Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

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Everett Herald

Senate keeps creating more tax loopholes

King 5 TV (NBC)

Hanford officials hid leak evidence from advisory panel

Tri-City Herald

Editorial: Pasco off to good start on three STEM elementary schools

Print

AP - State

Pierce County judge outlaws 'parking' mentally ill

Wash. License Plate Fee To Pay For Wolf Kill Compensation

WSU regents to propose 2 percent tuition hike

Overcrowded Kitsap Jail releasing some inmates

Inslee signs Facebook job password bill (Hobbs)

Consultant selected for Longview coal terminal

Inslee signs undercover fake license law

WSU president upset about enrollment

Coaches best-paid state employees in Washington

Education spending: Idaho worst; Washington below average

AP - Federal

Decision on home of new Air Force tankers could come Wednesday

US Senate panel OKs immigration bill

McConnell selected for new Air Force tanker base

Fairchild still candidate for new planes

Immigration bill heads to full Senate

Amid immigration reform, calls to change asylums

Bellingham Herald

Op-Ed:  Gateway Pacific Terminal coal port train traffic could impact Boulevard Park

Columbian

Study finds promise in energy storage concept

Editorial: In Our View: Inslee Turns Up The Heat

Blog: More notes on the Columbia River Crossing (Wylie)

Covington/Maple Valley Reporter

Donut hole bill signed by Gov. Inslee

Bill limiting contributions to public hospital district campaigns signed by governor

The Daily News

Tacoma Narrows Bridge toll going up in July

Everett Herald

Lawmakers expected to handle budget, drunk driving laws (Roberts)

Panel OK's contract to design Paine Field passenger terminal

Editorial: Learning from Oklahoma

Highline Times

Comment period for airport noise study with smaller contours ends May 30

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)

With Inslee's signature, fake driver's license program now official

No room at Kitsap jail for some suspected of DUI, other crimes

Sen. Sheldon op-ed: Senate proves bipartisanship can work in Olympia (Hargrove, McAuliffe)

News Tribune (subscription required)

Laws on mentally ill will change next year (Keiser)

Party lines blur at transportation rally (Clibborn)

Court agrees with state on foster kids

Op-ed: Efforts boost college success for low-income and minority students

Op-ed: Is our jobless rate high or low? There’s a stat for that

Olympian (subscription required)

Big-picture peek shows local economy improving

State wins foster child ruling

Blog: Changes to mental health laws moved up (Keiser)

Blog: Gov. Inslee rebuffs state hospitals, signs all of infection-reporting bill’s elements (Riccelli)

Oregonian

Oregon, Washington gas prices continue to climb as Memorial Day approaches

Port Orchard Independent

Governor signs Schlicher mental health treatment bill into law (Schlicher)

State Transportation Commission adopts toll increase for Tacoma Narrows Bridge

Puget Sound Business Journal

Amazon increases tuition reimbursement program

Former Congressman Brian Baird named president of Antioch University Seattle

Seattle Times (subscription required)

Catholic schools update to compete with charter schools

Washington's roads, transit rate a D+, engineers say

Law to keep hospitals reporting infections

Woodinville council OKs police cameras in pilot program

Westneat column: Is Catholic Church taking over health care in Wash.?

Op-ed: Stop using the term ‘illegal immigrants’

Editorial: Education reform is only part of answer to student achievement

Spokesman Review

Fairchild loses bid to host new tankers

Testing for breast cancer gene can help women take preventive measures

Workers get ‘password protection’ (Hobbs)

Wolf bill signed into law

Medical school plan will work, Inslee says (Riccelli)

Editorial: Alliance critical for med school development

Voice of the Valley

Governor Inslee signed SB 5417

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)

Hanford's Dirty Secrets: Resources and related documents

State Facebook password law signed (Hobbs)

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)

Education spending: Idaho at bottom, Wash. below average

KPLU FM

Inslee signs law allowing fictitious ID program to continue

Cash only for marijuana businesses after credit union backs away

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)

Boeing CEO hints at more competition to keep WA jobs

Woodinville to combat crime with surveillance cameras

Washington spending per student below national average

Mediocre grade for Washington's major infrastructure

NW Public Radio

Super-Energy Efficient Oregon Homes Built To Inspire More Stringent Codes

Web

The Capitol Record

Inslee signs ‘Facebook bill,’ dozens of others on final day of bill signing (Hobbs)

Publicola

Fizz: Serious faux pas

Opinion: Discrimination isn’t rational or compelling

Slog

Poverty Is Up 64 Percent in the Suburbs

Washington Ledge

Inslee Signs Law Allowing Fictitious Driver License Program To Continue