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Tuesday, July 7
Associated Press
Deadly Washington ice cave collapse after warm temperatures
State must fix hundreds of fish-blocking culverts
Washington Gov. Inslee signs tuition reduction bill
Class-size, testing extend legislative session in Washington (Nelson, Billig)
Gov. Inslee signs early learning quality, tuition cut bills (Kagi)
One year later, marijuana sales, tax revenue are brisk
Inslee to give speech at climate summit in Canada
Washington Gov. Inslee signs tuition reduction bill
Aberdeen Daily World
Paradise Fire expected to burn until at least September, currently not a threat to nearby resdients
Columbian
New tax laws in effect in state
In Our View: A Growing Concern
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Feds approve PUD’s two small hydroelectricity projects
Editorial: Make parks fund permanent
Islands’ Sounder
Orcas Library to get $1.4 million for expansion (Ranker, Morris, Lytton)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Despite rumor, colleagues say WA Senate Democrats weren’t drinking the night of crucial vote (Nelson, Billig, Carlyle, Cody)
Pierce County property values on the upswing, return to 2010 levels
Washington’s experiment with retail weed gets set for 1-year birthday
Not enough money for stopping wildfires early, lands commissioner says (Hunter)
Editorial: State should get even tougher on vaccine exemptions (Robinson)
Opinion by Sen. Nelson: Senate Democrats had reason for acting as they did
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Green light for new energy-efficient state building (Dunshee, Fraser)
Editorial: Lawmakers need to suspend I-1351 (Reykdal)
Opinion: Lawmakers blew opportunity to fix our regressive tax system
Opinion: Court’s ‘Obamacare’ ruling helps state
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Little progress toward fixing Olympia’s last-minute meltdown (Nelson, Billig)
Seattle parks are now smoke-free, but in name only
More educators embrace social and emotional learning, national survey says
Gov. Inslee signs early learning, tuition-cut bills (Kagi)
Editorial: State should pass vaccine requirement for children
Opinion by Sen. Nelson: Why state Democrats held up a budget deal over I-1351
Spokesman Review
State budget on hold as lawmakers debate suspending part of class-size initiative
Weather forecast bad news for firefighters
Fire near Indian Trail mostly contained
Amphibious invasion: Bullfrogs threaten native Northwest species
Editorial: Businesses, trade losers in ideological struggle over Export-Import Bank
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Legislative cram session causes budget problems
West Seattle Herald
Duwamish Tribe responds to federal govt. denial of recognition
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Capitol quiet but $2 billion budget snag remains unresolved (Nelson)
Sound Transit expansion public survey ends Wednesday
Seattle council passes controversial changes to zoning
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Report: Milwaukee NBA team could move to Seattle
KPLU FM
Washington Assistant Attorney General Who Negotiated Big Mortgage Settlement Is Retiring
WEB
Crosscut
Legislature starts new week in same old mode (Reykdal)
Publicola
The Trade Off Between the Poison Pill and Light Rail Favors Democratic Agenda
Seattle P.I.
British Columbia wildfires send smoke over Vancouver, Northwest Washington
The Stand
Senate Republicans embraced shutdown politics in 2015
Monday, July 6
Associated Press
State earmarks $250,000 for Orting veterans cemetery update
Seattle’s Duwamish Tribe denied federal recognition
Idaho’s gay marriage ban remains in state constitution
Washington quietly gives Microsoft a tax increase
State money to fix salmon-blocking culverts falls far short
Taxes from pot sales top $70 million
State extends summer chinook season, modifies limits
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Legislature funds WWU’s Carver Gym renovation (Ranker)
State funds five major road projects in Whatcom County
Bothell Reporter
King County Executive thanks Legislature for arts funding
Central Kitsap Reporter
Opinion: State legislators still talking budget; session continues (Chopp)
Columbian
‘Perfect storm’ cited in juvenile detention OT
Education level key in public vs. private-sector pay
Big institutions like hospitals buy from mid-size local farms
Washington has scores of culverts to overhaul
In Our View: Senate Dems’ Action Stinks (Cleveland)
In Our View: Forest Plan Not So Simple
Everett Herald (subscription required)
$675K to study train, boat, car bottleneck at Edmonds
Snohomish County is eager for federal transportation dollars
U.S. economy needs many more jobs
McCusker: High court’s FHA ruling could have lasting impact
Commentary: Does the same-sex marriage ruling imperil religious liberty?
Op-ed: Chemical safety bill may have good shot
Washington Post Editorial: Upholding the law a duty, not an option
Editorial: Who’s served by budget delay? (Billig)
Editorial: Good start for state’s new tests
Editorial: Some environmental victories (Legislative report card)
Islands’ Sounder
Ranker releases statement about state budget (Ranker)
Fires in British Columbia causing smoke-filled skies in San Juans
Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Twitter helped fritter legislators’ time away, Hargrove says (Hargrove)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Service sector continues to expand, but job growth slows
There are more craft distillers in Washington state than anywhere else in the country
Finally, a deal on a transportation plan
Redmond Reporter
Locals discuss historic same-sex marriage ruling
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Burning rain forest raises concern about future
Fire crews attacking blazes in all parts of state
Budget setback squeezes UW’s plans for new computer-science building
Sound Transit planning heats up for light-rail expansion and public vote
Whitest big county in the U.S.? It’s us
Op-Ed: Pope Francis, science and government are reframing climate change
Op-Ed: Higher wages and paid sick days matter for everyone
Editorial: Senate budget breakdown over 1-1351: Get back to work
Seattle Weekly
Q: Who Won This Year’s Session? A: It’s Not Over Yet. (Chopp)
Government leaders discuss immigration issues at public forum (Lytton)
What Can Tacoma Teach Seattle About Muni Broadband?
Skagit Valley Herald
State funds $3 million in Kitsap recreation projects
Teachers unions: Budget falls short (Rolfes)
Editorial: OUR VIEW | Passing grade in higher education (Hansen)
Spokesman Review
Eastern Washington fires still burning
Six structures destroyed in Bayview fire
Getting There: Bill would create plan for easing freight
New Spokane NAACP president wants group to move forward
Spin Control: The way budgets are done could be this budget’s undoing (Billig, Hargrove)
Editorial: Budget gave state’s roads an overdue investment
Yakima Herald Republic
Cultural barrier still a challenge for medical providers, specialty care
ID theft is prevalent in Washington state
Capital budget delivers dollars for drought, basin (Dunshee)
A look at 13 states using redistricting commissions
Guest editorial: Yakima must move ahead on elections
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle mayor unveils plans for universal pre-K
KPLU FM
Fewer Students Pass Washington’s New, Harder Statewide Test — But It Could’ve Been Worse
Washington Law To Crackdown On Handicap Parking Abuse
KUOW FM
Seattle’s Duwamish Tribe Denied Federal Status, Benefits
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Were Democrats drunk when they passed state budget?
State earmarks $250,000 for Orting veterans cemetery update
NW Public Radio
Oregon Lawmakers Approve Plan To Allow Retail Pot Sales In October
Idaho Police Warily Eye Oregon’s New Pot Law
WEB
HDC Advance
Two minutes will change your mind about high-stakes testing (Reykdal)
Horsesass.org
Republicans Have To Live Here Too
Seattle P.I.
A taxing future: The price of life in Seattle and fast-growing Washington?
U.S. Export-Import Bank expires: Obama will try to revive it at July 8 meeting
Thursday, July 2
Associated Press
Gov. Jay Inslee signs new two-year state budget (Hargrove, Hunter)
Washington quietly gives Microsoft a tax increase
Inslee signs recreational pot reform bill (Carlyle)
State Legislature cuts state tuition by 15-20 percent
Initiative to protect animals collects enough signatures
Sen. Cantwell’s bill aims to address water issues in Yakima
Washington lawmakers approve drought relief
Legislative all-nighter: ‘Nasty things slip through’
State Legislature passes 11.9-cent gas tax hike over two years with approval of transportation revenue bill (Clibborn, Fitzgibbon)
Washington has a budget, but Legislature isn’t finished (Billig)
Aberdeen Daily World
Thunderbird agrees to close
Bothell Reporter
Statement from Rep. Jessyn Farrell on the transportation package (Farrell)
Capital budget includes funding for Wayne land preservation, UW Bothell (McAuliffe)
Central Kitsap Reporter
For health innovations, fund Life Sciences Discovery
Chinook Observer
Budget OK avoids harsh local impacts (Blake, Lytton, Hunter, Hatfield)
Columbian
Longest-session ever (Moeller)
Camden: Some Washingtonian adults have a lot of toking to do (Carlyle)
‘About $50 million’ for county in capital budget (Moeller)
New budget keeps sales-tax exemption for Oregonians(Wylie, Moeller)
Editorial: Budget OK’d At Long Last (Hunter)
Letter: Help all to achieve retirement goals (Cleveland)
The Daily News
LCC tuition will decrease by 5 percent this fall
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Signing of state budget agreement goes to the line (Dunshee, Hobbs)
The forever session: In which Republicans are winning (Chopp)
Leque Island levees will be removed in effort to create salmon habitat
Burbank: Greater tasks ahead than just lowering a flag
Muhlstein: Deep gratitude expressed for same-sex decision
Editorial: Why no vote on export tool?
Editorial: State’s best chance at own water rule
Islands’ Sounder
Senator Ranker comments on transportation budget (Ranker)
Opinion: Sex trafficking: A local survivor shares her story
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Legislators voting on state budget (Ranker)
Kirkland Reporter
Kirkland 405 access ramps closer to being passed in Olympia (McAuliffe)
King County Executive thanks Legislature for arts funding
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Budgets feature OC degrees, ferry operating money (Hansen, Rolfes, Appleton)
State parks gets boost in new budget
Maple Valley Reporter
Washington joins multi-state sting targeting illegal construction activities
News Tribune (subscription required)
Senate scuffle leaves $2 billion hole in day-old $38 billion operating budget (Sullivan, Billig)
Deal not yet sealed, but gas-tax increase advances (Clibborn, Kilduff, Fey, Gregory, Hurst, Jinkins, Kirby, Sawyer, Conway, Darneille)
Legislature passes funding for construction projects, but meltdown puts it in doubt (Dunshee)
Editorial: A monkey wrench from Olympia’s Senate Democrats
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Getting a budget deal is big relief
Oregonian
Marijuana is legal in Oregon — to possess and grow, but not to buy
Puget Sound Business Journal
Maritime leaders rejoice as Senate funds completion of routes 509, 167
Against the odds: Both WSU and UW medical school plans get funding
More lanes for I-405 and the 520 bridge gets finished: 5 transportation projects that just got funded
Washington state lawmakers kill Life Sciences Discovery Fund
Watch out San Francisco, Boston, San Diego: Washington state launches life sciences recruiting campaign
$38.2B state budget slashes tuition for students, funds K-12 education
First transportation budget in a decade: Legislature reaches multi-billion-dollar deal
Washington state budget requires Microsoft pay $128M in new taxes over next 4 years
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Education budget: Will it be enough to appease court? (Hunter)
‘Historic’ tuition cut sets state apart from rest of U.S. (Hansen)
Westneat: How an Evergreen State prof guided the Supreme Court
Skagit Valley Herald
Sakuma Bros. farmworkers walk off the job
Inslee, Larsen among state & federal officials asking Congress to renew conservation fund
Spokesman Review
Inslee signs budgets
Washington lawmakers not done with budget squabbles (Chopp)
Washington state slashes college tuition
Legislature sends transportation bill to Inslee (Riccelli)
Shawn Vestal: Act against hate; Spokane deserves it
Editorial: Knezovich’s warnings of far-right extremism a needed message
Editorial: Washington budget a sharp increase, but a step forward
Editorial: Supreme Court’s redistricting ruling good news for Washington
Tri-City Herald
Projects across Mid-Columbia funded in transportation package
Voice of the Valley
WSDOT testing a new way for motorcyclists to ride toll-free in the I-405 express toll lanes
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Majority should rule in statewide elections
Yakima Herald Republic
Senate proposal allocates $130M for projects in Yakima Valley
Budget bill is done, but Legislature still has work to do (Hunt, Kohl-Welles)
Editorial: Court makes right call on redistricting commissions
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Surprise vote pokes $2 billion hole into budget (Ranker)
McCleary attorney says new budget doesn’t comply (Ranker)
Wenatchee wildfire likely human-caused
Watch how quickly fireworks can start a fire
Prosecutor releases new details on Pasco shooting
Senator Murray: Wash. hospitals are ‘failing’ rape victims
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Lawmakers approve light rail expansion vote
Gov. Jay Inslee signs new two-year state budget
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Washington’s budget breaks down in Olympia with surprise dissent (Pedersen)
NW Public Radio
Standoff Creates Big Hole In Washington State’s Brand New Operating Budget
Q13 TV (FOX)
Officials: Wenatchee blaze that destroyed 29 homes was human-caused; fire now 83% contained
Witness: Rock-throwing man killed by Pasco police told officers ‘shoot me’
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Legislature stalled over Initiative 1351 debate (Frockt, Habib, Hargrove)
Civic Skunkworks
Now conservatives want to wait and see on the $15 minimum wage
Crosscut
Measure to build nuclear reactors nears breakthrough in Legislature (Ranker)
Legislature stumbles on classroom size initiative (Ranker, Frockt, Hargrove)
Legislature struggling with transportation deal (Clibborn, Riccelli, Farrell)
Horsesass.org
Republicans Have To Live Here Too
Publicola
Greens Split on Transportation Package (Dunshee, Fitzgibbon, Farrell, Chopp)
Schmudget
Final Budget: Hits and Misses
Slog
The Morning News: State Government Avoids Shutdown, Jay Inslee Signs a Budget Into Law Just Before Midnight (Hargrove)
Why It’s Total Bullshit That the State Legislature Is Killing a Clean Fuel Standard
The Bozos in Olympia Have Killed the Bill to Increase Funding for Washington Filmmaking
Tuesday, June 30
Associated Press
Gov. Inslee to sign two-year state budget that cuts tuition, puts money into K-12
Washington Legislature passes $38.2 billion state budget (Hunter)
Senate passes $16.1 billion transportation package
Boosting overtime: Obama calls for broader coverage
Senate passes $16.1 billion transportation package (Clibborn, Liias)
Wenatchee wildfire destroys homes, forces evacuations
Gas tax increase gains momentum in Washington Legislature (Clibborn)
Columbian
Transportation in doubt? (Cleveland)
Marijuana landscape to change Wednesday
Hoh Rain Forest Vistor Center set to reopen in Olympic National Park
In Our View: Ruling Ends Gay Marriage
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Two-year, $38.2B state budget passes; shutdown averted (McAuliffe)
Nearly $700 million for Snohomish County projects in roads package
Kagi says legislature will pass budget, avert shutdown (Kagi)
Liias says Supreme Court decision makes promise of America real (Liias)
Eyman optimistic about getting initiative on November ballots (Ryu)
Op-ed: State’s economy depends on federal transportation bill
Editorial: How to get where we’re going on transportation
Kirkland Reporter
Local House Democrats sign letter asking for Auditor Kelley to resign (Hunt, Moscoso, Hunter, McBride)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Legislature approves budget that cuts tuition, funds state worker raises (Hunter, Frockt, Carlyle)
Senate votes to raise gas tax to fund long-delayed 167, bottleneck at JBLM; House vote planned Tuesday (Ranker, Fitzgibbon, Clibborn)
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Gay marriage is finally here to stay
Puget Sound Business Journal
$38.2B state budget slashes tuition for students, funds K-12 education
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Lawmakers release $16 billion transportation plan with 11.9-cent gas tax (Clibborn, Fitzgibbon)
Legislature OKs new budget with rare tuition cuts and pay raises for teachers (Hargrove)
Residents return to ‘war zone’ in wake of Wenatchee wildfire
Emergency fireworks bans may not be possible, state says
Seattle Weekly
ST3 Approved for $15 Billion. You Can Help Make Sure Seattle Gets Its Share of It
Spokesman Review
Washington Legislature sends $38.2 billion operating budget to Inslee’s desk (Billig, Habib)
Fire scorches Wenatchee neighborhood, destroys dozens of homes
Editorial: Supreme Court’s redistricting ruling good news for Washington
Spokane named All-America city again
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Senate passes $16.1 billion transportation package (Clibborn)
Budget lowers tuition, raises GET concerns for lawmaker (Hunter)
Audit criticizes DSHS software that ‘ages out’ fraud tips
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
State official had been clamoring for more money to fight wildfires
New Washington budget cuts college tuition (Hunter)
Lawmakers to vote on $16.1 billion transportation package (Clibborn)
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Seattle teacher pepper-sprayed after MLK march files lawsuit
KPLU FM
Washington State Legal Aid Lawyers Cheer Supreme Court’s Fair Housing Act Decision
Diploma Hope Fading For 2,000 High Schoolers Who Failed Biology Exam
Overhaul Of Marijuana Taxation Goes To Washington Governor
KUOW FM
Bottled Water, Oregon Shoppers Remain Tax Free Under Washington Budget
Washington Lawmakers May Vote On 11.9 Cent Gas Tax Increase
NW Public Radio
Washington Lawmakers Send Budget To Governor; Gas Tax Package Moving (Pedersen)
Q13 TV (FOX)
Legislature approves $38 billion, two-year budget bill that increases K-12 spending, cuts college tuition
Extreme fire danger has Gov. Inslee ‘looking into’ state fireworks laws
Anti-Shell Oil ‘Kayaktivists’ try to blockade oil rig
Obama wants to make 5 million more workers eligible for overtime
WEB
Crosscut
Legislature acts on budget in nick of time (Hunter, Carlyle)
Transportation plan nears final votes
Can science save abused, neglected kids – and money, too? (Hargrove)
Publicola
Governor Inslee Agrees to Republican Demand, Drops Low Carbon Fuel Standard (Fitzgibbon)
Seattle P.I.
U.S. Supreme Court upholds redistricting panels Washington was pioneer in establishing
The state’s new transportation plan: Lots of pavement, light rail and a big gas tax hike (Clibborn, Hobbs)
Supreme Court stops forced closure of abortion clinics in Texas: The next national showdown?
Slog
The 29 Elected Officials Who Can’t Handle the Truth: Which WA Legislators Voted No on Native History in Public Schools (Chase, Blake, Hatfield, Fey, Gregory, Takko)
Monday, June 29
Associated Press
Washington lawmakers race clock to finalize budget deal (Hunter, Clibborn)
Budget agreement in Washington reached ‘in principle’
Legislature passes recreational marijuana reform bill
Gas tax increase gains momentum in state Legislature (Clibborn)
Justices rule against EPA power plant mercury limits
Using pot to be legal in Oregon — but not selling it
Justices uphold use of drug implicated in botched executions
Justices rule against Obama bid to limit power plant emissions
Coal plant operator says Colstrip remains profitable for now
Washington wildfire destroys homes, forces evacuations
Ballard News Tribune
Kohl-Welles to be honored at the 2015 Seattle Hempfest Festival (Kohl-Welles)
Central Kitsap Reporter
Opinion: For health innovations, fund Life Sciences Discovery
Columbian
Clark County may adjust noise standards for wineries
In Our View: Alcohol Still a Big Problem
The Daily News
Hamm family asks Gov. Inslee to reconsider death penalty ban
Columbia River deepening sparks $1 billion in investments
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Lawmakers OK 11.9-cent gas tax hike in transportation package (Clibborn, Ortiz-Self, Liias)
Sirota: Rights tilting to corporations in trade deal
Swerdlick: Of course Obama should have said the n-word
Op-ed: Can technology make airliners less harmful to the environment?
Op-ed: Helping homeless less costly than criminalizing them
Editorial: Animal lab a step backward (UW)
Editorial: Celebrate right for all to wed
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Local lawmakers like where budget’s headed (Hansen, Appleton)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Lawmakers reach deal on gas tax increase, transportation funding (Clibborn)
Tacoma Minimum Wage Task Force weighs in with 2 proposals
Washington cities and counties that allow marijuana sales will get a cut (Carlyle)
Puget Sound Business Journal
OpEd: New marijuana law paves way for medical advances (Kohl-Welles)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
The recovery gap: Seattle area’s economic expansion is favoring the wealthy
Inslee: Tentative budget deal eases tuition burden, raises teachers’ pay (Hunter)
Inslee drops objection to ‘poison pill’ language in transportation package (Clibborn)
Wildfires in Washington: The latest updates
1,000 flee homes as wildfire quickly spreads in Wenatchee
Here’s a warning to get ready for robots who’ll take our jobs
Editorial: Highway 99 tunnel project needs more oversight, not less
Editorial: Wash. Republican congressional delegation, stop Obamacare opposition
Skagit Valley Herald
State offers LED streetlights to four Skagit County cities
Spokesman Review
Washington officials announce state budget deal
Under state budget deal, college tuition will fall, but leaders haven’t said by how much
Spin Control: State under high pressure to meet pot tax projections
Editorial: Celebrate, reflect on, U.S. Supreme Court’s gay marriage ruling
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Last minute deals no way to create state budget
Yakima Herald Republic
Op-ed: Immigration problems — and ideas for solutions
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Thousands celebrate at Seattle Pride Parade
KUOW FM
Marijuana Taxes May Not Be Used For Prevention As Campaign Promised
Algae Bloom Hits Dungeness Crabbers Hard On Washington Coast
In Bid For Stricter Vaccine Rules, Officials Grapple With Decades-Old Distrust
Q13 TV (FOX)
At least a dozen homes burn, hundreds evacuated as Sleepy Hollow Fire grows to 1,700 acres
WEB
Civic Skunkworks
Why same sex marriage is great for business
Crosscut
Legislative leaders reach budget deal
Pot taxes will be reduced (Carlyle)
Inslee compromises to get transportation projects deal (Clibborn, Hobbs)
Washington State Wire
Inslee Drops Fuel Standard, To Propel Transpo Budget Deal