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Thursday, March 19
Associated Press
Washington state unemployment holds steady at 6.3 percent
Medal of Valor awarded to communities for action in wake of deadly Oso mudslide (Owen, Sawyer)
State Transportation Commission adopts I-405 express tolls
Blacks, Hispanics do better but still lag whites
Applications for US jobless aid barely rose last week
Bothell Reporter
How did 1st District representatives for Bothell vote? | March 9-13 (McAuliffe, Moscoso, Stanford)
How did 46th District representatives for Kenmore vote? | March 9-13 (Frockt, Pollet, Farrell)
Columbian
Infusion sought for program that aids doctor shortage
In the Spotlight (Wylie)
Editorial: Political Climate (Cleveland, Habib)
Editorial: Time to Tax Online Sales (Wylie)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Baker: Feds warned Premera about security flaws before breach
Saunders: Support grows for national medical marijuana law
Editorial: Democracy requires sunlight
Islands’ Sounder
Ranker bill provides info to EMS in times of crisis (Ranker)
Kirkland Reporter
How did 45th District representatives for Kirkland vote? | March 9-13 (Springer, Goodman)
How did 48th District representatives for Kirkland vote? | March 9 -13 (Habib, Hunter, McBride)
How did 1st District representatives for Kirkland vote? | March 9-13 (McAuliffe, Moscoso, Stanford)
Washington’s unemployment rate remains flat at 6.3 percent
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Supporters of higher minimum wage hail judge’s ruling
News Tribune (subscription required)
State shuts down Tacoma day care during investigation
Under the Dome: Thursday, (March 19), the 67th day of the 105-day legislative session
Editorial: Give voters the $15 billion option on mass transit
Olympian (subscription required)
Lake, estuary camps are finally talking
Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle mayor announces $900 million transportation levy
What do small manufacturers want: technical assistance or regulatory relief?
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Feds warned Premera about security flaws before breach
$900M levy: Seattle mayor asks homeowners to pay more for transportation
Medal of Valor awarded to Oso slide communities
Service-industry, $35K-income Kent commuters: Is this the middle class?
Seattle mayor forming a team to tackle Capitol Hill hate crimes
Editorial: Legislature can’t delay on child prostitution (Orwall, Kohl-Welles)
Op-Ed: Goal: Zero traffic-related injuries and deaths
Skagit Valley Herald
Courts, growers discuss practicality of worker pay for breaks
Spokesman Review
Spokane police disproportionately stop people of color, report says
Washington bill seeks to limit antler collecting (Chase)
Environmental groups ask for review of Mount Spokane decision
Vancouver Business Journal
State unemployment rate holds steady
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial – Too soon to crush e-cigarette businesses in state with high taxes
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: It’s the law: Public records are public
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Family of 3-year-old shot in face wants tougher penalties
New I-405 express lane toll rates up to $10
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
State transportation commission approves toll lanes on parts of I-405
Communities receive state medals for Oso mudslide response
KUOW FM
Cracks In The Ice Under Proposed Labor Law Exemption For Hockey (Sells)
NW Public Radio
‘Small’ Oil Spills Can Add Up To Big Costs
Q13 TV (FOX)
Seattle mayor unveils nearly $1 billion transportation plan, largest tax hike in city’s history
WEB
Crosscut
The Daily Troll: Small miners want more voice on state rules
NE Washington looks for help with wolves
What will $15 really mean? UW research team ready to study
Senate GOP prodding House on budget (Hunter)
Publicola
Federal Judge Rules Against Franchisees in Minimum Wage Case (Nelson, Pettigrew, Santos, Jayapal)
The Stand
Space Needle: Give your employees a raise!
Washington State Wire
Guest Opinion: Fire Protection Without Toxic Chemicals
Wednesday, March 18
Associated Press
Judge won’t block part of Seattle’s minimum wage law
State Supreme Court hears case about ag worker rest breaks
Premera Blue Cross says data breach could affect 11M people
State is close to raising tolls on Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Zombies swarm Olympia, but they’re just lobbying
Washington health officials warn hantavirus risks higher now
Canada safety board says tank car standards needed sooner
Aberdeen Daily World
Panel will recommend major redo of county’s public safety facilities on 20-year plan
Educators, legislators to discuss education at town hall meeting (Blake)
NW Forest Plan meeting tomorrow
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
On Vashon Island, families divided about high unvaccinated rate
Op-ed: Bills would improve nursing home staffing in Washington (Tharinger, Cody)
Bothell Reporter
Gun control bills holstered | Cartoon
Central Kitsap Reporter
Kreidler issues statement on Premera’s cyberattack
State’s largest wildfire disaster captures lawmakers’ attention (Blake)
Columbian
Singletary: More work needed on student loan debt
In Our View: Time to Tax Online Sales
Camden: Medical school prescription is rooted in our history
The Daily News
Faith-based option to Obamacare gains foothold in Cowlitz County
Millennium: China’s plan to reduce coal use won’t impact Longview terminal
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Peterson’s bill on paint recycling has Tuesday Senate hearing
Editorial: A darker side to e-cigarettes
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Narrows Bridge toll increases close to a done deal
Other Seattle tunnel boring machine reaches first milestone
News Tribune (subscription required)
Western State Hospital reopens to detentions
Under the Dome: Wednesday, March 18, the 66th day of the 105-day legislative session
Editorial: Will House drop its cowardice, regain school funds?
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Transparency bills deserve action (Billig, Moeller)
Puget Sound Business Journal
6 million Washington patients affected by Premera cyber attack
Franchise group loses fight to block Seattle’s $15 minimum wage law
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Truth Needle: Is $15 wage dooming Seattle restaurants? Owners say no
In Darrington, ‘recovery is a marathon, not a sprint’
Judge rejects franchises’ bid to stop part of Seattle minimum-wage law
The rich got richer fastest in Seattle, study finds
Danny Westneat: Hard work, not fads, revives Rainier Beach High
Jon Talton: Taking a deeper dive at inequality in Seattle
Guest Opinion: Reducing classroom size for students starts with building more classrooms (Kaiser)
Editorial: DSHS should be mitigating, not litigating, mental-health problems
Seattle Weekly
Payday Lenders Make Progress in Unfriendly Olympia (Liias, Jayapal, Chopp, Springer, Habib)
With Johns Under Fire, a New Program to Help End Prostitution Emerges
Higher Ground: The Stusser Omnibus Marijuana Bill
Skagit Valley Herald
Free access to state parks
Spokesman Review
Zombies show support in Olympia
Premera cyberattack affects 11 million customers
Editorial: Alliance may protect Washington from military cuts
Shawn Vestal: Gun rights advocates take risk by objecting to bill
Tri-City Herald
Cantwell shows support for Tri-Cities Airport baggage system
Our Voice: Robbing Peter to pay Paul bad for Hanford cleanup
USA Today
Wash. state bill looks to cut college tuition up to $5,000 (Kohl-Welles)
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial – DNA evidence should be preserved after conviction
Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima will ask federal judge to reconsider ruling on voting districts
State Supreme Court weighs paid breaks for piece-rate workers
Editorial: State justices open process to the public
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
New I-405 express lane toll rates could reach $10
Judge won’t block part of Seattle’s minimum wage law
Premera security breach exposes 11 million customers
Sammamish tops the U.S. in household income
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
75 mph proposal gains speed
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Federal judge declines to issue injunction against Seattle wage law
Franchise group to keep fighting Seattle minimum wage
KUOW FM
‘We Can’t Help You’: The Message To Rural Vets About Health Care
Oregon House Approves Ban On ‘Conversion Therapy’ For Youth
Warm Ocean Temperatures Could Mean Trouble For Marine Life
Would Automatic Voter Registration Increase Turnout?
Judge Denies Injunction In Lawsuit Against Seattle’s $15 Minimum Wage
Even Zombies May Not Scare Inslee Into Expanding Film Tax Credit
Tougher Rules On Vaping Products Get Legislative Debate
Researchers Probe Pros and Cons Of Seattle’s $15 Minimum Wage
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Bike riders may soon get to legally run red lights
NW Public Radio
Lawmakers Ponder Whether To Green Light Red Light Running By Cyclists
Q13 TV (FOX)
Judge denies injunction against Seattle’s $15 minimum wage law; first increases take effect April 1
State commission approves toll increases for SR 520, Tacoma Narrows bridges
The other tunnel boring machine, ‘Brenda’, reaches first milestone
WEB
Crosscut
Zombies lobby in Olympia (Kohl-Welles, Billig)
State is looking at what to do if no budget is approved
Daily Troll: Tuesday 17 March – About that minimum wage
HDC Advance
Distaste for Debate is Ominous Message from Senate (Sullivan)
Horsesass.org
Dori Monson on Restaurant Closures: Lying or Illiterate? (minimum wage)
Publicola
Housing Advocacy Group Calls for $500 Million in City Bonding for Housing
Restaurateurs Say $15 Wage had Nothing to do with Closures
Seattle P.I.
Federal judge won’t block Seattle’s $15 minimum wage
Slog
Judge Denies Franchise Association’s Request; Fast Food Workers Will Get a Raise April 1
Parts of Bertha Could Be Brought to Above-Ground Human Realm Starting Tomorrow
Governor Inslee Talks (Briefly) About Seattle’s Plan to Host Shell’s Arctic Drilling Rigs
The Stand
Zombies attack to keep films, jobs in state (Kohl-Welles, Billig)
Boeing had 16 job-cutting efforts in place when it took tax break (Robinson)
Washington State Wire
After Premera Data Breach, Will Lawmakers Pass New Cybersecurity Laws? (Hudgins)
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