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Tuesday, November 18

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Associated Press
8 Washington hospitals prepare for Ebola patients
WSP: Driver in Skagit River Bridge collapse received ticket
Study offers solution for stormwater threat to salmon
More international students at Washington colleges
Oregon immigration vote is a warning for Obama
Puget Sound Energy customers to get 1-time credit
Thousands visited Washington exchange last weekend
Carbon cap report to Inslee, may spur action

Columbian
Human trafficking summit planned
Tough options for lawmakers on class sizes (Moeller)

The Daily News
Report: Cowlitz County’s’ rate of opioid overdoses tops in state

Everett Herald (subscription required)
You’ll find a bumper crop of ideas at farming conference
Editorial: Can you afford to live longer? (Retirement planning & Social Security)

Federal Way Mirror
Celebration of life service set for Rep. Roger Freeman

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Prosecutor still deciding death penalty

News Tribune (subscription required)
Get rid of biology test as high school graduation requirement, state board says
Democrats will nominate candidates Dec. 1 to replace Roger Freeman

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Task force considers carbon pricing options

Puget Sound Business Journal
PSE customers getting $40 one-time credit
Microsoft and other tech giants urge lawmakers to curb NSA surveillance powers

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Insurance boss Kreidler on the future of health-care reform
Patty Murray urges Obama to stay firm on immigration action
Activists in alternative parties discuss cooperating in state
Editorial: What to do about the state’s No. 1 property crime ranking

Skagit Valley Herald
Overheight load in I-5 bridge collapse taller than permit said

Spokesman Review
Spokane sex offender to be held indefinitely at McNeil Island
Snake River dredging to start in December, Corps says
Editorial: VA reforms encouraging, but more changes needed

Tri-City Herald
West Richland council to vote Nov. 18 on marijuana ban

Yakima Herald Republic
Death by dirty water: Storm runoff a risk for fish
‘Vaccine court’ keeps claimants waiting
DNR to host forest health workshop for private landowners
Native American kids need more federal protection from violence, expert panel says

BROADCAST

KING 5 TV (NBC)
State’s top lawyer says changes needed to catch ‘bad faith’ banks (Orwall)
Schools facing substitute teacher shortage
Workers stage one-day strike at 2 Pierce County hospitals

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Labor group raises concerns over project backed by Chinese investors

KPLU FM
On Climate Tour, Inslee Notes Health Impacts Of Carbon Emissions In Seattle’s South Park
Delta Air Lines Resets Bar Higher For Pacific Northwest Hub
Washington State Patrol Cites Truck Driver In Skagit Bridge Collapse

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Seattle exploring millionaires tax; why don’t they just take our paychecks and give us allowance?

Q13 TV (FOX)
First-grader says school lunch lady told him, ‘Guess what? You can’t have a lunch’
On strike: Workers at two Pierce County hospitals walk out

WEB

Capitol Record (TVW)
Carbon task force issues report on cap-and-trade and carbon tax approaches
On TVW for committee week: 2015 budget preview, McCleary impact, ebola readiness and mental health

Crosscut
Task force arms Inslee with advice for climate legislation
Will Seattle tax itself into trouble?

Publicola
A “Two-Way Relationship Between [the] Environment and Inequality”
“There’s a Lesson to be Learned.” (transportation funding)

Seattle P.I.
State Patrol: Truck that caused Skagit Bridge collapse was over-height
Survey finds Evergreen is America’s most liberal campus: Go Geoducks!
‘Smartest cities’ in America: Seattle ranks in the top 10

Slog
Holding Three Simultaneous Death Penalty Trials in King County Is Unprecedented—and Hugely Expensive
Op-Ed: Don’t Tell Me Olympia Can’t Fund the Smaller Class Sizes Voters Just Demanded

Washington State Wire
The Cannabis Wars 2015-The Future Of MMJ: Two Pre-Session Post-Election Hearings (Chopp)
Cannabis Wars Part 2: The Background, The Battle (Kohl-Welles)