WASHINGTON STATE

Washington State House Democrats

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Monday, Sept 8

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Aberdeen Daily World
Harbor Paper mill coming down

Associated Press
Ryanair commits to $11 billion Boeing 737 MAX 200 order
UW researcher to receive prestigious Lasker medical prize
Snohomish County to pay $575,000 in public-records lawsuit
Tribes to ask EPA to step in on clean water rule
Washington government’s workforce sees small increase

Bellingham Herald
(subscription required)
Washington state cracks down on construction fraud
Op-Ed: Military-surplus equipment helps Whatcom County law enforcement protect community

Bothell Reporter
It has to do with the state getting federal money | Cartoon

Columbian
Moeller column: Moeller: Building of terminal would limit Vancouver’s future opportunities

The Daily News
State to compensate Wahkiakum, Pacific counties for murrelet land
Editorial: Feds earn failing grade, not schools

Everett Herald (subscription required)
County jail changes detainee deportation policy
State forest board looks at slope safety
Increase in jail booking, housing fees will cost cities more
Op-ed: Solar energy’s gains still outpaced by increase in fossil fuel use
Op-ed: As unions adapt, fight shifts to minimum wage
Op-ed: Privilege undermining rule of law
Editorial: Finally, no more extensions (Hanford)

News Tribune (subscription required)
State government’s workforce is growing slightly in size again
State workers say they were punished for blowing whistle on prison violence stats
Editorial: School funding needs a super-session in Olympia

Maple Valley Reporter
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson urges U.S. Supreme Court to affirm marriage equality

Olympian (subscription required)
Testing part of pot equation in Washington state
Taxpayers and workers gouged by labor-law dodge
Washington state cracks down on construction fraud
Union says new home-care worker contract raises average hourly pay over $14 by 2017
Why is crime down but prison ranks growing?
Column: If GOP is so right, why are red states so far behind?
Op-ed: Voting on state issues can affect the nation
LA Times editorial: Time for Supreme Court to uphold gay marriage

Seattle Times (subscription required)
As wind power surges, opposition to it grows
U District rent hikes magnify cost of UW education
Revised Second Avenue bike lane signals change for drivers, riders
Who are King County’s 172,000 food workers?
Jerry Large: Swallow hard, and accept a state income tax
Danny Westneat: Past time for a new college in state
Editorial: Washington’s tuition stability good for students, GET program

Skagit Valley Herald
Port of Anacortes, Ecology plan waterfront cleanup project

Spokesman Review
Rising water demand has officials looking ahead
Letter: Reinstate the COLA (PERS Plan 1)
Guest opinion: With cooperation, medical school ready to thrive
Editorial: Public deserves knowledge of police behavior
Editorial: Smart Bombs: School funding elementary
Editorial: Effort to preserve military’s presence in Washington vital

Tri-City Herald
State workers say they were punished for blowing whistle on prison violence stats

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Proceed carefully in pushing insurance companies to cover sickest patients

Yakima Herald Republic
Hospital consolidation: What it could look like in Yakima

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Rep. Jim McDermott has plan to ease VA wait times

KPLU FM
Washington Supreme Court Grants 120-Day Stay In Psychiatric Boarding Ruling
Tentative Contract For Home Care Workers Would Give Them $14 Per Hour In Two Years

KUOW FM

Idaho Most Obese State In The West, Rate Continues To Climb
It’s Always Been Home: Sticking It Out After Fire And Mud In Washington’s Methow Valley
Costco Settles With Feds Over Clean Air Act Violations

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Drawbridge dispute: Why do boats have priority over cars?

NW Public Radio

$58 Million Judgment Adds To Woes Of Cigarette Maker On Yakama Reservation

Q13 TV (FOX)
Boeing launches 737 MAX 200 with Ryanair

WEB

Crosscut
Fusion research: Should UW get more attention?
Would you live in a 180-square-foot space? (micro-housing)
Washington’s creeping prison problem could get costly