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Washington State House Democrats

HOUSE DEMOCRATS

May 21, 2014

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Associated Press
Feds don’t want irrigation water used to grow pot
Any misconduct at VA will be punished, Obama says
US House approves $12 billion-plus water bill
Inslee: SBA approves emergency help for North Bend
Insurance Commissioner office complaint filed
Yu sworn in to state Supreme Court

Aberdeen Daily World
Rail re-opens
Letter: Oil? No thanks

Ballard News Tribune
Tarleton supports new plan to fund transit (Tarleton)
Kohl-Welles appointed to Maritime Industries Joint Legislative Task (Kohl-Welles, Tarleton)

Bellingham Herald
Bellingham meeting: Money for railroad overpasses nowhere to be found
Blog: WWU told to divest from fossil-fuel investments

Columbian
Column: Callaghan: Washington voters have PTSD: Post-traumatic session disorder

The Daily News
Cowlitz County’s unemployment rate drops to 7.8 percent for April

Everett Herald
Work on 102-year-old Broadway bridge will be delayed
The Everett Clinic revealing charges for some tests
Spotters explain further why they walked away
Washington state ferry jobs assigned by seniority
777X tax breaks could end up in a WTO court
State Sen. McAuliffe reflects on 2014 legislative session (McAuliffe)
Burbank: Public interest must be basis of government
Editorial: Education: Inflated grades, flat results

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Boat won’t float? State offers no-cost remedy

News Tribune (subscription required)
Court decision could mean more settlements for injured workers

Olympian (subscription required)
Court decision could mean more settlements for injured workers
Blog: State calls public meeting on new State Patrol building proposal
Blog: Talks begin for new state worker contracts for pay in 2015-17

Seattle Times (subscription required)
VA patients waited, suffered, died
Community colleges plan to offer quick competency degree
House OKs Reichert’s bill to fight child sex trafficking
Editorial: State needs parity mandate to cover autism therapy

Spokesman Review
Yu sworn in as Supreme Court justice
WA county unemployment rates
Editorial: Storage plan for N-waste is one big boondoggle

Yakima Herald Republic
Tribes fight upstream battle in protest of coal terminal

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)
State road projects on hold for federal funding
For injured Hanford workers, it’s one denial after another
Cancer rates among firefighters are skyrocketing

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Man arrested 16 times for DUI gets lesser sentence than judge wants

KPLU FM
As Seattle Mulls Pre-K Program, We Ask: What’s The Long-Term Cost?
Washington’s First Openly-Gay Supreme Court Justice Sworn Into Office
Pot Growers Can’t Use Federal Irrigation Water
Lawmakers Seek Delay On Healthy Lunch Rules For Schools
Report: Pedestrian Deaths Disproportionately Affect Native Americans In Wash. State

KUOW FM 
Rural Hospital Frustrated With Role As Sasquatch Festival’s Emergency Room

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
The real cost of a free lunch
Cult of Metro – Quit proposing taxes and fees, just make riders pay more
Metro Transit manager likes Seattle plan but says we need a regional solution

National Public Radio
As Court Fees Rise, The Poor Are Paying The Price
Unpaid Court Fees Land The Poor In 21st Century Debtors’ Prisons

Web

Crosscut
Brain scientists, young people talk to justices about youthful mistakes
The Daily Troll: Mary Yu joins state court. Feds don’t want water turned into pot. EU irked by Boeing’s 787X tax breaks.

HDC Advance
How important is the tech industry in Washington?
Healthy teeth = a healthy body

The Slog
Groundbreaking Washington State Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu Is Sworn In