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Tuesday, April 14

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Associated Press
OSPI to offer alternative plan for state education budget
House Democrats release transportation revenue plan (Clibborn, Fey)
Washington House votes for powdered alcohol prohibition (Hurst)
Lawmaker wants to use aircraft carriers for toll bridge

Bainbridge Island Review
State House considers study of using old aircraft carriers as bridges

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Sen. Cantwell hears from Whatcom, Skagit officials on oil train safety
Op-ed (Denny Heck): Providing equal pay for equal work would lift everyone
Editorial reprint: Training bill is big help to teachers
Editorial: Our Voice: Not all needs being met in Senate and House budget proposals

Bothell Reporter
UW Bothell among five campuses honored in Olympia for 25 years of educational excellence

Columbian
County’s legislators know transportation package could change (Moeller, Wylie)
Sowell: ‘Climate change’ debate should be settled by science
In Our View: Make College Within Reach

The Daily News
Fair organizers fighting for funds from Washington Legislature

Everett Herald (subscription required)
38 county schools earn Washington Achievement Awards
Democrats, GOP differ on transportation spending reform (Clibborn, Sells)
Liias bill on payday loans nearly dead in legislature (Ryu, Stanford, Liias, Chase, McAuliffe)
Supply chain problems keep Boeing parked on Paine Field runway
Op-ed by Sen. Ranker: Anti-discrimination battles fought here, too
Editorial: Lawmakers watering down water quality

News Tribune (subscription required)
Under the Dome: Tuesday, April 14, the 93rd day of the 105-day legislative session (Hurst)
Time running out to comment on Tacoma Narrows Bridge rate hike
Legislature’s Democrats, Republicans agree on gas tax increase, at odds on details (Fey, Clibborn)
Whistleblower audit clears Corrections official
Editorial: State carbon dioxide cap-and-trade plans need serious vetting

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: High-alcohol sales ban is expanded
Editorial: Training bill is big help to teachers

Peninsula Daily News
Lawmaker eyes $90,000 study of aircraft carriers as Bremerton-Port Orchard toll bridge; cites tourism draw, honor for ‘greatest generation’

Seattle Times (subscription required)
State Dems, GOP not far apart on transportation plan (Farrell, Clibborn, Fey)
Seattle council approves paid parental leave for city workers
Guest Opinion: Craft beer brewers need tax relief | columnist
Guest Opinion: Reform our tax system with a flat-rate personal income tax

Seattle Weekly
Capitol Hill’s Homeless LGBT Protest, But Can Anyone Hear Them?

Spokesman Review
Gas tax hike closer (Clibborn, Riccelli)
Family decries chance of murderer’s release
Survey: Two-thirds of Spokane County residents believe in global warming
Spokane County would get $92 million for capital projects under Senate budget
House gas-tax package: More money for city, less for Valley (Clibborn, Riccelli)
Editorial: Juvenile justice upkeep wise use of county sales tax

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: State lawmakers don’t know limits of their authority

Yakima Herald Republic
New Yakima election system to go forward

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle CEO to pay employees $70,000 minimum wage
Seattle spent $40 million on homeless services in 2014
More viaduct analysis advised before Bertha digging resumes

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
SR-410 bridge subcontractor had previous citations
Island County jail inmate may have died from dehydration
City agency: Bertha settlement woes could cost $4 million more

KPLU FM
Activists Push To Save Washington Voting Rights Act

KUOW FM
Medical Marijuana Regulation One Step From Inslee’s Desk
Big Bills A Hidden Side Effect Of Cancer Treatment
Seattle’s New Parking Meters Smart Enough To Charge More At Peak Times
Should Washington State Recognize César Chávez Day? (Hudgins)
Gas Tax Package Still Alive As Washington Lawmakers Hit Homestretch (Clibborn)

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Lawmaker wants to use old aircraft carriers to build new bridge

NW Public Radio
Medical Marijuana Regulation One Step From Inslee’s Desk
Should Washington State Recognize César Chávez Day? (Hudgins)
Gas Tax Package Still Alive As Washington Lawmakers Hit Homestretch (Clibborn)

Q13 TV (FOX)
Seattle company to set new ‘minimum wage’ — $70,000 a year
Hidden cameras reveal airport workers stealing from suitcases; 214 luggage thefts in Seattle last year
Seattle: Damaged downtown water pipe must be replaced; expected cost $4M

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Capitol Record (TVW)
Bill to discourage ‘patent trolls’ heads to governor (Jinkins)

Crosscut
Legislature close to allowing more sealing of juvenile records (Kagi)
Gas tax hike looks likely to be just under 12 cents (Sullivan)

SDC Hopper
Video: Beef Day 2015! (Hatfield)

Seattle P.I.
Council votes paid parental leave for Seattle city employees

The Stand
‘$15 is Just the Beginning!’ Actions Wednesday across state, nation
Public Service Matters events across state Saturday, April 18

Monday, April 13

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Associated Press
All-day kindergarten, smaller classes challenge for schools (Dunshee)
House passes bills to overhaul state’s pot markets (Cody, Carlyle)
Richland florist a ‘grain of sand’ in gay rights storm
Survey: Nearly 9 in 10 US adults now have health insurance
Spokane schools to get tough about vaccinations

Aberdeen Daily World
State buys 1,720 acres along Queets River from The Nature Conservancy
Timber activist: Damage already done by spotted owl’s listing

Ballard News Tribune
How could Olympia stoop so low?

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Cities, counties may get new incentives to allow pot sales  (Sawyer, Reykdal)

Central Kitsap Reporter
Op-Ed: New rail safety regulations

Columbian
Cleveland: Local View: Commitment, cooperation key to new I-5 bridge
In Our View: Wildfires Burn Budgets
In Our View: Every Child Deserves a Shot (Wylie)
Clark County Land-Use Planning: How small is big enough?

The Daily News
Cowlitz PUD commissioners to get I-937 update
Editorial: Pot, med school, highway bills need action in Olympia

Everett Herald (subscription required)
County public works and WSDOT win award for post-mudslide road rebuild
Senate panel guts bill allowing new toxic-waste program
Solar proposal generating heat (Morris)
Everett gang violence appears to be on rise
Guest column: Increase would hit shop owners, the poor
Guest column: Community Transit should lower costs, not increase tax
Guest column: Put emphasis on teaching kids, not testing them
Guest column: Nursing homes’ low staffing levels raise concerns for care
Guest column: Carbon proposals threaten state transportation budget
Op-ed: Our way out of this jam (State transportation plan)
Editorial: Holding Boeing accountable (Robinson)

Kirkland Reporter
Distracted driving law dies in Olympia

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
State spending plan draws protest from conservation, recreation groups (Rolfes, Keiser)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Cities, counties may get new incentives to allow pot sales (Sawyer, Reykdal)
House passes bills to overhaul marijuana industries (Cody)

Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Sen. Hargrove says contempt sanctions for state Legislature from high court are a possibility (Hargrove, Tharinger, Van De Wege)

Puget Sound Business Journal
Transportation, education, housing: What are Seattle’s biggest challenges?
‘The promise of marijuana’ may no longer save Washington’s health centers

Redmond Reporter
Opinion: Lawmakers can ensure opportunity for students, economic growth with STEM education investments (Hanson, Kagi, Lytton, Bergquist, Keiser, Conway)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Toxic gun ranges win federal contracts despite violations
Schools scramble to meet rules on all-day kindergarten, smaller classes (Dunshee)
The party that wants to put ‘public’ back into public education (Hasegawa)
As lotteries grow, states look at rules to rein them in
The body camera business is booming, and Seattle is its nerve center
Amazon receives new approval for drone testing in U.S.
Rep. Dave Reichert gets alleged death threat after too many mailings, emails
GOP: Inslee making unreasonable demands for taxes, state pay (Hunter)
Editorial: Congress should pass new education law to provide flexibility for states
Editorial: Stop sweating Bertha: Everything should be OK
Opinion: Climate change is a threat to national security
Krugman: Where government excels

Skagit Valley Herald
Connecting students with community

Spokesman Review
House bills rewrite pot laws (Cody)
Washington House approves $5 fee on studded tires (Ryu)
Interstate 90 widening project on Snoqualmie Pass resumes
Ecology report assesses health of Palouse waterways
Columbia Basin tribes lead effort to save lamprey
Spin Control: China flag at Capitol stirs flap
Editorial: Lawmakers’ tweaks of pot law: Some smart, others not

Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Not all needs being met in Senate and House budget proposals
Our Voice: Student scores a small part of teacher evaluation

Yakima Herald Republic
Valley superintendents have big concerns over smaller classes
Guest editorial: STEM investments bring opportunity, growth

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KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Schools scrambling to come up with more classroom space

KPLU FM
Why Would The Seattle School District Want To Authorize & Oversee Charter Schools?
Contract Negotiations Are Underway Between Student Workers And The University Of Washington

KUOW FM
King County Rural Roads: How They Got So Bad
Marysville Shooting: Data Barriers Hide Tribal Court Cases
What We Talk About When We Talk About Gay Marriage

Q13 TV (FOX)
Spokane schools to get tough about vaccinations, remove children

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Capitol Record (TVW)
Early Start Act passes Senate, both sides yet to agree on funding level (Billig)

Crosscut
Will Washington state stop neglecting its own history and heritage?
House votes to relax pot taxes, tighten regulations (Carlyle, Kohl-Welles)
Reforming Ferguson-style “debtors’ prisons” here in Washington State (Goodman, Kagi)
Legislature wants new office to help homeless youth

Schmudget
Ten Ways Senate Budget Holds Back Progress

Slog
Is Marijuana Addictive? A Look at the Scientific Research
Washington Is the Only State with Legal Marijuana That Doesn’t Allow Home Grows—But That Could Change! Here’s How (Blake, Kohl-Welles)
Can We Get Big Money Out of Local Politics by Giving Every Voter $100?

The Stand
Call this week to urge fair revenue solution (Carlyle)
Broken promises, broken priorities in State Senate (Hargrove, Farrell, Jinkins, Senn, Reykdal, Clibborn)

Washington State Wire
Enough Talk: Let’s Use A Small Fraction of McCleary Education Funding To Make a Real Difference in Graduation Rates

Friday, April 10

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Associated Press
Gap remains in video record of fatal SC police shooting
Report: Senate’s proposed $1,000 worker raises not OK
Negotiations on transportation to begin next week (Clibborn)
Washington House passes ban on sex conversion therapy

Aberdeen Daily World
Feds will review spotted owl status under the Endangered Species Act
Public comment sought on new Ecology plan for oil spills on the Chehalis
Oped: Vini Samuel — The internet for all or for some

Bainbridge Island Review
Op-Ed: No fanfare expected for budget talk (Chopp)

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Editorial reprint: Pot, predator, highway bills need action in Olympia

Central Kitsap Reporter
Gov. Inslee praises five “Solar Communities”

Columbian
House OKs bistate bridge coalition (Wylie)
Public lands chief raises wildfires alarm
In Our View: Keep Focus on Oil Trains

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Senate budget cuts money for early learning (Kagi)
Senate panel approves capital budget plan (Dunshee)
McCusker: Don’t pull the plug on comprehensive exams
Editorial: Injecting politics into parks
Letter: Wrong to tamper with Boeing deal

News Tribune (subscription required)
Under the Dome: Friday, (April 10), the 89th day of the 105-day legislative session
Editorial: Pot, predator, highway bills need action in Olympia

Northwest Asian Weekly
Confused about the Seattle minimum wage changes? — Here’s how it works

Peninsula Daily News
State Department of Natural Resources buys 1,720 acres along Queets River from The Nature Conservancy
U.S. to consider endangered species listing for spotted owl
State Department of Ecology: Cleanup of former plywood mill site in Port Angeles could be finished by September 2016

Puget Sound Business Journal
President Obama witnesses $6.6 billion deal between Panama’s Copa Airlines and Boeing for 737s

Seattle PI
Vancouver, B.C., oil spill: City not informed for 13 hours
Marijuana policy in school: To use a heavy hand or not?

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Bellevue mayor on revised light-rail deal: ‘Lemonade with sweetener’
Dueling state budgets split over which pot gets pot money (Carlyle)
Complaint filed over payday-lender Moneytree lobbying
Opinion: Reform our tax system with a flat-rate personal income tax
Opinion: Enjoying the low life?

Spokesman Review
$7.7 billion Washington transportation budget gets House OK (Riccelli, Clibborn)
House passes ban on therapies that try to change sexual orientation (Jinkins, Ormsby, Riccelli)
Editorial: Practical approach needed to keep PCBs out of Spokane River

Suburban Times
Conway: ‘Capital budget is a job creator and recession buster’ (Conway)

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: State ban on smartphone use while driving needed

Yakima Herald Republic
Budget proposals would close Naches hatchery, cut Oak Creek elk feeding
Editorial: Med school marks step forward for WSU, Valley

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
KEXP loses part of state funding for new Seattle Center home
Washington a leader in trade job growth

KPLU FM
Research Shows Seattle’s Program To Connect Low-Level Offenders With Services Is Working

KUOW FM
Puget Sound Lawmaker Pitches New Bridge Built With Old Aircraft Carriers
Civilians Can Record Police Encounters, But When Is It Interference?
Washington Highway Speed Limit Increase Now In Governor’s Hands
How Do You Make Laws For Killer Robots?
Two Kirkland Moms Debate The Ethics Of Skipping Testing

NW Public Radio
Puget Sound Lawmaker Pitches New Bridge Built With Old Aircraft Carriers
Mostly Silent Now, But In 2012 Troy Kelley Addressed Allegations
Washington Highway Speed Limit Increase Now In Governor’s Hands    

Q13 TV (FOX)
Video captures heated exchange with Kennewick police: ‘So would you like to be part of my quota tonight?’
Report: Snohomish county high school, middle school students use heroin at alarming rates

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Capitol Record (TVW)
House passes ban on aversion therapy on minors; bill heads back to Senate (Jinkins)
Democrats say sending class size initiative back to voters risks unbalanced budget (Sullivan, Nelson)
Senate hears testimony on $3.9 billion capital budget proposal

Crosscut
Carbon tax: Rising from the ashes in Olympia? (Fitzgibbon)

Horsesass.org
Smaller and Better Things (Kohl-Welles, Carlyle, Tarleton)

Publicola
GOP Budget Doesn’t Only Ignore Supreme Court, It Cuts It (Pedersen)
Inslee Says Carbon Cap Still in Play, Polling Says… (Fitzgibbon, Chopp)

SDC Hopper
Can you find the GOP’s hidden taxes?

The Stand
Celebrating 125 years of proud labor history in Pierce County (Darneille, Kirby)

Washington State Wire
Opinion: Wyoming’s Investment in Washington State’s Future

Thursday, April 9

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Associated Press
House passes notification bill on police-returned guns
Distracted driving bill dies in Olympia (Clibborn)
Senate OKs post-conviction preservation of DNA (Hasegawa, Orwall)
Senators propose $3.9 billion state construction budget (Dunshee)
Legislature approves landslide mapping bill; goes to Inslee
Some Washington state VA facilities face wait times woes
Washington tribe sues to block oil trains across its land
Snow that replenishes Washington reservoirs sets record low

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Swinomish tribe suing rail company to stop Bakken oil trains
Lawmakers can’t mandate $1,000 annual raises for state workers
State suspends license of Whatcom County nurse accused of pointing handgun at six people
Legislature approves landslide mapping bill; goes to Inslee
Editorial reprint: State should collect online sales tax

Bothell Reporter
House approves two-year budget, invests billions in education (Sullivan, Santos, Kagi, Jinkins, Hunter)

Columbian
At Vancouver VA, 4.1% of wait times at least 31 days
Cantwell: Act now on oil trains
Senate’s construction plan includes Vancouver waterfront funds (Cleveland)
Editorial: ‘Levy Swap’ for Schools
Camden: Senate games over budget votes cross into foolishness

The Daily News
Guest Column: Cities need their fair share of marijuana revenue

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Landslide-mapping bill approved and sent to governor
Cornfield: Balance of power between GOP and Dems should bode well in the state legislature (Chopp)
Washington Post: 9% in U.S. have anger issues, access to guns
Milbank: Why must we humiliate those in poverty?
Op-ed: Transit agencies need state, federal support
Letter: State laws are actually quite clear

Kirkland Reporter
House approves two-year budget, invests billions in education (Sullivan, Santos, Kagi, Hunter, Jinkins)
Governor, lawmakers meet to discuss budget (Chopp)
Governor praises Kirkland, others for increasing solar energy installations

News Tribune (subscription required)
Washington taxpayers face the middle ground; Alaska does best, Illinois worst in national survey
Lawmakers can’t mandate $1,000 annual raises for state workers
Lawmakers look to add mental health beds (Keiser, Conway)
Under the Dome: Thursday, (April 9), the 88th day of the 105-day legislative session
Opinion: Matt Driscoll: Budget writers eying pot revenue is business as usual in Olympia

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: State should collect online sales tax (Carlyle)

Peninsula Daily News
State Senate capital budget proposes millions in funding for Peninsula projects — with impacts from Forks to Port Townsend (Hargrove, Tharinger, Van De Wege)

Puget Sound Business Journal
Washington one of two states with dip in health exchange enrollment
Boeing’s South Carolina workers make $10 less per hour than those in Everett

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Footage of police shooting makes a difference
LEAD program for low-level drug criminals sees success
Seattle School Board not keen to enter charter-school business
Editorial: State must rise to federal judge’s rebuke on mental health system
Guest Opinion: It’s time to change our thinking about those with mental illness

Spokesman Review
WaLeg Day 87: Lots of votes expected (Orwall)
Washington House passes gun bill based on Spokane murder-suicide (Billig, Ormsby)
Fruit shipper sues BNSF railroad
Bill to raise I-90 section to 75 mph heads to Inslee (Billig, Liias)
Editorial: WSU leadership has taken school far in push for med school

Vancouver Business Journal
Cantwell joins local leaders, calls for oil train safety

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Magical thinking in Olympia isn’t going to conjure up a state budget

Yakima Herald Republic
Sen. Patty Murray sounds out YVCC students about challenges paying for education

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Washington’s first charter school given deadline to address concerns
Student activists interrupt UW Board of Regents meeting
Study suggests fracking could release radon from ground
Winter snowpack at only 22 percent of normal on April 1

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Sen. Cantwell: Don’t wait for oil train explosion to improve safety

KPLU FM
Research Shows Seattle’s Program To Connect Low-Level Offenders With Services Is Working

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Extreme ‘Distracted Driver’ bill deserved to die in committee (Clibborn)

Q13 TV (FOX)
Inquest ordered in fatal shooting of man by Kent police

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Capitol Record (TVW)
Senate hears testimony on $3.9 billion capital budget proposal
Cutoff deadline: What’s alive, what stalled

Crosscut
Opinion: Tax reform is the only way to ensure seniors get the care they deserve
Senate wants to protect concert tickets from computer ‘bots’ (Van De Wege)
State looking to do more for homeless youth
Tunnel Expert Review Panel: Project won’t exceed $3.1 billion budget

Publicola
Voters Don’t Like Legislature’s Decision to Ignore Class-Size Initiative (Kohl-Welles, Traleton, Pedersen)
GOP Budget Creates McCleary Collision Course (Frockt)

The Stand
Minimum Wage History Project launches Saturday in Seattle

Wednesday, April 8

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Associated Press
Agreement on new U.S. education law would aid Wash. state (Santos)
Tacoma, Seattle ports meet privately about merger
Transportation officials: New cracks on Alaskan Way Viaduct
State buying 1,700 acres of forest on Olympic Peninsula
Poll: Voters don’t want to ignore class size initiative (Hunter)
Bill to revamp terms of payday loans all but dead in House (Hudgins, Liias, Ryu)
Washington attorney general sues over student loan practices
Flaw in reporting tribal cases stymies gun background checks

Aberdeen Daily World
Stafford Creek bike program gives inmates chance to give back
PUD looking to refinance bonds, could save an estimated $5 million
Funds for homelessness not keeping up with the need

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Attorney asks Gov. Inslee to reconsider special prosecutor in Pasco police shooting
Tribal history curriculum gets boost  (McCoy)
Blog: Montana Congressman: Don’t let Cherry Point terminal become next Keystone XL

Bothell Reporter
Sen. Frockt statement on why he voted against Senate budget (Frockt)

Central Kitsap Reporter
Op-Ed: Working across the aisle gives bills a better chance

Columbian
‘First step’ on new I-5 bridge brushed back (Moeller)
City: Review NuStar proposal
Agreement on new U.S. education law would aid Washington (Wylie)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Proposed change to education law would aid Washington
Distracted-driving bill hits a guardrail in Olympia (Clibborn)
Burbank: Voting Rights Act would level election field (Moscoso)
Milbank: Corporations turning tide on climate change denial
Editorial: Get voters’ OK on I-1351 change
Letter: McCoy should know ‘list’ exists (McCoy)

Herald and News
‘First step’ on new I-5 bridge brushed back (Moeller)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Under the Dome: Wednesday, April 8, the 87th day of the 105-day legislative session
Inmate rehabilitation program needs changes, officials say

Olympian (subscription required)
Olympia council extends moratorium on new medical marijuana outlets
Editorial: Tribal history curriculum gets boost (McCoy)
Editorial: New prison idea for Maple Lane (Dunshee, Fraser)

Puget Sound Business Journal
Senators, fire chief worry oil trains could explode in 1905-era tunnel below downtown Seattle

Redmond Reporter
House approves two-year budget, invests billions in education (Sullivan, Santos, Kagi, Hunter, Jinkins)
Rep. Goodman sponsors Redmond page in Olympia (Goodman)

Seattle PI
First responders likely wouldn’t fight oil-train fire in Seattle rail tunnel

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Students opting out of Common Core exams
Tech workers’ spouses ready, eager to work under new immigration rules
No Child Left Behind plan would give power back to states (Santos)
Study finds health-insurance sign-ups on state-run exchanges lackluster
Poll: Voters back smaller classes, but will they pay? | Politics NW Now
Danny Westneat: Anti-gay-marriage windfall flows to fined florist
Guest Opinion: Legislators need more say in setting state worker pay
Editorial: Preparing students to compete in a high-tech job market

Seattle Weekly
How Seattle Business Owners Are Paying the New Minimum Wage

Spokesman Review
Grant will fund work to reduce wildfire risk in northeast Washington
Smaller class sizes still popular idea in Washington, poll says
Washington attorney general sues student loan processor
Columbia ranks No. 2 on endangered rivers list
Efforts address backlog of rape kits
Editorial: Federal education bill provides important revisions

Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: House leaders got it right in delaying budget hearing (Hasegawa, Chopp)

Yakima Herald Republic
Education law rewrite would give power back to states (Santos)

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Crowdfunding classrooms becomes popular
Teachers, parents speak out against SBAC standardized test
Transportation officials say new cracks on viaduct
WA Senate plan to cut college tuition receives support
New idea floated for old 520 pontoons

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Cantwell pushes for oil train safety sooner

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Distracted driving bill dies in state legislature (Clibborn, Carlyle)

KPLU FM
Cantwell, Fire Chiefs Pressing For More Regulation Of Oil Trains
More Seattle High Schoolers Refusing To Take Required Tests, Forcing Garfield To Improvise

KUOW FM
Train Crew Transport Safety Bill Dies In Washington Senate
Ban On Holding A Cell Phone And Driving Dies In Washington House (Clibborn)
Puget Sound Tribe’s Lawsuit Aims To Keep Oil Trains Off Its Reservation
Amid Seattle’s Affluence, Homelessness Also Flourishes

NW Public Radio
Puget Sound Tribe’s Lawsuit Aims To Keep Oil Trains Off Its Reservation
Train Crew Transport Safety Bill Dies In Washington Senate
Common Weed Could Become New Northwest Cash Crop

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Capitol Record (TVW)
GOP lawmakers say voters could change minds on class size initiative
State Senate passes budget, modifies class size initiative (Keiser, Liias)

Crosscut
Class size initiative could vex Legislature to the end (Hunter)
Tunnel Expert Review Panel: Project won’t exceed $3.1 billion budget

Huffington Post
What Every State Can Learn From Washington’s Program To Reduce Drive-Alone Commutes

Publicola
New Elway Poll Shows Voters Split on State Budget Proposals

Slog
Washington Is the Only State with Legal Marijuana That Doesn’t Allow Home Grows (Blake, Kohl-Welles)

The Stand
Civil rights movement continues with WA Voting Rights Act (Moscoso)

Washington State Wire
Opinion: K-12 System Leaves Low Income and Minority Children Behind