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CAPITOL BUZZ ARCHIVES

Sept. 9, 2009

	ASSISTED SUICIDE Assisted suicide used carefully, group says (AP/Everett Herald) 28 have sought life-ending prescriptions (Seattle Times) BLOG: Six months, 16 deaths under assisted suicide law (Jerry Cornfield/Everett Herald) BUDGET & TAXES Democrats want comments on budget cuts (Olympian) BLOG: Crucial state revenue forecast comes next week (Joe Turner/The News Tribune) EDITORIAL: Legislature suffers from shortsightedness (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin) BUSINESS, INDUSTRY & ECONOMY U.S. Senate considers international tourism fee (AP/Oregonian) Russell Investments moving to Seattle (Puget Sound Business Journal) BLOG: Northrop: WTO ruling "has no relevance to" Air Force tanker (Aubrey Cohen/Seattle P-I) COLUMN: Without jobs, what can we recover from? (Richard Davis/Everett Herald) EDITORIAL: Banking on fees (The Columbian) COURTS, CRIME & LAW ENFORCEMENT Residents can now track crime online (Yakima Herald-Republic) Woman uses 'Because I'm Pretty' sign to deter police stops (KIRO TV) Key witness against judge Hecht goes missing (The News Tribune) Radio tower vandals may have fled by boat (Everett Herald) EDUCATION (K-12) & SCHOOL SAFETY Kent teachers defy court order, still on strike (AP/Everett Herald) Seattle schools open with new beginnings, sad endings (Seattle P-I) Castle Rock School Board schedules discussion with lawmakers (Longview Daily News) New school nutrition rules call for less salt and sugar (Spokesman-Review) Everett school's ban on ‘Ave Maria' violated no rights, court rules (Everett Herald) Obama gives Washington students academic pep talk (The News Tribune) COLUMN: Conservatives' reaction to Obama's speech was ridiculous (Lynn Varner/Seattle Times) EDITORIAL: What’s wrong with Obama talking to kids? (The News Tribune) EDITORIAL: Message is clear: Improve state's education system now (Yakima Herald-Republic) EDITORIAL: Defying court order teaches the wrong lesson (Seattle Times) ENERGY & UTILITIES Local renewable energy research center sought (The Daily Record) ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES Energy NW to pay $80,000 penalty (Tri-City Herald) Reason has yet to prevail in nuclear waste debate (Tri-City Herald) Gray wolf hunts can continue, federal judge says (AP/Spokesman-Review) Olympic National Park will be on new U.S. quarter (Puget Sound Business Journal) Soaring Forest Service leases to drive families out of cabins they've had for generations (Seattle Times) EDITORIAL: This month good time to pick up green habits (Spokesman-Review) EDITORIAL: Great ideas for putting old landfill to new use (Olympian) EDITORIAL: A fork in the forest road (Oregonian) HEALTH CARE Health workers under pressure to get flu shots (AP/Seattle P-I) Workers vote to strike at St. Peter Hospital (Olympian) Angry Oregon doctors take health care message on tour (Oregonian) Primary care in need of first aid (The Chronicle) Swine flu could strike a third of state residents this fall, experts predict (Seattle Times) Obama tackles health-care logjam with speech tonight (Washington Post/Seattle Times) BLOG: Obama signals a big hedge on the 'public option' (Ted Van Dyk/Crosscut.com) COLUMN: Obama fights fear in Wednesday health care speech (Joel Connelly/Seattle P-I) EDITORIAL: Drug disposal program a step forward (Longview Daily News) HIGHER EDUCATION CWU president facing 'trial under fire' (Yakima Herald-Republic) WSU pays $300K to cancel football game in Hawaii (AP/Bellingham Herald) Three more H1N1 cases confirmed at Gonzaga (Spokesman-Review) Seattle fifth on list of best college cities (Puget Sound Business Journal) LAND USE & PROPERTY RIGHTS Ban reinstated on dense housing in Snohomish County rural areas (Seattle Times) LEGISLATURE Van De Wege wants law to make feeding wild animals illegal (Peninsula Daily News) BLOG: Clements makes rare public appearance (Chris Bristol/Yakima Herald-Republic) BLOG: Nafziger leaving, Busch returning to Senate Democrats (Everett Herald) LOCAL GOVERNMENT Commissioners approve septic ordinance (Longview Daily News) Bellingham mayor offers 'Daily Show' host key to city (Bellingham Herald) Hoquiam sued over tax payment (The Daily World) MEDIA YH-R reporter given prestigious citation (Yakima Herald-Republic) MILITARY He ministers to returning warriors (Olympian)
	POLITICS
		BALLOT MEASURES State judge won't block vote on domestic partnership law (AP/Kitsap Sun) Partner benefits closer to vote (AP/Spokesman-Review) Superior Court judge rejects challenge to R-71 (Seattle Times) Eyman’s I-1033 targets budgets (Columbian/The Chronicle) BLOG: R-71: Cheer the Judge! (Bruce Ramsey/Seattle Times) BLOG: School unions, parents unite against I-1033 (Joe Turner/The News Tribune) BLOG: State Republican Party endorses Eyman measure (Joe Turner/The News Tribune) LEGISLATURE BLOG: Fagan gets Rossi endorsement (Jim Camden/Spokesman-Review) BLOG: Wilcox ain’t backin’ down against Campbell (Joe Turner/The News Tribune) LOCAL Hutchison trails in fundraising (Seattle Times) STATE OPINION: Governor calls for increases state volunteerism, service (Gov. Chris Gregoire/Bellingham Herald) SUPREME COURT Supreme Court arguments under way in campaign case (Seattle Times)
	SEX OFFENDERS N.H. child porn investigation leads to local man’s arrest (Spokesman-Review) STATE GOVERNMENT Event to mark reopening of Capitol Campus Visitor Center (Olympian) BLOG: Gregoire spokesman's gone; staff changes in the works (Brad Shannon/Olympian) TRANSPORTATION Light rail station connects to Sea-Tac Airport (AP/Olympian) Transportation commission rejects super surcharge for ferries (Kitsap Sun) Highway traffic in Washington takes a break over Labor Day weekend (Seattle Times) Some state traffic flow cameras to be off this coming weekend (Seattle Times) BLOG: Ferry fares to rise by 2.5 percent (Scott Gutierrez/Seattle P-I) OPINION: Columbia River Crossing: Where's the debate? (Oregon State Reps. Jules Bailey, Cliff Bentz and Brian Clem/Oregonian) WAR AGAINST TERROR COLUMN: Change in leaders, not wars (Danny Westneat/Seattle Times)

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