WASHINGTON STATE

Washington State House Democrats

HOUSE DEMOCRATS

Wednesday, Feb. 7

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Associated Press
Attorneys general sue Trump administration over water rule 
Coding glitch led to nearly 7,000 not registered to vote 
House and Senate pursue spending deals as shutdown looms
Rail industry says key safety technology not due until 2020
Trump administration’s oil drilling plan prompts protests
Senate negotiators working to finalize long-term budget deal

Aberdeen Daily World
Bill would help hospital with its financial woes (Van De Wege, Takko, Tharinger, Chapman, Blake)

Arlington Times
Arlington ECEAP gets youngsters kindergarten-ready

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Earthquake insurance is key to recovery, but just 11 percent have it in Washington 

Bothell Reporter
Allow taxpayers to see how their tax assessments compare to others  (Lovick, Goodman, Frockt)

The Daily News
‘Ecology Gone Too Far’: Cowlitz leaders rally in Olympia (Blake, Takko)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Everett has Earth’s worst traffic congestion — by one measure
County exec touts progress in lowering homelessness
Senate finds a way to give some of us refunds on car tabs (Liias, Hobbs)
Bloomberg: Billions for headquarters? Not in my backyard, Amazon
Editorial: A unified ‘no’ to Northwest offshore oil drilling

Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter
Inslee pushes back against offshore drilling in Washington
Program before lawmakers could strengthen mental health crisis response (Lovick, Goodman, Frockt)

Kirkland Reporter
Mayor Walen elected as Sound Cities president

News Tribune (subscription required)
With annexation threat looming, Ruston cedes control of Point Ruston permitting to Tacoma
Editorial: Legislature’s gone to the dogs, cats, etc.

Peninsula Daily News
Application period nears for Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program grants
Skyrocketing premiums prompt response from lawmakers (Cleveland)
Program before lawmakers could strengthen mental health crisis response (Lovick, Goodman, Frockt)
Carbon tax plan advances in the state Senate (Carlyle, Ranker, Nelson, Hobbs)
State bills tackle threats to endangered orcas (Blake, Ranker)

Puget Sound Business Journal
How Boeing bonuses break down for engineers and technicians in Washington state
Authers’ Note: The market parallels with 2007

Renton Reporter
Carbon tax plan advances in the state Senate (Dhingra, Carlyle, Ranker, Nelson, Hobbs)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Trump’s ‘marching orders’ to the Pentagon: Plan a grand military parade
King County property taxes rising between 9 and 31% — depending on your city
Seattle is putting fences under its bridges to keep campers out — and some say that’s wrong
Glitch in Washington’s motor-voter program prevented thousands from being registered to vote
Seattle teachers union members plan walkout on fifth day of school-bus driver strike
With tracking system hobbling, marijuana industry scrambles to keep pot on shelves
Survey finds only 11.3% of Washington homes have earthquake insurance
Facebook, Google not complying with Seattle’s political-ad disclosure law, watchdog says
Westneat: About those bonuses? There’s now proof they’re going straight onto the national credit card
Editorial: Don’t shortchange special education
Opinion: Remove barriers to preserve salmon runs for future generations

Snoqualmie-Valley Record
Inslee pushes back against offshore drilling in Washington
Program before lawmakers could strengthen mental health crisis response (Lovick, Goodman, Frockt)

Spokesman Review
EWU plans major expansion into Spokane’s University District as anchor tenant of Avista’s planned 150,000 square-foot Catalyst building
Conservatives less likely to trust vaccines and public health efforts
Unnecessary medical tests cost Washington patients $282 million during one-year period, study says
Some 7,000 voters kept off the rolls by computer problem

Tri-City Herald
Editorial: Lawmakers are trying to eliminate key part of public records law; we say that’s wrong

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
State capital budget allocates funds for Vashon-Maury projects (Nelson)

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Allow taxpayers to see how their tax assessments compare to others (Palumbo)

Whidbey News-Times
Admiralty Head Lighthouse to get facelift
State may lift ban on nuclear war prep

Yakima Herald Republic
Health centers push for funding in federal budget
Glitch in Washington’s motor-voter program prevented thousands from being registered to vote
With tracking system hobbling, marijuana industry scrambles to keep pot on shelves
Editorial: Given risks, rejection of oil port is right call

Broadcast

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Millions of dollars, privacy concerns surround Seattle Police Department body camera program
Car tab tax cut passes key vote (Dhingra)

KNKX FM
Needle Exchange Survey Shows Heroin Users Want Treatment, But Access Can Be A Challenge
As One Washington Wolf Poaching Case Comes To A Close, Others Remain A Mystery
Nearly 7,000 Washington Voters Will Get Last Minute Ballots Due To Motor Voter Error
Litigation Over Seattle Law Allowing Unionization For Ride-Share Drivers Continues

KUOW FM
Nurse Calls Cops After Woman Seeks Help For Postpartum Depression. Right Call?
Nervous Drivers Still ‘Shooting The Gap’ At Rattlesnake Ridge Landslide
The Psychological Forces Behind A Cultural Reckoning: Understanding #MeToo 

KXRO Newsradio
Senate Bill could alleviate some financial stressors from GH Community Hospital (Van De Wege, Takko, Chapman)

Web

Crosscut
There’s one thing state lawmakers agree on: the internet (Hansen)

Patch.com
Kirkland Getting $2.5M For Major Trail Connection (Kuderer, Dhingra, Palumbo, Goodman, Springer, McBridge, Klatter, Kloba, Stanford)

Seattle P.I.
Nearly 7,000 voter registrations lost in ‘malfunction’

Slog
UW College Republicans sue to bring far-right rally to campus, panic over pot shortage
Seattle-area house prices continue to rise, yet 50 percent of people living here earn less than $50,000 a year
Guest Editorial: Puget Sound Energy needs to stop burning coal in Montana