Washington House Republicans: Capitol Buzz

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July 24, 2008

	BUDGET & TAXES County put to Eyman test (The Columbian) OPINION: 'High incomes' tax more fair (Seattle P-I) BUSINESS, INDUSTRY & ECONOMY Cle Elum wants industry (Daily Record) Delivery delays in two key programs hurt Boeing profit (Tacoma News Tribune) PT mill lays off 14, cites rising cost of energy, materials (Peninsula Daily News) TransAlta Ponders Takeover Response (The Chronicle) Use it or lose it? More air travelers sought (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin) Hearing on bed & breakfast proposal today (Yakima Herald-Republic) Under the public's radar, 1,100 jet fighter jobs at risk in the Seattle region (Puget Sound Business Journal) COLUMN: When a growth firm stops growing (Bill Virgin/Seattle P-I) COURTS, CRIME & LAW ENFORCEMENT Attorney victim of courtroom tantrum (The Columbian) A pod for the graffiti 'plague' (Yakima Herald-Republic) Officer's firing unjustified, board says (Seattle P-I) Bristol-Myers Squibb to pay state $7M to settle Medicaid overcharging complaint (Seattle Times) One foot in prison, the other in a new life on the outside (Kitsap Sun) Former Kalama teacher pleads not guilty to providing alcohol to minors (Longview Daily News) EDITORIAL: Napavine Chief Back on the Job, Unfortunately (The Chronicle) EDUCATION (K-12) & SCHOOL SAFETY Students prod state board for more classes (The Columbian) Toughen state high school graduation requirements, students plead (Tacoma News Tribune) WA Board of Ed votes on high school diploma dream (Olympian) Online classes available for middle, high school students (Bellingham Herald) Board of Education votes on high school diploma dream (AP/Longview Daily News) Castle Rock School Board moves ahead on bond, new superintendent (Longview Daily News) EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & SERVICES No flood district this year (The Daily World) ENERGY & UTILITIES Whidbey pushes for its own public utility district (Everett Herald) Alaska Senate considers new pipeline (AP/Seattle P-I) Settlement Reached on Puget Sound Energy Sale (The Chronicle) Settlement offered in bid to buy Puget Energy (Seattle P-I) Gas tax may not do what Congress thinks (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin) EDITORIAL: Concessions not enough to seal PSE deal (Seattle Times) ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES DOE officials like proposal for Rattlesnake Mountain access (Tri-City Herald) New Olympic National Park superintendent on the job (Peninsula Daily News) Centralia Looks to Test Catch Basin Technology (The Chronicle) Agencies asked to ease safety rules (Seattle P-I) Christians taking on role as environmentalists (Seattle P-I) Group proposes climate-saving strategy (Seattle P-I) Western states, provinces put together an emissions strategy (Oregonian) Seattle cement plants puff out toxic mercury (Seattle Times) Emissions plan would link West, Canada (Seattle Times) DNA tests confirm wild gray wolves in Okanogan Co. (AP/Seattle Times) OPINION: Go native to help save the Sound (Seattle P-I) OPINION: Understanding the value of well-managed forests (Mark Doumit/Seattle Times) EDITORIAL: Hands off that rain - it's state property (Tacoma News Tribune) HEALTH CARE Fifth dental death in 3 years (Seattle P-I) Gates, Bloomberg pool riches to fight smoking (AP/Bellingham Herald) COLUMN: There are ways to improve access to quality health care (Congressman Doc Hastings/ Daily Sun News) COLUMN: Ban is smoke screen for bullying (Elizabeth Hovde/The Columbian) HIGHER EDUCATION WA medical school celebrates opening (AP/Bellingham Herald) Pacific Northwest osteopathic medical school opens in Yakima (Puget Sound Business Journal) Birth of a university (Yakima Herald-Republic) HOUSING Existing home sales fall 2.6 percent in June (AP/Seattle Times) Paramount Equity Mortgage under heavy scrutiny (Oregonian) IMMIGRATION Judge OKs Zirkle settlement with foreign guest workers (Yakima Herald-Republic) LAND USE & PROPERTY RIGHTS Jury awards Selah woman $171,000 in eminent domain case (Yakima Herald-Republic) LOCAL GOVERNMENT Mabton mayor more than doubles police chief's pay without council approval (Daily Sun News) High prices force city of Bremerton to top off its 2008 gas budget (Kitsap Sun) Edgewood to ask voter approval for park with athletic fields, trail (Tacoma News Tribune) EDITORIAL: One gamble too many at Chambers Bay course? (Tacoma News Tribune) MILITARY National Guard members didn't receive VA benefits (Tacoma News Tribune) Murray to VA: Address rise in veteran suicides (Spokesman-Review) VA mistake prevented thousands of guardsmen, reservists from receiving benefits (Bellingham Herald) OPEN GOVERNMENT Port told to release files (Olympian)
	POLITICS
		BALLOT MEASURES Tri-County Flood District Proposal Unlikely to Make November Ballot (The Chronicle) ELECTIONS BLOG: PDC adding campaign finance tools to web (Brad Shannon/Olympian) BLOG: Project Vote Smart offers another free tool for voters (Brad Shannon/Olympian) LEGISLATURE Legislative candidates talk nuclear energy, state budget deficit (Tri-City Herald) Candidates questioned at Bill Mize forum (Bellingham Herald) EDITORIAL: Jim Jacks in 49th District (The Columbian) LOCAL One Forum, Five Minutes, Lots of Colorful Statements (The Chronicle) Commissioner Johnson, four challengers to meet with Daily News editorial board Thursday (Longview Daily News) STATE 4th District candidate Fearing aims to reclaim 'Democratic territory' (Tri-City Herald) State race for public lands chief could get rough (Seattle P-I) BIAW: Democratic group's reports faulty (Olympian) EDITORIAL: Rossi family's dog as political theater (Tri-City Herald) EDITORIAL: Martin for treasurer (Spokesman-Review) NATIONAL BLOG: Obama out-raising McCain six-to-one in Washington (Chris Mulick/Tri-City Herald)
	SALMON Sockeye come back in record numbers (Oregonian) SEX OFFENDERS Principal of Christian school in Arlington charged with child rape (Everett Herald) Principal charged with raping teen (Seattle P-I) STATE GOVERNMENT BLOG: Children's plan partly ready (Adam Wilson/Olympian) OPINION: Our foster-care system must get better (Rep. Ruth Kagi/Seattle Times) TOBACCO EDITORIAL: Federal tobacco oversight rising from the ashes (Longview Daily News) TRANSPORTATION Lynnwood light rail plan likely to go to voters (Everett Herald) Public asked for ideas for upgrades to key Jefferson County state highways (Peninsula Daily News) 520 tolls may stretch from I-5 to Bellevue (Seattle P-I) Peak tolls on 520 bridge could be as high as $6.85 (Seattle Times) Fix traffic by increasing transit options, forum participants say (Seattle Times) Push made for more buses (Seattle Times) Come January, it's sink-or-swim time for fixing the ferry system (Kitsap Sun) Popular Mount St. Helens road to remain closed through summer (Longview Daily News) EDITORIAL: Sound Transit: Let the debate begin (Seattle P-I)

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