Tuesday, September 16

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Associated Press
No gridlock for gay marriage, legal marijuana
Dealer poaching customers at Cannabis City, Seattle’s only state-licensed pot store
Report ties sales-tax reliance to rising income inequality
State reports new wolf pack found in Ferry County
$1.5M grant to help communities hurt by Oso slide
UW criticizes WSU med school study

Bainbridge Island Review
Kilmer presents proposal to address problems in Veterans Health Administration scandal

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Marijuana store opens in Maple Falls, becomes first out in the county
Oil-by-rail numbers are up, but the hazard is not new to Whatcom County

Bothell Reporter
I have 36 kids in my class and no books | Cartoon

Columbian
Psychiatric boarding a longtime issue locally (Jinkins)
Local View: Climate woes, income inequity can be tackled together

Everett Herald (subscription required)
WSU, UW wage PR war over medical school
Snohomish County Council can’t decide on a state House appointment
County gets $1.5 million grant for mudslide buyouts
Harrop: How we can get back our middle class
Editorial: Accountability in public life (Owen)

Issaquah Reporter
Replace the gas tax, but how? | Editorial

Maple Valley Reporter
Attorney General Bob Ferguson hosts meeting on the need for representation for immigrant children

News Tribune (subscription required)
Revenue collections up by another $26M ahead of important state forecast

Olympian (subscription required)
Fair expands employee background checks, but state politician urges checks for all
Revenue collections up by another $26M ahead of important state forecast
Editorial: Another mistake in managing wolf recovery

Puget Sound Business Journal
‘We’re just trying to solve a problem:’ WSU on Spokane med school, UW pushback
WSU medical school aims to emulate success of dual programs in Michigan, Florida
Puget Sound region is great for attracting talent, but that’s not enough, Microsoft CEO says

Seattle Times (subscription required)
UW says WSU med-school study is deeply flawed
Seattle Housing Authority plan for raising rents worries tenants
Guest Opinion: Project-based classrooms help kids become active learners
Guest Opinion: Why the privacy of a public employee’s cellphone matters
Editorial: Full speed ahead for high-speed Internet in Seattle

Seattle Weekly
‘Nawt-sa-maat’ Among Eight Names Being Considered For New WA State Ferry
As Part of Budget Proposal Rollout, Murray Looks To Create Office of Labor Standards
August 2014 Was the Hottest Month in the History of Planet Earth; Seattle Can Totally Relate

Skagit Valley Herald
State considers listing tufted puffin as endangered species

Spokesman Review
New wolf pack blamed for cow, calf deaths in Ferry County
Central Washington residents rebuilding after wildfires, flood
UW rips WSU-commissioned study on new medical school

Tri-City Herald
Editorial: It takes courage to see what studies really say

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: High court’s threat to punish state Legislature goes too far

Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Domestic violence is problem far beyond NFL

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Ferguson prompts King County Sheriff’s Office body cameras proposal
State tracking spike in minors exposed to e-cigarettes, marijuana

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
King County takes first step toward deputy body cameras

KPLU FM
King County Clinic Gets Reprieve, But Cloud Still Hangs Over Public Health Budget
How Seattle’s Mayor Plans To Enforce The Minimum Wage

KUOW FM
Seattle Diversion Program Helps Repeat Offenders Change Course
Public Health Clinic In White Center Saved
Mine Pays For Environmental Projects As Part Of Fine
WSU Board Green Lights New Medical School In Spokane

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Boeing closes in on NASA space taxi contract
Local teachers in need get big boost from Google, crowdfunding site

Q13 TV (FOX)
VA Puget Sound to host town hall meetings for veterans

WEB

Capitol Record (TVW)
On TVW: Food safety hearing, revenue forecast & health benefit exchange update

Crosscut
Climate refugees are coming to the Pacific Northwest
First Nations cross border to protect Salish Sea from oil shipments

HDC Advance
What’s the chance of an earthquake in your neighborhood?

Publicola
Morning Fizz: The Big Deal Policy Proposal
Monday Jolt: Three Losers and One Winner

Seattle P.I.
Corps suspends Columbia coal port studies: Another blow to Big Coal

Monday, September 15

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Aberdeen Daily World
State seeks public comment on razor clam season options
Attorney General Bob Ferguson talks McCleary, pot, public disclosure
Harbor reacts to letter chastising port oil projects
Third oil project will go through EIS process; Hoquiam is co-lead agency 

Associated Press
Liquor fee fight pushes Costco to Washington GOP (Nelson, Hobbs)
Washington sales tax dependence cited in report
Second year of health care law brings new round of woes
Chinook spotted in upper reaches of Elwha River
Health officials warn of Sea-Tac measles exposure
WWU president won’t be offering budget cut ideas
I-90 closed near Spokane after hazmat response

The Daily News
Tax on marijuana products on Rainier council’s agenda
Longview’s retail marijuana options expanding as new stores open

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Classrooms are crowded but paying for fix will be costly (Hobbs)
Texting while driving a problem for all ages of drivers
Medical records at jail now electronic
EvCC, teachers union settle legal dispute
Burbank: Initiative forces action on class size (Dunshee, Liias)
Editorial: The 20-Year Transportation Plan: Replace the gas tax, but how?
Editorial: McCleary: Change starts now (Carlyle)

Governing Magazine
In a First, Washington Supreme Court Finds Legislature in Contempt (Hunter, Rolfes)

Kirkland Reporter
Enterovirus 68 respiratory illness suspected in King County

Maple Valley Reporter
Secretary of State’s office unviels new, online version of ‘Simply Washington’

Olympian (subscription required)
Ecology launching study of spill response need at Nisqually River from passing oil trains
Ethics Board fines Lt. Gov. Brad Owen $15,000 to settle long-running ethics complaint
Op-ed: Court should appoint a K-12 “special master”
Editorial: Court is holding state lawmakers accountable

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Local companies caught in fight over whether to kill Export-Import Bank
$7.5 million to boost care at low-income, minority health clinics in Wash.
King County Council member introduces body-camera proposal
Obamacare helps slash hospital charity costs in state (Cody)
Ethics board fines Lt. Gov. Brad Owen $15,000
Blog: Rare good news for state mental health system
Guest: What keeps girls from studying physics and STEM

Seattle Weekly
Mayor Murray Pledges More Money For Cops and Homeless Services

Spokesman Review
Cops, cameras a gray area (Billig)
Colvilles ask feds to boost forests’ fire safety
Spin Control: What’s right when it comes to rights?

Yakima Herald Republic
Hop growers scramble for workers to harvest large crop
Editorial: Legislature correctly gets more time for school solution

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KING 5 TV (NBC)

Pre-diabetes, diabetes rates fuel national health crisis

KIRO 7 TV
Hundreds protest rent hikes for public housing

KPLU FM
Seattle Public Housing Residents Face The Possibility Of Big Rent Hikes
How Seattle’s Involvement In Education Is Unique Among Cities
WSU Board Approves New Medical School In Spokane
Washington Lt. Governor Agrees To $15K Ethics Fine

KUOW FM
Seattle Mayor Proposes Adding 100 New Officers Next Year

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Boeing dangles pension buyout opportunity
New report says Washington needs to do far more for infertile couples

NW Public Radio
Hockey Inquiry Turns On Whether Players Are ‘Student Athletes’ Or Workers
Cover Oregon Officials To Face State Lawmakers

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Crosscut
Puget Sound growth: Where will they all live?
Eastside Pathways tackles education reform in Bellevue
Ethics board fines Lt. Governor Owen

HDC Advance
Did you have trouble signing up for health care?

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

WEB

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

WEB

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