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June 16, 2014
Associated Press
States concerned about proposed Coast Guard rules
Starbucks offers online college program to workers
Schools plan online business degrees
Supreme Court sides with gun-control groups on ‘straw purchasers’
Supreme Court OKs challenge to law banning campaign lies
Community colleges to offer quick business degree
Washington state lawmakers decry Victoria’s raw sewage dumping
Aberdeen Daily World
U.S. Development applies for permits for oil facility
Inslee directive encourages oil study
Bainbridge Island Review
Commissioners approve nine proposals for mental health tax revenue
Poulsbo bans marijuana retail operations
Ballard News Tribune
Legislators call to broaden scope of Westway and Imperium economic and environmental impact review (Kohl-Welles, Kagi, Farrell, Tarleton, Fitzgibbon, Carlyle, Pollet)
Bellingham Herald
Blog: Ethics board closer to tightening rules on lobbyist meals after Ericksen revelation (Sullivan)
Columbian
Editorial: In Our View: There’s a New Law in Town
Op-ed: Lift shroud of secrecy from employment contract talks
Blog: Gov. Jay Inslee on the Bi-State Bridge Coalition
Everett Herald
Higher education could be tapped for state budget
Groups want to open 12 new charters in state
State’s ads urge parents to discuss marijuana law with kids
High court may find lawmakers in contempt of school funding order
Op-ed: To curb inequality, consider the bottom-to-middle gap
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Spike in derailments prompt new rules for trains carrying crude oil
Ranker re-appointed to national ocean council (Ranker)
Kirkland Reporter
Questions remain for Oso commission | Cornfield
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Construction of third Olympic-class ferry authorized
Mercer Island Reporter
A letter to lawmakers on terrible traffic
News Tribune (subscription required)
South Sound schools set to shrink class sizes for youngest
Election fallout: Judge says AG’s lawsuit against Grocery Manufacturers can move ahead
Recreation funding advocates lay out list of priority projects for Legislature in 2015 (Dunshee)
Editorial: Stop dumping your &#*! in our shared waters, Victoria
Editorial: California lesson: Education is more than money
Column: Peter Callaghan: More Americans barricading themselves into ideological silos
Olympian (subscription required)
Starbucks clears college degree path for employees
GPS tracking case has left unsettled questions
Health crises take toll on credit scores
Olympia seeks LGBT-friendly code revisions after low score on Municipal Equality Index
60 new teachers for poorest South Sound schools
Kids camp on Gov. Inslee’s front lawn for National Get Outdoors Day
Election fallout: Judge says AG’s lawsuit against Grocery Manufacturers can move ahead
Op-ed: Denying an education for the worth of a parent
Peninsula Daily News
States concerned about proposed Coast Guard rules’ impact on oil spill preparedness
Puget Sound Business Journal
With strawberries showing up early, Washington is having a berry good year
Seattle Times (subscription required)
High cost of college: the truth behind the myths
Readers tell how student-loan debt weighs them down
College aerospace programs to add slots for 1,000 students
Focus on science, tech pays off in soaring graduation rate
Starbucks will pay tuition for many employees to finish college
Editorial: Reform rules on wining and dining of lawmakers by lobbyists
Blog: Influencing lawmakers with free food and booze
Seattle Weekly
Gov. Inslee Dings Canadians For Dumping Raw Sewage Into Puget Sound for 20 Years
Skagit Valley Herald
Sakuma settlement leaves questions unanswered
Spokesman Review
Smart Bombs: The wages of politics
Editorial: Wringing hands not answer for gun violence
Sen. Patty Murray: Refinance bill lifts burden of student debt, strengthens economy
Editorial: Science should guide next steps as fish runs continue to recover
Editorial: Secrecy of rail cargo should not be tolerated
Sunday Spin: WA No. 1 for ‘making a living’
State Route 904 stretch will close for repaving
Spokane schools cutting course fees, supply lists, thanks to boost in funding
Hunters rile politicians about new Weyerhaeuser access fees
Tri-City Herald
WSU Extension program to mark 100th anniversary with a day of learning opportunities
Editorial: Our Voice: Thumbs up to an independent audit of TRAC
Editorial: Our Voice: Good solution for Seattle’s new minimum wage law
Yakima Herald Republic
Tribe fears hatchery work will lose funding
What’s up with the high cost of college?
Editorial: Higher skill level trumps higher minimum wage
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Voters to have final say in Seattle Pre-K program
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Mentally ill man’s brother speaks out over arrest (Green)
International District community holds vigil to talk about recent shootings
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Community colleges to offer quick business degree
KPLU FM
Washington juvenile killers could get second chance at release
Another three-strikes offender in Wash. state wins clemency recommendation
KUOW FM
Washington juvenile killers could get second chance at release
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Evergreen Point transit center a milestone in 520 project
Web
Crosscut
Homeless youth in Shelton: No place to go
Publicola
Fizz: Monitoring and Tweaking
Sobering slide show adds to McCleary crisis
Schmudget
Statement on McCleary Order: New Revenue Needed For Better Outcomes for Kids
Seattle P.I.
Washington Attorney General’s Office to 5-Hour Energy: Give us the formula
Grocery manufacturers fail to squelch money-laundering lawsuit
Stop using Strait of Juan de Fuca as toilet, U.S. lawmakers tell B.C. premier
Slog
Why Does It Cost so Much to Attend Public Colleges in Washington State?
Friday, June 13
Aberdeen Daily World
Fight could be looming over secrecy of oil shipments
Associated Press
New round of Wash. charter school proposals begins
Washington health insurance rates to go up in 2015
Inslee wants agencies to study risks of oil trains
High court to lawmakers: Why are schools still underfunded? (Sullivan)
New Washington law for motorcycles at red lights
Court: No blanket exemption for dashcam videos
US pushing local cops to stay mum on surveillance
Bellingham Herald
State Supreme Court orders state to respond to its order in McCleary school funding case
Columbian
Inslee issues oil train directive
Everett Herald
Citizen oil-train spotters challenge railroad secrecy
Weather, bureaucracy delay cleanup work at Monte Cristo
Opportunity scholarships benefit more than just students
Op-ed: Expanded opportunities create equity
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Poulsbo bans marijuana businesses, collective gardens
News Tribune (subscription required)
State Supreme Court orders state to respond to its order in McCleary school funding case (Hunter)
On eve of legislative hearing, insurance commissioner Kreidler defends agency actions to suspend, investigate his hearings judge
Editorial: Seattle makes high-risk bet on $15 minimum wage
Olympian (subscription required)
Washington lawmakers trying to help bring pilot’s remains back from Vietnam
On eve of legislative hearing, insurance commissioner Kreidler defends agency actions to suspend, investigate his hearings judge
State Supreme Court orders state to respond to its order in McCleary school funding case
Editorial: Obama does his best to alleviate student debt
Puget Sound Business Journal
Washington is ‘best state for working’ for second straight year
Washington’s exchange signs up 156,000 for individual health plans
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Official: ‘Deplorable’ practice of ‘boarding’ mentally ill must end
Big cuts possible at King County public health clinics
Metro, Sound Transit may ‘take relationship to the next level’
Sakuma Brothers berry growers to pay $850,000 settlement
Enrollment surge reduces state’s uninsured by more than 370,000
Editorial: Reset King County Metro’s fiscal operations, free from political theater
Guest Opinion: Protecting mentally ill from involuntary commitment
Skagit Valley Herald
Inslee orders Ecology to study risks of oil trains (Ranker)
Vancouver Business Journal
WSDOT targets new freight plan
Editorial: Valley’s gang issue at last gets attention at federal level
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
King County to spend $1.4M updating landslide & flood maps
Hundreds of farm families could be homeless this summer
GPS monitor didn’t stop predator who murdered girl
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Suspect stabbed random man to get mental health treatment
San Francisco minimum wage plan would get to $15 before Seattle
Sandwich franchise wants to expand in Seattle despite minimum wage
KPLU FM
Gov. Inslee Orders Wash. State To Develop Oil Train Spill Plan
Wash. State Setting Traps For Moths That Attack Wine Grapes
NW Public Radio
Washington Supreme Court Orders ‘State’ To Contempt Hearing (Hunter)
WEB
Crosscut
What would make our fair city fairer?
The Daily Troll: Big day for WA DREAM-ers
HDC Advance
Could it be a banner year for Washington’s sweetest crop?
An economic story in three charts
Horsesass.org
Washington State One Step Closer to a Constitutional Crisis on McCleary
New Laws
Publicola
Jolt: WA Supreme Court blasts state legislature on McCleary. Again.
Seattle P.I.
Legal retail marijuana will be available in early July
Inslee urges movement on Victoria sewage, gets soft squishy answer
Governor Inslee on oil trains: ‘I want to know’ risks
Slog
SPD Must Stop Illegally Withholding Dashcam Records, Says WA Supreme Court
Thursday, June 12
Aberdeen Daily World
Railroad blames former owner for derailments, pledges investment
Associated Press
New laws, including Dream Act, start Thursday
Seattle’s minimum wage challenged
State, feds extend talks on Hanford cleanup
NTSB releases documents on Skagit River bridge collapse
Victoria sewage fouls Washington-BC relationship
Bellingham Herald
Northern Whatcom County beaches closed to recreational shellfish harvest
Blog: China moves toward cleaner energy–but it’s complicated
Columbian
Slew of state laws take effect (Goodman)
Editorial: In Our View: A Matter of Ethics (Moeller, Wylie, Pedersen)
The Daily News
Cowlitz PUD commissioners consider pulling plug on marijuana businesses
Everett Herald
County awards $6.4 million contract for Oso debris sifting
Editorial: Services reduced to one word (Infrastructure)
Kirkland Reporter
Kirkland Rep. Springer wins Seattle Mayor Ed Murray’s award for hunger advocacy (Springer)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Final ferry director candidates pitch cases
News Tribune (subscription required)
Column: Peter Callaghan: California teacher tenure ruling has less impact here
Op-ed: Caregivers – our ‘hidden heroes’ – deserve more support
Olympian (subscription required)
Column: Ted Cruz could swing GOP far right on immigration
Column: Citizens with guns are armed, dangerous and dead
Editorial: To stop senseless violence, 3 actions for lawmakers
Puget Sound Business Journal
Score one for Boeing: Emirates’ cancellation of Airbus A350 order may keep airline in 777 camp
Eric Cantor’s primary loss could mean death of immigration reforms Puget Sound firms have been pushing for
Boeing reaches deals with Japanese 777X suppliers
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Franchisees sue city over new wage law’s transition period
Insurers want judge’s decisions thrown out
Skagit Valley farm to pay $500,000 to workers
Gates backs delay in assessing teachers with Common Core tests
Blog: Victoria sewage rubs Washington officials raw — As it should
Guest Opinion: How testing students helps teachers
Skagit Valley Herald
NTSB reports trucks bumped as bridge fell
Sakumas agree to pay $500,000 to workers
Spokesman Review
Spokane hosts Homeland Response Force disaster training
Judge dismisses Tapio lawsuit against WSDOT
State Parks pass can buy you a free lunch
Washington developing game management plan; meetings set
Sprague soldier remembered as ‘gentle giant’
Tri-City Herald
Hanford consent decree negotiations extended
Yakima Herald Republic
Open Mike — The life of Tomas Villanueva
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
New law prevents minors from using tanning beds
Mayor: Seattle working with state after massive traffic jam
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Renton gunfight injures 2; gunmen still at large
Technology can help keep schools safe, but there are limits
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Seattle police chief nominee speaks about recent violence
KPLU FM
Sakuma Brothers Farms To Pay $500,000 To Berry Pickers
KUOW FM
Under New EPA Rules, Washington To Face Deepest Mandatory Cuts In CO2 Emissions
Northwest States Tread Lightly With Oil Train Route Disclosures
NW Public Radio
Washington Capitol Employees Get Active Shooter Refresher
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Small businesses push for $12.50 minimum wage in Seattle
Q13 TV (FOX)
At least 3 critically injured in early morning shooting; multiple shooters suspected
WEB
Crosscut
Part 2: Life and violence in the Rainier Valley: ‘My home is right here on Rainier Ave.’
HDC Advance
Today: committees discuss spiral of unpaid legal fees
Local marijuana ban challenged in court
Horsesass.org
Franchise Association Files Hilarious Lawsuit Challenging Seattle’s $15 Minimum Wage
San Francisco to Vote on $15 Minimum Wage in November
Publicola
On Other Blogs Today: Traffic, $15 Sooner, Metro Funding, and More
Slog
Farmworkers Reach $850k Settlement with Sakuma Brothers Farms Over Unpaid Wages and Breaks
The Poor American Middle Class
Wednesday, June 11
Arlington Times
Work on Stillaguamish River bridges brings delays
Associated Press
More details in Skagit River bridge collapse
FAA OKs commercial drone flights over land
Dozens of new laws take effect in Washington state (DREAM Act)
Groups ask state to limit killing of wolves
Ballard News Tribune
Shooting at Seattle Pacific University: one student killed, three injured (Kohl-Welles)
Bellingham Herald
Blog: Wyoming sees bright future for coal
Columbian
Coming soon: more places to fill your growler with wine (Wylie)
Column: Callaghan: Election activity freeze period chills out challengers
The Daily News
Learn more about state’s Medicaid program at upcoming presentations
Everett Herald
Aerospace program at EvCC gets $1.5M
Rally for $15 minimum wage comes to Everett
Davis: Step back, watch wage hike implode
Singletary: Graduates should chart their loan debts now
Op-ed: Sieze pot opportunity to grow economy
Editorial: Bergdahl tests public values
Island Guardian
Who Will Take The Helm?
Islands’ Sounder
Two candidates vying for WSF top job
Kirkland Reporter
King County Realtors push levy swap for ed funding (Hunter)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: Oso tragedy reflects risk in older developments
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Reauthorize Export-Import Bank to protect jobs
Puget Sound Business Journal
18 states granted waivers from Obamacare’s ‘employee choice
requirement for small businesses in SHOP exchanges
In wake of whistleblower judge case, legislators consider reforms
Johnson and Johnson’s mesh device legal woes come to WA
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Will California ruling on teacher seniority have an impact here?
Deep in college-loan debt, borrowers hope Congress will help
Guest Opinion: Taxpayers should be able to monitor public-employee contract negotiations
Editorial: Naloxone is a good antidote to a new heroin epidemic
Skagit Valley Herald
No room for families? (Sakuma Brothers)
Spokesman Review
Inslee heading to UK, Finland
Editorial: Obama executive order eases financial burden of higher education
Providence, Kadlec Health team up for cost control, better services
Tri-City Herald
Kennewick weighs banning pot-related businesses
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Op-Ed: Puget Sound: Protect the water around us
Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima Valley cherry harvest may prove fruitful
Editorial: Nation needs to spell out definition of ‘service dog’
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Skagit River Bridge truck driver heard ‘boom’
WSP educating drivers about ‘move over’ law
UW students offer unique perspective on school shootings
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
NTSB releasing documents in Skagit River Bridge failure
Prosecutor: SPU shooting suspect considered other Washington schools
SPU victim improves; campus moves forward
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Prosecutors to seek life sentence against SPU shooting suspect
KUOW FM
New Washington Laws Cover College Aid, Guns, Tanning
Northwest States Tread Lightly In Debate Over Whether To Release Oil Train Notifications
More Young Adults Get Inpatient Psychiatric Care After Health Law
Dozens Of Oso Slide Legal Claims Filed Against Washington
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Don’t worry, we’re here to protect you
Mom says potential penalty for dad accused of driving kids while drunk is a joke
Q13 TV (FOX)
Teachers invent device to protect students from shooters
Activists record number of oil trains moving through Snohomish County
State education chief: Some ways to try to prevent school shootings
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Hundreds of bills passed by Legislature set to take effect this week
Crosscut
Life and violence in the Rainier Valley: ‘It’s complicated out here’
Seattle’s tech boom isn’t just for rich kids: 3 programs reinvigorating STEM education
The Daily Troll: Another school shooting. Who has made biggest school cuts? A new tech officer for city.
HDC Advance
Youth Legislature: Still kickin’ it at 66 — Part II
More treatment options for injured workers
Horsesass.org
AG Urges Supreme Court to Overturn Ruling Denying $15 Wage to Airport Workers
Tuesday, June 10
Associated Press
Supreme Court OKs bankruptcy court move in Bellingham case
15 new mudslide claims against Washington, county
Spokane, 5 other Washington VA facilities will get further review
Charges expected in Seattle campus shooting
Wait times for Puget Sound VA up to nearly 59 days
University of Washington students push plan on balancing college tuition
Groups ask state to limit killing of wolves
Business heads urge action on immigration
Ballard News Tribune
Legislators call to broaden scope of Westway and Imperium economic and environmental impact review (Kagi, Farrell, Pollet, Fitzgibbon, Tarleton, Carlyle, Kohl-Welles)
Bellingham Herald
Bellingham council wants county to address rail traffic fears
The Daily News
VA waiting list report particularly damning for Portland hospital
Everett Herald
State Rep. Moscoso calls for unity after SPU shooting (Moscoso)
Liias’ job with Mukilteo stirs questions (Liias)
Editorial: Alleviating student-loan debt
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Public records lawsuit could cost Bainbridge $300,000
News Tribune (subscription required)
Funding, hours slashed at Washington State Library
Letter: Education: Writer takes aim at public schools
Olympian (subscription required)
59-day wait for new local VA patients, audit shows
15 new mudslide claims against Washington, county
State library to close to the public during mornings due to a fresh round of budget cuts
Kreidler to talk about ACA
Editorial: Without banking access, pot retailers at risk
Letter: Will the court admonish our feckless legislators?
Puget Sound Business Journal
Puget sound tech companies are fixing the Obamacare website
Mixed prospects for challenges to Seattle’s new minimum wage
VA’s national problem: 57,000 vets waiting over 90 days for appointments
Seattle Times (subscription required)
15 Now wage vote wouldn’t have been until 2015 after all
Constantine vetoes council bill to avert transit cuts
Big boost in awards for state’s STEM college scholarships
Putting money where your mouth is: McCleary will force hard truths (Hunter)
Editorial: Cheaper, better alternatives to immigrant detention at the Northwest Detention Center
Editorial: What the ArtsFund does best
Skagit Valley Herald
Fewer tickets this year for seat belt, cell phone violations
Spokesman Review
Avista replacing transformers to eliminate PCBs
Editorial: Lawmakers should help others help charters
Tri-City Herald
11 Toppenish school administrators to carry guns
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: It’s a good time for state to focus on DUIs
West Seattle Herald
Take Two #127: The Minimum Wage Experiment
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Villanueva earned place in legacy of Valley, state
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Funding shortage could put DUI drivers back on road (Clibborn)
State not producing enough graduates in high-tech fieldsadd to reading list (Chopp)
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Business adds ‘living wage surcharge’ after minimum wage hike
KPLU FM
Japan Looks To Richland-Made Filters To Treat Radioactive Water
HUD: Seattle APodment Developer Must Make Units Accessible For Disabled People
KUOW FM
In Surprise Parent Victory, Seattle Schools Approve ‘Singapore Math’
Wenatchee Latino Population Encouraged To Hike Outdoors For Health
NW Public Radio
New Washington Laws Cover College Aid, Guns and Tanning
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
KC Exec vetoes effort to stem Metro cuts
WEB
Crosscut
Businesses have a promising model to follow in implementing $15 wage
The Daily Troll: Lawmakers’ food freebies may be put on diet
Horsesass.org
Taxi Industry to File Suit Seeking to Block Uber, Lyft, Sidecar Referendum
Publicola
Fizz: Rideshare deal, without caps, in the works
Schmudget
Flawed Economic Model Hurts Washington State
Seattle P.I.
Washington is America’s No. 1 state to make a living: Forbes