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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
Monday, June 9
Associated Press
EPA agrees to pesticide buffers to protect salmon
States balk at keeping oil-train info from public
Longtime Wash. farmworker advocate Villanueva dies
First recreational pot testing lab opens in Yakima
Bainbridge Island Review
School board looks at adding Spanish or science curriculum to elementary school schedules
Bainbridge high to do away with class rankings by next fall
Bellingham Herald
Bellingham council to hear concerns over rail traffic from proposed coal terminal
Bothell Reporter
Statement from Rep. Luis Moscoso on the shooting at Seattle Pacific University (Moscoso)
Central Kitsap Reporter
CKF&R looks to change its public weapons policy
Columbian
Editorial: In Our View: Information Train (Oil trains)
Everett Herald
Group to report findings on oil, coal train count on Tuesday
State’s top attorney to weigh in on halt to logging in slide-prone areas
‘Watershed’ events involve guns, death too often
Op-ed: Relationship between landslides and logging is a complex science
Editorial: Hunger doesn’t take a vacation
Editorial: Working to end gun violence
Editorial: Greatness on a human scale (D-Day anniversary)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
State’s marijuana rules don’t require buffer for home-based day cares
Whale of a welcome for new ferry
News Tribune (subscription required)
Ethics board looks at lawmakers’ free food (Pedersen)
Olympian (subscription required)
Thurston has its first state-licensed pot grower
Op-ed: Corrections officer: A woman’s perspective
Editorial: Avanti leads the state by integrating arts education
Peninsula Daily News
Olympic Corrections Center prisoners help socialize shelter dogs
Puget Sound Business Journal
One step closer to measuring whether people are getting healthier in Washington state
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Government offering $60 for roadside breath, blood test
Metro may not need to be cut as much as initially expected
Oso neighborhood lacked crucial permit, never should have been built
Startup pot operation full of stress and hard work
Longtime leader Mike Kreidler plunges into political storms (Cody)
At faith-based Seattle Pacific University, grief without despair
Mayor Murray calls for action on gun violence
New videos offer research-based tips to boost early learning
Danny Westneat: Was public railroaded in Eastside trail deal?
Guest Opinion: How gaps in teacher quality widen the gaps in student achievement
Editorial: A Metro Transit campaign promise that should not be kept
Blog: How to prevent the next SPU shooting
Blog: Tim Eyman’s Intriguing Counterattack to Seattle’s $15 Minimum Wage
Spokesman Review
Council implements PCB-free product preference
State officials: Companies offering health benefits must cover same-sex spouses
Governor Inslee visits classes at North Central High School
Inslee to pass on Hoopfest ‘14
Lege committees hit Spokane June 17
Yakima Herald Republic
Spirited away: Retailers see surprisingly high rate of liquor theft
Editorial:VA bills mark step forward but can’t be the final step
Editorial: Pause and remember D-Day sacrifice
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle Pacific back in session after shooting
Seattle cab drivers filing lawsuit against ride-services
More patients flocking to ERs under ACA
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
SPU hero’s brother speaks publicly about deadly shooting
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
SPU shooting victim: ‘I just got a second chance’
Donations swell for Seattle campus shooting hero(Video)
KPLU FM
What Is The Farm Guest Worker Program And Why Is It Controversial In Wash. State?
KUOW FM
As Washington Prisons Crowd, Could Some ‘Lifers’ Get A Second Look?
NW Public Radio
Richland-Built Technology To Treat Radioactive Water In Japan
Despite Confidentiality Concerns, BNSF Will Report Oil Shipments To States
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
State launches new roadside surveys for alcohol, drugs
Sounding off at lawmakers may no longer require a trip to Olympia
King County Metro Transit may be able to scale back expected cuts
Q13 TV (FOX)
SPU hero’s brother speaks at morning church service
WEB
Crosscut
Housing: Can Seattle get supply and demand right?
HDC Advance
Broad support found for EPA regulations on carbon
Horsesass.org
The Appropriate and Effective Use of Non-Lethal Force
Publicola
Somber Mayor Murray addresses gun violence “epidemic”
Seattle P.I.
Seattle is ‘LGBT-friendliest city in America’ in 2014
Norm Dicks honored for bringing tides into the Nisqually Delta
Slog
American Jobs Are Back to Where They Were When Bush Crashed the Economy in 2008
Friday, June 6
Aberdeen Daily World
Fallen railcars to be cleared by next week
Associated Press
State requires insurance parity for gay spouses
Other mass shootings in Seattle’s in past
Lawmakers revive talk of I-5 Columbia River bridge
Gunman opens fire on Seattle Pacific campus; 19-year-old dies
States balk at keeping oil-train info from public
US employers add 217K jobs; rate stays at 6.3 pct
Bellingham Herald
Incoming WWU student president says diversity discussion should go beyond race
High times for hemp in Senate vote
Op-Ed: Rebuilding wild steelhead populations means more fishing opportunity
Everett Herald
Railroad company says oil train information should be confidential
Editorial: Economy depends on labor
News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: Prison until death is cruel, unusual for 13-year-old
Letter: Energy: Solar array will pay for itself
Letter: Labor: Oppose offshoring of living-wage jobs
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Across America, the death penalty is shrinking
Puget Sound Business Journal
SPU shooting shines spotlight on gun control initiatives
Breaking: Fatal shooting at Seattle Pacific University
43 percent rise in assisted suicide prescriptions under Washington’s Death with Dignity policy
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Small-business group, Tim Eyman challenge Seattle’s $15 wage plan
Student stops killer on campus
Inslee: Fires will worsen without emission control
U.S. graduation average improves, but with wide racial disparities
Editorial: A federal nod for Washington’s aerospace industry
Skagit Valley Herald
Sen. Ranker reappointed to National Ocean Council
Spokesman Review
Revamped restraint policy draws criticism in Cheney district (Stonier)
Tri-City Herald
Temporary cover put over blaze at Pasco landfill
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
U.S. economy regains all jobs lost in recession
KPLU FM
Wash. AG Puts Health Plans On Notice To Cover Same-Sex Spouses
Time’s Up For Court-Ordered Hanford Cleanup Negotiations Between Feds, Wash. State
Q13 TV (FOX)
The hero who stopped the shooter: Jon Meis
WEB
Crosscut
Let’s hear it for the mayor’s incrementalism!
How Seattle decides to let its young die in street violence
Viral Video: 4 shorts about homelessness
What Jay Inslee could do on World Oceans Day
Publicola
Fizz: Friday likes and dislikes
On other blogs today: Pot, Peter Steinbrueck, Amazon’s “Chick Magnet”, and more
SDC Hopper
Kohl-Welles releases statement following Seattle Pacific University shooting (Kohl-Welles)
Seattle P.I.
Eyman initiative would take away cities’ right to set minimum wage
Slog
Mayor, County Executive, and Governor Respond to Seattle Pacific University Shooting and Call for Action on Gun Violence
Not One More
Thursday, June 5
Aberdeen Daily World
Vancouver opposes oil terminal plan; now what?
Associated Press
Liquor board: Volume discount sales of booze is OK
STATS: Who used Washington’s doctor-assisted suicide law?
Health insurance application errors could jeopardize patients’ benefits
State fines Wilcox Farms over worker’s death at silo
Railroads seek to limit disclosure on oil trains
U.S. firms add 179,000 jobs
Marijuana retail store to open July 1 in Spokane
Washington governor passes wildfire safety test
Planned Parenthood closing 3 NW clinics
Bainbridge Island Review
Washington State Ferry director candidates to visit Bremerton
Central Kitsap Reporter
Washington State Ferry director candidates to visit Bremerton
Columbian
Lawmakers discuss new bridge effort (Wylie, Cleveland)
The Daily News
Wyoming governor meets with local officials, lawmakers on Day 2 of visit
Everett Herald
Top county managers given 10% raises despite tight budget
Railroad company says oil train information should be confidential
Everett council embarks on long journey to balanced budget
Park and fishing pier join scramble for public funding
Burbank: Ballmer and equity in the NW
Editorial: Economy depends on labor
Highline Times
El Dorado West seniors visited by representatives of the Washington Healthcare Association (Fitzgibbon)
Island Guardian
Meet Two Who Would Steer WSF
Growing Concerns On Size Of MJ Grow Operations In County
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Ferry director candidates down to final two
News Tribune (subscription required)
More than 100 killed selves using recent Death with Dignity law
Data sought on how veterans fare as civilians
Olympian (subscription required)
Liquor board reverses course on discounts to restaurants
State gives its State Patrol project near Capitol an environmental green light (Dunshee)
Op-ed: Now is the time to call for a Washington carbon plan
Eugene Robinson: America is taking the right steps on coal plants
Editorial: Time to speak your mind about improving I-5 traffic
Oregonian
BNSF, Union Pacific railroads don’t want public to know details of Washington oil train shipments
Puget Sound Business Journal
The making of a ferry: M/V Samish comes to life at Seattle’s Harbor Island
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle’s minimum-wage win spurs talk to target more cities (Chopp)
Beleaguered insurance judge to speak at upcoming Senate session
Washington health insurance exchange CIO resigns
MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ goes with the wrong Steinbrueck
Patty Murray: ‘Crushing’ college costs hurt students, economy
Editorial: Obama’s coal plan catches up with climate policy in Olympia
Skagit Valley Herald
State Parks seeks input on boat moorage fees
Spokesman Review
Inslee: Fires will worsen without emission control
Practicing for fire season
Spokane Valley won’t join regional waste system
Tri-City Herald
Cherry crop looking mighty sweet
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Marijuana business finds way into Valley
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
New roadside drug, alcohol survey could include you
Insurance agents struggling with state’s new health exchange
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Group filing charter amendment to lower $15 minimum wage
Surrounding cities not following Seattle’s lead on $15 per hour
KPLU FM
New Rule To Reveal How Many Oil Tanker Trains Passing Through Wash.
OIC Whistleblower To Speak Out As Questions Linger Over Her Own Conduct
U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Block Oregon Same-Sex Marriage
Northwest Fire Season Ramps Up Ahead Of Schedule East Of The Cascades
KUOW FM
Regulators Discuss The Future Of Coal-Fired Power In The West
Court-Ordered Negotiations Between Feds, Washington State Are Up
NW Public Radio
Oregon Has Highest Rate Of Prisoners With Post-Prison Supervision
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
State rep. planning to push for $12 minimum wage for Washington (Farrell)
Q13 TV (FOX)
Seattle business group proposes amendment to overturn new $15 an hour minimum wage
Will Seattle’s $15 minimum wage spread across the state?
WEB
Capitol Record
WSDOT update on fish passage barriers
Crosscut
How the heck did we get here? A history of affordable housing in Seattle
Guest post: Women-unfriendly Seattle must fix its status as the 73-cent city
HDC Advance
WSDOT looking for public input on I-5 JBLM section
Publicola
Fizz: Struggling within the same broken system
Fizz: The name of the current mayor (Hunter)
Seattle P.I.
Should shipments of oil by rail be kept secret from the public?
West Seattle Blog
Police took 2K+ plants from North Delridge warehouse, left 45, say dispensary operator and SPD