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Washington State House Democrats

HOUSE DEMOCRATS

Thursday, December 5th

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Aberdeen Daily World
Commissioner demands Assessor’s resignation (Inslee)

Associated Press
Group divided over how to cut emissions in state  (Fitzgibbon, Ranker)
Yakima council upholds ban on pit bulls
Cold killing invasive snails at Olympia lake
Court hears discrimination case over wedding cake
Alabama looking to attract Boeing assembly plant
5 schools form Mo. aerospace training consortium
Be patient with health care reform, urges Mike Kreidler
N. Carolina city putting together offer for Boeing 777x plant
$80M building opening at WSU’s Spokane campus
Railroads to offer health care to same-sex spouses
Obama: Income inequality a defining challenge
Transit, cleanup holding up transportation talks
Judge: Washington towns fail poor defendants
Missouri Senate endorses tax incentives for Boeing
Kansas joins bidding for Boeing contract

Bellingham Herald
No deal yet on transportation taxes  (Clibborn, Liias)
Crews recover body of missing worker at Wilcox Farms, secure toppled silo

Bothell Reporter
UW Bothell hosts interactive educational exchange with top educators
Kenmore recognized for efforts to prevent childhood obesity

Columbian
Tuition program helps students GET through college
Judge: Washington towns fail poor
defendants


The Daily News
Draft transportation plan includes little money for Southwest Washington
State community college board considers adding bachelor’s programs

Everett Herald
GOP has slim, but possible, chance to win House seat (McCoy)
Editorial: Tear-downs waste taxes

Gateline
Lawmaker proposes to use gas tax to help keep tolls down on Narrows Bridge (Seaquist)

Highline Times
WORKING WASHINGTON ORGANIZATION TO STAGE MARCH IN THE CITY OF SEATAC
Day-long march to take $15 movement from SeaTac to Seattle City Hall on Thursday
King Conservation District approved a grant to restore stairs at Eagle Landing Park trail

The Inlander
Turbulence Ahead – Boeing hasn’t yet decided where it will build the 777X — either way, it has big ramifications for the Inland Northwest (Billig)
Union nurses and staff strike at Deaconess, Valley hospitals
Local social service agencies are bracing for a $173,000 cut to homeless programs

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Interview: Lobbying

Kitsap Sun
(subscription required)
County commissioners might expand marijuana options
GOP favors tech consultant to replace Angel in House (Schlicher, Seaquist)
Edmonds terminal vs. Colman Dock

News Tribune (subscription required)
Lawmaker’s plan would roll back Tacoma Narrows Bridge fee (Seaquist)
Lawmaker’s plan would roll back Tacoma Narrows Bridge fee (Seaquist, Clibborn)
States assemble deals to attract Boeing

Olympian (subscription required)
States put out deals to attract Boeing
Group divided over how to cut Washington emissions (Fitzgibbon, Ranker)
Editorial: It’s time to set targets for methane levels

Oregonian
Health reform: Regence apologizes for mistaken calls in Clark County
Washington’s online insurance exchange outage exceeds 24 hours

Peninsula Daily News
Rep. Tharinger tries his hand with Chimacum science students (Tharinger)

Puget Sound Business Journal
777X plant would generate $2.9B in revenue, Missouri governor says
 Insurance chief Kreidler testifies before Congress on Obamacare

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Push for $15 wage moves to Seattle
PSE plan for Eastside: 18 miles of new high-capacity power lines
Healthplanfinder website down for unscheduled maintenance
State college debt lower than national average, but climbing
Anti-DUI work group: Yes to random checkpoints, no to alcohol bans
Blog: Washington Democrats felled by booze and gambling

Seattle Weekly
Talk of Sobriety Checkpoints Revived for Umpteenth Time

Spokesman Review
Valley Hospital to lock out strikers for two days
Some striking workers locked out of Valley Hospital
WSU Spokane prepares to open pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences building
Climate change affects Northwest snowpack, study says
Editorial: Law enforcement agencies need more leeway to hire, fire
Blog: Pot License applications for Eastern WA
Blog: Marijuana growers seek licenses around state
Blog: Pot store applications growing

West Seattle Herald
Westwood-Roxhill-Arbor Heights community council meeting covered crime, construction and more

Yakima Herald Republic
Feds to phase out hospital payments

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Protestors demanding minimum wage hike in Seattle
Seattle city attorney wants to double pot shops allowed in city

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
State test scores must be used in teacher evaluations, or all schools could “fail” (McAulliffe)
Fast-food workers embark on 8-hour march for $15 minimum wage

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Advocates push for new DNA law to solve crimes, save lives (Darneille)

KPLU FM
St. Louis Machinists President: Keep 777X in Washington
80 Years after Repeal Day, How Wash. State’s Cocktail Culture Has Changed
In Wake of Suit, BNSF to Offer Benefits to Same-Sex Spouses
Kreidler Defends Decision to Decline Health Care Extension
Judge: Two Wash. Towns Failed Poor Defendants’ Rights
Timber, Enviro Groups to Try Collaboration in Olympic Forest

KUOW FM
How A Recalled Medical Device Killed A Vet At Seattle’s VA Hospital
Last Minute Attempts To Get Boeing Back To The Negotiation Table
Does Our Initiative Process Need A Makeover?
Clallam County Dips Into Reserves For Death Penalty Case

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Small Seattle lab could win big with recreational pot
$15 minimum wage supporters to march from SeaTac to Seattle
Sobriety checkpoints get strong support
Striking fast food workers’ mindset is formula for bondage
City attorney: Seattle needs more pot stores

Q13 TV (FOX)
Fast food workers march for more pay
Would you favor DUI checkpoints in Washington? (Goodman)

 

WEB

 

Capitol Record Rep. Jamie Pedersen selected as Sen. Ed Murray’s replacement (Murray, Pedersen)


Crosscut
The Daily Troll: Getting tough on DUIs. Canadian trouble spilling south. More pot stores needed?
Op-ed: State has bad habits in dealing with long-term care needs

HDC Advance
The truth about rules and standards: job killers or job makers?
Canola rising: Acres planted, product value soar

Horsesass.org
If There Was No Bike Infrastructure, You’d Still Be Stuck In Traffic

Inside Bainbridge
Knit Purl Give—or How Bainbridge Is Knitted to the Seattle Homeless (Rolfes)

Patches
VIDEO: Northwest Washington Residents Share Affordable Care Act Stories

Publicola
Afternoon jolt: Pot map reality check
On other blogs today: Boeing, biweekly, and the Battle of the Decades
Fizz: Gay is passe (Pedersen, Walkinshaw)

Seattle PI

Blog: New legislators, old lawmakers in new jobs (Pedersen, Upthegrove, McCoy, Murray, Harper)

Slog
Gay Man Chosen for Pointless Job (Pedersen)