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Washington State House Democrats

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Tuesday, February 2

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Associated Press
More than 200,000 sign up for health insurance in Washington
Lawmakers say pay raise due for Washington State Patrol
Washington bill seeks to ban sex-selective abortions
Washington police group calls deadly force bill ‘radical’
Insurer Aetna lays out concerns about ACA exchange business

Aberdeen Daily World
Ecology drafting mandates for railroad oil spills

Bainbridge Island Review
Frustration, disappointment, absence of urgency seen in Legislature’s teacher-compensation bills
Teachers’ pay, school districts’ special levies targets of study ordered in House education bill
Gender identity focus of restroom legislation (Conway)

Columbian
Vancouver extends moratorium on oil-handling facilities

The Daily News
State hosting open house to discuss Reynolds cleanup

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Officials: Transit measure needed to fix congestion, help businesses
Sharp increase in number of Snohomish County homeless
Lawmakers weighing risks of crumb rubber for playfields (Peterson, Chase)
WSU adds software engineering program at Everett center
Editorial: Rule on public facilities protects transgendered

Kirkland Reporter
Limits Posed in House bill on public records requests (McBride)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Two more accuse Graham Hunt, R-Orting, of lying about military service
Op-Ed: Matt Driscoll: Point-in-Time homeless count provides glimpse of much bigger problem

Puget Sound Business Journal
King County, UW propose 10-year agreement to operate Harborview Medical Center

Seattle Times (subscription required)
UW, King County reach agreement on running Harborview Medical Center
Parents give an earful on school discipline to federal, state officials
Annual tally shows homelessness growing in Snohomish County, too
Bill would make it easier to charge cops over deadly force; police group calls it ‘bad policy’ (Moscoso)
Editorial: Remove dark money’s influence from campaign ads
Opinion: I-405 tolls aren’t providing relief for frustrated drivers
Krugman: We can have an energy revolution even if the GOP stays in power

Spokesman Review
Washington voters have complex route to choosing presidential candidates
Washington lawmakers consider bills to standardize sick leave, minimum wage
Pronghorn, hunted to extinction in the 1900s, are reintroduced to north-central Washington
City of Spokane planning big new stormwater tank project

Wenatchee World (subscription required)
County pot ban would exclude existing businesses

Yakima Herald Republic
Two Lower Valley bridge projects closer to reality

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Legislature looking at health safety of synthetic turf fields
STP to WSDOT: ‘The suspension was baseless’
Washington police group calls deadly force bill ‘radical’

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Voters to decide on two Seattle Public Schools levies

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Frustrated by homeless crisis, Ballard business owners consider moving

KPLU FM
Looking For A Middle Way On Raising Minimum Wage (Hobbs, Mullet)
Harborview Expands Its Committment To Serving The Poor
Could An Anonymous Text Prevent A School Shooting?
Oregon lawmaker Attempts To Head Off Corporate Tax Initiative
Oregon Legislature Opens Five-Week Session

KUOW FM
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray’s Story Of Love And Politics
‘Abusive’ Info Requests Lead To Push For Less Government Transparency

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Is shoulder driving the solution to I-405’s north-end congestion?

NW Public Radio
Looking For A Middle Way On Raising Minimum Wage (Hobbs, Mullet)

Q13 TV (FOX)
Eastside homeowners worried about impact of light rail construction

Web

Capitol Record
Minimum wage bill proposed as alternative to statewide initiative (Hobbs, Mullet)

Crosscut
Sawant’s rent control plan is DOA in Olympia (Nelson, Frockt, Jayapal, McCoy, Walkinshaw)
Rick Steves knows how to push pot to voters

The Stand
Senate Republicans resume effort to privatize workers’ comp (Hasegawa, Conway, Keiser)
Opinion: ‘Freedom’ Foundation: Driven by greed, powered by lies