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Thursday, June 12
Aberdeen Daily World
Railroad blames former owner for derailments, pledges investment
Associated Press
New laws, including Dream Act, start Thursday
Seattle’s minimum wage challenged
State, feds extend talks on Hanford cleanup
NTSB releases documents on Skagit River bridge collapse
Victoria sewage fouls Washington-BC relationship
Bellingham Herald
Northern Whatcom County beaches closed to recreational shellfish harvest
Blog: China moves toward cleaner energy–but it’s complicated
Columbian
Slew of state laws take effect (Goodman)
Editorial: In Our View: A Matter of Ethics (Moeller, Wylie, Pedersen)
The Daily News
Cowlitz PUD commissioners consider pulling plug on marijuana businesses
Everett Herald
County awards $6.4 million contract for Oso debris sifting
Editorial: Services reduced to one word (Infrastructure)
Kirkland Reporter
Kirkland Rep. Springer wins Seattle Mayor Ed Murray’s award for hunger advocacy (Springer)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Final ferry director candidates pitch cases
News Tribune (subscription required)
Column: Peter Callaghan: California teacher tenure ruling has less impact here
Op-ed: Caregivers – our ‘hidden heroes’ – deserve more support
Olympian (subscription required)
Column: Ted Cruz could swing GOP far right on immigration
Column: Citizens with guns are armed, dangerous and dead
Editorial: To stop senseless violence, 3 actions for lawmakers
Puget Sound Business Journal
Score one for Boeing: Emirates’ cancellation of Airbus A350 order may keep airline in 777 camp
Eric Cantor’s primary loss could mean death of immigration reforms Puget Sound firms have been pushing for
Boeing reaches deals with Japanese 777X suppliers
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Franchisees sue city over new wage law’s transition period
Insurers want judge’s decisions thrown out
Skagit Valley farm to pay $500,000 to workers
Gates backs delay in assessing teachers with Common Core tests
Blog: Victoria sewage rubs Washington officials raw — As it should
Guest Opinion: How testing students helps teachers
Skagit Valley Herald
NTSB reports trucks bumped as bridge fell
Sakumas agree to pay $500,000 to workers
Spokesman Review
Spokane hosts Homeland Response Force disaster training
Judge dismisses Tapio lawsuit against WSDOT
State Parks pass can buy you a free lunch
Washington developing game management plan; meetings set
Sprague soldier remembered as ‘gentle giant’
Tri-City Herald
Hanford consent decree negotiations extended
Yakima Herald Republic
Open Mike — The life of Tomas Villanueva
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
New law prevents minors from using tanning beds
Mayor: Seattle working with state after massive traffic jam
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Renton gunfight injures 2; gunmen still at large
Technology can help keep schools safe, but there are limits
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Seattle police chief nominee speaks about recent violence
KPLU FM
Sakuma Brothers Farms To Pay $500,000 To Berry Pickers
KUOW FM
Under New EPA Rules, Washington To Face Deepest Mandatory Cuts In CO2 Emissions
Northwest States Tread Lightly With Oil Train Route Disclosures
NW Public Radio
Washington Capitol Employees Get Active Shooter Refresher
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Small businesses push for $12.50 minimum wage in Seattle
Q13 TV (FOX)
At least 3 critically injured in early morning shooting; multiple shooters suspected
WEB
Crosscut
Part 2: Life and violence in the Rainier Valley: ‘My home is right here on Rainier Ave.’
HDC Advance
Today: committees discuss spiral of unpaid legal fees
Local marijuana ban challenged in court
Horsesass.org
Franchise Association Files Hilarious Lawsuit Challenging Seattle’s $15 Minimum Wage
San Francisco to Vote on $15 Minimum Wage in November
Publicola
On Other Blogs Today: Traffic, $15 Sooner, Metro Funding, and More
Slog
Farmworkers Reach $850k Settlement with Sakuma Brothers Farms Over Unpaid Wages and Breaks
The Poor American Middle Class
Wednesday, June 11
Arlington Times
Work on Stillaguamish River bridges brings delays
Associated Press
More details in Skagit River bridge collapse
FAA OKs commercial drone flights over land
Dozens of new laws take effect in Washington state (DREAM Act)
Groups ask state to limit killing of wolves
Ballard News Tribune
Shooting at Seattle Pacific University: one student killed, three injured (Kohl-Welles)
Bellingham Herald
Blog: Wyoming sees bright future for coal
Columbian
Coming soon: more places to fill your growler with wine (Wylie)
Column: Callaghan: Election activity freeze period chills out challengers
The Daily News
Learn more about state’s Medicaid program at upcoming presentations
Everett Herald
Aerospace program at EvCC gets $1.5M
Rally for $15 minimum wage comes to Everett
Davis: Step back, watch wage hike implode
Singletary: Graduates should chart their loan debts now
Op-ed: Sieze pot opportunity to grow economy
Editorial: Bergdahl tests public values
Island Guardian
Who Will Take The Helm?
Islands’ Sounder
Two candidates vying for WSF top job
Kirkland Reporter
King County Realtors push levy swap for ed funding (Hunter)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: Oso tragedy reflects risk in older developments
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Reauthorize Export-Import Bank to protect jobs
Puget Sound Business Journal
18 states granted waivers from Obamacare’s ‘employee choice
requirement for small businesses in SHOP exchanges
In wake of whistleblower judge case, legislators consider reforms
Johnson and Johnson’s mesh device legal woes come to WA
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Will California ruling on teacher seniority have an impact here?
Deep in college-loan debt, borrowers hope Congress will help
Guest Opinion: Taxpayers should be able to monitor public-employee contract negotiations
Editorial: Naloxone is a good antidote to a new heroin epidemic
Skagit Valley Herald
No room for families? (Sakuma Brothers)
Spokesman Review
Inslee heading to UK, Finland
Editorial: Obama executive order eases financial burden of higher education
Providence, Kadlec Health team up for cost control, better services
Tri-City Herald
Kennewick weighs banning pot-related businesses
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Op-Ed: Puget Sound: Protect the water around us
Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima Valley cherry harvest may prove fruitful
Editorial: Nation needs to spell out definition of ‘service dog’
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Skagit River Bridge truck driver heard ‘boom’
WSP educating drivers about ‘move over’ law
UW students offer unique perspective on school shootings
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
NTSB releasing documents in Skagit River Bridge failure
Prosecutor: SPU shooting suspect considered other Washington schools
SPU victim improves; campus moves forward
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Prosecutors to seek life sentence against SPU shooting suspect
KUOW FM
New Washington Laws Cover College Aid, Guns, Tanning
Northwest States Tread Lightly In Debate Over Whether To Release Oil Train Notifications
More Young Adults Get Inpatient Psychiatric Care After Health Law
Dozens Of Oso Slide Legal Claims Filed Against Washington
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Don’t worry, we’re here to protect you
Mom says potential penalty for dad accused of driving kids while drunk is a joke
Q13 TV (FOX)
Teachers invent device to protect students from shooters
Activists record number of oil trains moving through Snohomish County
State education chief: Some ways to try to prevent school shootings
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Hundreds of bills passed by Legislature set to take effect this week
Crosscut
Life and violence in the Rainier Valley: ‘It’s complicated out here’
Seattle’s tech boom isn’t just for rich kids: 3 programs reinvigorating STEM education
The Daily Troll: Another school shooting. Who has made biggest school cuts? A new tech officer for city.
HDC Advance
Youth Legislature: Still kickin’ it at 66 — Part II
More treatment options for injured workers
Horsesass.org
AG Urges Supreme Court to Overturn Ruling Denying $15 Wage to Airport Workers
Tuesday, June 10
Associated Press
Supreme Court OKs bankruptcy court move in Bellingham case
15 new mudslide claims against Washington, county
Spokane, 5 other Washington VA facilities will get further review
Charges expected in Seattle campus shooting
Wait times for Puget Sound VA up to nearly 59 days
University of Washington students push plan on balancing college tuition
Groups ask state to limit killing of wolves
Business heads urge action on immigration
Ballard News Tribune
Legislators call to broaden scope of Westway and Imperium economic and environmental impact review (Kagi, Farrell, Pollet, Fitzgibbon, Tarleton, Carlyle, Kohl-Welles)
Bellingham Herald
Bellingham council wants county to address rail traffic fears
The Daily News
VA waiting list report particularly damning for Portland hospital
Everett Herald
State Rep. Moscoso calls for unity after SPU shooting (Moscoso)
Liias’ job with Mukilteo stirs questions (Liias)
Editorial: Alleviating student-loan debt
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Public records lawsuit could cost Bainbridge $300,000
News Tribune (subscription required)
Funding, hours slashed at Washington State Library
Letter: Education: Writer takes aim at public schools
Olympian (subscription required)
59-day wait for new local VA patients, audit shows
15 new mudslide claims against Washington, county
State library to close to the public during mornings due to a fresh round of budget cuts
Kreidler to talk about ACA
Editorial: Without banking access, pot retailers at risk
Letter: Will the court admonish our feckless legislators?
Puget Sound Business Journal
Puget sound tech companies are fixing the Obamacare website
Mixed prospects for challenges to Seattle’s new minimum wage
VA’s national problem: 57,000 vets waiting over 90 days for appointments
Seattle Times (subscription required)
15 Now wage vote wouldn’t have been until 2015 after all
Constantine vetoes council bill to avert transit cuts
Big boost in awards for state’s STEM college scholarships
Putting money where your mouth is: McCleary will force hard truths (Hunter)
Editorial: Cheaper, better alternatives to immigrant detention at the Northwest Detention Center
Editorial: What the ArtsFund does best
Skagit Valley Herald
Fewer tickets this year for seat belt, cell phone violations
Spokesman Review
Avista replacing transformers to eliminate PCBs
Editorial: Lawmakers should help others help charters
Tri-City Herald
11 Toppenish school administrators to carry guns
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: It’s a good time for state to focus on DUIs
West Seattle Herald
Take Two #127: The Minimum Wage Experiment
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Villanueva earned place in legacy of Valley, state
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Funding shortage could put DUI drivers back on road (Clibborn)
State not producing enough graduates in high-tech fieldsadd to reading list (Chopp)
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Business adds ‘living wage surcharge’ after minimum wage hike
KPLU FM
Japan Looks To Richland-Made Filters To Treat Radioactive Water
HUD: Seattle APodment Developer Must Make Units Accessible For Disabled People
KUOW FM
In Surprise Parent Victory, Seattle Schools Approve ‘Singapore Math’
Wenatchee Latino Population Encouraged To Hike Outdoors For Health
NW Public Radio
New Washington Laws Cover College Aid, Guns and Tanning
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
KC Exec vetoes effort to stem Metro cuts
WEB
Crosscut
Businesses have a promising model to follow in implementing $15 wage
The Daily Troll: Lawmakers’ food freebies may be put on diet
Horsesass.org
Taxi Industry to File Suit Seeking to Block Uber, Lyft, Sidecar Referendum
Publicola
Fizz: Rideshare deal, without caps, in the works
Schmudget
Flawed Economic Model Hurts Washington State
Seattle P.I.
Washington is America’s No. 1 state to make a living: Forbes
Monday, June 9
Associated Press
EPA agrees to pesticide buffers to protect salmon
States balk at keeping oil-train info from public
Longtime Wash. farmworker advocate Villanueva dies
First recreational pot testing lab opens in Yakima
Bainbridge Island Review
School board looks at adding Spanish or science curriculum to elementary school schedules
Bainbridge high to do away with class rankings by next fall
Bellingham Herald
Bellingham council to hear concerns over rail traffic from proposed coal terminal
Bothell Reporter
Statement from Rep. Luis Moscoso on the shooting at Seattle Pacific University (Moscoso)
Central Kitsap Reporter
CKF&R looks to change its public weapons policy
Columbian
Editorial: In Our View: Information Train (Oil trains)
Everett Herald
Group to report findings on oil, coal train count on Tuesday
State’s top attorney to weigh in on halt to logging in slide-prone areas
‘Watershed’ events involve guns, death too often
Op-ed: Relationship between landslides and logging is a complex science
Editorial: Hunger doesn’t take a vacation
Editorial: Working to end gun violence
Editorial: Greatness on a human scale (D-Day anniversary)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
State’s marijuana rules don’t require buffer for home-based day cares
Whale of a welcome for new ferry
News Tribune (subscription required)
Ethics board looks at lawmakers’ free food (Pedersen)
Olympian (subscription required)
Thurston has its first state-licensed pot grower
Op-ed: Corrections officer: A woman’s perspective
Editorial: Avanti leads the state by integrating arts education
Peninsula Daily News
Olympic Corrections Center prisoners help socialize shelter dogs
Puget Sound Business Journal
One step closer to measuring whether people are getting healthier in Washington state
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Government offering $60 for roadside breath, blood test
Metro may not need to be cut as much as initially expected
Oso neighborhood lacked crucial permit, never should have been built
Startup pot operation full of stress and hard work
Longtime leader Mike Kreidler plunges into political storms (Cody)
At faith-based Seattle Pacific University, grief without despair
Mayor Murray calls for action on gun violence
New videos offer research-based tips to boost early learning
Danny Westneat: Was public railroaded in Eastside trail deal?
Guest Opinion: How gaps in teacher quality widen the gaps in student achievement
Editorial: A Metro Transit campaign promise that should not be kept
Blog: How to prevent the next SPU shooting
Blog: Tim Eyman’s Intriguing Counterattack to Seattle’s $15 Minimum Wage
Spokesman Review
Council implements PCB-free product preference
State officials: Companies offering health benefits must cover same-sex spouses
Governor Inslee visits classes at North Central High School
Inslee to pass on Hoopfest ‘14
Lege committees hit Spokane June 17
Yakima Herald Republic
Spirited away: Retailers see surprisingly high rate of liquor theft
Editorial:VA bills mark step forward but can’t be the final step
Editorial: Pause and remember D-Day sacrifice
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle Pacific back in session after shooting
Seattle cab drivers filing lawsuit against ride-services
More patients flocking to ERs under ACA
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
SPU hero’s brother speaks publicly about deadly shooting
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
SPU shooting victim: ‘I just got a second chance’
Donations swell for Seattle campus shooting hero(Video)
KPLU FM
What Is The Farm Guest Worker Program And Why Is It Controversial In Wash. State?
KUOW FM
As Washington Prisons Crowd, Could Some ‘Lifers’ Get A Second Look?
NW Public Radio
Richland-Built Technology To Treat Radioactive Water In Japan
Despite Confidentiality Concerns, BNSF Will Report Oil Shipments To States
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
State launches new roadside surveys for alcohol, drugs
Sounding off at lawmakers may no longer require a trip to Olympia
King County Metro Transit may be able to scale back expected cuts
Q13 TV (FOX)
SPU hero’s brother speaks at morning church service
WEB
Crosscut
Housing: Can Seattle get supply and demand right?
HDC Advance
Broad support found for EPA regulations on carbon
Horsesass.org
The Appropriate and Effective Use of Non-Lethal Force
Publicola
Somber Mayor Murray addresses gun violence “epidemic”
Seattle P.I.
Seattle is ‘LGBT-friendliest city in America’ in 2014
Norm Dicks honored for bringing tides into the Nisqually Delta
Slog
American Jobs Are Back to Where They Were When Bush Crashed the Economy in 2008
Friday, June 6
Aberdeen Daily World
Fallen railcars to be cleared by next week
Associated Press
State requires insurance parity for gay spouses
Other mass shootings in Seattle’s in past
Lawmakers revive talk of I-5 Columbia River bridge
Gunman opens fire on Seattle Pacific campus; 19-year-old dies
States balk at keeping oil-train info from public
US employers add 217K jobs; rate stays at 6.3 pct
Bellingham Herald
Incoming WWU student president says diversity discussion should go beyond race
High times for hemp in Senate vote
Op-Ed: Rebuilding wild steelhead populations means more fishing opportunity
Everett Herald
Railroad company says oil train information should be confidential
Editorial: Economy depends on labor
News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: Prison until death is cruel, unusual for 13-year-old
Letter: Energy: Solar array will pay for itself
Letter: Labor: Oppose offshoring of living-wage jobs
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Across America, the death penalty is shrinking
Puget Sound Business Journal
SPU shooting shines spotlight on gun control initiatives
Breaking: Fatal shooting at Seattle Pacific University
43 percent rise in assisted suicide prescriptions under Washington’s Death with Dignity policy
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Small-business group, Tim Eyman challenge Seattle’s $15 wage plan
Student stops killer on campus
Inslee: Fires will worsen without emission control
U.S. graduation average improves, but with wide racial disparities
Editorial: A federal nod for Washington’s aerospace industry
Skagit Valley Herald
Sen. Ranker reappointed to National Ocean Council
Spokesman Review
Revamped restraint policy draws criticism in Cheney district (Stonier)
Tri-City Herald
Temporary cover put over blaze at Pasco landfill
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
U.S. economy regains all jobs lost in recession
KPLU FM
Wash. AG Puts Health Plans On Notice To Cover Same-Sex Spouses
Time’s Up For Court-Ordered Hanford Cleanup Negotiations Between Feds, Wash. State
Q13 TV (FOX)
The hero who stopped the shooter: Jon Meis
WEB
Crosscut
Let’s hear it for the mayor’s incrementalism!
How Seattle decides to let its young die in street violence
Viral Video: 4 shorts about homelessness
What Jay Inslee could do on World Oceans Day
Publicola
Fizz: Friday likes and dislikes
On other blogs today: Pot, Peter Steinbrueck, Amazon’s “Chick Magnet”, and more
SDC Hopper
Kohl-Welles releases statement following Seattle Pacific University shooting (Kohl-Welles)
Seattle P.I.
Eyman initiative would take away cities’ right to set minimum wage
Slog
Mayor, County Executive, and Governor Respond to Seattle Pacific University Shooting and Call for Action on Gun Violence
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