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Friday, May 15
Associated Press
Governor signs ‘Joel’s Law’ allowing families to ask judge to commit suicidal, dangerous relatives (Walkinshaw)
USDA creates new government certification for GMO-free foods
Bullying drops, but 1 in 5 kids still a victim
Gov. Inslee signs health care information sharing measure
State revenue forecast moved from June to next week
Gov. Inslee signs oil train safety bill
New law lets family ask judge to commit dangerous relative
Dahlias to brighten state Capitol campus
Aberdeen Daily World
Subject of consolidation is on the table again
Aberdeen council considering moratorium on oil facilities
Bainbridge Island Review
Op-Ed: Cap-and-trade legislation lives on (Chopp, Fitzgibbon)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Blog:Ericksen to conservative media: Schools feed climate activists ‘propaganda’
Bothell Reporter
Governor signs Rep. Farrell’s Oil Transportation Safety Act (Farrell)
Central Kitsap Reporter
Ferry fares to be discussed at State Transportation Commission meeting May 19-20
Columbian
Pike gets chilly response to bridge (Wylie)
Gov. Inslee signs oil train safety bill (Farrell)
In Our View: Room For Improvement
Analyst: Oil terminal has less than 50% chance of approval
Fallen local lawmen finally get their due
The Daily News
Editorial via Yakima Herald: Transparency on initiatives gets small win in Legislature
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Inslee signs tougher oil-train law, calls on feds to act
After 2 weeks, legislators still not negotiating a budget (Sullivan, Chopp, Hunter)
CEOs make 373 times what average workers earn (14)
U.S. jobless claims fall to 15-year low
McCusker: We can’t trust the economy to an algorithm
Editorial: Move forward with trade bill
Issaquah Reporter
Issaquah teachers agree to participate in statewide protest against legislature; Walkout to be held May 19
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Double dose of ferry fare hikes on the table in Olympia
Kirkland Reporter
Teachers walkout as legislators work to fund education (Springer)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
OC president honored for leadership
News Tribune (subscription required)
In attempt to speed up budget deal, state to release earlier revenue report (Sullivan)
New law allows hospitals to hold mental patients if no room elsewhere (Jinkins, Darneille)
Gov. Inslee signs bill to encourage testing of rape kits (Orwall)
Puyallup teachers vote for one-day strike
Letter: Don’t shift districts’ levy money
Letter: Use revenue as I-502 intended
Olympian (subscription required)
Letter: Fair access to effective birth control is needed
Letter: Increasing minimum wage would add taxes for state
Peninsula Daily News
Chimacum teachers’ rally set for today’s walkout; Port Angeles, Sequim educators to gather Monday
GUEST COLUMN — It’s time for a strong water-quality rule
Puget Sound Business Journal
Editor’s picks: How America turns away talent — and why that hurts Seattle
Seattle Times (subscription required)
More protests planned after giant oil rig muscles in
New law lets family ask judge to commit dangerous relative
School rallies to help students threatened by hunger, homelessness
Bill would block indicted auditor from increasing pension
Jonathan Martin: Mentally ill prisoners too often stuck in an inhumane limbo
Op-ed: Stop using DNR public timber sales for school funding
Seattle Weekly
Lawmakers, Judges and the Governor Are Getting a Raise
Spokesman Review
Oil train safety bill signed into law
Mental health bill gets Washington Gov. Inslee’s signature
Washington Auditor Troy Kelley’s pension under attack
Shawn Vestal: Paid sick leave won’t kill Spokane businesses
Editorial: Teachers could lose much with walkout
Vancouver Business Journal
Free tax workshop May 20 in Vancouver
L&I to hold safety conference for workers in tree care industry
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: New carbon tax plan is no better than previous one
Yakima Herald Republic
Pot not full of gold for Yakima Valley marijuana retailers
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Drought declaration could increase Seattle water rates
Washington governor signs law requiring rape kit testing (Orwall)
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Governor may make drought declaration for state of Washington
Nearly 4,700 ferry sailings canceled in last three years
“Joel’s Law” lets family ask judge to commit dangerous relative
KPLU FM
New Washington Law Will Eliminate Many Court Fees For Juvenile Offenders (Kagi)
KUOW FM
University Of Washington Dumps Coal Investments
Region’s Tribal Leaders Gather In Seattle To Fight Coal Terminal
‘Joel’s Law’ Signed Allowing Families To Petition For Involuntary Commitment
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
WA rape kit bill symbolic, needs context (Orwall)
Complaints over state lawmaker pay raise are petty
NW Public Radio
‘Joel’s Law’ Signed Allowing Families To Petition For Involuntary Commitment
Washington Governor Signs Bill to Boost Oil Train Safety
New Washington Law To Require Health Insurance Companies To Report Claims
Washington Lawmakers Take Heat After Commission Approves 11 Percent Pay Raise (Rolfes)
Q13 TV (FOX)
How are Washington state lawmakers getting an 11% pay increase?
Tribes ask feds to reject permit for coal-export terminal near Bellingham
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Gov. Inslee signs ‘Joel’s Law’ two years after Joel Reuter’s death
Crosscut
GOP senators fear Kelley will game pension system
Low snowpack pushes search for changes (Stanford)
Seattle P.I.
The Shell drilling rig Polar Pioneer arrives in city that’s drilling the energy industry
The Stand
WSLC’s Johnson: Carbon market will spur clean-energy economy
Thursday, May 14
Associated Press
As budget negotiations continue, pay raise for state lawmakers approved
Washington, Oregon to update oil spill response plan
State cancels 2 more razor clam digs because of toxins
Aberdeen Daily World
State of Grays Harbor reports increase in tourism numbers, loss of younger residents
Auburn Reporter
Faculty want Green River College president removed
Foster youth with medical concerns to receive extended care (Orwall)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
WWU activists: Senator’s climate skepticism ‘undermining credibility’ of their degrees
Bothell Reporter
Sen. Frockt helps get new law protecting pets passed (Frockt)
Columbian
Washington lawmakers, other state officials, get a raise (Moeller, Wylie)
Legislators to teachers: have you seen the budget? (Wylie)
Washington outranks Idaho in employment, earnings for women
In Our View Oil Safety on Right Track (Farrell)
The Daily News
Elevated toxin levels shut down clam digging for rest of spring
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Panel approves pay raises for elected state officials
Bickering Democrats now in head-to-head battle to lead county
Amended cap-and-trade proposal could get another look (Chopp, Fitzgibbon)
Editorial: Hey Legislature, how ya’ doin’?
Issaquah Press
Issaquah teachers plan walkout to protest state funding
Kirkland Reporter
Sen. Habib’s ride sharing legislation signed into law (Habib)
Senate budget threatens Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program
Cap-and-trade bill still gasping for political life (Chopp, Fitzgibbon)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Salary board approves raises for state officials
Editorial: If Tacoma is to raise the minimum wage, do it the smart way
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Budget must not forget the PDC (Moeller)
Peninsula Daily News
Peninsula teacher walkouts to close schools to more than 7,500 students starting Friday
Seattle Times (subscription required)
‘Horrific timing’: 11.2% pay raise for Washington lawmakers (Reykdal, Nelson)
Shell oil rig arriving Thursday is just the start of Arctic drilling fleet
Recent breakdowns heighten concern about state’s fragile ferry fleet (Rolfes)
Rep. Jinkins: Washington is odd state out on a capital-gains tax
Seattle Weekly
Cap-and-Trade: Dems Gone A-Fishin’, But Polluters Are Wary of the Bait (Chopp, Fitzgibbon)
Yes, Seattle Burns Alaska Oil. No, the Shell Protest Is Not Hypocritical.
Spokesman Review
GU law student’s killer tells board he’s a changed man
Board approves raises for Washington state lawmakers, others
Spokane Community College chooses new president
Deadlines loom for special permits
With lower flows, spring chinook make quicker trip
Tri-City Herald
Kennewick to add full-day kindergarten to four more schools next year
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial – Teacher-pay issue hinges on source of funds
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Eastmont teachers approve Monday walkout
Yakima Herald Republic
More Latinos file for Yakima council than ever before
Editorial: Don’t play around: Find funds for kids
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
233% increase in drug needles found on Seattle streets
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Washington lawmakers, other state officials, get a raise
KPLU FM
Should Lawmakers Let Cops Speak For Murder Victims?
KUOW FM
Despite Past Allegations Of Misdeeds, Kelley Ran For Washington State Auditor
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Washington State Patrol facing severe trooper shortage
NW Public Radio
Teachers in Vancouver Protest State School Funding
Q13 TV (FOX)
Despite permitting issues, Shell’s Polar Pioneer oil rig expected to dock in Seattle today
WEB
Civic Skunkworks
FaceBook likes the $15 minimum wage
Crosscut
Democrats revise their capital gains tax idea (Jinkins, Carlyle)
Publicola
Port Votes on Shell Lease
Schmudget
College Unaffordability Is Hurting the “Public” in Public Universities
Wednesday, May 13
Associated Press
2 lawmakers seek impeachment process against state auditor (Chopp)
Despite requests for delay, Shell will bring drill rigs to Seattle
State justices consider lawsuit challenging tribal gas-tax
US records biggest budget surplus in 7 years
Oil group challenges new rules for rail cars
FBI hair analysis issues reveal limits of pre-DNA forensic science
Aberdeen Daily World
Hoquiam council to weigh drafts for oil ordinance
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
State in ‘weird place’ trying to change reliance on local school levies (Hunter, Ranker)
Oil industry sues government over train safety rules
Inslee signs measure expanding animal cruelty laws
Bothell Reporter
State’s taxable retail sales up 7.1 percent in fourth quarter
Columbian
Clark County second in state in hotel occupancy
In Our View: Solution Seeks Problem
Everett Herald (subscription required)
EvCC president keeps a steadying hand in turbulent times
Schwab: We know what doesn’t work to fight poverty
Editorial: Second shot to reduce carbon (Hunter, Springer, Hargrove)
Kirkland Reporter
Sen. Habib calls on Kelley to resign or be impeached (Habib)
Maple Valley Reporter
AG urges Liquor Control Board to consider all forms of marijuana that can appeal to children in rulemaking process
News Tribune (subscription required)
State Auditor Troy Kelley empties campaign account (Chopp)
Justices consider tribal gas-tax lawsuit
Tacoma teachers will meet next week to decide whether to walk out
Editorial: Classroom equality is impossible when levies pay teachers
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Home care workers deserve to retire
Puget Sound Business Journal
Amidst med school turf war, UW appoints director to handle relations east of the Cascade Curtain
Queen Anne News
Siblings serve as pages in the state Senate (Kohl-Welles)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
$20 rebate cards for car tabs may cost Seattle $37 apiece
Seattle VA hospital strands veteran outside ER
Shell oil rig coming despite Port vote to delay
Op-ed: Region needs better local public-television programming
Op-ed: Morally opposed to Arctic oil? It’s already everywhere in Washington
Editorial: Reform No Child Left Behind law to use tests wisely
Seattle Weekly
A New Transit Tunnel Downtown Is Probably a Great Idea (But That Doesn’t Mean It’ll Get Built)
Seattleland: A Suspected Cover-Up Turned the Troy Kelley Tax Case Into a Larger Probe
Beecher’s Cheese Aims to Teach Washington Students How to Eat Healthier
Spokesman Review
Voting starts on Spokane teacher walkout
Memorial honors Washington law enforcement, Moore
Bill would allow law officers to testify for victims without a supporter
Registration deadline extended for free Hunter Education Jamboree
Editorial: Statewide coverage expands under Affordable Care Act
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Legislators must provide for both medical schools
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Transparency on initiatives gets small win in Legislature
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Millions in payouts fail to improve care for vulnerable adults
Verizon, Sprint customers may be owed for bogus charges
2 lawmakers seek impeachment process against state auditor
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Fish & Wildlife: Proposed staff cuts could endanger local seafood eaters
KUOW FM
Seattle Congestion ‘Is Going To Get Way Worse’
A Mystery And An Inconsistency In Washington State Auditor’s Past
Why 8th Graders In Washington Are Already Thinking About College (Frockt)
Drought Forces Large Group Of Yakima Valley Farmers To Turn Off The Spigot
New Washington Law Aims To Make Party Buses Safer
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Democrats to use pollution to save education (Fitzgibbon)
NW Public Radio
New Washington Law Aims To Make Party Buses Safer
Q13 TV (FOX)
Hundreds of hospital workers walk off the job
Despite Port vote, Shell plans to move Arctic oil drilling rigs to Seattle terminal
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
First step in impeachment proceedings of Troy Kelley introduced in House (Chopp)
Crosscut
A move in Olympia to impeach Troy Kelley (Chopp, Habib)
Seattle P.I.
Seattle port commissioners vote to ‘delay’ Shell: Ships still inbound
Seattle Councilman O’Brien: Don’t give to UW until it divests energy stocks
Is noise from Navy jets a threat to Olympic National Park? Rep. Derek Kilmer wants soundings
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
Print
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)