WASHINGTON STATE

Washington State House Democrats

HOUSE DEMOCRATS

Monday, November 18, 2013

Associated Press
Boeing takes $100 billion in orders from Gulf
New Army order clears way for benefits for some
Statewide voter turnout lowest in a decade
State opting not to appeal fuel standard decision
Energy Department: We won’t micromanage BPA
Washington prospectors seek fortune in legal pot
Oregon health exchange represents biggest woe
Recount potential looms over $15 wage initiative
SC gov says she feels sorry for Inslee over union vote

Bellingham Herald
2,264 Whatcom County residents sign up for health insurance in October

Bothell Reporter
Meetings ahead for Metro bus cuts

Columbian
Faces of the Affordable Care Act: Health care quest complex for Vancouver couple with newborn
Editorial: In Our View: Put Brakes on Road Package (transportation budget)

The Daily News
State receives record 163,000 comments for Millennium project
Washington’s health site an early success in a nation of glitches
Faces of the ACA: For couple, a positive exchange
Editorial: Gov. Inslee, Boeing hit turbulence

Everett Herald
Angry Machinists could seek leaders’ ouster
Much work remains on transportation package (Clibborn, Liias)
Boeing says it will make 777 site choice within 3 months
Boeing announces $101.5B in orders from Gulf
Licenses available for prospective pot growers
Boeing 777X takes wing, and it’s carbon-fiber
IAM president: Heat from Airbus behind Boeing offer
Boeing: Machinists vote won’t affect 777X timeline
Op-ed: Pro and con: Funding for new aircraft carriers
Op-ed: Legislature: No more escaping traffic tickets
Editorial: Compassion gone awry (Sealing juvenile records)
Editorial: Putting consumers first (AG’s office)

The Inlander
A Hidden Crime – Very little is known about the prevalence of child sex trafficking in Washington state, let alone Spokane County, but that soon may change
Paying for Justice – With the loss of federal grant money, the Idaho Innocence Project faces a shortfall in cash, but no lack of work

Islands’ Sounder
State to investigate CenturyLink

Issaquah Reporter
Senn calls aerospace package ‘economic win’ (Senn)


Maple Valley Reporter
Majority of Washington citizens willing to pay more for transportation | Washington State Transportation Commission
Washington Healthplanfinder releases detailed October enrollment report

News Tribune (subscription required)
Boeing takes $100 billion in orders from Gulf
Op-ed: Americans are serving life in prison – for this?

New York Times
Column: Under My Thumb (Boeing)

Olympian (subscription required)
Cities say wider I-5 near JBLM top priority
Rep. Alexander keeps promise, stepping down Dec. 31 from House  (Murray, Nelson, Keiser, Frockt, Fraser, Harper)
Editorial: Investment in early learning pays big dividends
Blog: UPDATE – Rep. Hunt, Sen. Frockt sizing up Eyman’s advisory ballot votes for repeal
Blog: Field growing for state Democratic chairman job after Pelz leaves Feb. 1 (Moscoso)

Peninsula Daily News
State agency to take public comment on experimental forest

Puget Sound Business Journal
Kreidler: Changing Obamacare rules at this stage would be unfair
This week in health care: broken promises, Medicare penalties and the future of medical marijuana
House bill would let insurers to sell plans that don’t meet Obamacare standards
Washington’s health exchange ranks No. 3 in nation
Washington state rejects Obama’s plan to let people keep current plans
Boeing says it won’t renegotiate with Machinists
Opinion: Young, invincible and insured – finally

Renton Reporter
Group advises 3+/2+ hybrid option for future i-405 HOT lanes

Seattle Times (subscription required)
777X takes off with big Mideast orders
A rift in Machinists leadership
YouthCare’s doors may close on homeless young adults
Detained legal residents urge hard line on immigration
Elwha River sees largest run of Chinook in decades
Reality check: Was high praise warranted for state’s performance on NAEP?
Blog: Lamenting Washington’s lower voter turnout
Blog: How to buy a gun without a background check
Editorial: Washington state right to forge ahead with health policies
Editorial: Enact a Washington state transportation package
Editorial: Rescind mayor’s overreaching efforts to unionize day-care providers
Guest: Machinists’ vote on Boeing union contract defended the middle class

Skagit Valley Herald
Skagit River Bridge work called complete

Spokesman Review
Washington’s health site an early success in a nation of glitches
Pentagon analysis shows McConnell cheaper option than Fairchild for new tanker
Spin Control: Right-to-work weird for Washington
Blog: Pot biz applications open Monday
Editorial: Inslee must take lead in talks between Boeing, Machinists union
Guest opinion: Congressional action on beneficial farm measure urgent
Opinion: Retirement benefit flies away

Tri-City Herald
CBC helping high schoolers prepare for higher education
Editorial: Thumbs up to Hastings and Cantwell, down to golden parachutes

West Seattle Herald
Alternative design concepts for 4755 Fauntleroy Way S.W. Project will be shown

Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima Basin water plan flowing in a good direction
Transportation plan calls for 11.5-cent hike in state gas tax (Clibborn)

BROADCAST

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Boeing CEO: 3 months for 777x location decision
Pot business milestone: Wash. starts taking applications

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Work on Seattle’s new seawall begins
Boeing takes $100 billion in orders from Gulf
Taxpayers’ dollars used to clean up ‘trucker bombs’

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Boeing: Record 777X order placed in Dubai
Redmond teen confronts U.S. House Speaker at DC diner

KPLU FM

For the ‘Unbanked’ in Wash., a Barrier to Accessing Obamacare
Boeing Announces Huge $95 Billion Haul At Dubai Airshow
Chance Finding at WSU Lights Up Possibilities in Physics, Computing

KUOW FM
What Boeing Machinists’ Rejection Means For Labor
Sorry, Washingtonians: You Won’t All Be Able To Keep Old Health Plan

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Seattle seawall project begins three years of waterfront worries
‘Turn out the lights’: Remembering the Boeing bust billboard

NW Public Radio
Oregonians Can Keep Health Insurance

Q13 TV (FOX)
Boeing dominates sales at Dubai Air Show
WEB
Crosscut
The Daily Troll: Meet Murray’s transition team. An affordable Affordable Care Act? Doc Hastings vs. wolves.
Good-bye, Boeing?

Capitol Record
On TVW this week: Legislative assembly days, fish consumption rates, court seminar
GMO labeling supporters admit defeat, say they will continue the fight in 2016

HDC Advance
How can we best help Washington’s Foster Children?

Patches
What Happens to Those Uninsured by Obamacare Deadline?
Statewide Survey Says: Commuters Would Pay More For Improved Transportation

Publicola
On other blogs today: Protest vote, union vote, districts vote

Seattle PI
Boeing takes $100 billion in orders from Gulf

Slog
There Is Nothing Rational About Moving 777X Production Outside the Puget Sound Region (but Don’t Expect That to Stop Boeing)