WASHINGTON STATE

Washington State House Democrats

HOUSE DEMOCRATS

Monday, June 9

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Associated Press
EPA agrees to pesticide buffers to protect salmon
States balk at keeping oil-train info from public
Longtime Wash. farmworker advocate Villanueva dies
First recreational pot testing lab opens in Yakima

Bainbridge Island Review
School board looks at adding Spanish or science curriculum to elementary school schedules
Bainbridge high to do away with class rankings by next fall

Bellingham Herald
Bellingham council to hear concerns over rail traffic from proposed coal terminal

Bothell Reporter
Statement from Rep. Luis Moscoso on the shooting at Seattle Pacific University (Moscoso)

Central Kitsap Reporter
CKF&R looks to change its public weapons policy

Columbian
Editorial: In Our View: Information Train (Oil trains)

Everett Herald
Group to report findings on oil, coal train count on Tuesday
State’s top attorney to weigh in on halt to logging in slide-prone areas
‘Watershed’ events involve guns, death too often
Op-ed: Relationship between landslides and logging is a complex science
Editorial: Hunger doesn’t take a vacation
Editorial: Working to end gun violence
Editorial: Greatness on a human scale  (D-Day anniversary)

Kitsap Sun
(subscription required)
State’s marijuana rules don’t require buffer for home-based day cares
Whale of a welcome for new ferry

News Tribune (subscription required)
Ethics board looks at lawmakers’ free food (Pedersen)

Olympian (subscription required)
Thurston has its first state-licensed pot grower
Op-ed: Corrections officer: A woman’s perspective
Editorial: Avanti leads the state by integrating arts education

Peninsula Daily News
Olympic Corrections Center prisoners help socialize shelter dogs

Puget Sound Business Journal
One step closer to measuring whether people are getting healthier in Washington state

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Government offering $60 for roadside breath, blood test
Metro may not need to be cut as much as initially expected
Oso neighborhood lacked crucial permit, never should have been built
Startup pot operation full of stress and hard work
Longtime leader Mike Kreidler plunges into political storms (Cody)
At faith-based Seattle Pacific University, grief without despair
Mayor Murray calls for action on gun violence
New videos offer research-based tips to boost early learning
Danny Westneat: Was public railroaded in Eastside trail deal?
Guest Opinion: How gaps in teacher quality widen the gaps in student achievement
Editorial: A Metro Transit campaign promise that should not be kept
Blog: How to prevent the next SPU shooting
Blog: Tim Eyman’s Intriguing Counterattack to Seattle’s $15 Minimum Wage

Spokesman Review
Council implements PCB-free product preference
State officials: Companies offering health benefits must cover same-sex spouses
Governor Inslee visits classes at North Central High School
Inslee to pass on Hoopfest ‘14
Lege committees hit Spokane June 17

Yakima Herald Republic
Spirited away: Retailers see surprisingly high rate of liquor theft
Editorial:VA bills mark step forward but can’t be the final step
Editorial: Pause and remember D-Day sacrifice

BROADCAST

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle Pacific back in session after shooting
Seattle cab drivers filing lawsuit against ride-services
More patients flocking to ERs under ACA

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
SPU hero’s brother speaks publicly about deadly shooting

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
SPU shooting victim: ‘I just got a second chance’
Donations swell for Seattle campus shooting hero(Video)

KPLU FM
What Is The Farm Guest Worker Program And Why Is It Controversial In Wash. State?

KUOW FM
As Washington Prisons Crowd, Could Some ‘Lifers’ Get A Second Look?

NW Public Radio
Richland-Built Technology To Treat Radioactive Water In Japan
Despite Confidentiality Concerns, BNSF Will Report Oil Shipments To States

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
State launches new roadside surveys for alcohol, drugs
Sounding off at lawmakers may no longer require a trip to Olympia
King County Metro Transit may be able to scale back expected cuts

Q13 TV (FOX)
SPU hero’s brother speaks at morning church service

WEB

Crosscut
Housing: Can Seattle get supply and demand right?

HDC Advance

Broad support found for EPA regulations on carbon

Horsesass.org
The Appropriate and Effective Use of Non-Lethal Force

Publicola
Somber Mayor Murray addresses gun violence “epidemic”

Seattle P.I.
Seattle is ‘LGBT-friendliest city in America’ in 2014
Norm Dicks honored for bringing tides into the Nisqually Delta

Slog
American Jobs Are Back to Where They Were When Bush Crashed the Economy in 2008