PM Huckleberries — 5/1/09

In this Wednesday photo, Rufous hummingbirds converge on one of the many feeders at Chris Caviezel’s home in Hyak,Wash. This time of year, when the hummers are feeding heavily, he serves up more than 100 ounces of nectar a day. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Alan Berner)

• Corporate layoffs hits ‘little fish’ KREM2, too /Inlander
• Otter issues statement on roads, need for gas-tax hike /New West
• House Speaker: People’s business is done /New West
• What’s the read deal with Idaho-made vodkas?/ Boise Weekly
• Guv signs public school budget bills /Eye On Boise
• Spokane has second probable case of swine flu /SR
• WSU to cut programs, jobs /SR
• Idaho to move forward on highway stimulus projects, including Dover Bridge /Statesman
• Man accused of ramming patrol car refuses plea deal /Bonner County Bee