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Thursday, November 20

 

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Aberdeen Daily World
County sends state a bill for unfunded Discover Pass mandates

Associated Press
State AG says he’ll sue Hanford to protect workers from harmful vapors
Student suing Everett district over religion
Washington unemployment rate rose to 6 percent
Washington graduation test rules up for debate
State economic forecasters predict budget shortfall (Hunter)
Millions expected in pot taxes through 2019
Old health exchange problems overshadow new ones

Bainbridge Island Review
Where did all the Democrats go? (Liias, Hunt)

Bellingham Herald
(subscription required)
Lytton ascends Democratic leadership in Wash. House
Blog: Sen. Ericksen, in key environment post, takes wait-and-see approach to Inslee carbon-reduction plan
BP plans spill drill Friday off Birch Bay State Park

Central Kitsap Reporter
Public gets to hear plans for Kitsap Transit foot ferries
Op-Ed: Calling Kitsap’s caring

Columbian
WSDOT invites feedback on roads project list
Wish lists: Agencies seek state recreation grants
State health exchange ‘off to a strong start’
Editorial:  In Our View: Class-Size Conundrum  (Moeller)

The Daily News
Transportation Commission selects ‘Chimacum’ as name of new ferry

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Few employers drop health benefits, surveys find
Editorial:  In Our View / Standards for student testing: State must settle on a test for graduation

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Chimacum approved as name of new ferry

News Tribune (subscription required)
Recreational, medical marijuana businesses at odds over law
Washington State Patrol chief suffers stroke, is recovering well
Washington state budget outlook predicts shortfall
Editorial: Bust predatory debt collectors who break the law

Olympian (subscription required)
Recreational, medical marijuana businesses at odds over law

Peninsula Daily News
Jefferson Democrats pass resolution seeking more comment opportunities for Navy electronic warfare training project

Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle, you’re slipping in the nation’s real estate rankings
Good news-bad news: Washington adds 82K jobs in a year, October unemployment rate rises

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Tunnel-boring machine ‘Pamela’ to start digging soon
CEO pay at Boeing, Ford exceeds companies’ tax bill
Lively exchange board meeting airs frustrations over system problems
Class-size measure triggers questions, worries in Olympia (Hunter)
Seattle Preschool Program won’t pay for transportation, could help school district with capital costs
Maria Cantwell: Net neutrality should be “law of the land”
Jerry Large: Promise of progress is that nothing stays the same
Blog: Are King County taxpayers ready to fund levy focused on early childhood?
Editorial: King County right to put brakes on public defense cuts

Spokesman Review
Aero-Flite moving four airplanes to West Plains, creating 50 new jobs
State grapples with $2 billion projected budget shortfall (Hunter)
Editorial: East Side’s inclusion in legislative hearing a good first step

Tri-City Herald
State notifies DOE of possible lawsuit over Hanford tank vapors

Yakima Herald Republic
OSPI rules against Yakima schools in special ed complaint
Didier concedes congressional race to Newhouse
State plans to sue over Hanford tank vapors
Editorial: Citizens and governments bear recycling responsibility

BROADCAST

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Local lawmakers suggest separate road package from Legislature
Sick Hanford workers told ‘you’re fine’

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Seattle may pull plug on police body cam program
Sound Transit tunnel machine to start dig with plan for avoiding problems

KPLU FM
Wash. State Steps Up To Sue Over Hanford Tank Farm Vapors
Squeezing Toothpaste Becomes Analogy For Washington Budget  (Hunter)
Wash. State Foster Care Officials Outline Final Push To Compliance

KUOW FM

Quiet Crimes: Elder Abuse On Rise In Washington
Washington’s Lobbying Corps Populated By Former Lawmakers, Staffers (Carlyle)
Protecting Northwest Forests As Bigger Wildfires Burn Longer
Seattle Gently Reins In Medical Marijuana Providers

NW Public Radio
Washington Class Size Measure Puts $2 Billion Dent in State Budget (Hunter)

Q13 TV (FOX)
Seattle City Council’s Sawant, 3 others arrested at protest over lawsuit to block $15 wage

WEB

Capitol Record (TVW)
Lawmakers facing budget shortfall, say Initiative 1351 ‘creates a problem’ (Hunter)
On ‘The Impact:’ State auctions off unclaimed treasures, carbon emissions update

Crosscut
Coal ports’ critics question the economics
Legislators hear about the scale of the school-funding challenge (Hunter)

HDC Advance
Update – Youth Opportunities Act (Kagi)

Publicola
Councilmember Kshama Sawant Arrested (Kagi, Springer)

Schmudget
Revenue Forecast Shows it’s Time to Get Real: We Can’t Cut our Way to McCleary

Slog
Washington State Is Flying Blind in a Storm of Corporate Tax Breaks (Carlyle)
The Morning News: “Bad Faith” Behavior by Banks in Washington State Goes Unpunished

The Stand
Voters sent clear message on paid sick days, minimum wage (Jinkins, Farrell)

Washington State Wire
Cannabis Wars Part 3: The Proposals
(Part 1, Part 2)