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CAPITOL BUZZ ARCHIVES

Oct. 10, 2008

	AGRICULTURE Harvest down, but farmers aren’t (The Daily World) BUDGET & TAXES Revenue shortfalls expected; states tighten belts (Spokesman-Review) No cash problem for the state of Oregon (Oregonian) BUSINESS, INDUSTRY & ECONOMY Politicians, lobbyists shielded financiers (Seattle PI) US stocks show sharp swings over credit concerns (AP/Seattle Times) Arlington boatbuilder shutting down; hundreds to lose jobs (Everett Herald) Tight credit market is causing public bond conundrum (Yakima Herald-Republic) COURTS, CRIME & LAW ENFORCEMENT Two allegedly tried to cut down pole to steal wire (The Daily World) Coe's sister testifies on his behalf (Spokesman-Review) Detective's supervisor testifies he wasn't questioned (Spokesman-Review) Used-car salesman can build in Arlington, court says (Everett Herald) Deal aims to keep others alive (The News Tribune) EDITORIAL: Use anti-terrorism cash to fight crime (The Olympian) EDUCATION (K-12) & SCHOOL SAFETY Schools count riders, push for more funds (The Columbian) Proposed math, science school needs funding (Tri-City Herald) Tacoma school district considers massive building projects (The News Tribune) EDITORIAL: Merit pay doesn't stand up to scrutiny (Oregonian) EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & SERVICES Opus looks to calm flooding fears (The Chronicle) EDITORIAL: Time to prepare for coming storm season is now (The Chronicle) ENERGY & UTILITIES Wind power buy to help utility meet renewable energy mandate (Tri-City Herald) Have oil, will travel: Frying oil from Sequim eateries fuels man's truck (Peninsula Daily News) BP freezes plans for LNG terminal (Oregonian) Sell to public utilities, group urges PSE (The Olympian/The News Tribune) More natural gas prospecting on horizon (Yakima Herald-Republic) ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES Throwing the switch on PCBs (The Columbian) HEALTH CARE Universal insurance access plan touted (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin) Task force reports shortcomings in state's mental health system (AP/Everett Herald) HIGHER EDUCATION Questions linger after WSU Provost Steven Hoch leaves (Seattle Times) State budget woes force WVC cuts (Wenatchee World) HOUSING Ban on tent cities in Lacey challenged (The Olympian/The News Tribune) EDITORIAL: Legal bills and mold vs. justice and housing (The News Tribune) LABOR Striking Machinists rally around union leaders before talks resume (Seattle PI) Boeing, striking Machinists head back to bargaining table (Puget Sound Business Journal) Life on the strike line (Everett Herald) Boeing, Machinists likely to resume talks this weekend (Everett Herald) Striking Machinists say Boeing has to up the ante (The News Tribune) MEDIA EDITORIAL: Peace in the ether for radio royalties (Seattle Times) MILITARY Iraq vet guilty in Vancouver road rage shooting (Oregonian) OPEN GOVERNMENT EDITORIAL: Pub meetings are dicey (Kitsap Sun)
	POLITICS
		BALLOT MEASURES Critics fear traffic backup with I-985 (Seattle PI) ENDORSEMENT: Prop. 1 transit expansion deserves a yes vote (The News Tribune) BLOG: Auditor Brian Sonntag is neutral on I-985, congestion measure (Joe Turner/The News Tribune) BLOG: Ask the experts: I-985 is a lousy idea (David Seago/The News Tribune) ELECTIONS State election officials keep close watch on registrations (The Olympian) Voter forum examines role of economy in presidential election (Longview Daily News) Candidate forum set for Oct. 19 (Wenatchee World) BLOG: EFF claims under-age voters get through state screening (Joe Turner/The News Tribune) BLOG: Hey, it takes one to know one (David Seago/The News Tribune) LEGISLATURE Moeller faces novice Bomar (The Columbian) Jacks, Peterson seek to succeed Fromhold (The Columbian) Pridemore poised for return to Olympia (The Columbian) Legislative candidates discuss mental-health issues at forum (Bellingham Herald) Group's accusations against Senate candidate mostly false (Bellingham Herald) Legislative candidates say there's no quick fix for school funding (Kitsap Sun) Money vs. history in 14th District race (Yakima Herald-Republic) ENDORSEMENTS: 49th District Picks (The Columbian) ENDORSEMENTS: 16th Legislative District: Maureen Walsh, Bill Grant (Tri-City Herald) LOCAL Grays Harbor County Commission seat hotly contested (The Chronicle) Castle Rock fire district seeks levy lid lift (Longview Daily News) ENDORSEMENT: Experience makes Raiter, Johnson best choices for Cowlitz County (Longview Daily News) STATE Fourth governor's debate covers familiar ground (AP/Bellingham Herald) Gregoire not doing as well as Obama (Seattle PI) Gregoire, Rossi promise budget cuts, no new taxes (Spokesman-Review) Spokane Tribe calls ads for Rossi racist (Spokesman-Review) Christine Gregoire: Smart, intense and struggling to woo voters (Seattle Times) Same old attacks in Gregoire, Rossi debate (Seattle Times) Gregoire, Rossi debate in Spokane (AP/Seattle Times) Flood of ads still to come in governor's race (Seattle Times) It's a tight race for state schools chief (Everett Herald) Rossi, Gregoire exchange barbs, with one compliment (AP/Everett Herald) Critics decry sex offender ads (The News Tribune) ENDORSEMENT: Inslee set to help lead clean energy revolution (Everett Herald) ENDORSEMENT: Re-elect Reichert (Seattle PI) ENDORESEMENT: Let McKenna continue what he started (Yakima Herald-Republic) ENDORSEMENT: Bergeson seems up to challenges (Yakima Herald-Republic) OPINION: Sutherland is right person for boatlifts issue (Michael Campbell, Northwest Marine Trade Association/ Columbia Basin Herald) BLOG: Gregoire fights back on sex-offender ads (Seattle Times) BLOG: U.S. Rep. Adam Smith has a new flack: Michael Amato (Joe Turner/The News Tribune) NATIONAL EDITORIAL: Debating the debates (Columbia Basin Herald) EDITORIAL: Call the candidates' bluffs (Spokesman-Review) BLOG: McCain campaign looks for volunteers in Pierce County (Joe Turner/The News Tribune)
	SECURITY Jefferson County sheriff sets rules for work with Border Patrol (Peninsula Daily News) SEX OFFENDERS Sex offender to stay confined after sentence (Seattle PI) TRANSPORTATION Second car ferry coming to Bremerton ferry route today (Kitsap Sun) I-985 won't fix traffic mess in Seattle area- but it will use tax dollars from Eastern Washington to fund the misguided effort (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin) U.S. 2 striping will add a lane (Everett Herald) TRIBES Opus attempts to solve local tribes’ concerns (The Chronicle) WATER U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings, others to speak at water forum today (Tri-City Herald)

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