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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
Saturday, June 27
Associated Press
State House passes recreational marijuana reform bill (Carlyle)
Third special session likely as budget negotiations continue (Hunter)
Washington governor takes emergency wildfire action
Governor: state budget agreement reached ‘in principle’
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Seattle mayor, Gov. Jay Inslee hail gay marriage ruling
Lawmakers, Inslee reach budget deal to avert shutdown
Washingtonians hail and assail Supreme Court’s marriage ruling
Tulalip Tribal chairman talks taxes at State of Tribes speech
High stakes for county in Tulalips’ tax-collection lawsuit
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Rolfes in Germany as session approaches end (Rolfes)
Supreme Court ruling erases uncertainty for local families on the move
News Tribune (subscription required)
Tacoma’s LGBT community greets gay marriage ruling with joy (Jinkins)
Deal reached “in principle” on state budget; details still in flux (Hunter)
Editorial: Historic ruling gives same-sex couples equal footing
Puget Sound Business Journal
Big blow for Boeing as Congress allows Ex-Im Bank to sunset
U.S. vs. Canada: Washington senators push bill to help Seattle, Tacoma ports compete
Seattle health care leaders call for more collaboration to tackle childhood obesity
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Supreme Court ruling: ‘Equal dignity in the eyes of the law’
State budget agreement reached in wee hours (Hunter)
Murray: The road to marriage equality goes on
Washington State Parks bans campfires statewide
City of Seattle offers cooling centers in preparation for heat wave
Gays in state celebrate recognition of their marriages nationwide (Pedersen)
Graduation at risk for 2,000 because of stalemate on testing (Billig)
Westneat: A pathological refusal to see any shred of good in Obamacare
Editorial: Love will conquer: Supreme Court affirms support for same-sex marriage
Skagit Valley Herald
Washington State Ferries seeks input on proposed two-year fare increase
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Studying ramifications of marijuana law worthwhile
Yakima Herald Republic
Exam stalemate in Olympia puts graduation at risk for 2,000
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Washington state lawmakers reach budget agreement
Same-sex marriages now mainstream in Washington
Attack ad blames Inslee for shutdown; Democrats fire back (Hunter)
Bug infested forests raise fire danger in Washington
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Seattle, Washington state react to SCOTUS marriage ruling: ‘This day is a dream’
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Hot weather melts sections of US Highway 2
KPLU FM
‘The Emotion Hasn’t Fully Hit Me’: Locals, Leaders React To High Court’s Marriage Ruling (Jinkins)
KUOW FM
Washington Republican Lawmaker Celebrates Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
What Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Means For Washington Couples
Same-Sex Marriage: ‘I Never Thought It Would Happen In My Lifetime’
Washingtonians React To Gay Marriage Ruling
Q13 TV (FOX)
State announces ban on campfires in all state parks, effective immediately
Fire marshals ask people to lay off the fireworks during this dry, hot summer
Inslee issues emergency proclamation over wildfire risk
WEB
Crosscut
Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage in all states
Mayor Murray: a rainbow kind of day
Washington State Wire
Opinion: Exposing the Secrets of the Washington Toxics Coalition: The Evergreen State Environmental Group Is a Well-Disguised Front Group for National Anti-Chemical Activists
Friday, June 26
Associated Press
Supreme Court rules in favor of same-sex marriage
Supreme Court extends same-sex marriage to all 50 states
Lawmakers scramble to reach deal ahead of shutdown (Hunter)
More people moving to Washington: population tops 7 million
Republicans propose 1-month budget as emergency option
State officials celebrate Obamacare decision
House and Senate honor former president of WSU
Bothell Reporter
Frockt statement on Supreme Court Affordable Care Act decision (Frockt)
Central Kitsap Reporter
Washington’s average wage grows by 4.2 percent in 2014
Veterans transition into civilian jobs as commercial truck and bus drivers with Dept. of Transportation program
Columbian
County is state’s No. 2 in rate of population growth
Olympia honors late WSU president
WorkSource opens site at Clark College
In Our View: Put Stale Tax Idea to Rest
Not-so-special legislative sessions
Everett Herald (subscription required)
County investigating 45 ongoing human sex trafficking cases
Q&A: Tulalip Tribes sue to reclaim sales taxes
Editorial: Flag was never about heritage
Kent Reporter
Legislature sends ‘revenge porn’ bills to the governor (Wylie, Orwall)
Kirkland Reporter
Congresswoman Delbene statement on Supreme Court’s marriage equality ruling
King County Executive Dow Constantine statement on Supreme Court’s marriage equality decision
Sen. Murray statement on marriage equality ruling by Supreme Court
Washington State Attorney General comments on Supreme Court Affordable Care Act decision
Sen. Patty Murray comments on Supreme Court decision
Islands’ Sounder
Mostly positive reviews for ferry reservations in San Juan Island
News Tribune (subscription required)
Will lawmakers finish in time? Shutdown looms as state budget debate continues (Carlyle, Hunter)
Olympian (subscription required)
Opinion by Sen. Fraser: A state government shutdown is ‘nuclear option’ we must avoid
Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle businesses prep to celebrate Pride as landmark Supreme Court decision solidifies marriage equality
Gay marriage constitutional right, Supreme Court rules (Video)
Seattle Medium
Legislature sends two “revenge porn” bills to Governor Inslee (Wylie, Orwall)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Couples from Washington will now see their marriages recognized elsewhere
Court: First Amendment protects profanity against police
Seattle schools may halt most suspensions for young kids
Obamacare ruling welcomed in state, but exchange issues remain (Frockt)
Fourth of July could be hottest in Seattle’s history
Lawmakers scramble to reach deal ahead of shutdown (Hunter)
Editorial: Just a temporary compromise in the Legislature on teacher pay
Skagit Valley Herald
Skagit judge finds state in contempt for delays in treating mentally ill defendant
Women, Infant and Children Nutrition Program will continue in event of state government shutdown
Spokesman Review
Washington’s budget likely to go down to wire (Billig)
Drought forces irrigators into early water cutoffs
WSU’s Floyd honored by legislators (Billig, Riccelli)
Democrats cheer, GOP rebukes court ruling
Shawn Vestal: Conservatives who cross line to violence sound a lot like those who don’t
Editorial: Get state budget done – avoid shutdown
Vancouver Business Journal
Op-Ed: The Deed of Trust Act is dead and gone
Yakima Herald Republic
Conservation groups seek increased shoreline protections
Editorial: Good result on fast track; more work is still ahead
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Third special session a possibility for WA legislators
3,000 prison employees receive layoff notices
$34 million in fish threatened by state government shutdown
Local reaction to Supreme Court gay marriage ruling
Salmon threatened by invasive and predatory Northern Pike
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
30-day budget extension proposed as state government shutdown looms (Sullivan)
New law allows officers to break into hot cars to rescue pets
KUOW FM
Gay Marriage Is Legal Across America, Supreme Court Says
Washington Senate Republicans Prepare One-Month Budget To Avoid Shutdown (Hunter)
Dungeness Crabbers Hit Hard By Algae Bloom On Washington Coast
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
McKenna: Speaker of the House holding transportation package hostage (Chopp)
Supreme Court rules same-sex couples can marry in all states
Q13 TV (FOX)
LIVE BLOG: Leaders, others react to landmark Supreme Court decision on gay marriage
Man who lead fight against Gay marriage in Washington declares Supreme Court ruling ‘a blow to the republic’
This excerpt from the Supreme Court ruling is moving people to tears
As nation celebrates ruling, a Seattle Pride first flies on the Sound
Kirkland man shocked at $14,000 bill for crossing SR 520 toll bridge, plans to fight it
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Senate committee hears latest GOP budget, emergency one-month budget
Elson Floyd honored by Legislature (Riccelli)
Crosscut
Olympia watching the budget clock (Hunter, Carlyle)
Conservative senator with marijuana background leads on law changes (Kohl-Welles, Hurst)
Health Tech Net
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Honors State Representative Tina Orwall (D-Des Moines, WA) for Exceptional Service (Orwall)
Publicola
Sound Transit Board Meeting Features Alignment and Philosophical Battle
Schmudget
Senate Revenue Plan Won’t Sustain Investments
Seattle P.I.
Cheers for Supreme Court marriage ruling in Washington, a pioneer in gay rights
Open fires banned in tinder-dry Olympic rain forest
Slog
Police Cannot Arrest You For Watching and Criticizing Them from a Distance In Washington State
Up Early for the Supreme Court Marriage Decision
The Stand
WSLC: Andy Hill, GOP ‘tone deaf’ to state’s needs, budget crisis
Senate GOP tea partiers holding state hostage
Washington State Wire
Fuel Standard Gums Up Transpo Deal In Oregon; Washington Too?
Thursday, June 25
Associated Press
Olympia cop who shot beer theft suspects was reprimanded
Conservation groups seek increased shoreline protections in Puget Sound
Supreme Court upholds key part of Obamacare
Supreme Court upholds key tool for fighting housing bias
Senate OKS bill to remove alcohol monitoring cost limits
Aberdeen Daily World
25 years after spotted owl listing: fewer owls, less timber industry
Paradise Fire grows to nearly 950 acres
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Supreme Court upholds health care subsidies
Petition: Allow women to get year’s supply of birth control
Op-ed: Whatcom View: Race, racism are realities with very real consequences
Columbian
Summer meal programs feed hungry kids
Washington’s average annual wage climbs 4.2% in 2014
In Our View: Warning Signs of Teen Suicide
Effort aims to limit Oregonians’ tax-free shopping (Wylie, Moeller, Cleveland)
The Daily News
Editorial: Finish the job, Olympia (Transportation)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Groups clash over Columbia River salmon plan
Home efficiency upgrades fall short, don’t pay, study finds
Government shutdown could have ‘severe impact’ on fisheries
Capital building kerfuffle adds to state budget woes (Dunshee)
$6.6 million from feds to buy properties destroyed by Oso slide
Bloomberg: Latest U.S. tax break to benefit companies already avoiding tax burden
Open letter to the legislature: A united call to pass transportation budget (Clibborn, Chopp, Nelson)
Editorial: Voting’s a summertime thing
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Olympia budget block impacts school district
Kirkland Reporter
Washington’s average wage grows by 4.2 percent in 2014
News Tribune (subscription required)
State employees brace for potential shutdown (Carlyle)
Vaping giveaways raise eyebrows at state Capitol (Pollet, Carlyle)
Editorial: Elson Floyd’s loss is felt far beyond the WSU campus
Wages up in Washington, unemployment benefits also due to rise
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Cities fret over shutdown, budget
Opinion: A fair state budget requires revenue to assure opportunity
Opinion: Before raising taxes, cut wasteful expenditures
Puget Sound Business Journal
Washington falls in ranking of best states for business, but still makes top 10
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle listed as contender for new pro hockey team
Judge: Students’ petition on carbon emissions should be reconsidered
FEMA grant goes to Snohomish County to buy Oso properties
Editorial: Legitimate medical-marijuana use should not get you fired
Seaquist: Phony politicking in Olympia puts education at risk
Op-Ed: Imagining a time when same-sex marriage isn’t controversial
Seattle Weekly
Only Days Left in Quest for Consensus on Police Oversight Legislation
Spokesman Review
Bill making 4th DUI a felony again passes Senate
University of Washington opens Spokane hub
Average state wage near $55,000
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial – State’s AG right to push hard for Hanford cleanup
Yakima Herald Republic
Bill removes pretrial alcohol, drug monitoring cost limits
Washington insurance chief: Health care reform is successful
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Debate over tax breaks could send state into shutdown (Carlyle)
Layoff notices go out to Washington prison workers
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Vaping giveaways prompt anti-tax emails to lawmakers
KUOW FM
Supreme Court Rules Obamacare Subsidies Are Legal
Washington, Oregon Set To Harvest Record Blueberry Crops
Q13 TV (FOX)
Supreme Court upholds nationwide health care law subsidies, gives Obamacare big win
KXLY TV (Spokane)
State lawmakers working to name WSU medical school after Dr. Elson Floyd (Ormsby)
WEB
Civic Skunkworks
Shocker: CEO pay is not representative of talent (minimum wage)
Crosscut
Inslee, GOP offer compromises on transportation (Clibborn)
State Senate pumps up drought funding
Seattle P.I.
Vancouver, B.C., regulates illegal marijuana dispensaries: High anxiety from Canadian government
Mayor Murray proposes transgender-friendly restrooms across Seattle
The $930 million ‘mother of all property tax levies’ is headed for Seattle ballot
Wednesday, June 24
Associated Press
Bill ties special session days to post-session fundraising
Boeing uneasy as Congress prepares to let Ex-Im bank expire
Oso gets $7.6 million of federal funds for mudslide recovery
Washington State may name med school for deceased president
Empty Hanford tanks on time, state demands
Landmark Dutch ruling: Cut emissions to protect citizens
State employees start receiving temporary layoff notices
Aberdeen Daily World
Agencies, college await word on government shutdown
Twin Harbor jobless rates inch upward in May
Durney decries Aberdeen’s approach to Thunderbird
Bainbridge Island Review
DNR expands burn ban to include western Washington
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Bellingham Council: Change Indian St. to Billy Frank Jr. St.
Panel: Coal port would lift Whatcom economy
Columbian
Heat wave could bring triple-digit temperatures
May ‘another strong month’ for county job growth
State employees: Shutdown would put public safety at risk
Camden: Without budget, Legislature breaks unenforceable law
Everett Herald (subscription required)
‘Stunning’ increase in teen suicides in Snohomish County
Transportation package is ‘win for everyone’, lawmakers told
Schwab: How can right deny racism’s persistence?
Editorial: More reasons to limit carbon
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Mixed signals from regulators nearly derail city’s Washington Avenue project
News Tribune (subscription required)
Sentencing overhaul adds support (Hudgins)
Opinion: Acquisition, habitat projects help Puget Sound fish – and people, too
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Decision time: To tax or not to tax
Puget Sound Business Journal
$930 million transportation levy heads to Seattle ballot
Legislator, social media push to name new WSU medical school after Elson Floyd
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Property taxpayers would foot the bill for $930M transportation levy
Race dramatically skews discipline, even in elementary school
Inslee to Corps: Give Kennewick Man to tribes
Westneat: Confederate flag is flying here, too, along I-5
Editorial: Chambers Bay is a jewel of the Northwest, but it can be improved
Editorial: Confederate flag is a symbol of hatred: Take it down
Seattle Weekly
Re-Engineering Tech-Worker Apathy
Will Affordable Housing Make the Density Debate Even More Shrill?
Spokesman Review
Guard trains for big Northwest quake
Judge orders county to refund tax payments to 5,000 city residents
Effort to name medical school after WSU’s Elson Floyd gains steam
Region’s rivers hit record low flows
Majority support grizzly restoration in Cascades
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
State employees start receiving temporary layoff notices
Whatcom vape company taking 130 jobs to Arizona
SPD hosts body cam round table
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Seattle mayor, police chief want ‘body cams’ for all officers (Video)
KPLU FM
Feds Open Inquiry Into UW’s Handling Of Student’s Sexual Assault Case
Washington State Labor Groups Suffer A Defeat As Senate Moves Ahead With Trade Bill
KUOW FM
26,000 Washington Employees Receive Temporary Layoff Warnings
Drought In Wash. Could Bring More Sting To A Government Shutdown
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Marijuana isn’t a cure-all ‘but it has miraculous medicinal powers’
NW Public Radio
26,000 Washington Employees Receive Temporary Layoff Warnings
Possible Government Shutdown Could Hurt WA Farmers, Fish
Expiring Tax Break Jolts Electric Car Sales
Q13 TV (FOX)
Series of brush fires in area bring renewed warning about dry conditions, precautions
WEB
Crosscut
House Republicans hesitant about tax break closures
Inslee wants tribal reburial for Kennewick Man
Schmudget
Threats of Shutdown Don’t Have to Become the New Normal
Seattle P.I.
Gov. Inslee: Give Kennewick Man, ‘the Ancient One,’ back to the tribes