WASHINGTON STATE

Washington State House Democrats

HOUSE DEMOCRATS

Tuesday, February 23

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Associated Press
Officials confirm first Washington case of Zika virus in Mason County
House seeks pay raise for teachers in supplemental budget  (Dunshee, Lytton)
Senate panel holds hearing on DOC investigation
Washington House passes bill on police body cameras (Hansen, Pollet)
Regulators fine CenturyLink $2.85 million for 911 outage
Winds blow small amount of radiation onto Washington highway
Bill Gates: Young people needed to help solve energy problem
State Senate passes bill to save funds for shutdown of Montana coal power plants
Seattle experiments with new solutions to ease homelessness

Columbian
Senate panel holds hearing on DOC investigation
Letter: Explore combining rail, road bridges (Wylie)
In Our View: Find Better Charter Fix (Cleveland, Reykdal)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Inslee: Results of investigation of prison release error due this week
House Dems road budget tackles I-405, Snohomish Co. gridlock (Clibborn, Moscoso)
Guest commentary: Renew tool that fights fraud (Medicaid False Claims Act)
Editorial: Don’t be too quick to crack open iPhone

Kirkland Reporter
Goodman legislation to strengthen DUI laws, protect vulnerable adults pass House (Goodman)

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Low pay and uneven training, but ‘paras’ filling classroom need (Rolfes)

Mercer Island Reporter
Legislators tackle transportation, education at 41st district Town Hall (Clibborn, Senn)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Senate committee probes why sentencing error didn’t get fixed faster (Pedersen)
Opponents of Tacoma methanol plant to take fight to state Capitol (Jinkins, Fey, Sullivan)
Washington’s first case of Zika virus found at Thurston County hospital
Op-Ed: Matt Driscoll: What is a microaggression, and why do they matter?
Op-Ed: Behavioral health services need legislative action
Op-Ed: Don’t cut funds for preventing toxic pollution
Editorial: Methanol plant pause makes sense

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Ray of light falls on school funding work at Legislature

Puget Sound Business Journal
Crowdfunding startup Wefunder to help Seattle companies access capital through new federal law
Study: Washington state lost $769.5 million during dock slowdowns last year

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Tips on building a fairer school-finance system echo Massachusetts (Rolfes)
As foes claim gentrification, Murray decides to help shops hurt by 23rd Avenue project
Why didn’t DOC fix error that released inmates early? No one seems to know (Pedersen)
Mason County man who traveled to South Pacific is Washington’s first Zika case
Guest Opinion: Serving a hungry child breakfast can transform a life
Editorial: Kentucky is seeking a license to offend
Editorial: Do the math on coal-plant bill: may not be in ratepayers’ best interest

Spokesman Review
Police body camera rules approved by state House would limit release of footage
Inmate release problem labeled urgent took years to address

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Cuts to Hanford cleanup funding aren’t acceptable

Washington Post
Never finished college? Washington state lawmakers want to help. (Hansen)

Yakima Herald Republic
It took 5 minutes to see prisoner-release mistake, father tells Senate panel
Bachelor’s degree in 3 years? Bill seeks to make college more affordable
Guest commentary: Support early childhood education to really fix Washington education system
Editorial: Bridge closure points to need for maintaining infrastructure

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle councilmembers rip Times’ reporting on arena studies
DOC employees testify at Senate committee hearing (Darneille, Pedersen)

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Senate hearing probes early release scandal

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Insiders speak about ‘toxic’ environment at Western State

KPLU FM
Homelessness, Other Crises Demand Emergency Funds Say Washington Democrats (Dunshee)
State Lawyer Regrets Legal Advice Over Early Release Of Washington Inmates
Northwest States Coming Around To Federal ID Card Requirements
Washington State’s Top Watchdog On Hanford Retires After Decade Of Service

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
First case of the Zika virus confirmed in Washington state
Coding for the future: Gov. Inslee leads computer education effort

NW Public Radio
Northwest States Coming Around To Federal ID Card Requirements
State Lawyer Regrets Legal Advice Over Early Release Of Washington Inmates
Washington State’s Top Watchdog On Hanford Retires After Decade Of Service
Homelessness, Other Crises Demand Emergency Funds Say Washington Democrats (Dunshee)
Early Release Of Inmates Subject Of Marathon Hearing Monday

Q13 TV (FOX)
Senate committee hears testimony in probe of erroneous early-release of prisoners

Capital Record
Senate committee hears from witnesses in initial hearing on DOC investigation (Pedersen)
Police body camera bill passes out of House (Hansen, Pollet)
House Democrats release supplemental budget proposal (Dunshee, Sullivan, Ormsby)

Crosscut
To help Washington’s salmon, let local experts lead

HDC Advance
Spokane representative pushes bill to lower class sizes (Riccelli)
House Unveils Supplemental Transportation Budget (Fey)
Goodman legislation to strengthen DUI laws, protect vulnerable adults pass House (Goodman)
Families are the focus of House budget proposal (Dunshee, Sullivan, Lytton)
College Success Foundation funding may be coming to Bremerton (Hansen)
Walkinshaw lauds National Governors Association call for federal government to take action on opioid epidemic (Walkinshaw)
Free to Finish College program set to get pilot funding in 2016 supplemental budget (Hansen)
House budget proposal feeds hungry kids and families (Gregerson)

Kirkland Reporter
Goodman legislation to strengthen DUI laws, protect vulnerable adults pass House (Goodman)

Schmudget
Essential Revenue Reforms Lose Out to Short-Term Needs in House Budget

Slog
The First Zika Case Has Been Reported in Washington State

The Stand
Uber deactivates local driver who supports unionization

Woodinville Weekly
45th District legislators plan to alleviate I-405 traffic congestion (Springer, Goodman)