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Friday, December 13th

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Associated Press
Opponents dominate hearing on Vancouver oil terminal in Spokane
Machinists could vote on Boeing offer
New Clean Energy Institute at UW
Union mulls having members vote on Boeing offer
Wash. gov presses Boeing, Machinists to agree
Charter school proponents: Ruling won’t stop plans
Boeing to shift research jobs to South, Midwest
New data released on health exchange enrollees
Union leaders reject Boeing 777X counteroffer
$15 SeaTac minimum wage challenged in court
Negotiator: Machinists must decide on Boeing offer
Retired Wash. Supreme Court Justice Chambers dies
Judge finds part of charter school funding unconstitutional (Hunter)
Charter school proponents: Ruling won’t stop plans
Boeing, Machinists disagree on how talks collapsed
About 25,000 to lose unemployment benefits

Auburn Reporter
Leadership Institute visits state capitol, Sen. Fain

Bainbridge Island Review
Ferry leaders seek public input

Ballard News Tribune
Neighborhood Park and Street Fund open for applications

Bellingham Herald
Feds still have no answer on banking problem for Washington pot industry
Charter school proponents: Ruling won’t stop plans
Blog:  Seattle City Attorney wants to accommodate marijuana tourists–What about Whatcom?
Blog:  ‘Move to Amend’ would take corporate money out of elections

Bothell Reporter
Bothell residents apply for marijuana business licenses

Columbian
Union leader: Rank and file to decide on Boeing offer
Unemployment benefits will end for many
Blog: Interfaith group hosting gun-control themed marathon next month in Olympia

The Daily News
Washington union rejects Boeing’s counter-offer for 777X work
State mulls rule change to ban marijuana anywhere alcohol is sold
Governors prepared to do more to fight wildfires

Everett Herald
Boeing shifts research jobs to South, Midwest
Union leaders: Boeing’s 777X offer wasn’t worth a vote
2,600 in county to lose jobless benefits
What the Machinists at Boeing are thinking
Op-ed:  Boeing 777X contract: Businesses change, and so do benefits
Editorial: As 777X negotiations fail

News Tribune (subscription required)
Judge upholds most of state charter school law
Machinists to vote on Boeing offer despite rejection, union leader says

Olympian (subscription required)
Machinists to vote on Boeing offer despite rejection, union leader says
Editorial: New sustainability center good fit
Blog: Inslee’s Democrats, Republicans put their opposing visions on climate change in writing (Ranker, Fitzgibbon)

Puget Sound Business Journal
Machinists to vote on latest Boeing offer: report
Health exchange’s tech problems result in lost Medicaid coverage
Boeing to move up to 1,200 research jobs from Washington
Healthcare.gov extends insurance payment deadline extended
Washington health exchange enrolls nearly 180,000 for coverage

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Union leader: Rank and file to decide on ‘last’ Boeing offer
Judge gives go-ahead for charter schools, but raises funding question (Hunter)
State exchange-website outages create ‘a high level of frustration’
The good, bad and ugly in South King County schools | Education Lab
25,000 Washington residents to lose unemployment benefits this month
About 179,000 enrolled on Healthplanfinder through November 
$15 SeaTac minimum wage challenged in court
Blog: Charter schools pass court scrutiny mostly intact
Guest Opinion:  How we can use nature to fend off flooding in Puget Sound

Seattle Weekly
One Man’s Campaign to Stop the Revolving Door in Washington’s Prisons

Spokesman Review
Ground broken for new youth center in Browne’s Addition (Chopp, Billig, Ricelli, Ormsby)
East Sprague gets Spokane nod for improvements from focused investment
Editorial: Covering test costs for Spokane students a sound move

Tri-City Herald
Emergency unemployment checks end for Tri-Citians
DOE decides on issues for Hanford cleanup

Valley Record
North Bend to close rotting Alm Way bridge

Vancouver Business Journal
OPB planning Southwest Washington news bureau

Yakima Herald Republic
Wapato’s Tom Chambers championed the underdog
Editorial: Steps must be taken to curb liquor thefts

 

BROADCAST

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Boeing to build new paint facility in South Carolina
Machinists leaders reject 777X counteroffer
Machinists angry they didn’t get to vote on offer
Hundreds of WA day cares located near pollution-clogged roadways

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Governor Inslee visits UW clean energy institute
Union leaders reject new Boeing offer on 777X

KPLU FM
‘The Price Was Too High’: Machinists Union Leaders Reject Boeing’s Counteroffer
Foster Care and Public Defense among Justice Chambers’ Legacies
Boeing to Reduce Research and Tech Jobs in Wash. State by as Many as 1,200

KUOW FM
Ruling Allows Charter Schools To Move Forward In Washington
Boeing Says Machinists Rejected Its ‘Best And Final’ Offer
Seattle City Attorney Wants To Encourage Pot Tourism
Lawsuit Threatens $15 Minimum Wage At SeaTac Airport

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Boeing Machinists reject ‘best and final’ counteroffer
Dave Ross: It looks like a temper tantrum
Dori: Why you should always say no to tax increases

NW Public Radio
Washington State Sees Big Jump In Use of Temporary Foreign Farmhands

Q13 TV (FOX)
Machinist officials reject Boeing’s latest offer; future uncertain

 

WEB


Capitol Record
Judge rules on charter school initiative, allowing schools to move forward with plans

Crosscut
State wants to get out of settlement on foster care supervision
Should Washington create special family courts? (Kagi)
Inslee, Republicans draw lines in the sand over climate (Ranker, Fitzgibbon)
The Daily Troll: Boeing talks collapse. Charter schools get court nod. New family housing effort.
Op-ed: Making progress to protect children

HDC Advance
Breaking good: More of us are (or one day will be) affluent

Horsesass.org
We’re Number 4 (ACA signups)
We’re Number 4 (charter schools)
We’re Number 4 (UW compensation)

Patches
Rehousing Pilot Program Launched in King County
King County Green Building Policy Top in Nation For Sustainability

Publicola
Fizz: The precarious situation
Jolt: Democrats and transit

SDC Hopper
Sen. Nelson’s statement on Boeing’s decision to relocate research and tech jobs (Nelson)

Seattle PI
Boeing expanding again in South Carolina
Blog: State consumer alert: Don’t pay $295 for a poster

Slog
Court Declares Washington’s Charter Schools Law Unconstitutional