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Thursday, May 1, 2014

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Aberdeen Daily World
Grain car derailment in Aberdeen spurs debate over crude by rail shipments

Associated Press
State’s marijuana license lottery will not pause for appeals
Seattle mayor says he’ll announce $15 wage plan
WA counties dropping immigrant jail holds
Colorado lawmakers want pot industry bank option

Arlington Times
Local access to Darrington provided via Seattle City Light maintenance road

Bainbridge Island Review
Legislature is still lagging on fully funding education (Sullivan, Hunter)
Rolfes: Real results for public school students are still ahead (Rolfes)

Bellingham Herald
Conservatives wary as state enters Whatcom water negotiations
Gas prices top $4 a gallon in Bellingham
Legislators miss first assignment from state Supreme Court

Bothell Reporter
Democrats’ plan will frame K-12 funding debate says Sen. Frockt (Frockt)

Columbian
Editorial: In Our View: Inslee’s Climate Balancing Act:
Blog: Oil train derails in Virginia; Oil tankers in Oregon get safer

The Daily News
Global Partners vows to use enhanced-safety rail cars for local oil transport
Retail marijuana lottery results to be announced Friday — except for Longview
New study sheds light on contaminants in Columbia River fish

Everett Herald
Legislators miss first assignment from state Supreme Court

Highline Times
Highline teachers don’t appreciate plan to hire TFA members

Islands’ Sounder
Orca and chinook salmon recovery projects in place

News Tribune
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Colorado eyes edibles rules as more people eat pot
Op-ed: Poor lawmaking allows exploitation of workers

Olympian (subscription required)
Local governments will pay more for patients’ detox
State’s marijuana license lottery will not pause for appeals
65 workers statewide died from work-related injury or illness in 2013
Editorial: Post politicians’ disclosure reports online

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Common sense calls for repeal of second amendment | Jerry Large
Too much focus on short-term results hurts schools, report says | Education Lab
Rep. Rick Larsen: U.S. should create ambassadorship to Arctic 
King County shows strong job growth, weaker wage growth
Editorial: Clemency is a good first step to ending failed War on Drugs policies
Blog: A reprieve in Washington’s drug treatment crisis

Skagit Valley Herald
Clean Puget Sound starts at home

Spokesman Review
State to dispensaries: Pay your taxes
Spokane pot businesses could bank on credit union

Tri-City Herald
Inslee offers staff meeting with TRIDEC about Hanford
Hanford B Reactor park part of national defense bill
State report informs schools of possible dangers

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle mayor to reveal minimum wage plan today
6 Western Wash. schools at ‘high’ risk for landslide

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Activists rally for stricter regulations of crude oil transported via rail
Another try: Mayor Murray to announce $15 minimum wage proposal

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Small Washington town looks to strike it rich with pot

KPLU FM
First-Of-Its-Kind Draft Report Outlines Threats Of Natural Diasters To Wash. Schools
McCleary Attorney: Wash. Lawmakers’ School Funding Report ‘A Bunch of Malarky’  (Hunter)

KUOW FM
Digital Ticket Exhaustion The Reported Cause Behind April 911 Outage
Legislature’s Report On Education Funding ‘Highly Unlikely’ To Satisfy Supreme Court

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
How Russia’s involvement in Ukraine affects Boeing’s bottom line

NW Public Radio
Federal Government Finds Harmful Contaminants In Columbia River Fish
Oregon Audit Outlines ‘Achievement Gap’ In State Middle Schools

Q13 TV (FOX)
Ready to pay more for ferry trips?

WEB

Capitol Record
Education funding report to state Supreme Court says 2015 session will be ‘critical’

Crosscut
A green line of governors: Can Inslee, Kitzhaber stop energy exports?

HDC Advance
Call for more diversity on college campuses supported (Gregerson, Moscoso, Ortiz-Self, Pettigrew, Santos, Walkinshaw, McCoy)
Schools struggle with population boom, need more classrooms

Horsesass.org
Mayor Murray to Announce Minimum Wage Proposal Today

Publicola
Morning Fizz: Mayor Murray to Announce Minimum Wage Deal with Supermajority of Committee
WSDOT Head: “We Are Concerned” About Future of Tunnel Project

Seattle P.I.
Blog: Why legal pot will be good for state’s kids
Blog: Gun lobby group receives open government award (Kohl-Welles)

The Slog
Amazon Doesn’t Hire Women for Top Positions