Tuesday, March 10

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Associated Press
House sends fast-tracked mental health bill to Gov. Inslee (Jinkins)
Gun ownership declining, new trend survey says
House OKs bill paving way for WSU medical school in Spokane
Senate passes oil train safety bill (Conway, Ranker)
State Senate OKs watered-down language on climate change (Habib)
After climate change debate, Senate OKs bill giving utilities option on renewable energy (Ranker, Habib, Frockt)
Owen rules climate change vote allowed on energy bill (Owen, Habib)
Senate OKs bill requiring ballots to note initiative costs (Owen)
State officials ask lawmakers for $9M in case of drought
US job openings reach a 14-year high, and more workers quit

Aberdeen Daily World
Officials send off three remaining pontoons
Sheldon motorcycle bill passes Senate
Three lawmakers float new I-5 bridge plan

Ballard News Tribune
36th Legislative District town hall to be held March 14 (Kohl-Welles, Carlyle, Tarleton)

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Blog: Republicans dodge climate-change discussion in WA Senate

Bothell Reporter
How did 46th District representatives for Kenmore vote? | March 2-6 (Frockt, Pollet, Farrell)
How did 1st District representatives for Bothell vote? | March 2-6 (McAuliffe, Moscoso, Stanford)
1st Legislative District town hall in Bothell March 14 (McAuliffe, Moscoso, Stanford)
Hindus urge Washington Governor to create task force on hate crimes

Central Kitsap Reporter
Visit state parks for a ‘free day’ March 19
Op-Ed: MacEwen introduces bill to modernize B&O tax

Columbian
State lawmakers could get 11 percent pay increase (Wylie, Moeller, Cleveland)
Cowlitz Tribe gets reservation near La Center
In Our View: Poverty Hits Classrooms
Don Brunell: Our state must avert California’s water wars

The Daily News
Wyoming Legislature approves bill to support coal port bonds

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Editorial: Forests not the place for training

Kirkland Reporter
House passes McBride bill to uphold religious rights and protect the homeless (McBride)
1st Legislative District town hall in Bothell March 14 (McAuliffe, Moscoso, Stanford)
Lake Washington student serves as page in Olympia (Goodman)
How did 1st District representatives for north Kirkland vote? | March 2-6 (McAuliffe, Moscoso, Stanford)
How did 45th District representatives for Kirkland vote? | March 2-6 (Springer, Goodman)
How did 48th District representatives for Kirkland vote? | March 2-6 (Habib, Hunter, McBride)

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Angel bill would ease, extend bridge tolls

News Tribune (subscription required)
Doctor shortage keeps Western State Hospital from taking detained patients (Jinkins)
Under the Dome: Tuesday, March 10, the 58th day of the 105-day legislative session

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Federal oil train rules are inadequate

Puget Sound Business Journal
UW launches website to take on WSU, sell expanded medical school program
UW Medical School ranked No. 1 primary care program in U.S.
Curious why Boeing and Legislature are paying for a ‘Baffled-Tube Ram Accelerator?’ Find out at UW event
Washington state lawmakers: Uber, Lyft need more oversight (Kirby, Habib)
Obama launches TechHire initiative to train more workers for technology jobs
Boeing holds rank as world’s largest arms exporter

Redmond Reporter
Eastside lawmakers host mid-session town hall in Redmond on Saturday (Habib, Hunter, McBride)
House passes bill to uphold religious rights and protect the homeless (McBride)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Cascade Bicycle Club may pull back from politics
Seattle politicians oppose proposal to loosen state’s payday lending law
Transparency training offered to government leaders
UW’s medical school again tops list for best primary care, rural medicine and family medicine programs
Cut class and go to jail? Courts find that truancy petitions do little good
Danny Westneat: $16 in ’16’: Nick Hanauer threatens initiative if lawmakers don’t bump wages
Editorial: Legislature’s plan to protect drone footage should not take off

Spokesman Review
Doug Clark: WDOT reverses course on toll, fine (Riccelli)
Palouse wheat farmers hopeful, cautious about early growth
Renewable energy bill stirs climate-change debate in Washington Senate (Frockt)
Bill would require statement on initiatives’ funding on ballot
Washington House passes mental health bills (Riccelli)
WSU medical school gets House approval (Riccelli)

Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Look below the surface of minimum wage increases

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Allow ex-convicts to earn opportunity to be employed

West Seattle Herald
Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon honored as ‘Community Champion’ by Futurewise for work on environment (Fitzgibbon)
Surplus state-held water rights targeted for irrigation, local uses

Yakima Herald Republic
Legislature honors Capitol Theatre’s CEO

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
I-5 traffic delays in Seattle skyrocket

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Seattle leaders against payday loan bills under consideration by lawmakers

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
State lawmaker looks to beef up rules on Uber, Lyft (Habib)

KUOW FM
Separated From Family, Border Kids Land In Northwest Homes
Don’t Call Us Homeless: Living On A School Bus In Seattle
The Numbers Add Up To This: Less And Less Opportunity For Poor Kids

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
If it’s so great, then why not immediately adopt Nick Hanauer’s $16 minimum wage?

NW Public Radio
Group Claiming To Be ISIS Hacks South Sound Magazine
Northwest Lawmakers Debate Vaccine Exemptions
Government Signs Land Into Trust For Cowlitz
Deaths, Lawsuits Spur Mental Health Bills In Washington Legislature

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Capitol Record
Sheena and Chris Henderson Law, other mental health bills, pass House
Nurses would receive meal, rest breaks under bill (Reykdal, Sells)
Uber, Lyft are target of bills in the House, Senate (Habib)

Crosscut
The downsides of a (low-carbon) diet
Senate, House at odds over oil-train safety steps (Ranker, McCoy, Farrell)
Initiative measures could carry price tags (Pedersen, Liias)
Senate passes bill to give utilities carbon flexibility (Habib, Hobbs, Hatfield)

Publicola
State Senators Squabble Over Climate Change (Habib, Carlyle)
City Lines Up Against Port on Shell Terminal (Habib)

SDC Hopper
Senate Democrats: Oil train bill lacks key safety provisions (McCoy, Ranker, Rolfes)

Slog
If a Tunnel Boring Machine Breaks Underneath Seattle, Do We Have a Right to Know Why?

The Stand
Attend your legislators’ town hall meetings (McAuliffe, Stanford, Moscoso, Billig, Ormsby, Riccelli, Hasegawa, Hudgins, Bergquist, Liias, Peterson, Ortiz-Self, Rolfes, Appleton, Hansen, Darneille, Jinkins, Fey, Conway, Gregory, Chase, Ryu, Kohl-Welles, Carlyle, Tarleton, McCoy, Sells, Robinson, Senn, Clibborn, Pedersen, Chopp, Walkinshaw, Goodman, Springer, Habib, Hunter, McBride)

Washington State Wire
State Senate Warms to Climate Change, Moves First on Carbon Reduction (Chase, Hatfield, Habib, Ranker)

Monday, March 9

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Associated Press
State officials ask lawmakers for $9M in case of drought
Justice Dept.’s Ferguson report resonates across U.S.
House votes to strike local bans on church homeless camps (McBride)
Workers prepare to lift part of tunnel machine out of pit
Washington residents are nation’s 9th top wood-burning polluters

Aberdeen Daily World
Faces in the Fields
Oped: Jim Walsh — On gun rights, our state Constitution doesn’t equivocate

Bainbridge Island Review
Oped: More compromise needed (Hobbs, Fain, Liias, Rolfes)

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Search our data: How many kids are vaccinated at your school?
Rates of vaccine-exempt kids soar above 10 percent at many Whatcom schools
Drones, oil safety, transportation bills pass first house during busy week in Olympia (Morris, Moeller)

Central Kitsap Reporter
Oped: The Petri Dish: Hump day for the legislative session (Chopp)

Columbian
Local Republicans unmoved by Wylie’s plea for oil-train bill (Wylie, Farrell)
Spokane wants to intervene in Vancouver oil terminal talks
Editorial: Voting Rights Act is Needed (Moscoso)
Editorial: Senate Bill Snubs County (Transportation package, Cleveland, Moeller)

The Daily News
Capitol Dispatch: Legislative wheeling, dealing in full swing (Blake, Jenkins, Takko, Hatfield)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Education spending not enough, but it’s a start (Ortiz-Self, Kagi)
U.S. economy has a weight problem
Op-ed: State must restore Medicaid payment rate
Op-ed: Passage of Joel’s Law only a start to fixing the problem
Guest column: College doesn’t mark end of parenting
Editorial: Give distilleries a fair shot
Editorial: Help vets continue education (Stanford)

Federal Way Mirror
Gregory’s legislation helps teachers learn new specialties (Gregory)
Miloscia’s proposal to raise smoking age passes House committee (Orwall)

Kirkland Reporter
House passes Rep. Larry Springer’s bill to increase affordable housing in King County

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Feds watch closely as state updates water-quality standards
Sheldon motorcycle bill passes Senate

News Tribune (subscription required)
Lawmakers consider region-based funding of teacher salaries (Hunter)
Tacoma march commemorates civil rights activists who crossed Selma span 50 years ago
Bills seek more funding for child porn investigations (Sawyer)
Group of teachers asking state to set standards for training (Lytton)
Businesses elsewhere report few problems with sick leave laws
State House: Sex offenders should return to home counties (Kilduff)
Editorial: Don’t reduce medical schooling to cross-state rivalry

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Low-income project needs new site
Opinion: Natural resources need more help in the budget

Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Property crime, flame-retardants measures advance (Hargrove, Van De Wege, Tharinger)

Redmond Reporter
Transportation package will affect 520 into Overlake area (Habib)
Poll shows that voters feel STEM education is important

Seattle Times (subscription required)
House passes two bills to help low-income renters (Walkinshaw, Springer)
Next task: Lift Bertha’s face to the surface
Health coverage in limbo for many small-business employees
Mapping Seattle’s disappearing middle class | FYI Guy
Push for climate-change vote stalls state Senate (Habib, Cleveland)
Transportation, Kshama Sawant, payday lending: your week in review | Politics NW Now
Editorial: An important step by the Legislature on mental-health reform
Editorial: Keep the Senate’s passed transportation package moving (Hobbs, Liias)
Guest: Don’t touch the 1% property tax cap | columnist

Spokesman Review
Spokane seeks seat at talks on proposed Vancouver oil terminal
EWU’s newest president making waves with advocacy, innovation
200 supporters rally at NAACP after delivery of racist materials
Bills seek to boost state nuclear efforts (McCoy)
Bill would block release of sex predators who refuse treatment (Goodman)
Medical providers opening facilities as more are insured
Spin Control: Something rare from a politician: A sincere apology (Hasegawa, Peterson. Moeller)

Yakima Herald Republic
Column: Health coverage in limbo for many workers in state
Editorial: Yakima needs to cut losses on district voting

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
New video of Oso slide aftermath shows saturated hillside
New WSP tool promises to clear crash scene faster

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Tunnel work could bury Hwy. 99 commuters in congestion
Justice Department’s Ferguson report resonates in Pasco
State officials ask lawmakers for $9 million in case of drought

KPLU FM
Amid Push For Alternatives, Judges Cling to Juvenile Detention For Truants
Washington State Senator Apologizes After ‘Colored’ Remark

KUOW FM
Why Franchise Owners Hate Seattle’s $15 Minimum Wage
Washington Tribe’s Whale Hunt Proposal Gets First Look From Regulators
Washington Lawmakers Race Key Cut-Off Deadline
Lawsuit: Should the Government Provide Lawyers for Kids Facing Deportation?

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee reveals his personal/government email habits

NW Public Radio
In Long-Running Dispute Over ID Cards, Feds Call Idaho’s Bluff

Q13 TV (FOX)
State concerned about below average snowpack
Northwest residents, with wood to burn, among top polluters
Spokane wants to intervene in Vancouver oil terminal talks

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Crosscut
Nuclear energy scores 2 victories in Olympia (McCoy, Rolfes)
Oil train bills: A political collision? (Farrell)
Commentary by Chris Vance: Will Olympia work through its divisions?
Revenge porn could become a crime (Wylie)

Horsesass.org
Rob McKenna, Crappy Economist

My Edmonds News
21st District Town Hall set for March 14 at Meadowdale High School (Ortiz-Self, Peterson, Liias)

Publicola
State House Passes Oil Train Regulations (Moscoso)
King County Labor Leader Looks for Common Ground on Affordable Housing

Slog
#HoneyfordResign: Students Call on Republican Senator to Step Down After “Racist” Comments

The Stand
Urge state reps to support Family Unity Act (Moscoso)

Washington State Wire
With $5B Spending Increase, Inslee Cuts to Disability Programs Leads to Criticism (Kagi, Hunter, Keiser, Hargrove)
Green Sheet for March 9 – Climate Change Ruling Forthcoming, While Another Key Deadline Looms (Reykdal, Hudgins, Farrell)

Friday, March 6

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Associated Press
State House votes to allow Native tribes to participate in marijuana businesses
State asks judge to dismiss lawsuit challenging new gun law
Senate approves child abuse intervention bill
State senator apologizes for comments about minorities
Wash. House passes bill to improve safety of oil transport (Farrell, Carlyle)
Pot growers convicted on fed count in state where it’s legal
Environmental groups sue over plan to kill wolves
House passes school discipline measure (Santos)
Washington House passes Voting Rights Act
Nation adds a robust 295K jobs; jobless rate falls to 5.5%
Small Wash. town opening city-owned marijuana shop

Aberdeen Daily World
Last pontoons to float out Tuesday morning
After latest slide, is the bluff safe?

Ballard News Tribune
Bill to strategically position Puget Sound ports for global economic competition clears House (Clibborn, Tarleton)

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
In Bellingham interview, Inslee touts carbon tax to pay for education, transportation
Editorial reprint: Lt. Gov. Owen’s tax ruling is helpful

Bothell Reporter
How did representatives from the 1st District vote | Jan. 21 through Feb. 16 (McAuliffe, Moscoso, Stanford)
How did representatives from the 46th District vote | Jan. 21 through Feb. 16 (Frockt, Pollet, Farrell)
House passes Stanford bill to strengthen drought preparedness (Stanford)
House passes Farrell bill to help first responders during oil-train disasters (Farrell)
Rep. Moscoso’s Washington Voting Rights Act passes House (Moscoso)

Columbian
In Our View: Patience Runs Thin On Oil

The Daily News
Heroin, opioid deaths up nationwide, locally
Editorial: This time, gas tax hike is worth it

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Progress being made on mudslide commission’s key recommendations
Editorial: Restore presidential primary

Journal of the San Juan Islands
No fee required: nine days to park for free at Washington State Parks

Kirkland Reporter
How did representatives from the 48th District vote | Jan. 21 through Feb. 16 (Habib, Hunter, McBride)
How did representatives from the 45th District vote | Jan. 21 through Feb. 16 (Springer, Goodman)
How did representatives from the 1st District vote | Jan. 21 through Feb. 16 (McAuliffe, Moscoso, Stanford)
House passes Stanford bill to strengthen drought preparedness (Stanford)
Rep. Moscoso’s Washington Voting Rights Act passes House (Moscoso, Hunt)

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Town halls slated for the 23rd District (Appleton, Hansen, Rolfes)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Under the Dome: Friday, March 6, the 54th day of the 105-day legislative session
Homeless student rates continue to climb in Thurston County schools
Freedom Foundation files suit on behalf of 4 who oppose SEIU
Editorial: Leave state’s payday lending protections in place (Springer, Pettigrew)

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Lt. Gov. Owen’s tax ruling is helpful
Opinion: Oscar’s speech on wage equity echoes at school house

Peninsula Daily News
Jefferson Healthcare commissioners urged to offer abortion services following ACLU letter

Puget Sound Business Journal
Inslee’s carbon rule would stall economy
Get transportation plan over finish line (Clibborn)
Only in Washington state: First ever government-run pot shop set to open

Seattle Medium
House Passes Bill to Ensure All Rape Kits Get Tested (Orwall)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Freedom Foundation files suit against SEIU 925
Sen. Honeyford apologizes for comments on race, crime (Hasegawa)
Road Map Project: Pre-K improving, but demand still outweighs supply
Sen. Patty Murray rolls out women’s health bill
Editorial: Shell oil-by-rail plan needs detailed study
Editorial: Sen. Jim Honeyford should show some sensitivity
Guest Opinion: Vulnerable foster children are left swinging from home to home

Skagit Valley Herald
Bills on elk, steelhead issues heading to House

Spokesman Review
Pot lounges among marijuana issues lawmakers asked to consider (Carlyle)
Lotteries fill up Spokane’s first charter schools
Women’s pay 78 percent of men’s in Washington state
Inslee condemns vandalism against Hindu temples
Washington lawmakers mull rules for powdered alcohol
Editorial: Loan bill would draw health care providers to underserved areas

Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Cost of presidential primary election not worth it

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial – Government shouldn’t micromanage parenting

West Seattle Herald
Surplus state-held water rights targeted for irrigation, local uses

Yakima Herald Republic
State officials prepare for potential drought, request $9 million
Editorial: Sen. Honeyford chooses wrong words about complex issue (Hasegawa)

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Washington lawmakers may receive raise

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Lawmakers working to set aside funds to prevent another major landslide
Tunnel contractor requests $12 million from state related to Bertha repair pit

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
State House passes bill to improve safety of oil trains, barges (Farrell, Carlyle)
U.S. economy strengthens as employers add 3.3 million jobs
State asks judge to dismiss lawsuit challenging new gun law

KUOW FM
Portrait Of A Homeless Family: 17 Months, 25 Moves
Bill Would Allow Families Of Mentally Ill To Petition For Involuntary Treatment

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Republican senator defends gas tax vote

NW Public Radio
Washington State Senator Apologies After ‘Colored’ Remark
Amid Push For Alternatives, Judges Cling to Juvenile Detention For Truants

Q13 TV (FOX)
Standoff between new pot shop and Pierce County: Store owners refuse to close despite order

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Capitol Record (TVW)
Inslee criticizes intolerance after recent vandalism, violence
Washington Voting Rights Act passes out of the House (Moscoso, Liias)

Crosscut
Senator apologizes for racially insensitive remarks
House wants minority representation in local governments (Moscoso, Hunt, Habib)

Horsesass.org
Civil Liberties Roundup (medical marijuana)
Pools Aren’t Dynamic (minimum wage)

Schmudget
Why Passing the Family Unity Act Is a Good Idea for Washington State

Seattle P.I.
What’s happening this week in the state Legislature

Slog
The Morning News: Bills Against Peeping Drones on the Move in Our State Legislature
Republican State Senator Caves to Pressure, Apologizes for Clueless Racial Comments
The Payday Loan Rule Changes That Only Payday Lenders Want (Springer, Liias, Nelson)

Thursday, March 5

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Associated Press
Washington House votes to restrict surveillance, drones (Goodman, Morris, Hansen)
State House votes to retake tuition-setting power | Legislature 2015
Panel OKs plan to eliminate graduation exams (Frockt)

Aberdeen Daily World
Hoquiam mayor calls for moratorium on all future oil facilities in city
Gas tax Senate passes gas tax increase (Nelson)

Bainbridge Island Review
Op-Ed: Hump Day in Olympia (Chopp)

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Blog: Followup to wind study: Coal terminal has own air-pollution report online
Blog: Update on Washington company layoffs
Editorial reprint: Senate joins table on transportation (Fraser)

Bothell Reporter
Senate passes $15 billion transportation package, 11.7-cent gas tax increase (Sullivan, Hobbs, Liias)
Washington State Senate poison pill | Cartoon
House passes minimum wage and paid sick leave bills (Sells, Farrell, Jinkins)

Central Kitsap Reporter
Senate’s transportation package ignites debate (Hobbs, Liias, Jayapal, Habib, Ranker)

Columbian
Washington pot sales set new daily record: $1.5 million
In Our View: Right to Work = Freedom

Everett Herald
Lower taxes could give craft liquor distilleries a boost
Five-point analysis at Legislature’s midpoint (Chopp)
Stanford says his bill would make college affordable for service members (Stanford)
Editorial: Put a woman on the $20 bill

Islands’ Sounder
New state report shows status of salmon recovery

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Ranker: transportation bill robs education, environment for roads

Kirkland Reporter
Senate passes $15 billion transportation package, 11.7-cent gas tax increase (Sullivan, Hobbs, Liias)

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Insurance chief warns of ripple effect if court dings Obamacare
Kingston ferry misses several sailings

News Tribune (subscription required)
Hospitals, senators want more data on mental-health releases
Under the Dome: Thursday, March 5, the 53rd day of the 105-day legislative session
Editorial: A transportation breakthrough in the state Senate

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Senate joins table on transportation (Fraser)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Video: Bertha ready for repairs
Patients fear medical pot may not fare well with new rules (Cody, Kohl-Welles)
Should young hockey players be exempt from labor law? (Ormsby, Riccelli, Sells)
Oregon tops nation in food stamps
Guest Opinion: Why we need to teach all students computer-science skills
Guest Opinion: Public universities are crucial for the greater good

Spokesman Review
WSU med school backers seek ‘clean’ bill (Riccelli, Ormsby, Carlyle, Hunter, Hansen)
Senate passes bill requiring data on mentally ill patients turned away
Washington Fish and Wildlife’s new director draws from 30-year career
Washington Senate passes bill allowing wolf protection to be lifted (Hatfield, Billig)
Editorial: State gas tax can’t finance work needed for highways

Tri-City Herald
Marijuana gets lift as 2016 presidential race takes shape
Work starting to catch, treat oil-soaked birds near Sunnyside (w/video)

Vancouver Business Journal
Getting Washington back in the game of tourism marketing

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
$12 minimum wage bill goes to state Senate

Yakima Herald Republic
Inslee in Yakima calls for investment in early learning

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Low snowpack prompts power concerns for utilities
Schools battle obesity by changing where, when students eat

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Costly ferry repairs being put to the test
Marijuana business served notice of violation
State’s newest ferry, Tokitae, back in service after repairs

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Pierce County: Illegal pot store could be fined $1K a day
‘Joel’s Law’ on mental illness passes state Senate (Video)
Issaquah firefighters work to extinguish hunger at local school

KPLU FM
Study Highlights Washington’s Gender Wage Gap
Seattle’s Preschool Program Is Starting To Take Shape With A Little Help From Boston

KUOW FM
Privacy Or Funding: The Tough Choice In Combating Homelessness
Tacoma Hopes Light Rail Connection To Seattle Gets Funded
Northwest Officials Unite Against Coal And Oil Trains
Locked Up At Age 11: One Truant’s Cycle In And Out Of Juvenile Detention

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
It’s possible to stop a heroin overdose death with this drug (Walkinshaw)

NW Public Radio
Bill Would Allow Families Of Mentally Ill To Petition For Involuntary Treatment
Northwest Officials Unite Against Coal And Oil Trains

Q13 TV (FOX)
Working women in Washington making 78 cents to every dollar a man makes

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Crosscut
Washington fail: College-educated women earn less than men with just a high school diploma
Praise for Selma march, no action on voting rights (Habib, Liias, Nelson)
Senate wants new wolf management approach (Hatfield)

Horsesass.org
State House Democrats Kill Extreme Risk Protection Orders Bill, and With It, Countless Innocent Lives     (Sullivan, Chopp)

Publicola
Affordable Housing Candidate Got House on Foreclosure Market (Farrell, Kinkins, Jayapal, Habib, Nelson)

Queen Anne & Magnolia News
Oishi pages in Olympia (Santos)

Seattle P.I.
The Morning News: Homeless Families Are Waiting Six Months for Housing in King County
What’s happening this week in the state Legislature

The Stand
The dismantling of workers’ compensation
Opinion: Sign this petition to oppose electrical deregulation in state

Washington State Wire
Low-Carbon Fuels Debate Fires Up in Washington, Oregon Legislatures (Ranker)

Wednesday, March 4

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Associated Press
Sen. Cantwell to introduce bill on oil train safety standards
Washington state spill covers 50 birds in used motor oil
Boost in minimum wage to $12 wins backing in state House (Farrell, Sullivan, Jinkins)
Washington House readies its version of pot-market overhaul (Carlyle)
Federal court upholds protection for threatened marbled murrelets by rejecting timber industry lawsuit
State House OKs bill to require paid sick leave (Jinkins)
Senate OKs bill that would add prison time for drone crimes
ACLU seeks more than $2.8M in legal costs from Yakima
Pot growers convicted on federal count in state where it’s legal
State Senate votes to move up presidential primary

Aberdeen Daily World
DOE releases report on oil transportation
Letter: Public schools are a bargain

Bainbridge Island Review
Senate passes $15 billion transportation package, 11.7-cent gas tax increase in Monday’s session (Sullivan, Hobbs, Liias)

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Cantwell proposes bill to fast-track oil train safety standards
Washington House unanimously passes revenge porn bill (Wylie)
Blog: Leaking cars, vapor pressure, vessel traffic among concerns in Ecology’s final oil transportation study

Columbian
In Our View: Map Sites that Pose Hazard
Camden: Washingtonians’ excuses for not voting run the gamut (Hunter)
State’s effective property tax rate bests U.S. average

The Daily News
State Senate passes marijuana research bill

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Editorial: Work ahead yet for legislators (Senate transportation bill)

Kirkland Reporter
45th District lawmakers to host town-hall meeting in Woodinville (Springer, Goodman)

Maple Valley Reporter
Final oil transportation study delivered to Legislature | Washington Department of Ecology

News Tribune (subscription required)
House passes Tacoma lawmaker’s sick leave law (Jinkins, Peterson)
Senate OKs requiring warning labels, child-resistant packaging on vapor products
Under the Dome: Wednesday, March 4, the 52nd day of the 105-day legislative session (Hunter)
Editorial: Lawmakers must prepare state for a Bakken oil spill

Peninsula Daily News
NEWS BRIEFS: Bill to make part of U.S. Highway 101 into Medal of Honor Highway passes Senate . . . and other items (Hargrove)

Puget Sound Business Journal
Hey, state reps: Every tech company in Washington wants you to pass this bill (Hansen)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Moneytree leads push to loosen state’s payday-lending law (Springer, Pettigrew, Sullivan, Nelson, Liias)
UW tops new list of best western universities | Education Lab
Bill would strengthen law on student restraint, seclusion (Pollet)
Political paralysis is new normal | Danny Westneat
Car2Go expands to cover all of Seattle
Guest Opinion: Why we need to teach all students computer-science skills (Hansen)
Mark Higgins: State should partner with tribes on legalized marijuana (Hurst, McCoy)

Skagit Valley Herald
Oil train safety report goes to Legislature

Spokesman Review
Washington Senate passes bill to raise minimum wage to $12 (Chopp, Farrell, Ormsby)
Groups file lawsuit over feds’ wolf kill plan
‘Partial victory’ for remaining Kettle Falls Five, as jurors acquit family of most charges
Spokane man gets five years in hash oil explosion

Stanwood Camano News
Pay-per-view: Agencies ask Legislature for records requests fee (Moeller, Gregerson, Springer, Hunt, Fey)

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Construction will cause traffic changes, potential delays at dock

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Columbia County readies for pot hearing
Part of $15B package, Highway 12 passes Senate hurdle
Editorial – Extravaganza should be a boon for the local economy

Woodinville Weekly
Bills would make college a reality for more veterans and active service members (Stanford)

Yakima Herald Republic
ACLU seeks $2.8 million in legal costs from Yakima in voting rights case
State tourism officials want Legislature to help build up the brand (Appleton)
Editorial: Redistricting panel works, if high court lets us keep it

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KGW
‘Revenge porn’ civil liability bill passes in Wash. (Wylie)

KIMA TV
Offensive comments from senator upsets minority leaders

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Washington House votes to raise hourly minimum wage to $12
Thousands of railroad crossings never inspected
State Senate approves bill to make WHL players ‘amateurs’
11 big profitable companies pay no tax

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Scare tactics won’t work when trying to get parents to vaccinate their kids
State house passes $12 minimum wage

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
State Senate votes to move up presidential primary
$12 minimum wage bill passes state House (Video) (Farrell)

KUOW FM
Washington House Passes $12 Minimum Wage (Farrell)
Homeless Families Wait Six Months Or More For Housing In King County
By The Numbers: What Homelessness Looks Like Here
Should Judges Lock Kids Up For Skipping School? (Darneille)
Navy’s Proposed Electronic Warfare Range Hits State Roadblock

MSNBC
Republican lawmaker under fire for calling out ‘colored’ people (Hasegawa)

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Does Gov. Jay Inslee want to keep people smoking cigarettes?
Republicans supporting tax increases are ignoring their constituents
PRO-TAX traitors in the GOP? Not so fast

NW Public Radio
Should Judges Lock Kids Up For Skipping School? (Darneille)
Washington House Passes $12 Minimum Wage (Farrell)
Northwest Lawmakers Mull Higher Speed Limits

Q13 TV (FOX)
State House passes, sends Senate bills to raise minimum wage to $12, require paid sick leave (Jinkins)
State Senate OKs bill that would add prison time for drone crimes

WEB

 
Capitol Record (TVW)
House votes $12 minimum wage off floor (Farrell, Sullivan, Jayapal)
House passes bill that limits use of restraints, isolation in Washington schools (Pollet)
Pot vending machines, drive-thrus would be no-go under bill passed by Senate

Crosscut
$12 minimum wage passes House, moves to Senate (Farrell, Jinkins, Chopp, Sullivan)

Geek Wire
Dozens of tech, education & nonprofit execs urge passage of Washington computer science bill (Hunter)

HDC Advance
House passes minimum wage and paid sick leave bills (Farrell, Jinkins, Sells)
Walkinshaw’s opioid antagonist bill clears House
House passes “revenge porn” bill unanimously (Wylie, Orwall)

Horsesass.org
Minimum Wage

PTLeader.com
PHOTO: Learning about the Legislature (Van De Wege)

Publicola
Developers Ask City Hearings Examiner to Overrule DPD (Hobbs, Cleveland)

Schmudget
The Economic Contributions of Immigrants in Washington State

Slog
What Happened in Olympia With the $15 Billion Transportation Package (Jayapal, Hobbs)
Washington State House Passes $12 Hourly Minimum Wage (Reykdal)
Eastern Washington Medical Marijuana Growers Acquitted on Four of Five Federal Charges

SDC Hopper
Sen. Sharon Nelson applauds State House for helping close the wage gap

The Stand
WSLC applauds House action on minimum wage, sick leave
Sign petition for state tax system that’s fair, stable, accountable (Carlyle)
WSLC: Lose poison pills, pass ‘clean’ transportation package (Cleveland, Hobbs)

Washington State Wire
House Passes Minimum Wage Increase to $12, Paid Sick Leave (Jinkins, Peterson)