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Washington State House Democrats

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Thursday, February 13

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Associated Press
House Bill Designates Palouse Falls As Official State Waterfall
Sweeping Environmental Review For Longview Coal Terminal
Washington among top 10 states for insurance enrollment
Legislature passes bills on human trafficking (Ryu, Fraser)
State stuck with bill when people ditch boats (Dunshee, Hansen)
Senate OKs task force to study nuclear power
In-state tuition for veterans passed by House
AP exam rate doubles in state since 2003

Bainbridge Island Review
Precinct analysis shows support for Bainbridge school levy topped 80 percent in Winslow, Crystal Springs

Bellingham Herald
Lawmaker seeks to rein in governor on death penalty cases

Bothell Reporter
House passes bill to save the lives of domestic violence victims (Goodman)
Northshore School District teacher honored for innovative teaching

Columbian
U.S. Chamber of Commerce backs gas tax hike to fund highways

The Daily News
Longview council poised to move ahead with marijuana rules
Big murder cases may drag on well after Inslee is gone

Everett Herald
Death penalty suspension may last past Inslee

Highline Times
Yes For SeaTac: Port Commission ‘Tone Deaf’; Agency memo admits it has no authority anyway (Gregerson)

The Inlander
Patients and Prisoners – To some, Eastern State Hospital is no longer a place to heal, but rather a grim prison from which there is no escape
Give Me Your Poor and Uninsured – In Eastern Washington, the Catholic Church is leading an initiative to enroll hundreds in health insurance
Not on My Watch – Washington’s governor kills the death penalty (for now); plus, ag gag in Idaho
Teach for Spokane? – Teach for America may come to our city — but does it work?

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Sweet ‘n Sour: SJ schools M & O levy approved; EMS levy fails

Kitsap Sun
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Kitsap County acquires Port Gamble Bay shoreline

News Tribune (subscription required)
Lawmaker seeks to rein in governor on death penalty cases
Higher car tab fees would fund ferries under House bill (Clibborn)
Students seek to address college affordability (Seaquist)
Feds relent; no mental-health privatization imminent in Washington
Column: Peter Callaghan: Don’t expect to find these Valentines at the card shop
Editorial: A welcome new debate about the death penalty

Olympian (subscription required)
Regulators ask PSE for more data on coal
Washington a leader in health care signups
Under the Dome: Today is Thursday, Feb. 13, the 32nd day of the 60-day legislative session (Kagi)
Editorial: Inslee leads death penalty debate
Letter: User fees for highways should extend to all users (Eide)
Blog: Lawmaker seeks to rein in governor on death penalty cases
Blog: Feds relent; no mental-health privatization imminent in Washington
Blog: Students seek to address college affordability
Blog: Higher car tab fees would fund ferries under House bill (Clibborn)

Oregonian
Bill banning youth tanning gets closer to law in Washington (Keiser)

Puget Sound Business Journal
Boeing was leaning against building 777X in state: union chief
Obamacare changes spark GOP opposition in Washington state

Seattle Times (subscription required)
3 GOP senators taking names off majority caucus website
New insurance enrollment data shows slow growth
Republican lawmakers respond to death penalty moratorium
Study finds no advantages to single-sex schools or classrooms
Guest Opinion: Improvement at schools like Rainier Beach requires sustained funding
Opinion: Helping immigrant taxi drivers

Spokesman Review
Palouse Falls bill advances (Ryu, Fraser)
Editorial: Death penalty deserves more than just talk
Blog: WA Lege Day 31: A day of votes
Blog: Senate approves nuke study (Kline, Rolfes, Frockt)
Blog: Senate OKs tanning booth age limits (Keiser)
Blog: House passes Palouse Falls bill
Blog: Do yellow highway stripes contain PCB? (Billig)
Blog: GOP raps Inslee in advance of their transportation package
Blog: Execution moratorium misuse of power, Republicans say

Tri-City Herald
State Senate passes tanning bed bill
Senate approves nuclear task force; meetings in Richland (Kline, Rolfes, Chase, Frockt)

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Vashon voters approve school levy renewal

Yakima Herald Republic
Open Mike: Governor suspends death penalty
Editorial: Water bank bill can start a necessary conversation

 

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Pierce County case highlights need for mental health reform
Bill to help foster kids in hands of Senate committee (Goodman)

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Wages stall as fast-food corporations squeeze franchisees

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
WSDOT promises taxpayers not on hook for Seattle tunnel overruns

Q13 TV (FOX)
Do terminally ill children have a right to die?

 

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Capitol Record
Republicans react to Governor’s decision to suspend death penalty
Senate approves study on nuclear power plants (Rolfes, Chase, Frockt)
A history of the Fish Wars: 40th anniversary of the Boldt decision (Sawyer)

Crosscut
Nuclear power: Evergreen State’s climate answer? (Chase, Rolfes)
Longview coal port gets part of what it wants
Republicans fire shots at Inslee over death-penalty halt (Carlyle)
The Daily Troll: Coal ports energized. A new look for downtown Seattle. Seattle likes a $15 wage.
Op-ed: Written in saltwater: It’s time to stand up for Washington’s maritime history

HDC Advance
Higher education information: Reaching out, looking in (Hansen)
Fixing a 640-property hole in the law (Fitzgibbon, Ormsby)

Horsesass.org
Sure (in-state tuition for military households)

Publicola
WSDOT says contractors have to pay for tunnel overruns, can’t estimate length of delay
Fizz: “Artificially capping UberX is not the answer.” (Habib)
Jolt: Poll shows strong support for $15 minimum wage

Slog
Is the Minimum Wage Debate Undermining Supply-Side Economic Dogma?
New Poll: 68 Percent of Seattle Voters Support $15 an Hour Minimum Wage
Another Argument Against Shipping Coal to Asia Through Pacific Northwest Ports
New Ad Perfectly Explains How Seattle Got Stuck With a Crappy Tunneling Machine
We’re Number 46 (Between Romania and Haiti)! (Journalistic Freedom)

Washington State Wire
Another Expansive Look at Coal Exports – For Longview Terminal, Ecology Will Consider Coal-Burning in China