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Tuesday, March 17
Associated Press
Washington health department asks dog owners for help
State Supreme Court hears case about ag worker rest breaks
Bill would require post-conviction preservation of DNA (Orwall)
Inslee-backed bill for vaping taxes, regulations draws crowd (Hurst)
Machinists ask NLRB for election at S.C. Boeing plant
Aberdeen Daily World
Oped: Legislative initiative could bring dollars to county (Hatfield, Hargrove)
Oped: Vini Samuel — Oil trains: a problem waiting to explode
Ballard News Tribune
Mayor Announces Support for Legislation to Increase Film Production in Washington (Kohl-Welles, Billig)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Editorial reprint: Will House drop its cowardice, regain school funds?
Editorial reprint: Payday lending bills bad for the poor (Hunt, Springer, Liias)
Columbian
Clark County residents call for oil-train safety (Farrell)
Editorial: Sunshine, not Secrecy
Enumclaw Courier Herald
Attorney General, Secretary of Health tout Institute of Medicine report on benefits of increasing legal smoking age to 21 (Orwall)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Boeing is top winner of state, local tax breaks
Reforms appear to make jail safer, more cost-efficient
Singletary: A welcome ‘Bill of Rights’ for student loans
Editorial: Cities see reason for optimism in session
Letter: Legal system works backward
Letter: Protect families with jobs bill (Robinson)
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way City Council to hear, vote on marijuana ordinances Tuesday
Opinion: $12 per hour phased approach is right thing to do (Gregory)
Islands’ Sounder
Senate passes teacher/principal evaluation bill
Kent Reporter
New Olympia political drama debuts March 23 when legislators reveal basic-education budgets (Hunter)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
While some education bills move forward, hard work is yet to come (Rolfes, Appleton, Hansen)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Under the Dome: Tuesday, March 17, the 65th day of the 105-day legislative session (Pollet)
School nurses provide vital link in health care chain, advocates say
Peninsula Daily News
BRIEFLY: Conference call with lawmakers next Monday . . . and other news briefs you should be aware of (Tharinger, Van De Wege, Hargrove)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Graduations surge after Rainier Beach’s gamble
Boeing is top winner of state, local tax breaks
Tuition, minimum wage and clean energy: things Washington state Democrats said Monday (Sullivan, Nelson)
Editorial: Don’t let ideologies and alliances come before the needs of students (Chopp, Santos)
Seattle Weekly
Seattleland: Slumlord Battle Continues, Mayor Declares Victory Anyway
Spokesman Review
Judge orders state to set PCB discharge limits for Spokane River
Uber, Lyft get court order blocking release of Spokane County reports
House panel hears concerns over oil train legislation
Health experts call for e-cigarette tax, regulation (Pollet)
UW gears up for legislative money battle over doctor training
Editorial: Court-mandated attention to mental health long overdue
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Thumbs up to educating future voters
Tukwila Reporter
Showalter student serves as page in state House in Olympia (Hudgins)
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Warning-label plan for initiatives goes too far
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
LGBT youth make up over 50% of local shelter populations
State’s e-cig rules could become toughest in U.S. (Pollet)
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Zombies to roam state Capitol to boost state’s movie production
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Neighbors find few options to deal with squatters
S.C. governor says she will oppose union at Boeing 787 plant
KPLU FM
Zombies To Invade Olympia’s Capitol Campus, Pressing For Filmmaker Incentives
KUOW FM
State Lawmakers Eye Money In Politics (Carlyle)
Washington Lawmakers Let Free Meals Reporting Die Without A Vote
Obama, 2016 Contenders Deal With Changing Attitudes On Marijuana
Why Many Smart, Low-Income Students Don’t Apply To Elite Schools
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Equal pay law may create more problems than solutions
NW Public Radio
Lawmakers Ponder Whether To Green Light Red Light Running By Cyclists
Washington Lawmakers Let Free Meals Reporting Die Without A Vote
Mentally Ill Languish In Washington Jails; Federal Trial Set To Begin
WEB
Crosscut
Video: Washington may skip presidential primary
Vaping tax measure draws lots of opposition (Pollet)
Newly formed Community Housing Caucus issues recommendations for housing ‘emergency’ (Chopp)
HDC Advance
Distaste for Debate is Ominous Message from Senate (Sullivan)
Horsesass.org
Boeing Courageously Defends Workers from Predatory Unions. Or Something.
Publicola
Housing Advocates Spar with Developers Over Affordable Housing (Jayapal)
Seattle P.I.
State to pay $1.3M to abused foster child
Slog
Morning News: Governor Declares Emergency Drought from Low Snowpack, but He Still Hasn’t Made a Peep About the Port
Judge Expected to Rule Today on Effort to Halt Minimum Wage Rollout for Fast Food Workers
Washington State Wire
With Export Fuels Included, Is Cap-and-Trade Going to Force Price Hikes on Alaska and Oregon? (Morris, Moeller, Sullivan)
Monday, March 16
Associated Press
Federal trail begins on Washington’s competency wait lists
Machinists seek union election at S. Carolina’s Boeing plant
Officials assessing oil-spill damage in Yakima River
Evergreen State College plans to pick new president Monday
Bill tied to fish-consumption water rule clears House (Fitzgibbon)
Big fees to view public documents discourage public access
Aberdeen Daily World
Hatfield dissapointed with Native American education bill passed in Senate
No quick fixes with history of erosion at jetty
Olympic Peninsula included in governor’s drought declaration
Letter: Usurious banks
Bainbridge Island Review
Grim reality of sexual exploitation in Kitsap
Bothell Reporter
Attorney General Ferguson files lawsuit over deceptive Super Bowl ticket sales
Central Kitsap Reporter
Attorney General files lawsuit over deceptive Super Bowl ticket sales
Columbian
Washington struggles with drought due to low snowpack
Legislature gets ready to work on education (Cleveland, Moeller, Wylie)
Editorial: Back to Square One (Cleveland)
Letter: Letter: Get serious about bolstering safety (Wylie)
The Daily News
State rejects Kapstone’s $28,950 safety fine appeal
County survey: Youth viewing marijuana as less risky
Editorial: Cellphone/driving rules don’t go far enough
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Boeing defends aerospace tax breaks at hearing (Robinson, Reykdal, Sullivan)
Bill would withhold money from districts that don’t file reports (Hunter)
Inslee takes a neutral stance on Boeing tax breaks (Robinson)
Was Oso mudslide nature’s mystery or man’s mistake?
Pro (by Rep. Robinson) & con: Should Boeing tax breaks be revoked if jobs are cut? (Robinson)
Guest column: Medicare works; open it to everyone
Guest column: Expand access to computer sciences
Editorial: Don’t change what’s working (payday lending)
Islands’ Sounder
County council members take interests to Olympia
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Kitsap Caucus members score first-half successes, losses (Hansen, Appleton, Rolfes)
Marysville Globe
This is what your lawmakers are doing in M’ville, Arlington (Sells, Robinson, McCoy)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Mentally ill still wait at hospitals for lack of room
State senators consider limits on use of cellphone surveillance devices
Students start taking new state tests this week under more flexible schedule
Olympian (subscription required)
Opinion: A foundational education should be a birthright
Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Bills live, die as deadline passes (Tharinger, Robinson, Van De Wege, Hargrove)
Puget Sound Business Journal
The healthiest and least healthy counties in Washington state may surprise you
Mayor Murray on civil rights: ‘We’ve entered a period that is the most significant since the 1960s’
‘Kent is being decimated:’ Workers offer passionate testimony in Olympia over Boeing tax bill
Renton Reporter
Brunell: Washington headed for water warfare?
Seattle Times (subscription required)
State’s plan for I-405: 3-person carpools, peak HOT-lane tolls of $10
Starbucks as citizen: Schultz acts boldly on social, political issues
Eastside homeowners who make $125K: Is this the middle class?
Vashon’s parents try to get along despite deep vaccination divide
Teen e-cigarette use spikes in King County
With Seattle Preschool Program set to launch, a look at highly-rated providers
Ron Judd: Hey, legislators: Is ‘fairly clean’ the same as ‘partially dirty’? | (Carlyle, Sullivan)
Editorial: Criticism of Common Core is misdirected
Editorial: A distraction in state government for women’s health
Guest Opinion: Close the gender wage gap | (Senn)
Skagit Valley Herald
Passenger trains stopped by mudslide north of Seattle
Spokesman Review
Mild winter yields low snowpack, water reserves
Veterans’ families building memorial sculpture at Spokane Arena
Campus evolution: WSU kicks Spokane development into high gear
Eastern State Hospital sanctioned over delayed mental health evaluations
E-cigarette use rises among youth
WSU president’s wife denies impropriety in cousin’s job, housing
Spin Control: Med school monopoly has its own mythology
Guest opinion: Don’t reward wage theft violators
Editorial: News good, bad on open government front in Olympia (Billig)
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: State Senate’s effort to cut college tuition is hollow
Yakima Herald Republic
Police body cameras can have big benefits, but come with many costs
Local school districts suffering from lack of bus drivers
State drought status will assist with water transfers, projects that help farms and fish
Washington program designed for those who can’t afford lawyers
Boeing CEO’s compensation was $29 million last year
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Venture capitalist: No ‘not an option’ on minimum wage hike
KPLU FM
Berry Pickers Say They Should Be Paid For Rest Breaks
Boeing Workers Facing Job Cuts Urge Lawmakers To Toughen Aerospace Tax Breaks
KUOW FM
Mentally Ill Languish In Washington Jails; Federal Trial Set To Begin
Metro Rethinks Bus Strategy In Age Of Light Rail; Novelist Finds The Words
When Police Are Given Body Cameras, Do They Use Them?
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
How to combat pay discrimination by sharing what you make with your coworkers (Senn)
NW Public Radio
Mentally Ill Languish In Washington Jails; Federal Trial Set To Begin
Washington Governor Declares Drought In Three Regions
Q13 TV (FOX)
Trial begins on competency wait lists for the mentally ill
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Boeing tax breaks would be tied to jobs, under proposal (Robinson)
Crosscut
Data privacy: Does anyone know where this train’s heading? (Hansen, Springer)
Olympia this week: Zombies and other movie folks (Kohl-Welles, Farrell)
Boeing tax breaks: Fighting over accountability (Robinson, Gregerson, Reykdal)
WA Senate tackles ‘dark money’ in politics
The cost of government transparency? It’s not free
Huffington Post
Industry-Supported Chemical Bill Straight From ‘Merchants Of Doubt’ Playbook, Critics Say
Publicola
Republican-Controlled Senate Makes Democrats Look Like Budget Hawks (Hargrove, Kohl-Welles)
Schmudget
Carbon Program Revenues Should Invest in Working Families Tax Rebate
Washington State Wire
The Green Sheet for March 16 – is a Tax Fight Brewing in the Last 41 Days? (Wylie, Moeller)
Friday, March 13
Associated Press
Big fees to view public documents discourage public access
Governor signs bill to limit time mentally ill in jails
Washington Legislature 2015 session: What’s alive, dead
Bill to make it easier to detain mentally ill in Wash. dies
High school kids tell survey pot easy to get
Bills banning most vaccine exemptions fail in Washington, Oregon legislatures. North Olympic Peninsula officials dismayed (Robinson)
Injuries on the rise for troubled Seattle tunnel project
Bill would study effects of closing Montana coal plant (Fitzgibbon, Ranker)
Aberdeen Daily World
Simpson: Aberdeen crude moratorium up to council, not a concern
Bainbridge Island Review
Op-Ed: Inslee’s Boeing tax break under fire (Robinson)
Ballard News Tribune
Kohl-Welles’ anti-trafficking bill advances (Kohl-Welles)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
N. Dakota loading facility sanctioned in oil train leak discovered at BP Cherry Point
Columbian
Vaping rises among Clark County youth
In Our View: Keep Young Drivers Safe
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Bill ties Marysville, Arlington businesses’ tax breaks to jobs (McCoy)
Legislative District town-hall events Saturday in 1st, 21st, 32nd districts (Moscoso, Stanford, McAuliffe, Ortiz-Self, Peterson, Liias, Ryu, Chase)
Editorial: Get No Child Left Behind waiver, funds back (Hobbs)
Kirkland Reporter
Rep. Goodman’s bills bring financial health to crime victims and justice system (Goodman)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Survey: More teens say use of pot not harmful
News Tribune (subscription required)
Some lawmakers reversed stance on No Child Left Behind waiver bill (Cleveland, Frockt, Hobbs, Kohl-Welles, Pedersen, Habib, Mullet, Chopp)
Under the Dome: Friday, March 13, the 61st day of the 105-day legislative session (Ortiz-Self)
Washington Senate votes for sunshine on ‘dark money,’ within limits (Billig)
Olympian (subscription required)
Crowd gathers to support $15 per hour wage in Olympia
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Gun-law activists miss target as Olympia holsters most bills (Jinkins)
Which bills are still alive at Legislature’s halfway point
Poor offenders must be asked if they can afford to pay fines, state Supreme Court says
Takeaways from statewide survey about kids and marijuana
Washington’s two-faced recovery
Jonathan Martin: Shameful conditions at state institution reflect deeper problems
Guest Opinion: Give voters a voice in selecting presidential nominees
Editorial: Debate on climate change should be over (Habib, Hatfield)
Seattle Weekly
Jay Inslee’s Proposed Cigarette Tax Is Good Business for Smoke-Smugglers
Spokesman Review
Inslee won’t block WSU med school
House panel discusses Inslee’s carbon cap-and-trade proposal
State’s first Karelian bear dog retiring after 12 years
Editorial: Waste-to-energy plant at least as green as tiny N-reactors
Tri-City Herald
Safety board: Better control of safety risks needed for Hanford cleanup projects
Our Voice: Inslee’s cap and trade a bad idea for Washington
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Further limits on cellphone use in cars make sense
Yakima Herald Republic
In new King Mountain lawsuit, USDA seeks $6.3 million in tobacco assessments
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Ricky’s Law: More than a name – a man on a mission
Injuries on the rise for troubled Seattle tunnel project
Veterans helping state fight cybersecurity war
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
State lawmakers looking to legalize powdered alcohol
KUOW FM
IRS Budget Cuts Hurt Low-Income And Elderly Taxpayers
Why The Nuclear Energy World Is Thinking Small
Bills Die, Live To See Another Day As Washington Legislature Heads Into Second Half
Ditching The Common Core Brings A Big Test For Indiana
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Washington film industry fights for business as other states offer far greater incentives (Kohl-Welles)
New standardized test causing stress, conflict for students, parents and schools
Government micromanaging can cause more problems than it solves
NW Public Radio
Why The Nuclear Energy World Is Thinking Small
Wash AG Ferguson Sues Ticket Broker Over Alleged Super Bowl Scam
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Bills fall by the wayside after mid-session cutoff
New deadline for mental-health evaluations
‘Alicia’s Law’ bills pass out of state House, Senate (Sawyer)
Transportation, minimum wage, mental health bills make cutoff
Crosscut
Inslee carbon plan would raise big money for education (Fitzgibbon, Tharinger)
Does the Northwest need electric trains? (Moscoso, Hasegawa)
How quick is too quick? (Carlyle)
Gender-pay bill is before state Senate (Senn)
No split for Seattle Public Schools (Cantos, Pettigrew)
Horsesass.org
Election Endorsements Have Consequences (climate change)
Are Liberals Getting Played?
Publicola
Sawant May Delay Tent City Vote
Senate Passes New Campaign Finance Disclosure Rules (Billig, Kohl-Welles)
Slog
More Tunnel Workers Were Hurt While Bertha Was Stuck Than in the Previous Two Years Put Together
The Stand
Editorial: No on SB 5899: Payday loans don’t solve crisis, they create one (Hatfield, Hobbs, Keiser, Liias, Ranker)
Cutoff carnage: The good, bad, and undead (Senn, Farrell, Jinkins, Ryu, Gregerson, Robinson, Reykdal, Cody, Ormsby, Liias)
USW, Shell reach deal; strike may soon end
Washington State Wire
Cap-and-Trade: Not Just Smokestacks, But a Broader Tax Based on Energy Consumption
Thursday, March 12
Associated Press
Bill to remove ‘personal beliefs’ exemption for vaccinations dies in House (Robinson)
UW study shows teens, adults not clear on Washington pot law
Washington state suing Super Bowl ticket seller
Senate passes bill to cut tuition at state universities (Frockt, Hargrove)
Bothell Reporter
House passes Stanford’s bill to improve railroad worker safety (Stanford)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Vaccination exemptions survive after bill loses steam
Inslee takes a neutral stance on Boeing tax breaks (Robinson)
Editorial: Senate bill a path for carbon reduction
Highline Times
Keiser, Orwall, Gregerson schedule telephone town hall for 33rd District (Keiser, Orwall, Gregerson)
Kirkland Reporter
House passes Stanford’s bill to improve railroad worker safety (Stanford)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
OUR VIEW | Small fish a big deal on Elwha
News Tribune (subscription required)
Ample state funding? Not for school construction (Hunter, Dunshee, Pedersen)
Under the Dome: Thursday, March 12, the 60th day of the 105-day legislative session
WA Senate passes measure aimed at regaining No Child Left Behind waiver (Mullet, Nelson)
Washington Senate votes to ban aversion therapy for sexual orientation, drug use (Liias)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Washington state’s equal pay law may soon get first major upgrade in 70 years (Senn)
Queen Anne News
LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Renters legislation adjusts to rental market (Kohl-Welles)
Redmond Reporter
Attorney General Ferguson files lawsuit over deceptive Super Bowl ticket sales
Seattle Times
State sues Super Bowl ticket broker that failed Hawks fans
Poll: Voters like charter schools but want more oversight (Darneille)
Lawmakers kill effort to slow ‘revolving door’ of state officials turned lobbyists (Carlyle, Sullivan)
State Senate OKs bill to include test scores in teacher evaluations
Guest Opinion: Collaboration can bring positive, disruptive innovation
Skagit Valley Herald
Skagit well water access bill gains Senate approval
Spokesman Review
Washington state Senate passes bill to slash college tuition rates (Hunter, Kohl-Welles)
Lawsuit filed over Super Bowl tickets that never came
Pope Francis appoints Thomas Daly as new Catholic Bishop of Spokane
Washington Senate passes disclosure bill aimed at nonprofits (Billig)
Editorial: Washington leading way on suicide prevention
The Suburban Times
Conway to host town hall meeting, Mar. 14 (Conway)
Tri-City Herald
Brown bills pass state Senate as cutoff passes
West Seattle Herald
34th District Democrat meeting packed with heartfelt pitches against unfavorable legislation
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Should mentally ill killer be allowed free?
Home detention bill approved by state House
State rules may relax for payday lenders
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
New complaints filed against Seattle cop tied to golf club arrest
Report finds greater chance of mega earthquake
Hispanic leader says he’ll talk to Justice Dept. about Pasco shooting
To vaccinate or not? Debate rages on for Washington parents
KPLU FM
Bill Aims To Simplify Washington’s Business And Occupation Tax
Would Feds Withhold Education Funding Over Seattle High School’s Refusal To Test?
The Boss Can Force You To Buy Company’s Health Insurance
KUOW FM
Why Seattle Is At The Center Of The High Stakes Test Debate
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Washington to sue Super Bowl ticket seller
NW Public Radio
Bills Die, Live To See Another Day As Wash. Legislature Heads Into Second Half
Oregon, Washington Lawmakers Balk At Tougher Vaccination Mandate
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Transportation, minimum wage, mental health bills make cutoff
Vaccine exemption bill stalls in state House (Robinson)
Crosscut
Families would see a small increase in costs from carbon tax (Fitzgibbon)
Senate wants to lower tuition costs (Fraser)
Count Us In survey shows numbers of homeless youth holding steady
Attorney General files lawsuit against Super Bowl ticket pre-seller
Publicola
City Council Fundraising Totals (Payday lending; Pettigrew, Santos, Nelson, Habib, Hatfield, Hobbs, Liias, Keiser, Ranker)
Slog
Morning News: Olympia Gives Poor People the Finger, Police Chief Shakes Up Command Staff (Jayapal, Liias, Chopp)
How a Bill to Roll Back Payday Lending Reforms Got One Step Closer to Being Law (Liias, Jayapal)
The Stand
‘$15 for Olympia’ campaign launches today with rally
‘1,000 Days Without a Raise’ rally Mar. 18 at Space Needle
Opinion: By every standard, guaranteeing paid sick days is a winner
Washington State Wire
Inslee Cap-and-Trade Bill to Open Legislative Session’s Second Act
West Seattle Blog
VIDEO: Mayor Murray Q/A at 34th District Democrats’ meeting (Nelson)
Wednesday, March 11
Associated Press
Senate OKs bill paving way for WSU medical school in Spokane
Washington Senate passes bill to revamp payday loan industry (Liias)
Senate OKs PTSD as qualifying condition for medical pot
State Senate passes oil train safety bill (Conway, Ranker)
State Senate OKs watered-down language on climate change
Senate votes to ban smartphone use behind the wheel (Liias)
Businesses seek to block portion of Seattle minimum wage law
Senate votes to lower age to 40 for work injury settlements
Aberdeen Daily World
2014 a record revenue year for the Port
Jobless rates increase on the Twin Harbors in January
Bainbridge Island Review
23rd District lawmakers to host town halls (Rolfes, Appleton, Hansen)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Blog: Climate change human caused? Wash. Senate says maybe (Frockt, Habib, Ranker, Chase, Hargrove, Hatfield)
Columbian
Local middle school students spend week at the Capitol (Wylie)
In Our View: Two-Thirds is Voters’ Will
The Daily News
Officials try to remain optimistic in wake of failed bid at gas export site
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Washington gains 100,000 new jobs
Lawmakers seek your views at town halls (Liias, McCoy, McAuliffe, Moscoso, Stanford, Peterson, Ortiz-Self, Chase, Ryu, Sells, Robinson)
Burbank: Paid sick leave helps workers and businesses
Editorial: Work first, then we’ll talk pay (Pay raise for legislators)
Letter: Silly citizens, liberty is for the rich
Islands’ Sounder
Senate Democrats: Oil train bill lacks key safety provisions (Ranker, Rolfes, McCoy)
News Tribune (subscription required)
WA cigarette smuggling could increase under Inslee tax (Carlyle, Habib)
Washington Senate passes bill to revamp payday loan industry (Liias, Jayapal, Habib)
Under the Dome: Wednesday, March 11, the 59th day of the 105-day legislative session
Negotiated body-cams bill would let police withhold footage to protect privacy (Hansen)
Olympian (subscription required)
Voting Rights Act deserves a vote (Moscoso, Habib)
Peninsula Daily News
It’s official: Olympic Mountains — source of our water supply — in a state of drought
Puget Sound Business Journal
Senate approves law change that paves way for WSU medical school
Uber wants to put 1 million women worldwide at the wheel
Queen Anne News
State Teacher of the Year visits Capitol with students (Kohl-Welles, Carlyle)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
State Senate passes expanded limits on using cellphone while driving (Eide, Hargrove)
Franchises: Seattle’s minimum wage discriminates
Bill would mandate larger crew on oil trains (Conway)
Bill to change payday lending rules wins approval, 30-18, in the state Senate (Liias, Jayapal)
How the federal medical-marijuana bill could affect Washington
Student group seeks end to UW coal investments
WSU wins House and Senate approval for medical school
Danny Westneat: State Senate’s collision with science and climate change
Guest Opinion: Reform school finance and education accountability
Editorial: Seattle’s minimum-wage law unfairly discriminates against franchise owners
Spokesman Review
Senate passage puts WSU step closer to medical school (Billig, Frockt, Riccelli, Pedersen)
Bill to revise wolf plan passes Washington House
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Senate plan to fund Highway 12 worthy of support
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: It’s now time for serious negotiation on transportation
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Lawmakers could link teacher pay to location (Hunter)
Gov. Inslee’s personal emails range from trivial to political
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Historic bill would allow Wash. marijuana businesses to use traditional banking services
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
State 911 system wasting time, money on bogus calls
KPLU FM
Deaths, Lawsuits Spur Mental Health Bills In Washington Legislature
KUOW FM
Attorneys Debate Constitutionality of Seattle’s $15 Minimum Wage Law
NW Public Radio
Juvenile Killer Barry Massey Gets Hearing In Advance Of Presumed Release
Q13 TV (FOX)
‘I was mortified’: Parents say district not addressing kindergarten bully problem
WEB
Capitol Record
Nurses would receive meal, rest breaks under bill (Reykdal, Sells)
Abortion insurance bill passes state House (Cody)
WSU could open new medical school under bills approved in both chambers (Riccelli, Pedersen)
Distracted driving law update passes in state Senate (Hargrove)
Crosscut
Initiatives costing at least $25 million must be noted (Pedersen, Liias)
Lynnwood Today
21st District legislators hosting telephone town hall on Wednesday (Ortiz-Self, Peterson, Liias)
My Edmonds News
21st District legislators hosting telephone town hall on Wednesday (Ortiz-Self, Peterson, Liias)
Publicola
Tenants Union Leader Challenges Tim Burgess (Habib, Liias)
Schmudget
Invest in TANF to Help Strengthen Families
Seattle P.I.
A WSU medical school in Spokane gets thumbs up from Legislature (Hargrove, Riccelli)