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The Daily E-Clips: August 20, 2014

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Associated Press
Panel votes on limiting free meals for lawmakers (Hansen, Pedersen)
Oregon state regulators reject coal terminal on Columbia
Prison company pays $8 million in back wages

Aberdeen Daily World
Certification of primary vote today; recount likely Friday in commissioner race

Ballard News Tribune
Lockhaven tenant fights back against ‘illegal eviction’ and ‘retaliation’

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Blog: Lobbyist limit proposed for WA legislators: 12 free meals a year
Blog: Pro-coal terminal group’s statement appears to sidestep reality

Columbian
Column: Washington View: Too many of state’s youths still seek jobs
Column: Jayne: Mental illness knows no social, economic boundaries

The Daily News
New state standards will double Kelso’s public defender budget in 2015

Everett Herald (subscription required)
State switching to 6-year driver’s licenses from 5-year cycle
Arlington bans smoking in city parks, on trails
Editorial: In Our View/Oregon’s rejection of Morrow Pacific: Coal terminals’ death rattle

Island Guardian
CenturyLink May Face Penalties For Last Years Phone, DSL And 911 Service Outage (Ranker)

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
State says fish got to swim; Bremerton is not so sure

News Tribune (subscription required)
State AG asks judge to uphold Fife’s pot ban, but rejects city’s claim that federal law trumps I-502
SPU shooter: Despite troubling history, law let him have guns

Olympian (subscription required)
Unemployment rates remain low in Pierce, Thurston counties in July
Lacey Planning Commission recommends no further rules for pot stores
State AG asks judge to uphold Fife’s pot ban, but rejects city’s claim that federal law trumps I-502
Op-ed: The net neutrality myth
Editorial: The “McCleary” of state’s transportation system

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Lawmakers turn up the heat on troubled ferry system (Seaquist, Rolfes, Hansen)
Bainbridge protester comes down from tree after sit-in
Our dismal primary turnout: 31 percent
Editorial: Innovation would be stifled under FCC’s plans

Spokesman Review
WDFW chief retiring at end of the year

Tri-City Herald
Columbia Basin College, Kadlec Regional Medical Center seek $16.1M expansion of college’s health care programs

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
State budget mix-up brings ferry worker instead of cadet to Fauntleroy dock (Nelson, Fitzgibbon)

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Lawmakers have power to cut benefits

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Boeing 777X is now attracting new companies to Washington
Bainbridge Island tree protester comes down

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Sickle-cell anemia sufferers suspect racial profiling in emergency rooms
Auburn Man arrested for hate crime on Capitol Hill
KIRO 7 looks at the history of tree-sitting protest

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Teen ends protest, comes down from Bainbridge Island tree

KOMO NewsRadio
State Lawmakers Voice Outrage Over Latest Ferry System Woes (Appleton, Seaquist)

KPLU FM
Wash. Attorney General: If You Like Legal Marijuana, Support Local Pot Bans
How To Make Sense Of Health Insurance Alphabet Soup

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Endangered animals of Washington

NW Public Radio
Ethics Board Settles On 12 Lobbyist-Paid Meals Per Year

Q13 TV (FOX)
Bremerton police may be wearing body cameras by next year
Protester comes down after spending 36 hours in a tree
Pre-K education plans for Seattle fight it out in court

Web

HDC Advance
UW, WSU named in Top 50 LGBT-friendly list

Horsesass.org
Are You a Dues-Paying Member of HA Local 1?
Dear Seattle Times: Retract Your Misleading “Death Tax” Editorial
Still No Retraction on Seattle Times’ Bogus “Death Tax” Editorial

Slog
Oregon Does Great Thing, Rejects Coal Terminal
Women Are Punished for Asking for Flex Time to Raise Families; Men Are Rewarded