Washington News: 3/31/05

Bid to toughen child abuse laws falters
3 found guilty of hate crime for assaulting gay man
I-90 monorail gets thumbs down
State's new tax target: Canned meat
Senate OKs $26 billion state budget
Youth smoking in state down by nearly half
Readers offer their personal accounts of having to make a choice on life support
Abnormal flame retardant levels in Sound fish
Rules would waterlog speedboats
Budget, tax time brings out the greediness in us