Our members and staff will be taking some well-deserved time off for the holidays this week. We’ll resume the E-Clips on Monday.

Happy Holidays!

– House Democrats

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Arlington Times
Rep. Dunshee holds telephone town hall (Dunshee)

Everett Herald
Jail hitting goal to reduce overcrowding
Editorial: A treaty that needs to pass (Disabilities Convention)

Highline Times
Sea-Tac Food Donations Surpass 100,000 Pounds

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
State races draw lots of GOP attention (Schlicher, Seaquist, Haigh)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Op-ed: Peter Callaghan: In a highly partisan world, nonpartisan information is vital

Olympian (subscription required)
Capitol holiday tree makes its way to rotunda Monday
Editorial: Voter turnout was disappointing

Peninsula Daily News
State’s historic preservation officer comes to historical Port Townsend
Makah tribal member speaks on water treaty rights Dec. 4

Spokesman Review
Three groups seek charter schools in Spokane, with one proposed for 2014
Premera boots Providence from network for small-business plans
Editorial: Inversion challenges us to help make our air cleaner

Tri-City Herald
Canadian company buys all 670 acres of Red Mountain land
Yakima council may ban e-cigarettes
Consultant: Pasco needs to find ways to conserve water
Editorial: Unified approach still best for new public facilities in the Tri-Cities

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Employees paid to babysit rarely used ferry

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Sea Tac workers plan to celebrate passage of $15 minimum wage
King County presents new plan to prevent gun deaths

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Four-inch mistake forces taxpayers to pick up expensive tab

KPLU FM
With One Dam Gone, Life Returns to Elwha River
State Ferry System Sets Course to Convert to Cheaper LNG Fuel

KUOW FM
Looking Back: Thanksgiving Flooding Sinks Old I-90 Bridge
22 Contenders Vie To Become State’s First Charter Schools

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Hate the gas tax? How about paying by the mile
Local colleges offer 7 gender choices on application
Another example of why gun free doesn’t work for business
Dori Monson: The problem with Seattle Center’s pot party
Hansen responds to allegations of kickbacks, subsidies
Poised for victory, but SeaTac minimum wage fight far from over

Q13 TV (FOX)
Boeing lays out timeline for 777X site decision
Burn bans raised as air quality worsens in Puget Sound