WASHINGTON STATE

Washington State House Democrats

HOUSE DEMOCRATS

Wednesday, October 22

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Associated Press
Backpage.com asks high court to throw out lawsuit
Passenger jets push Boeing’s profit up 18 percent
Washington sheriff says pot rules working
Digging starts for stalled Seattle tunnel machine
Groundbreaking ceremony for Boeing 777X wing plant
State’s highway congestion 1.5 percent worse
Public college enrollment up in Washington state
Website asks high court to throw out lawsuit
College enrollment and diversity up at WWU, other Washington universities

The Daily News
Cowlitz County unemployment rate down to 7 percent in September

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Editorial: Initiative is not the path to better schools

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Most ferries return to own routes Wednesday
Hard choices ahead, Inslee tells Bremerton crowd

News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: Clean, compact energy? We can dream, can’t we?

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: State could trump Hobby Lobby decision (Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Frockt, Ranker, Pedersen)

Peninsula Daily News
Jobless rate lingers at 7 percent in Clallam, Jefferson counties

Puget Sound Business Journal
Up to Speed: The pesky budgetary item of ‘Obamacare fines’
Insurance commissioner to reverse some mental health coverage denials
Study: Invest $7 billion in state transport needs, $42 billion in benefits will come to Washington state
Washington state emerges as a leader as interest in palliative care rises

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle drivers seeing red as bus-only lanes installed
Seattle mayor, councilmembers receive favorable ratings in new poll
Record-high enrollment at WSU and UW’s three campuses
Round-up: Study finds mentoring helps kids stay healthy, $16 million for UW foreign languages
Danny Westneat: Hey, we’re world class! For truly terrible traffic
Guest Opinion: Halt turnover in school administration to improve education
Editorial: Time for police to drop opposition to federal consent decree
Froma Harrop: ‘Death with Dignity’ law is least slippery slope | Syndicated columnist

Skagit Valley Herald
Hospital refund costs local tax districts $837,000

Spokesman Review
Justices deciding fate of Backpage.com lawsuit
Study pushes benefit of $7 billion in road projects
Proposal would curb catch-and-release steelheading

Tri-City Herald
Tri-City job gain streak continues in September
Editorial: Our Voice: Community college funding is as crucial as K-12

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
State begins replacing contaminated yards

BROADCAST

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Business group pressures Olympia to act on transportation

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Big return claimed from transportation investments but transit left out

KPLU FM
Seattle Leaders Hope ‘Magic Sauce’ Will Guarantee ‘Quality’ In Proposed Pre-K Plan
Highline Schools The Latest Wash. District To Consider Transgender Student Policy
Washington Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Backpage.com Case

KUOW FM
Checking Your ‘Intuition’ At The Gun Show
Pew: Gaming Is Least Welcoming Online Space For Women

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Boeing breaks ground on new 777X wing facility
Advocates say state Supreme Court case key to combatting child sex trafficking

NW Public Radio

Idaho Wedding Chapel That Refuses To Marry Same-Sex Couples Sets Off Conservative Alarm Bells
Faith Community Weighs In On Gun Initiatives

WEB

Crosscut
Report: Inaction on transportation is expensive for state, public

Capitol Record (TVW)
Backpage sex trafficking case argued before state Supreme Court

HDC Advance
Crowds flock to Seattle Center for free health care

Publicola
Morning Jolt: Developers Lose Another Round