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Monday, April 28

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Aberdeen Daily World
Anti-oil message heard loud and clear at EIS scoping meeting (Takko)
Tank car fleet is inadequate for crude oil, rail industry says
Seaport’s $435K land sale will help develop Seaport Landing
Hospital continues to make its pitch

Arlington Times
Business owners meet with elected officials on Oso slide aftermath

Associated Press
Washington school districts struggle with growth (Dunshee)
Feds needed 8 years to shut down Skagit gun shop
Pasco one of Washington school districts struggling with growth
Reports of problems vex Washington pot lottery
Video offers look into legal Washington pot grow
Fastest and slowest growing school districts
Documents: Seattle tunnel builder wants $190M more
Feds took 8 years to shut down gun shop
Financial data for state’s elected officials may go online

Bainbridge Island Review
Input sought on Seattle ferry terminal plans

Bothell Reporter
County Council accepts rail corridor report
Metro details service reductions as temporary funding ends, replacement revenues defeated

Columbian
Medicaid puts strain on system
Potential lack of federal water would hurt pot growers

Everett Herald
State loses waiver to No Child Left Behind Act
Editorial: The limit to good intentions  (Sells)
Op-ed: Encourage Private Investment in Education
Op-ed: Investment in technical programs pays off for all of us

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Local pollution prevention program makes statewide splash
Fate of orcas? Depends on fish—and lately, both have been scarce

Kitsap Sun
(subscription required)
New forested park a ‘game-changer’ for North Kitsap (Hansen, Rolfes)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Microsoft: Tax breaks not the factor in choosing Iowa for data center
Elected officials’ financial data might go online
Editorial: Make kids’ health the priority for e-cig rules
Editorial: Students pay price for lawmakers’ spinelessness

North Kitsap Herald
First Forest & Bay purchase celebrated (Hansen, Rolfes)

Olympian
(subscription required)
Will feds give water to pot growers?
Panel supports posting elected officials’ financial data online
Flood at State Archives caught “in the nick of time”
Editorial: College diversity can survive high court’s decision
Letter: Pot farm debate about destroying rural areas
Letter: Keep pot vending units out of Washington state
Letter: Lawmakers should abide same rules as employees
Letter: Tie maximum wages to the minimum-wage rate
Letter: Poor people will spend money at local business
Blog: Microsoft: Tax breaks not ‘the’ factor in choosing Iowa for data center

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Skagit County gun shop may have been worst in U.S.
High poverty, high test scores: Auburn school a shouting success
Days after slide, firefighters panel worried about ‘fractured’ response (Hunter)
Tunnel partner known to fight tough with public agencies
While US graduation rates climb, Washington hovers below average | Education Lab
Signature drive to start for $15-wage vote
Washington archive flooded by water hose leak
Danny Westneat: Give Metro voters a positive spin next time
Guest Opinion: Districts must provide path for schools to innovate
Blog: Newspaper editorials lambaste Washington lawmakers for loss of No Child Left Behind waiver
Blog: Would a $15 minimum wage be a disaster for Seattle’s human services?

Spokesman Review
Spokane Tribe members want more time to review Midnite Mine cleanup plan
Initiative fights continue after elections end
GMO labeling group faces legal action for campaign violations

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: State must get back control of Title 1 dollars

BROADCAST

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Snohomish officials to discuss ending active search in Oso landslide

KPLU FM
What’s At Stake For Tacoma Preschoolers Now That Wash. State Lost Its NCLB Waiver
Flood At Washington State Archives Dampens County Birth And Death Records

KUOW FM
University Of Washington’s Secret Society Of Undocumented ‘Dreamers’
Giving Up On Its Obamacare Exchange No Cure For Oregon’s Ills

My Northwest.com
Documents: Seattle tunnel contractor wants $190M more

NW Public Radio
Candidates Jump On Cover Oregon’s Troubles

Q13 TV (FOX)
Search for mudlside victims to be suspended

WEB

Crosscut
The Daily Troll: Police chief names leak out. One recipe for police reform. Seattle transit plan filed.
The Smartypants Guide to May’s Civic Cocktail: Talking with Jay Inslee. And Oso mudslide relief.

Government Technology
Meet the Tech-Savviest Legislators in the U.S.  (Carlyle)

HDC Advance
Government: Enemy of innovation? Maybe not…..

Publicola
Fizz: “I will have to pass on your offer” (Hudgins)
Jolt: Republican Rep. Shea stands by Bundy

Seattle P.I.
Blog: Oso slide: The federal government IS here to help

The Slog
What Seattle Mayor Ed Murray Can Do About the Metro Funding Mess
Now That He Has No Political Power, Former Justice Stevens Says We Should Legalize Pot

West Seattle Herald
OPINION- $15 minimum wage would be disastrou