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Wednesday, May 27
Associated Press
Seattle to shutter dozens of medical marijuana dispensaries
Feds: Indicted state auditor paid stolen money to law firm
Labor board dismisses union’s complaint against Boeing in S.C.
Double police shooting in Washington again draws protest
Medical marijuana business will get shakeup by newly named Liquor and Cannabis Board
New deal reached on Hanford cleanup
Aberdeen Daily World
Jobless rates continue to fall on the Twin Harbors
State Supreme Court to hear arguments on new hospital transfer rules Tuesday
Ballard News Tribune
Mayor introduces legislation to create new licenses for marijuana businesses
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Editorial reprint: Teacher protests are sure to fall short
Op-ed: Students belong at the center of school funding questions
Columbian
Pike won’t let fears for teen drivers idle
Clark County’s labor picture ‘remains very positive’
In Our View: Solutions For West Side
Camden: Disagreement over ‘box’ extends lawmakers\u2019 work
The Daily News
Cowlitz County jobless rate hits 7-year low for April
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Snohomish County jobless rate dips below 4 percent
Schwab: Iraq wasn’t a just mistake; it was a distortion of facts
Editorial: Another plea for compromise
Highline Times
Highline teachers strike and rally across Burien
News Tribune (subscription required)
Tacoma teachers skip strike in favor of June 3 ‘grade-in’ event
Olympian (subscription required)
Video: Olympia educators walk out to protest state funding levels (Hunt, Reykdal, Fraser)
Editorial: Teacher protests are sure to fall short
Opinion: Students belong at the center of school funding questions
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Kelley paid lawyers with stolen funds, prosecutors claim
Mayor’s medical-pot plan: License the ‘good actors,’ crack down on violators
Westneat: Testing cutting into class time
Editorial: In place of traditional punitive methods, schools should better support students
Op-Ed: Light rail is our best option to meet population boom
Seattle Weekly
Higher Ground: Checking Your White Pot Privilege
Spokesman Review
GOP wants state union negotiations to be open to public (Hasegawa)
Spokane, East Valley teachers staging walkout today
Activists afloat attempted to stop nuclear submarine
Shawn Vestal: Teachers union president explains walkout in Q-and-A
Editorial: Washington farmers will profit from hemp crops
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Public speaks about Olympia Police shooting
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
With little progress made, 2nd special session looming large (Sullivan)
Anger flares at meeting, protest over Olympia police shooting
KPLU FM
Proposed Cuts At Green River Community College Inflame Tensions
KUOW FM
Seattle Mayor: Shut Down Shady Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Washington Prisons Secretary Says No Plans To Ship Inmates Out-Of-State
NW Push For Clean Fuels Could Mean More Crude, New Refinery
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Dori celebrates death of property tax bill (Hunter)
NW Public Radio
Feds: Troy Kelley Paid Law Firm $900,000 Out Of Funds In Question
Washington Senate Advances Bill to Open Labor Contract Negotiations to Public
Q13 TV (FOX)
Couple trying to get son back from DSHS after state alleged possible ‘medical abuse by parents’
WEB
Crosscut
Republicans want union contract talks open to the public (Hasegawa)
Senate eager to add more money for drought prep
Horsesass.org
King County Unemployment Rate Plummets to 3.3 Percent! $15 Minimum Wage to Blame?
Seattle P.I.
FTD, Classmates.com will pay $11 million, change business practices after AGs’ lawsuit
Unemployment falls below 4 percent in King, Snohomish counties
Tuesday, May 26
Associated Press
San Juan Islands residents frustrated by ferry reservations
Liquor Control Board getting new name, more pot control
Washington’s apple producers dumping lots of fruit
State Legislature running out of time in special session
Bothell Reporter
Washington State Attorney General defends voter-enacted medical marijuana
Columbian
In Our View: ‘Cash Register Justice’
In Our View: Poor Progress Report
Local View: Fund state’s mental health services adequately
Jayne: A look at capital-gains tax proposal, dark side and all
In Our View: Cheers & Jeers
The Daily News
Cowlitz PUD commissioners to hear report on I-937
Health Care Foundation awards $300,000 to local organizations
Editorial via Seattle Times: Olympia lawmakers should agree on the budget and go home
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Lawmakers inch toward July 1 deadline to avoid shutdown (Kagi)
Budget battle in Olympia could delay Everett WSU building
Local police unlikely to be affected by military surplus bans
Expect increase in ferry fares this fall
Milbank: Want to reverse income inequality? Join a union
Op-ed by Rep. Mike Sells: Senate should do right by state workers (Sells)
Op-ed: Without tax, Senate budget won’t meet needs of children
Op-ed: Honor promise to help retirement of home care workers
Op-ed: Law could help remove guns from hands of mentally ill (Sullivan)
Letter: Higher wage benefits society
Issaquah Reporter
LETTER — Sen. Mullet responds to teachers union ad
Kirkland Reporter
Washington State Attorney General defends voter-enacted medical marijuana
News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: Indictment of Legislature doesn’t justify teacher strikes
Olympian (subscription required)
Oldest, best behaved medical marijuana shops most likely to get licensed
Hundreds of Tumwater educators rally on Capitol Campus (Hasegawa, Hunt, Fraser, Reykdal)
Inslee boosts state climate goal as cap-and-trade action stalls
State workers rally for pay increases, approval of contracts
Guest Opinion: State Parks needs general tax funding to function
Guest Opinion: Lawmakers should reshape budget to help communities of color (Hasegawa, Jayapal)
Peninsula Daily News
Clallam, Jefferson counties target heroin overdoses by planning to offer kits with antidote
Seattle Times (subscription required)
After conservative pushback, tax proposal in Olympia disappears (Ryu)
Seattle home prices up 7.5 percent in March from year ago
Westneat: Death penalty on trial after McEnroe verdict shocker
Editorial: Boy Scouts’ change of course is good news for local chapter
Seattle Weekly
Is The State Setting Parks Up For More Nasty Ice Cream?
Skagit Valley Herald
Skagit County’s economic recovery slower than in other areas of the state
Spokesman Review
Sewer lines of contention
Veteran’s long-unmarked grave given a headstone
Mead teachers will not join Spokane Public Schools walkout
Spin Control: Budget plans have lawmakers boxed in
Editorial: Labor talks bill would allow public to weigh in
Guest opinion: State Senate plan cuts health exchange (Riccelli)
Editorial: Don’t leave LSDF to die at feet of Legislature
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Effort to punish teachers who strike for a day isn’t productive
Editorial: State Senate’s social media policy is lame
Yakima Herald Republic
State Voting Rights Act draws rally in Yakima
Lawmakers revive talk of I-5 Columbia River Bridge
Editorial: District voting opens door for Yakima hopefuls
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Teachers in six districts to strike this week
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
State parks funding caught in budget gridlock
Big changes coming to Liquor Control Board
KPLU FM
Clock Running Out On Washington 30-Day Special Session
State To Shell: Long-Term Moorage Of Arctic Drill Rig Unconstitutional
Northwest Farmers Wary About Obama’s Expected Water Rule
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
It’s not that Gov. Jay Inslee doesn’t care, he’s just confused
NW Public Radio
Clock Running Out On Legislature’s 30-Day Special Session
Washington Lawmakers To Decide On Emergency Funding For Drought Relief
Q13 TV (FOX)
Dad of one of 2 men shot by Olympia officer: Shooting should have never happened
WEB
Civic Skunkworks
Successful entrepreneurs will adjust to a $15 minimum wage (because that’s what successful entrepreneurs do)
Human being benefits from the increased minimum wage—Will the media care?
Horsesass.org
Still Some Work (marijuana sales to minors)
Seattle P.I.
A Memorial Day message: Time to give our state parks love and a little money
Attorney general goes to bat for Seattle’s $15-an-hour minimum wage law
Slog
State Says Shell’s Polar Pioneer Is Manspreading Near Elliott Bay
Friday, May 22
Associated Press
Demilitarizing the cops: Wash. state retools police training
Judge tosses Shell suit to stop environmental impact study
State hires conflict specialist to deal with wolf issues
WSU researcher says drought could get worse
Hundreds protest Wash. police wounding of 2 unarmed suspects
New toll charges adopted for Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Bainbridge Island Review
Op-Ed: Lawmakers have been lawbreakers on school finance
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Editorial reprint: Change needed in school testing rule (Reykdal, Hunter, Orwall)
Central Kitsap Reporter
Senators call for permanent director to oversee pipeline and crude-by-rail safety
Columbian
Ridgefield the fastest-growing city in Washington
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Judge tosses Shell suit to stop environmental study at Anacortes refinery
State hires conflict specialist to deal with wolf issues
Editorial: Federal gas tax increase is long overdue
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Editorial: OUR VIEW | Protest lesson from North Mason
My Edmonds News
21st District legislators to host telephone town hall May 26 (Liias, Ortiz-Self, Peterson)
Olympian (subscription required)
Olympia, Yelm teachers vote to walk off the job
Editorial: Change needed in school testing rule (Reykdal, Hunter, Orwall)
Puget Sound Business Journal
The most influential business executives of the past 35 years: No. 34 knows a thing or two about economic development (McCoy)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Calm urged as Olympia investigates police shootings of 2 men
UW recognized for recruiting women to computer science
Letter: Teacher walkout: Teachers are in solidarity against inequities
Seattle Weekly
Why It’s So Hard To Legally Fund Schools
Spokesman Review
Ben Alan Burkey murder conviction overturned by appeals court
Tykes to get new trikes, thanks to governor giving away raise
Wolf worries lead to hiring of wildlife-conflict specialist
East Valley teachers vote to join walkout; Central Valley and Cheney teachers will stay on job
Editorial: Parties win as earlier Washington primaries get shelved
Tri-City Herald
Haler withdraws sponsorship of county funding bill (Hunter)
Senate proposes increased Hanford budget of $2.3 billion
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Are walkouts legal? Some legislators would like to know
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Ag interests must speak up on trade bills in Congress
Editorial: Ag industry put on notice about pollution of wells
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Olympia cop shoots assault, shoplifting suspects
Hundreds protest police shooting in Olympia
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Hundreds gather to protest police shooting in Olympia
KUOW FM
Sturgeon Poachers Angle For Caviar On The Columbia
Critter CSI: This Forensics Lab Solves Crimes Against Wildlife
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
New legislation returns title insurance kickbacks to front burner
Untested Rape Kit Backlog Represents A ‘Public Safety Issue’ In U.S.
NW Public Radio
Sturgeon Poachers Angling For Caviar On The Columbia
Yakima Valley Dairies Sign Order With Environmental Groups
Q13 TV (FOX)
No break in state budget impasse; 2nd special legislative session likely (Sullivan)
2 brothers shot by Olympia officer expected to survive; protests held over shooting
Mom of 2 men shot by Olympia cop: ‘No reason to open fire on them’
Hundreds hold rally, march to protest police shooting in Olympia
WEB
Crosscut
Like “Rashomon”, Olympia’s budget truth depends on whom you ask (Sullivan)
Seattle P.I.
NASA’s first moisture map of the world should freak you out (Washington drought)
Slog
Two Unarmed Black Men Suspected of Stealing Beer Shot by Police Officer in Olympia
Hundreds in Olympia Protest Shooting of Two Unarmed Black Males; Cops Keep a Low Profile
Thursday, May 21
Associated Press
Senate policy may reduce partisan squabbling on social media
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
State workers rally in Bellingham, elsewhere over raises
Connell boot camp closes its doors, staff leave ‘pieces of hearts’ behind
Blog: What did Gov. Inslee and Wyoming’s governor talk about when they talked about coal?
Bothell Reporter
No simple fix to school funding issue | Cornfield
Columbian
Low-snow winter means early start to summer recreation season
Madore: Economic development agency’s funding at risk
Washington’s dino-mite discovery
Oregon to test pay-per-mile in lieu of gas tax
Drought puts Lewis reservoir boat ramps at risk
Pike apologizes for PDC error
Letter: Bridge leaders of two states (Wylie)
The Daily News
Local state employees join protest against Senate budget plan
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Machinists consider second organizing effort at Boeing South Carolina
Cornfield: There’s no easy fix for funding state’s schools
Editorial: Enough with the statements on education funding
Letter: We need site that rates employers
Letter: Blame belongs to 1 percenters
Kent Reporter
Sen. Keiser: Anti-teacher hearing ‘a wasteful distraction’
Kirkland Reporter
No simple fix to school funding issue
News Tribune (subscription required)
State senators get permission for Facebook, caution on Twitter
State workers rally for pay increases, approval of contracts
Pierce Transit bus cameras ‘98 percent’ operational on routes
Two Tacoma recreational pot shops fined for selling to minors
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Salary commission action looks just (Reykdal)
Editorial: Good step on retirement accounts (Springer, Mullet)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Permanent R&D tax credit is a step closer to reality
UW firms up partnership with Gonzaga in med school expansion push
Debate over non-compete clauses divides Washington state medical community
Seattle Times (subscription required)
4 pot stores sold marijuana to underage buyers in state sting
Inslee boosts state climate goal as cap-and-trade action stalls
As wildfire season begins, lands commissioner hopes for money
Editorial: King County takes promising lead on sex-trafficking enforcement
Op-Ed: Fund the race to save marine life from souring seas
Op-Ed: Platinum pay in ivory towers
Seattle Weekly
Recreational Pot Is Having Its First PR Fiasco
Three Things: Trading Barbs Over the Super-Secret Pacific Trade Pact
Skagit Valley Herald
Anacortes welcomes new Olympic class ferry
Spokesman Review
Spokane teachers approve May 27 strike
UW outlines expanded Spokane medical school
Federal official tours North Spokane Corridor
4 pot stores caught selling to minors in state sting
Editorial: Highway funding needs local, state support
Suburban Times
Guardianship bills signed into law (Conway)
Tri-City Herald
Tri-City teachers to rally, picket as part of Thursday walkout
State workers walk out over pay
Our Voice: Lawmakers miss chance to improve pre-K access
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
New state law closes domestic violence offender loophole
State employees stage protest over over pay raises
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Tens of thousands of state employees walk off job in “Unity Break”
State christens new ferry (Clibborn)
KPLU FM
Seattle Scientists Unearth Washington’s First Ever Dinosaur Fossil
KUOW FM
Yakima Valley Dairies Sign Order With Environmental Groups
Spending To Fight Wildfires At The Expense Of Preventing Them
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
So what should a teacher make and how much are they worth?
State: 4 legal pot shops sold to minors in sting operations
Employee walkouts are spreading like a plague
NW Public Radio
Washington State Has Its First Ever Dinosaur Fossil
Construction Cranes A Towering Sign Of Economic Recovery
State Workers Walk Off the Job to Protest Stalled Pay Raises
Q13 TV (FOX)
Tacoma voters may cast ballots on $15 minimum wage in November
Oregon set to implement pay-per-mile tax
Alaska Airlines food workers demonstrate outside company headquarters
WEB
Civic Skunkworks
Raising the minimum wage means the end of the fast food subsidies
Seattle P.I.
Washington’s first dinosaur discovered by Burke Museum
Slog
Washington State Rules for Local Distilleries Just Got So Much Better, Plus Boom Noodle Reopens
Wednesday, May 20
Associated Press
Lawmakers want to punish teachers who go on strike (Hasegawa)
Gov. Inslee donating raise to school fundraising site
Group hopes to put $15 minimum wage on Tacoma ballot
Aberdeen Daily World
PUD portion of former paper mill cleanup expected to be done by summer’s end
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
BNSF won’t face possible fine on oil spill reporting until January
Maine lawmakers defeat bill to ban cellphones while driving
Columbian
Agency: Pike, Benton violated campaign laws
Marijuana safety manual being developed
Camden: Budget talks anything but special in overtime session (Sullivan)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Clock ticking to block lawmaker pay hikes
Burbank: State makes it easier to save for retirement (Springer, Mullet)
Editorial: Fines a poor way to fund state’s courts
Letter: How dare they ignore the voters’ will?
Islands’ Sounder
Teach rally for education (Ranker)
Editorial: We stand with Orcas Island teachers
Issaquah Press
Issaquah teachers walk out to protest lack of state funding
Issaquah Reporter
Issaquah teachers walk out to protest against state legislature, inaction on McCleary decision
The Islands’ Weekly
The Samish: Bound for service in the San Juans
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Sheldon goes after teachers, Democrats go after Sheldon for skipping work
Olympian (subscription required)
North Thurston, Tumwater teachers to strike to protest legislative inaction
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Thousands of teachers hit streets in Seattle — and Dems walk out, too (Hasegawa)
State’s new data reveal school discipline rates by districts, race
Tacoma immigrant detention center criticized over alleged violent incident
John Kerry visits Boeing, defends controversial trade deal
Editorial: Reform U.S. immigration detention system
Seattle Weekly
Little Saigon Fears a Fall
Spokesman Review
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell discusses wildfire strategy
One-day teacher strikes OK with 10-year-old (Hasegawa)
Shawn Vestal: Questions still remain about Spokane’s cop culture
Editorial: Drought puts required river flow levels to test
Tri-City Herald
For many low-income workers, calling in sick is a luxury
Advocacy group: Wind turbine rules needed to protect birds
Yakima Herald Republic
White House looks to farmers for trade deal support
Op-ed: Senate budget provides what teachers need – and want
Editorial: Pay raises are political, no matter how state works it
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Marijuana industry could grow fast with tax bill (Carlyle)
Bill would punish teachers who walk out
Thousands of teachers rally in downtown Seattle
KING 5 Investigators help pass 3 new WA laws (Orwall)
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
State employees to walk off jobs to protest lack of raises
Lawmakers divided in reaction to teacher walkouts (Hasegawa)
6,000 teachers, support staff march in one-day strike
KPLU FM
Teachers March Through Seattle Streets As One-Day Strike Closes District Schools
State Lands Commissioner Warns Of Wildfire Risk
KUOW FM
Inslee Says $1.4 Billion Tax Package No Longer Needed
Parents, Kids Make The Most Of Teacher Walkout Day
Northwest Drone Businesses Get FAA Clearance For Takeoff
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Senator says teachers’ union running a ‘con-job’
NW Public Radio
Wash. Lawmakers Consider Docking Striking Teachers’ Pay (Hasegawa)
Inslee Says $1.4 Billion Tax Package No Longer Needed
WEB
Crosscut
Teachers say ‘all of the above’ to funding, smaller classes and fewer tests
Will the Legislature strike back at teacher walkouts? (Keiser, Conway)
Puget Sound drivers: What will make you get out of your car?
Horsesass.org
How Long Have You Been Illegally Not Funding Education?
Shorter Seattle Times Editorial Board: “We Hate Teachers” (Also, “We’re Fucking Idiots”)
Seattle P.I.
Los Angeles enacts $15-an-hour minimum wage: Five West Coast cities have acted
Secretary of State John Kerry stumps for trade deal at Boeing’s Renton plant
City to port: ‘Remove the Polar Pioneer’
Slog
Seattle-Area Teachers Walked Out in Huge Numbers Today Over Lack of Funding for Schools
The Stand
New state law helps employers help workers save for retirement (Springer, Mullet)