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Tuesday, May 12
Associated Press
Report: Washington has too few kids in quality preschool
Online Common Core testing lays bare tech divide in schools
Trial of Washington auditor delayed; impeachment considered (Habib)
Inslee signs measure expanding animal cruelty laws
Gov. Inslee signs law on post-conviction preservation of DNA (Orwall)
Inslee signs warrant requirement for cell simulators
Democrats roll out revised plan to cap carbon emissions (Hunter, Springer, Hargrove, Fitzgibbon)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Supreme Court to consider legality of gas-tax payments to tribes
New law requires warrants for Stingray use
Blog: WWU president responds to climate-conscious students who would strip GOP Sen. Ericksen’s degree
Columbian
Student leaders to serve free lunches during walkout
Two juveniles accused of assault, attempted escape
In Our View: Vancouver Loses a Giant
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Democrats revise cap and trade bill in hopes of passage (Fitzgibbon)
Editorial: How to log and protect owl habitat
Letter: Unrecognized tribes need study
Issaquah Reporter
Despite legislative schism on transportation projects, 5th District should benefit, Sen. Mullet says
Kirkland Reporter
New Rep. Springer proposal targets carbon reduction, rural economic growth (Springer, Hargrove, Fitzgibbon, Ranker)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Inslee signs tribal marijuana bill
Maple Valley Reporter
Bill to protect ratepayers’ voting rights becomes law (Chase)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Supreme Court to consider legality of gas-tax payments to tribes
New law requires warrants for Stingray use
2 Pierce County teachers unions avert 1-day strike; another decides to walk May 20
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Shell clears major hurdle for Arctic drilling
Wildly varying teacher salaries part of state budget debate (Hunter)
Lifestyle trumps affordability in central Seattle, even for some budget-stretchers
Prosecutor seeks to disqualify Troy Kelley’s defense attorney
Democrats revive Inslee’s carbon-tax idea (Hargrove, Fitzgibbon)
Lower rate increases, more plans proposed for state health exchange in 2016 (Keiser)
Feds deny Seattle school district’s request for its own No Child waiver
Opinion: Legislate on drone use, balancing privacy and safety
Seattle Weekly
Do Light Rail and Gentrification Go Hand in Hand?
Spokesman Review
Draft plan released for Swanson Lakes, Revere, Reardan wildlife areas
Editorial: Congress should act on Ex-Im Bank charter
Tri-City Herald
Federal judge agrees to modify Hanford consent decree
Our Voice: Public policy, awareness will improve bike safety
Yakima Herald Republic
Washington in a ‘weird place’ on school levies (Hunter, Ranker)
Wildly varying teacher salaries part of state budget debate (Hunter)
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Man reunites with birth mom after 33 years (Keiser)
Seattle vehicle license fees to jump $60
Port of Seattle to vote on Shell oil rigs
More bad news for Washington’s drought
KPLU FM
State Lawmakers ‘Behind’ In Work To Solve Property Tax Problem In School Funding (Hunter)
KUOW FM
Indicted Washington State Auditor’s Trial Moved
NW Public Radio
Indicted Washington State Auditor’s Trial Moved
Drought Forces Large Group Of Yakima Valley Farmers To Turn Off The Spigot
More Northwest Mountains Are Snow-Free Already As Drought Deepens
Q13 TV (FOX)
Activist sits atop large ‘tripod’ near Seattle’s ports to protest Shell Oi
Number of Starbucks workers getting free tuition could double
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Mary Dye selected to replace Rep. Susan Fagan in 9th District
Civic Skunkworks
Public pension benefits aren’t too high; taxes are too low
Paid family leave is good for the economy
Crosscut
The Daily Troll: Who should pay Washington teachers?
Guest Opinion: The sorry, stagnant state of local and national politics
House Democrats put new wheels on Inslee carbon tax (Fitzgibbon, Hargrove)
HDC Advance
Fuzzy Math: Four ways the Senate Republican higher education plan doesn’t add up
SDC Hopper
New proposal targets carbon reduction, rural economic growth (Fitzgibbon, Hargrove, Ranker)
Monday, May 11
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AP
Report: Washington has too few kids in quality preschool
Regents approve raise for Washington State president
Unemployment rate for blacks at 7-year low
State officials may allow farmers to tap emergency wells
New lawmaker chosen for open state House seat
Aberdeen Daily World
Kilmer launches group to bring timber, environmental groups together
Churches working on new location for riverfront campers
Plaintiffs look to continue pursuing Lake Quinault case after dismissal
Oped: Not that we need it, but latest oil trail derailment is a poisonous reminder
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
New rules on oil trains draw flak from firefighters, too
Op-ed: Clean, not coal, for energy future in Washington state
Op-ed: If marijuana’s now legal, what might be next?
Columbian
State gets oil train reports via back door (Farrell, Cleveland)
Teachers poised for one-day walkout
Vancouver marijuana store leads state in sales
In Our View: Location Counts
Randy Dorn: Time for Legislature to finish job on funding
The Daily News
State: Clams dug on Thursday should be destroyed
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Boeing announces factory transition for 787, 777X
New law: Cellphone data must be released (McCoy)
Op-ed by Randy Dorn: 7 steps to reform funding for public education
Guest column: Use like terms to compare salaries
Op-ed: Higher wage did not meet promises
Op-ed: STEM study also opens up careers in outdoors
Editorial: I-594’s foes fail to show harm
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Central Kitsap teachers latest to walk out (Appleton, Hansen, Rolfes)
SKSD teachers to walk out May 20
News Tribune (subscription required)
State budget negotiations underway, or are they? Lawmakers disagree (Sullivan, Chopp)
Judge blocks Troy Kelley recall attempt
Report: Washington has too few kids in quality preschool
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Counties, cities need tax flexibility (Hunter)
Opinion: If marijuana’s now legal, what might be next?
Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Lawmakers blue due to a lack of green as they search for ways to fund education (Hargrove, Tharinger, Van De Wege)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Tukwila vs. Sodo: Where do you want a hockey and basketball arena?
Boeing ready to shut down 787 surge line in Everett
Seattle Times (subscription required)
State in ‘weird place’ trying to alter reliance on school levies (Ranker, Hunter)
Medical-marijuana activist takes state to task for safety of recreational pot
Wildly varying teacher salaries part of state budget debate (Hunter)
Jerry Large: Seattle U study finds laws pile up against homeless
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Anti-government resistance now the beating heart of GOP
Op-ed: Kids plus the outdoors equals a good investment
Editorial: Pass the state Voting Rights Act
Editorial: Don’t rework Boeing $8.7 billion tax-break deal (Robinson)
Seattle Weekly
A New Study Shows Exactly How Washington Cities Have Turned Being Homeless Into a Crime
Skagit Valley Herald
Some students opting out of new standardized tests
La Conner teachers seek answers from local legislators
Spokesman Review
WSU won’t hike 2015-16 tuition
GOP activist fills Fagan’s vacated 9th District seat
Spin Control: Eight rules for political candidates
Sen. Patty Murray: Bill helps caregivers of our soldiers
Editorial: I-594 opponents can’t find ammo to fight it
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Health officials concerned about e-cigarette use by teens
New teacher strikes this week
KPLU FM
Transgender Woman Sues Plasma Center In Kent Charging Discrimination
KUOW FM
How Seattle Restaurants Plan To Survive The $15 Minimum Wage, Or Not
Tribes, Washington State Open Door To Cooperate On Legal Marijuana
Court Rules Washington State Auditor Recall Can’t Proceed
NW Public Radio
Court Rules Washington State Auditor Recall Can’t Proceed
Ban On Youth Conversion Therapy Heads To Oregon Governor
WEB
Civic Skunkworks
What is Universal Basic Income?
Crosscut
In the who-broke-Bertha contest, score one for STP
Judge halts effort to recall state auditor
A new plan for a carbon tax (Chopp, Fitzgibbon)
Slog
Bertha Running Into that Steel Pipe Was the State’s Fault, Dispute Review Board Says
The Stand
Radio ads remind all ‘Public Service Matters’ (Fraser)
Friday, May 8
Associated Press
Recall effort against embattled state auditor goes before judge
Judge tosses challenge to expanded gun background checks
Judge denies exception to 7-day limit on competency services
Washington latest state to ban powdered alcohol
US employers add solid 223K jobs; rate 5.4 pct., 7-year low
Snohomish County council votes to ban pot-growing operations
Bainbridge Island Review
Op-Ed: The vanishing auditor
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Concerned about climate change, WWU students seek to revoke ‘climate agnostic’ Ericksen’s degree (Ranker)
Columbian
In Our View: Sense Prevails on Oyster Beds
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Notorious oil-drilling ship among those to stop in Everett
Krauthammer: How we treat animals reflects on our humanity
Editorial: Whistle blown on no-bid contracts
Letters:
Economy: Tax the rich, for obvious reason
Walkouts: Teachers trying to help students
Teacher walkouts: Preventive action: Fund education
News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: State Senate should stick with apolitical land preservation process
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: State oil trains legislation is a start
Peninsula Daily News
Record-low snowpack prompts dire expectations for North Olympic Peninsula water supplies
U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer to launch forest collaborative in Port Angeles today
Puget Sound Business Journal
Dreams delayed: A PSBJ investigation into high-tech immigration
Dreams delayed: Gridlock blocks reform
Dreams delayed: The indentured servitude of high-tech immigrants
Dreams delayed: Despite nightmarish hurdles, ‘dream of entrepreneurship doesn’t die’
Dreams delayed: There’s no easy way into U.S. Here are a few routes
Dreams delayed: Demand for tech visas tracks the economy
Reform high-tech visa system now
Redmond Reporter
Updated: Walkout is in session: Teachers protest against the Legislature’s lack of state education funding
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Jobless rate at 7-year low as U.S. employers add 223,000 jobs
Washington latest state to ban powdered alcohol
Column: Let the states make drug law
Editorial: There is never a time for rent control
Editorial: Shell and high water: the climate battle of Seattle
Spokesman Review
Inslee signs bills to ease liquor laws, ban powdered alcohol
Bill intended to help minorities in elections (Habib)
Editorial: Kelley keeps state on hold with refusal to step down
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Now isn’t time to lift 1 percent limit on property taxes (Hunter)
Wenatchee World
Wenatchee teachers plan walkout May 18
Yakima Herald Republic
Governor signs Johnson’s ballot transparency bill
Editorial: Now’s time to increase awareness of fire issues
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Judge tosses challenge to expanded gun background checks
Distracted driving dangers a focus of WSU lab’s work
Lake Tapps may stay closed for summer
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Stories of homeless teens: ‘I didn’t expect myself to be a runaway’
KPLU FM
State Pipeline Rights Under Siege? Wash. Citizens’ Oversight Panel Sounding Alarm
KUOW FM
Ban On Youth Conversion Therapy Heads To Ore. Governor
Wash. Nixes Powdered Alcohol, Similar Ore. Ban Moving Ahead
Finger-Pointing As Wash. Budget Negotiations Go Nowhere Fast (Chopp)
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Edmonds teachers refuse to walk out, will picket after work
NW Public Radio
Washington Voting Rights Act Get Renewed Push in Olympia
Wash. Nixes Powdered Alcohol, Similar Ore. Ban Moving Ahead
Q13 TV (FOX)
Washington officials ask CDC for help with E. coli outbreak
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Special session update: Budget briefings, cap-and-trade proposal forthcoming (Sullivan, Chopp, Nelson)
Latvian Ambassador’s message to Olympia: ‘Europe is not only five countries’
Crosscut
Guest Opinion: State needs to push for halibut protection
Democrats push for state voting rights law (Habib, Moscoso, Jayapal)
The Hopper
Sen. Nelson: Voting is a fundamental American right (Nelson)
Publicola
Defending Shell Lease, Maritime Industry Sends Angry Letter to Mayor Murray
Seattle P.I.
Gun lobby loses battle over background checks
Thursday, May 7
Associated Press
State board approves land transfer
Health officials close recreational shellfish harvest
Inslee says much work to do before budget deal is reached (Chopp)
NSA phone record collection is excessive, court rules
Aberdeen Daily World
Women building community
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Skagit County officials address oil train safety measures
Columbian
Teachers irked by looming pay raise for lawmakers
Sunday a fee-free day at Washington state parks
Rising toxin levels to close Washington razor clam digging
WSDOT begins goat-powered weed control
Lawyers defend Washington attorney general in recall attempt
In Our View: Tip of the Hat to WSUV
The Daily News
Editorial via Walla Walla Union Bulletin: Hanford nuclear cleanup must be federal priority
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Gains from Obamacare benefit millions
County bans new marijuana businesses in some areas
A legacy liquidated: Kelley’s presence purged from Olympia (Owen)
New law starts process to help disabled live independently (Kilduff)
Harrop: Making a case for states’ rights on marijuana
Editorial: Harvard study shows how county gives kids great shot at success
Kirkland Reporter
Crowd Rallies for Education Funding at Marina Park
Kirkland teacher walk out to protest lack of state funding
It didn’t take long to liquidate state auditor’s legacy
News Tribune (subscription required)
Republicans: State-worker contracts likely to be approved (Nelson, Hunter)
Troy Kelley mounts defense in recall case
Olympian (subscription required)
North Thurston teachers rally to support education funding
Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle Foundation’s GiveBig fundraiser blows past 2014 totals
Washington to be sole West Coast aircraft assembly site as Boeing kills C-17 production
Redmond Reporter
Walkout is in session: Teachers protest against the Legislature’s lack of state education funding
Seattle Times (subscription required)
City wants even larger transportation levy: $930 million
520 bridge work adds trees, but cuts open space for shorebirds
Port meets in private on Seattle challenge to oil-fleet lease
Inslee: Budget talks have ‘a long ways to go’
Op-ed: Don’t dilute tax incentives used to keep Boeing 777X production
Editorial: Legislature needs to reach consensus on transportation
Letter: Shell oil-rig lease: The realities of fossil fuels; an eyesore on the waterfront
Seattle Weekly
The Amazing, Disappearing Troy Kelley
Skagit Valley Herald
Officials talk oil trains in Anacortes
Spokesman Review
New Washington law targets misleading floral companies
Supporters, opponents must known estimated cost of proposed laws before writing statements for voter’s pamphlets
Editorial: Public work on private devices must remain public
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Community benefits from mental health tax
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Marijuana growers prepared to sue Snohomish County
Seattle transportation levy proposal now at $930 million
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
New drought concerns could have impact on price you pay for groceries
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Drought means Lake Tapps could remain dry all summer
KPLU FM
Anacortes Forum Will Focus On Oil Train Safety, Emergency Response
KUOW FM
Seattle’s $900 Million Transportation Package Just Got Bigger
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Lawmakers asking people to live on tighter budget (Hunter)
Former teacher says job is tough, but not enough to walk out
Does Boeing owe more for Washington tax breaks? (Robinson)
NW Public Radio
Wash. Governor Works To Revive Carbon Reduction Plan
Less Water In Rivers Will Mean Less Hydropower For The Northwest
WEB
Crosscut
Inslee sees little budget progress, still hopes for carbon tax
Schmudget
Progress in Focus: To Create Better Jobs, Invest in Workers
Seattle P.I.
Proposed Seattle transportation levy swells to $930 million
Shell: We have ‘backup plans’ if blocked from Port of Seattle
The Stand
Opinion: Ensuring a good quality of life for all is within our reach
Wednesday, May 6
Associated Press
Lawmakers: Mental health system improved; critics disagree (Jinkins)
Report: IRS issues $5.6 billion in bogus education credits
With new standardized tests, educators worry about scores
Aberdeen Daily World
Federal judge dismisses suit against Quinaults over lake
Columbian
In Our View: A Taxing Situation (Robinson)
Camden: Republican lawmakers cry foul over teacher ‘strikes’
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Burbank: We can assure a good quality of life for all
Editorial: Invest to reduce wildfire risks (Legislative budget priorities)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Troy Kelley’s former House co-workers contemplate his removal (Hurst, Hunt)
Olympian (subscription required)
North Thurston teachers union to hold rally in Olympia on Wednesday
Editorial: Pulling spray permit was right move
Editorial: A chance to think big on education (Hunter, Hargrove)
Peninsula Daily News
Sequim School District teachers vote to hold one-day walkout May 18 to show frustration with Legislature
Puget Sound Business Journal
What is WSU’s medical school backup plan if state money dries up? There isn’t one
As nurses prep for strike, Washington’s new for-profit mental health hospitals raise eyebrows
Unions file 140 petitions for ‘ambush elections’ under new NLRB rule
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Census shows Seattle has lowest percentage of struggling renters
Lifting cap on property taxes proposed in Legislature (Hunter, Chopp)
Bellevue schools teach emotional smarts to help boost academic success
New legislation could make electronic textbooks more widely available
Danny Westneat: Oklahoma City is our savvier nemesis (Boeing)
Editorial: Mayor’s politicking over Port lease hurts maritime industry
Seattle Weekly
Port of Stall: Shell Oil, Meet the Seattle Process
Higher Ground: Come Over to the Green Side
Spokesman Review
Some states say no to federal land transfer bills
GOP officers to pick nominees to replace ex-Rep. Susan Fagan
Comcast to build Spokane call center, creating 675 jobs
1,000 pounds of banned DDT found in old Spokane County silo
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Hanford nuclear cleanup must be federal priority
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
WSDOT plans to alleviate I-5 congestion near JBLM
University tuition attracting students to community colleges
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Thousands of Eastside, Whidbey Island teachers to walk out of class
New state law will allow you to see pharmacist instead of doctor in some cases
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
State Rep: ‘Expect changes’ after nursing home sex abuse
KPLU FM
Teacher Walkouts, By The Numbers: 1 In 4 Washington Kids Now Impacted
KUOW FM
Wash. Lawmakers React Along Party Lines To Teacher Walkouts
Less Water In Northwest Rivers Will Mean Less Hydropower
Spokane Measles Quarantine Includes 6 Infants
Deepening Northwest Drought Poses Challenges For Farmers
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Does Boeing owe more for Washington tax breaks? (Robinson)
NW Public Radio
Deepening Northwest Drought Poses Challenges For Farmers
Wash. Lawmakers React Along Party Lines To Teacher Walkouts
For Some, Concerns That Firefighting Takes Money From Forest Management
Q13 TV (FOX)
Safety classes planned to reduce injuries for one of the state’s most dangerous professions
WEB
Civic Skunkworks
Marvel at the stupidity of Forbes’ Tim Worstall (minimum wage)
Crosscut
Treasurer’s funding idea: Something there?
Grizzly bear decisions coming in 2017
Publicola
Murray Versus the Port, Part 2
Seattle P.I.
Seattle’s transit divide
Graphics: Washington’s marijuana revenue broken down (includes revenue from Seattle stores)