Tuesday, April 7

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Associated Press
Senate approves bill modifying class-size initiative
Senate passes two-year state budget plan (Keiser)
NTSB recommends faster oil tank car upgrades
Water supply forecast gloomier
Senate approves bill modifying class-size initiative
DOT: White River Bridge to be fixed by Friday commute
Starbucks sweetens its college tuition program for baristas
Handful of holdout tribes dig in against gay marriage

Aberdeen Daily World
Oped: Jerry Lowe — Sport fishermen already getting enough

Bainbridge Island Review
73 YEARS LATER: History remembered, progress celebrated at memorial

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
The new state tests: How will Washington students measure up?
NTSB: Equip oil trains with fire protection within 5 years

Columbian
Local Republicans say budget good step (Cleveland)
In Our View: Evergreen, Ever Vigilant

Everett Herald (subscription required)
After lots of trash talk, budget talk will get real in Olympia (Hunter, Sullivan)
Rep. Kagi waits for Senate to consider House budget, capital-gains tax (Kagi)
New immigration program seeks to reunite Central American families in U.S.
Harrop: Narrowing the gap between left and right
Editorial: Latest tests offer advantages
Letter: Need action to fix Highway 522

Highline Times
Connor McClean is House page (Orwall)

Kirkland Reporter
Sen. Cyrus Habib votes on on Senate budget (Habib)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Red Star Over Olympia: Chinese flag marks ambassador’s visit
Whatcom Farmers Cooperative moves forward with merger proposal
Editorial: Nip dangerous hash oil production in the bud

Olympian (subscription required)
Under the Dome: Tuesday, April 7, the 86th day of the 105-day legislative session (Hargrove)
Inmate rehabilitation program needs changes, officials say

Oregonian
Columbia River named nation’s 2nd most endangered

Puget Sound Business Journal
Former Boeing exec: Want a strong Washington aerospace industry? Get more girls into STEM
Starbucks expands college tuition program to cover all four years of school

Seattle PI
Poll says state divided on Olympia budget brawl

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Community college students learn math by using it
Starbucks’ employee plan to cover all 4 years of college
Protesters board Shell oil rig headed to Seattle
Seattle City Council gives OK to launch of preschool program
More Seattle students opt out of new Common Core tests
Politics NW Now | Poll finds voters divided over new taxes to fund education
Editorial: Ensure marijuana revenues are used for prevention
Guest Column: Digging into data to find impact of Seattle’s $15 minimum wage
Guest Opinion: Patients have unique needs that recreational marijuana stores don’t serve
Guest Opinion: Community colleges moving students further and faster

Spokesman Review
Senate OKs budget plan calling for another class-size vote (Liias)
State replacing highway signage near Spokane airport

Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Washington shelves are no place for powered alcohol

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Public has right to know names of its employees being investigated

Yakima Herald Republic
Committee working to make Teanaway Community Forest a place for all

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
DOT looking at raising clearances on older truss bridges
King County’s detox services faces dilemma
Starbucks ups college plan to 4 years

KPLU FM
‘This Is Our Moment’: Early Learning Advocates Hoping For Big Year In Olympia
Modern-Day Debtors Prison Target Of Bill In Wash. Legislature

KUOW FM
How Seattle Will Enforce Its New Minimum Wage Law
After Horrific Crash, Train Crew Safety Gets Lawmakers’ Attention
Stand-Off In Olympia Before Budget Negotiations Even Begin

NW Public Radio
Stand-Off In Olympia Before Budget Negotiations Even Begin

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Capitol Record (TVW)
Payday lending bill stalls in House committee
Voters split on budget, Elway Poll reveals

Crosscut
Try again: Minimum wage enforcement job goes begging
A lesson in resilience, from New Orleans to Seattle

The Stand
‘Wrong’ pay plan, Spokane sick leave, gutting workers’ comp… (Robinson)

Washington State Wire
Senate Ties Cuts to I-1351 Costs to Budget Action (Hargrove, Habib, Mullet)
‘This Is Our Moment’: Early Learning Advocates Hoping For Big Year In Olympia

Monday, April 6

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Associated Press
Lawmaker: State shouldn’t pay for extra Seattle buses
Timber sale near Index proceeds after another look
Marijuana trimmers use tiny scissors but eye big careers

Bothell Reporter
Legislature misses chance to limit vaccine exemptions

Central Kitsap Reporter
Kitsap student named ‘Youth of the Year’ (Rolfes)
Op-Ed: The Petri Dish: Do voters really want smaller class sizes?

Columbian
Traffic on I-5, I-205 bridges increasing
In Our View: Lessons In Education
In Our View: Find Middle Ground (Moeller)
Harrop: Some sexism lawsuits hold women back

The Daily News
Columbia County commissioners to discuss extending pot moratorium
Capitol Dispatch: Last bill to boost state’s minimum wage dies in committee

Everett Herald (subscription required)
House passes capital budget with local projects intact
Only a little time left for legislators to vote on Boeing tax breaks bill (Robinson, Carlyle)
Op-ed: Point-Counterpoint: A look at safety record for oil transportation
LA Times editorial: Reining in payday loan industry
Op-ed: Using test scores in teacher evaluations ineffective, unfair
Editorial: Our response when rights clash

Islands’ Sounder
Senator Ranker ‘disgusted’ by defeat of anti-discrimination amendment (Ranker)

Kent Reporter
Attorney General opposes legislative committee’s vote to raise smoking age to 19 rather than 21 (Orwall)

Kirkland Reporter
How did 48th District representatives for Kirkland vote? | March 30 through April 3 (Habib, Hunter, McBride)
How did 45th District representatives for Kirkland vote? | March 30 through April 3 (Springer, Goodman)
How did 1st District representatives for Kirkland vote? | March 30 through April 3 (McAuliffe, Moscoso, Stanford)
Op-ed: Legislature misses chance to limit vaccine exemptions

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
For employers, pot legalization changes little
Plan to address toxins watered down in Olympia

News Tribune (subscription required)
Washington covets online sales tax revenue, may take the risk of budgeting for it (Carlyle)
Gov. Inslee rescinds Indiana travel ban
Editorial: Money to fight youth marijuana use should stay put

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: TVW has helped us navigate politics
Opinion: Our lives are longer thanks to public health

Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Partisan dust-up over budget irks 24th District senator (Hargrove, Tharinger)

Puget Sound Business Journal
Want new transportation investments? You’ll have to wait for Bertha to finish, says House

Redmond Reporter
Letter to the editor: Washington tax system most regressive in nation
Letter to the editor: What about addressing light rail, Sen. Hill?

Seattle Times (subscription required)
How WSU beat odds in fight to create med school (Kohl-Welles, Hansen, Frockt)
GOP lawmaker wants Seattle on hook for buses during delayed tunnel project (Clibborn)
$54M PacMed remodel a political tug of war (Chopp, Pedersen, Hasegawa, Hudgins, Pettigrew, Santos, Walkinshaw)
How state budget plans differ for Democrats, GOP
Thanh Tan Column: To see the effects of the minimum wage hike, follow the pho
Editorial: How to get closer to solving state’s budget mess
Editorial: King County makes progress on youth incarceration
Guest Column: Digging into data to find impact of Seattle’s $15 minimum wage
How to get Puget Sound traffic moving: Allow a vote on a package to fully fund light rail

Spokesman Review
Nuclear energy getting Washington legislative support
Fourth DUI a felony under bill OK’d by Washington Senate
Spokane County projects worth $95 million in House’s Capital Budget
Washington’s Senate Republicans hope to broaden 2006 energy sources law
Spin Control: Marathon budget session an exercise in futility (Hargrove)
Editorial: Legislature deserves court’s reproof after mental health cuts
Editorial: Washington Voting Rights Act offers sound steps for resolving disputes

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
State grant funds healthy food stamp purchases
Editorial – Record-breaking college applications create competition
Editorial – Shoreline Community College idea should be adopted statewideial – Using marijuana tax to pad state’s general fund budget is bad idea

Yakima Herald Republic
WSU’s president was key in getting medical school OK (Hansen, Kohl-Welles, Frockt)
Editorial: Competing budgets offer plenty of room for compromise

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Lawmaker says state shouldn’t pay for extra Seattle buses

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Lawmaker: State shouldn’t pay for extra Seattle buses during tunnel project

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Repair work underway on damaged White River Bridge

KPLU FM
Group Launches Initiative For A Carbon Tax In Washington
When Corporations Take The Lead On Social Change

NW Public Radio
Group Launches Initiative For A Carbon Tax In Washington

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Capitol Record (TVW)
State Senate delays vote on budget, institutes ‘supermajority’ rule change (Nelson, Ranker, Hargrove)

Crosscut
Lawmakers pull all-nighter – and some shenanigans – over budget (Nelson, Chopp, Ranker)
Guest Opinion: Why fish hatcheries remain essential

Horsesass.org
Money (or the Lack Thereof)
It’s Chilly in Hell: Seattle Times Endorses State Capital Gains Tax

Publicola
Today’s Only Kinda Likes: The Democrats’ Gotcha and Expedia’s Move (Ranker, Cleveland, Rolfes)

SDC Hopper
Minority Rules: Republican majority institutes minority rule in attempt to pass partisan budget
Mullet: Budget amendments sought to protect Issaquah, taxpayers (Mullet)

Seattle P.I.
Tom Douglas backs away from surcharge at restaurants to pay for higher minimum wage
Inslee rescinds travel ban after Indiana changes ‘religious freedom’ law

Slog
Gov. Jay Inslee Rescinds Indiana Travel Ban
The Morning News: Republicans Make It Harder to Change Their Budget, Tom Douglas Backpedals on Minimum Wage Surcharge
A Transgender Food Service Worker’s Minimum Wage Story

The Stand
Senate GOP changes rules to block raises for state workers (Hargrove)

Washington State Wire
The Green Sheet for April 6, 2015 (Chopp, Nelson)

Western Front
Washington State Legislature reviews sexual assault procedures and resources

Friday, April 3

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Aberdeen Daily World
UW, NASA prepare for effort to measure precipitation in Olympic Peninsula

Associated Press
State: No emails between auditor, employee who is old friend
Senate OKs bill changing tax structure of marijuana law
Judge: Washington must fix problem with jailing mentally ill
Senate approves lowering threshold for felony DUI
Senate debates dozens of amendments on budget bill (Nelson, Hargrove)
Economy continues steady improvement, Buffett says

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Editorial reprint: Senate pay plan is wrong solution

Central Kitsap Reporter
Op-Ed: Do voters really want smaller class sizes?

Columbian
Moeller skeptical session will end on time (Moeller)
Editorial: Shrouded In Secrecy

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Property crimes plague county, state at higher than average rates
DHS seeks national license plate tracking system
Tussle on GOP rule change slowing action on Senate budget
No Discover Pass needed at state parks on Saturday
Editorial: State House and Senate budgets: Tax increases meet two goals

Kirkland Reporter
Sen. McAuliffe voices dismay over lack of productivity in education committee (McAuliffe)

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Senate pay plan is wrong solution

Peninsula Daily News
State parks fund gap outlined to rangers at Port Townsend training session

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Tom Douglas removes 2 percent minimum wage surcharge
Senate GOP changes voting rules on budget (Hatfield, Ranker)
Olympia Watch: Early learning, student restraint bills survive latest cutoff (Pollet)
Jerry Large: Kids, jails a bad combination; society can do better
Editorial: Freeze or cut college tuition, but make up for lost revenue (Pollet)
Guest Columnist: Unkept promises of public-health education on marijuana

Spokesman Review
House passes budget, Senate must try again (Carlyle, Hargrove, Nelson, Ranker)
Rogers’ Wyborney selected as state Principal of the Year
Supreme Court rules against Spokane teachers on records requests
WALeg Day 81: Senate devises new calisthenics
Editorial: Budget plans don’t reflect reality of most Washingtonians

Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: DOE should have held State of the Hanford Site meeting

Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima City Council calls special meeting to discuss voting rights lawsuit

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Budgets concern commissioner who faces hot, dry forecast

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Additional dollars for fighting wildfires being withheld

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Restaurants change pricing to adapt to new Seattle minimum wage

KUOW FM
Federal Judge: Washington Jail Inmates Must Get Competency Services Within 7 Days
New VA Facility In Seattle Will Focus On Mental Health And Research

NW Public Radio
Federal Judge: Washington Jail Inmates Must Get Competency Services Within 7 Days

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Crosscut
The dark side of Expedia’s move to Seattle
Video: Parties divided as state budget negotiations get underway
Committee recommends bill to manufacture small nuclear reactors

Publicola
Budget Leaders Disagree Over Pot Revenue (Tarleton, Carlyle)

SDC Hopper
Sen. Nelson: Parliamentary tricks and phony rules stall budget process (Nelson)
Mullet: Budget amendments sought to protect Issaquah, taxpayers (Mullet)

Seattle P.I.
Expedia latest big employer to make beeline for liberal Seattle

Slog
The Morning News: More Lightning Hits the Seattle Area, State Republicans Propose Cutting College Tuition by 25 Percent

Thursday, April 2

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Associated Press
Bill to hike Washington minimum wage stalls in Olympia
State House, Senate to vote on differing budget plans
Governor signs measure paving way for WSU medical school
State seeks water to keep Yakima Basin streams flowing
Senate Republicans release Washington state budget proposal
Seattle begins to phase in $15 minimum wage
State gives first charter school last chance to improve
Effort to add test scores to teacher evaluations not dead
School threats by text, phone apps frustrate schools, police

Ballard News Tribune
Kohl-Welles: ‘Phillips’ principled leadership will be missed’ (Kohl-Welles)

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Lawmakers look at closing State Capital Museum
UW Coach Lorenzo Romar in Indiana, unaffected by state agency travel ban
Obama’s fast-track plan hits bumps in trade-dependent Washington state
BNSF: State rail regulators wrong in saying company failed to report leaks

Bothell Reporter
Sen. McAuliffe voices dismay over lack of productivity in education committee (McAuliffe)

Columbian
In Our View: Watch, Wait on Wage Hike
Parker: Indiana finding discrimination is a two-way street

The Easterner
Washington legislation considers new bills

Everett Herald (subscription required)
State lawmakers trying to work through I-1351 issues
Patty Murray at center of Senate spat
Milbank: People leading on gay rights; Will R’s follow?
Editorial: Accord on funding education
Letter: Economic health tied to education

News Tribune (subscription required)
Lawmakers look at closing State Capital Museum
Governor signs measure paving way for WSU medical school
Effort to add test scores to teacher evaluations not dead
House, Senate to vote on budget plans
Bill to hike Washington minimum wage stalls in Olympia
Editorial: Keep key tool AG needs to fight Medicaid fraud
UW Coach Lorenzo Romar in Indiana, unaffected by state agency travel ban

Puget Sound Business Journal
Business beats social conservatives in fight over religious freedom laws
How to understand and comply with ‘Affordable Care Act’ requirements
Unions, progressives pressure Democrats to oppose trade deals
Not enough money for UW, doctors: Health care leaders respond to budget proposals

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Expedia expected to move base from Bellevue to Seattle waterfront
Abandoned children OK in earlier visit, social worker said
State’s first charter school has 10 days to prove it’s not a failure
GOP plan to cut college tuition by 25% wins praise; others cautious
Wash. attorney general files brief supporting Colorado in state’s pot lawsuit
Despite the drear, King County growing at a Floridian pace
Guest Opinion: Shoreline Community College idea should be adopted statewide
Guest Opinion: Tests are useless for measuring teacher effectiveness

Spokesman Review
Inslee signs bill allowing WSU med school; funding still in flux
Thirsty Wenatchee eyes water in Alpine Lakes Wilderness
Editorial: Washington must focus on STEM education

Tri-City Herald
House committee advances 3 Sen. Brown bills

Vancouver Business Journal
Inslee signs WSU medical school legislation

Wahkiakum County Eagle
Legislators push to help strengthen coastal economies (Blake, Takko, Van De Wege)

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial – Statewide minimum wage doesn’t need increasing

Yakima Herald Republic
Legislature focuses on education, then everything else

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
$16 in ’16? Minimum wage debate likely to go state wide
Employees lose vacation time amid minimum wage increase
SeaTac barbeque joint sets minimum wage example
Mom pushes for law passage with ‘Cupcakes for Annie’

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Seattle begins to phase in $15 minimum wage

KPLU FM
U.S. Secretary Of Labor Praises Seattle For Leading The Way On A Higher Minimum Wage

KUOW FM
Inslee Laments Demise Of $12 Minimum Wage Bill, Hints At Ballot Measure

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Parents, state go head-to-head on teacher evaluations
They’re not the same- The difference between Democrats and Republicans

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Capitol Record (TVW)
Inslee says minimum wage ‘up to the people’ after bill stopped in Senate (Farrell)
Compromise bill requiring insurance for Uber, Lyft drivers heard in committee (Habib, Kirby)

Crosscut
What to expect from Seattle’s universal pre-k program

Horsesass.org
Expedia (minimum wage)

Publicola
Budget Clash in Olympia (Hunter, Nelson)

Schmudget
Senate Budget Falls Short

Seattle P.I.
Seattle hails wage hike as Republicans block state minimum wage increase

Slog
The Morning News: Seattle Drivers Lost 89 Hours to Traffic Last Year, Republicans Kill Bill to Increase Minimum Wage Statewide (Senn)
UW Refuses to Comply with City’s Minimum Wage Law for Student Employees

WSU News
Gov. Jay Inslee signs WSU medical school legislation (Riccelli)

Wednesday, April 1

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Associated Press
House, Senate budgets direct more money to education
Lawmakers consider ban on new powdered alcohol product before it ever hits stores (Hurst)
Senate Republicans release Washington state budget proposal (Sullivan, Carlyle)
Washington Senate wants college tuition cut, K-12 dollars
Democratic state revenue plan gets first public hearing (Carlyle)

Aberdeen Daily World
Nature Conservancy Buys 3,184 Acres on Hoh River

Ballard News Tribune
Josephine Maiorano serves as page in the state Senate (Kohl-Welles)

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Editorial reprint: House budget lays out a good vision (Carlyle, Hunter)

Columbian
Senate GOP budget proposal: No new taxes (Sullivan, Carlyle, Cleveland, Moeller)
In Our View: Idea Targets Prisons’ Woes (Dunshee)
Singletary: Short-term loans are just not worth it

The Daily News
Cowlitz County judge: State too slow in helping mentally ill suspects
Struggling local schools getting extra state money to boost test scores

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Dueling state budgets on the table now in Olympia (Sullivan, Carlyle)
Washington delegation is looking for new aerospace business in Montreal
Singletary: Short-term payday loans are just not worth it
Letter: Pass law to give vets holiday off

News Tribune (subscription required)
Senate budget would reject state worker contracts, offer smaller pay package
The new state tests: How will Washington students measure up?

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: House budget lays out a good vision (Hunter, Carlyle)
Opinion: Status of WSU med-school bill
Gov. Evans Opinion: First, do no harm to UW’s top-ranked medical school
Rep. Hunt Opinion: New WSU medical school would be good investment

Puget Sound Business Journal
Obama OKs sanctions for cyber attacks that harm national security or economy
UW joins thousands of Seattle businesses, raises minimum wage to $11 on the way to $15
Stuck in traffic on your way to work? So is 74 percent of Seattle
Senate Republicans propose $5.5M less than House Dems for new WSU med school
State House and Senate budgets zero in on funding for mental health
Repubs’ proposed Senate budget would cut UW tuition 30 percent

Sammamish Review
Editorial: Raise smoking age to 21 to save lives

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Measles vaccinations jump after scare, public dialogue
State GOP budget allocates education money without new taxes (Carlyle, Hunter)
Minimum-wage law takes effect, but agency in charge isn’t fully staffed
Seattle gridlock: We’re No. 5
UW panel examines high cost of living in Seattle
GOP senator stops minimum- wage hike in Olympia
Suit challenges class-size measure approved last fall
Seattle workers, restaurants get ready for ‘new world’ of wages
Editorial: Indiana could learn from Washington on equality
Guest Opinion: An alternative for Yakima to comply with the Voting Rights Act without dividing the city

Seattle Weekly
As the Fight for Affordable Housing Heats Up, Policy Solutions Take Shape (Chopp)
Why Do We Still Smoke?

Spokesman Review
Washington Senate GOP unveils rival budget (Carlyle, Nelson)
Washington House, Senate higher ed budgets at odds (Reykdal)
Wage, equal-pay, leave bills stalled in Washington Senate (Farrell)
Sen. Maria Cantwell promotes oil train safety bill
Spokane City Council makes sick leave policy a priority
Head Start marks 50 years of lessons
Editorial: Loan bill unfair to vulnerable Washington state borrowers

Tri-City Herald
Federal report due this summer in Plymouth gas plant explosion

UW Daily
Finding suicide prevention on campus (Orwall)

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Lack of oversight in place for Seattle minimum wage law
Father of Marysville-Pilchuck shooter arrested on gun charge
Why background check failed to uncover record
More people join class action lawsuits against Premera

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Governor Inslee calls travel ban a way to ‘speak loudly’ against discrimination
Republican budget cuts college tuition (Nelson)

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Companies react as Seattle’s higher minimum wage takes effect
Prosecutor: Inquest into Pasco police shooting unlikely for months

KPLU FM
Today Seattle Starts Phasing In The $15 Wage
Washington Senate Republicans Hold Hearing On $12 Minimum Wage

KUOW FM
The Problem With Having Ferries In Their Late 40s
The Opposite Of The Dean’s List
King County Pledges To Reduce Number Of Beds For Locked-Up Kids
Washington Senate Republicans Increase Spending, Reject Higher Taxes In Budget

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Economist worried about impact of Seattle’s new minimum wage

NW Public Radio
Bill To Require Rideshare Companies To Carry Insurance (Habib)
Washington Senate Republicans Increase Spending, Reject Higher Taxes In Budget

Q13 TV (FOX)
Marysville school shooting victim remembered on her birthday; dad of shooter arrested
Seattle’s minimum wage law goes into effect this month

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Capitol Record (TVW)
Compromise bill requiring insurance for Uber, Lyft drivers heard in committee (Kirby)
Washington state Senate proposes $38 billion budget with no tax increases (Nelson, Sullivan, Carlyle)

Crosscut
Capital gains and losses debated in Olympia (Carlyle, Hunter)
Olympia minimum wage bill killed (Farrell, Jinkins, Senn)
GOP budget: no new taxes, gimmicks and pot revenue (Sullivan, Carlyle)

Publicola
Afternoon Jolt: Former Seattle Film and Music Director James Keblas Officially in Council Race (GOP budget & I-502 revenue)

Schmudget
The Push for $12 Minimum Wage Advances to Senate
A Statement About the Senate Budget
In Support of the House’s Revenue Proposals

Seattle P.I.
UW raises minimum wage for lowest paid non-student employees
Gov. Inslee to Sec. Jewell: No new oil leases in Arctic waters

SDC Hopper
Sen. Nelson: Senate Republican’s ‘prioritize concrete above kids’ (Nelson)

Slog
Seattle’s New Minimum Wage Law Goes Into Effect Today

Washington State Wire
Editorial: The Cap is Out. Now What?