WASHINGTON STATE

Washington State House Democrats

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Thursday, December 12, 2013

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Associated Press
Retired Wash. Supreme Court Justice Chambers dies
Machinists give Boeing 777X proposal for Wash.
Washington Health Officer Maxine Hayes retiring
Government: 1 in 14 fell prey to identity theft in 2012
Officials still have no idea what’s blocking Bertha
Opponents dominate oil train hearing in Spokane
State marine debris hotline to go offline
3 new Pasco schools named for female scientists

Bainbridge Island Review
Islanders keep Seattle warm with ‘Knit. Purl. Give.’ (Rolfes)

Ballard News Tribune
Ballard to Downtown light rail options presented for feedback

Columbian
Plan to ban pot where liquor sold opposed
Local lawmakers leery of roads package (Moeller, Stonier, Cleveland)

Everett Herald
Machinists union makes a 777X offer to Boeing
Everett’s Robinson likely to win state House seat (Dunshee, Liias, McCoy, Hobbs, Shin)
Boeing families feel betrayed by 777X maneuvering
Tribe donates $300,000 to three food banks
Op-ed: Schools need alternative diploma option
Editorial: Mandate antibiotic ban

Highline Times
Removal of the Seahurst seawall

The Inlander
“A New Day” – Civil rights attorneys say systemic change is coming to the state prison system
Who’s Watching? – An Eastern Washington firearms case tests the limits of police surveillance
Where are all the Children? – Roaming downtown and seeking out homeless kids, YouthREACH offers more than handwarmers and hygiene packets

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Reservations? Full steam ahead

Kitsap Sun
(subscription required)
WIAA makes changes which impact re-classification

News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: Liquor stores and legal pot face ferocious competition

Olympian (subscription required)
Liquor Control Board mulls rule change to ban marijuana anywhere alcohol is sold
Machinists make contract offer to Boeing as negotiations recess Wednesday
Senate Democrats’ leader draws new mission | Sharon Nelson (Nelson, Murray)
Blog: Revenue collections steady, beat forecast again by modest $4M for month

Oregonian
Editorial: Minimum-wage increases can backfire, despite good intentions: Washington Post opinion

Puget Sound Business Journal
Bertha still stuck under Seattle
Small businesses can look, but not buy, on healthcare.gov
Boeing and machinists enter second day of talks
Boeing-union talks encourage Washington state officials

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Complicated twist to clearing path for Bertha
Union makes offer to Boeing for 777X
Mayor-elect Ed Murray names leadership team
Are textbooks obsolete? In some classes here, they soon may be | Education Lab
Gun-rights groups dominate in money to state’s politicians
5 tips for buying health insurance
Exchange board to hold public meeting Thursday in SeaTac
Ed Murray names deputies, other high-profile hires
DSHS shouldn’t abandon foster care | Jonathan Martin / Times editorial columnist

Seattle Weekly
One man’s campaign to stop the revolving door in Washington’s prisons  (Seaquist, Chopp, Goodman)

Spokesman Review
Fears about oil train safety, impacts voiced at hearing
Possible replacements for Rep. Larry Crouse narrowed to three
Spokane is on a lot of lists
Ground broken for new youth center in Browne’s Addition (Chopp, Billig, Riccelli, Ormsby)

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Group addressing teen substance use continues struggle with VYFS (Nelson)

BROADCAST

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Machinists union presents Boeing offer to secure 777X
What’s blocking ‘Bertha’ still a mystery

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Machinists give Boeing 777X proposal for Wash.

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Crews try to identify mystery object blocking Seattle tunnel

KPLU FM
Murray: Budget Deal Better than Sequestration for Wash. State
Utilities Want to Offer Natural Gas Truck Refueling, Competitors Object
Union Leaders: Machinists Make Labor Proposal to Boeing

KUOW FM
Machinists Union Makes Formal Offer To Boeing To Try To Win 777X
Washington State Machinists In Talks With Boeing
The Bids Are In: What’s Next In The 777X Saga?
Washington Ranks Fifth For Health Exchange Enrollment (Oregon Ranks Last)

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Machinists make Boeing offer for 777X contract
Public toking tickets to cost $27 in Seattle
Seattle historian speculates on what’s blocking Bertha’s path
How a bill becomes … a cow

NW Public Radio
Proposed Plan Would Stop Release Of Hatchery Fish In Sections Of Lower Columbia Tributaries

Q13 TV (FOX)
Boeing to accept or reject union offer today
Could be weeks before mysterious object blocking Bertha is identified

WEB

Capitol Record
Senate majority coalition plans to focus on reforms to education, workers’ comp (Schlicher)

Crosscut
Tax breaks and the power of inertia (Carlyle, Frockt, Green, Mullet)
The Daily Troll: Murray crowd-hiring. A few words from Broadband provider. Pot biz gets hearings.

HDC Advance
Are you recycling?
Sobriety checkpoints – the answer to impaired driving? (Goodman)

Patches
Report: Connecticut Has Nation’s 2nd-Toughest Gun Laws

Publicola
Fizz: “We don’t know what it is”
On other blogs today: Parking, marrying, and spinning wildly

Seattle PI
What is blocking Bertha under Seattle?
Blog: Machinists make contract offer to Boeing
Blog: Pot applications up 28 percent in week
Blog: Poll: Colorado worries it’ll run out of legal pot; will you rush to buy in Washington?
Blog: Ed Murray’s appointments feature insiders from City Hall, Legislature (Murray, Chopp)
Blog: New effort in New York to legalize pot
Blog: Public backs $10.10 minimum wage, not $15

Slog
Boeing Negotiates with Machinists After Refusing to Negotiate with Machinists
The GET Program Is Not an Investment; It Is Insurance
SeaTac Prop 1 Campaign Expects Judge to Toss Out $15 Minimum Wage Initiative