Friday, January 29

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Associated Press
Panel approves hiring attorney to assist in DOC probe  (Billig)
500 employees to be laid off as Bremerton call center closes
Lawmakers try to limit overbroad public records requests  (McBride)
Senate panel passes alternative plan for education funding
Washington lawmaker under pressure over military record questions
Senate panel passes alternative plan for education funding (Sullivan, Rolfes)
Pentagon chief seeks improved family leave, child care

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Editorial: EvCC’s student focus earns national honor

News Tribune (subscription required)
Lawmakers disagree about deadline for fixing school-funding problems (Billig, Rolfes)
State Rep. Graham Hunt leaves Ted Cruz campaign over questions of military record
Op-Ed: Legislators must clear up voter confusion over levies
Op-Ed: Greater civic learning will pay off in more responsible citizens
Editorial: Truancy boards show promise for keeping kids out of juvie

Olympian (subscription required)
2016 Thurston County homeless census underway
Lawmakers ask for changes to state’s use of deadly force statute (Moscoso, Ryu, Hasegawa)
Op-Ed by Rep. Fitzgibbon: Lawmakers should address gender inequity
Editorial: Mental health care at Maple Lane bears watching

Puget Sound Business Journal
Economic indicator of the week: 26 percent of Washington households own boats
Seattle-area business leaders cite skills shortage as biggest barrier
Breaking ground: Expanding health care around the Sound

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Democratic legislators blast McCleary school-funding plan (Rolfes)
Death in Seattle’s Jungle: Two lives lost after long struggles with drugs
Seattle schools seek $1 billion through special-election levies
Meeting draws hundreds frustrated by RVs, property theft in Seattle
State rejects sinkhole report, wants more facts before Bertha can dig again
Former student sues Olympia schools over sexual hazing
UW sees 18 percent rise in applications to be a Husky
Lawmakers hire attorney for investigation of prisoner-release error (Nelson)
Editorial: State must start working harder to find an education-funding fix
Opinion: Business as usual isn’t enough for students or our economy

Skagit Valley Herald
Reform group, state L&I officials meet for second round of talks

Spokesman Review
5 commissioner bill heads to House (Riccelli)
Tax super majority amendment heads to Senate
Editorial: Careful with investment politics

The Star
Quick dollars for wildfire suppression critical to containment, committee hears (Van De Wege)

Tri-City Herald
Attorney general says Washington cities can hold district-based elections
Our Voice: Transgender issue shows public must be involved early

West Seattle Blog
Highway 99 tunnel-machine update: State says, stay stopped

Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Disability alert logo would be an effective safety step if Legislature approves

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Wash. bill would ban gay pride, ’12’ flags on ferries
Agencies assess ‘The Jungle’
Bill threatens to scrap Boeing tax breaks if jobs are moved (Robinson)

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
State, local officials tour Seattle’s ‘Jungle’ homeless camp
Panel approves hiring attorney to assist in DOC probe

KPLU FM
Gov. Inslee Says Questions About Wash. Methanol Plants’ Water Usage Are Legitimate
Inslee ‘Undaunted’ After Dust-Up Over Bipartisan School Funding Plan
Hash Marks On Cell Wall Don’t Cut It In Era Of Complex Sentencing (Goodman)

KUOW FM
Washington, Oregon Considering No Sturgeon Fishing On Lower Columbia

KXLY
Lawmakers push for home cultivation of marijuana (Blake)

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Gov. Inslee: Seattle tunnel contractor downplaying Bertha’s sinkhole
Lawmaker trying to ban most flags from Washington State Ferries
New transgender rule gives gym owner ‘no protection from the law’

NW Public Radio
Hash Marks On Cell Wall Don’t Cut It In Era Of Complex Sentencing
Inslee ‘Undaunted’ After Dust-Up Over Bipartisan School Funding Plan

Q13 TV (FOX)
Inslee takes aggressive stance toward Highway 99 tunnel contractor
Hospital reports increased cases of psychotic episodes in people smoking hash oil
Seattle assessor team finds ‘tragic, unsanitary’ conditions among homeless in ‘The Jungle’
Searching the streets: How many people are homeless in King County?

Web

Capitol Record
Senate committee passes education funding bill with different deadline than House version
(Billig, Rolfes)

Crosscut
To fight suicide, UW initiative partners with gun rights groups
Should Washington get tougher on oil shipping? (Ranker)

HDC Advance
Freshman Rep. Noel Frame Advances Mental Health Legislation (Frame)
Expanding County Commission Gets Unanimous Vote In Committee (Riccelli)
Equal pay for equal work – just not in Washington State (Senn)

The SDC Hopper
Nelson: Latest Republican distraction won’t keep us from fixing education (Nelson)
Senate Republicans gut bipartisan McCleary bill (Rolfes, Billig)

Slog
Eight Questions About the Anti-Trans Bathroom Bills in the State Legislature (Jinkins, Keiser)
Seattle Mayor and City Council Oppose Repealing Transgender Bathroom Protections

The Stand
WSLC opposes bills discriminating against transgender people
Union membership up in Washington state

Thursday, January 28

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Associated Press
Senate panel passes reversal of transgender bathroom rule  (Hasegawa, Conway, Keiser, Jinkins)
DOC settles with woman beaten by released inmate
Boeing adjusted 4Q profit beats, 2016 outlook disappoints
9 Washington community colleges on list of 150 best

Aberdeen Daily World
DeBolt proposes Chehalis River Basin Flood Reduction Office under Ecology

Bothell Reporter
Campaign finance initiative qualifies for legislative action
46th District legislators announce package of education bills for this year (Farrell, Pedersen, Pollet, Carlyle, Frockt)

Columbian
Fossil fuels fuel tribes’ fears over Gorge fish
In Our View: Foes of Ruling Play Politics

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Boeing workforce in Everett to shrink during 777X transition
Proposed bill would tax some political campaigns (McAuliffe)
Editorial: Former state officials need to cool heels before lobbying

Islands’ Sounder
News from Sen. Kevin Ranker (Ranker)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Puyallup Tribe plans pot testing lab
9 Washington community colleges on list of 150 best in country
Op-Ed: Matt Driscoll: The uncomfortable truth of Nathan Gibbs-Bowling
Editorial: Tacoma wisely taking time on methanol plant

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Sen. Pam Roach back in hot water

Peninsula Daily News
State legislation would provide quick dollars for wildfire relief (Van De Wege)
Teachers’ salary, levies focus of House measure (Tharinger, Van De Wege, Sullivan, Lytton)

Puget Sound Business Journal
Washington motorists ‘open’ to idea of full-service gas stations
Washington state adds construction jobs
Boeing CEO talks up engineering union contract extension, promises respect

Renton Reporter
Renton theater-goer carried a 9 mm handgun because he fears mass shooting UPDATE: He’s charged

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Clarify your military record or resign, lawmaker tells state Rep. Hunt
Lawmakers talk up new education proposals (Farrell, Sullivan)
State leaders join three-year effort to make early learning more equitable
Homeless encampment The Jungle evolves from benign to dangerous
Witness: Shooting at The Jungle in South Seattle over drugs, money
Violence against homeless can go unreported
Overlake Medical Center launches $242M expansion
Editorial: Birth control should be easily available to all women
Opinion: A faculty union would keep UW a top-tier research university

Seattle Weekly
Photos: A Cleared Encampment, A Jungle Shooting

Skagit Valley Herald
Ecology proposes $1.6 million to Skagit PUD

Spokesman Review
Access to restrooms based on gender identity stirs debate in Olympia
Orchard Prairie School District looking to expand beyond four classrooms
Sen. Murray gathers college debt stories to back higher ed bill

Wenatchee World (Subscription required)
Parlette bills aim to dramatically boost prescribed burning

Yakima Herald Republic
Governor seeks disaster relief funds for 17 counties, including Yakima
State lawmaker’s bill aims to ban gay pride flags on state ferries, would also ban Seahawks’ ’12’ flag

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle’s homeless crisis: How did we get here?
DOC pays domestic violence victim $1.1 million
Wash. Senate bill would reverse transgender bathroom rule
Caregivers for the disabled rally for better pay
Expanded Wash. texting and driving bill gets hearing Wednesday

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Klippert bill to restrict ferry flags after gay pride flag flown

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Your ad here: state parks weighing commercial ads on trails, in bathrooms, more
State gives Ride the Ducks ‘conditional’ safety rating

KPLU FM
Gun-Toting Women Give Rise To Firearms Fashion Accessories

KPQ AM
School Breakfast Program Passes Washington House (Hudgins)

KUOW FM
Washington Schools In Crisis Mode Over Teacher Shortage
Transgender Access To Restrooms, Locker Rooms Spurs Impassioned Debate
Proposed Bill Extends Suicide Prevention Tactics To Pharmacists, Firearm Dealers
One Thousand Washingtonians Who Failed GED Test Will Now Pass

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Lacey business owner opposed new rule didn’t know transgender man was using locker room
Meet the woman who will kill the I-405 express toll lane fix (Clibborn)

NW Public Radio
Transgender Access To Restrooms, Locker Rooms Spurs Impassioned Debate

Q13 TV (FOX)
Homeless shooting related to ‘low-level drug dealing’, police chief says; mayor proposes doubling Housing Levy

Web

Capitol Record
Hundreds attended public hearing on transgender bathroom bill
House passes Breakfast After the Bell program, 69-28 (Tomiko-Santos)
On ‘Legislative Review:’ Suicide prevention, vaping rules & payroll cards

Crosscut
Transgender rights hearing draws a crowd to Olympia (Jinkins)
Fighting homelessness, Murray feels the burden of office

Guns.com
Washington suicide prevention bill gets support from druggists, NRA (Orwall)

Slog
Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill Hearing Under Way in Olympia

The Stand
Opinion: Family leave insurance aligns with American values, needs (Robinson, Dunshee, Keiser)

Wednesday, January 27

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Associated Press
Washington bill targets credibility of informants’ testimony (Orwall)
Anti-abortion activists accused of using fake licenses
House passes bill to allow retired teachers to substitute
Oregon lawmakers’ priorities include $15.52 minimum wage by 2022
Environmental group sues Indian Health Service
Boeing adjusted 4Q profit beats, 2016 outlook disappoints
Seattle contractors challenge order to halt tunneling

Aberdeen Daily World
Stakeholders hash out ideas in flood plan forum

Central Kitsap Reporter
Teachers’ pay, school districts’ special levies targets of study ordered in House education bill (Lytton, Sullivan)
Olympic College again eligible for $1 million Aspen Prize

Columbian
Letter: Reject loopholes for marijuana sales (Liias)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Ortiz-Self, Peterson plan Wednesday telephone event with constituents (Ortiz-Self, Peterson)
Muhlstein: Unlike Flint, our water is safe to drink, thanks to regulations
Burbank: We all need and deserve paid family leave (Robinson, Sells, Kagi, Moscoso, Ryu, Stanford, Dunshee, McCoy, Chase)
Milbank: Flint is what happens when government is run as a business
Editorial: Stop-gaps measures needed with I.O.U.

Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way police launch Positive Ticket Program

Islands’ Sounder
State creates task force to address fully-funding education (Sullivan)

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
State parks might add ads

Kent Reporter
Senate bill extends protections for firefighters, EMTs, investigators

News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: Bipartisanship welcome on birth control (Kilduff, Sawyer, Conway)

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Regional approach best for dealing with Uber

Puget Sound Business Journal
Washington could revise its equal pay law for the first time since 1943 (Senn)
Washington gets green thumbs up again, lands on environmentally friendly building list

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Lawmaker proposes striking down local minimum-wage laws
Senate committee to consider bill to repeal gender-identity bathroom access (Jinkins)
University Link light-rail service starts March 19
Crucial vote looms for Group Health acquisition by Kaiser (Chase)
Nine Washington community colleges on list of 150 best in country
Clock ticking on advanced courses at Rainier Beach, while students fill more I.B. classes
Seattle seeks millions from Monsanto to clean up PCBs from Duwamish
Mayor defends actions on homelessness in TV interviews
Five shot, two dead, at homeless encampment in South Seattle
Man dies after trench collapses in West Seattle
Opinion: The prospect of climate change and solutions post-Paris
Editorial: Improve transparency, restore trust in state government (Carlyle)

Seattle Weekly
Overworked, Underpaid: UW’s Apprentice Doctors Demand a Raise
Seattle to Monsanto: We’re Taking You to Court
Gunfire Erupts in Homeless Encampment During Mayor’s Homeless Crisis Speech
Anti-Homeless Attacks Won’t Solve the Problem

Skagit Valley Herald
Ecology to host oil transportation safety workshops

Spokesman Review
Spokane lawmaker’s bill wouldn’t let cities enact sick leave or wage laws
Spokane County settles lawsuit alleging excessive force
Editorial: Air Washington a model for other states

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Methanol plant meeting draws hundreds in Tacoma
EDITORIAL: Eyman tax measures wreaking havoc at government agencies

West Seattle Herald
Man dies in trench collapse; Rescue attempts fail

Yakima Herald Republic
Governments save at the pump, for now
Yakima Valley educators take teacher shortage concerns to Olympia
Job growth slow, but unemployment down

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)
WSP eyes new marijuana DUI testing technology
Senator: ‘The time has come’ to better protect disabled adults
NRA backs Wash. state suicide awareness bill (Orwall)
Microsoft giving Iowa Caucuses a tech makeover

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
State Senate committee to vote on transgender bathroom access
Marysville council votes to ban fireworks in 2017
‘Seattle quarantine’ introduced to stop minimum wage spikes across state
Income tax bill introduced in Olympia (Chase)

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Study: Seattle ranks No. 1 in affordable, walkable neighborhoods with good schools

KPLU FM
Shopper’s Guide Explanation To Washington Prison Release Error

KUOW FM
Wither Aluminum Smelting’s Future In The Northwest?

NW Public Radio
Shopper’s Guide Explanation To Washington Prison Release Error

Q13 TV (FOX)
Seattle mayor admits city’s homeless system is “broken”

Web

Capitol Record
Sex trafficking survivors push for bill they say would help victims start over (Orwall)
House passes education funding bill, 64-34 (Sullivan)
Tribes push for bill they say would give them better dental access (McCoy)

Crosscut
Successful mentoring program for teachers still needs Seattle’s support
Seattle goes after a Goliath: Monsanto

HDC Advance
Bipartisan ‘Safe Today’ bills dropped in Legislature (Jayapal, Orwall)
Walkinshaw introduces measure to provide transparency of continuing care retirement communities (Walkinshaw)

Publicola
City Calls on Sound Transit to Fund More Transit, Republicans Abandon McCleary Plan (Sullivan, Rolfes, Jayapal)

Slog
Spokane Senator Introduces “Seattle Quarantine” Bill to Stop “Radical Leftist” City Councils From Raising Wages
If Republicans Want Fewer Abortions in Washington State, They Should Support This Birth Control Bill

The Stand
Study: Seattle music industry has $1.8B impact, creates 30,660 jobs (Stanford)
Advance aerospace tax break accountability!

West Seattle Blog
What Mayor Murray said about ‘an extraordinary crisis’ – homelessness – in a speech overshadowed by deadly gunfire at a camp
City suing Monsanto over Duwamish River contamination
UPDATE: West Seattle worker killed, state’s first trenching fatality since 2008

Washington State Wire
Joe Ryan On the Environmental Movement and Why 2016 is So Important (Fitzgibbon)

Tuesday, January 26

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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

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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”