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Thursday, June 4
Associated Press
County blocks media from lawmaker meetings at US Open
Problem drinking affects 14% of U.S. adults
Columbian
Many S.W. Washington lawmakers skipping U.S. Open (Wylie, Cleveland, Moeller)
State eyes changes to pot industry as sale soar (Carlyle)
Washougal schools get ready to build
Clark County homeless census improves slightly
In Our View: Infrastructure A Taxing Issue
Everett Herald (subscription required)
McCleary mandate casts shadow over budget negotiations
L.A. approves landmark minimum wage increase
Editorial: Appearances matter to public (PUD)
Kirkland Reporter
State budget negotiations reach state of urgency with shutdown looming (Hunter)
Joint statement from representatives Hunter, Chandler on state budget (Hunter)
Issaquah Reporter
State Supreme Court sends marijuana challenge to Court of Appeals
News Tribune (subscription required)
Puyallup teachers walk, Tacoma teachers talk as both send message to Legislature (Jinkins)
Editorial: Pierce County’s ban on licensed pot shops serves only scofflaws
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Path to budget deal made semi-easy
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Building a budget also means finding the votes (Hunter, Sullivan)
Cable companies win local rate freedom as broadcasters protest
Affordable housing vanishes as Eastside grows richer
The outlook for the Puget Sound economy, in 20 charts
Editorial: Legislature should fund UW computer science expansion
Seattle Weekly
Why Seattle Should Care About the Statewide Drought
Principles Out the Window in Olympia as Government Shutdown Looms
Skagit Valley Herald
Transit groups get money in transportation operating budget
Spokesman Review
2nd Spec Sess Day 6: Two meetings in one day
Alaska Airlines, WSU to test wood-based biofuel
Editorial: Don’t allow litigation to divert wise use of Columbia basin water
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: EPA should let states set water quality rules
Yakima Herald Republic
New state law for overdose drug could be a life-saver (Walkinshaw)
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Exclusive: Pres. Obama talks with KING 5 News
Attorney says officer wasn’t assaulted with skateboard
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Lawyer: No skateboard assault in Olympia police shooting
KPLU FM
State Issues Ultimatum For Seattle Charter School: Get Fixed Or Lose Funds
Stericycle Fine Heralds New Regulations For Pharma Waste Handling
KUOW FM
Poach Fish, Get Caught, Keep Your License
NW Public Radio
Washington Lawmakers’ Visit to U.S. Open Will Be Closed to Public
Q13 TV (FOX)
E. coli bacteria that sickened kids in Whatcom County linked to barn where milk festival held
WEB
Civic Skunkworks
U.S. Paid vacation standards totally suck
Crosscut
Puget Sound’s transportation future: Some key considerations
Getting teens to care about climate change
Slog
Are State Republicans Addicted to Marijuana? (Carlyle)
Sightline Institute: Pacific Northwest Could Become “Speed Bump on a Fossil Fuel Highway to Asia”
Wednesday, June 3
Associated Press
Washington teachers file class-action pension lawsuit
State questions whether Shell rig violates constitution
State treasurer: Plan to cut tuition could hurt prepaid plan
Feds to release bull trout recovery plan for 5 states
Survey: US business hiring picks up in May to 201,000
10.2 million bought insurance in a year under ACA
Central Kitsap Reporter
Op-Ed: Where is the ‘Grand Agreement’ we were promised?
Columbian
State board approves land transfer in county
The Senate: Where anything CRC related goes to die (Wylie, Cleveland)
In Our View: Get Back to Reality (Carlyle)
Camden: Extra special session in the making? Only time will tell
The Daily News
Gov. Inslee’s office sees ‘opportunity’ in Longview oil refinery
Everett Herald (subscription required)
PUD ethics report: ‘appearance’ of conflict of interest
State treasurer: Plan to cut tuition could hurt prepaid plan
Burbank: What if we set a maximum wage for CEOs?
Editorial: Close gap with capital gains tax
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Ranker seeks local input on WSF reservation system (Ranker)
News Tribune (subscription required)
State lawmakers’ US Open visit? Not for public consumption
Teachers skeptical of lawmakers’ budget efforts
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Overcrowding to force state to export prisoners to Michigan
Boeing begins assembly of first 737 MAX
Comcast says it will credit customers affected by Monday’s outage
Hong Kong investors set to buy Columbia Center
Groups sue agency to block Shell’s Arctic offshore drilling
Editorial: Intriguing prospects in WSU-Bellevue merger
Op-Ed: Reallocating Alaskan halibut restrictions could ruin Seattle’s trawl fleet
Op-Ed: Wildlife habitat, once lost, cannot be regained
Westneat: How a more moderate GOP dominated the legislative session
Seattle Weekly
Going, Going, Ganja: What’s Behind Ed Murray’s MMJ Crackdown?
Higher Ground: Smoked Salmon, a Minor Setback, and Hope
Spokesman Review
2nd Spec Sess Day 5: House committee has budget hearing
City Council rejects paying $300,000 for soil cleanup at Grand Hotel
Editorial: State’s low teen birthrate bodes well for economic mobility
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: State Rep. Haler’s waffling lets counties down (Hunter)
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Legislature must get serious about budget
Yakima Herald Republic
At forum, 16 Yakima council candidates reject appealing ACLU case
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Whooping cough cases on the rise in Washington
Sound Transit wants your ideas for light rail expansion
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
State budget requires more compromise (Hunter)
Capital gains tax is budget hang-up (Carlyle)
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Seattle committee mulls $930M transportation levy
KPLU FM
Railroad And Oil Refineries Sign Mutual Aid Agreement To Respond To Accidents
KUOW FM
Groups Ask Washington State To Stop Logging Burned Areas Of Methow Valley
Americans Think Money In Politics Is A Problem, But Just How Big?
NW Public Radio
Groups Ask Washington State To Stop Logging Burned Areas Of Methow Valley
Q13 TV (FOX)
Seattle Mayor seeks almost $1 billion for transportation projects
WEB
Civic Skunkworks
St. Louis mayor proposes $15 minimum wage
Crosscut
Mayor Murray Guest Opinion: Seattle will create affordable housing for all
Republicans say capital gains tax won’t fly
Seattle P.I.
Washington and United Arab Emirates: Vastly different places but economies match up
Greens in one last legal bid to block Shell from drilling in the Arctic; a surprising poll on Shell and Seattle
Tuesday, June 2
Associated Press
Washington House Democrats adjust their budget plan (Sullivan, Carlyle, Hunter)
FBI behind mysterious surveillance aircraft over US cities
House bill would add ‘flexibility’ to federal fishing law
State fines medical waste company $72,000
Aberdeen Daily World
Commissioners OK more than $854,000 in cuts to current budget
Central Kitsap Reporter
Editorial: Building a more informed citizenry (McCoy)
Columbian
Lawmakers remain at odds over budget (Hunter, Carlyle)
Agency bans fireworks across two states
In Our View: Pollution Politics
The Daily News
Oil rail cars parked 26 feet from Longview homes
Everett Herald (subscription required)
State lawmakers show signs of movement toward budget deal (Sullivan, Hunter)
Editorial: Don’t lower bar for diplomas
Islands’ Sounder
Sen. Kevin Ranker Asks for Input on the Ferry Reservation System (Ranker)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Laser map gave clue to Oso slide’s ferocity
GOP tuition cut would hurt state GET program, treasurer says
Widespread Comcast outage reported in Puget Sound
Activist chains self to excavator in protest of UW animal-testing lab
Democrats’ new budget trims spending, keeps capital-gains tax (Sullivan, Hunter)
Editorial: State can’t gamble with marijuana money not in the bank
Op-Ed: Grays Harbor oil terminal would threaten Quinault Indian identity
Seattle Weekly
The 59 Pot Dispensaries That Seattle Will (Probably) Shut Down
Skagit Valley Herald
State, medical facilities in battle over certificate of need law
Spokesman Review
House Democrats offer $38.4 billion budget plan (Hunter, Sullivan)
Auctioned paintings fetch $1 million for WSU art museum
Federal bull trout recovery plans online for review, input
Editorial: Few ratepayers win in Avista’s solar lottery
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Democrats scale back tax proposal (Sullivan, Carlyle)
Complaints against SPD skyrocket
Program for challenged students reaches 100% job placement
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
College aid caught in budget gridlock (Carlyle, Hunter)
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Signature gatherers getting aggressive, stores say
College enrollment begins, but financial aid is tardy
KPLU FM
Teachers’ Union: Expect Walkouts Next Year If State Budget Is Lacking
Trade-Dependent Washington State Awaits Vote On `Fast-Track’ Trade Bill
High School Testing Bill Stalls, Putting Fate Of 2,000 Students’ Diplomas In Doubt (Rolfes)
KUOW FM
Pot Shop Owner In Eastern Washington Opens Doors, Defying Local Ban
Washington Democrats Renew Call For Capital Gains Tax, Republicans Steadfast (Sullivan)
Third Time’s The Charm? Lawmakers Head Back For Another Special Session
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Increase pay for lawmakers if you want better candidates
Worries over State government shutdown are silly
Is this jail overcrowding solution too controversial to work?
NW Public Radio
Washington Democrats Renew Call For Capital Gains Tax, Republicans Steadfast (Sullivan)
Q13 TV (FOX)
House Democrats offer revised budget proposal; government to shut down at end of month if no deal (Sullivan, Carlyle)
Medical waste company fined by Washington after hazardous material found
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
House Democrats come down on new revenue in latest budget proposal (Sullivan, Hunter)
Crosscut
Should Washington’s death penalty be dropped?
Inslee’s carbon plan dead but capital gains tax still alive (Sullivan, Hunter, Carlyle)
Horsesass.org
What Olympia Needs Is a Two-Thirds Compromise
Schmudget
Slightly Curbed House Budget Still Sets Sights on Long-Term Investments
Monday, June 1
Associated Press
State’s farmers, wildlife managers prepare for drought
Washington Legislature’s to-do list hasn’t changed much (Chopp)
New Hanford system targets uranium in groundwater
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Backup plan for overflowing Washington prisons: Send inmates to Michigan
Bothell Reporter
Healthy infant legislation sponsored by Sen. Frockt passes legislature (Frockt, Riccelli)
Central Kitsap Reporter
Governor signs bill to incorporate financial education into K-12 learning requirements (Mullet, Billig, Frockt, Keiser, Habib)
Columbian
In Our View: Lawmakers Too Laid Back (Moeller)
In Our View: Take Charge Of The Future
Jayne: Deck stacked against building blocks of building skills
The Daily News
Oil refinery faces host of hurdles before coming to Longview
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Bill gives tax breaks to companies in 4 cities in exchange for job creation
Snohomish County mental health court offers a way out of the web of despair
Americans in poverty are a shifting population
Op-ed: Standards for diploma should recognize diverse array of talents
Op-ed by US Rep. DelBene: A right denied in 1 state is injustice
Op-ed by Rep. Peterson: Reverse harm to state parks caused by cuts
Editorial: Time for traffic cameras
Islands’ Sounder
Sen. Ranker: New ferry is a great start (Ranker, Morris, Lytton)
Issaquah Reporter
EDITORIAL — WSU’s mission
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Full ferry service intact in transportation budget
Editorial: OUR VIEW | Technology alone doesn’t earn public trust
Washington Legislature’s to-do list hasn’t changed much
News Tribune (subscription required)
Cost of state lawmakers’ special session: $108,000 and counting (Chopp, Hasegawa, Sullivan, Moeller, Ormsby, Ortiz-Self)
Biology test requirement still a problem for 10 percent of WA seniors (Reykdal)
Pierce County reconsidering its ban on retail marijuana businesses
Backup plan for overflowing Washington prisons: Send inmates to Michigan
Fife teachers invite community to their after-school protest
Editorial: New money, Republican Senate make taxes a hard sell
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Keep the faith: State, local economy keep adding jobs
Peninsula Daily News
Legislature’s special session has already cost more than $100,000 — and the meter is still running on Olympia’s overtime (Chopp, Hasegawa, Moeller, Ormsby, Ortiz-Self, Sullivan)
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Last-ditch legislative session comes to governor’s office today in search of budget deal (Tharinger, Van De Wege, Hargrove)
Redmond Reporter
No simple fix to school funding issue
Renton Reporter
Renton teachers voice concerns in one-day protest, rally
Seattle Times (subscription required)
$15 wage would make big difference to renters across U.S.
Charter-school backers resist state’s traditional financial-reporting rules
State makes plans for possible government shutdown
As second special session begins, Olympia takes stock (Ranker)
GET prepaid tuition safe, say GOP advocates of 25% tuition cut (Carlyle)
Editorial: Round up outlaws in the Wild West of pot: Seattle
Editorial: Jury nullification of death penalty sends strong message to prosecutors
Op-Ed: Home-care workers should get a retirement benefit
Westneat: Seattle adds creepiness factor to its smoking ban
Spokesman Review
‘Clean Green’-labeled marijuana is pesticide-free, environmentally friendlier
Son-in-law accused of killing three in Colbert home; suspect was picked by GOP as state senate candidate in 2011
Washington state readies for possible shutdown
Spin Control: Extra-special session has press corps at a loss for words
Editorial: State should have say in setting water quality standards
Editorial: Tests or no tests, students need to achieve
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Lawmakers starting to fix mental health care problems
Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima Latinos have a historic opportunity for civic engagement
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Extra cell phone enforcement kicks off this week
Proposal would ease Pierce Co. marijuana restrictions
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Emerald Downs races will be suspended in case of government shut down (Nelson)
KUOW FM
Bilingual by 2026: Highline Schools Aim For Dual-Language Graduates
Inslee To Convene Washington Budget Negotiations
Oregon Prepares Pay-By-The-Mile Tax
Temporary Layoff Notices Go To Washington State Employee Unions
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Gov. Inslee: Lawmakers made no ‘significant progress’ toward state budget
NW Public Radio
Inslee To Convene Washington Budget Negotiations
Q13 TV (FOX)
Activists chain themselves to equipment at UW; say, ‘you will not build this lab’
Construction worker speaks out about 410 deadly accident
WEB
Civic Skunkworks
Economic theory: Science or scam? (minimum wage)
Crosscut
Guest Opinion: Where is the region’s viable and sustainable transportation plan?
What drought? Meteorologist Cliff Mass vs. nearly everyone
Seattle P.I.
‘Sensitive Security Information’ on oil train cargoes will not be released
First transgender presidential appointee will head Seattle’s labor standards office
Slog
Guest Editorial: On the Third Anniversary of the Café Racer Shooting, a Call for “Extreme Risk Protection Orders”
The Stand
Senate GOP millionaires oppose raising taxes—on themselves
Friday, May 29
Associated Press
Gov. Inslee orders state budget negotiations in his office (Sullivan, Chopp)
Inslee calls for 2nd special legislative session, orders budget negotiations be held in his office
Lawmakers take action to cut down wait for inmate treatment
Report on fatal Pasco police shooting completed
School testing bill appears to be dead in the Washington state Senate
Tacoma $15 minimum wage group needs hundreds more signatures
Washington farmers are dumping unprofitable apples
$7.6B transportation budget heading to Washington governor
Internet subsidy for the poor?
Aberdeen Daily World
Port, Corps and Sen. Murray sign final papers for Deeper Draft
Bothell Reporter
Senators pause to remember victims of Nepal earthquake (McAuliffe)
Columbian
Legislature to begin second special session (Moeller)
Retail sales spike locally
In Our View: Conjuring Up Controversy
The Daily News
Washington oil spill plan open for public comment
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Governor calls 2nd special session as lawmakers squabble (Sullivan)
Everett officials want Sound Transit to make good on light rail promise
Editorial: Clear rules for cleaner waters
News Tribune (subscription required)
Lawmakers respond to court rebuke by allowing inmate treatment in jails, community (Jinkins, Chopp)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Our schools need to catch up with tech sector
Get ready for a surge in school classroom construction
Aerospace gender divide begins to close, but still plenty of work to be done
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Washington farmers are dumping unprofitable apples
Lawmakers take action to cut down wait for inmate treatment
Board backs smoking ban in Seattle’s parks
Martin: Politicians are wayward on Shell lease; goodbye blue-green coalition
Letter to the Editor: Student testing: When kids fail, they lose for a lifetime (McAuliffe)
Guest Opinion: Funding recreation is a higher priority than habitat preservation
Skagit Valley Herald
Funds for Island Transit, Skagit Transit included in transportation operating budget
Lawmakers take action to cut down wait for inmate treatment
Spokesman Review
Special session, round two, begins in Olympia today
Charter schools groups say rule changes unexpected (Sullivan)
Steelhead to be released again at inland lakes
Wall Street Journal
States Tackle America’s Retirement-Savings Shortfall (Mullet)
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Good to have new WSLCB regulate medical marijuana
Yakima Herald Republic
State Senate passes drought relief bill
Grandview teachers to walk out over education funding
Special session ends with deep divide, no budget deal (Sullivan, Chopp, Carlyle)
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Governor calls for second special session, new taxes (Sullivan)
App allows students to anonymously report bullying
Concern grows for large Western Washington wildfires
Few Washington hospitals offer rape exams for victims (Orwall)
9 year old building small shelters for Bremerton homeless
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Petition urges Wash. governor to push for paid parental leave (Robinson)
KUOW FM
Inslee Calls Second Special Session Of Washington Legislature
Bellevue College Expands Its Offerings As Bellevue Grows More Diverse
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
What’s so special about a second special session?
NW Public Radio
Inslee Calls Second Special Session Of Washington Legislature
Washington Senate Passes Bill to Speed Up Mental Health Competency Evaluations (Darneille)
To Raise Or Not To Raise Taxes: A Statehouse Agony (Sullivan)
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
No budget deal on final day of special session; second special session starts Friday (Chopp, Sullivan)
Crosscut
Legislature’s next round: compromise?
HDC Advance
Home care workers deserve retirement option (Kagi)
Schmudget
Senate Budget Still Scraping By, Not Considering Long View
Seattle P.I.
Seattle parks commissioners endorse smoking ban but withdraw $27 fine
Gov. Inslee calls second special session: Legislature confronts budget deadline and U.S. Open
NTSB blames Shell for wreck of oil drilling ship Kulluk in Gulf of Alaska
The Stand
Senate shows ‘open contempt’ for state workers as shutdown looms