a War on Choice in Washington State. Tell Them to Stop. (Chopp)
Tri-City Herald
Comments to Kennewick council mostly oppose transgender bathroom restrictions
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Judge to rule Thursday on Eyman tax measure
Senate issues subpoenas over accidental inmate release (Nelson)
Bill would require DNA swabs after some arrests (Darneille)
Tacoma prepares for minimum wage hike
Seattle schools’ overcrowding jeopardizes child care programs
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Proposed tax on Wash. strip clubs would fund testing of rape kits
Free community college? 5 things to know about ‘Washington Promise’ (Jayapal, Pollet)
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
City, state leaders square off over marijuana bans (Sawyer, Hurst)
City hopes parking lots will help solve homeless problem
KPLU FM
House Democrats Pick Up Some Republican Support For Bill To Tie Boeing Tax Break To Jobs (Robinson)
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
How strip clubs could aid Washington’s rape kit dilemma (Orwall)
Opinion: No apology necessary to Planned Parenthood teens
NW Public Radio
Washington Senate Moves To Issue Subpoenas in Prison Early Release Probe
Q13 TV (FOX)
Eastern Washington state rep apologizes for asking if group of teens are virgins
Legislative subpoenas issued for documents in early prisoner release controversy
Web
Capitol Record
Senate committee votes in favor of subpoena resolution related to DOC error (Pedersen, Frockt)
Fantasy sports gambling bill heard in House committee (Hurst)
On ‘The Impact:’ More on the early prisoner release, House higher ed priorities (Hansen)
Crosscut
Local bans on marijuana stores face potential state crackdown (Sawyer)
Shelters maxed out as city sweeps homeless from streets
HDC Advance
Hearings scheduled for five gun and gun safety bills in House Judiciary on Thursday (Jinkins, Kagi)
Taking on elder abuse, domestic violence and property crime (Goodman)
Huffington Post
Republican Lawmaker Meets Teens, Asks If They’re Virgins
Publicola
Protestors Confront Pot Shop Owner, Legislator Confronts Teens, and Council to Confront Mayor
Skeptical Council Evaluates Mayor’s Homeless Sweeps
Slog
A Teenager Just Told Senate Republicans That Their Anti-Carbon Cap Bill Is a Dumb Idea (McCoy)
The Morning News: The Stranger Getting Rid of Weed Delivery Ads, State Legislator Asks Teens About Virginity Status