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Washington State House Democrats

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Friday, March 7

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Associated Press
More waste found in leaking Hanford tank
State’s top lawyer explains gay lawsuit
New president for Boeing Machinists in Washington
House passes bill allowing Tesla to expand in state (Kirby)
Inslee to keep pushing teacher-evaluation bill
Lawmakers OK gun surrender for restraining order
Former vice principal sues Eastside Catholic over dismissal

Bellevue Reporter
Senn and Magendanz op-ed: Let’s give all of our kids a better tomorrow

Columbian
Editorial: In Our View: Information Deprivation (Cody)

Everett Herald
Boeing to switch non-union workers to 401(k) plans
Jon Holden is new leader of 32,000 Boeing Machinists
Editorial: OK ‘kill switch’ for phones

Kent Reporter
State Senate passes suicide-prevention training bill (Orwall)

Issaquah Reporter
Senn and Magendanz op-ed: Let’s give all of our kids a better tomorrow

News Tribune (subscription required)
State lawmakers squabble over which party dropped veteran tuition bill (Chopp, Sullivan, Hudgins)
Renew homelessness fee or convene task force?
Inslee thinks McCleary agreement may not happen until after session (Chopp)
Suicide prevention training for more health-care providers passes Senate, with some changes
Inslee’s office releases statement from federal DOE re: conditions for NCLB waiver
Darneille op-ed: Don’t gut vital funding for homelessness prevention

New York Times
Providers of Medical Marijuana Face New Fears (Cody)

Olympian
(subscription required)
Inslee to keep pushing teacher-evaluation bill
State lawmakers squabble over which party dropped veteran tuition bill (Sullivan, Hudgins, Chopp)
Climate consultant refutes cost assumption
Editorial: A closer look reveals women’s inequality remains
Sawyer and Benton op-ed: Homeless funds at risk unless Legislature acts
Op-ed: Save the Life Sciences Discovery Fund
Blog: Inslee thinks McCleary agreement may not happen until after session (Chopp)
Blog: Suicide prevention training for more health-care providers passes Senate, with some changes

Puget Sound Business Journal
Washington hospital group objects to cuts for hospital-owned clinics
Washington’s insurance chief blasts Premara on transparency issue (Hobbs)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Boeing freezes pensions of nonunion staff
Lawmakers squabble even when they agree
Jobless train for blue-collar switch to maritime welding
Bill that would take guns from domestic abusers goes to Gov. Inslee
Former Democratic lawmaker running for state Senate as Republican (Eide)
Washington won’t revive canceled insurance plans
Political squabbling endangers bills that would help veterans (Appleton)
Senate passes bill that could reduce liquor prices (Nelson)
Guest Opinion: Fund early learning in state budget
Editorial: Premera shrouds transparency
Editorial: Put heat on e-cigarettes and ‘vaping’ (Carlyle)
Letter: How to prevent health and safety incidents in child care
Letter: Homeless: Support legislative action to fund housing (Hobbs)

Skagit Valley Herald
Op-Ed: Recycled fuels tax bad for environment, jobs

Spokesman Review
Inslee seeks votes for his key bills
Cantwell chides oil train regulation process
In brief: Bill: Restraining order requires gun surrender
Women landing growing share of aviation jobs; Quest Aircraft in Sandpoint an example
Editorial: Legislature needs to get state records mess solved
Blog: Inslee to GOP: Untwist knickers over carbon standards
Blog: Senate expands liquor rules for restaurants

Tri-City Herald
Districts could lose money because state didn’t tie test scores to teacher evaluations (Sullivan)
Climate consultant refutes cost assumption

Vancouver Business Journal
$12 minimum wage proposal sees tepid response

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Latest effort to curb initiatives is, again, wrong

 

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Zmuda lawsuit may set statewide precedent

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Former vice principal fired for gay marriage to file lawsuit
Teachers rally against tying evaluation to student test scores

KPLU FM
Inslee, Teachers’ Union Clash Over Evaluation Measure
Boeing Shifts 26,000 Non-Union Workers In The Seattle Region Away From A Pension

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Legislature strikes balancing act with gun, victim rights
$15 minimum wage will not help workers
Boeing: No more pension for non-union workers

Q13 TV (FOX)
Former Eastside Catholic VP ousted after gay marriage plans to sue school, Archdiocese
Washington State Archives running out of room
State Senate passes domestic violence gun bill (Kline)
Greenwood murder case prompts support for teen gun bill (Orwall)

 

WEB

 
Bloomberg
Highest Minimum-Wage State Washington Beats U.S. Job Growth

Capitol Record
Governor calls for compromises on teacher evaluation bill, transportation funding
Lawmakers, advocates rally at Capitol to save homeless service fees (Sawyer, Darneille)

Crosscut
Homeless bill furor has Republican senator looking to Inslee for help
The Daily Troll: Gay principal files suit. Issaquah’s embarrassing student racism. Washington Dem turns GOP. (Sawyer, Eide)
Op-ed: Real state support for schools: A roadmap

HDC Advance
Blue state? Maybe — but we’re making lots of red wine!
Funding education with closed tax loopholes (Part 2 of 4)

GeekWire
Washington state rep: ‘Artificially capping rideshares serves absolutely no public interest’ (Habib)

Horsesass.org
Medina Cost Overrun Provision (Pedersen)

Publicola
Fizz: Teacher evaluations (Sullivan)

Schmudget
House Budget Looks Towards the Future, Senate Budget Looks Away

SDC Hopper
Video: Beef Day 2014! (Hatfield)

Seattle PI
Blog: Mark Miloscia, anti-abortion Democrat, now runs as Republican for state Senate (Eide)

Slog
Domestic Violence Gun Bill Passes Washington State Senate (Goodman)

Washington State Wire
E-Cigarettes Bring Heavy Breathing to Statehouse – House D Tax Proposal Would Nearly Double the Cost (Carlyle, Reykdal)

West Seattle Herald
Autistic children experience ‘dysfunctional’ public school system