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May 21, 2014
Associated Press
Feds don’t want irrigation water used to grow pot
Any misconduct at VA will be punished, Obama says
US House approves $12 billion-plus water bill
Inslee: SBA approves emergency help for North Bend
Insurance Commissioner office complaint filed
Yu sworn in to state Supreme Court
Aberdeen Daily World
Rail re-opens
Letter: Oil? No thanks
Ballard News Tribune
Tarleton supports new plan to fund transit (Tarleton)
Kohl-Welles appointed to Maritime Industries Joint Legislative Task (Kohl-Welles, Tarleton)
Bellingham Herald
Bellingham meeting: Money for railroad overpasses nowhere to be found
Blog: WWU told to divest from fossil-fuel investments
Columbian
Column: Callaghan: Washington voters have PTSD: Post-traumatic session disorder
The Daily News
Cowlitz County’s unemployment rate drops to 7.8 percent for April
Everett Herald
Work on 102-year-old Broadway bridge will be delayed
The Everett Clinic revealing charges for some tests
Spotters explain further why they walked away
Washington state ferry jobs assigned by seniority
777X tax breaks could end up in a WTO court
State Sen. McAuliffe reflects on 2014 legislative session (McAuliffe)
Burbank: Public interest must be basis of government
Editorial: Education: Inflated grades, flat results
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Boat won’t float? State offers no-cost remedy
News Tribune (subscription required)
Court decision could mean more settlements for injured workers
Olympian (subscription required)
Court decision could mean more settlements for injured workers
Blog: State calls public meeting on new State Patrol building proposal
Blog: Talks begin for new state worker contracts for pay in 2015-17
Seattle Times (subscription required)
VA patients waited, suffered, died
Community colleges plan to offer quick competency degree
House OKs Reichert’s bill to fight child sex trafficking
Editorial: State needs parity mandate to cover autism therapy
Spokesman Review
Yu sworn in as Supreme Court justice
WA county unemployment rates
Editorial: Storage plan for N-waste is one big boondoggle
Yakima Herald Republic
Tribes fight upstream battle in protest of coal terminal
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
State road projects on hold for federal funding
For injured Hanford workers, it’s one denial after another
Cancer rates among firefighters are skyrocketing
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Man arrested 16 times for DUI gets lesser sentence than judge wants
KPLU FM
As Seattle Mulls Pre-K Program, We Ask: What’s The Long-Term Cost?
Washington’s First Openly-Gay Supreme Court Justice Sworn Into Office
Pot Growers Can’t Use Federal Irrigation Water
Lawmakers Seek Delay On Healthy Lunch Rules For Schools
Report: Pedestrian Deaths Disproportionately Affect Native Americans In Wash. State
KUOW FM
Rural Hospital Frustrated With Role As Sasquatch Festival’s Emergency Room
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
The real cost of a free lunch
Cult of Metro – Quit proposing taxes and fees, just make riders pay more
Metro Transit manager likes Seattle plan but says we need a regional solution
National Public Radio
As Court Fees Rise, The Poor Are Paying The Price
Unpaid Court Fees Land The Poor In 21st Century Debtors’ Prisons
Web
Crosscut
Brain scientists, young people talk to justices about youthful mistakes
The Daily Troll: Mary Yu joins state court. Feds don’t want water turned into pot. EU irked by Boeing’s 787X tax breaks.
HDC Advance
How important is the tech industry in Washington?
Healthy teeth = a healthy body
The Slog
Groundbreaking Washington State Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu Is Sworn In
Tuesday, May 20
Associated Press
Yu to be sworn in to state Supreme Court
Some workers walk off job at mudslide debris site
Auburn Reporter
Residents invited to I-502 discussion workshop on Tuesday
Bothell Reporter
Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe recognized for commitment to UW-Bothell
Central Kitsap Reporter
Op-Ed: After Oso: the passion for public service will continue
Columbian
Column: Washington View: Leaders set aside their differences for forests
News Tribune (subscription required)
Feds won’t allow water for pot growers
Oregonian
Marijuana legalization remains under legal cloud, Seattle author says
Peninsula Daily News
Dropping state park pass requirement for Fort Worden learning center has ups, downs
Puget Sound Business Journal
Republican senator questions insurance regulator’s actions in whistleblower case
Judge asks state auditior to probe Kreidler’s insurance office
The state of technology in Washington state: 5 things you need to know
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Lower height limits approved for small lots
O’Toole spells out ambitious plan to bolster Seattle police
Employee head tax, parking-tax hike sought for Seattle bus service
State insurance office defends whistle-blower’s removal
Harbor tax rebate could help Seattle, Tacoma ports attract business
Map: Only Seattle, Lake Forest Park favored Prop. 1 tax increase
Guest opinion: Same-sex marriage and the history of panic over equal rights
Skagit Valley Herald
Grants enable small towns to keep streets in repair
Spokesman Review
Editorial: Students, taxpayers both deserve protection
BROADCAST
KPLU FM
As Seattle Mulls Pre-K Program, We Ask: What Impact Does Early Learning Have?
Bear-Feeding Case — First Of Its Kind In Wash. — To Head To Court
Judge’s Ruling Clears Way For Same-Sex Weddings In Oregon
KUOW FM
Getting Kids Interested In Math (Without Their Knowing)
Carfax For Candidates? Non-Profit Offers Politician Background Checks
Q13
Q13FOX News Investigates: Fire chief accused of double dipping at taxpayer expense (Green)
WEB
Crosscut
Murray nominates Kathleen O’Toole as Seattle police chief
HDC Advance
Seattle Times, Brookings Institute: to boost economy, put hard hats to work
Seattle P.I.
Gov. Inslee links Jimi Hendrix, the Beach Boys, Nirvana and solar panels
Monday, May 19
Aberdeen Daily World
Trains to stop running after third derailment
Feds will investigate derailments
Arlington Times
Sen. Bailey reflects on legislative session
Associated Press
25 years after Hanford agreement, what’s being done?
Studies: Wildfires worse due to global warming
Proposal would add $1 emergency services fee to Gorge tickets
Feds OK health-cost controls that put dollar limit on some procedures
Temporary jobs on rise in today’s shifting economy
Public comment in Bellingham on oil, coal trains
Schools work to help transgender students fit in
Tea party losing but still tugging GOP to right
More money sought for landslide research
Holder: China hacked into U.S. nuke plants
Inslee wants to wean state’s electric utilities off coal
Unemployment below 6% in 25 states
Ex-Gov. Gregoire leading cigarette-tax initiative
Bellingham Herald
Oil trains, road funding on agenda for state transportation meeting in Bellingham
The Daily News
Local activists petition for more transparency in campaign funding
Everett Herald
Op-ed: Prevailing Wages: Quality workers are worth paying for
Op-ed: Not everyone shares in Boeing’s success
Op-ed by Sens. Tom and Schoesler: Coalition governing a benefit for state of Washington
Op-ed coauthored by Sen. McAuliffe: Mandate heart screenings: Prevent sudden cardiac arrest in teens (McAuliffe)
Editorial: Less than veterans deserve (accountability at the VA)
Issaquah Reporter
Metro cuts to impact Safe Place program
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Editorial: Youth drug problem a priority
Maple Valley Reporter
Sudden spike in pesticide-related illnesses concerns state health officials | Washington State Department of Health
Olympian (subscription required)
2 freshmen (Kilmer, Heck) get run of the house in nation’s capital
Op-ed: Foster parents deserve greater level of appreciation
Editorial: Boo: Housing cuts Yay: Clean Team
Puget Sound Business Journal
Insurance chief Kreidler remains silent on whistleblower judge’s claims
5 Washington providers listed among best places to work in health care
European Union could challenge Boeing’s Washington state tax deal
Renton Reporter
Higher minimum wage not the answer, but training is | EDITOR’S NOTE
Seattle Times (subscription required)
City Council to vote on new homebuilding rules for small lots (Pollet, Tarleton)
Code-writing clicks as kids get creative
9 public college presidents’ pay tops $1 million
Fewer dropouts, more degrees: How Walla Walla Community College does it
Political TV ads on health law total $445M, most of it negative
Jerry Large: Lessons to be learned from Rainier Beach High
Danny Westneat: One solution for tax-happy Seattle: impact fees
Editorial: Extend data-center tax break
Editorial: Some reprieve for state’s long-term unemployed
Blog: Washington a leader for the nation in tuition increases, quietest tax hikes around
Seattle Weekly
Say What? Tea Party Leaders Come Out for Immigration Reform
Spokesman Review
Christian Youth Theater to move locations for incoming marijuana shop
Cheney-U.S. 195 interchange opens this week
Guest opinion: Part B cuts threaten rural communities
Editorial: Washington Supreme Court should reject proposal that would allow sealing of more records
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Every school in Washington is failing? Hmmm
Yakima Herald Republic
Walla Walla Community College a case study in success
Hiring outlook improves for 2014 college graduates
Rising milk prices good news for dairies, not so good for consumers
Editorial: State school grants help — up to a point
BROADCAST
KPLU FM
Berry Pickers Sue Sakuma Brothers Farms, Allege Retaliation After Last Year’s Strikes
The Merits Of Income Inequality: What’s The Right Amount?
Northwest Mirrors National Shift Away From Single-Family Homes
Text-to-911 Coming, But Dispatchers Much Prefer Voice Calls
‘What Does It Mean To Be American Indian?’ Asks Photographer Matika Wilbur
KUOW FM
Math Error, 50 Years Later, Caused Wanapum Dam Crack
NW Public Radio
Oregon Judge Set To Issue Ruling In Gay Marriage Lawsuit
Oil Trains Now Delivering Utah Crude to Portland
WEB
Crosscut
Mind the gap, Jill Abramson. The pay gap for women.
HDC Advance
Save towards a retirement today (Springer)
Friday, May 16, 2014
AP
FCC to go forward with net neutrality rules
Lawmaker wants $1 fee on Gorge tickets
Seattle leading national, $15 minimum wage movement
Aberdeen Daily World
Third grain train derailed
Hospital board members file for public hospital commissioner positions
Columbian
Editorial: In Our View: Put Brakes on Trafficking
Everett Herald
Highway 530 at mudslide could be cleared for use in June
More mudslide damage claims filed against county, state
Editorial: Now is the time to head north
News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: A saner path toward labeling engineered foods
Op-ed: Better get used to living in a bilingual America
Puget Sound Business Journal
Insurance regulators remove whistle-blower judge in Seattle Children’s case
Seattle Times (subscription required)
2+2=What? Parents rail against Common Core math
$1-per-pack hike in cigarette tax would create state cancer fund
Editorial: Reminders in Texas, Okla. to end the death penalty
Blog: Guest: Here’s what quality pre-K looks — and sounds — like
Letter: Fossil-fuel divestment: Follow UW students’ lead and think about the future
Letter: Minimum wage: Raising the wage to $15 would cause excess of labor
Skagit Valley Herald
Mentally ill boy held in ER for 2 weeks
Vancouver Business Journal
Opinion: The risks are too high to hop on the oil bandwagon
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Officials: Hanford cleanup will need $3.6 billion in 2016
Texting can make police standoffs more challenging
Yakima Herald Republic
Lawmaker’s proposal would impose $1 fee on Gorge concert tickets
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Scientists exploring Oso slide zone for answers
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
$15 minimum wage protesters, rally, walk out
KPLU FM
Seattle Mayor Proposes Property Tax Levy To Fund Preschool For Low-Income Families
KUOW FM
Local Coal? A Mom And Pop Coal Mine Near Seattle Looks To Get Back To Work
Public Voices Concerns Over WA Birth Defect Increases
Q13 TV (FOX)
Inslee sees progress at Oso slide area: SR 530 may reopen next month
WEB
Crosscut
Inslee looks to learn climate lessons from Europe, Asia
Seattle mayor: Trade a latte a month for universal preschool
HDC Advance
Series highlights the need to build classrooms (Dunshee)
Horsesass.org
And The War Continues
Mayor Proposes 4-Year, $58 Million Levy to Fund 2,000 Preschoolers
Who Needs Metro? AAA Estimates Average Cost to Drive at $8,876 a Year
The Slog
$15 an Hour in the City: But What About Suburban Workers?
Mayor and Tim Burgess Announce the Beginning of Seattle’s Universal Pre-K Plan
West Seattle Herald
Mayor Murray announces universal Pre-K for the city of Seattle
Thursday, May 15
Associated Press
Seattle aims to lead nation to $15 minimum wage
Obama pleads for funds to fix roads, bridges
National 9/11 museum offers sights and sounds of tragedy
Senate: Firms must protect against malicious ads
Fewest Americans in 7 years seek unemployment aid
Washington state adds 7,700 jobs in April
Ballard News Tribune
Op-Ed: Seattle housing: Affordable options too few for most (Kohl-Welles, Frockt, Pedersen, Tarleton)
Bellingham Herald
Letter: Concerned about fuel transportation
Letter: Says time for action on climate change
Bothell Reporter
Op-Ed: Did the State Supreme Court mean what it said for school funding?
Columbian
Editorial: In Our View: Schools at Bursting Point
Daily World
Derailment repairs contine
Hoquiam council upholds marijuana ban
Everett Herald
Small budget, little time to promote Stilly tourism
Snohomish schools make changes after audit
Editorial: Planning for climate impacts
Highline Times
Her Choice? Our Choice! Understanding & Ending Sex Trafficking In Our Community Public Forum
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
State warns consumers before hiring a mover
News Tribune (subscription required)
Showtime film on climate change puts Gov. Inslee in favorable activist light
Olympian (subscription required)
Showtime film on climate change puts Gov. Inslee in favorable activist light
Editorial: Congress shifts food aid funds into shipping costs
Seattle Times (subscription required)
EPA policy upsets Seattle-area biodiesel producers
Proposed health exchange plans: A detailed look at choices, prices
UW students keep pressure on divestment for climate change | Jerry Large
New poll shows big support for $15 minimum wage
Kreidler removes hearings officer in Seattle Children’s case
Guest Opinion: Make college discipline records publicly available
Spokesman Review
Report: Washington has regained lost jobs, added 6,900 jobs per month
Extended Spokane school days put on hold for year
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Loss of natural shoreline confirms concerns about Puget Sound health
Editorial: Policy should evolve with our knowledge of the shore
Yakima Herald Republic
More forestry funding needed on Indian lands, tribal leader says
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Fast food workers go on strike for $15 per hour
Violent felons cross WA state line to escape justice
Not all insurance offers are valid in Washington
KIRO7
Workers walking out on ‘fast-food strike day’
Universal pre-K likely to require Seattle voters to approve property tax increase
Second dam to be checked after mistake cracks Columbia River dam
Only 15 of state’s 3,000 landslide zones monitored by high-tech warning system
KOMO 4
Fast food workers step up campaign for $15 minimum wage
KPLU FM
Inslee: Cracked Wanapum Dam A Unique Problem, Not Systemic In River System
After Less Than Two Years, Washington State Patrol Switching Back To Fords
The Latest Food Truck Theme Is Marijuana For Lunch
Steady Job Gains Chip Away At Jobless Rate In Wash. State
Wash. Pot Grower Says Black Market Can Survive Legalization
KUOW FM
On The Border: Man Deported For Smuggling Women Into Washington
NW Public Radio
Public Voices Concerns Over Washington Birth Defect Increases
Lawmakers Raise Concerns About Troubled State Patrol Radio System (Rolfes)
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Farm workers allege mistreatment of cows, workers at Darigold farms across Northwest
Q13 TV (FOX)
IHOP, other fast-food workers walk out in protest
Ballard News Tribune
Op-Ed: Seattle housing: Affordable options too few for most (Kohl-Welles)
WEB
Capitol Record
Party buses targeted by Washington regulators
Crosscut
Opinion: Inslee needs to light a fire on climate change
HDC Advance
National foster care month!
Horsesass.org
Bully
Seattle P.I.
Inslee denies parole to man who stabbed, shot police officer
The Slog
If Obama Lifts Ban on Oil Exports, Northwest Could Become a “Fossil Fuel Corridor”
Today There Will Be Fast Food Worker Protests Around the State (and Country, and World)
New Poll on the $15 Minimum Wage Shows Support in Seattle is Higher Than Ever: 74 Percent