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Thursday, October 27, 2016
STATE ELECTIONS
ALSO at The Stand — Support three incumbent state Supreme Court justices — By voting and supporting three labor-endorsed incumbent Justices Charles Wiggins, Mary Yu, and Barbara Madsen, voters can turn away this brazen political attack against the Supreme Court and re-elect justices with a proven record of making sure our constitution and laws are applied fairly for all Washington citizens.
► In today’s Columbian — Sen. Patty Murray promotes paid sick leave in Vancouver — Don Orange, the owner of a Vancouver auto repair shop, is a proponent of the Healthy Families Act that the Democratic senator from Washington is championing. The measure would guarantee workers up to 56 hours or seven days a year of paid sick leave.
EDITOR’S NOTE — This article doesn’t even mention that I-1433, which The Columbian’s readers are voting on right now, would allow all workers in Washington to earn paid sick leave. Huh.
► In today’s News Tribune — Ad claims Peloquin mocked jury duty – but omits that she was struck by a car on her way to jury duty — Did a state Senate candidate mock jury duty and say she can’t work with or relate to people who don’t share her ambition? You might get that impression if you don’t know the part about the candidate getting hit by a car, injured and concussed as she crossed a Tacoma street in 2004 — on her way to jury duty.
LOCAL
► In today’s Seattle Times — Providence to pay $351 million in pension settlement with workers — The Renton-based health care system had claimed a church exemption in failing to fully fund the retirement plans for its employees. The settlement affects some 73,00 current and former employees.
► In today’s Seattle Times — Boeing’s struggling 747 jumbo snags a lifeline from UPS order — United Parcel Service announced an order for 14 Boeing 747-8 airplanes, with an estimated price, after discounts, of about $2.6 billion.
► In today’s Seattle Times — Is the choice really between the Port and the Sonics? (by Jon Talton) — When passionate sports fans conflate a step toward building a spec arena with actually having an NBA team, the economy could lose big.
NATIONAL ELECTIONS
► From The Hill — Trump aide: ‘We have three major voter suppression operations under way’
► In today’s Washington Post — Republican women increasingly fear party is alienating female voters — A growing number of prominent Republican women are worried that as members of their male-dominated party step up to defend Donald Trump against accusations of sexual assault, they are causing irreparable damage to the GOP’s deteriorating relationship with female voters.
► In today’s NY Times — Beneath cheers at Trump rallies, dark fears take hold — A new emotion is taking hold among some Trump supporters as they grapple with reports predicting that he will lose the election: a dark fear about what will happen if their candidate is denied the White House. Some worry that they will be forgotten, along with their concerns and frustrations. Others believe the nation may be headed for violent conflict.
EDITOR’S NOTE — We are reminded of this prescient video from The Onion’s archives:
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
► From Reuters — To applause and boos, Kerry urges Congress to ratify Pacific trade pact — “If we see the TPP rejected, it would be a gigantic self-inflicted wound — a setback to our own interests in the region,” Kerry told the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, in remarks that drew a smattering of applause and boos.
► From TPM — Cruz hints at willingness to block Clinton’s Supreme Court nominee
► From Huffington Post — Harry Reid warns of ‘constitutional crisis’ if Democrats don’t win back Senate — If Senate Democrats do not win enough seats to control the chamber, it could set up a period of prolonged Supreme Court vacancies.
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
► From The Hill — Clinton faces new challenges on ObamaCare — Responding to the uproar over Affordable Care Act premium hikes, Hillary Clinton on Tuesday promised: “We’re going to make changes to fix problems like that.” But most, if not all, of her ideas for changing the ACA would have virtually no chance of passing Congress, so long as Republicans control the House and/or Senate.
► In today’s Spokesman-Review — Washington health insurance premiums have smaller increases than plans in Idaho or through federal exchange
► In today’s NY Times — Health law tax penalty? I’ll take it, millions say — A lot of healthy people are defying predictions by the Affordable Care Act architects and refusing to enroll, throwing off the math behind the system.
NATIONAL
► From Bloomberg — Uber found an unlikely friend in organized labor — Uber unveiled the Independent Drivers Guild, which Uber funds, in New York this spring in partnership with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). The machinists say the IDG represents all 40,000-plus Uber drivers in the city.
TODAY’S MUST-READ
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