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Monday, December 16th

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Associated Press
State leaders press for Boeing union vote, as company expands South Carolina footprint
State welfare rolls at perhaps lowest point ever
Started, but didn’t finish GED? Deadline looms
China suspends shellfish from US West Coast
Agriculture the most promising market for drones
Washington leaders press for union vote on Boeing offer
$15 SeaTac minimum wage challenged in court
Some Machinists plan march to push contract vote
Wash. leaders press for union vote on Boeing offer
Pierce County pot limits may face court challenge

Bainbridge Island Review
Bainbridge bids farewell to council trio (Rolfes)

Central Kitsap Reporter
Class is about more than just cracking an egg (Rolfes)

Columbian
Editorial: In Our View: All Eyes on SeaTac
Blog: College students seek tax breaks on text books, tuition relief for veterans, immigrants

Everett Herald
Local IAM leaders dig in: No Boeing 777X vote
Not all Machinists think voting is a good idea
$3.8 million state grant to help 3 cities finish roads projects
Viewpoints: Pro, con: Should Congress address climate change?
Op-ed: Homeless Person’s Memorial Day : More help, empathy for homeless
Op-ed: Letter to IAM leadership: Workers’ voices aren’t being heard
Op-ed: Boeing: Skilled workers deserve piece of the pie
Editorial: On becoming a wise donor
Editorial: A tough, bipartisan win
Letter: Right to work’ no help to workers

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Holy matrimony! same-sex marriage boosts wedding numbers

Kitsap Sun
(subscription required)
Small slice of uninsured North Mason residents have signed up for health care
Kitsap enrollment in health exchange plans nears 6,000
Education town hall planned for Tuesday
Letter: Boeing’s 777X snub not the first
Letter: ACA neither affordable nor protecting

News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: Endless excuses for underperforming schools
Op-ed: Larry LaRue: Just breathe — Health Department home visit can help kids

Olympian (subscription required)
Majority at Olympia climate hearing make case for less fossil fuel (Ranker, Fitzgibbon)
Inslee seeks more health privatization (Hargrove)
Op-ed: We can blame teachers for low test scores, or we can learn from successful schools

Oregonian
Editorial: BPA’s foot-dragging on the release of public information needs to stop

Peninsula Daily News
‘Obamacare’ health care enrollment climbs on Peninsula
‘Toxic free kids’ town hall (Van De Wege)
State Department of Natural Resources, timber company wrap swap

Puget Sound Business Journal
HealthCare.gov’s ‘excruciatingly awful’ debut raised doubts about Obamacare
China basically shuts down WA geoduck industry
 Judge to rule on SeaTac minimum wage law after Christmas
Answers sought, not found, for marijuana business banking
National machinists union favors vote on Boeing pact; Inslee agrees
This week in  health care: New doc payment models, exchange challenges and Obamacare criticism

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Expanded Medicaid’s surprise: ‘Payback’ required after death
777X offer has Boeing, Machinists at ‘rock and a hard place’
Lack of health-insurance options frustrates small businesses
Healthplanfinder glitches prevent Medicaid enrollees from renewing coverage
Business urges state to consider costs of reducing emissions
Sen. Patty Murray’s modest deal provides her — and us — a lift
Health exchange trying to reach thousands affected by tax-credit mistakes
People stymied by error codes on state health exchange may get more time to enroll
Changes in store for GED test
Fewer in state on welfare, but food-stamp use, homelessness on rise  (Hunter)
Editorial: A welcome ruling in Pierce County tackling psychiatric boarding
Editorial: A charter schools victory at the state Supreme Court
Editorial: Strengthen teacher-principal evaluation law
Blog: Chaining mental health reforms to gun control is a failed strategy

Spokesman Review
Editorial: Washington state charter schools get green light from ruling
Editorial: Future STA plans promise more service, convenience
Guest opinion: Washingtonians deserve answers from Insurance Commissioner Kreidler
Guest opinion: Columbia River plan fails to protect salmon

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Editorial: Islanders have been heard in ferry schedule rewrite

West Seattle Herald
Got a comment or complaint about West Seattle transportation? WSTC is listening

Yakima Herald Republic
Fine print with expanded Medicaid jolts many middle-age adults
Large decline in state welfare enrollment perplexing
Key players in Machinists union negotiations

 

 

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KING TV
ACLU sues to protect sex offender information

KPLU FM
Boeing Machinists Say They’ll Ask The NLRB To Help Force A Vote
The Life Of A First-Year Teacher, In Six Emotional Stages
Started, But Didn’t Finish GED? Deadline Looms
Long-Term Unemployed Face End Of Benefits
Schism In Machinists’ Union Leaves Boeing Offer Up In The Air

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Rhetoric, anger increases inside Boeing Machinists Union
ACLU sues to block sex offender registry release

NW Public Radio
U.S. Side Calls For Columbia River Treaty To Be ‘Modernized’

 

 

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Capitol Record
On TVW this week: Gov. Inslee releases budget proposal, final climate meeting

Crosscut
The Daily Troll: Inslee wants a Boeing vote. King County too powerful? The subway to Ballard.

HDC Advance
Should we go over the river or through the woods to get to Grandmother’s house?
Marijuana: Legalization could bring litigation — and legislation

Patches
3 Steps to Your Obamacare Success
Krux(‘ns:centro’, ‘dataprovider.exelate’);

100 Stories About Gun Violence Since Newtown
Blog (WA Policy Ctr): Judge Rietschel approves charter school law

Publicola
On other blogs today: Park safety, pot banking and priorities (Carlyle)
Fizz: No transportation deal

Seattle PI
Washington sex offenders, ACLU sue to hide low-level offenders’ identities
Blog: City/County bans, moratoriums and zoning approvals for marijuana biz