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Friday, April 18
Aberdeen Daily World
Park, preservation parties disagree on how to save Enchanted Valley Chalet
Kilmer’s tour of Grays Harbor focuses on economic development
Associated Press
Mysterious humming sound at times in Olympia
Western’s president draws fire for saying school is too white
Obama signs legislation to protect Green Mountain Lookout
Dish Network agrees to reimburse ‘Washington surcharge’
State auditor questions $17M spent for bridge
Asparagus harvest off to good start in Washington
Columbian
Editorial: In Our View: Do Homework on Initiatives
The Daily News
Kalama citizens may get to vote on fluoride
Family Health Center easily exceeds goal for ACA enrollments
Everett Herald
Bipartisan group of legislators calls for research and development team (Liias, McAuliffe)
Highway 530 solution seen as crucial — and complicated
Uninsured ranks fall faster in health exchange states
Obama hails 8 million health care enrollees
Editorial: Common sense and firearms
Kitsap Sun
Inaction by lawmakers on ‘No Child’ could hurt schools (Haigh)
Op-ed: Making progress on mental health services
News Tribune (subscription required)
Former 7-term state auditor Bob Graham dies at 93
Olympian (subscription required)
Former 7-term state auditor Bob Graham dies at 93
Letter: Poaching plea deal riles up sportsman
Blog: OIC’s Kreidler: private insurance market grew since Wash. health exchange opened
Peninsula Daily News
Governor to travel West End visiting tribes today
Seattle Times (subscription required)
State’s startups pull in big piles of venture capital
Washington’s two-tiered system of higher education | Education Lab
Kreidler: ‘robust discussion’ with Obama on health coverage
Editorial: Reject pot scare tactics, like drug-dog patrols in schools
Tri-City Herald
Mid-Columbia asparagus harvest begins
Vancouver Business Journal
Esther Short Building renovation brings 60 jobs downtown
Exploring Business Case for Tesoro-Savage Oil Terminal
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Hypocrisy of state lands commissioner a concern
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Voters need to know what gun initiatives say and mean
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle rideshare regulations suspended
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Disaster declaration for Oso slide may bring federal assistance to Index
KPLU FM
Murray’s Anti-Bullying Bill Targeting Colleges Limits Free Speech, Critics Say
Obama: Affordable Care Act Enrollment Hits 8 Million
KUOW FM
Referendum Puts Seattle Rideshare Rules On Hold
When Being Pregnant Also Means Being Out Of A Job
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
For Washington lawmakers, ‘infrequent’ freebies lack definition, consequences (Pedersen)
Legalizers in denial
Seattle rideshare ordinance suspended
Dope friendly: Legal pot helps lift rental market
NW Public Radio
Despite Vow Washington Lands Chief Takes Timber Money
Washington State Unemployment Shows Slow Improvement
Q13 TV (FOX)
Signatures submitted: Rideshare referendum likely going before Seattle voters
WEB
Crosscut
The Daily Troll: Ross Hunter rejects Senate run. Bellevue fires a cop. Dan Lewis leaving KOMO. (Hunter, Habib)
HDC Advance
Problem with your health care application? No problem at all.
Caution re-emphasized in using escalators
Horsesass.org
Time to Start Locking Up Lyft, Uber, and Sidecar Drivers
YOU REPRESENT THE SAME DISTRICT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kirkland Views
Move King County Now Campaign hosts Webinar with Hague and Habib (Habib)
Slog
Governor Inslee Is Weighing The Acceptable Cancer Rate Against Business Concerns
Do People Understand the Difference Between Washington State’s Two Opposing Gun Initiatives?
Eight Million People Signed Up for Obamacare
The Stand
State workers’ comp system posts strong gains, L&I reports
Thursday, April 17
Aberdeen Daily World
More pontoons float out of Grays Harbor
Quinault fishing, boating bans lifted
Great Divide: Gap between poor and wealthiest continues to widen
Associated Press
State Rep. Shea travels to showdown (Nevada standoff)
3 more Oso mudslide victims ID’d; rains hamper search
Unemployment rate steady; state adds 6,700 jobs
Internet retailer Amazon to start collecting taxes
University in Bellingham too white, says president
Some exempted from minimum wage, increased or not
Highway 520 bridge toll going up 2.5 percent
Steven Powell wants state to pay for treatment
Washington auditor questions $17M spent for bridge
Bainbridge Island Review
Kilmer makes visit to local school as UPS ‘delivery man’
Bellingham Herald
State budget is only balanced on paper (Hunter)
Governor hires coal lobbyist to lead policy team
Central Kitsap Reporter
Ferry fares are going up May 1
Everett Herald
Mudslide cost could hit $20M, county says
Editorial: Disconnect on 911 response
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Second Kitsap pot grow approved
News Tribune (subscription required)
State budget is only balanced on paper (Hunter)
Mixed picture in Washington on underwater mortgages
Column: Callaghan: Rodney Tom might be the least political politician in state (Eide)
Olympian (subscription required)
State budget is only balanced on paper (Hunter)
Proposed pot farm near Tenino draws neighbors’ ire
Nursing homes say Medicaid payments must rise
Editorial: Make Narcan available to reverse heroin overdoses
Op-ed (by Lt. Gov. Owen) Community colleges need state support
Peninsula Daily News
Peninsula health officials on lookout for measles after recent outbreaks elsewhere in Washington state
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Progress, challenges as Medicaid expands
Individual insurance plans up by 17 percent
State sees healthy jump in individual insurance coverage
Jerry Large: The way we treat workers won’t work
Danny Westneat: Lonely, ignored voice predicted Boeing job drain
Blog: An almost-united front on the fish-consumption issue
Editorial: Another bill for the state comes due, this one for in-home care providers
Guest Opinion: Consider health insurance in minimum-wage debate
Skagit Valley Herald
Op-Ed: Audit: Confidential info left on computers in state surplus program
Spokesman Review
Rep. Matt Shea travels to Nevada to support defiant rancher
Vancouver Business Journal
Cantwell: Southwest Washington struggling to get SBA loans
Ten things: How to better connect with your legislators (Cleveland)
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
USA ranks far above Western allies in medical costs
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Student stabbed at school awarded $1.3 million
Police: Driver intentionally mows down cyclist, then drives off
University president’s comments on race stir controversy (WWU)
KPLU FM
Seattle Council Member Licata Calls For New Department To Enforce Labor Laws
KUOW FM
Washington State Jobs Picture Shows Slow Growth
Two Perspectives on the Gun Safety Debate
Q13 TV (FOX)
Inslee proclaims Thursday to be ‘Washington’s Most Wanted’ Day
Gun control groups fight for stronger background checks
Interview: Sawant on push for $15 minimum wage
WEB
Crosscut
Oil, coal, gas: Export proposals are growing
The Daily Troll: Inslee hires coal lobbyist. Metro escalator lessons. ‘Absolutely True’: Idaho students can read Alexie.
Horsesass.org
Ladies and Gentlemen, Our Paper of Record: (DSHS bill)
Hmmmm (gov hires coal lobbyist)
Rethinking the “Tip Credit”: Index It to the State Minimum Wage for Tipped Employees
Schmudget
Tax Day Infographic: Shared Investments
Save the Date May 29th: Unpacking McCleary at Town Hall
Seattle P.I.
Blog: WWU prez bashed for wanting college ‘less white’
Blog: Gov. Jay Inslee hires coal lobbyist to direct his policy office
Slog
Governor Hires Coal Lobbyist as Policy Chief
Tuesday, April 15
Associated Press
CenturyLink: 4,500 calls failed during 911 outageadd to reading list
State Patrol: Wash. mudslide area not for tourists
Clearing mud from Highway 530 could take months
State beginning plans to reopen highway at Oso mudslide
Blog: State Senate majority leader bows out of election (Nelson)
Study shows increase in online information thefts
Washington state auditor deployed to South Korea
Bothell Reporter
Revenue earns national award for tax model
Department of Ecology reports most manufacturers following laws on children’s toys
Columbian
Ethics Board takes up issue of free meals for lawmakers (Moeller, Stonier, Wylie, Cleveland)
Column: Washington View: Total pay crucial in minimum wage debate
The Daily News
Editorial: Inslee gives us cause for concern
Everett Herald
State meeting with residents about rebuilding 530
2013 was a banner year for airplane makers
For Hillary Clinton and Boeing, a beneficial relationship
Editorial: Our homegrown terrorists
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Little done in Olympia to make plan to fund education (Rolfes, Hansen)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Lawmakers to finalize report on McCleary (Frockt)
State audit sees overpayments in Medicaid
Column: Peter Callaghan: Excessive sentences for candy robbers built case for reform
Olympian (subscription required)
Lawmakers to finalize report on McCleary (Frockt)
Editorial: State right to get tough on polluters (Reykdal)
Editorial: Move toward a paperless government
Blog: State audit sees overpayments in Medicaid
Seattle Times (subscription required)
State Medicaid audit suggests $17.5M overpaid
Pot vending machines may be allowed in new stores
New report will measure a degree’s earnings potential
Flags to fly at half-staff in memory of Oso mudslide victims
Editorial: Scrub state PCs of data before selling
Op-Ed: Map the runout risk for landslides like Oso
Skagit Valley Herald
Op-Ed: Voices of the Valley: Measles warnings show value of immunization
Spokesman Review
Flags going to half-staff for mudslide victims
Medicaid costs need better oversight, audit says
Trucks ready to haul salmon around Wanapum Dam
Drawdown of Columbia River reservoir creates problems, opportunities
Spokane Valley weighs easing marijuana zoning law
Tri-City Herald
Wash. officials discuss Highway 530 plans
Yakima Herald Republic
Embattled maverick Rodney Tom calling it quits (Habib, Hunter, Eide, Nelson)
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
DOT says SR 530 may not open until falladd to reading list
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Police crack down on texting drivers
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
WSDOT sets plan for detour around 530 slide
KPLU FM
Slide Survivor: I Called County 3 Times Before Buying Home, But No One Warned Me
Audit: State Overpaying Medicaid Providers
Wash. Senate Majority Leader Tom Announces He Won’t Run For Re-Election
Seattle Group Files $15 Minimum Wage Initiative
Does Legalized Marijuana Put Washington Drivers At Risk Out Of State?
KUOW FM
Will King County’s Prop 1 Fix Metro’s Bumpy Ride?
Highway 530 Will Take Months To Clear
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
$15 minimum wage could come down to Seattle voters
Q13 TV (FOX)
$15 minimum wage supporters file ballot initiative
WEB
Capitol Record
Senate Majority Leader Rodney Tom won’t seek re-election
Crosscut
Fight for state Senate control could enter unknown territory (Habib, Hunter, Hobbs, Nelson)
NW Forest Plan: Warfare rages out of the spotlight
The Daily Troll: Rodney Tom passes on re-election try. $15 initiative filed. Big spending to stop rideshare rules.
Court will hear no specifics from Legislature on school improvement money (Frockt, Rolfes)
Politics in Washington: Ready for an explosion (Habib, Hunter, Carlyle, Kohl-Welles)
HDC Advance
Mental health care or mental jail care?
State improves in elections administration, but falls in rankings (Bergquist, Fitzgibbon)
Publicola
Senator Tom will not run for reelection
Seattle PI
Blog: Renegade Democrat Tom to retire (Eide, Hunter)
Monday, April 14
Aberdeen Daily World
Bozeman group has local office, team of consultants
Associated Press
Washington judges block release of sex offender info
State planning to reopen highway at Oso mudslide
Washington State University considers med school
Personal data found on surplus Wash. computers
Washington State Fair building destroyed by fire
Bothell Reporter
King County seeks public input for stormwater management program update
Central Kitsap Reporter
Central Kitsap Food Bank to open April 16 (Rolfes)
Columbian
Clark County Democrats gather to ‘hold up the torch’ (Moeller)
Education funding plan decision draws near (Rolfes)
Colorado’s experience with legal pot holds lessons for Washington
Editorial: In Our View: Manage Medical Pot
Op-ed: Will legalization spark marijuana research?
The Daily News
Heroin finds ‘stronghold’ in local area
Everett Herald
Boeing to move 1,000 engineering jobs to California
HopeWorks’ goal: Create jobs, help build careers
McCusker: Obamacare’s successes, failures will take time, analysis to judge
Editorial: The difference of nonprofits
Editorial: Clean water and public values
The Islands’ Weekly
Concerns rise about jet noise
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Seventeen vie for single FH pot retail license; lottery pick in store
Kirkland Reporter
Letter: Thank you elected officials for helping women with cancer (Hunter)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Ex-foster child sues DSHS, alleging long list of horrors
Legislators facing deadline for court-ordered education plan
How many free meals are enough for legislators?
State audit says state agencies sold computers with confidential data as surplus
Editorial: Water standards must balance human needs
Olympian (subscription required)
State to try using health law to cover sex offenders (Hargrove)
Ethics Board: How much free food to allow?
Editorial: Credit unions step up for cannabis entrepreneurs
Editorial: End sexual assault epidemic with early education
Op-ed: Higher minimum wage is giving up
Puget Sound Business Journal
Obamacare still unpopular, despite late surge in exchange enrollment
Seattle Times (subscription required)
New report will measure a degree’s earning potential
Skagit Valley Herald
Op-Ed: Voices of the Valley: Measles warnings show value of immunization
Spokesman Review
Sunday Spin: The Pew elections rankings
Washington leads growing industry of craft distilleries
Pit bull attacks prompt debate over breed’s safety
Computer-based SBAC exams introduced in Washington, Idaho schools
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Punch lines about ACA may be changing
Editorial: Campaign targets distracted driving
Yakima Herald Republic
Youth access to marijuana a growing concern for parents
Legislature allocates $22 million ‘down payment’ for Medicaid nursing home funding, but more is needed
Editorial: Inslee right to veto bill about use of drones
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Reminders of ’06 Seattle shooting after Kansas City attack
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
3 juveniles taken into custody after threatening Metro bus driver with gun
Organization demanding $15 min. wage to file initiative Monday
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
First steps toward re-opening highway blocked by mudslide
KPLU FM
Grieving Widow Helps Spearhead First-Of-Its-Kind State Law On Suicide Prevention
Ahead Of Special Elections, In-Person Registration For New Voters Ends Today
Marijuana Vending Machine Unveiled In Colorado
Outdated Tax Code Gives Some Working Spouses A Bad Deal
Metro Transit Asking Voters To Pass Prop. 1, Prevent Bus Service Cuts
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Uber drivers calling for better working conditions
Governor Inslee visits Oso and finds grief, inspiration
NW Public Radio
Wildfire Season Officially Starts Tuesday in Wash.
Does Legalized Marijuana Put Washington Drivers At Risk Out Of State?
WEB
Crosscut
The Northwest’s forest plan: 20 years of fighting
HDC Advance
No excuse for ignoring students with no address
Horsesass.org
Introducing the Anti-$15 Minimum Wage OneSeattle Coalition!
Seattle Times Cheers Boeing and Microsoft for Spending Mere 0.03 Percent of Earnings Toward Fixing a Problem They Created
Why I’ll Stop Tipping Baristas If Seattle Passes a “Tip Credit”
Publicola
On other blogs today: Density, bikes, the minimum wage, and more
Slog
Washington State Gets A “B” In Transparency For Not Demonstrating Benefits of Boeing Tax Break
Farmworkers To Local Berry Farm: Hire Us, Not Mexican Guest Workers
Friday, April 11, 2014
AP
Proposed Hoquiam terminal would get ND crude by rail
Third oil-by-rail terminal proposed on Wash. coast
Personal data found on surplus Wash. computers
No federal water for Washington pot farms
Feds OK pot background checks by Washington state
Columbian
State OKs clam digs next week at certain beaches
State Supreme Court to hear argument on psychiatric boarding
Analyst: Look at oil-by-rail big picture
Everett Herald
What to do with 530
State computers with private information sent to surplus
News Tribune (subscription required)
Boeing moving 1,000 more engineering jobs to California
Olympian (subscription required)
2014 salmon fishing seasons set for Washington state waters
State Capital Museum closes for renovations
Boeing moving 1,000 more engineering jobs to California
Letter: Students driven mad by grad requirements
Blog: State audit says state agencies sold computers with confidential data as surplus
Puget Sound Business Journal
Audit reveals state got rid of computers with confidential information still present
Washington takes a step toward reforming its own health care purchases
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Audit: State sold computers containing personal information
Boeing moving 1,000 more engineering jobs to California
Businesses push back on minimum-wage demands
Gov. Inslee orders higher heating aid to block food-stamp cuts
Water agency deciding on marijuana policy
Appeals court kicks ‘psychiatric boarding’ case to state Supreme Court
A strong voice for WSU’s Puget Sound presence | Lance Dickie / Times editorial columnist
Blog: U.S. Sen. Murray wants answers about oil-train safety
Editorial: Business delivers on big-bucks scholarship program
Skagit Valley Herald
Drones plot upriver elk herd’s size
The Daily World
Tharinger, Van De Wege to host telephone town hall
Yakima Herald Republic
I-90 snowshed starts coming down Sunday
‘Strong indication’ Reclamation will forbid water for marijuana farmers
BROADCAST
KPLU FM
Hearing Set For T-Mobile Workers’ Unfair Labor Practice Claims
Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Is Resigning
Audit: State Gave Away, Sold Computers Containing Sensitive Personal Data
911 Outage In Washington, Oregon Due To 2 Separate Problems, Says CenturyLink
Boeing Moves 1,000 Customer Support Jobs Out Of Wash. State To SoCal
KUOW FM
Is Common Core A Good Fit For Kindergarten?
Oregon, Washington Consider Alternative To Amtrak For Cascades Rail Service
Propane And Butane Export Terminal Proposed For Longview, Wash.
Q13 TV (FOX)
On the phone or texting while driving? Police crackdown gets under way
State regulators to investigate 911 emergency call outage
Boeing to move 1,000 local jobs to California
WEB
Crosscut
The Daily Troll: State computer privacy lapses. Are Democrats stirring for a Senate fight? Farewell to media monitor. (Eide)
HDC Advance
Washington loses a great woman
Seattle PI
DSHS suit: Outrageous sexual abuse
The state may have cash for you
Blog: The Washington News Council is going out of business
Blog: Meet your legal marijuana growers
Slog
The Gates Foundation Tries to Defend Its Investment in Private Prisons
The Stand
Op-Ed: It’s time to admit it: Affordable Care Act is working