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Thursday, November 20
Aberdeen Daily World
County sends state a bill for unfunded Discover Pass mandates
Associated Press
State AG says he’ll sue Hanford to protect workers from harmful vapors
Student suing Everett district over religion
Washington unemployment rate rose to 6 percent
Washington graduation test rules up for debate
State economic forecasters predict budget shortfall (Hunter)
Millions expected in pot taxes through 2019
Old health exchange problems overshadow new ones
Bainbridge Island Review
Where did all the Democrats go? (Liias, Hunt)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Lytton ascends Democratic leadership in Wash. House
Blog: Sen. Ericksen, in key environment post, takes wait-and-see approach to Inslee carbon-reduction plan
BP plans spill drill Friday off Birch Bay State Park
Central Kitsap Reporter
Public gets to hear plans for Kitsap Transit foot ferries
Op-Ed: Calling Kitsap’s caring
Columbian
WSDOT invites feedback on roads project list
Wish lists: Agencies seek state recreation grants
State health exchange ‘off to a strong start’
Editorial: In Our View: Class-Size Conundrum (Moeller)
The Daily News
Transportation Commission selects ‘Chimacum’ as name of new ferry
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Few employers drop health benefits, surveys find
Editorial: In Our View / Standards for student testing: State must settle on a test for graduation
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Chimacum approved as name of new ferry
News Tribune (subscription required)
Recreational, medical marijuana businesses at odds over law
Washington State Patrol chief suffers stroke, is recovering well
Washington state budget outlook predicts shortfall
Editorial: Bust predatory debt collectors who break the law
Olympian (subscription required)
Recreational, medical marijuana businesses at odds over law
Peninsula Daily News
Jefferson Democrats pass resolution seeking more comment opportunities for Navy electronic warfare training project
Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle, you’re slipping in the nation’s real estate rankings
Good news-bad news: Washington adds 82K jobs in a year, October unemployment rate rises
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Tunnel-boring machine ‘Pamela’ to start digging soon
CEO pay at Boeing, Ford exceeds companies’ tax bill
Lively exchange board meeting airs frustrations over system problems
Class-size measure triggers questions, worries in Olympia (Hunter)
Seattle Preschool Program won’t pay for transportation, could help school district with capital costs
Maria Cantwell: Net neutrality should be “law of the land”
Jerry Large: Promise of progress is that nothing stays the same
Blog: Are King County taxpayers ready to fund levy focused on early childhood?
Editorial: King County right to put brakes on public defense cuts
Spokesman Review
Aero-Flite moving four airplanes to West Plains, creating 50 new jobs
State grapples with $2 billion projected budget shortfall (Hunter)
Editorial: East Side’s inclusion in legislative hearing a good first step
Tri-City Herald
State notifies DOE of possible lawsuit over Hanford tank vapors
Yakima Herald Republic
OSPI rules against Yakima schools in special ed complaint
Didier concedes congressional race to Newhouse
State plans to sue over Hanford tank vapors
Editorial: Citizens and governments bear recycling responsibility
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Local lawmakers suggest separate road package from Legislature
Sick Hanford workers told ‘you’re fine’
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Seattle may pull plug on police body cam program
Sound Transit tunnel machine to start dig with plan for avoiding problems
KPLU FM
Wash. State Steps Up To Sue Over Hanford Tank Farm Vapors
Squeezing Toothpaste Becomes Analogy For Washington Budget (Hunter)
Wash. State Foster Care Officials Outline Final Push To Compliance
KUOW FM
Quiet Crimes: Elder Abuse On Rise In Washington
Washington’s Lobbying Corps Populated By Former Lawmakers, Staffers (Carlyle)
Protecting Northwest Forests As Bigger Wildfires Burn Longer
Seattle Gently Reins In Medical Marijuana Providers
NW Public Radio
Washington Class Size Measure Puts $2 Billion Dent in State Budget (Hunter)
Q13 TV (FOX)
Seattle City Council’s Sawant, 3 others arrested at protest over lawsuit to block $15 wage
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Lawmakers facing budget shortfall, say Initiative 1351 ‘creates a problem’ (Hunter)
On ‘The Impact:’ State auctions off unclaimed treasures, carbon emissions update
Crosscut
Coal ports’ critics question the economics
Legislators hear about the scale of the school-funding challenge (Hunter)
HDC Advance
Update – Youth Opportunities Act (Kagi)
Publicola
Councilmember Kshama Sawant Arrested (Kagi, Springer)
Schmudget
Revenue Forecast Shows it’s Time to Get Real: We Can’t Cut our Way to McCleary
Slog
Washington State Is Flying Blind in a Storm of Corporate Tax Breaks (Carlyle)
The Morning News: “Bad Faith” Behavior by Banks in Washington State Goes Unpunished
The Stand
Voters sent clear message on paid sick days, minimum wage (Jinkins, Farrell)
Washington State Wire
Cannabis Wars Part 3: The Proposals
(Part 1, Part 2)
Wednesday, November 19
Aberdeen Daily World
Pot is a growing business on the Harbor
Associated Press
Washington gun law leads museum to remove rifles
Scientists gauge deadly impact of stormwater runoff on salmon
Report on tribal youth and violence urges action
State taking action to protect Hanford workers from vapors
Washington graduation test rules up for debate
24-year-old taking seat in Washington state House
Central Kitsap Reporter
Prosecutor says Bremerton human trafficking tied to drug operation
Columbian
Carbon cap report may spur action
Camden: Slim majorities require focus on party allegiance (Chopp)
The Daily News
Several Lewis County towns suddenly ineligible for HUD development grants
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Surge in business loans a sign that local economy is going strong
State Republicans prepping for 2015 (Eide, Frockt, Hobbs)
24-year-old taking seat in Washington state House
Burbank: Voter support clear for wage, leave legislation
Milbank: Tea party of the left would rather be pure than win
Op-ed: First Amendment belongs to students, too
Editorial: Problems that caused Skagit bridge collapse remain
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Riders want guaranteed spot on fast ferry
News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: What limits should go on police body cam footage?
Op-Ed: Why no action on pot?
Olympian (subscription required)
Column: OK, Congress, it’s your last chance to fix the NSA
Redmond Reporter
Public invited to comment on future transportation projects
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Little movement as state House Democrats elect their leadership (Chopp, Sullivan, Pettigrew, Van De Wege, Green, Lytton)
Lawmakers voice anger with insurance exchange’s technical troubles (Cody)
UW students prepare to fight to keep tuition from rising
Blog: Critics should wait for Inslee’s carbon plan before bashing it
Blog: Task forces: a place where “good ideas go to die”
Editorial: Washington is missing out on better preparing special-education students
Seattle Weekly
Three City Budget Items Worth a Closer Look
Where Development Is Not Happening in Seattle and Why
How Clean Should Seattle’s Only River Be?
City Council Passes Milestone on Parental Leave. Few Notice.
Spokesman Review
House Dems re-elect Chopp speaker (Sullivan, Pettigrew, Van De Wege, Lytton)
New website shows options for disposing hazardous waste
Shawn Vestal: Gun rights activist takes aim at nonexistent wolf
Tri-City Herald
West Richland bans recreational marijuana businesses
Editorial: Our Voice: No Child Left Behind needs a reasonable replacement
The Vidette
County sends state a bill for unfunded Discover Pass mandates (Blake, Van de Wege, Takko, Hatfield)
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Free market likely to cast deciding vote on GMO label
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Who’s accountable for WA Health Exchange snafus? (Carlyle)
DOL glitch leads to late fees for drivers
New laws could target e-cig businesses (Pollet)
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
WSDOT: Thief stole $7K cameras used to track elk
Thousands may be driving with expired license thanks to glitch
State’s new gun law prompts museum to remove WWII rifles
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Seattle identity thief reveals tricks of the trade
KUOW FM
FAA Takes Light Hand In Enforcing Flight Rules For Drones Overdose Deaths in Wash. Drop Slightly
Oregon’s Unemployment Rate Holds Steady
What Is Astroturfing And Who’s Doing It
NW Public Radio
From Table To Truck: How Food Waste Could Run Your Car
Q13 TV (FOX)
Seattle to offer city employees paid parental leave
WEB
Crosscut
The Daily Troll: Murray needs a new press person. A tunnel through Edmonds? A bit of help for downtown homeless.
How closely is Washington state monitoring Ebola?
HDC Advance
Forbes says we’re still among the best
Publicola
Unfazed by GOP Gains (Chopp, Sullivan, Van de Wege, Pettigrew, Green, Lytton)
Seattle P.I.
24-year-old taking seat in Washington state House
The Stand
Let’s get off the hamster wheel on trade!
Washington State Wire
‘Who’s Getting Fired?’ Lawmaker Asks Health Benefit Exchange CEO After Recent Glitch (Cody, Keiser, Carlyle)
Tuesday, November 18
Associated Press
8 Washington hospitals prepare for Ebola patients
WSP: Driver in Skagit River Bridge collapse received ticket
Study offers solution for stormwater threat to salmon
More international students at Washington colleges
Oregon immigration vote is a warning for Obama
Puget Sound Energy customers to get 1-time credit
Thousands visited Washington exchange last weekend
Carbon cap report to Inslee, may spur action
Columbian
Human trafficking summit planned
Tough options for lawmakers on class sizes (Moeller)
The Daily News
Report: Cowlitz County’s’ rate of opioid overdoses tops in state
Everett Herald (subscription required)
You’ll find a bumper crop of ideas at farming conference
Editorial: Can you afford to live longer? (Retirement planning & Social Security)
Federal Way Mirror
Celebration of life service set for Rep. Roger Freeman
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Prosecutor still deciding death penalty
News Tribune (subscription required)
Get rid of biology test as high school graduation requirement, state board says
Democrats will nominate candidates Dec. 1 to replace Roger Freeman
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Task force considers carbon pricing options
Puget Sound Business Journal
PSE customers getting $40 one-time credit
Microsoft and other tech giants urge lawmakers to curb NSA surveillance powers
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Insurance boss Kreidler on the future of health-care reform
Patty Murray urges Obama to stay firm on immigration action
Activists in alternative parties discuss cooperating in state
Editorial: What to do about the state’s No. 1 property crime ranking
Skagit Valley Herald
Overheight load in I-5 bridge collapse taller than permit said
Spokesman Review
Spokane sex offender to be held indefinitely at McNeil Island
Snake River dredging to start in December, Corps says
Editorial: VA reforms encouraging, but more changes needed
Tri-City Herald
West Richland council to vote Nov. 18 on marijuana ban
Yakima Herald Republic
Death by dirty water: Storm runoff a risk for fish
‘Vaccine court’ keeps claimants waiting
DNR to host forest health workshop for private landowners
Native American kids need more federal protection from violence, expert panel says
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
State’s top lawyer says changes needed to catch ‘bad faith’ banks (Orwall)
Schools facing substitute teacher shortage
Workers stage one-day strike at 2 Pierce County hospitals
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Labor group raises concerns over project backed by Chinese investors
KPLU FM
On Climate Tour, Inslee Notes Health Impacts Of Carbon Emissions In Seattle’s South Park
Delta Air Lines Resets Bar Higher For Pacific Northwest Hub
Washington State Patrol Cites Truck Driver In Skagit Bridge Collapse
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Seattle exploring millionaires tax; why don’t they just take our paychecks and give us allowance?
Q13 TV (FOX)
First-grader says school lunch lady told him, ‘Guess what? You can’t have a lunch’
On strike: Workers at two Pierce County hospitals walk out
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Carbon task force issues report on cap-and-trade and carbon tax approaches
On TVW for committee week: 2015 budget preview, McCleary impact, ebola readiness and mental health
Crosscut
Task force arms Inslee with advice for climate legislation
Will Seattle tax itself into trouble?
Publicola
A “Two-Way Relationship Between [the] Environment and Inequality”
“There’s a Lesson to be Learned.” (transportation funding)
Seattle P.I.
State Patrol: Truck that caused Skagit Bridge collapse was over-height
Survey finds Evergreen is America’s most liberal campus: Go Geoducks!
‘Smartest cities’ in America: Seattle ranks in the top 10
Slog
Holding Three Simultaneous Death Penalty Trials in King County Is Unprecedented—and Hugely Expensive
Op-Ed: Don’t Tell Me Olympia Can’t Fund the Smaller Class Sizes Voters Just Demanded
Washington State Wire
The Cannabis Wars 2015-The Future Of MMJ: Two Pre-Session Post-Election Hearings (Chopp)
Cannabis Wars Part 2: The Background, The Battle (Kohl-Welles)
Monday, November 17
Associated Press
Washington state health exchange up and down
Washington settles with in-house judge for $450K
$15,000 reward for Kittitas County wolf killer
Washington’s first pot auction brings in $600,000
New report: 1 child in every 30 is homeless in U.S.
Death by dirty water: Storm runoff a risk for fish
Aberdeen Daily World
What’s next for the pontoon site?
Columbian
Crowded classrooms in growing Battle Ground district
Zarelli sees the light on marijuana
The Daily News
Editorial: Why you’ll soon see marijuana ads in The Daily News
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Mudslide panel to update Legislature on findings
Guest commentary: A partial solution to funding schools
Guest commentary: Marshland project unlikely to improve fish habitat
Guest commentary: State should follow U.S. military’s lead on clean fuels
Editorial: Logging rules timely and just
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Nov. 4 election results: final count—almost (Lytton)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Health exchange now open to Kitsap employers
News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: Back to the vision: Light rail throughout the region, including Tacoma and Everett
Op-Ed: Secure Communities costs taxpayers, hurts families
Op-Ed: State Supreme Court does an injustice to rape victims
Olympian (subscription required)
Tax-exempt status of Olympia-based think tank under challenge by channeler JZ Knight
Washington’s first pot auction brings $600,000
Q&A: Youngest state legislator ready to represent Puyallup’s values in Olympia
State to pay former insurance commissioner’s judge $450,000 to settle job claims
Editorial: Olympia leads state on LGBT civil rights
Editorial: 1351: voter ed needed
Seattle Times (subscription required)
City says private traffic flaggers a ‘gray area’
Washington Healthplanfinder back up after on-and-off service
State’s colleges see 11% rise in students from abroad
I-594 protesters, low turnout, and lots of birthday candles: your political week in review
‘Millionaires tax’ possible in Seattle? Council asks city’s lawyers
State Patrol: We won’t arrest people at anti-I-594 rally for exchanging guns
Lessons learned: Some common themes to improving schools
Congress forces Legislature to wait on online sales-tax revenue (Hunter)
Blog: Stop saying Washington ranks 47th for class size
Editorial: U.S. economy calls for end of port slowdown
Editorial: Voters have returned a delicate balancing act to Olympia
Editorial: Count leaders are getting creative to find public-health funding
Seattle Weekly
Hanford Whistleblower Gets His Day in Court
Council Casts 9-0 Vote to Give City Workers $15 Min. Wage; Rejects Mayor’s Call for Phase-In
Skagit Valley Herald
County comprehensive plan update likely to be limited
Spokesman Review
Health exchange back up
Reward posted in shooting death of wolf
Spokane County school districts solicit $410 million in bonds
County takes public input on pot zoning
Washington state high court intervenes in shooter’s 82-year sentence
Washington’s proposed Game Management Plan available online
Spin Control: Slim majorities require focus on party discipline
Sunday Spin2: Did the Ayes have too much of it?
Sunday Spin3: More on the gun initiatives
Shawn Vestal: Spokane police reform to get federal report card
Smart Bombs: Have a party — for the kids
Editorial: Slowdown at ports needs quick solution
Editorial: Marijuana legalization still needs fine-tuning
Tri-City Herald
Comcast to take over Tri-City cable operations from Charter
Editorial: Our voice: Imagined threats should not slow vit plant progress (Hanford)
Yakima Herald Republic
Prosser farm holds state’s first pot auction
Proposed food safety regulations put water quality responsibility on growers
Legislature must wait on online sales tax revenue (Hunter)
Broadcast
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
State’s health exchange site has another outage
KPLU FM
Report: Wash. Schools Must Overhaul How They Serve Students With Disabilities
On First Day Of Enrollment, Wash. Health Exchange Shuts Down
In Round Two Of Obamacare, Recruiting Washington’s Uninsured Gets A Little Tougher
NW Public Radio
Heavily Hunted Wolves Stressed Out And Having Lots Of Sex
Luxury Car Part Factory Shut Down 3 Days As Materials Stalled In Tacoma
How Northwest Cities Are Reducing The Impacts Of Food Waste
GMO Food Labeling Measure 92 Supporters Still Haven’t Conceded
Q13 TV (FOX)
Lakewood Police: When we wear body cams, you are much nicer to us
Web
Crosscut
Judge gives state final order to complete Braam reforms
Rep. Hunter post: State faces historic budget challenges
HDC Advance
The issue isn’t jobs, it’s wages (Farrell)
It’s the American way!
Seattle P.I.
What subspecies of Republican will run the Washington state Senate?
Slog
A Millionaire’s Tax in Seattle?
The Stand
How Walmart destroyed U.S. manufacturing
Washington State Wire
The Week Ahead in Climate Policy (Ranker, Fitzgibbon)
Friday, November 14
Aberdeen Daily World
National Guard moves in new detachments to help in times of emergency
Associated Press
State Republican make gains in Olympia; Democrats have smallest majority in House since 2002
Obama to ease immigration rules for millions
College prices are creeping up
Companies hire at fastest pace in 7 years
Ballard News Tribune
Mayor Murray announces symposium on medical marijuana, law enforcement
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Opinion: Twenty years after tragedy, food-borne illnesses still an issue
Central Kitsap Reporter
Community to hear about passenger ferry plans
Columbian
RTC to hold open house on transportation plan
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Improved health insurance website ready for signups
McCusker: Leveraged loans are threat to economy
Editorial: Roadwork lies ahead to keep jobs in county, state (2015 Legislative priorities)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: No health insurance? Now’s when you can sign up
Olympian (subscription required)
Republican Dan Griffey of Allyn claims victory over Rep. Kathy Haigh in the 35th district (Haigh, Green, Seaquist, Stonier)
Editorial: Community colleges buoy our education goals
Peninsula Daily News
Marijuana growing facility approved at former Fairview School in Port Angeles, but greenhouses shot down
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle to toughen law against problem of wage theft
Daily problem for schools: There aren’t enough substitute teachers
Health-insurance brokers to play bigger role in enrollment
Near-record juice grape harvest in Washington
City to host forum on medical marijuana
Blog: Yet another flashing light at state Department of Social and Health Services
Editorial: Initiative 1351 calls for smaller classes and more staff, but no way to pay for them (Hunter)
Guest Opinion: How to fight climate change by harvesting wood
Yakima Herald Republic
Juice grape growers see near-record bounty
GOP debates immigration strategy as Obama considers executive actions
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle Public Schools security breach impacts thousands of students
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Washington grower to auction 500 pounds of pot
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
UW team develops camera technology that can track a person from one camera to the next
KPLU FM
Later School Start Time Advocates Hope For Change As District Task Force Starts Work
Northwest Apples, Hay And Potatoes Caught Up In Port Slowdown
Q13 TV (FOX)
Family of woman killed in DUI crash sues government for millions
WEB
Capital Record
Election update: Republicans expected to gain seats in the state House (Haigh, Stonier, Seaquist, Morrell)
Crosscut
Washington businesses unite on climate action
Tax reform? There’s a DIY movement for that
Publicola
Opinion: We Already Have the Tools to Meet Seattle’s Need for Affordable Housing
Seattle P.I.
Seattle, Olympia rate perfect in national index of gay-friendly cities
Slog
The Morning News: Washington Tightens Logging Rules to Prevent Catastrophic Mudslides