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Washington State House Democrats

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Thursday, April 24

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Associated Press
State reports 600,000 now insured under health care law
Avalanche warning for Mount Hood, Mount Rainier
FDA proposes first regulations for e-cigarettes
Age to buy tobacco in Washington could go up to 21
State gives US agency deadline on leaky tank
Seattle mayor to unveil plan for minimum wage hike
Governor triggers dispute resolution
County-by-county sign-ups for health insurance
Biologists watching fish runs after deadly slide

Auburn Reporter
Sen. Roach calls on WSDOT to open Chinook and Cayuse passes

Bothell Reporter
Cartoon: You better have a plan to fully-fund K-12 education

The Island Guardian
Derelict Vessel Prevention Program Surges Forward On New Funding (Ranker)

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Editorial: OUR VIEW | Creating a culture beyond K-12

News Tribune (subscription required)
Wash. health exchange reports 164,062 signed up for private plans
Editorial: A ‘surcharge’ on critics of government
Column: $15 hourly wage will be a killer for many small businesses

Olympian (subscription required)
GET program proves its worth for Rainier family featured in 2001 ad
Editorial: Governor should add diversity to Supreme Court
Letter: Minimum wage inrease, will boost up other’s pay
Letter: If low wages inspire, then try it with CEOs
Letter: Paying minimum wage not a form of charity
Blog: Wash. health exchange reports 164,062 signed up for private plans

Puget Sound Business Journal
Washington health exchange enrolls 1 million
Insurance commissioner delays controversial new rules for health plans
Medicaid overpayments lead to calls for further investigation

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Group seeks property-tax hike to preserve bus routes
Log wall at base of mudslide hill needed repeated repairs
Mayor’s panel fails to reach consensus on wage recommendations
Health exchange sign-ups cheered by state officials
Raise tobacco-buying age to 21, county boards asks Legislature
Lawmakers decry Seattle Boy Scouts’ action against gay leader
Who’s graduating on time? In Everett, the rate keeps rising
Jerry Large: Nation slips as taxpayers must pay what CEOs avoid
Editorial: After failure of King County Prop. 1, hard work on Metro needed
Obamacare’s drug problem | Jonathan Martin / Times editorial columnist

Spokesman Review
Washington state enrolls more than 600,000 for health coverage
Board likely to ban pot home-delivery
It’s really official: Fairchild not getting first new tankers

Tri-City Herald
State initiates dispute resolution over Hanford consent decree

 

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KPLU FM
Wash. Health Exchange Reports Strong Enrollment Numbers Despite Early Glitches
Wash. Superintendent’s Estimate For Ed Funding Nearly Twice That Of Lawmakers’
With Prop. 1 Failing, Group Plans Ballot Initiative To Save Bus Service In Seattle
Scientists: Washington’s State Fish Has A Remarkable Evolutionary Past
Wash. State Sen. Ericksen: Controversial Oil Trains ‘Going To Be With Us For A While’
Boeing CEO: Moving Engineering Jobs Out Of Wash. Will ‘Strengthen Our Company’

KUOW FM
About 600,000 Washington Residents Enrolled Through Health Exchange

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
As Prop 1 trails, new plan to save Metro bus service in Seattle
Regulations for e-cigarettes imminent but enthusiasts wary of limits
Kent parents, teachers say special ed students disruptive, dangerous in classroom

 

WEB

Crosscut
Chunky seabird in the crosshairs of state’s timber-cutting machinery

HDC Advance
Rep. Kagi is a shining star! (Kagi)
State patrol: move over for emergency vehicles
Washington startups pulling in cash

Seattle P.I.
Blog: Obamacare: Top state Democrats take a victory lap
Blog: Hanford: State puts heat on feds over radioactive hot stuff

The Slog
E-Cigarettes Will Now Be Regulated
Oh, Yeah, and the Internet Is Doomed, Too