Friday, September 12

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Associated Press
Study says a medical school feasible in Spokane
Western governors group forms drought study forum
Washington lawmakers held in contempt on education
Winds fan wildfire that damages 3 Wash. homes
Groups sue DOT over oil shipments in older tank cars
California study on school absences shows deep racial divide
Officials investigating connection to severe respiratory illness at Seattle Children’s Hospital

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Blog: WWU’s Shepard refuses to play state’s budget-cutting game
Blog: Washington state ranks 36th for property damage risk

Columbian
Rail union members vote down BNSF proposal to cut train crew size
Editorial: In Our View: Enough is Too Much

News Tribune (subscription required)
Court finds state in contempt in school funding case

Olympian (subscription required)
Weekend traffic could hinder warm weather plans
Olympia wants to ban more alcoholic beverages downtown
Editorial: GET benefits from rebound, tuition freeze

Peninsula Daily News
State Supreme Court holds Legislature in contempt over schools case with Peninsula roots

Seattle Times (subscription required)
State in contempt, gets reprieve to try again on school aid (Hunter, Rolfes)
Brigham Young tops list of WA’s out-of-state college choices 
Boeing, SpaceX duel for chance to build NASA space taxi
Blog: Are cities being racially discriminatory in banning legal marijuana?
Jonathan Martin: Politicians say the darndest things about climate change (Appleton)
Editorial: State Supreme Court’s contempt ruling makes point on education, not obstacles

Spokesman Review
Feasibility study endorses medical school
In brief: Children tested for respiratory virus
Letter: Mismanaging wolves

Tacoma Weekly
Strickland Calls for Cleaner Fuels

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Column: Legal marijuana, let it be, let it be

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Oso slide debris removal ends, victims reunited with momentos
State probing WHL for possible child labor violations

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Unprecedented contempt ruling over education money

KPLU FM
Railroad Workers Reject BNSF Plan To Have Single-Employee Train Crews
Kids Sick With Suspected Enterovirus Hospitalized At Seattle Children’s Hospital
Washington Supreme Court Finds State In Contempt In McCleary Case
Crushing Northwest Wine Grapes: Hot Summer Makes For Strong Juice

KUOW FM
Montlake Residents Bemoan ‘Continuous Roar’ Of 520
West Coast Leads Surge in Electric Cars
Rare Glimpse Deep Inside The University Light Rail Station

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Should state employee be fired for suspected DUI crash?
King County property values skyrocketing, taxes to follow

NW Public Radio
Contempt Ruling Gives Washington Legislature Time To Comply
Models Project 3X Increase In Probability Of Large Fires In The Northwest

Q13 TV (FOX)
15 kids in King County may have contagious enterovirus-D68, health officials say

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Capitol Record (TVW)
Supreme Court holds Legislature in contempt for education funding

Crosscut
Board dismisses ethics complaints against Pam Roach’s foes (Hurst)
Court puts Legislature on notice: Do more for schools or face consequences
The Daily Troll: The truth about Boeing? Supreme Court slams Legislature’s K-12 inaction. Enterovirus suspected here.

HDC Advance
Hey! Banner year forecast for hay harvest

Horsesass.org
Legislature scolded for late homework

Schmudget
Statement on Court Ruling in McCleary Case

SDC Hopper
Rolfes: “I believe the Court has done us a favor”(Rolfes)

Slog
State Supreme Court Finds Olympia Lawmakers in Contempt, Defers Sanctions Until After 2015 Session
Rail Union Rejects Move to Single Person Train Crews

Thursday, September 11

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Aberdeen Daily World
Hospital District takes first look at asset transfer options

Arlington Times
State DOT Aviation to leave Arlington airport

Associated Press
Legal pot grows add new demand to NW power grid
Wildfires burned 567 square miles in Washington
Ozone layer recovering, scientists say
Tea party plays nice on federal budget
Senior citizens burdened with student debt
Nation marks 13th anniversary of 9/11
California mandates sick days for workers  
Recreational pot eclipses medical pot in Colorado  
Inslee asks feds to reconsider aid
UW to ask state for help pay for new Burke Museum
Washington state names new head of state ferries

Bainbridge Island Review
Congressman Kilmer’s bill to properly name memorial to Japanese Americans on Bainbridge Island passes unanimously by the House of Representatives
CEO of Pierce Transit to take over as head of Washington State Ferries

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Obama vows to destroy Islamic State ‘wherever they exist’

Columbian
Job-based health premiums rise slowly

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Long-term unemployed still struggle
Health insurance rates increase 3%
Editorial: Sept. 11 and the forever war
Letter: Reconcile use with Medicare (Medical marijuana)

Issaquah Reporter
Issaquah schools roll out two software programs to track performance of students and teachers

Kirkland Reporter
King County Executive joins 65 elected leaders to call for a statewide clean fuels standard

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Transportation secretary maps route to improvements
Pierce Transit head chosen to lead state ferries (Seaquist, Rolfes)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Washington state wildfires 6 times as destructive this year
Pierce Transit CEO Lynne Griffith to lead state ferry system

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Remembering 9/11

Seattle Times (subscription required)
New ferries chief faces money, labor challenges (Seaquist, Rolfes)
Power clashes cloud solar’s future in Washington (Morris)
Inslee assails ‘climate agnostics’ in speech at UW conference
Kids with poor attendance score lower on national tests
Jerry Large: Income-tax debate pits fairness against mistrust of Legislature
Blog: Seattle takes bold and necessary stand for net neutrality
Editorial:  Cities and counties need to follow state’s progress on marijuana policy

Seattle Weekly
A New PNW Alliance Aims to Shield the Salish From Destruction

Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: 13 years later, threat of attacks remains

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Boeing fires back at Al Jazeera’s 787 documentary
How to find free mental health care

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
New state ferries chief named as WSDOT outlines plan for reliability
Arrests made as minimum wage battle moves to Bellevue

KPLU FM
Washington Regulators Shut Down Party Bus Company
With Cuts Looming, Transportation Officials Looking At Ways To Streamline Services
Governor Inslee Urges Scientists To Lead Conversation On Climate Change

KUOW FM
Remotely Monitored Video Cameras Replace Some Human Fire Lookouts
Over Here, Mega-Ships! Seattle Angles For Big Business
Hunger Strike Leaders Have Day In Court

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Boeing blasts scathing Al Jazeera 787 Dreamliner documentary
Arrests cap $15 minimum wage protests in Bellevue

NW Public Radio
Washington State To Feds: We Need More Help To Recover From Wildfires

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Capitol Record (TVW)
Oil train safety on ‘The Impact’

Crosscut
Nuclear Power: A risky wager for the Northwest
Saving bus service? Metro drivers consider freezing their own pay

HDC Advance
It’s almost autumn, but fire season not over

Seattle P.I.
New chief of Washington State Ferries named: Now head of Pierce Transit

Wednesday, September 10

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Aberdeen Daily World
Despite lull, Port predicting a strong year
Monte school board wants to discuss year-round school
Hospital District takes first look at asset transfer options

Associated Press
3 people commit suicide each day in Washington
Hop harvest underway in Washington
Stephanie McCleary is back in the limelight
Official: girl dies, tested positive for E. coli

Auburn Reporter
Attorney General, BBB partner to help stop school supply scam

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
New school supply scam hits Washington state
Blog: Combo of Northwest fossil fuel projects would be like 5 Keystone XL pipelines
Lawyers: Wyoming pro-coal argument unlikely to work on Cherry Point proposal

Columbian
Same-sex marriage heading for U.S. Supreme Court vote?
Editorial: In Our View: Make Health Care Law (ACA) Work
Column: Camden: Gun initiative campaigns loaded with dollars, rhetoric

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Arlington-based DOT aviation division moving south
Editorial: Watching as birds fall away (climate change)

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Panel to weigh in at Climate Action series finale (Ranker)

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Developer proposes pot business for Bainbridge
Input sought on transportation plan

News Tribune (subscription required)
Hipster political committee focused on creating ‘a viral campaign’
DSHS secretary says agency running $25M short — besides the courts’ $30M mental health mandate

Olympian (subscription required)
State-hired crews return to Capitol to finish three-year repair, cleaning job on stonework
Editorial: It’s time to modernize rules on e-commerce

Seattle Times (subscription required)
State names new ferries chief
$20M grant to Port will boost capacity for big ships
Bellevue latest target of push for $15 minimum wage
Burke Museum to pitch Legislature for a new building
Local leaders urge Inslee to support clean-fuel standards
Study: Dementia patients continue to get medications with little to no benefit
Danny Westneat: Presidents of public universities hiss at talk of state’s budget cuts (Kohl-Welles)
Blog: Good arguments from Washington lawmakers on Export-Import Bank
Editorial: Congress should not delay vote on Export-Import Bank

Skagit Valley Herald
Hamilton approves marijuana zoning law

Spokesman Review
Editorial: McCleary case may be constitutional lesson for Legislature, state Supreme Court

Tacoma Weekly
Safe Streets turns 25, shifts to partnership building

Tri-City Herald
Law enforcement officials say military gear useful
West Richland City Council votes to create pot ban

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Updated: College Place bans marijuana operations

Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Grant County apple growth complementary, not competitive

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Push for paid sick leave in Tacoma gets mixed reviews
Phony cell towers hacking phones in Western WA

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KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
King County Auditor: Sewer overflow project could cost $2.6 billion

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
State’s dueling gun initiatives put through the truth test

KPLU FM
UW Study Raises Questions About Possible Health Hazards Of ‘Fracking’
Washington Supreme Court Weighs New Trial For Lakewood Cop Killer’s Accomplice
Sequim, Shelton Reject Initiatives That Would Limit The Power Of Public Employee Unions

KUOW FM
Not Enough Weed To Go Around In Washington Pot Industry
Indoor Marijuana Growers Create Big Demand For Northwest Energy

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Major I-5 closure to hit drivers with weekend plans; 14-mile backups expected
Washington’s indoor pot grows could be big power suck
Study warns global warming threatens some of Washington state’s most popular birds

National Public Radio
The Myth Of The Superstar Superintendent?

Q13 TV (FOX)
Micro-housing debate in Seattle is no small fight

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Crosscut
What a carbon tax would mean for Washington’s economy
Eden Foods causing big fuss among liberals

HDC Advance
ACT participation and scores keep rising
Inmates pursue GED in hopes of turning lives around

Horsesass
Save Washington’s State University System: Raise Taxes

Tuesday, September 9

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Associated Press
State’s 5th West Nile virus case reported
Seattle tunnel builders make progress in repair
U.S. job market’s lingering weak spot: Stagnant pay
2 employees file complaint against state agency

Bainbridge Island Review
‘Failing’ status for Bainbridge schools fails to reflect student achievement

Columbian
Editorial: In Our View: Correcting Corrections
Column: Sowell: Mob rule tactics used to push minimum wage agenda
Column: Brunell: Employers, workers must be partners
Column: Pay is job market’s lingering weak spot

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Rep. Larsen cites Terrace High in call for revising education standards
Editorial: After Oso, putting safety first

News Tribune (subscription required)
DSHS secretary says agency running $25M short — besides the courts’ $30M mental health mandate
Editorial: When a ‘contractor’ is really a cheated employee

New York Times
Legal Use of Marijuana Clashes With Job Rules

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Ex-aide accuses McMorris Rodgers, staff of defamation
Bertha burrows ahead 3 feet
City gets ready to develop 14 new parks
Pilot program to train Seattle parents for larger role at school
State pot regulators’ caution slows arrival of edibles
U.S. News: UW ranks 14th among public national universities
Editorial: Get smart on property crime to lower state’s incarceration rate
Opinion: Legal marijuana, let it be, let it be

Seattle Weekly
Despite Campaign for Later Start Times, High School Bells Ring Even Earlier

Spokesman Review
Hundreds of children sickened by respiratory illness (nationwide)
Editorial: Hanford resolution a hostage of politics

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Tacoma group camps out to raise immigration awareness

KPLU FM
UW Researcher, Mother Of The ‘Breast Cancer Gene,’ Wins Prestigious Award

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Bertha makes baby steps as work on Seattle tunnel repair pit continues

Q13 TV (FOX)
Drivers urged to avoid I-5 in Olympia for next two weekends

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HDC Advance
Chronic absenteeism: not your father’s hooky

Horsesass.org
Apparently, Not Even the Seattle Times Editorial Board Reads Seattle Times Editorials (GET)

Slog
Tunneling Machine Moves Three Feet, No One Rejoices

Monday, Sept 8

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Aberdeen Daily World
Harbor Paper mill coming down

Associated Press
Ryanair commits to $11 billion Boeing 737 MAX 200 order
UW researcher to receive prestigious Lasker medical prize
Snohomish County to pay $575,000 in public-records lawsuit
Tribes to ask EPA to step in on clean water rule
Washington government’s workforce sees small increase

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Washington state cracks down on construction fraud
Op-Ed: Military-surplus equipment helps Whatcom County law enforcement protect community

Bothell Reporter
It has to do with the state getting federal money | Cartoon

Columbian
Moeller column: Moeller: Building of terminal would limit Vancouver’s future opportunities

The Daily News
State to compensate Wahkiakum, Pacific counties for murrelet land
Editorial: Feds earn failing grade, not schools

Everett Herald (subscription required)
County jail changes detainee deportation policy
State forest board looks at slope safety
Increase in jail booking, housing fees will cost cities more
Op-ed: Solar energy’s gains still outpaced by increase in fossil fuel use
Op-ed: As unions adapt, fight shifts to minimum wage
Op-ed: Privilege undermining rule of law
Editorial: Finally, no more extensions (Hanford)

News Tribune (subscription required)
State government’s workforce is growing slightly in size again
State workers say they were punished for blowing whistle on prison violence stats
Editorial: School funding needs a super-session in Olympia

Maple Valley Reporter
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson urges U.S. Supreme Court to affirm marriage equality

Olympian (subscription required)
Testing part of pot equation in Washington state
Taxpayers and workers gouged by labor-law dodge
Washington state cracks down on construction fraud
Union says new home-care worker contract raises average hourly pay over $14 by 2017
Why is crime down but prison ranks growing?
Column: If GOP is so right, why are red states so far behind?
Op-ed: Voting on state issues can affect the nation
LA Times editorial: Time for Supreme Court to uphold gay marriage

Seattle Times (subscription required)
As wind power surges, opposition to it grows
U District rent hikes magnify cost of UW education
Revised Second Avenue bike lane signals change for drivers, riders
Who are King County’s 172,000 food workers?
Jerry Large: Swallow hard, and accept a state income tax
Danny Westneat: Past time for a new college in state
Editorial: Washington’s tuition stability good for students, GET program

Skagit Valley Herald
Port of Anacortes, Ecology plan waterfront cleanup project

Spokesman Review
Rising water demand has officials looking ahead
Letter: Reinstate the COLA (PERS Plan 1)
Guest opinion: With cooperation, medical school ready to thrive
Editorial: Public deserves knowledge of police behavior
Editorial: Smart Bombs: School funding elementary
Editorial: Effort to preserve military’s presence in Washington vital

Tri-City Herald
State workers say they were punished for blowing whistle on prison violence stats

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Proceed carefully in pushing insurance companies to cover sickest patients

Yakima Herald Republic
Hospital consolidation: What it could look like in Yakima

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Rep. Jim McDermott has plan to ease VA wait times

KPLU FM
Washington Supreme Court Grants 120-Day Stay In Psychiatric Boarding Ruling
Tentative Contract For Home Care Workers Would Give Them $14 Per Hour In Two Years

KUOW FM
Idaho Most Obese State In The West, Rate Continues To Climb
It’s Always Been Home: Sticking It Out After Fire And Mud In Washington’s Methow Valley
Costco Settles With Feds Over Clean Air Act Violations

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Drawbridge dispute: Why do boats have priority over cars?

NW Public Radio
$58 Million Judgment Adds To Woes Of Cigarette Maker On Yakama Reservation

Q13 TV (FOX)
Boeing launches 737 MAX 200 with Ryanair

WEB

Crosscut
Fusion research: Should UW get more attention?
Would you live in a 180-square-foot space? (micro-housing)
Washington’s creeping prison problem could get costly