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CAPITOL BUZZ ARCHIVES

August 19, 2009

	BUDGET & TAXES Opposition to tax hike has been light (The Daily World) Spokane County tax extension passes with ease (Spokesman-Review) BUSINESS, INDUSTRY & ECONOMY Washington state unemployment drops to 9.1 percent (AP/Seattle P-I) State's unemployment rate dips to 9.1 percent ( Seattle Times) State jobs rate looks better (The News Tribune) County jobless rate falls to 9.8 percent (Everett Herald) Spokane unemployment rate drops to 8.2 percent (Spokesman-Review) Whatcom unemployment rate drops as job seekers give up (Bellingham Herald) Trouble lurks in jobless rate drop (AP/Walla Walla Union-Bulletin) Kitsap County Unemployment Plummets to 7.3 Percent in July (Kitsap Sun) Clark County's 13.7% jobless rate a new record (The Columbian) Tri-Cities tops state in job growth (Tri-City Herald) Grant money goes to Everett Shipyard, Nichol Brothers Boat Builders (Everett Herald) COURTS, CRIME & LAW ENFORCEMENT Deputy who hit elk dies from injuries (The Chronicle) Lewis deputy killed by elk was Army veteran (AP/Olympian) Monroe on Prison Chopping Block (Seattle Weekly) Elma police chief asking for drug dog (The Daily World) EDUCATION (K-12) & SCHOOL SAFETY Schools ready flu-fighting tools (Spokesman-Review) Gates Foundation seeks education's magic pill (AP/Seattle P-I) Sunnyside schools among the many not making adequate yearly progress (Daily Sun News) COLUMN: Stop complaining and fix education standards (Peter Callaghan/The News Tribune) EDITORIAL: More and more rides on the tests (Wenatchee World) EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & SERVICES Panel pushes unified flood study (The Chronicle) EDITORIAL: Bracing for a 1.5 million cases of swine flu in Oregon (Oregonian) ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES Hurricane Ridge Road could open today -- if roadside slope holds tight (Peninsula Daily News) Olympic, other national park visits up in first half of year (Peninsula Daily News) Washington lawmakers seek NOAA review; Bellingham port may appeal (AP/Bellingham Herald) Port of Port Angeles backing off NOAA appeal decision (Peninsula Daily News) Lawmakers seek review of NOAA's planned move (Seattle Times) Washington lawmakers ask review of NOAA decision; Oregon congressmen confident (Oregonian) HANFORD Change of positions for Hanford leaders (Tri-City Herald) EDITORIAL: Hanford cleanup will take longer, but is doable, thanks to pact (Yakima Herald-Republic) HEALTH CARE Why do people like Medicare and fear health care reform? (Crosscut.com) Baird town hall simmers but doesn't boil over (Oregonian) About 2,800 turn out for Baird town hall (AP/Everett Herald) Views on Tuesday's town hall meeting (The Columbian) Health care town hall meeting starts at 7 p.m. Wednesday (Longview Daily News) Bipartisan health-care deal unlikely, Democrats say (New York Times/Seattle Times) COLUMN: No escaping health debate, even on a summer getaway (Julie Muhlstein/Everett Herald) COLUMN: Town hall results: Single-payer on the outs (Bruce Ramsey/Seattle Times) EDITORIAL: Need for health care reform can't be lied away (The News Tribune) EDITORIAL: Expect lively, but civil, town hall meeting (Longview Daily News) HIGHER EDUCATION Enrollment through the roof (The Daily World) Family sues university after daughter’s death (Everett Herald) IMMIGRATION EDITORIAL: Verify Workers (The Columbian) LAND USE & PROPERTY RIGHTS County holds off on housing-law changes (Spokesman-Review) OPINION: Land-use law: the Big Look's failings (Robert Emmons, president of LandWatch Lane County/Oregonian) LOCAL GOVERNMENT Records request prompts lawsuit (The Daily World) County commissioners postpone septic vote as opponents pack Tuesday meeting (Longview Daily News) COLUMN: After stimulus pot runs dry, cities will still be in trouble (David Broder/Olympian) MEDIA CBS News pioneer Don Hewitt dies at 86 (KIRO TV) Political columnist Robert Novak dies at 78 (AP/Seattle P-I) MILITARY Lead paint on VA tower tackled (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin)
	POLITICS
		BALLOT MEASURES Seattle says 'no' to grocery bag tax (Seattle P-I) Seattle voters don't buy shopping-bag charge (Seattle Times) COLUMN: If Ref. 71 gets on ballot, opponents' tactics could give it momentum (Joel Connelly/Seattle P-I) COLUMN: Nothing outweighs public's right to know list of campaign donors (Peter Callaghan/Bellingham Herald) EDITORIAL: Voters reject disposable-bag fee (Seattle Times) EDITORIAL: Threats erode quality of political process (Olympian) ELECTIONS Elections office smoothly posts first big all-mail results (Seattle Times) BLOG: Candidates cannot demand access to gated communities (Joe Turner/The News Tribune) LEGISLATURE Fagan, Hailey, Stockwell in close 9th District race (Spokesman-Review) Grant leads 16th District race (Tri-City Herald) Republican state Rep. Taylor leads 15th District race (Seattle Times) Voters advance candidates in statehouse races (AP/Yakima Herald-Republic) Out-of-state Democrat to face GOP incumbent in 15th District (Yakima Herald-Republic) LOCAL Nickels' job in jeopardy (KIRO TV) McGinn leading in mayoral returns; Mallahan, Nickels right behind (Seattle P-I) What went wrong with Mayor Nickels' campaign (Crosscut.com) 75% of Seattle voters picking someone besides Nickels in race for mayor (Seattle Times) New Mallahan Campaign Strategy: Stop Attacking Nickels (Seattle Weekly) Hutchison, Constantine to face off for King County executive in November (Seattle Times) Hutchison, Constantine headed for showdown in exec race (Seattle P-I) Hutchison's Call and Response, Tears for Phillips, and Constantine Gears Up For a Fight (Seattle Weekly) 'Looks like a change election' (Olympian) Voters decisive on council race, tax (Spokesman-Review) Vancouver mayor has narrow lead in re-election bid (Oregonian) Maupin, Lent Lead in Close Race for Bremerton Mayor (Kitsap Sun) Councilman Dave Somers leads Snohomish County Council race (Everett Herald) BLOG: In third place, Nickels calls other candidates negative (Publicola) BLOG: Nickels down, but union is up (Joel Connelly/Seattle P-I) EDITORIAL:A wounded mayor: Seattle's Greg Nickels may not survive primary (Seattle Times) STATE BLOG: Frank Chopp's advice for Obama (Knute Berger/Crosscut.com) Rep. Baird schedules local town hall meetings (Olympian)
	SALMON Inmates working to save salmon (Seattle Times) BPA seeks opinions on coho restoration (Wenatchee World) TRANSPORTATION Sequim balks at proposal to help keep Kenmore Air flying to Peninsula (Peninsula Daily News) WATER Ecology, Kittitas Co. discuss changing water agreement (Yakima Herald-Republic)

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