Sign up to receive our Daily E-Clips on our subscription page.
Click here for our Daily E-Clips policy.
Friday, April 25
Associated Press
$5M in federal transportation money for landslide
Record wet spring for Seattle; 19 inches of rain
Avalanche warning for Mount Hood, Mount Rainier
Washington loses waiver on No Child Left Behind
Columbian
Closing the STEM gender gap
Blog: Report: 5 percent of Wash. bridges structurally deficient
The Daily News
Northwest Innovation Works planning methanol export facility in Tacoma
Everett Herald
Tougher penalty sought for Iowa-based group backing I-522
Editorial: Bridge the gap in road repair
Highline Times
Seatac Municipal Court Announces Lineup Of Events For 2014 Law Week, April 28 – May 2 (Gregerson)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Interior secretary calls for more land to be placed in tribal trust status
News Tribune (subscription required)
Washington 1st state to lose No Child Left Behind waiver
Gov Inslee disappointed in loss of No Child Left Behind waiver
State schools chief Randy Dorn responds to loss of waiver under NCLB
PDC refers another I-522 financing complaint to attorney general to allow bigger fines
Washington state tribes ask for action on climate change
Editorial: Raw milk movement puts children needlessly at risk
Northwest Asian Weekly
Women of Color Empowered honors ‘Rising Stars’ (Gregerson)
Olympian (subscription required)
State loses No Child Left Behind waiver (Sullivan)
Letter: Legislature must fix liquor system issues
Letter: Expand Army courses, offer them through state
Blog: PDC refers another I-522 financing complaint to attorney general to allow bigger fines
Puget Sound Business Journal
Stuck in the system – 14,000 wait to join Washington health exchange
Seattle Times (subscription required)
First cuts to transit spread all over area
Accord on minimum wage: not yet
Loss of No Child Left Behind waiver means schools will be labeled ‘failing’ (McAuliffe)
GMO-label promoters failed to disclose donors, could face a fine
Why colleges are pushing diversity (Pollet)
Editorial: Crack down on online prostitution sites like backpage.com
Blog: Backpage.com’s adult ads continue to normalize, increase demand for sex trafficking
Apart from Seattle’s minimum-wage debate, America needs a pay raise | Lance Dickie / Times editorial columnist
Seattle Weekly
State loses waiver on No Child Left Behind
Vancouver Business Journal
Franz Family Bakeries brings corporate administrative office to Vancouver
Yakima Herald Republic
Local educators disappointed by loss of waiver
Editorial: Rancher should follow laws — and lawmakers should know that
BROADCAST
KPLU FM
Washington Becomes First State To Lose ‘No Child Left Behind’ Waiver
Feds Weigh Protecting Orcas In West Coast Waters
KUOW FM
Using Technology To Fix The Texting-While-Driving Problem
Residents Voice Fear And Concern On Grays Harbor Oil Terminals
Even University Mathematicians Have Role In Marijuana Legalization
Tribes Optimistic About Returning Salmon To Upper Columbia Basin
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Seattle Non-Profits Say a $15 Minimum Wage Could Kill Them
WEB
Capitol Record
Feds rescind No Child Left Behind waiver from Washington state (Nelson)
Crosscut
Federal crackdown on education standards creates state questions (McAuliffe, Nelson)
Western Washington University: The surprising new right-wing target
The Daily Troll: Murray wage proposal not ready for prime time. Feds cancel state’s school achievement waiver. Soccer=success.
HDC Advance
Process for choosing a President closer to changing
Washington may be facing a farm labor shortage, again
Publicola
On other blogs today: Walking, sharing, waiving, and more
Seattle P.I.
Blog: Washington becomes first state to lose No Child Left Behind wavier
The Slog
It’s Official: Washington State’s Schools Are Very, Very Bad
Democratic Rep. Fires Back After Obama Yanks Washington’s No Child Left Behind Waiver (Reykdal)
Canada Bans Explosion-Prone Oil Tanker Cars, We’re Stuck with Them for Another Decade
King County Metro Boss: Defensive, Defeated, and Laying Out the Service Cuts
Contrary to Dire Business Predictions, Paid Sick Leave Is Great for Seattle
West Seattle Herald
Metro details service reductions as temporary funding ends, replacement revenues defeated
Thursday, April 24
PRINT
Associated Press
State reports 600,000 now insured under health care law
Avalanche warning for Mount Hood, Mount Rainier
FDA proposes first regulations for e-cigarettes
Age to buy tobacco in Washington could go up to 21
State gives US agency deadline on leaky tank
Seattle mayor to unveil plan for minimum wage hike
Governor triggers dispute resolution
County-by-county sign-ups for health insurance
Biologists watching fish runs after deadly slide
Auburn Reporter
Sen. Roach calls on WSDOT to open Chinook and Cayuse passes
Bothell Reporter
Cartoon: You better have a plan to fully-fund K-12 education
The Island Guardian
Derelict Vessel Prevention Program Surges Forward On New Funding (Ranker)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Editorial: OUR VIEW | Creating a culture beyond K-12
News Tribune (subscription required)
Wash. health exchange reports 164,062 signed up for private plans
Editorial: A ‘surcharge’ on critics of government
Column: $15 hourly wage will be a killer for many small businesses
Olympian (subscription required)
GET program proves its worth for Rainier family featured in 2001 ad
Editorial: Governor should add diversity to Supreme Court
Letter: Minimum wage inrease, will boost up other’s pay
Letter: If low wages inspire, then try it with CEOs
Letter: Paying minimum wage not a form of charity
Blog: Wash. health exchange reports 164,062 signed up for private plans
Puget Sound Business Journal
Washington health exchange enrolls 1 million
Insurance commissioner delays controversial new rules for health plans
Medicaid overpayments lead to calls for further investigation
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Group seeks property-tax hike to preserve bus routes
Log wall at base of mudslide hill needed repeated repairs
Mayor’s panel fails to reach consensus on wage recommendations
Health exchange sign-ups cheered by state officials
Raise tobacco-buying age to 21, county boards asks Legislature
Lawmakers decry Seattle Boy Scouts’ action against gay leader
Who’s graduating on time? In Everett, the rate keeps rising
Jerry Large: Nation slips as taxpayers must pay what CEOs avoid
Editorial: After failure of King County Prop. 1, hard work on Metro needed
Obamacare’s drug problem | Jonathan Martin / Times editorial columnist
Spokesman Review
Washington state enrolls more than 600,000 for health coverage
Board likely to ban pot home-delivery
It’s really official: Fairchild not getting first new tankers
Tri-City Herald
State initiates dispute resolution over Hanford consent decree
BROADCAST
KPLU FM
Wash. Health Exchange Reports Strong Enrollment Numbers Despite Early Glitches
Wash. Superintendent’s Estimate For Ed Funding Nearly Twice That Of Lawmakers’
With Prop. 1 Failing, Group Plans Ballot Initiative To Save Bus Service In Seattle
Scientists: Washington’s State Fish Has A Remarkable Evolutionary Past
Wash. State Sen. Ericksen: Controversial Oil Trains ‘Going To Be With Us For A While’
Boeing CEO: Moving Engineering Jobs Out Of Wash. Will ‘Strengthen Our Company’
KUOW FM
About 600,000 Washington Residents Enrolled Through Health Exchange
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
As Prop 1 trails, new plan to save Metro bus service in Seattle
Regulations for e-cigarettes imminent but enthusiasts wary of limits
Kent parents, teachers say special ed students disruptive, dangerous in classroom
WEB
Crosscut
Chunky seabird in the crosshairs of state’s timber-cutting machinery
HDC Advance
Rep. Kagi is a shining star! (Kagi)
State patrol: move over for emergency vehicles
Washington startups pulling in cash
Seattle P.I.
Blog: Obamacare: Top state Democrats take a victory lap
Blog: Hanford: State puts heat on feds over radioactive hot stuff
The Slog
E-Cigarettes Will Now Be Regulated
Oh, Yeah, and the Internet Is Doomed, Too
Wednesday, April 23
Arlington Times
President Obama visits Oso community
Associated Press
Fixing tunnel machine estimated at $125M
At mudslide scene, Obama mourns with survivors
Puzzling rare birth defects in Eastern Washington
Spokane charter school plans moving ahead
Faster production brings Boeing $965M 1Q profit
Job market for college grads better but still weak
Many Washington voters saying no to taxes
Puzzling rare birth defects in Eastern Washington
Auburn Reporter
Algona teen, Auburnites receive Governor’s Volunteer Service Award
Bellingham Herald
State Rep. Jason Overstreet calls for WWU president’s resignation over ‘less white’ comment
Superintendent Randy Dorn offers his own school funding plan
Mental health task force starts up
Contractor estimates tunnel machine fix at $125M
Columbian
Tank car fleet is inadequate for crude oil, rail industry says
Editorial: In Our View: Columbia River Treaty Needs Our Attention
Column: Callaghan: Rodney Tom might be least political politician in state
The Daily News
Cowlitz County’s March unemployment rate was 9.4 percent
Everett Herald
Burbank: Finland’s model shows respect for all
Singletary: College is for learning, not debt
Editorial: U.S. Department of Energy: Enough stalling on Hanford
News Tribune (subscription required)
Mental health task force starts up
Superintendent Randy Dorn offers his own school funding plan
Column: ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ still resonates, 75 years later
Olympian (subscription required)
Superintendent Randy Dorn offers his own school funding plan
Editorial: Let’s reject sex trade growth in Thurston County (Fraser)
Ethics board reverses revolving-door ruling
Letter: Fracking solution rests on state, federal laws
Blog: Mental health task force starts up
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Rising oil traffic puts the Northwest at risk
Voters rejecting new money for transit; bus cuts coming
Insurers, hospitals complain to Kreidler about new rules
Obama visits mudslide site, says Oso’s strength ‘should inspire us all’
Cost of fixing Bertha may top $125 million, but who will pay? (Clibborn)
‘Just Learning’? In most juvenile prisons, students languish | Education Lab
State beats U.S. average for adults with college degrees
Fatal birth defect is higher in 3 Washington counties
Snohomish County to weigh development moratorium in landslide areas
Utility evaluating how to pay $61M to fix Wanapum Dam
White House thanks Seattle CEO for health-care outreach
Danny Westneat: WWU’s president is right: The world is changing; deal with it
Editorial: A disconnect for state’s 911 system
Guest Opinion: What do you mean by ‘STEM’?
Spokesman Review
Washington state finalizing health insurance plan rules
Spokane County voters pass one library measure, not another
Tri-City Herald
Hanford Communities says 8 new Hanford tanks not prudent
Editorial: Our Voice: State too quick to threaten consent decree provision over Hanford cleanup
Yakima Herald Republic
Colorado deaths stoke worries about pot edibles
Obama pays respects to survivors, rescuers in Oso
BROADCAST
KPLU FM
Obama To Slide Victims, Responders: ‘We’ll Be Here As Long As It Takes’
Missing Slide Victim’s Brothers: Meeting Other Families Was Powerful, Meeting Obama Was ‘Bonus’
Gregoire’s Earth Day Message To College Kids: Puget Sound Health Depends On You
Wanapum Dam Fix Could Total $61 Million, Says Grant County PUD
National Group Attempts 11th-Hour Intervention In Oregon Gay Marriage Case
KUOW FM
King County Metro Prop 1 Failing In Early Returns
Washington State Senator: Oil Trains ‘Going To Be With Us For A While’
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
King County’s Proposition 1 failing in initial election results
NW Public Radio
Electric Vehicle Industry Looks For New Ways To Pay For Charging Stations
WEB
Capitol Record
Review of children’s toys in Washington finds some toxic chemical violations
Crosscut
High stakes: Bertha contractor, state at odds over labor dispute costs
Earth Day: Greenwashing works well for oil industry
Earth Day: Real environmentalists are conservative. And live where it’s green
HDC Advance
Washington startups pulling in cash
Washington employment continues to move in positive direction
Making justice just
Publicola
Jolt: Oregon gets school agreement
Schmudget
Save the Date May 29th: Unpacking McCleary at Town Hall
Seattle P.I.
What sort of return do we get for our tax money in Washington?
The Slog
Election Results: Metro-Funding Proposition 1 Is Losing In Early Ballots
The Stand
State workers’ comp system posts strong gains, L&I reports
Fearing raises for low earners, ignoring obscene pay of 1% »
Getting what we pay for, sick leave success, just a start
Tuesday, April 22
Aberdeen Daily World
Who takes ownership of the hospital?
A hard sell to convince Montesano residents to favor proposed hospital district
Associated Press
Washington state ends inmate asbestos-removal program
Farm labor shortage reported in Washington
Justice Stevens: Make 6 changes to Constitution
Latest estimate: 16 month delay for Seattle tunnel
Obama to survey deadly Washington mudslide damage
Auburn Reporter
Five Auburn schools earn state’s highest honor
Sen. Roach to serve on new committee combating sex trafficking
Bellingham Herald
Whatcom County gas prices closing in on $4 a gallon
Estimate: No Bertha drilling for a year
Columbian
Column: Brunell: Tougher penalties for fraud are needed
Everett Herald
Port of Everett prepares new waterfront redevelopment plan
Op-ed: Know the Warning Signs: Taking action to prevent suicide
Harrop: Better care can also cost less
Editorial: Obama here to listen, comfort
Highline Times
Hundreds of hospital workers turn out in the rain to punctuate their contract demands
Islands’ Sounder
Lummi speak against proposed coal terminal
Journal of the San Juan Islands
San Juans gain voice in Canada’s review of tar sands shipping proposal
Kirkland Reporter
Friends of Youth celebrates new homes in Kirkland with local elected officials (Goodman, Springer)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Farm labor shortage reported in Washington
Old oil tanker cars, old regulations, new danger
Olympian (subscription required)
State gambling officers break up alleged cockfighting ring in Rochester
Editorial: Celebrate Earth Day, but the hard work lies ahead
Blog: 19 lawyers have lined up to seek appointment to pending Supreme Court vacancy
Puget Sound Business Journal
Bertha expected to resume digging in March 2015
The story with more than 2 sides: Washington’s new health insurance rules
Feeling lucky? Washington’s retail marijuana lottery kicks off this week
Opinion: WA’s new health insurance rules don’t add up to access
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Obama to see slide damage firsthand
We’re a well-educated state — but why? | Education Lab
Bertha won’t dig until at least March
Editorial: Remembering former State Auditor Bob Graham, the father of state performance audits
Blog: At long last, Washington lawmakers draw the line on tuition
Spokesman Review
Pot store lottery begins
How to make freebie meals very infrequent
Medical school task force convenes
State laws mean new graduation requirements for high school seniors
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Knowing health care costs now more important
Yakima Herald Republic
The need for more medical providers: the ABCs of PAs and NPs
Prosser High School high in state, national rankings
Surging fuel traffic puts state at risk for oil spills
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
President Obama visiting Oso landslide today
Lawmaker calls Bertha cost overrun provision “toothless” (Clibborn)add to reading list
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
President Obama to visit Oso landslide zone Tuesday
Voter turnout lagging as Metro ballot nears end
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Obama to survey deadly mudslide site, meet with survivors
KPLU
Youth Access To Marijuana Remains A Concern Under Legalization
Seattle Tunnel Partners: Bertha Won’t Be Eating Dirt Again Until Next Year
UPDATE: Feds Say Powdered Liquor Not Actually Legal
KUOW
Environmentalist David Fenton: Stop Calling It ‘Earth Day’
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
President Obama to meet with community, survey damage of Oso mudslide
Warning system could alert West Coast when it’s 60 seconds until earthquake
Legislating a $15 minimum wage turns out not to be that simple
Bertha not expected to resume digging Seattle tunnel until late March 2015
Who predicted problems for the Seattle tunnel project?
Q13 TV (FOX)
Tunnel Trouble: Bertha won’t be fixed for nearly another year
WEB
Capitol Record
On TVW: Columbia River Crossing audit, health insurance update
Crosscut
Bertha’s long hibernation: Still hope for an on-time finish?
HDC Advance
April 23 is “Construction Safety Day”
Horsesass.org
Why “Total Compensation” Might Fail to Meet the ACA’s Employer Mandate
Publicola
WSDOT: Tunneling won’t start until March of next year
The Slog
Tunnel Machine Taking a Year Off
Wage Theft Is Not Just a Concern of Low-Income Workers
Environmental Group Places Ad on Metro Buses Featuring Deadly Fireball from Crashed Oil Train
Racists Against “Racism” in Bellingham
The Oso Debris Field, Four Weeks After the Slide
West Seattle Herald
Bertha will resume digging in March 2015 says WSDOT
Monday, April 21
Aberdeen Daily World
Elma preps for coming oil trains
Park Service to explore moving Enchanted Valley Chalet
Associated Press
Seattle businesses launch $15 minimum wage group
Obama visiting Oso mudslide Tuesday
Lottery week for pot retail licenses in Washington
State to pay $9 million to tortured, abused siblings
Study: Fuels from corn waste not better than gas
State rejects Hanford cleanup proposal
Taxpayers won’t pay for Steven Powell treatment
Seattle businesses launch $15 minimum wage group
Muddy wasteland awaits president in visit to Oso
Bellingham Herald
Plan gathers momentum that would make Wash. relevant in prez races
State ends asbestos cleanup by prisoners
Program pushes wellness for state workers
Columbian
Conservative heavyweights have solar industry in their sights
Moeller letter: Steer oil legislation back on track
Everett Herald
Inslee weighs big increase in cancer risk for fish eaters
Everett schools seek to boost turnout to pass $259 million bond
Tulalips, others oppose state’s move to halt release of hatchery steelhead
Unease over marijuana dampens enthusiasm for small-business potential
Op-ed: Developing advocacy skills: ARC leadership program very helpful
Op-ed: An investment in education lifts all boats
Op-ed: Audit finds confidential information on surplussed state computers
Editorial: Reclaiming the finish line (Boston Marathon)
Editorial: Higher ed that looks like us
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Cameras on cops coming to Bremerton
News Tribune (subscription required)
State ends asbestos cleanup by prisoners
Program pushes wellness for state workers
Gregoire backs tax to fund cancer research
OIC’s Kreidler: Private insurance market grew since Wash. health exchange opened
Editorial: Power grid shockingly vulnerable to cyberterrorism
Editorial: High-stakes tests: Part of education, part of life
Olympian (subscription required)
Program pushes wellness for state workers
State prisoners will no longer clean up asbestos; $70,000 fine imposed
Prisons and jails get Medicaid ball rolling
Editorial: GET program still a great college savings plan
Op-ed: Obamacare steps up for patients at free clinic
Peninsula Daily News
Neah Bay dock work of $13 million expected to be finished this summer
Five Peninsula schools to see state awards
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Should tips count in wage debate?
Suspensions hit minorities, special-ed students hardest, data show
After-Hours Clinic a partnership of health-care David and Goliath
Wash. dairy farmers welcome higher milk prices
State delays timber sale near Oso mudslide, orders further review
State expects to lose waiver on No Child Left Behind
Prop. 1: Isn’t there a better way to fund transit? | Local News | The …
Fossil fuels and spill risk: A changing landscape | Special reports …
Danny Westneat: Petitioning wrong party on wage issue
Blog: A classy no-thank-you from Ross Hunter (Habib, Hunter)
Editorial: Seattle needs to ease up on the rush to a $15 minimum wage
Skagit Valley Herald
Hospital officials question whether there is still a need for a Certificate of Need
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Support for dueling gun measures perplexing
Yakima Herald Republic
First step of Wanapum Dam repair work begins
Fighting to avoid ‘the jobless trap’
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
WA retail pot seller lottery starts Monday
Climate changes visible by ZIP code with new online tools
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Future of chopper rescue team in jeopardy following funding cuts
Fecal bacteria threatens Puget Sound beaches
KPLU FM
Pacific Lutheran University To Offer Northwest’s First Holocaust Studies Minor
New State Rules Could Limit Cheaper Health Plans With ‘Narrow Networks’
Stores With High Shoplifting Rate Could Lose Liquor License Under New State Law (Hurst)
Mental And Physical Toll Of Bullying Persists For Decades
Pot Smoke And Mirrors: Vaporizer Pens Hide Marijuana Use
KUOW FM
DNR Postpones Clear-Cuts It Approved Near Oso Landslide
Oregon Same-Sex Marriage Case Hits Federal Court This Week
Marijuana Consultants Office Advice To Potential Pot Dealers
No Access To Route 530 Is Next ‘Emergency’ For Darrington Residents
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Dori says it’s time to tax Seattle bicyclists
Orting citizens take back streets, fight crime after murder
Q13 TV (FOX)
President Obama to tour slide zone Tuesday
WEB
Crosscut
State, feds square off over Hanford
HDC Advance
DIY tax reform
The Slog
How the Decline of Labor Unions Connects to the Rise of the $15 Now Movement
School Board Members Are Freaked Out About Common Core Tests
Western Washington University Makes National News For Asking How It Can Become “Less White”
Why the Conservative “Controversy” About Race and Western Washington University’s President Is So Idiotic
The Stand
SPEEA helps Boeing employees win $47 million in back pay
State workers’ comp system posts strong gains, L&I reports
West Seattle Herald
Micro-housing regulations up for consideration: heated feelings on both sides of the issue