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Washington State House Democrats

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Thursday, Feb 26

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Associated Press
Official: Mexican man hit by several of Pasco officers’ 17 shots
Report: Oregon wolf count up, livestock attack cases down
Marijuana to be legal in D.C.
Body-cameras bill spurs debate in Washington Legislature (Hansen)

Aberdeen Daily World
State approves razor clam dig starting March 2

Ballard News Tribune
Whittier Elementary students visit the Capitol (Kohl-Welles, Carlyle)

Bellevue Reporter
Senate transportation package comes with ‘poison pill’ (Habib)
Senate bill would put all police training costs on cities, counties

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Shepard: WWU can’t keep up high marks for quality if state continues to cut funding
Autopsy reports differ in shooting death of Pasco farmworker
Bellingham hopes to lure more builders to low-income housing program
Blog: Senate bill would look to install crude oil pipeline across Washington state
LTE: Warns state of pesticide dangers

Bothell Reporter
State Senate votes to develop new geologic hazards map

Central Kitsap Reporter
Surplus state-held water rights targeted for irrigation, local uses | 2015 Session

Columbian
Animal groups alarmed by legislation (Mullet)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Inslee avoids talk of possible taxes in address to aerospace executives (Carlyle)
Transportation bill yet to win over Monroe, Oak Harbor lawmakers
State Senate passes McAuliffe bill on teaching athletes about cardiac arrest (McAuliffe)
Op-ed: Helping small businesses get access to capital
Guest column: Political infighting isn’t helping veterans
Editorial: Approve WSU medical school

Kirkland Reporter
Heated discussions dominate public hearing on 405 tolls at Kirkland City Hall
State Senate votes to develop new geologic hazards map

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Bill would make toll hike unnecessary this year
Meeting to discuss Vashon ferry dock project

News Tribune (subscription required)
Lawmakers all over the map in how often they charge state for trips home (Fraser, Hatfield, Ranker)
Under the Dome: Thursday, February 26, the 46th day of the 105-day legislative session
Hundreds of students from across the state to gather in Tacoma for conference on Latino education
Editorial: Schools shouldn’t be hostage to an anti-tax minority

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: State still needs to raise new revenue
Opinion: Dental therapists could help end shortage of dentists to meet need

Peninsula Daily News
Federal agency studying how to expand protections for endangered orcas after group’s petition

Puget Sound Business Journal
Suspend your cynicism: Portland author argues government can work, and business can learn from it
Mayor Murray on mental health, homelessness: ‘Seattle needs to get its act together’
WSU just got one step closer to making its medical school plan a reality

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Mayor: Interest groups should lobby for mental health, homeless resources
Lawmaker proposes pipeline to ferry oil across state
Tech leaders urge state to help pay for new UW computer science building
Active bills include one to split Seattle schools into two districts | Education Lab (Pettigrew)
Guest Opinion: Guest: Lift the 1 percent cap on property tax
Editorial: Cities should use the Golden Rule when dealing with homelessness (McBride)

Spokesman Review
House budget writers question med school costs (Riccelli, Hunter, Cody)
Kettle Falls Five reduced to three
Hauser corn maze fined in teen worker’s death
Family mourns victim of Pasco police shooting
Other police-involved deaths in Tri-Cities
Editorial: Bipartisan sentencing reform wise

Tri-City Herald
Energy secretary: Some Hanford waste might go down deep boreholes
Franklin commissioners approve fourth six-month marijuana business moratorium

Yakima Herald Republic
Geologists press for better maps to avoid ‘the next Oso’ landslide
Auditor bill stalls in committee
Editorial: Some steps that fight auto thefts in Valley, state

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Transportation projects which never happened
Child porn task force needs ‘help’ (Sawyer)
Good to Go! passes fail in certain cars

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
US Transportation Dept.: Roads, bridges will get worse without action

KPLU FM
Seattle Mayor Urges Business Leaders To Lobby For Mental Health Funding
What Net Neutrality Rules Could Mean For Your Wireless Carrier
Wash. Bill Would Stop Local-Federal Coordination On Deportations (Moscoso)

KUOW FM
New Visa Rule For Foreign Tech Couples Helps Some, Not All
Truckers Cautious, And Some Optimistic, As Port Gets Back to Work
Farmers Fear Legal Status For Workers Would Lead Them Off The Farm
High Court Leans Toward Religious Protection In Headscarf Case

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
State senator proposes oil pipeline across Washington

NW Public Radio
Ports of Seattle & Tacoma Work On Ship Backlog

Q13 TV (FOX)
Bill in Legislature would boost task force going after child porn criminals (VIDEO)
Police: Pasco cops fired 17 shots at man who had thrown rocks, hit him 5 or 6 times
Federal trial of medical marijuana growers begins in Spokane

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Crosscut
Would a new pipeline ease state’s oil train worries?
Unanswered questions about oil trains (Springer, Farrell)
Some transportation votes close in Senate
House oil train bill advances (Fitzgibbon, Carlyle, Farrell)

Horsesass.org
Autopay Error Hits 13,000 WA Health Exchange Customers (Including Me!)

Publicola
Will the GOP Defy Conventional Wisdom?
Conservative Ericksen Doesn’t Vote Either Way on Transportation Package (Nelson)

Schmudget
New Data Shows Social Programs Lifted 241,000 Kids Out of Poverty in Washington

Seattle P.I.
Overbilling hits 13,000 Washington Obamacare health exchange customers

Slog
The Morning News: Bertha Workers Allege Drunkenness on the Job, Washington’s New Shark

The Stand
Massive walkout at Seattle U. in support of adjunct faculty
Legislative Update: Which side are they on? (Ryu, Farrell, Jinkins)
TVW examines state employee pay raises

Washington State Wire
Sen. Baumgartner Proposes Cross-State Crude Oil Pipeline (Farrell)