WASHINGTON STATE

Washington State House Democrats

HOUSE DEMOCRATS

June 16, 2014

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Associated Press
States concerned about proposed Coast Guard rules
Starbucks offers online college program to workers
Schools plan online business degrees
Supreme Court sides with gun-control groups on ‘straw purchasers’
Supreme Court OKs challenge to law banning campaign lies
Community colleges to offer quick business degree
Washington state lawmakers decry Victoria’s raw sewage dumping

Aberdeen Daily World
U.S. Development applies for permits for oil facility
Inslee directive encourages oil study

Bainbridge Island Review
Commissioners approve nine proposals for mental health tax revenue
Poulsbo bans marijuana retail operations

Ballard News Tribune
Legislators call to broaden scope of Westway and Imperium economic and environmental impact review (Kohl-Welles, Kagi, Farrell, Tarleton, Fitzgibbon, Carlyle, Pollet)

Bellingham Herald
Blog: Ethics board closer to tightening rules on lobbyist meals after Ericksen revelation (Sullivan)

Columbian
Editorial: In Our View: There’s a New Law in Town
Op-ed: Lift shroud of secrecy from employment contract talks
Blog: Gov. Jay Inslee on the Bi-State Bridge Coalition

Everett Herald
Higher education could be tapped for state budget
Groups want to open 12 new charters in state
State’s ads urge parents to discuss marijuana law with kids
High court may find lawmakers in contempt of school funding order
Op-ed: To curb inequality, consider the bottom-to-middle gap

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Spike in derailments prompt new rules for trains carrying crude oil
Ranker re-appointed to national ocean council (Ranker)

Kirkland Reporter
Questions remain for Oso commission | Cornfield

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Construction of third Olympic-class ferry authorized

Mercer Island Reporter
A letter to lawmakers on terrible traffic

News Tribune (subscription required)
South Sound schools set to shrink class sizes for youngest
Election fallout: Judge says AG’s lawsuit against Grocery Manufacturers can move ahead
Recreation funding advocates lay out list of priority projects for Legislature in 2015 (Dunshee)
Editorial: Stop dumping your &#*! in our shared waters, Victoria
Editorial: California lesson: Education is more than money
Column: Peter Callaghan: More Americans barricading themselves into ideological silos

Olympian (subscription required)
Starbucks clears college degree path for employees
GPS tracking case has left unsettled questions
Health crises take toll on credit scores
Olympia seeks LGBT-friendly code revisions after low score on Municipal Equality Index
60 new teachers for poorest South Sound schools
Kids camp on Gov. Inslee’s front lawn for National Get Outdoors Day
Election fallout: Judge says AG’s lawsuit against Grocery Manufacturers can move ahead
Op-ed: Denying an education for the worth of a parent

Peninsula Daily News
States concerned about proposed Coast Guard rules’ impact on oil spill preparedness

Puget Sound Business Journal
With strawberries showing up early, Washington is having a berry good year

Seattle Times (subscription required)
High cost of college: the truth behind the myths
Readers tell how student-loan debt weighs them down
College aerospace programs to add slots for 1,000 students
Focus on science, tech pays off in soaring graduation rate
Starbucks will pay tuition for many employees to finish college
Editorial: Reform rules on wining and dining of lawmakers by lobbyists
Blog: Influencing lawmakers with free food and booze

Seattle Weekly
Gov. Inslee Dings Canadians For Dumping Raw Sewage Into Puget Sound for 20 Years

Skagit Valley Herald
Sakuma settlement leaves questions unanswered

Spokesman Review
Smart Bombs: The wages of politics
Editorial: Wringing hands not answer for gun violence
Sen. Patty Murray: Refinance bill lifts burden of student debt, strengthens economy
Editorial: Science should guide next steps as fish runs continue to recover
Editorial: Secrecy of rail cargo should not be tolerated
Sunday Spin: WA No. 1 for ‘making a living’
State Route 904 stretch will close for repaving
Spokane schools cutting course fees, supply lists, thanks to boost in funding
Hunters rile politicians about new Weyerhaeuser access fees

Tri-City Herald
WSU Extension program to mark 100th anniversary with a day of learning opportunities
Editorial: Our Voice: Thumbs up to an independent audit of TRAC
Editorial: Our Voice: Good solution for Seattle’s new minimum wage law

Yakima Herald Republic
Tribe fears hatchery work will lose funding
What’s up with the high cost of college?
Editorial: Higher skill level trumps higher minimum wage

Broadcast

 
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Voters to have final say in Seattle Pre-K program

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Mentally ill man’s brother speaks out over arrest (Green)
International District community holds vigil to talk about recent shootings

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Community colleges to offer quick business degree

KPLU FM
Washington juvenile killers could get second chance at release
Another three-strikes offender in Wash. state wins clemency recommendation

KUOW FM
Washington juvenile killers could get second chance at release

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Evergreen Point transit center a milestone in 520 project

Web

 
Crosscut
Homeless youth in Shelton: No place to go

Horsesass.org
Is Franchise Association’s Bonkers Lawsuit an Overture to Far-Right Challenge of Government’s Right to Regulate Business at All?

Publicola
Fizz: Monitoring and Tweaking
Sobering slide show adds to McCleary crisis

Schmudget
Statement on McCleary Order: New Revenue Needed For Better Outcomes for Kids

Seattle P.I.
Washington Attorney General’s Office to 5-Hour Energy: Give us the formula
Grocery manufacturers fail to squelch money-laundering lawsuit
Stop using Strait of Juan de Fuca as toilet, U.S. lawmakers tell B.C. premier

Slog
Why Does It Cost so Much to Attend Public Colleges in Washington State?