WASHINGTON STATE

Washington State House Democrats

HOUSE DEMOCRATS

Wednesday, March 26

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Aberdeen Daily World
Erosion worsens under Historic Enchanted Valley Chalet
Hospital looks for 2,000 signatures for public district formation
Twin Harbors unemployment rate up in February

Arlington Times
More casualties confirmed as result of Oso landslide

Associated Press
How Washington mudslide victims are getting help
Officials warn of mudslide scams
HHS grants extra time to enroll for health care
Flood-insurance premiums to rise in Washington state
Feds want to expand Hanford Reach
Marijuana off limits in Washington to military
Supreme Court seems divided over birth control rule

Bellingham Business Journal
Jobs Report: Construction industry hiring grows

Bellingham Herald
Whatcom County OKs stricter siting rules for marijuana businesses – for now

Central Kitsap Reporter
Unemployment rates for February released
Central Kitsap Food Bank sets ribbon cutting (Rolfes)

Columbian
Editorial: In Our View: A Fair Shake on Transportation (Moeller)

Everett Herald
Burbank: Kochs’ ‘less government’ lacks logic
Editorial: Must keep natural legacy
Editorial: A hillside falls on our hearts

Issaquah Press
Legislature ends with basic education funding unresolved (Mullet)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Senate panel agrees to raise members’ per diem to $120, matching House rate (Fraser, Nelson, Hatfield)

Olympian (subscription required)
State workers donate $7,000 to help mudslide victims
Pot still off-limits for JBLM troops, Guard
Editorial: State should enact plan to retain food stamp benefits
Letter: Stop reporting news about marijuana laws
Blog: Senate panel agrees to raise members’ per diem to $120, matching House rate (Fraser, Hatfield, Nelson)

Peninsula Daily News
State accepting grant applications for recreation features, other purposes
State report: Cash transactions problem area for Forks hospital cafeteria

Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle, Bellingham are ‘healthy’ cities
Health exchange sees enrollment jump as deadline nears
Washington aerospace hiring to flatten, except for skilled positions
Group Health drops workplace injury coverage for self-employed, small businesses
Who’s the boss on birth control coverage? The employer or government?

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Legislators’ $25M boost for STEM scholarships may be magnet
Uninsured Americans not rushing to buy health coverage
Keeping groundwater at bay crucial in Bertha’s repair plan
State agency accepting donations to help landslide victims
State allowed logging on plateau above slope
Editorial: Still more work the state can do on sex trafficking

Skagit Valley Herald
Washington Senate panel raises daily expenses allowance (Hatfield, Fraser)
Eighth-graders visit EWU to get taste of university life
Shawn Vestal: Fighting poverty or fighting the poor?
Editorial: Installment payment option for property tax a start, but penalties need fix

Washington Post
Blog: How a farm bill loophole could wipe out $8.5 billion (food stamps)

 

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Search presses on with dogs, bare hands
Nearly a dozen Hanford employees sick from unknown fumes
Obama extending health care sign-up deadline

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Houses approved in slide area despite 15-year-old report

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Report raises questions about mudslide precautions (AP with KOMO video report)

KHQ 6 TV
Rep. Kevin Parker Receives Death Threat; Suspect In Custody

KPLU FM
Wash. Senate Panel OKs $30 Per Diem Pay Hike (Fraser)
SeaTac Parking Lot Company Fires Workers Who Complained About Not Getting $15/Hour
County Officials Say Stricken Neighborhood Made Aware Of Landslide Risk

KUOW FM
Latest Landslide Science Not Connecting With County Planning

 

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Seattle PI
Blog: Medical marijuana in Seattle faces closure deadline
Blog: Obama urges prayer, promises help for victims of Washington landslide

Slog
How State-Sanctioned Logging Might Have Contributed to the Snohomish County Mudslide
Rep. Adam Smith Slams “Shocking” Conditions at Immigrant Detention Center
Op-Ed: How a $15 Minimum Wage Would Make Everyone Richer