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Monday, September 15

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Aberdeen Daily World
State seeks public comment on razor clam season options
Attorney General Bob Ferguson talks McCleary, pot, public disclosure
Harbor reacts to letter chastising port oil projects
Third oil project will go through EIS process; Hoquiam is co-lead agency 

Associated Press
Liquor fee fight pushes Costco to Washington GOP (Nelson, Hobbs)
Washington sales tax dependence cited in report
Second year of health care law brings new round of woes
Chinook spotted in upper reaches of Elwha River
Health officials warn of Sea-Tac measles exposure
WWU president won’t be offering budget cut ideas
I-90 closed near Spokane after hazmat response

The Daily News
Tax on marijuana products on Rainier council’s agenda
Longview’s retail marijuana options expanding as new stores open

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Classrooms are crowded but paying for fix will be costly (Hobbs)
Texting while driving a problem for all ages of drivers
Medical records at jail now electronic
EvCC, teachers union settle legal dispute
Burbank: Initiative forces action on class size (Dunshee, Liias)
Editorial: The 20-Year Transportation Plan: Replace the gas tax, but how?
Editorial: McCleary: Change starts now (Carlyle)

Governing Magazine
In a First, Washington Supreme Court Finds Legislature in Contempt (Hunter, Rolfes)

Kirkland Reporter
Enterovirus 68 respiratory illness suspected in King County

Maple Valley Reporter
Secretary of State’s office unviels new, online version of ‘Simply Washington’

Olympian (subscription required)
Ecology launching study of spill response need at Nisqually River from passing oil trains
Ethics Board fines Lt. Gov. Brad Owen $15,000 to settle long-running ethics complaint
Op-ed: Court should appoint a K-12 “special master”
Editorial: Court is holding state lawmakers accountable

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Local companies caught in fight over whether to kill Export-Import Bank
$7.5 million to boost care at low-income, minority health clinics in Wash.
King County Council member introduces body-camera proposal
Obamacare helps slash hospital charity costs in state (Cody)
Ethics board fines Lt. Gov. Brad Owen $15,000
Blog: Rare good news for state mental health system
Guest: What keeps girls from studying physics and STEM

Seattle Weekly
Mayor Murray Pledges More Money For Cops and Homeless Services

Spokesman Review
Cops, cameras a gray area (Billig)
Colvilles ask feds to boost forests’ fire safety
Spin Control: What’s right when it comes to rights?

Yakima Herald Republic
Hop growers scramble for workers to harvest large crop
Editorial: Legislature correctly gets more time for school solution

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KING 5 TV (NBC)

Pre-diabetes, diabetes rates fuel national health crisis

KIRO 7 TV
Hundreds protest rent hikes for public housing

KPLU FM
Seattle Public Housing Residents Face The Possibility Of Big Rent Hikes
How Seattle’s Involvement In Education Is Unique Among Cities
WSU Board Approves New Medical School In Spokane
Washington Lt. Governor Agrees To $15K Ethics Fine

KUOW FM
Seattle Mayor Proposes Adding 100 New Officers Next Year

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Boeing dangles pension buyout opportunity
New report says Washington needs to do far more for infertile couples

NW Public Radio
Hockey Inquiry Turns On Whether Players Are ‘Student Athletes’ Or Workers
Cover Oregon Officials To Face State Lawmakers

WEB

Crosscut
Puget Sound growth: Where will they all live?
Eastside Pathways tackles education reform in Bellevue
Ethics board fines Lt. Governor Owen

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