Wednesday, November 5

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Aberdeen Daily World
Democratic incumbents in 19th and 24th re-elected (Takko, Blake, Tharinger, Van de Wege)
Raines and Lindgren elected to county posts, Svoboda leading
Kilmer, Herrera Beutler headed toward re-election

Associated Press
Washington voters speak: 5 things to know
Early Washington votes: Class size initiative tied 
Gun background checks OK’d, class size too close
Voters support expanded background checks on gun sales
Republicans lead key Washington state Senate races (Eide)
Dead candidate leading Wash. state House race(Freeman)
Incumbent state Supreme Court justices win
DelBene wins redrawn 1st District seat
GETTING HIGH: Oregon, D.C. voters join Washington state in approving use of marijuana . . .and a look at other ballot measures — abortion, minimum wage, soda tax — nationwide
Morning after: Obama, GOP in new political dynamic
National free clinics show face of American health care for poor
Judge: In work on marijuana rules, liquor board broke open-meetings law

Bainbridge Island Review
Hansen thanks voters as reelection appears imminent; Olsen hints at another run (Hansen, Rolfes)
Voters want expanded background checks on gun sales; I-594 getting nod in Washington state in new vote tally
Tim Sheldon chosen in the 35th District State Senate race
Decision day is here for voters, candidates | 2014 Election (Hansen)

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
State House: GOP leads in north Whatcom; Dems in command in south Bellingham district (Lytton, Morris)

Bothell Reporter
Election night results for Bothell and Kenmore

Central Kitsap Reporter
Haigh, MacEwen take the lead at the polls (Haigh)

Centralia Chronicle
Democrat Brian Blake Ahead in the 19th District (Blake)

Columbian
Bridge advisory measure passing (Cleveland)
Wilson leads Stonier in 17th race (Stonier, Wylie, Moeller)

The Daily News
19th, 20th District incumbents will return to Olympia (Blake, Takko)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Larsen, DelBene among incumbents headed for re-election to House seats
GOP makes gains in state Senate; race for open House seat very close (Roberts, Ortiz-Self, Sells, Robinson, Dunshee, Moscoso, Stanford, Kagi, Ryu, McCoy, Liias, Hobbs, Chase)
Museum of Flight to get third 787 Dreamliner this Saturday
2014: The year the election skipped us
Why banks are shying away from marijuana businesses
Burbank: Find out who your legislators are, then give them direction
Editorial: A lesson for all public officials (E-mails and public records)

Federal Way Mirror
Kochmar, Freeman, Miloscia take early leads in 30th District election results | Slideshow (Freeman)

The Inlander
No surprises as incumbents, Republicans take most Spokane and state races

Islands’ Sounder
Voters approve county’s levy renewal and school levy | Additional 2014 election results (Lytton)

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Op-Ed: Petroleum projects abound; Salish Sea under siege

Kirkland Reporter
Election night results for Kirkland races (Hunter, Habib, McBride, Goodman, Springer, Stanford, Moscoso)

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Derek Kilmer handily snagged a second term in Congress

News Tribune (subscription required)
Republicans hold on to state Senate (Green, Morrell, Hurst, Eide, Freeman, Seaquist, Fey, Sawyer, Jinkins, Conway, Kirby)
GOP Rep. J.T. Wilcox defeats Libertarian challenger Nielson; Rep. Graham Hunt also winning in 2nd LD
Local U.S. congressmen Heck, Kilmer, Smith and Reichert winning their races
Election turnout looking lower than predicted 62 percent in Washington

Olympian (subscription required)
Maverick Sen. Tim Sheldon winning in 35th district race that his Republican allies needed to keep Senate control (Haigh)
Democrats Reykdal and Hunt lead re-election bids in 22nd District (Reykdal, Hunt)
Republican representatives maintain hold on 20th Legislative District 
U.S. Reps. Denny Heck, Jaime Herrera Beutler winning re-election bids
Editorial: Despite results, government won’t reflect us (Fraser)

Oregonian
Oregon: Legal pot winning; GMO labeling too close to call
Oregon Gov. Kitzhaber wins historic 4th term

Peninsula Daily News
Olympic National Park fee increase can be gradual, superintendent tells business group

Puget Sound Business Journal
Smaller classroom size initiative result too close to call
No incumbent Washington state Congress candidate loses
What business wants from the GOP-controlled Senate
Washington state voters approve I-594 to require background checks for gun purchases
Washington state fares well on uninsured rates after Medicaid expansion

Sammamish Reporter
EARLY ELECTION RESULTS: Legislative incumbents leading challengers, initiative voters favoring smaller class sizes and gun control

Redmond Reporter
Hill takes early lead over Isenhower for 45th District state senator; DelBene leads Celis in Congressional District 1 race

Seattle Times (subscription required)
SPD to review property-crime response
Homemade ‘acid bomb’ injures bus driver, closes Redmond school
Marysville students return amid grief, outpouring of support
Excavation to tunneling machine resumes; no artifacts found 
Warm, bright, quiet: Students do best in well-designed classrooms
‘Purpose in life’ can help reduce medical costs, study says
State voters approve broader background checks on gun sales
Property-tax levy to subsidize preschool wins big
Voters split on cost, benefits of shrinking class size
Democrats trailing in state Senate races (Habib, Chopp, Goodman, Green, Eide)
Metro bus service to get boost with passage of Prop. 1
Federal Way state House Rep. Roger Freeman is winning re-election despite dying six days ago (Freeman)
Momentum for pot legalization advocates: Oregon passes, leading in Alaska, D.C. gives strong yes
Mayor’s budget seeks funding for labor-law investigators
Danny Westneat: Big winners: gun control and Mayor Ed Murray
Blog: What if both Washington state gun initiatives pass?
Blog: About those car break-ins… (Property crime/prison reform)
Editorial: State should follow Everett Clinic’s lead and create transparency in health-care prices
Editorial: Voters stand ground on gun control in passing I-594 over I-591
Guest Opinion: The case for a supermajority vote on tax increases
Guest Opinion: The role of public health in gun control

Seattle Weekly
Role Reversal in Gun Battle Has the Big Money I-594 Up and the Grassroots I-591 Down
Hopes Dashed as Democrats Fail to Wrest Control of the State Senate from Republicans (Eide, Habib, Nelson)
How Legal Weed in Oregon Might Affect Washington’s Marijuana Market

Skagit Valley Herald
DelBene clinches another term in 1st Congressional
Results show U.S. Rep. Larsen leading Guillot
Lytton holds big lead to keep 40th Dist. seat (Lytton)
Rep. Smith cruises with big lead for 10th Dist. seat
Rep. Scott holds strong lead in race for 39th, Pos. 2

Tacoma Weekly
PORT SEEKS GROWTH IN ALLIANCE WITH SEATTLE TERMINALS
Washington, Idaho send incumbents back to Congress
Baumgartner, Shea lead GOP charge in Washington Legislature
Spokane County voters favor GOP candidates
Spokane voters willing to pay to fix streets, park
Expanded gun background checks passing
French, GOP have big night
One in 3 WA ballots in so far
Editorial: Decisions on association health insurance plans should be flexible
Editorial: West Side traffic fixes will benefit entire state

Tri-City Herald
Newhouse holds slim lead over Didier in congressional race

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
WSU Tri-Cities Wine Science Center nears completion

Yakima Herald Republic
Newhouse leads Didier in 4th District
Editorial: Campaigns must perform one final duty: Cleanup

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Measure to expand gun background checks passes
Traffic nightmare: Seattle breaks record for longest commute ever
Explosion on Redmond school parking lot injures bus drivers
Labor talks slowing down Port of Tacoma activity

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Initial state, county election results posted
VIDEO: Gun background check supporters declaring victory
VIDEO: Results from the 2014 elections

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Voters approve expanded gun background checks (Video)
Early Washington votes: Class size initiative tied (Video)
Metro bus service gets boost; Seattle preschool tax winning (Video)

KPLU FM
Thumbs-Up For Higher Minimum Wages, And For Marijuana Industry
Wash. Voters Approve Expanded Gun Background Check
Statewide Class-Size Initiative Too Close To Call, Early Returns Show
Possible Picasso Among Abandoned Treasures Wash. State Will Auction Off

NW Public Radio
Guns, Governors And Pot: Here’s What Happened In Northwest Elections
Kitzhaber Wins Fourth Term As Oregon Governor
WSU Wine Science Center to Open in March

Q13 TV (FOX)
Washington voters approving I-594 to expand gun background checks
Oregon voters pass legalization of recreational marijuana
Election 2014: Republicans win control of U.S. Senate, retain U.S. House

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Crosscut
The eternal sunshine of Seattle progressivism (Chopp)
Dashed hopes for Democrats: State Senate stays Republican (Habib, Eide, Haigh, Seaquist, Stonier, Freeman, Chopp, Green, Hobbs)
Didier, Newhouse in close congressional race. DelBene wins her second term
Voters back new controls on gun sales
Pam Roach is surviving a tough challenge from a fellow Republican (Hurst)
City-sponsored Prop. 1B wins pre-K battle 

Horsesass.org
Election Night Open Thread 1 (Habib)

My Edmonds News
Election 2014: Peterson ahead in race for state Legislature; Scherrer trailing Ortiz-Self (Ortiz-Self, Kagi, Ryu, Liias, Chase)

Publicola
Transit Funding, Preschool Funding, and Gun Control Winning (Stonier, Morrell, Seaquist, Green, Haigh, Chopp)

Seattle P.I.
Republicans are likely to rule the Washington state Senate (Green)
Speaker Chopp splinters Socialist Alternative challenger (Chopp)
Washington voters choose gun control; huge majority in Seattle area
Seattle votes taxes for expanded bus service and pilot preschool plan

Slog
The Morning News: Democrats Fail to Take Washington Senate, Republicans Strengthen Their Grip on Congress (Chopp)
A Night to Ignore the National News and Get Lost in Local Elections
Election Night 2014! Running Just as Fast as We Can to All the Election Night Parties (Chopp)

West Seattle Blog
Election 2014: Statewide ballot measures I-594, I-591, I-1351; Legislature, Congress races (Nelson, Cody, Fitzgibbon)

Monday, November 3

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Aberdeen Daily World
Citizens say no oil by rail during Olympia public hearing

Associated Press
UW report on Spokane’s teacher hiring could help districts across the country
Jail wait lists for mentally ill draw fines from judges

Columbian
Region’s oil disaster preparedness mired in controversy
Thousands flock to free clinic

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Mental health grant aids ‘whole child’
Numbers don’t lie — traffic is terrible and getting worse
1st focus of job fair in Marysville: Jobs for veterans
Editorial: It’s time to back solutions to climate change

Issaquah Reporter
Speak up to stop domestic violence | Attorney General Bob Ferguson
600+ jobs fall in latest Microsoft cuts

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Ferry staffing challenges system

News Tribune (subscription required)
Sound Transit floats $15B plan to expand mostly rail service

Peninsula Daily News
Peninsula tsunami sirens to sound in system test today

Redmond Reporter
Bottle bomb explodes at Dickinson, Explorer elementary schools

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Judge denies temporary restraining order against pot store
New tunnel-machine bearing arrives from Japan
Good writing takes practice, not grammar drills, studies say
As Marysville students return to school, leaders step up plans for mental-health grant
It’s open season for Medicare scams
Jerry Large: The brains behind Seattle Center’s smashing health-care event
Sarah Stuteville: Islander communities left out of food-assistance loop
Blog: Save women’s health, maternity support services in South King County
After Marysville-Pilchuck shooting, the dark side of social media exposed | Editorial notebook
Editorial: Find the money to keep Public Health — Seattle & King County’s Auburn site open
Guest Opinion: We can do more to support Washington biotechnology

Seattle Weekly
Oil Train Meetings Lacked an Important Voice
Department of Ecology Meeting on Oil Trains Bombarded by Dissenting Crowd of 700

Spokesman Review
Spokane restoring agency that will assist Native Americans

Yakima Herald Republic
Year two of ACA brings more insurance plans for Washington residents

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Hundreds show up to decorate Marysville-Pilchuck (Inslee)

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Governor declares “Red and White Day” as Marysville students return to school

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Expert advises Marysville as students return to school

KUOW FM
Marysville Shooting Adds Tension To Washington Gun Vote
Northwest States Shaping Up Ebola Policies As More Travelers Arrive Home
Who Will Control The Internet Of The Future?

NW Public Radio
Fourth Marysville Student Dies

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Crosscut
A chat with filmmaker and mental health advocate Dr. Delaney Ruston
Oil train safety: A whole lot of worry among Washingtonians

HDC Advance
We’re #12!

Slog
Giant Banks Don’t Want Drug Cash Because They Are Terrified of the Federal Risks—So What Are New Pot Businesses Doing with Their Dough?
Is Vaping Really Safer Than Smoking?
What Smoking Weed Does to Teen Brains: A Look at the Scientific Research

Friday, October 31

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Aberdeen Daily World
Citizens say no oil by rail during Olympia public hearing
Three schools recognized as “schools of distinction”

Associated Press
State lawmaker sponsoring gun storage bill (Kagi)
Economic growth remains vigorous
Washington justices shift burden in rape cases
Studded tires legal Nov. 1 in Oregon, Washington

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Hundreds tell Ecology: tougher steps needed to ensure safety of oil-by-rail shipping (Hunt)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Legislator to reintroduce firearms-safety bill in Olympia (Kagi)
Slim chance to stop higher rx co-pays, smaller ‘bah’ hikes
Editorial: Mentally ill defendants: Shortage of psychiatric beds leaves judges with a sorry choice

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Kitsap County leaders hear passenger-ferry pitch

News Tribune (subscription required)
700 show up to tell Ecology: tougher steps needed to ensure safety of oil-by-rail shipping

Olympian (subscription required)
Monitoring, but no quarantines, for JBLM airmen returning from short Liberia missions
Editorial: Pack a lighter free lunch for lawmakers (lobbyists)
Curious Olympia citizen catches error in statewide voter guide (I-1351)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Sound Transit floats $15B plan to expand mostly rail service
Washington Supreme Court shifts burden in rape cases
After probe, Ferguson seeks limits on former AG staff lobbying
Heavy rains bring increased risk of landslides, SPU warns
NYU research: Don’t punish students for their temperaments
Editorial: Find the money to keep Public Health — Seattle & King County’s Auburn site open
Guest Opinion: How the Seattle City Council could help underwater homeowners

Tri-City Herald
Conservation groups sue state agency over Columbia Generating Station discharge permit

Yakima Herald Republic
State justice notes progress for Hispanics, others

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Lower gas prices a factor in Washington’s traffic gridlock
Confusing toll bills cost drivers, end in fines
More protests, concern over growth of oil trains in Washington
Expert panel recommends safety fixes at Hanford

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
520 tolls: Not so good to go
Schools locked into higher price despite fuel prices plummeting

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
‘Raging Grannies’ take on oil trains in protest

KPLU FM
3-D Mammograms Improve Cancer Detection, UW Study Finds

KUOW FM
Are Lobbyists Influencing Washington’s Attorney General?
4 Things To Know About The Columbia Generating Station Lawsuit

Q13 TV (FOX)
‘Raging Grannies’ protest oil trains moving through area

WEB

Schmudget
Addressing Hunger in Washington State

Slog
Interviews with Four Black-Market Marijuana Growers

Thursday, October 30

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Associated Press
Study: Teacher hiring should be more scientific
Health insurance subsidies again come before high court
Oregon, Alaska now ground zero in legal marijuana fight
Spokane marijuana lounge plans children’s party
Environmental groups sue over impact of reactor on Columbia
For-profit programs face ‘gainful employment’ rule
Seahawks host team from school scarred by shooting
Marysville teacher releases statement on shooting
Judge strikes ban on guests in farmworker housing
Judges hold state in contempt for jail waitlists
Shells in Seattle tunnel pit likely from settlers
China to buy Washington apples again
Washington state Rep. Roger Freeman dies at age 48 (Chopp, Pettigrew)
Washington launches health exchange for businesses

Bothell Reporter
UW Bothell is fastest growing college in Washington state

Columbian
State traffic forecast predicts steady decline in miles traveled
Judge strikes ban on guests in farmworker housing

The Daily News
State Ecology staff at odds with Gov. Inslee on ocean acidification effects

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Northwest has record crop of sweet cherries
NLRB dismisses last complaints from Machinists’ contract vote

Federal Way Mirror
Rep. Roger Freeman dies at Federal Way hospital | Update (Freeman, Eide, Chopp)

News Tribune (subscription required)
State Ecology expects full house for open meeting on oil-by-rail safety Thursday evening in Olympia
Inslee consultant: clean-fuel standard might raise gas prices 2 cents by 2020

Olympian (subscription required)
Federal Way Rep. Roger Freeman dies at 48 (Freeman, Stonier)
State Ecology expects full house for meeting on oil-by-rail safety Thursday evening in Olympia
Editorial: Nowhere immune to gun violence

Puget Sound Business Journal
Microsoft cuts 3,000 jobs, including 638 in the Puget Sound region
When it comes to setting the cost of workers’ comp, it’s no romp

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Voters’ top issues: schools, gun laws
Seattle weighs ‘game changer’: millions more to help homeless
Shells near Bertha from settlers, not tribes, official says
Sawant revised tax package for Seattle transit
Small businesses can enroll in Obamacare statewide
Federal Way State Rep. Roger Freeman dies at 48 (Freeman)
Officials honor Federal Way House member who died Wednesday (Freeman, Eide)
Pre-K and K-12 leaders gather to talk consistency, collaboration
Jerry Large: Research aids the discussion over guns
Guest Opinion: Compassion needed to tackle youth justice in King County
Guest Opinion: Debate climate policies without undue influence from people like Tom Steyer

Spokesman Review
Spokane City Council prohibits immigration status inquiries by employees, including police
Spokane marijuana lounge to host kids’ Halloween party
Editorial: FBI sting erodes trust in freedom of the press

Yakima Herald Republic
Washington apple exports to China to resume soon
Northwest cherry growers score sizzlin’ crop

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Washington launches health exchange for businesses
North Cascades future: more rain, less snow, more fires
Study: Teacher hiring should be more scientific
Washington state Rep. Roger Freeman dies at age 48

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
‘Copycat crimes’ expected after mass shooting incidents
Shells in Seattle tunnel pit likely from settlers

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
New threat triggers alert at Kent Meridian High School

KPLU FM
Huge Costs, Hundreds Of Pregnancies Will Follow Cuts To Family Planning, Workers Say
With McCleary Mandate Looming, Will Wash. Class Size Initiative Help Or Hurt?
Microsoft Cuts 3,000 Jobs Worldwide, About 600 In The Puget Sound Region
Wash. State’s Current And Former AGs Exposed In NYTimes Influence Investigation
Big Crowds Commenting On Wash. State Marine And Rail Oil Transportation Study

KUOW FM
Transportation Officials Say 3,000 Rail Crossings In Washington Go Un-Inspected
Washington Apples Are Heading To China Again

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Why no laws about guns and kids in Washington?

NW Public Radio
Northwest Tribes Take Steps To Corral Growing Wild Horse Population

Q13 TV (FOX)
Kent-Meridian High School security to be increased today after report of a potential threat

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Capitol Record (TVW)
State Rep. Roger Freeman dies after battle with cancer (Eide)
On ‘The Impact’ this week: Millennial voters and charter school lawsuit

Crosscut
The Daily Troll: Alibaba moves into Amazon’s ‘hood. State Rep. Freeman dies. Putting fun into Rainier Beach’s Halloween.

Publicola
Afternoon Jolt: New York Times Gets AG Ferguson Story Wrong

Seattle P.I.
State Rep. Roger Freeman, D-Federal Way, dies of colon cancer

Slog
State Representative Roger Freeman, 48, Has Died

Wednesday, October 29

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Associated Press
Lawyers, high court justices debate school funding
Oil train traffic concerns Spokane firefighters
Taylor Shellfish Farms signs climate change declaration
Archaeologists begin looking at shell deposit

Columbian
Editorial: In Our View: Travel Transformed
Column: Camden: State’s ‘politically engaged’ voters might break it off

The Daily News
Longview School District enrollment back on the decline

Everett Herald (subscription required)
2015 budget for Everett ‘significantly higher’
Davis: Spend. Yes, spend to rebuild transportation
Op-ed: Look for changes to Medicare enrollment
Editorial: Parks key to good communities

New York Times
McKenna, other ex-AGs lobby attorneys general around country

Olympian
State holding open house on design plans newest addition proposed for the Capitol Campus

Peninsula Daily News
Jefferson County planners develop zoning plan for marijuana businesses

Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle is No. 8 in U.S. for job growth, Washington state is ninth
Washington Health Alliance: Insurers should be required to release cost data

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Study reveals unexpected findings on class size
Archaeologists start shell study at Highway 99 tunnel site
UW rates 14th in new ranking among world’s universities
Washington colleges take aim at preventing sexual assaults
Yakima drops portion of redistricting proposal
Danny Westneat: Adults should be charged if kid gets gun, like they do in Texas
Blanca Torres: Renters love rent control, but Seattle doesn’t need it | Times editorial columnist

Seattle Weekly
Following Rehab Center Closures, an Uncertain Future for Drug Addicts with Kids

Skagit Valley Herald
Judge rules for Familias Unidas in latest Sakuma labor complaint

Spokesman Review
Oil train wreck would be challenge, Spokane deputy fire chief testifies (Billig)
Teachers’ attorney says investigative records should stay sealed

Tri-City Herald
Future Latino leaders honored for strengthening community

Yakima Herald Republic
Researchers turning wood waste into energy, agricultural resource
‘Open Mike’: Tobacco, taxes and treaty rights

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KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
North Kitsap student threatens to shoot up high school, claims to have hit list

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Kitsap Co. teen arrested after threatening to ‘shoot up’ school
Archaeologists search Bertha pit for artifacts

KPLU FM
How School Security Has Changed Since Columbine And Sandy Hook — And How It’s Stayed The Same
Ebola Calls Northwest Volunteers To Action, Medical Centers To Prepare

KUOW FM
Same As Common Schools? High Court Ponders Charter Schools
Beavers Enjoy A West Coast Renaissance

NW Public Radio
Washington DSHS Gives Progress Report On Psychiatric Boarding

Q13 TV (FOX)
Police Chief: Teen arrested after saying he had hit list and was going to shoot up school had guns
Social media lesson? 2 boys who say they were joking charged with felonies for alleged threats

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Capitol Record (TVW)
Washington’s charter school law debated in front of the state Supreme Court

Crosscut
State will conduct own check on Belltown bar

HDC Advance
A nickel here, a dollar there; it all adds up

Schmudget
Investing in Two Generations for a Poverty-Free Future

Slog
Fast-Food Workers Make $20 an Hour in Denmark