WASHINGTON STATE

Washington State House Democrats

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Thursday, October 16th

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Associated Press
New breast cancer Washington license plates
Washington ferry Tacoma out until next year
Washington unemployment rate 5.7 percent
Lt. Gov. Owen to lead trade mission to China
US steps up response as Ebola worries grow

Auburn Reporter
Boeing begins production on first 737 MAX parts at Auburn plant

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Nurses’ complaints, another Ebola diagnosis fuel doubts about U.S. response

Everett Herald (subscription required)
At least 41 cities have banned recreational marijuana shops
Statewide earthquake drill to test our readiness for when Big One hits
Editorial : BP’s upgrade of rail cars for crude helps, but more needed

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Ferry Tacoma likely out until early 2015

News Tribune (subscription required)
State refinances nearly $1 billion in debt, saving $29 million over next 32 months
Lt. Gov. Owen heading to China for brief trade mission; schools chief Dorn also going to Shantou

Olympian (subscription required)
A fresh look at county government makes sense (Reykdal)
Olympia removes B&O tax exemption for Providence St. Peter Hospital

Oregonian
Marijuana legalization: ‘Each state has its own challenges,’ says Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Panelists push for need, funding of early-childhood education (Kagi)
Blog : School chiefs concede: Too much testing crowds out learning

Skagit Valley Herald
Ecology creates new permit for over-water vessel deconstruction

Spokesman Review
Pot-growing acreage could quadruple
Spokane mayor to decline $7,000 pay raise
Doug Clark: It’ll take a serious bout of ethics for legislators to lose their lunches

Tri-City Herald
Officials say no Ebola scare at Lourdes Medical Center

Vancouver Business Journal
State unemployment inches up to 5.7 percent

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KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Big battery to back up power for Washington town

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Seattle: More needed to lower risk of oil train ‘catastrophe’

KPLU FM
Former Boeing Executive Alan Mulally’s Advice On Labor: ‘Working Together Works’
Four Red Flags Found In One Seattle School’s Now-Invalidated Test Results
Job Growth Stalled In Washington, Oregon During September

KUOW FM
Amazon To Hire 80,000 Holiday Workers

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
King County goes after ‘Johns’ in new effort to curb prostitution

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Slog
If Ebola Arrives in Seattle, Public Health Workers Will Let Us Know (So Stop Freaking Out)