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Wednesday, April 30

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Aberdeen Daily World
Grain cars derail in Aberdeen
North Beach wonders about representation, cost of public hospital

Associated Press
Gov. Inslee signs order for climate change process
Washington lawmakers prepare education report card (Nelson, Sullivan)
Hanford leaders questioned at Richland meeting
Washington state ferry fares going up May 1
Colorado eyes edibles rules as more people eat pot
U.S. Senate ready to sink effort to boost minimum wage
Former Justice Stevens: Campaign cash isn’t speech

Bainbridge Island Review
Tribal leaders say efforts often hampered by bureaucracy
Bainbridge council moves away from allowing marijuana farms on residential land
Letter (by Hansen): STEM event got kids excited to learn

Bellingham Herald
US economy grows as weakest pace since 2012
Blog: Ericksen: Gov’s climate order will ‘choke’ jobs, raise costs (Ranker)
Blog: Geologist: Whatcom parcel map ‘about worst in state’

Central Kitsap Reporter
Kids get hands-on at West Sound STEM Showcase

Columbian
Editorial: In Our View: Our Children Left Behind
Column: Camden: Some squabbles continue long after campaigns end (liquor sales)

The Daily News
CAP cuts housing payments for 15 disabled residents

Everett Herald
Panel to assess threat of catastrophes similar to mudslide
On school funding, Legislature still has far to go (Hunter, Sullivan)
Editorial: A plan for carbon pollution

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
New rules imposed for oil recycling
Some Long Lake residents critical of proposed lake management fee

News Tribune (subscription required)
65 workers statewide lost lives to work-related injury or illness in 2013
Here are details of Gov. Inslee’s major executive order on climate change
Lawmakers turn in their homework to court on McCleary school-funding case
Editorial: Put officials’ financial data online

Olympian (subscription required)
Lawmakers turn in their homework to court on McCleary school-funding case (Sullivan)
Editorial: Project puts traffic offenders on the road to recovery
Blog: Here are details of Gov. Inslee’s major executive order on climate change

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Let’s give these tunnel ideas a hand | Danny Westneat
Poll: Americans think Obamacare missed its goals, support birth control
Three public hearings planned about Metro bus cuts
Legislators admit they’re late on court-ordered school-aid plan (Hunter)
High poverty, high test scores: Auburn elementary school is a shouting success
Healthplanfinder site fixes potential password problem
Guest Opinion: State courts could return to secrecy in cases
Editorial: Auburn’s K-12 success is proof teaching makes difference
Editorial: Sonntag right to urge scrutiny of Indian gas-tax deals

Skagit Valley Herald
Skagit Valley College named one of the top 150 in nation

Spokesman Review
More funding needed for state education, report says
Inslee task force to tackle issue of carbon emissions

 

BROADCAST

KING 5 TV (NBC)
New ferry fare increases take effect Thursday
Calls for safety changes date back decades at Hanford

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Washington state has no comprehensive plan if oil trains crash
WSDOT acknowledges there’s a risk Bertha could be abandoned

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
State DOT: Taxpayers won’t have to cover costly tunnel delays

KPLU FM
Wash. Lawmakers Submit ‘Partial Plan’ To Meet McCleary School Funding Mandate  (Hunter)
Inslee Calls For New Cap And Trade Program  (Fitzgibbon, Ranker)
High Prices Of Milk And Beef Spur A Northwest Cattle Rush
Washington Pot Growers May Not Get Federal Irrigation Water
Progress In Turning Woody Debris From Northwest Forests Into Biofuels

KUOW FM
Despite Deadline, Still No Education Funding Plan From Washington State Legislators  (Frockt)
Federal Government Finds Harmful Contaminants In Columbia River Fish
New Rule Promises ‘No Surprises’ From Health Insurance Plans
Bertha Costs: Who Will Pick Up The Tab?
Governor Inslee Announces New Plan To Address Climate Change
The Five Hardest Minutes Working The Mudslide

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Legislature blows off Supreme Court demand (Frockt, Rolfes)
WSDOT: No guarantee Seattle tunnel project will be completed

NW Public Radio
Wash. Lawmakers Deliver K-12 Funding Report To High Court  (Hunter)

Q13 TV (FOX)
Mudslide victim frustrated at donations, how they’re being distributed

 

WEB

Capitol Record
Inslee signs executive order that aims to reduce carbon pollution

Crosscut
Legislature agrees on its education story for the court (Sullivan)
Meet the Governor’s new climate change attack plan
The Daily Troll: State sticking to tunnel contract. Inslee launches new climate push. Seattle writer gets Tony nomination.
Op-ed: Helping schools should start with winning back federal funds

Education Week
Washington State Lawmakers Admit Pain in Meeting Mandated Spending Hikes (Hunter, Sullivan)

HDC Advance
​​​Student debt below average in Washington

Publicola
Fizz: Historically conversant (Nelson)
On other blogs today: Unaffordable housing, untenable transit proposals, and more
Jolt: WSDOT Sec says “small possibility” tunnel won’t be built
Inslee seeks carbon cap, vehicle miles traveled fee
Fizz: Treading water (Pollet)

SDC Hopper
Joint Select Committee on Article IX Litigation adopts education report (Frockt)

Seattle P.I.
State DOT chief: Taxpayers not on hook for $125M for tunnel
Inslee’s drive against greenhouse gases must be fueled by Legislature
Op-ed: Helping schools should start with winning back federal funds

The Slog
Governor Inslee Unveils Underwhelming Climate Change Offensive
Arne Duncan Has Labeled Garfield High School—And Every School in Washington State—A Failure. Cue the Revolt.
Today in Tunnel News: Our State Transportation Secretary Admits the Tunnel Might Never Get Finished At All
Burger Flipping Is the New Normal, Get Used to It