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Wednesday, December 4th

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Associated Press
2 same-sex Wash. couples sue BNSF over health benefits
Former Washington Democratic official sentenced
Redmond residents say ‘not in our backyard’ to pot growers
Initiative aims to boost US college graduate ranks
About 61,000 sign up for private insurance in WA
State lawmakers still seeking deal on transportation package
Broadband in schools gets boost from Gates, Zuckerberg
Missouri may hand Boeing $1.7B in incentives
Obama declares health care law is working
Wash. seeks deal on transportation package
US senators tout Missouri to Boeing for 777X
Audit: Health care subsidies vulnerable to fraud

Bellingham Business Journal
Washington attorney general’s first year brings full plate
Workers’ comp rates will see average 2.7 percent rise in 2014

Columbian
Applicants for pot licenses increase in Clark County, state
Editorial: In Our View: (school) Safety Not Guaranteed
Blog: Vansterdam, Spuds Buds, THC Brothers coming to your neighborhood soon? (marijuana)

The Daily News
State’s unemployed now eligible for 9 more weeks of benefits
Longview public hearing to address retail marijuana rules

Everett Herald
Work under way to get Boeing, union back to table
US students lag behind many nations in reading, science and math
Burbank: Respecting workers and their work
Editorial: Other voices, other people (McCoy)

Highline Times
Opinion: Jerry’s View: A world of help awaits those who will take steps to get there.

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Outage under investigation; state utilities panel to meet in Friday Harbor

Kitsap Sun
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New Olympic forest coalition intends to get groups talking
LETTER TO THE EDITOR | What a university should value

News Tribune (subscription required)
State community college board considers adding more bachelor’s degree programs
No deal yet on transportation taxes (Clibborn, Liias)
Editorial: Charter schools following an upward trajectory
Op-ed: Illegal immigrants’ plight calls for empathy, not mockery
Op-ed: Website fixes mean health law is here to stay
Op-ed: Veterans court a useful resource for mental health issues

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Healthplanfinder enrollment tops 175,000 – mostly in Medicaid
Kreidler to testify Wednesday before U.S. House subcommittee
What if kids designed their own classes? | Education Lab
Pot business applications grow to 1,326
Pedersen likely to fill Murray’s state Senate seat; Walkinshaw in line for House (Pedersen, Upthegrove)
Editorial: Let the state attorney general protect consumers
Guest Opinion: The Yakima Plan is a taxpayer subsidy for irrigators

Skagit Valley Herald
Ecology seeks to ease tensions at water meeting

Spokesman Review
Washington State Patrol relaxes drug, crime rules for applicants
Spokane Public Schools looks to adopt new math program
Nurses and health care workers strike Deaconess and Valley hospitals

West Seattle Herald
Metro reaches out with the facts on the proposed transit cuts

BROADCAST

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Same sex couples sue Burlington Northern for spousal benefits

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Washington State Patrol changes employment screening

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Patients question UW Medicine’s handling of computer hack
Site of deadly silo collapse cited for 6 serious violations in 2013
Same-sex couples sue BNSF over health benefits

KPLU FM
Public Party Planned for One-Year Anniversary of Legal Pot
Two Same-Sex Couples Sue BNSF over Health Benefits
Washington State Growers Roll The Dice On New Pot Licenses  (Hurst)

KUOW FM
Wilcox Farms, Where Man Was Buried In Silo Collapse, Previously Cited
Superintendent Randy Dorn On Meeting Federal Evaluation Standards

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Protecting bikes in downtown Seattle means losing lanes or parking
Officials in Washington trying to lure Boeing, machinists back to the table
Are you ready for a big sales tax hike in King County?
Same-sex couples sue railroad over denial of benefits

Q13 TV (FOX)
Vashon Island residents upset about possible ferry changes
Feed mill cited for safety violations prior to silo collapse

WEB


Crosscut
Democrats pick new Seattle state representative (Pedersen, Murray)
The Daily Troll: Missouri’s 777X grab. Fines for blunts? Is $16 the new $15 minimum wage?
Op-ed: Boeing v. Machinists: Time for an Inslee-vention

HDC Advance
Affordable health care – a long journey, but well worth the wait.
Nick Hanauer: Investors create jobs like squirrels create evolution

Publicola
On other blogs today: Transportation stagnation, coal opposition, and more

Seattle PI
Fight to build the 777X; how Wash. stacks up
Blog: Lawmakers on coal: Show us the costs (Carlyle, Murray)
Blog: See where more than 1,000 pot businesses could be
Blog: Canada unprepared for oil spill in Strait of Juan de Fuca

Slog
Awesome Map of Proposed Pot Shops
New Study Pegs Washington State Living Wage at $16.04 to $30.46 an Hou