Tuesday, April 29

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Aberdeen Daily World
Great Divide: Gap between poor and wealthiest continues to widen

Associated Press
Hundreds at Wash. school march for diversity
Active search for bodies in Washington mudslide ends
Outside lab asked to review Hanford vapor problem
Campus rape addressed by White House task force

Bellingham Herald
Rep. Morris recognized as one of ‘tech-savviest’ legislators (Morris, Ranker)

Bothell Reporter
Prop 1 failure has local leaders scrambling to figure out what’s next for Metro

Columbian
I-5 Bridge replacement project focus of new coalition effort (Cleveland)
Confusion on the ballot? Gun measures to duel
Column: Washington View: Fossil fuels’ benefits are taken for granted
Blog: Report: 5 percent of Wash. bridges structurally deficient

Everett Herald
State ferry fares climb, starting this week
Letter: Regardless, WEA would oppose it

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Ferry fares going up Thursday

News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: Graduation rate shows we can do better

Olympian (subscription required)
House office building secures first ‘LEED’ green rating on Capitol Campus
State honors 44 community volunteers
Medicaid rates pinch treatment centers (Hunter)
Editorial: State rolls dice with loss of child-left-behind waiver

Renton Reporter
Full-day kindergarten coming to all Renton elementary schools next year

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Taxes for parks? Seattleites will vote in August, council decides
Now it’s Brenda’s turn to tunnel (Farrell)
Insurance chief OKs ‘no surprises’ rule for health-plan networks
U.S. Labor Department offers states $150 million for job training
Minimum wage: Is a firm with 500 employees a small business?
How to make students eat salad | Thanh Tan / Times editorial columnist
Editorial: Arm the ATF to enforce gun laws
Editorial: Congress must not undo state toxics regulations

Seattle Weekly
Gondola Dreamin’
Watch Out Cigarette Smokers, Move Afoot To Raise Minimum Age to 21

Spokesman Review
Water ruling will affect pot growers

Tri-City Herald
Teachers in Mid-Columbia say Common Core tests are stressing students
Tank vapors cause evacuation of Hanford C Tank Farm
Pasco moves toward banning pot businesses

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Supermajority for school bonds is reasonable

Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Wenatchee-area entrepreneurs get NCW’s first license to grow pot

 

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
New SR 530 access route opens after Oso landslide
Offender’s home detention included trips to bar, beach vacation
Are Seattle homeowners about to hit tax fatigue?

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Oso Landslide: SR 530 access road opens, search for victims scaled back
Fast, furious and fatal: Kent’s street racing crisis

KPLU FM
Washington’s Fictitious Driver’s License Program Larger Than First Reported
New Wash. Rules Target Cheap Health Plans

KUOW FM
Tunnel Machine Set To Dig Under Seattle, But It’s Not Bertha
Homeland Security: Don’t Use Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Until Bug Fixed

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Bertha’s little sister set to begin new Seattle tunnel

NW Public Radio
Flood At Washington State Archives; County Birth and Death Records Wet

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HDC Advance
Nation’s venture capitalists like what they see in Washington

Horsesass.org
A Simpler Way to Target Min Wage Relief at Small Business: Math!

Publicola
Anti-density group invites Pollet to speak (Pollet)

Seattle P.I.
Blog: Republican trustee defends WWU president against GOP legislator

The Slog
The Cost of Fixing Bertha? Could Be One-and-a-Half Times What It Cost to Build Bertha. So: How Else Might We Spend That Money?
DNR Defers Helicopter-Logging Sale Near Oso
Transit Advocates Have Filed Their Initiative to Save Seattle’s Bus Service

Monday, April 28

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Aberdeen Daily World
Anti-oil message heard loud and clear at EIS scoping meeting (Takko)
Tank car fleet is inadequate for crude oil, rail industry says
Seaport’s $435K land sale will help develop Seaport Landing
Hospital continues to make its pitch

Arlington Times
Business owners meet with elected officials on Oso slide aftermath

Associated Press
Washington school districts struggle with growth (Dunshee)
Feds needed 8 years to shut down Skagit gun shop
Pasco one of Washington school districts struggling with growth
Reports of problems vex Washington pot lottery
Video offers look into legal Washington pot grow
Fastest and slowest growing school districts
Documents: Seattle tunnel builder wants $190M more
Feds took 8 years to shut down gun shop
Financial data for state’s elected officials may go online

Bainbridge Island Review
Input sought on Seattle ferry terminal plans

Bothell Reporter
County Council accepts rail corridor report
Metro details service reductions as temporary funding ends, replacement revenues defeated

Columbian
Medicaid puts strain on system
Potential lack of federal water would hurt pot growers

Everett Herald
State loses waiver to No Child Left Behind Act
Editorial: The limit to good intentions  (Sells)
Op-ed: Encourage Private Investment in Education
Op-ed: Investment in technical programs pays off for all of us

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Local pollution prevention program makes statewide splash
Fate of orcas? Depends on fish—and lately, both have been scarce

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
New forested park a ‘game-changer’ for North Kitsap (Hansen, Rolfes)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Microsoft: Tax breaks not the factor in choosing Iowa for data center
Elected officials’ financial data might go online
Editorial: Make kids’ health the priority for e-cig rules
Editorial: Students pay price for lawmakers’ spinelessness

North Kitsap Herald
First Forest & Bay purchase celebrated (Hansen, Rolfes)

Olympian (subscription required)
Will feds give water to pot growers?
Panel supports posting elected officials’ financial data online
Flood at State Archives caught “in the nick of time”
Editorial: College diversity can survive high court’s decision
Letter: Pot farm debate about destroying rural areas
Letter: Keep pot vending units out of Washington state
Letter: Lawmakers should abide same rules as employees
Letter: Tie maximum wages to the minimum-wage rate
Letter: Poor people will spend money at local business
Blog: Microsoft: Tax breaks not ‘the’ factor in choosing Iowa for data center

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Skagit County gun shop may have been worst in U.S.
High poverty, high test scores: Auburn school a shouting success
Days after slide, firefighters panel worried about ‘fractured’ response (Hunter)
Tunnel partner known to fight tough with public agencies
While US graduation rates climb, Washington hovers below average | Education Lab
Signature drive to start for $15-wage vote
Washington archive flooded by water hose leak
Danny Westneat: Give Metro voters a positive spin next time
Guest Opinion: Districts must provide path for schools to innovate
Blog: Newspaper editorials lambaste Washington lawmakers for loss of No Child Left Behind waiver
Blog: Would a $15 minimum wage be a disaster for Seattle’s human services?

Spokesman Review
Spokane Tribe members want more time to review Midnite Mine cleanup plan
Initiative fights continue after elections end
GMO labeling group faces legal action for campaign violations

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: State must get back control of Title 1 dollars

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KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Snohomish officials to discuss ending active search in Oso landslide

KPLU FM
What’s At Stake For Tacoma Preschoolers Now That Wash. State Lost Its NCLB Waiver
Flood At Washington State Archives Dampens County Birth And Death Records

KUOW FM
University Of Washington’s Secret Society Of Undocumented ‘Dreamers’
Giving Up On Its Obamacare Exchange No Cure For Oregon’s Ills

My Northwest.com
Documents: Seattle tunnel contractor wants $190M more

NW Public Radio
Candidates Jump On Cover Oregon’s Troubles

Q13 TV (FOX)
Search for mudlside victims to be suspended

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Crosscut
The Daily Troll: Police chief names leak out. One recipe for police reform. Seattle transit plan filed.
The Smartypants Guide to May’s Civic Cocktail: Talking with Jay Inslee. And Oso mudslide relief.

Government Technology
Meet the Tech-Savviest Legislators in the U.S.  (Carlyle)

HDC Advance
Government: Enemy of innovation? Maybe not…..

Publicola
Fizz: “I will have to pass on your offer” (Hudgins)
Jolt: Republican Rep. Shea stands by Bundy

Seattle P.I.
Blog: Oso slide: The federal government IS here to help

The Slog
What Seattle Mayor Ed Murray Can Do About the Metro Funding Mess
Now That He Has No Political Power, Former Justice Stevens Says We Should Legalize Pot

West Seattle Herald
OPINION- $15 minimum wage would be disastrou

Friday, April 25

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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

 

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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

 

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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

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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

 

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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

 

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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

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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

 

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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

 

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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