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Friday, April 3
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
BROADCAST
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
WEB
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
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
BROADCAST
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
WEB
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
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)
BROADCAST
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
WEB
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?
Tuesday, March 31
Associated Press
Gov. Inslee imposes ban on state-funded travel to Indiana
Indiana lawmakers try to quiet firestorm surrounding new law
Wash. Senate Republicans to release budget proposal
Senate panel hears bill raising Washington’s minimum wage (Farrell, Hobbs)
Hundreds sign up to speak against teacher-evaluation bill (Santos)
Aberdeen Daily World
Secure Rural Schools Program passes House
Lawmakers talk fireworks, boats, taxes, education in telephone town hall (Tharinger, Van De Wege)
Bainbridge Island Review
Op-Ed: JAPANESE AMERICAN EXCLUSION: We will remember, and remain vigilant
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Editorial reprint: Mentally ill inmates need healing, not warehousing
Central Kitsap Reporter
‘U Drive. U Text. U Pay.’ campaign beginning in April
Columbian
Minimum wage issue draws local testimony in Olympia (Farrell)
Brunell: Franchises are treated unfairly by wage law
In Our View: Help Timber Counties
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Divide grows over student testing (Santos)
Op-ed: Right-to-work effort under way in state
Editorial: Movement on oil train safety
Highline Times
LETTER: More Taxes on Real Estate Hurt the Economy
Islands’ Sounder
Ranker named top leader (Ranker)
Issaquah Press
Washington Healthplanfinder enrolls 165,000 in qualified health plans; annual enrollment report released
Kirkland Reporter
Letter to the editor: Sen. Hill should support road expansion within his own district
News Tribune (subscription required)
Teachers line up to oppose use of statewide tests in evaluations (Reykdal)
Editorial: Mentally ill inmates need healing, not warehousing
Puget Sound Business Journal
Many working at suppliers for Boeing make less than $15 an hour
City of Seattle joins business leaders in shunning Indiana after passage of ‘religious freedom’ law
Some Seattle restaurants go tip-free as $15 minimum wage hikes go into effect
Redmond Reporter
After five years, consumers have embraced the Affordable Care Act
Legislature misses the chance to limit vaccine exemptions
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Bertha’s damaged cutter head emerges from pit
Seattle City Council clears way for 3 new homeless camps
Seattle home prices rising more slowly than 20-city average
Rate of rent increases slows, but the trend is still upward
Seattle clarifies fine points of new minimum-wage law
Seattle sales tax to rise Wednesday for extra Metro funding
Inslee to protest Indiana law with travel ban
Capital-gains tax in, Inslee’s carbon tax out in Dems’ budget plan (Hunter, Carlyle)
Editorial: Legislature should keep simple tool to fight Medicaid fraud
Editorial: Customers deserve to know about data breaches quickly
Skagit Valley Herald
Proposed tax rankles real estate agents
Spokesman Review
Projects to increase, improve routes for cyclists gain support in Spokane
Washington teachers union opposes bill tying evaluations to test scores
McMorris Rodgers proposes bill to help ALS patients
Proposal to boost Washington minimum wage brings varied views (Hobbs)
Editorial: School survey of youths’ sexual activity provides useful data
Tri-City Herald
Sen. Brown’s economic development bill dies
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Amend state constitution to require supermajority to raise taxes
Yakima Herald Republic
Need for more nurses growing around Valley, across nation
Goldendale lawmaker seeks permanent tax exemption for Internet access
Editorial: A reminder to remember sacrifices of Valley’s vets
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle mayor to sign Indiana travel ban in protest of law
Bertha cutter head removed from pit
Motorcyclists argue I-405 express lanes violate the law
Ivar’s to raise minimum wage to $15, cut tipping
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Wash. governor: No state-funded travel to Indiana
Minimum wage leader’s next campaign
Record number apply to Washington’s public universities
State House panel considers change in teacher evaluations
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Senate panel hears bill raising Washington’s minimum wage (Farrell)
Governor Inslee: No state-funded travel to Indiana
KPLU FM
Arlene’s Flowers Fined $1,000 For Discrimination
KUOW FM
Seattle’s $15 Minimum Wage Is ‘Going to Change Everything’
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Ivar’s president is confident early $15 minimum wage rollout will work
Private business owner: Big businesses are ‘taking advantage’ of employees
Wash. Senate Republicans to release budget proposal
NW Public Radio
Washington Senate Republicans Hold Hearing On $12 Minimum Wage
Budget Fight Looms in Washington Legislature
Q13 TV (FOX)
Inslee bans his administration from state-funded travel to Indiana over ‘religious’ freedom’ law
Bertha’s Back: Front end of broken Seattle tunnel machine lifted out of ground
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Push to raise statewide minimum wage heard in state Senate (Farrell, Hobbs, Senn)
Supporters laud affordable housing, mental health in House capital budget hearing
Crosscut
Hatcheries flow on despite the evidence they harm salmon recovery
Guest Opinion: Dirty fuel exports darken NW’s Earth Day
Democrats make a run at minimum wage, sick leave bills (Farrell, Jayapal, Hobbs, Jinkins, Senn)
Horsesass.org
“Free Trade” Agreements Broadly Disadvantage American Workers, Because Markets!
Publicola
Council Will Pass Resolution to Oppose Obama’s Trans-Pacific Partnership Fast Track
Schmudget
Creating an Equitable Future for Black Washingtonians
SDC Hopper
Jayapal: Modest wage raise offers big impacts for Washington families (Jayapal)
Seattle P.I.
Our best employer may surprise you
Business lobbies line up against $12 minimum wage: Will they yield (Hobbs, Jayapal, Conway)
Slog
Gov. Jay Inslee Bans State-Funded Travel to Indiana After Controversial Religious Freedom Bill
State Department of Transportation Responds to January Freakout Over “Catastrophic Failure” Language in Tunnel Report
Monday, March 30
Associated Press
Senate to consider bill raising Washington’s minimum wage
House Democrats feature education, mental health in budget
State House budget relies heavily on capital gains taxes (Hunter, Carlyle, Sullivan)
Bills would toughen rules for oil transportation (Farrell)
Senate to consider bill raising Washington’s minimum wage
Washington lawmakers consider powdered alcohol ban (Hurst)
Governor says no to special prosecutor in Pasco police shooting
Bainbridge Island Review
Move afoot to oust PSE: Bainbridge grassroots group wants to start public utility
Columbian
Exchange signs up more than 42,000 in Clark County
The odd couple (Cleveland)
In Our View: Health is Wealth
In Our View: Inform Voters on Initiatives
The Daily News
Capitol Dispatch: Local leaders push for SR 432 funding
ACA ‘Cadillac tax’ a pivotal player in KapStone contract negotiations
Legislative Roll Call Report (March 27) (Hatfield)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Lawmakers aim to toughen laws on oil trains (Farrell, Peterson, Ranker)
State capital gains tax part of House Democratic budget plan
$5 million for MP cafeteria in House Democrats’ budget (Dunshee)
State good example of reform’s successes
Op-ed: Flame retardants a threat to health of firefighters, kids
Editorial: Let Sound Transit seek $15 billion
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Ranker named one of nation’s top ‘pro-growth progressives’ (Ranker)
Kirkland Reporter
Statement from Rep. Larry Springer on the House Democratic Budget Proposal (Springer)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Editorial: Initiative impacts part of voter’s job
Maple Valley Reporter
Judge rules on penalties, fees for Richland florist in same-sex marriage case |
News Tribune (subscription required)
State House Democrats want to tax capital gains, service businesses (Hunter, Carlyle)
Lawmakers want mental-health-focused prison at Maple Lane (Dunshee, Jinkins)
Teacher raises may be incentive to pare down class-size initiative (Hunter)
Olympian (subscription required)
House budget would fund state worker raises (Hunter, Carlyle)
Editorial: Initiative process needs a few tweaks (Hunt)
Editorial: Oso slide lessons still being learned
Opinion: There are fiscal conservatives, and cheapskates
Opinion: Pricing carbon is a smart policy for Washington
Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: State Democrats propose tax hike to fund education requirement (Tharinger, Van De Wege, Hargrove)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Tax breaks for employers, but low wages for workers (Carlyle)
Choreographed lift to shift Bertha’s cutter to repair site
A record number of sea lions — and a threat to salmon
New First Hill streetcars readied for test runs
$6M Ellison Foundation gift to launch new UW Alzheimer’s project
Most state schools opt out of survey questions about sex
Software ‘war’ propels job matchmaker | Tech Spotlight
Record year for applications to state’s universities
Ivar’s to raise restaurant workers’ wages to $15 right away
Shoreline Community College to offer full-ride scholarships
Inslee: No special prosecutor for Pasco police shooting
EDITORIAL: Customers deserve to know about data breaches, quickly
EDITORIAL: Legislature should enact Voting Rights Act (Moscoso)
EDITORIAL: Raise smoking age to 21 to save lives
Guest Opinion: Expanding payday lending hurts, not helps, consumers
Guest Opinion: Make payday lending better for short-term help (Springer, Pettigrew)
Guest Opinion: Training can bring police and communities together
Danny Westneat: Let’s cut traffic by road rationing, Italian style
Skagit Valley Herald
Senate to consider bill raising Washington’s minimum wage
Spokesman Review
Education, mental health are top priorities in House budget proposal (Carlyle, Hunter)
WSU, UW medical schools included in House budget (Hunter)
Spokane schools, like most, opt out of survey questions about sex
Spokane rally against hate draws about 30
Local, state politician R.H. Lewis dies at age 90
Washington bill would require insurers to cover telemedicine services
WSU board approves technology fee
Proponents pitch need for federal funding for palliative care programs
Inslee will not appoint special prosecutor in Pasco police shooting
Spin Control: Ancient history and modern lawmaking (Hansen, Jinkins, Walkinshaw)
Guest opinion: Medical school debate misses bigger picture
Jeff Charbonneau: Legislature should allow all students equal access to dual credit
Editorial: Program for injured workers has promise
Voice of the Valley
House of Representatives Propose $5 million for Cedar River Corridor
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial – It’s the law: Public records are public
Editorial – State should try to keep waiver for lousy NCLB law
Wenatchee World
Tobacco at 21 (Orwall)
Yakima Herald Republic
State aerospace companies not sharing the wealth with many employees
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Student test score fight heads to Olympia (Reykdal)
Seattle car thefts down following years of increases
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Battle over state’s minimum wage heats up in Olympia
Taxes spending proposed to improve education (Sullivan, Hunter, Carlyle)
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Seattle businesses brace for minimum wage increase
KUOW FM
How Seattle Agonized Over And Passed The $15 Minimum Wage
Employers And Insurers Gain Control In Workers’ Compensation Disputes
Open Cases: Why One-Third Of Murders In America Go Unresolved
NW Public Radio
Washington House Democrats Say ‘Yes’ To Capital Gains Tax, ‘No’ To Cap-And-Trade (Carlyle)
Arlene’s Flowers Fined $1,000 For Discrimination
WEB
Crosscut
State Legislature has huge budget disagreements to overcome (Sullivan, Hunter, Carlyle)
The #WALeg Week Ahead: Senate unveils budget. Cue tax tussles.
GOP response to House Dems’ budget proposal portends legislative OT (Sullivan, Carlyle)
Video: How Democrats’ tax ideas stack up against Gov. Jay Inslee’s (Hunter, Sullivan, Carlyle)
Fish hatcheries: A 19th century fix that won’t die (Hatfield, Chase)
Horsesass.org
Twitter Is Burning Up Over Nick Hanauer’s Exhortation to LGBT People to Flee Indiana and Move to Seattle
#BoycottIndiana?
Publicola
Campaign Kickoffs and Affordable Housing
A Linkage Fee for an Affordable and Just Seattle
Schmudget
House Budget Proposal Prioritizes Funding for Education
Slog
House Democrats Come Up with Budget Proposal That Does Not Include a Carbon Tax
Local Elected Leaders Travel to Olympia With One Message: Allow Us to Build More Light Rail (Frockt, Liias, Clibborn)
Ivar’s Salmon House Is Going Tipless (Minimum Wage)
The Stand
It’s time to correct our state’s revenue system
Washington State Wire
The Green Sheet for March 30, 2015 (Carlyle, Hobbs)