Washington on Thursday October 29, 2009

WA: Hutchison faults Gregoire, Constantine on 787 decision
By Bob Young, The Seattle Times
King County executive candidate Susan Hutchison lashed out at her opponent, Dow Constantine, and Gov. Chris Gregoire for Boeing's decision to move a 787 assembly line to South Carolina, saying it represented an "abject failure of our government and our elected officials."
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WA: Boeing blues -- Will state lawmakers push to cut wages?
By Chris Grygiel , seattlepi.com
Just six years after state lawmakers approved $3 billion in tax breaks to convince the company to build its 787 jetliner in Washington, Boeing on Wednesday said it would open a second production line in South Carolina.
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WA: Leg. 'willing to do all we can' to keep Boeing competitive
By Chris Grygiel, seattlepi.com
Lisa Brown, the majority leader of the state Senate, said in a statement Wednesday that the Legislature had already given billions in tax breaks to the Boeing Co. but indicated that lawmakers would be willing to do even more.
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WA: Gregoire -- 'I'm angry'...Boeing 'made the wrong decision'
By Chris Grygiel, seattlepi.com
Reaction from local political leaders.
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WA: 'We did all we could' to keep 787 work, Gregoire says, but GOP disagrees
By Andrew Garber and Kyung M. Song, The Seattle Times
Republicans quickly blamed Democrats Wednesday for failing to prevent Boeing from deciding to build a second 787 final-assembly plant in South Carolina.
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WA: Machinists disappointed, call union 'a handy scapegoat'
By Lynn Thompson, Sonia Krishnan and Melissa Allison, The Seattle Times
Machinists in Everett expressed disappointment Wednesday at Boeing's decision to locate the second 787 assembly line in South Carolina but said that the union wasn't to blame for the outcome.
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WA: Constantine, Hutchison see different routes to solving Metro deficit
By Mike Lindblom, The Seattle Times
Three years ago, King County Metro Transit boasted the nation's fastest-growing ridership, along with a voter-supported tax increase to expand routes and buy hundreds of hybrid buses.
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WA: NRA, others take aim at gun ban in Seattle parks
By Susan Gilmore, The Seattle Times
Four gun-rights organizations, including the National Rifle Association, are suing the city of Seattle and Mayor Greg Nickels over the new ban on guns in city parks.
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OR: Killer foam -- Was it a freak event or a warning?
By Lynne Terry, The Oregonian (Portland)
A simple organism that killed thousands of seabirds in Oregon and Washington has stunned scientists who are combing through clues in hopes of unraveling its mystery.
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SC: Recreating local plants in S.C.
By Dominic Gates, The Seattle Times
By 2016, Boeing's East Coast complex will grow to more than 6,400 employees due to the company's decision Wednesday to put a second 787 Dreamliner assembly line in Charleston, S.C., rather than in Everett.
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