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Washington State House Democrats

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Thursday, June 5

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Aberdeen Daily World
Vancouver opposes oil terminal plan; now what?

Associated Press
Liquor board: Volume discount sales of booze is OK
STATS: Who used Washington’s doctor-assisted suicide law?
Health insurance application errors could jeopardize patients’ benefits
State fines Wilcox Farms over worker’s death at silo
Railroads seek to limit disclosure on oil trains
U.S. firms add 179,000 jobs
Marijuana retail store to open July 1 in Spokane
Washington governor passes wildfire safety test
Planned Parenthood closing 3 NW clinics

Bainbridge Island Review
Washington State Ferry director candidates to visit Bremerton

Central Kitsap Reporter
Washington State Ferry director candidates to visit Bremerton

Columbian
Lawmakers discuss new bridge effort (Wylie, Cleveland)

The Daily News
Wyoming governor meets with local officials, lawmakers on Day 2 of visit

Everett Herald
Top county managers given 10% raises despite tight budget
Railroad company says oil train information should be confidential
Everett council embarks on long journey to balanced budget
Park and fishing pier join scramble for public funding
Burbank: Ballmer and equity in the NW
Editorial: Economy depends on labor

Highline Times
El Dorado West seniors visited by representatives of the Washington Healthcare Association (Fitzgibbon)

Island Guardian
Meet Two Who Would Steer WSF
Growing Concerns On Size Of MJ Grow Operations In County

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Ferry director candidates down to final two

News Tribune (subscription required)

More than 100 killed selves using recent Death with Dignity law
Data sought on how veterans fare as civilians

Olympian (subscription required)
Liquor board reverses course on discounts to restaurants
State gives its State Patrol project near Capitol an environmental green light (Dunshee)
Op-ed: Now is the time to call for a Washington carbon plan
Eugene Robinson: America is taking the right steps on coal plants
Editorial: Time to speak your mind about improving I-5 traffic

Oregonian
BNSF, Union Pacific railroads don’t want public to know details of Washington oil train shipments

Puget Sound Business Journal
The making of a ferry: M/V Samish comes to life at Seattle’s Harbor Island

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle’s minimum-wage win spurs talk to target more cities (Chopp)
Beleaguered insurance judge to speak at upcoming Senate session
Washington health insurance exchange CIO resigns
MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ goes with the wrong Steinbrueck
Patty Murray: ‘Crushing’ college costs hurt students, economy
Editorial: Obama’s coal plan catches up with climate policy in Olympia

Skagit Valley Herald
State Parks seeks input on boat moorage fees

Spokesman Review
Inslee: Fires will worsen without emission control
Practicing for fire season
Spokane Valley won’t join regional waste system

Tri-City Herald
Cherry crop looking mighty sweet

Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Marijuana business finds way into Valley

BROADCAST

KING 5 TV (NBC)
New roadside drug, alcohol survey could include you
Insurance agents struggling with state’s new health exchange

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Group filing charter amendment to lower $15 minimum wage
Surrounding cities not following Seattle’s lead on $15 per hour

KPLU FM
New Rule To Reveal How Many Oil Tanker Trains Passing Through Wash.
OIC Whistleblower To Speak Out As Questions Linger Over Her Own Conduct
U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Block Oregon Same-Sex Marriage
Northwest Fire Season Ramps Up Ahead Of Schedule East Of The Cascades

KUOW FM

Regulators Discuss The Future Of Coal-Fired Power In The West
Court-Ordered Negotiations Between Feds, Washington State Are Up

NW Public Radio

Oregon Has Highest Rate Of Prisoners With Post-Prison Supervision

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
State rep. planning to push for $12 minimum wage for Washington (Farrell)

Q13 TV (FOX)
Seattle business group proposes amendment to overturn new $15 an hour minimum wage
Will Seattle’s $15 minimum wage spread across the state?

WEB

Capitol Record
WSDOT update on fish passage barriers

Crosscut
How the heck did we get here? A history of affordable housing in Seattle
Guest post: Women-unfriendly Seattle must fix its status as the 73-cent city

HDC Advance
WSDOT looking for public input on I-5 JBLM section

Publicola
Fizz: Struggling within the same broken system
Fizz: The name of the current mayor (Hunter)

Seattle P.I.
Should shipments of oil by rail be kept secret from the public?

West Seattle Blog
Police took 2K+ plants from North Delridge warehouse, left 45, say dispensary operator and SPD