The Daily E-Clips

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013


The Daily E-Clips

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Featured Stories

National Conference of State Legislatures

Pain at the Pump (Clibborn)

 

Seattle Times

Two charged with stealing 4.3 miles copper wiring from Sound Transit (Goodman)

 

Crosscut

Op-ed: Highway robbery: WA's economic advantage going the way of old roads (Clibborn, Eide)


Print

AP

Gov. Jay Inslee checking Skagit River bridge

Grays Harbor commissioners settle with judges

Businessman tries his luck at building pot brand

Temporary I-5 Skagit River span to open this week

Businessman tries his luck at building pot brand

For young immigrants, a delayed coming of age

Report: Too many teachers, too little quality

 

Aberdeen Daily World

Judges’ lawsuit likely to be settled on Monday (Pedersen)

 

Ballard News Tribune

How does Ballard stack up in residential burglaries?

 

Columbian

In Our View: Learning Consistently (education)

 

Everett Herald

Forecast could break Olympia logjam (Chopp, Dunshee, Eide)

New state K-12 standards prove challenging

Harrop: Another way we overpay for health care

Op-ed: State Medicaid policy: Don't further imperil rural health clinics

Editorial: Government's moral test (An interfaith letter to lawmakers)

 

Highline Times

Des Moines judge to lead state judges association

 

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)

Bremerton to pull plug on Pacific electric-vehicle charging stations

 

Mercer Island Reporter

A troubled bridge (Skagit bridge)

 

News Tribune (subscription required)

Reports could bust gridlock in Legislature (Hunter)

 

Olympian (subscription required)

Olympia closes on purchase of isthmus properties (capital budget)

Editorial: Why pay for a job undone? (per diem)

Editorial: State caught in test of political power

Blog: Olympia schools hope to sidestep trouble in July if state government shuts down

Blog: Wash revenues still coming in higher than March forecast; can Tuesday update get lawmakers off the dime?

Blog: Morning update: 14 days left to reach budget deal (2nd special session day 6)

 

 

Seattle Times (subscription required)

Boeing launches 787-10, punts on assembly site

‘I don’t want to be only person cured of HIV’

King County drunken-driving suspects often not charged for months | Times Watchdog

Editorial: Legislators need to buckle down, avoid shutdown

 

Skagit Valley Herald

Fast-tracked (Skagit River Bridge)

Skagit River Bridge temporary span to open by weekend

 

Spokesman Review

Study finds state gains in new coal terminals (Carlyle)

Blog: Is Tuesday D-Day for the budget? (Chopp)

Editorial: Lodging tax needs better oversight, accounting

 

Tri-City Herald

Editorial: Immigration reform needs fair chance, not sabotage

Letter: State needs mandatory background checks for all firearm sales

Letter: Arranging flowers equals participating in wedding ceremony

 

Wenatchee World

Inslee to say when Skagit River bridge reopens

 

West Seattle Herald

Transportation spending package addresses sites where fatal accidents took place and more

 

Yakima Herald Republic

Editorial: West Nile virus is off to an early and potentially dangerous start

 

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)

State superintendent wants schools to avoid half-days

 

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)

Temporary I-5 Skagit River bridge nearly complete

Evidence for those who believe media is biased with gay news

Violence, threats against park rangers, wildlife workers on rise

 

NW Public Radio

Washington Lawmakers Hope For Positive Revenue Forecast  (Dunshee)

Climate Change Concerns Enter Into Coal Export Debate

 

Web

Crosscut

Coal isn't getting enough respect, study says (Blake)

 The Daily Troll: Is WA still in Boeing's future? Lights out for Egyptian Theatre. Rebuilding obsolescence on I-5.


Lakewood/JBLM Patch

Blog: State Board of Education cancels vote to weaken School Achievement Index

 

Publicola

Fizz: Bigger Than Bracken (Carlyle, Bracken)

On other blogs today: Clock ticks on state budget and Columbia River Crossing

Opinion: Isn’t it weird that…

 

Slog

Goldy's Surefire Tip for Instantly Solving Our State's Budget Crisis

 

Woodinville Patch

Blog: Moral Imperative Requires We Help Schools