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CAPITOL BUZZ ARCHIVES

August 21, 2009

	BUDGET & TAXES Budget cuts are not healthy for seniors, judge says (Union-Bulletin) BUSINESS, INDUSTRY & ECONOMY Report: First Dreamliner to fly before end of year (KIRO TV) 787 will fly this year, Boeing tells two airlines (Everett Herald) Boeing to announce more layoffs today (Seattle Times) State told to do more to keep Boeing in Washington (Everett Herald) New credit card law goes into effect (Puget Sound Business Journal) Firms seek local contractors as they bid for hatchery project (Peninsula Daily News) County car dealers will miss boost from ‘Clunkers’ (Everett Herald) State directors, businesses connect (Columbia Basin Herald) Chehalis mill cuts 60 workers (The Chronicle) OPINION: Sticking to the facts on workers' compensation costs (Richard Davis/Puget Sound Business Journal) EDITORIAL: Georgia's aggressive recruiting of Dendreon is a lesson for Seattle(Puget Sound Business Journal) COURTS, CRIME & LAW ENFORCEMENT EDITORIAL: State Court of Appeals right to reject Seattle traffic law (Seattle Times) DAMS Okanogan PUD to discuss options for new dam (Wenatchee World) EDITORIAL: Snake River dams: Don’t forget the carbon (The News Tribune) EDUCATION (K-12) & SCHOOL SAFETY COLUMN: Why Aren't Our Kids Better at Math? (Rob Woutat/Kitsap Sun) ENERGY & UTILITIES Leaders: Upper County solar project will be boon (Daily Record) Grays Harbor PUD looking at nuke partnership; Lewis County PUD has no nuclear plans (The Chronicle) ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES Feds review mountain-dwelling pika for threatened-species list (Seattle Times) GAMBLING Mega Millions lottery sales on the rise before tonight's drawing (Peninsula Daily News) HEALTH CARE Mad As Hell Doctors to promote universal health care at forum (Peninsula Daily News) Murray says health reform will advance (Spokesman-Review) About 800 grill Baird on health care (The Chronicle) Health care advocates to canvass Vancouver (Columbian) Activists going door-to-door to seek support for health care reform (Longview Daily News) Swine flu adds worry, germs to flu season (Oregonian) Analysis: Health care endgame near but uncertain (AP/Oregonian) OPINION: Health system needs emergency treatment (Sen. Karen Keiser/The News Tribune) EDITORIAL: Angry protesters at health care meetings are out of line (Union-Bulletin) HIGHER EDUCATION Bainbridge college accredited by national group (Puget Sound Business Journal) AG's office backs firing of Renton college president (Seattle Times) Miles mean money for CWU (Yakima Herald-Republic) YVCC imposes Aug. 27 admission deadline (Yakima Herald-Republic) HOUSING July home sales surge more than 7 percent (AP/KIRO TV) LABOR Union protests with giant rat display (Peninsula Daily News) LAND USE & PROPERTY RIGHTS PUD, Navy quarrel over water line easement (Peninsula Daily News) Lake Tahuyeh Boat Launch Project Stirs Politics, Passions (Kitsap Sun) LEGISLATURE OPINION:Time for Washington state to decriminalize marijuana (Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Wells/Toby Nixon/Seattle Times) LOCAL GOVERNMENT City budget shortfall will mean deep cuts (Seattle Times) County budget problems not getting any better (The Daily World) Pierce County to lay off 130 mental health workers (The News Tribune) BLOG: Pierce County to discontinue mental health service, lay off 130 (David Wickert/The News Tribune) MILITARY Eastern Washington veterans’ cemetery moving ahead (Puget Sound Business Journal)
	POLITICS
		BALLOT MEASURES BLOG: Term limits backers in court Friday to challenge ballot title (Peter Callaghan/The News Tribune) EDITORIAL: Seattle bag fee proposal was wrong way to promote environmental cause (Longview Daily News) ELECTIONS Parties continue to challenge Washington primary (AP/Bellingham Herald) State's "top 2" primary in limbo again after court ruling (Seattle P-I) EDITORIAL: Voters Needed Election Guide (Kitsap Sun) EDITORIAL: What do you think? (Tri-City Herald) LEGISLATURE All-GOP House race likely as votes mount (Spokesman-Review) Gotts back in 15th District race (Michelle Dupler/Tri-City Herald) LOCAL Nickels all but finished in Seattle mayoral race (Seattle Times) Nickels Down Again, But Even if He Loses, the Battle of the Tunnel Still Continues (Seattle Weekly) Two more enter race for King County assessor (Seattle Times) County commissioner primary settled, Dana sets sights on Somers (Everett Herald) Primary turnout less than 30 percent (Yakima Herald-Republic) More ballots counted in primary election (Columbia Basin Herald) Hansen endorses Burkman for council (Columbian) CR library levy appears to have passed (Longview Daily News) BLOG: Since when d Democrats win late counts? (Jim Camden/Spokesman-Review) COLUMN: Even primary election serves up political hash (Doug Clark/Spokesman-Review) COLUMN: Joe Who? and Mike Who-Dat? (Knute Berger/Crosscut) STATE Death threat disclosure by Baird draws criticism (Columbian) BLOG: Town halls breaking out all over (John Henrikson/The News Tribune) COLUMN: Cantwell to Obama: Mr. President, heal thyself (Joel Connelly/Seattle P-I)
	SEX OFFENDERS Offender who targeted girls is homeless (Columbian) STATE GOVERNMENT Path cleared for state offices (Olympian) DSHS gets a new division (Capitol Record) TRANSPORTATION Hood Canal Bridge anchor links finished (Peninsula Daily News) Oregon OKs $30 million more for I-5 bridge planning (Oregonian) EDITORIAL: Finished span of road buoys faith in corridor (Spokesman-Review) WATER Upper County well mitigation in the works (Daily Record)

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