WASHINGTON STATE

Washington State House Democrats

HOUSE DEMOCRATS

Wednesday, May 14

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Aberdeen Daily World
Second derailment renews oil concerns
Port talks railroad regulation

Associated Press
Utility suspends efforts to truck fish
Go to Yakima Jail, pay $50 booking fee
A look at allegations of cover-ups at VA hospitals
Bellevue approves sale of legal marijuana
Inslee blocks release of man who attacked officer
State to explore logging moratorium idea
Seattle mayor proposes tax, fee hikes for transit
Washington insurance rate increases proposed
Forums on Eastern Washington birth defects

Everett Herald
Washington insurance rate increases proposed
Singletary: Studies confirm spending more on degree doesn’t mean a better result
Editorial: Disappearing middle class

News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: A radical reach for secrecy in Washington courts

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Lawmakers need to fix wildfire funding
Blog: Revenue report: Monthly state collections were up $36.1 million over forecast

Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle tunnel team starts building pit for Bertha repairs
Insurance premium ‘rate shock’ averted in Washington state

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Danny Westneat: Taxing times for levy-loving Seattle
Mayor proposes regional fund to limit Metro transit cuts
Bellevue council opts not to ban retail pot stores
Pre-kindergarten programs in Washington at the ‘tipping point’
U.S. insurers pare costs and profits to benefit consumers
Editorial: Fix county’s mental-health revolving door, standards

Spokesman Review
DNR to explore halt to timber harvests near slides
Sales tax rebound aids cities, counties
Editorial: Washington sales tax deduction shouldn’t come with strings

Yakima Herald Republic
Muckleshoots helping state discover why deer population isn’t rebounding

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
New USDA snack rules affecting school funding
UW research projects ice sheet collapse, Seattle flooding
Packed house for public hearing on Metro cuts

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Metro riders voice concerns about service cuts

KPLU FM
Wash. Health Insurance Rates To Increase, But By Less Than In Recent Years
Wanapum Dam Crack Symptom Of Several Big Problems

KUOW FM
Recess Shrinks At Seattle Schools; Poor Schools Fare Worst
More School Districts Rethink Zero-Tolerance Policies

KXLY TV
Washingtonians flocking to Idaho for cheaper alcohol

NW Public Radio
Judge Overturns Idaho Same-Sex Marriage Ban
Pre-K Enrollment Down; Northwest Especially Low
No Logging Moratorium In Wake Of Oso Landslide

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Is Gov. Jay Inslee hiding plan that would hike gas prices $1 a gallon?

Q13 TV (FOX)
Metro riders tell King County Council: Don’t cut bus routes!

WEB

Capitol Record
Seattle high school wins national honors at mock trial competition

Crosscut
Inslee’s climate effort will face steep odds
The Daily Troll: Obama honors Bonney Lake native. A surprising Amazon patent. Murray offers Metro plan.

HDC Advance
Path to newest Kitsap County park cleared by 2012 House bill (Appleton, Hansen, Rolfes)

Horsesass.org
New Poll Finds 74 Percent Support for $15 Minimum Wage

Publicola
Mayor Murray proposes $45 million plan to prevent Seattle bus cuts

The Slog
Mayor Murray Wants to Re-Run Proposition 1 in Seattle to Save Metro (Pedersen, Frockt, Fitzgibbon)