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Washington State House Democrats

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Monday, May 19

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Aberdeen Daily World
Trains to stop running after third derailment
Feds will investigate derailments

Arlington Times
Sen. Bailey reflects on legislative session

Associated Press
25 years after Hanford agreement, what’s being done?
Studies: Wildfires worse due to global warming
Proposal would add $1 emergency services fee to Gorge tickets
Feds OK health-cost controls that put dollar limit on some procedures
Temporary jobs on rise in today’s shifting economy
Public comment in Bellingham on oil, coal trains
Schools work to help transgender students fit in
Tea party losing but still tugging GOP to right
More money sought for landslide research
Holder: China hacked into U.S. nuke plants
Inslee wants to wean state’s electric utilities off coal
Unemployment below 6% in 25 states
Ex-Gov. Gregoire leading cigarette-tax initiative

Bellingham Herald
Oil trains, road funding on agenda for state transportation meeting in Bellingham

The Daily News
Local activists petition for more transparency in campaign funding

Everett Herald
Op-ed: Prevailing Wages: Quality workers are worth paying for
Op-ed: Not everyone shares in Boeing’s success
Op-ed by Sens. Tom and Schoesler: Coalition governing a benefit for state of Washington
Op-ed coauthored by Sen. McAuliffe: Mandate heart screenings: Prevent sudden cardiac arrest in teens (McAuliffe)
Editorial: Less than veterans deserve (accountability at the VA)

Issaquah Reporter
Metro cuts to impact Safe Place program

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Editorial: Youth drug problem a priority

Maple Valley Reporter
Sudden spike in pesticide-related illnesses concerns state health officials | Washington State Department of Health

Olympian (subscription required)
2 freshmen (Kilmer, Heck) get run of the house in nation’s capital
Op-ed: Foster parents deserve greater level of appreciation
Editorial: Boo: Housing cuts Yay: Clean Team

Puget Sound Business Journal
Insurance chief Kreidler remains silent on whistleblower judge’s claims
5 Washington providers listed among best places to work in health care
European Union could challenge Boeing’s Washington state tax deal

Renton Reporter
Higher minimum wage not the answer, but training is | EDITOR’S NOTE

Seattle Times (subscription required)
City Council to vote on new homebuilding rules for small lots (Pollet, Tarleton)
Code-writing clicks as kids get creative
9 public college presidents’ pay tops $1 million
Fewer dropouts, more degrees: How Walla Walla Community College does it
Political TV ads on health law total $445M, most of it negative
Jerry Large: Lessons to be learned from Rainier Beach High
Danny Westneat: One solution for tax-happy Seattle: impact fees
Editorial: Extend data-center tax break
Editorial: Some reprieve for state’s long-term unemployed
Blog: Washington a leader for the nation in tuition increases, quietest tax hikes around

Seattle Weekly
Say What? Tea Party Leaders Come Out for Immigration Reform

Spokesman Review
Christian Youth Theater to move locations for incoming marijuana shop
Cheney-U.S. 195 interchange opens this week
Guest opinion: Part B cuts threaten rural communities
Editorial: Washington Supreme Court should reject proposal that would allow sealing of more records

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Every school in Washington is failing? Hmmm

Yakima Herald Republic
Walla Walla Community College a case study in success
Hiring outlook improves for 2014 college graduates
Rising milk prices good news for dairies, not so good for consumers
Editorial: State school grants help — up to a point

 

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Crosscut
Mind the gap, Jill Abramson. The pay gap for women.

HDC Advance
Save towards a retirement today (Springer)