For Friday, May 17, 2013
BORDER STATES
- Oregon could send corporations a $20 million tax rebate (The Oregonian)
- Licensed medical marijuana dispensaries expected to generate $900,000 under Oregon bill (The Oregonian)
- Revenue forecast shines, but no deal on PERS, taxes at Oregon Legislature (The Oregonian)
- Oregon Legislature passes bill guarding workers’ social media passwords (AP/The Oregonian)
- Idaho Mormon church arranged meeting ahead of LGBT vote (The Olympian)
- EDITORIAL: May revenue forecast delivers new numbers, clear choices (The Oregonian)
BUDGET & TAXES
- Poll: 61 percent of Washington voters say no to taxes, majority embraces Senate position (Washington State Wire)
- State reporting $2 billion more than expected for the 2013-15 budget (Port Orchard Independent)
- California has many cities in the red (USA Today/Crosscut)
BUSINESS, LABOR & ECONOMY
- Seattle workers use poetry to convey hardship, fight for higher wages (Green Acres Radio/Crosscut)
- Report: Kings sold to Sacramento group for $535 million (The Seattle Times)
- Christmas tree growers see hope for sales program after 18 months of political purgatory in D.C. (The Oregonian)
- Inslee administration to roll out strategic plan for state, Chief of Staff says (Washington State Wire)
- OPINION: Sick and tired of Boeing’s demands, threats (Gina Parry/The Everett Herald)
- COLUMN: State business rankings aren’t bunk (Richard Davis/The Everett Herald)
- EDITORIAL: Quincy can tout its cheapness (The Wenatchee World)
COURTS, CRIME & LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Ricin-laced letters intercepted at postal facility (The Spokesman-Review)
- Serial killer Yates appealing death sentence (AP/Kitsap Sun)
- BLOG: Gov. Inslee signs bill to limit where groups of released inmates can live using state money (Melissa Santos/The News Tribune)
- EDITORIAL: Drivers of all ages who text must change their ways (Tri-City Herald)
- EDITORIAL: America’s on the wrong end of DUI standards (The News Tribune)
EDUCATION (K-12) & SCHOOL SAFETY
- OPINION: Alternative high school sets the standard (Jamie R. Stockton/The Everett Herald)
- COLUMN: Helping high-school students navigate the next step (Lynne K. Varner/The Seattle Times)
- EDITORIAL: Don’t change start times (The Everett Herald)
ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES
- Wolves kill 31 sheep over weekend on south-central Idaho ranch (AP/The Oregonian)
- Relocated deer adapting in southwest Washington (AP/Kitsap Sun)
- BLOG: Sunshine plus Puget Sound equals red algae (Lynda Mapes/The Seattle Times)
- EDITORIAL: Invaders upset world order (The Everett Herald)
- EDITORIAL: Climate-change solutions must happen (The Olympian)
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
- Mid-Columbia tea party group target in IRS debacle (Tri-City Herald)
- House chairman sees IRS errors as part of pattern (AP/The Seattle Times)
- Ousted IRS chief: Errors not caused by politics (Seattle P-I)
- BLOG: Holder backs warrant rule for most email searches (Jerry Cornfield/The Everett Herald)
- COLUMN: White House could always try the truth (Charles Krauthammer/The Everett Herald)
GAMBLING
HANFORD
- B Reactor park bill passes Senate committee (Tri-City Herald)
- Hanford national park bill advances in US Senate (AP/Kitsap Sun)
HEALTH CARE
- WA small business health plan finder scaled back (AP/Kitsap Sun)
- COLUMN: End-of-life care directive, family discussions allow your wishes to be honored (Julianne Dickelman/The Bellingham Herald)
IMMIGRATION
- House immigration group reaches a deal (AP/The Bellingham Herald)
- COLUMN: ‘Citizen’ and ‘illegal’ are nuanced concepts (Shawn Vestal/The Spokesman-Review)
LEGISLATURE
- Former Grandview legislator Margaret Rayburn dies (Yakima Herald Republic)
- BLOG: PDC earns A grade for PAC-money disclosure (Brad Shannon/The Olympian)
- BLOG: Morning update: special session Day 5 (Jordan Schrader/The News Tribune)
- COLUMN: Another way to say it (Pam Dzama/Kitsap Sun)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- Chelan County towns move away from sheriff’s contracts (The Wenatchee World)
- Tenino Faces Budget Concerns, Considering B&O Tax (The Chronicle)
- Kittitas, Yakima county business action plan finalized (Daily Record)
- EDITORIAL: Best not to change tax language (Daily Record)
MARIJUANA
- Liquor Board issues first draft of rules for pot industry (The News Tribune)
- What Washington’s proposed marijuana rules mean for consumers (Puget Sound Business Journal)
- Marijuana draft rules put product out of sight (The Spokesman-Review)
- Pot rules taking shape; public gets a taste of what’s ahead (The Seattle Times)
- Marijuana draft rules already face opposition (NW News Network)
- Washington state releases draft rules for legal pot (AP/Kitsap Sun)
- Liquor Board issues draft of rules for pot industry (The Olympian)
- No, it’s not a stoner sticker. It’s Washington state’s marijuana logo (Puget Sound Business Journal)
- Veterans Become Pot Farmers in Rochester (The Chronicle)
- BLOG: Tacoma: Where would recreational pot operations be allowed? (Lewis Kamb/The News Tribune)
- BLOG: Want a marijuana license? Here are some of the rules you might have to follow (Jordan Schrader/The News Tribune)
- BLOG: Marijuana rules get a little less hazy with release of requirements (Christina Salerno/TVW)
- COLUMN: Marijuana rules: Some heavy stuff put out for public comment (John Stang/Crosscut)
MEDIA
MILITARY
- JBLM’s wartime growth was fifth fastest across entire military, new GAO report shows (The Olympian)
- OPINION: End the culture of silence about sexual assaults in the military (State Rep. Gael Tarleton/The Seattle Times)
POLITICS
BALLOT MEASURES
ELECTIONS
LEGISLATURE
- Angel joins race for state Senate (Kitsap Sun)
- BLOG: Real races continue to emerge (Steven Gardner/Kitsap Sun)
STATE GOVERNMENT
TRANSPORTATION
- Columbia River Crossing could collapse in Olympia (The Oregonian)
- EDITORIAL: Time for a comprehensive transportation plan (The Seattle Times)
TRIBES
