Wednesday, April 15

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Associated Press
State’s summer ferry reservation system fails on first day
Machinists may withdraw request for S.C. Boeing vote
House OKs bill to increase tax on oil shipped through state (Farrell)
Repairing damaged Wash. I-90 overpass to cost $1.2M
Legislators pass bill on animals locked in cars
OSPI recommends plan to revise class size initiative
House passes bill on animals locked in cars
Legislature approves warrant requirement for cell simulators
Seattle CEO to cut his pay so every worker earns $70,000
Legislature approves overhaul of medical marijuana market (Kohl-Welles)
State Senate passes $3.9 billion construction budget
Legislature approves warrant requirement for cell simulators
Lawmaker wants to use aircraft carriers for bridge linking Bremerton, Port Orchard
House OKs bill to increase tax on oil shipped through state (Farrell)
Fight for $15 protests expand for low-wage workers

Aberdeen Daily World
April 23 meeting will review plans for Seaport Landing
Chehalis River Bridge cleanup will cause delays
Oped: Loving v. Virginia laid foundation for marriage equality fight today

Ballard News Tribune
Marijuana research bill one step closer to becoming law (Kohl-Welles)
Campus sexual violence bill heads to governor’s desk for signature (Kohl-Welles)

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Rules on oil train, pipeline safety not moving fast enough, federal lawmakers say
Editorial reprint: Keep politics out of parks and habitat

Columbian
Oil train safety bill clears Washington House (Wylie, Moeller)
In Our View: Every Day Is Tax Day
Camden: Capitol confrontation over flag was just so much wind
Legislature approves overhaul of medical marijuana market (Wylie)
Vancouver port OKs creation of plan for Terminal 1 site

The Daily News
House transportation bill ignores county’s needs (Takko, Blake)
Fair organizers fighting for funds from Washington Legislature

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Machinists union considers postponing North Charleston vote
Editorial: Reforms would add state, local control (NCLB)

Islands’ Sounder
Ranker sponsors emergency bill (Ranker, Lytton, Morris)

Kirkland Reporter
King County Executive’s statement on transportation bill

News Tribune (subscription required)
Under the Dome: Wednesday, April 15, the 94th day of the 105-day legislative session
Tacoma to host three meetings on sick leave rules

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Keep politics out of parks and habitat

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Minority law students to get leg up at UW, with help from ex-Gov. Gregoire
Union may delay vote at Boeing’s South Carolina plant
Medical marijuana headed for tighter oversight in state home in Des Moines on Tuesday.
Summer ferry reservation system fails on first day
State schools chief calls out lawmakers, ups ante on funding (Hunter)
Can a narrower capital-gains tax fly in Legislature? (Carlyle, Ranker)
Washington House passes its version of oil-transport bill (Farrell)
More marijuana exposures reported statewide
Minimum-wage issue bubbling up around the state
Guest Opinion: Renew the sales-tax deduction

Seattle Weekly
Higher Ground: A Vision of the Marijuana Movement From the Future—April 20, 2020

Spokesman Review
Washington Senate OKs marijuana regulation changes (Billig, Kohl-Welles)
Washington House approves tighter oil train rules (Farrell, Ormsby, Riccelli)
In brief: Bill would improve customer service when tolls challenged (Clibborn)
Spokane County would get $92 million for capital projects under Senate budget

Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Keep politics out of state wildlife grant allocations
Our Voice: Fix RCWs to help counties’ budgets keep up with costs

Yakima Herald Republic
Warning of early fire season in Northwest sparks concern

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Lawmakers crafting package to save Bothell golf course (McAuliffe)
Superintendent Dorn recommends plan to revise class size initiative

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Repairing damaged I-90 overpass to cost $1.2 million
State health insurance form holds up federal tax filings

KPLU FM
Pay To Pollute? Carbon Taxes Explained
Despite Consensus On Funding McCleary, State Schools Chief Pushing Lawmakers To Do More (Hunter)

KUOW FM
Washington Oil Train And Pipeline Safety Bill Advances (Farrell)

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Minimum wage protests planned across Washington

Q13 TV (FOX)
State schools superintendent slams lawmakers for inadequate education budgets, unveils own plan

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Capitol Record (TVW)
Medical marijuana bill passes both chambers, heads to governor for signature (Kohl-Welles, Darneille, Keiser)
House passes oil transport bill, 58 to 40 (Fitzgibbon, Farrell)
Frustrated with Legislature, Randy Dorn unveils OSPI K-12 plan

Crosscut
Video: Voters’ tough messages on class sizes for legislators
Legislature meshes medical and recreational pot systems
Legislature’s oil train bills have yet to track together (Farrell)
State school super makes late push for big funding changes (Sullivan)

HDC Advance
Legislature passes Jinkins’ bill to help those suffering from mental health problems (Jinkins)
Orwall’s DNA bills headed to Inslee’s desk (Orwall, Kohl-Welles, Darneille)

Publicola
What Is Sawant Spending All Her Money On? (House transportation package)

Seattle P.I.
State House bill: Report volume, contents of oil trains

The Stand
Why subsidize low-wage aerospace jobs?
Health dangers of pesticide drift warrants action, experts say

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

Thursday, April 9

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