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Monday, February 22
Associated Press
Report: E-cigarette explosions have sent 4 to Harborview since October
Pacific Northwest could become hub for methanol production
Shooting victim had filed for a restraining order
Health company eyes Kitsap County for methadone clinic
State asks judge to fine grocery group in 2013 ballot fight over food labeling initiative
Gun-safety group wants protection order measure put on ballot
Quality preschool for more kids is one goal of new leader at state Department of Early Learning
EPA: Radioactive waste blows over highway near Hanford
Bellingham Bay buoy project examines threats to marine life
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Tenants on public aid find some doors closed (Chopp, Ormsby)
Op-ed: Whatcom View: State needs surcharge to fund efforts to prevent pollution
Columbian
Polarization in Washington (Cleveland)
Letter: Encourage renewal of bridge talks (Wylie)
The Daily News
Opposition prompts NW Innovation to pause Tacoma methanol project
Kelso School District could slash next year’s budget by up to $1.6 million
Edmonds News
21st District lawmakers pack house at Saturday morning town hall (Liias, Ortiz-Self, Peterson)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Layoffs loom as Snohomish Co. Sheriff’s Office faces deep cuts
Transit use grows twice as fast as population
Donald Trump doesn’t understand Boeing
Students educate a senator on the college-loan bureaucracy
Guest commentary: Renew tool that fights fraud
Editorial: Ground rules for clean water
Kirkland Reporter
Rep. McBride’s public records bill still alive in legislature (McBride)
News Tribune (subscription required)
State says it’s still trying to keep Freighthouse rail station on track
Judge sanctions county’s hired attorneys for ‘intentionally misleading conduct’
What’s behind a decline in the number of Tacoma’s substitute teaching jobs?
Editorial: Medical examiner’s office goes under the microscope
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Use of force legislation deserves vote in Senate
Editorial: Group Health, Kaiser merger is good overall
Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Backed by Peninsula legislators, bill addressing McCleary decision headed to Gov. Inslee for signature (Tharinger, Van De Wege, Hargrove)
Renton Reporter
Lawmakers agree to agree | JERRY CORNFIELD (Lytton)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
E-cigs are exploding in vapers’ mouths, leaving gruesome injuries
New York Times: Vaccine reduces HPV in teen girls by nearly two-thirds, study says
Seattle part of new White House effort to lower school absenteeism
South Seattle College accused of ignoring discrimination, bullying
Methanol plant in Tacoma on hold amid opposition
Can Inslee, lawmakers improve Western State and broader mental-health system? (Dunshee, Cody)
Trump’s warning about Boeing jobs dismissed by experts
Bachelor‘s degree in 3 years? Bill seeks to make college more affordable
Rainier Valley site picked for Seattle’s third authorized homeless camp
Editorial: Legislators should help keep low-income renters in their homes
Editorial: A belated honor: Rename Highway 99 for black Civil War veteran (Dunshee)
Opinion: Don’t just talk about volunteering, help vulnerable seniors
Opinion: End the cycle of debt for indigent defendants (Goodman)
Seattle Weekly
Nickelsville Could Be Evicted at Midnight
Spokesman Review
Heroin epidemic in Washington: Father wants state to help parents confront addiction
Spin Control: Kids get restless, Senate suspenseful
Sunday Spin 2: No deadline drama
Tri-City Herald
Guest Opinion: Keeping transparency while preventing request abuses
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
High snowpack is great, but no guarantee to stop wildfires
Tinkering with Social Security benefit calculations too risky right now
Yakima Herald Republic
Sensitive medical care not easy
for transgender community to find in Yakima Valley
Balance billing: Patients caught in the middle when providers, insurers can’t agree
Editorial: 2017 will bring urgency to state’s K-12 school funding
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
State lawmakers take another look at expulsion rules
Homeless campers still occupy Dearborn site
‘Poverty simulation’ raises awareness in Kirkland
KPLU FM
Early Release Of Inmates Subject Of Marathon Hearing Monday
KUOW FM
Tacoma Methanol Plant On Hold; Backers Surprised By Opposition
5 Years After Chapel Murder, New Questions About Prison Safety
NW Public Radio
Early Release Of Inmates Subject Of Marathon Hearing Monday
5 Years After Chapel Murder, New Questions About Prison Safety
Initiative Aims To Keep Guns Away From Mentally Ill
Q13 TV (FOX)
Domestic violence advocates speak out about death of Spanaway woman
Web
Crosscut
Aging homeless youth face the world of adult services
State superintendent considering lawsuit over McCleary
Publicola
GOP Bill Sets Election Year Theme (Rolfes)
Democrats Demand Accountability from Boeing (Robinson, Farrell, Riccelli)
Schmudget
Corporate Tax Break Accountability Proposals are Good for Washington’s Economy
Seattle P.I.
Homeless in RVs start move to Ballard ‘safe’ parking lot
Washington stroke survivor blames Monster Energy drinks
Friday, February 19
Associated Press
State seeks fines against grocery group in 2013 ballot fight
State employee fired for watching porn at work
House Democrats seek alterations of big-business tax breaks (Robinson, Riccelli, Farrell)
Seattle experiments with new solutions to ease homelessness
Gun-safety group wants protection order measure to ballot
Legislature passes first bill of session: K-12 finance plan (Sullivan)
Washington Legislature: What’s alive, dead? (Fey)
Governor wants new agency for vulnerable children, families (Kagi)
State official resigns after prisoners released early
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Video: Protest for and against transgender bathroom rules
Bothell Reporter
Rep. Luis Moscoso hopes recent issue sparks conversation about racism (Moscoso)
Columbian
In Our View: Small Victory In Olympia (Cleveland, Habib)
The Daily News
Northwest coals docks now ‘irrelevant’, analysts say
Sen. Patty Murray visits senior veteran housing project
Friday Free Form (Wylie)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Legislature passes first bill of session: K-12 finance plan (Sullivan)
Legislators from 21st District plan Saturday town-hall events (Ortiz-Self, Peterson, Liias)
New bill targets Boeing bank account rather than tax breaks (Robinson, Sullivan)
Muhlstein: It’s about living, not about a restroom
Editorial: A lot left riding on next year to fix school funding
The Inlander
The Two Baumgartners (Billig)
Island Guardian
Solar Energy Legislation Passes House (Morris)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Probe into misuse of state computer reveals Medicaid patient data breach
University of Puget Sound, UW top producers of Peace Corps volunteers
Remann Hall of today: Fewer kids in detention, more court proceedings for child abuse and neglect
Editorial: Don’t let schools go over levy cliff
Olympian (subscription required)
Thurston County schools grapple with chronic absenteeism
Puget Sound Business Journal
Legislators try again to put conditions on aerospace tax credits after latest Boeing job cuts (Robinson, Riccelli)
In my experience: Why girls in STEM change majors
Renton Reporter
I-405 toll project to continue despite criticism, DOT chief’s dismissal
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Students, teachers and parents ‘walk-in’ to support Seattle schools
520 bridge nearly ready for traffic
Nearly 1 in 6 students in Washington considered chronic absentees last year
New rules aim to keep Zika out of local blood, sperm, tissues
3rd state official resigns in wake of prison early-release error
Initiative effort: Keep guns from those posing extreme risk to themselves, others
Hidden donors poured $11M into food fight over labels
GET refunds running three months behind
Op-ed: Fine tune, but don’t overhaul state Public Records Act
Spokesman Review
Bill to make Boeing pay for cutting jobs proposed in Washington Legislature (Riccelli)
House supports creation of task force to solve education funding problem next year
State to study department for children’s programs
Landers: Wolf management requires a team effort
Tri-City Herald
Guest Opinion: Lawmakers to consider bipartisan bill to keep charter schools open (Pettigrew)
Vancouver Business Journal
Washington state ranks 35th in nation for taxes paid relative to income
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Supreme Court nominee a duty for president and senators
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Will education funding bill get state out of contempt? (Lytton, Frockt)
How snail venom may help end the heroin crisis
KPLU FM
A Pledge To End Reliance On Local School Levies In Washington Goes To Governor
Oregon Minimum Wage Increase On Its Way To Governor’s Desk
Why Science Teachers Are Struggling With Climate Change
Surfing The Web Behind The Wheel Scorned, But Not Explicitly Criminalized
KUOW FM
Coal Industry’s Not Doing So Hot. Here’s What That Means For Pacific Northwest
Will Methanol Be The New Aroma Of Tacoma?
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Washington family: Transgender people don’t look transgender
More residents admit to ditching their digs to avoid I-405 congestion
Rep. Harmsworth: Gov’s I-405 tolling recommendations don’t go far enough
Good To Go customers’ credit cards stolen as part of scam totaling nearly $64K
Opinion: Rantz: More prison time for DUI’s isn’t the answer
Opinion: Very troubling response to transgender bathroom issue
NW Public Radio
Initiative Aims To Keep Guns Away From Mentally Ill
Auditor’s Report Gives Medicaid Data Breach Investigation Details
A Pledge To End Reliance On Local School Levies In Washington Goes To Governor
Q13 TV (FOX)
Legislature passes first bill of session: A plan to fix how the state pays for public schools
How accurate are WSDOT’s travel times?
City poised to open safe parking lots for homeless in RVs, cars
Group launches campaign to put transgender bathroom access to a public vote
Push for pre-school, early learning funding: Kids work on huge jigsaw puzzle at state Capitol (VIDEO)
Inslee wants new agency for vulnerable children, families
Web
Capital Record
Legislature approves basic education funding plan
Gov. Inslee takes steps to create a new state agency for children and families (Kagi)
Crosscut
Facing the humanity of our mentally ill
Birth control, women’s health issues at play in Olympia
HDC Advance
Statement from Rep. Ruth Kagi on Governor Inslee’s announcement to create a separate agency for children and families (Kagi)
Group of House Democrats unveil corporate tax accountability plan (Robinson)
Publicola
Democrats Demand Accountability from Boeing (Robinson, Farrell, Ricelli)
SDC Hopper
Billig’s campaign transparency bill blocked in the Senate (Billig)
Real Change News
First anti-transgender bill fails in Legislature
The Stand
Group of House Dems unveil corporate tax accountability plan (Robinson, Farrell, Riccelli, Peterson, Gregerson, Frame)
Suburban Times
House passes package of bills to support veterans and active duty members (Orwall, Kilduff)
Washington State Wire
Can Olympia Solve Seattle’s Housing Crisis?
Thursday, February 18
Associated Press
Patrol investigation finds no threat against state lawmaker
Washington House passes Citizens United rebuke
Teacher shortage, levy bills pass chambers in Washington (Jayapal)
State Senate passes bill involving Colstrip plants
Revenue projections for Washington lower than expected (Dunshee)
Psychiatric hospital staff say they face retaliation
Court-ordered school fund plan clears state Senate (Sullivan, Habib)
Snohomish schedules advisory vote for marijuana ban
Sea-Tac Airport workers sue over $15 wage back payments
Aberdeen Daily World
Corps completes Point Chehalis revetment emergency repair
Old pier blocks ‘pop up’ at surf line near Westport by the Sea
County amends access-fee ordinance, cites court costs
Washington lawmaker’s gaffe may spur new civil rights law (Moscoso)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
State, school districts ask why students are chronically absent
Bothell Reporter
Rep. Luis Moscoso earns Legislator of the Week award (Moscoso)
Lawmakers agree to bill for school funding but will it be enough (Lytton)
Education bill ignites challenging Senate debate; survives on 26-23 vote (Billig, Rolfes, Lytton, Sullivan)
Columbian
House bill on bistate bridge dies in Legislature (Moeller, Wylie, Cleveland)
Edmonds Beacon
Local legislators to hold town hall meetings (Chase, Ortiz-Self, Peterson, Liias)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Olympia campaign finance reforms languish in election year (Billig)
Boeing engineers, tech workers approve 6-year contracts
State House, Senate agree on education bill (Lytton)
Cities, counties and tribes seek limits on oil and coal shipping
Editorial: Senate’s confirmation phobia
Islands’ Sounder
Ranker: Education bill ‘barely better than no bill’ (Ranker)
Kent Reporter
State House passes suicide awareness and prevention measure (Orwall)
State Senate passes Pregnant Worker Fairness Act (Keiser)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Martial arts academies fight back against sales tax on sport (Ryu, Carlyle)
Citizen group urges state to cancel Good to Go toll increase for Narrows bridge drivers
Bill to expand Thurston County Commission causes a stir (Hunt)
Legislators look east for Western State solutions (Chopp, Jinkins)
Editorial: Candidates can shed light on their qualifications
Olympian (subscription required)
Port of Olympia, state agency reach proposed agreement on real estate
Editorial: Bill to expand Thurston commission jumps gun
Puget Sound Business Journal
State expert: This is what toll lanes have done to I-405
Opinion: Group Health acquisition deal? Not so great.
Seattle Times (subscription required)
‘There’s no freedom’: Not all homeless living in vehicles welcome city’s ‘safe lots’
Unsettled commuters arm themselves after death of Mountlake Terrace woman
Less money coming in for current budget cycle, state forecasts (Dunshee)
SeaTac workers say they aren’t getting $15 an hour, sue 14 employers
Editorial: Bright ideas: Simple changes to save energy and prosper economically
Editorial: Give Pronto bike-sharing system to the Eastside
Seattle Weekly
We Saved ‘The Jungle’ Once. And We Can Do it Again.
Spokesman Review
What did profanity-laced call to Shea say? We’ll tell you if you really want to know.
WSP finds no death threat to Rep. Matt Shea, closes investigation
Editorial: Health benefits in raising smoking age to 21 would outweigh revenue loss
Vancouver Business Journal
Port of Ridgefield awarded funds to complete rail project
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Banning Internet use tax bolsters access by public
Yakima Herald Republic
Tobacco sales sting: Nearly 25 percent of stores tested in Yakima County sold to minors
Coroner says county leaders trying to bully him to stop probe of police shooting
‘Travis Alert’ bill passes house, moves to Senate
Absentee rates differ greatly in Lower Valley districts
Editorial: Driver-voter registration would enhance electoral involvement
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
WA squatter legislation passes Senate along party lines (Pedersen)
Multi-agency team assesses ‘The Jungle’
Washington students missing too many school days
Boeing engineers approve new 6-year contract
Man in women’s locker room cites gender rule
Heroin’s relentless grip: The struggle to get help
More than needles handed out at Olympia exchange
King County looks to charge septic system owners
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Teachers, parents, students rally in Seattle for school funding
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Big changes could be coming to I-405 toll lanes
Man found in women’s locker room cites new transgender bathroom rule
KPLU FM
Washington’s School Funding Conundrum Might Have Just Gotten Harder (Dunshee)
Boeing Engineers And Technical Workers Vote To Approve 6-Year Contract
Gov. Inslee Announces I-405 Express Lane Changes
KUOW FM
Why So Many Kids Are Chronically Absent In Washington State
NW Public Radio
Washington’s School Funding Conundrum Might Have Just Gotten Harder (Dunshee)
Q13 TV (FOX)
Top 5 worst commutes in Western Washington
At least 400 live amid filth, crime, danger in Seattle’s ‘Jungle’, assessment team says
Sea-Tac Airport workers sue over $15 wage back payments
Group against proposed methanol plant in Tacoma hopes to put issue before voters
Web
Capital Record
House calls for U.S. constitutional convention to address money in politics (Reykdal)
Crosscut
Following Flint, unanswered questions about Washington’s lead poisoning
Clear sailing for new education funding commitment in Olympia (Lytton, Chase)
HDC Advance
Rep. Goodman bills protecting victims of sexual assault and domestic violence pass House (Goodman)
Bill to address police shootings passes House (Ryu)
House passes Rep. Lytton bill to simplify B&O tax filing for businesses (Lytton)
Statement by Rep. Hans Dunshee on the state revenue forecast (Dunshee)
House passes suicide awareness and prevention measure (Orwall)
Publicola
Good News and Bad News for Mayor Murray (Frockt, Keiser, Frame)
Real Change News
Redrawing the map (Jayapal)
Seattle P.I.
State: Food industry lobby engaged in ‘egregious’ money laundering in 2013 vote
Slog
Two Days Before a State Senate Vote on an Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill, Pool Employees Say a Man Showed Up in a Women’s Locker Room
Conservative Trolls Have Been Suggesting Men Go into Women’s Restrooms to Help Legislators Discriminate Against Trans People
The Stand
SPEEA units at Boeing OK 6-year extension
Space Needle settles, pays illegally fired union supporter
New state complaint cites Freedom Foundation politicking
Wednesday, February 17
Associated Press
Bill to study use of deadly force by police clears House
State Senate OKs compromise on plan to fix education system (Sullivan, Rolfes, Habib)
Inslee: State won’t stop I-405 tolling, but will improve it
Killer sentenced at 14 released from Washington jail
Senate passes resolution honoring Justice Antonin Scalia
Officials appoint replacement for state Rep. Graham Hunt
Monitor pleased with Seattle police handling of crisis calls
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Demonstrators for, against transgender bathroom rules rally at state Capitol
Bothell Reporter
Local tax exemptions authorized by Senate bill to preserve affordable housing (Frockt)
The Daily News
Faceoff in Olympia over school expulsions
Bill would protect timber revenue for schools
Everett Herald (subscription required)
New railroad safety rules taking effect next month
In Our View: Ending the rape kit backlog
Huffington Post
Faced With Staggering Backlogs Of Rape Kits, States Change Testing, Investigations (Orwall)
Kirkland Reporter
Rep. McBride sponsored measure to give homeless youth access to health care passes house (McBride)
State Senate approves Sen. Hill’s career paths and support for paraeducators legislation
News Tribune (subscription required)
State, school districts ask why students are chronically absent
Record-setting rain recorded this month in Western Washington
Court-ordered school funding plan clears state Senate (Habib, Sullivan)
Editorial: Restroom war distracts from fight against real sex crime
Olympian (subscription required)
Lacey city councilman’s comments on Facebook test social media guidelines for public officials
Bill to study use of deadly force by police clears House
Editorial: Obamacare critics must put up or give it up
Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle Mayor’s State of the City addresses rapid growth, business issues
Why the R&D tax credit is now better than ever
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Inslee wants to add lanes to clogged I-405 (Clibborn)
With coal prices in steep slide, even once bullish analyst sees risky investment
SPD dealing more ‘compassionately … with those in crisis,’ monitor says
Seattle both thriving, struggling, Mayor Ed Murray says in address
Activist to investigate the way Seattle police handle protests
New task force in Seattle will help usher in new school start times (McAuliffe)
Councilwoman’s big pitch: tiny houses for homeless all over Seattle
Editorial: U.S. Senate needs to do its job on Supreme Court nomination
Jonathan Martin: The votes are there: Legislature can end the death penalty (Chopp, Carlyle)
Opinion: Lessons in care: a doctor’s take on Seattle’s homeless
Seattle Weekly
How to House 1,000 More People Without Pissing Off the Neighbors
Could Puget Sound Energy Replace Its Coal with Coal?
Skagit Valley Herald
Ferry reservation system giving Anacortes businesses a boost
Spokesman Review
Bill inspired by Spokane murder-suicide urges mental health help (Riccelli)
Washington Senate agrees to task force to seek public school fix
Wolf kills do lower livestock attacks, UW study says, in contradiction to WSU report
Longer day at Spokane schools boosts science instruction, fixes bus scheduling
Bighorn sheep take beating from disease in Canada
Editorial: Northwest power plan builds on efficiency, conservation
Broadcast
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Transportation officials to discuss more Narrows Bridge toll increases
Man tests new transgender protections by undressing in women’s locker room
Free weekend trips and lane expansions planned for I-405
Barry Massey, sentenced to life at age 14, released from prison
Drunk drivers could face harsher penalties in Wash. state
KPLU FM
Taxpayers Confused By Late Health Law Forms
Automatic Registration Is The Latest Chapter In Fight Over Voting Rights
Juvenile Killer Barry Massey Speaks After Release From Prison
Inslee’s ‘All Staff’ Rebuke Of Republicans
Sentenced To Life As A Teen, Barry Massey Walks Free
KXLY (ABC)
Sheena and Chris Henderson’s Law passed by State House, 95-2 (Riccelli, Ormsby)
KUOW FM
Why Diagnosing Psychotic Disorders In Kids Is So Challenging
Inslee’s Plan For 405: Shoulder Driving & Free Off-Peak Evening Toll Lane Access
Inslee, Brown Among Governors To Sign Clean-Energy Accord
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Opinion: I-405 announcement proves Republicans were right to oust Peterson
Gov. Inslee requests changes to I-405 express toll lanes
Opinion: Cornfield: I-405 troubles could sink Gov. Inslee’s administration
NW Public Radio
Inslee’s ‘All Staff’ Rebuke Of Republican
Web
Capital Record
Basic education funding plan approved by Senate (Rolfes, Ranker, Pedersen)
Senate approves bill creating Human Trafficking Awareness Day (Fraser, Chase)
Automatic voter registration bill passes out of House (Hunt)
Crosscut
Murray’s Seattle: Success for some, but not for others
Inslee makes I-405 lane adjustments
Faceoff in Olympia over school expulsions (Santos)
Bill would impose new legal fees statewide (Kirby)
Washington State Wire
Lawmakers Seek to Fix Washington’s Ailing Education System (Ortiz-Self, Rolfes)
Tuesday, February 16
Associated Press
Harsher DUI penalties pass Washington House
House Oks partial automatic voter registration bill
Bill to rename State Route 99 in Washington clears House (Dunshee)
Othello takes steps to address unsafe shelters
Experts unsure about effects of pesticides on pot
Conservation can likely meet power needs of Northwest states
With 35,000 homeless youth in public schools, state lawmakers seek money to help (Frockt)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Experts unsure about effects of pesticides on pot
Bothell Reporter
Key Senate education bill awaits floor vote (Billig, Rolfes, Sullivan, Lytton)
Columbian
In Our View: Make Bridge Talks Priority (Wylie, Clibborn)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Bills to raise legal smoking age in state stall (Dunshee)
Editorial: State hooked on tobacco revenue (Dunshee)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Harsher DUI penalties pass Washington House
News Tribune (subscription required)
Harsher DUI penalties pass Washington House
Skyping with your doctor? State measures seek to expand electronic access to medical care
Demonstrators for, against transgender bathroom rules rally at state Capitol
Editorial: Court ruling might hinder methanol foes
The New Yorker
Stop Humiliating Teachers
Olympian (subscription required)
Olympia forum will focus on police body cameras
Editorial: Local GOP gets ready to weigh in on president
Seattle Times (subscription required)
For Seattle deputy mayor, homelessness is painfully personal experience
Teens delay getting licenses — and their driving is worse
Sen. Murray wants students to be able to refinance federal college loans
Bill to help count homeless children stalls in Legislature (Kagi, Fey)
Editorial: Spend to West Coast upgrade earthquake-detection system
Op-Ed: My transgender daughter should not have to use the men’s restroom
Skagit Valley Herald
Gov. Inslee tours old hospital site
Spokesman Review
Some marijuana business information would be restricted
Transgender bathroom rule draws dueling protests in Olympia
WaLeg Day 36: Protests, fish and a Seahawk
Dead trout at Mirabeau pond: Can’t we do better than this?
Editorial: Shortage of mental health care providers is concerning
Yakima Herald Republic
Sen. Murray wants students to be able to refinance federal college loans
Broadcast
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Changes to 405: Inslee steps in amid interstate congestion
Wash. highway may be renamed to honor African-American Civil War veteran (Pettigrew)
Black Lives Matter students protest at state Capitol
Dueling rallies in Olympia over transgender public restroom access (Habib, Jayapal, Jinkins)
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Assault on patient at Western State exposes gap in the law
Flood-gorged rivers swamp roads in King, Snohomish counties
Governor Inslee to share strategy for I-405 fix
KPLU FM
Ricky’s Law Would Make It Possible To Help Addicts Who Are Not Able To Help Themselves
KUOW FM
Three Neighboring States Go Three Ways On Minimum Wage
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Man caught undressing in front of girls at Green Lake locker room
NW Public Radio
Three Neighboring States Go Three Ways On Minimum Wage
Web
Capital Record
Automatic voter registration bill passes out of House (Hunt)
House approves pilot program allowing some community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees (Senn)
Seahawk wide receiver Jermaine Kearse tours Capitol with military kids (Kilduff)
Opponents and supporters of transgender rule rally at the Capitol
Crosscut
Faceoff in Olympia over school expulsions (Santos, Ortiz-Self)
Bill would impose new legal fees statewide (Kirby)
HDC Advance
House passes first-in-nation measure to protect students from excesses of for-profit colleges. (Pollet)
Bellevue College, others may soon be able to provide full four-year degrees (Senn)
Bipartisan bill would expand democracy through automatic voter registration for some citizens passes House (Hunt)
Measure to give homeless youth access to health care passes House (McBride)
Rep. Patty Kuderer’s first bill approved in the House (Kuderer)
House passes bills to help schools meet the mental health needs of students (Ortiz-Self)
House cracks down on toxic chemicals (Van De Wege)
Publicola
Working, Taxing, and Housing (Liias, Jayapal, Carlyle)
Seattle P.I.
Harsher DUI penalties pass Washington House
Slog
Pro- and Anti-Trans Rights Protests Compete Within 200 Feet at the State Capitol (Walkinshaw, Jinkins)