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Washington State House Democrats

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Wednesday, Dec 10

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Associated Press
Gov. Jay Inslee will propose $1 billion in tax hikes
Prosser pot grower having trouble giving away $14,000
Costco profits soar in 1Q on falling gas prices
Obama announcing $1B for early childhood education
Retiring liquor control chief calls privatization ‘dumbest thing’
State justices to consider warrantless searches
State reviews logging decisions before Oso slide
Why areas with good jobs have hard-to-afford homes
Suspect arrested in Alaska prosecutor death

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Forum: Economists optimistic about Whatcom, regional economy heading into 2015
Blog: Senate Republicans end committee power sharing with Democrats
Blog: Inslee working on budget with $1 billion in tax hikes, increased school spending, cuts

Bothell Reporter
Seventeen Northshore School District teachers receive National Board Certification

Columbian
Officials air concerns about oil trains at Washougal meeting
In Our View: Legislature’s Hard Choices (Parent-Child Assistance Program)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Boeing plans to move some 777X engineering to Philadelphia
Boeing says it will cut 747 production rate in 2015
Study of timber harvest near Oso mudslide inconclusive
Will history or the law judge CIA’s interrogations as illegal torture?
Editorial: Don’t let STEM jobs in state go unfilled

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Survey: A lot of stoned drivers on the road

Olympian (subscription required)
Pay-by-mile could be tested on Washington roads
Senate Republicans end committee power sharing with Democrats (Eide, Hobbs, Hatfield)
Inslee working on budget with $1 billion in tax hikes, increased school spending, cuts

Seattle Times (subscription required)
State’s first charter school faces closure
Inslee to propose $1B in taxes, new revenue
State hustling to end psychiatric warehousing
Editorial: WSDOT needs to work on communication skills in Highway 99 tunnel mess
Guest: Funding I-1351 could rob from other levels of education funding

Seattle Weekly
Pessimism Grows Over Tunnel Project; Seattle City Council Is Reaching Wit’s End
Meet the Anonymous Programmer Who Has Become Seattle’s Most Effective Activist
The Painful Life and Mysterious Death of Misty Upham

Spokesman Review
Legal marijuana sales in Spokane County top $1 million last month
Spokane Valley council halts new pot businesses
Gov. Jay Inslee to seek $1 billion in tax hikes in two-year budget
Grant County declares gonorrhea outbreak
Senate Republicans name committee heads
Shawn Vestal: $80 million paid to Spokane firm for enhanced interrogation
Editorial: Aging population needs Washington state’s attention

Voice of the Valley
State worker says she was virtual sex slave on the job

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: One-year extension of state sales tax deduction welcome

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Longtime SR 99 tunnel critic: ‘I told you so’
SPU shooting suspect talks mental illness, motive, and planning
Washington pay-by-mile pilot program approval expected

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Survey: Many Wash. pot users drive within few hours of use

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
SPU gunman to police: ‘I was just trying to express my hate’

NW Public Radio
Oso Logging Inquiry Offers Few Answers
Tribes Object To Forced Opening Of ‘Sacred Mountain’ To Public
Washington Governor Likely To Propose Robust Tax Package

Q13 TV (FOX)
Local school on high alert following online threats
SPU shooting suspect’s confession: I have 100 percent hatred for the world
State considering ‘road usage charge’ to tax drivers by the mile

WEB

 
Crosscut
Republicans name state Senate chairs for 2015 (Eide, Hobbs, Hatfield)

Publicola
Jewish Leaders Condemn NRA’s “Contemptuous Silence.”

Seattle P.I.
Viaduct is stable but $2 billion replacement project unsettled
Take a look at Bertha and tell us what could go wrong
Anti-government, Nevada standoff figures at Saturday gun rally in Olympia
Ex-Washington legislator shot and killed in Barrow, Alaska

Slog
What Can the City Council Actually Do About the Sinking Viaduct? (Not Much, Says O’Brien.)
Op-Ed: Guest Editorial: Let’s Invest to Eliminate Poverty in Seattle

Washington State Wire
Inslee Budget To Push For $1B Tax Increase To Close Education Funding Gap