Monday, March 30

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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

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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

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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)

Friday, March 27

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Associated Press
House Democrats to release budget proposal
FACT CHECK: Myths in the political roar over Common Core
Snohomish County considers new rules for pot businesses
Taxes on Seattle guests finally pay off Kingdome

Central Kitsap Reporter
Kitsap student named ‘Youth of the Year’ at reception in Governor’s mansion (Rolfes)
Op-Ed: My Turn: Higher minimum wage misses the target

The Daily News
KapStone, union reach tentative deal

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Snohomish County adds nearly 50,000 in four years
Editorial: HOT lanes may not be so hot

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Washington State Parks adopts scoring system for saving, razing historic buildings

News Tribune (subscription required)
Under the Dome: Friday, (March 27), the 75th day of the 105-day legislative session
Editorial: Look to India for prototype of a universal ID card
Op-Ed: Region must come together on transportation package

Olympian (subscription required)
Under the Dome: Friday, (March 27), the 75th day of the 105-day legislative session

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Nearly one-third of Asian students earn calculus credit in high school, study says
Study finds WSU has $3.4B economic impact in state
Survey ranks Seattle area 5th for LGBT population – so how many people is that? | FYI Guy
Growing numbers appear to be fleeing King County
Editorial: Critical updates needed in state marijuana laws (Carlyle)
Guest Columnist: Seattle can still lead in fossil-fuel divestment
Sens. Mullet & Pedersen: A modest proposal to restore local control of $40 million from No Child Left Behind waiver

Spokesman Review
State grants Spokane seat at oil train hearings
Tuition-cutting bill hits roadblock in Washington House
House Transportation Committee urged to raise gas tax, vehicle fees during hearing
Spokane County Commissioner fined $100 for past campaign violation

Tri-City Herald
Newhouse introduces first bill in Congress
Tri-City officials call for transportation package before state committee
Our Voice: Law should ensure DNA evidence is not thrown out

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Op-Ed: We all benefit from affordable health care

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Government can control speech on license plates it issues

Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Vaping regs appropriate for minors

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
House’s roads bill could be ‘a lot different’ than Senate’s (Clibborn)
Kingdome bonds finally paid off 15 years after implosion
Companies pay employees not to drive to work

KPLU FM
A Washington Republican And A Democrat Agree: If Only We Had Idaho’s Tax System

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Sound Transit trying to convince Legislature to allow $15B ballot measure

Q13 TV (FOX)
Bill aimed at preventing gun violence clears hurdle in Legislature (Billig)

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Crosscut
Officials say Sound Transit needs to go big (Hobbs)

Publicola
Mayor Murray Sets Affordable Housing Goal of 20,000 Units in Next 10 Years

The Stand
It’s time to correct our state’s revenue system »

Washington State Wire
Senate Transportation Package Would Begin to Address State’s Significant Infrastructure Needs

Thursday, March 26

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Associated Press
Legislature OKs bill paving way for WSU medical school (Riccelli, Pedersen)
Senate Democrats seek tougher federal rules for oil trains
Study finds WSU has $3.4B economic impact in state
Rep. Kilmer urges Canada to end sewage dumping

Aberdeen Daily World
Commissioners briefed on proposal for new jail, court facilities

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
‘Get them off rails now,’ Sen. Cantwell says of some oil tank cars
Editorial reprint: Name your poison: For the GOP and coal industry, it’s mercury

Bothell Reporter
Lawmakers, staff learn lifesaving skills at state Capitol (McAuliffe)

Columbian
Letter: Lack of vaccination spreads death

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Larsen touts virtues of Affordable Care Act on fifth anniversary
Editorial: A renewed push for equal pay

Kirkland Reporter
Lawmakers, staff learn lifesaving skills at state Capitol (McAuliffe)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Under the Dome: Thursday, March 26, the 74th day of the 105-day legislative session
Editorial: State Senate should pass bill on toxic fire retardants (Van De Wege)
Opinion: Washington would be wise to follow Oregon’s lead on voter registration

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Bill banning toxics needs Senate vote

Peninsula Daily News
U.S. Rep. Kilmer urges Canada to stop dumping sewage from Victoria into Strait of Juan de Fuca

Puget Sound Business Journal
WSU wins right to open medical school in Spokane. Now all it needs is the money
With Bertha, Washington state pays the price for advancing tunnel-boring technology

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle’s $15 wage law may not affect city’s biggest boss: UW
Microsoft tells vendors to give contract workers basic benefits
Olympia Watch: What’s still standing? A look at this session’s education bills (Pollet, Kagi, Riccelli, Hansen)
Editorial: Lawmakers should not fail state’s students (Chopp, Sullivan)
Guest Opinion: Trans-Pacific Partnership would boost Washington’s economy
Guest Opinion: In defense of the dead-end job

Skagit Valley Herald
Safe oil train legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Cantwell, Murray
Bill would put some Samish tribal property into federal trust (Ranker, Lytton, Morris)

Snoqualmie Valley Record
Senator to host town hall meetings (Mullet)

Spokesman Review
WSU medical school in Spokane gets Senate OK (Billig)
Two men plead guilty to poaching a pair of trophy bull elk near Anatone
Feisty GOP legislator Dick Bond dies at 93
Panel hears support for involuntary rehab
Editorial: Try new approach to property crime

Tri-City Herald
Sen. Murray: DOE appears to be pulling plug on some Hanford cleanup

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Op-Ed: Legislature misses chance to limit vaccine exemptions

Voice of the Valley
Mullet to host town halls in Issaquah, Snoqualmie, Maple Valley

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Public should have access to police video

Yakima Herald Republic
US Senate Democrats seek tougher federal rules for oil trains
Three-tenths law enforcement fund ‘not a luxury anymore’

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Commission considers pay bump for state elected officials
Senator Cantwell proposes new oil train rules

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Mayor Murray to announce plan to combat Seattle’s skyrocketing rents
Transportation expert presents solutions to Seattle’s traffic problems

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Contractor makes changes after piling hit bus on 520 bridge
New distracted driving bill means no touching of phones

KPLU FM
Tax Breaks For You — Yes, You — Are Among Washington State’s Costliest

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Polluting Grain Facility In E. Wash. Proposed For Superfund Cleanup

Q13 TV (FOX)
Microsoft tells its contractors: You must give workers paid time off

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Capitol Record (TVW)
WSU can open medical school, under bill headed to governor (Riccelli, Billig, Pedersen)
Nuclear energy education program proposed for students in grades 8-12
Agencies seek flexibility for drought response
Senate Democrats ‘fair and balanced’ rule proposal fails on floor (Nelson, Jayapal)

Crosscut
Commentary: Missing the point on McCleary
Nuclear power measures face questions (Tarleton, Santos)
Can coders fix the Seattle area’s traffic problems?

Publicola
Agree or Disagree with O’Brien’s Stance on Global Trade, the Council Is Relevant Again

Schmudget
Support Grows for the Working Families Tax Rebate

SDC Hopper
Senate Republicans stand in the way of ‘fair and balanced’ committee rule (Nelson)

Slog
Take Your Burning Rage from Yesterday’s Traffic Mess and Fire It Toward Olympia
Washington Fire Chiefs Demand Transparency on Crude Oil Trains

The Stand
Cuts have stalled state economy, report finds

Wednesday, March 25

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Associated Press
Multistate investigation announced into Premera cyberattack
Bacterial levels in Portage Bay means shellfish restrictions
Mediator to lead talks following Pasco police shooting
Union vote set next month at Boeing’s SC plants
Uncertainty about doctors’ pay has taken a toll on Medicare
Study: Beetles don’t make forests more likely to burn

Aberdeen Daily World
Quinault lawyers: City could prevent proposed oil terminals
Commissioners briefed on proposal for new jail, court facilities
Twin Harbors jobless rates down a tick, still high
Hargrove stewards bill to curb repeat offenders

Bainbridge Island Review
State seeks input on toll increase for Tacoma Narrows Bridge

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Pollution partially closes nearly 500 acres of Portage Bay shellfish beds

Bothell Reporter
Washington State Attorney General to advocate raising legal smoking age before legislature (Orwall)

Columbian
Clark the 14th-healthiest county in Washington
In Our View: Marijuana Balancing Act
Camden: Is automatic voter registration really such a good idea?

Everett Herald (subscription required)
House Democrats to unveil budget and maybe tax plans too (Hunter, Carlyle)
Boeing South Carolina workers to vote on joining union in April
Burbank: Closing tax loopholes could do a lot of good (Robinson, Kagi, Moscoso, Ortiz-Self)
Editorial: Forward for University Center

Kirkland Reporter
Washington State Attorney General to advocate raising legal smoking age before legislature (Orwall)
Letter: Washington tax system most regressive in nation (Hunter)

News Tribune (subscription required)
State lawmakers eye pension changes for new public sector workers
Under the Dome: Wednesday, March 25, the 73rd day of the 105-day legislative session

Olympian (subscription required)
Poll: 69 percent of Olympia voters want $15 minimum wage

Puget Sound Business Journal
Boeing denies reports it has planned an Atlanta research center

Redmond Reporter
Opinion: Legislature misses chance to limit vaccine exemptions

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Stanford study: Urban charter school students have academic edge, but are differences meaningful?
About 20,000 sign in favor of teacher-evaluation bill (Santos)
Guest Opinion: Restore the cut to temporary assistance for needy families

Seattle Weekly
Recently Revealed Oil-Train Violations Increase Concern in Seattle
Cybershaming: ‘Only Creepy People Check Past the Second Page’

Spokesman Review
House budget coming Friday (Carlyle, Hunter)
Washington officials leading Premera cyberattack investigation
Judge tells agency to reconsider decision on caribou habitat
EPA seeks Superfund listing for Freeman grain elevator

Tri-City Herald
DOE to look at separate disposal of defense, commercial nuclear waste
Our Voice: More supervision could reduce prison population
Our Voice: Legislators’ laws should meet initiative standards

Wall Street Journal
International Students Stream Into US Colleges (Orwall)

Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima group to promote Latino civic engagement in response to voting rights case

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KFFM
Legislators Talk About Education and Other Issues [AUDIO] (Santos)

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Insurance hack leads to ID theft concerns for customers
Insurance commissioner investigating Premera breach
State studying adding extra I-5 lane in Seattle
Tacoma Power explains alarming stats about grid attacks
Fewer people pass revised GED test in Washington
Conflicting reports on quality of Seattle school’s air

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Private tutor system falters under No Child Left Behind

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Effort to raise smoking age in Washington to 21 (Orwall)

KPLU FM
Major Expansion Of Pike Place Market Set To Begin
Bill Aimed At Regaining No Child Left Behind Waiver Will Get A Hearing In House Committee (Reykdal)
Where Are We Going? Seattle Hosting Series On Transportation Future
What Exactly Should Washington State Get From Boeing In Exchange For Tax Breaks?

KUOW FM
VA Gives Rural Vets A Break After ‘Daily Show’ Covers KUOW Story
Port Of Seattle Rejects Calls to Cancel Arctic Drill Rig Lease
Washington Lawmakers Consider Banning Powdered Alcohol (Hurst)
Washington Insurance Commissioner Launches Investigation Of Premera
Congressional Democrats Want More Money For Earthquake Early Warning System

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Raising smoking age about money as much as health

NW Public Radio
Wash. Insurance Commissioner To Investigate Premera Blue Cross
Washington Lawmakers Consider Banning Powdered Alcohol (Hurst)
Democrats Want More For New Earthquake Early Warning System
No Racial ‘Profiling Problem’, But Spokane PD Forms Committee Anyway

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Capitol Record (TVW)
House Democrats to release budget proposal on Friday, TVW will carry live (Hunter, Carlyle)

Crosscut
House Democrats ready to offer a state budget (Hunter)
Is Seattle ready to enforce its $15 minimum wage?
Will Inslee’s plan to reduce property crimes work? (Hargrove)
Environmentalists, utilities at odds over green power

Publicola
Voting Rights Act Gets Good Reception in GOP Senate (Moscoso)

PT Leader
New Olympia political drama debuts when legislators reveal basic-education budgets (Hunter)

Schmudget
Washington State Lagging in Key Measures of Progress
Volatility Claims for Capital Gains Reform Are Overblown

Seattle P.I.
Defining ‘middle class’ in Seattle
Rich get richer: Seattle tops income growth of highest-earning households (Carlyle)

The Stand
Cuts have stalled state economy, report finds
Opinion: Let’s help homeless kids succeed, rather than international banks (Fey)
Labor Archives’ Minimum Wage History Project kicks off April 11

Tuesday, March 24

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Associated Press
Wolves thriving in Washington, but only in the east
West Coast lawmakers seek quake early warning funding

Central Kitsap Reporter
Editorial: Get No Child Left Behind waiver, funds back

Columbian
Rivers’ bill on medical marijuana draws heat

Everett Herald (subscription required)
WSU awaits word on money for expansion in Everett (Sells, Dunshee)
Disaster response bill likely to pass (Goodman)
McAuliffe expects ‘significant investment’ in basic education (McAuliffe)
Granite Falls: If ATVs are allowed on county roads, city streets are next

Forbes
Minimum Wage Increase Killing Seattle Restaurants? Anatomy Of A Lie From Inside The Bubble

Islands’ Sounder
Larsen says the Affordable Care Act is working

Kirkland Reporter
Cancer research funding legislation introduced by Habib, Hunter
Letter to the editor: Washington tax system most regressive in nation

News Tribune (subscription required)
Stingray snared him, now he helps write rules for surveillance device
Under the Dome: Tuesday, March 24, the 72nd day of the 105-day legislative session (Morris)

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Wage card fees put pinch on laborers (Reykdal, Hunt)

Puget Sound Business Journal
Obamacare saves hospitals billions in uncompensated care

San Juan Islander
AG advocates for higher smoking age (Orwall)

Redmond Reporter
Opinion: Growing students, growing communities (LWSD Superintendent on need for more classrooms)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Poverty can change kids’ brain chemistry, but educators in Spokane learned how to counteract it
Danny Westneat: Facts no match for fiction on $15 minimum wage
Guest Columnist: Reining in cost of college a priority
Guest Columnist: Climate change: The debate now is about how we adapt

Spokesman Review
Attorney General seeks to prevent Spokane sex offender release
Spokane is test site for federal jobless program
Washington lawmakers study marijuana rules (Hurst)
Editorial: Washington Legislature should reclaim No Child Left Behind funds

Tri-City Herald
Groups holding unofficial Hanford State of the Site meetings
Our Voice: More supervision could reduce prison population

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Allowing more home-grown marijuana is wrong direction (Blake, Kohl-Welles)

Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima waits on ACLU vote until full council on hand
Editorial: Cabins add new chapter to story of agriculture

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KHQ Q6 (NBC)
Teachers, legislators discuss education at town hall meeting (Riccelli, Billig)

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Cities: traffic jams caused by drivers avoiding tolls
Federal Justice Dept. mediator heading to Pasco
Study: 10 of 14 Puget Sound HOV lanes failing

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Bill to raise smoking age to 21 has support of state attorney general

KPLU FM
Do Wash. State Tax Breaks Level The Playing Field Or Reward The Powerful?

KUOW FM
Keeping Women Out Of The Workforce Is Economic Nonsense

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Are rusty, aging rail bridges safe for oil trains?

NW Public Radio
Washington Supreme Court Weighs Changes To Orchard Piece Work Rest Breaks

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Crosscut
Cities, counties want a share of the pot taxes (Carlyle)
Legislature considers protecting bars from songwriters’ reps (Van De Wege)
Video: The Legislature that shoots together, works together? (Hargrove)
Five things we learned about youth homelessness

Publicola
Democrats Call for Rule Change in Olympia to Make Hearings Balanced (Nelson, Jayapal, Liias)

Slog
The Fate of Light Rail in Seattle Hinges on a Hearing This Week in Olympia (Clibborn, Habib, Jayapal)

The Stand
WSLC Legislative Update: Can we get fair hearings? (Senn, Reykdal)

Washington State Wire
The Green Sheet for March 23, 2015 – House Budget Looms, Bills Cross Over for Hearings, Troy Kelley in the Crosshairs (Hatfield)