PM Headlines — 3.9.11

Hawaii’s Anthony Salter, right, lunges for a loose ball past San Jose State’s Adrian Oliver, left, during an NCAA college basketball game in the first round of the Western Athletic Conference tournament on earlier today in Las Vegas. San Jose State won and will face the Idaho Vandals today in quarter-final round. (AP Photo/Mark Damon)

• Wes Hanson appointed to county P&Z commission /Terry Harris, KEA Blog
• 41 percent of Idahoans hold a passport /Josh Gross, Boise Weekly
• Tax Commission: Returns slower than usual due to double checking /Idaho Reporter
• UW Huskies vs. WSU Cougars one more time /Vince Devlin, SR
• San Jose State to meet Idaho Vandals again /Josh Wright, SR
• Suspect MLK parade bomb tied to racists /Thomas Clouse, SR; and: KXLY video
• Guns on campus hits close to home for Majority Leader /Betsy Russell, SR
• Idaho passes teacher merit-pay legislation /Betsy Russell, SR
• Idaho ranks last in nation in mental health care spending /Cynthia Sewell, Statesman
• Teachers, supporters rim Capitol to protest Luna plan /Brian Murphy, Statesman
• No one hurt when Pasco-bound train derails near Glacier Park /KXLY