Washington State Ballot Measures (11/6/2012)

Unofficial State Issue Results

State Measures

Referendum Measure No. 74 Concerns marriage for same-sex couples

Yes - 784,951 votes, 52.39%

No - 713,377votes, 47.61%

Initiative Measure No. 502 Concerns marijuana

Yes – 839,120 votes, 55.96%

No – 660,455 votes, 44.04%

Initiative Measure No. 1185 Concerns tax and fee increases imposed by state government

Yes - 924,638 votes, 64.06%

No - 518,762 votes, 35.94%

Initiative Measure No. 1240 Concerns creation of a public charter school system

Yes - 742,057 votes, 50.83%

No - 717,734 votes, 49.17%

Engrossed Senate Joint Resolution No. 8221 Concerns implementing the Commission on State Debt recommendations regarding Washington's debt limit

Yes – 856,415 votes, 62.65%

No – 510,510 votes, 37.35%

Unofficial Mason County/State Election Results (11/6/2012)

These are unofficial results as of 11/6/2012. More votes will be counted this coming Friday...

Mason County

County Commissioner District 1

Denny Hamilton (D) - 9,523 votes, 47.15%

Randy Neatherlin (I) - 10,676 votes, 52.85%

County Commissioner District 2

Tim Sheldon (D) – 10,815 votes, 54.04%

Roslynne Reed (D) – 9,197 votes, 46.96%

County Commissioner District 3

Ross Gallagher (D) – 9,588 votes, 48.08%

Terri Jeffreys (I) – 10,353 votes 51.92%

Mason Superior Court Judge Position 1

Amber L Finlay (NP) – 15,718 votes

Mason Superior Court Judge Position 2

Toni A. Sheldon (NP) -15,607 votes

Legislative

District 35 State Representative Pos. 1

Kathy Haigh (D) – 16,183 votes, 50.14%

Dan Griffey (R) – 16,090 votes, 48.86%

District 35 State Representative Pos. 2

Drew C. MacEwen (R) – 17,422 votes, 54.83%

Lynda Ring-Erickson (D) – 14,353 votes, 45.17%

Public Utility

PUD No. 1, District 3

Johnny H. (Jack) Janda (NP) – 688 votes, 59.52%

Willie Pierce (NP) – 468 votes, 40.48%

PUD No. 3, District 3

Bruce E Jorgenson (NP) – 14,451 votes

Thurston County Proposition One (PUD Authority)

Yes – 31,356 votes, 38.51%

No – 50,062 votes, 50,062, 61.49%

US Senator

Maria Cantwell (D) – 887,498 votes, 59.92%

Michael Baumgartner (R) – 593,686 votes, 40.08%

Congress – 6^th District

Derek Kilmer (D) – 99,625 votes, 58.98%

Bill Driscoll (R) – 69,283 votes, 41.02%

Congress – 10th District

Denny Heck (D) – 45,422 votes, 54.76%

Richard (Dick) Muri (R) – 37,519 votes, 45.24%

Statewide Office

Governor

Jay Inslee (D) – 767,871 votes, 51.87%

Rob McKenna (R) – 712,463 votes, 48.13%

Lt. Governor

Brad Owen (D) – 766,400 votes, 53.62%

Bill Finkbeiner (R) – 662,858 votes, 46.38%

Secretary of State

Kim Wyman (R) – 697,662 votes, 49.39%

Kathleen Drew (D) – 715,016 votes, 50.61%

State Treasurer

Jim McIntire (D) – 823,040 votes, 58.56%

Sharon Hanek (R) – 582,457 votes, 41.44%

State Auditor

James Watkins (R) – 654,591 votes, 46.99%

Troy Kelley (D) -738,443 votes, 53.01%

Attorney General

Bob Ferguson (D) – 758,439 votes, 53.41%

Reagan Dunn (R) – 661,593 votes, 46.59%

Commissioner of Public Lands

Peter J. Goldmark (D) -819,401 votes, 58.42%

Clint Didier (R) – 583,181 votes, 41.58%

Insurance Commissioner

Mike Kreidler (D) – 808,581 votes, 58.14%

John R. Adams (R) – 582,054 votes, 41.86%

Energy News Digest for November 6, 2012

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

New York - Con Edison Says Nor’easter May Cause More Power Outages (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/05/us-storm-sandy-coned-outages-idUSBRE8A415J20121105

Broken Beaver Dam Unleashes Flood near Duvall (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019614155_beaverdam06m.html

Avista Reports Drop in Third-Quarter Profit (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/nov/06/avista-reports-drop-third-quarter-profit/

Ethics Fines May Follow Gifts of Liquor to City Light Trainer - Employee may face penalties under city ethics rules for accepting bottles of liquor from apprentices (Seattle Times, WA)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019614409_ethics06m.html

Coulee City - Metal Thieves Leave Grant PUD Customers in the Dark (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/nov/05/metal-thieves-leave-grant-pud-customers-in-the/

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• New York - Con Edison Says Nor’easter May Cause More Power Outages
• Utility Workers Face Tasks Monumental & Mundane
• Flying Line Trucks - 62nd Port Dawgs Do ‘Whatever It Takes’ to Support Hurricane Relief Efforts
• Power Outages Remind Us How Much Utilities Matter
• Avista Reports Drop in Third-Quarter Profit
• Coulee City - Metal Thieves Leave Grant PUD Customers in the Dark
• Idaho’s Power Line Route Reveals Clashing Values, Dueling Processes
• Ethics Fines May Follow Gifts of Liquor to City Light Trainer
• Grays Harbor PUD Considers Two Versions of Their (sic) Capital Budget
• Mason County PUD 3 Commission to Hold 2013 Budget Hearing - November 13, 2012
• Grant PUD Commissioner Finalists Talk Issues
• Dams in the Supreme Court: Two Cases to Watch This Term
• Natural Gas: America’s Future Electric Grid?
• With Condit Dam Gone, Access Restored to White Salmon River
• Salmon on the Run - Kennedy Creek Trail is Open
• Salmon Tours Planned across Kitsap Peninsula
• Chelan PUD Crews Doing Road, Habitat Work in Sage Hills
• Looming Trade War Shakes Up U-S Solar Industry
• With Wind It’s Always Boom or Bust
• Energy Forward ‘Are You Fan Enough’ Energy-Efficient Televisions Campaign Awards Ultimate Tailgate Prize to Idaho Power Customer
• California - Energy Savings Pay Off for Napa Valley School District
• LED Streetlights Have Bright Future of Slashing City Electricity Use
• Green Washington Awards 2012 – Includes Snohomish PUD, Puget Sound Energy, Avista, and more…
• Walla Walla Hospital Installing Living Roof
• Washington, D-C, Dealmaker is Comcast’s Secret Weapon
• Costly, Bitter Race Goes to the Voters
• Washington State Governor - Inslee Vs. McKenna Could Drag On
• Dems, GOP Vying for Control of Washington State Senate
• Alleged Oregon Ballot Tampering Has Statewide Implications
• Voter Turnout: The Six States That Rank Highest, And Why
• Broken Beaver Dam Unleashes Flood near Duvall
• Afghanistan Deaths - Bales Upset, Angry before Killings, Soldiers Testify
• Data Thieves Target Debit Cards, PINS at Point of Sale
• Olympia Woman Arrested 700 Times by Washington State Patrol

WORD OF THE DAY

Espresso • \ess-SPRESS-oh\ • Noun – 1: strong coffee brewed by forcing steam through finely ground darkly roasted coffee beans 2: a cup of espresso

Triple shot java

Scalosian water

Buzzed by espresso

“Espresso” is short for “caffè espresso,” which is Italian for “pressed-out coffee.”

WEATHER

Shelton Forecast & Weather Alerts

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?textField1=47.213805&textField2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=Shelton%2C%20WA%2C%20USA

HURRICANE SANDY - RECONSTRUCTION FUNCTION

New York - Con Edison Says Nor’easter May Cause More Power Outages (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/05/us-storm-sandy-coned-outages-idUSBRE8A415J20121105

Utility Workers Face Tasks Monumental & Mundane (Associated Press)

http://www.newsday.com/news/region-state/utility-workers-face-tasks-monumental-and-mundane-1.4190092

Flying Line Trucks - 62nd Port Dawgs Do ‘Whatever It Takes’ to Support Hurricane Relief Efforts (U-S Air Force)

http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123325061

Power Outages Remind Us How Much Utilities Matter (National Resources Defense Council)

http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/rcavanagh/power_outages_remind_us_how_mu.html

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Avista Reports Drop in Third-Quarter Profit (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/nov/06/avista-reports-drop-third-quarter-profit/

Coulee City - Metal Thieves Leave Grant PUD Customers in the Dark (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/nov/05/metal-thieves-leave-grant-pud-customers-in-the/

Idaho’s Power Line Route Reveals Clashing Values, Dueling Processes (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/11/05/2159789/idahos-power-line-route-reveals.html

Ethics Fines May Follow Gifts of Liquor to City Light Trainer - Employee may face penalties under city ethics rules for accepting bottles of liquor from apprentices (Seattle Times, WA)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019614409_ethics06m.html

Grays Harbor PUD Considers Two Versions of Their (sic) Capital Budget (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kxro.wordpress.com/2012/11/06/pud-considers-2-versions-of-their-capital-budget/

Mason County PUD 3 Commission to Hold 2013 Budget Hearing - November 13, 2012 (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1104

Grant PUD Commissioner Finalists Talk Issues (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/politics/article_fac8ab3a-252a-11e2-ba64-001a4bcf887a.html

Dams in the Supreme Court: Two Cases to Watch This Term (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

http://www.energynaturalresourceslaw.com/2012/11/dams-in-the-supreme-court-two-cases-to-watch-this-term.html

Natural Gas: America’s Future Electric Grid? (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2012/11/03/natural-gas-americas-future-electric-grid/

FISH & WILDLIFE

With Condit Dam Gone, Access Restored to White Salmon River (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/nov/05/with-condit-dam-gone-access-restored-to-white-salm/

Salmon on the Run - Kennedy Creek Trail is Open (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/42792-kennedy-creek-trail-is-open

Salmon Tours Planned across Kitsap Peninsula (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/nov/05/salmon-tours-planned-across-kitsap/

Chelan PUD Crews Doing Road, Habitat Work in Sage Hills (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/nov/05/pud-crews-doing-road-habitat-work-in-sage-hills/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Looming Trade War Shakes Up U-S Solar Industry (KQED Radio, San Francisco, CA)

http://science.kqed.org/quest/audio/looming-trade-war-shakes-up-u-s-solar-industry/

With Wind It’s Always Boom or Bust (Real Clear Energy)

http://www.realclearenergy.org/charticles/2012/10/22/with_wind_its_always_boom_or_bust_106750.html

CONSERVATION

Energy Forward ‘Are You Fan Enough’ Energy-Efficient Televisions Campaign Awards Ultimate Tailgate Prize to Idaho Power Customer (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/02/4957033/energy-forward-are-you-fan-enough.html

California - Energy Savings Pay Off for Napa Valley School District (Napa Valley Register, CA)

http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/energy-savings-pay-off-for-school-district/article_278b354c-27c0-11e2-bad3-001a4bcf887a.html

LED Streetlights Have Bright Future of Slashing City Electricity Use (Examiner.Com)

http://www.examiner.com/article/led-streetlights-have-bright-future-of-slashing-city-electricity-use

BARREL ‘O GREEN POTPOURRI

Green Washington Awards 2012 – Includes Snohomish PUD, Puget Sound Energy, Avista, and more… (Seattle Business Magazine)

http://www.seattlebusinessmag.com/seattle-event/green-washington-awards-2012

Walla Walla Hospital Installing Living Roof (KNDU/KNDO TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.kndu.com/story/19968565/walla-walla-hospital-installing-living-roof

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Washington, D-C, Dealmaker is Comcast’s Secret Weapon (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2019593104_inpersondavidcohenxml.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Costly, Bitter Race Goes to the Voters (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/us/politics/obama-romney-presidential-election-2012.html?_r=0

Washington State Governor - Inslee Vs. McKenna Could Drag On (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.com/html/politics/2019614378_localraces06m.html

Dems, GOP Vying for Control of Washington State Senate (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019617155_apwalegislature2ndldwritethru.html

Alleged Oregon Ballot Tampering Has Statewide Implications (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/alleged-oregon-ballot-tampering-has-statewide-implications

Voter Turnout: The Six States That Rank Highest, And Why (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Elections/2012/1106/Voter-turnout-the-6-states-that-rank-highest-and-why/Oregon

GENERAL NEWS

Broken Beaver Dam Unleashes Flood near Duvall (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019614155_beaverdam06m.html

Afghanistan Deaths - Bales Upset, Angry before Killings, Soldiers Testify (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019614537_bales6m.html

Data Thieves Target Debit Cards, Pins at Point of Sale (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/personal/2012/11/05/debit-card--numbers-pins-stolen-at-pos-terminals/1675795/

Olympia Woman Arrested 700 Times by Washington State Patrol (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4789

DIVERSIONS – ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER

Ohio Court Orders Driver to Wear ‘Idiot’ Sign

http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-ohio-court-orders-driver-to-wear-idiot-sign-20121106,0,2428264.story

Could a Campbell River Maple Leaf Be a World Record?

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Could+Campbell+River+maple+leaf+world+record/7499742/story.html

Researchers Scientifically Determine Top-Ten Worst Holiday Songs (Note: Comments may contain PG-13 content)

http://updates.gawker.com/post/34779779185/researchers-scientifically-determine-top-ten-worst

At Last Some Good News for New Yorkers: Thousands of RATS May Have Drowned In Superstorm as Water Swept into City’s Tunnels

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2225935/Hurricane-Sandy-probably-wiped-New-Yorks-rats-despite-warnings-rodent-apocalypse-say-experts.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Cory Hall - Maple Leaf Rag (Scott Joplin)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD2UFihhDDU