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Washington State House Democrats

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Tuesday, April 8

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Associated Press
‘U Text. U Pay’: Crackdown on distracted driving in Wash. state
Washington considering more party bus regulations
Obama To Visit Site Of Deadly Mudslide
Senate OKs jobless bill; House prospects slimmer
Obama: Students need help to get ’in-demand jobs’
Survey confirms gains in health insurance sign-ups
Medical association won’t stop Medicare doc data release
Initiative to reduce Washington school class sizes
Licensed medical pot shops get to work

Bainbridge Island Review
Islanders look at impacts of oil trains on Puget Sound (Rolfes)

Bellingham Herald
Medical pot users complain they’re caught between Obama, Congress

Columbian
Blog: Taking the issue of public-school class sizes to voters
Blog: Mo’ Money (per diem; Moeller, Wylie, Stonier, Cleveland)

Everett Herald
President to visit Oso mudslide and nearby towns on April 22
Federal aid not just for victims of mudslide
Backers of smaller class size work on ballot measure (Liias)
Boeing to shut California plant 3 months earlier than expected
Editorial: Finally, some very good news (Darrington, Wash.)

Highline Times
Tunnel update: Here’s what’s going on with the big tunnel dig

Islands’ Sounder
Larsen joins congressional coalition calling for continued support for salmon recovery

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Seventeen vie for single FH pot retail license; lottery pick in store

News Tribune (subscription required)
Report: Washington ranks No. 12 among states for running good elections
Why Gov. Inslee used veto to spare $20M funding for life-science research
Marijuana raises issue of tribal authority
Gov. Jay Inslee vetoes drone regulations
Editorial: Hanford cleanup: Calling Robert Oppenheimer

Olympian (subscription required)
With friends in government, Motorola beats a path to telecom supremacy
Appeals Court upholds Olympia Food Co-op’s boycott of Israeli goods
Opinion: Measles warning shows value of immunization
Blog: Report: Washington ranks No. 12 among states for running good elections
Blog: 22nd LD lawmakers to talk about 2014 session Tuesday in Lacey (Fraser, Hunt, Reykdal)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
PDC survey: Put politicians’ financial disclosures online?
Washington officers to crack down on distracted driving
Tracking kids over decades shows effect of early-childhood lessons
Editorial: Gov. Jay Inslee saves worthy research fund — but tone down rhetoric
Editorial: Gov. Jay Inslee’s astute drone veto

Skagit Valley Herald
Timber manager says Oso cut followed rules

Spokesman Review
Editorial: Supreme Court decision a win for tolerance
Problem for county pot growers

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: TVW broadcasts essential for open government
Editorial: Local crackdown on booze thefts is positive step

Yakima Herald Republic
Fighting fires cuts Forest Service funds for other programs, report shows

 

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KPLU FM
Seattle City Council Mulls Creating Park District To Fund Repairs
After Deaths Nationwide, Washington Regulators Target Party Buses
Central Wash. Home To Nation’s Biggest Bitcoin Mine, More Coming
NCAA Head Emmert: Unionization ‘Grossly Inappropriate’

KUOW FM
‘Silicon Forest’ Could Gain New Meaning With High-Tech Uses For Trees

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
President Obama to visit site of Oso mudslide
Boeing to ban headphones on factory floor; Machinists call it morale killer
Don’t get sentimental: End of Windows XP era could put personal information at risk

NW Public Radio
Northwest Senators To Address Oil Train Safety

Q13 TV (FOX)
Some party buses present clear danger, state agency says

 

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Capitol Record
On TVW this week: Retirement insecurity, outdoor task force, fish and wildlife meeting

Crosscut
Fed up with Olympia: Can smaller class sizes make the ballot? (Goodman, Liias)
Daily Troll: New oil train safety money? Bezos gives big to Hutch. Parks district hearing.

HDC Advance
New law a “three-for” for students, schools, accountability (Robinson)
Is the state holding your unclaimed property?

Slog
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