Mixedemotions Coverorcabirths
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
KITSAPSUN «Wednesday,January 20,2016 «3A local/STaTE Mixedemotions Judgeplans to coverorca births rule Thursday With both delightand on taxmeasure sadness, twonew baby or- cashavebeenreportedin PugetSound. By gene Johnson “Votersmustbegiven the Onenewborn calf ap- Associated Press opportunity to cast avote pearstobealive anddoing chris that clearlydemonstrates well,researchers said.Un- dunagan SEATTLE — Ajudge said he theirsupportfor either or fortunately, onecalfwas intendstoruleThursdayon both measures.Wedon’t dead,still beingattended watching ourwater ways thelegalityofTim Eyman’s have that here.” by itsmother. latest measure: an initiative Butlawyers forEyman “We’re excitedtoan- “Sowedon’t know whothe that opponents sayputs“a andfor thestate,which is de- nounce that NOAA Fisher- motherisjustyet,and it guntothe head”ofthe Legis- fendingthe voter-approved ieskillerwhale research- maytakeafew encounters lature by threateningadras- measure, respondedthat ersdocumentedanew calf before we know.” Hy’Shqu, ticcut to thestate salestax I-1366isperfectly legal. The during aresearchsurvey by theway,had herfirst unless lawmakerspropose importantthingisthatthe with Jpod yesterday…,” offspring in August 2012. aconstitutionalamendment voters decidedtocut the states theFacebookmes- Thenew discoveries making it harder to raise salestax from 6.5percent sage Tuesdayfromthe were made as theresearch taxes. to 5.5percent;the initiative researchers. “The good boat followedthe whales Voters approved Initia- simply does not requirelaw- newscomes with some around thenortherntip of tive 1366 in November.The makers to do anything, no sadnews, however. On theKitsapPeninsula near measurewould cutthe sales matter howunpalatable they thesametrip, we observed Hansville, according to taxby1percentagepoint,be- mayconsiderthe resulting J-31,a20-year-old female Howard GarrettofOrca COnTribuTed phOTO /nOAAFisheries ginninginApril,unlessthe loss of revenue,arguedDep- whohas never successful- Network, whowas observ- This orca calf,J-55, wasseenwithadult femalesJ-14 andJ-37. Legislatureallowsapublic utySolicitor GeneralCallie ly calved,pushingaround ingthe encountersfrom vote on an amendmentthat Castillo.Toviolate thetwo- adeceased neonatecalf.” shore on WhidbeyIsland. rumble —and it certainly sure we getfish in thewa- wouldrequire atwo-thirds subjectrule, an initiative At age20, thisfemale Amazingly, thisisthe is musictoour ears.” terand whales forever.” supermajorityfor futuretax must enactseparatelaws, namedTsuchicould al- ninth birthamong the Butnewsofthe moth- Chinooksalmon, listed increases. shesaid. Eyman’smeasure readyhavehad one or two threeorcapodssince De- er pushingaroundher as athreatenedspecies in Opponents, including doesn’t: Thefirstsection calves that didnot survive. cember 2014.There were dead offspring washeart- PugetSound,isthe pri- twoDemocratic lawmakers callsfor thetax cut, andthe It has long been specu- no survivingcalvesborn wrenching, he said in a mary prey of thethree andthe League of Women second sets itseffectivedate, latedthatuptohalfofall during thetwo previous writtenstatement. Southern Resident pods. Voters of Washington, making thedatecontingent newborn orca calves don’t years, andthings had “It’salmostasifshe Forthose of youfol- sued,sayingconstitutional on whetherlawmakers pose survivetheirfirstyear. beenlooking bleakfor the wanted so muchtobea lowing thekillerwhale amendments can’tbepro- thetwo-thirds amendment. Iwas notabletoreach endangered killer whales part of thisbabyboom— taggingstudy,K-33and posed by initiativeand the Standing alone, thesecond NOAA’s Brad Hanson, of PugetSound. to become amotherlike likely therestofKpod measureviolatesthe rule sectionisnot itsownlaw, but whowas on theresearch Now, sixofthe new so many in herpod —that continuedsouth Sunday that initiatives be limitedtoa meaningless, shesaid. outing, butKen Balcomb babies arefromJpod, shesimplycouldn’tbring alongthe West Coastuntil single subject. Attorney Paul Thetax cutwould slash of theCenterfor Whale andthree arefromLpod, herselftothe bitter real- they nearly reachedCape Lawrence told King County staterevenue by an esti- Research told me that he bringing thispopulationof ityoflosingher calf,” he MendocinonearArcata, Superior Court JudgeWil- mated$8billion through has confirmedthe success- wild orcasto85. said. California. liam Downingduringargu- themiddle of 2021,atatime ful birthand designated “Myprediction wasthat “And Iguess we allhave From there, they turned ments Tuesdaythatvoters when lawmakersare still thecalfasJ-55. Ken is in Jpod wouldbethe saviors to be awareofreality,” he around andretracedtheir whofavor acut in thesales trying to figureout howto charge of theongoing orca if anycould do it,” Bal- added. “Thispopulation routebacknorth,passing taxmay have felt compelled respond to court rulings census. comb said.“Butthey are has turned acorner, no HecetaHeadonthe cen- to vote forthe initiativeeven demandingvastincreases ThenotefromNOAA coming on strongerthan question,but in no wayis tral Oregon coastTuesday if they oppose theprovision in education andmental says thecalfisin“good Iwould have imagined.” it outofthe woods. We’ve morning. foratwo-thirds supermajor- health spending.The Sen- condition”and wasswim- Michael Harris,execu- got some toughsalmon ity, or vice versa. ateGovernmentOperations ming in proximitytoJ-14, a tive director of thePacific yearsahead of us,and that This item originally appeared “The purpose of thepro- andSecurityCommittee is 42-year-old female named WhaleWatch Association, meansextrapressure on on Watching Our Water Ways, hibition againsttwo subjects planningahearing on pro- Samish,and herdaughter, said the“baby boom”ofor- thewhales. Let’scelebrate ablog at kitsapsun.com. To is to preventlogrolling— posals forthe constitutional J-37,a15-year-old female caswehavebeenreport- thisbabyJ-55and thisre- comment or read more, go to that is,the passage of one amendmentThursday— namedHy’Shqu (pro- ing“is starting to sound silientvillageoforcas, but pugetsoundblogs.com/ measurebyattachingitto thesameday thejudge said nounced“high-shka”). like along, sustained let’skeepworking to make waterways. another,”Lawrence said. he wouldrule. Billwouldprohibitstate agencyfromsetting carbon cap By Phuong Le Sen. Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale, This month, Ecologypro- andothersthatrelease at least theSenateCommittee on Energy Associated Press targetsthe Democratic gover- posed adraft rule requiring 100,000 metrictonsofcarbona andEnvironment&Telecom- nor’sability to take executive Washington’s largestindustrial year.Manymore facilitieswould munications, whereSenateBill SEATTLE—Anew bill takesaim action on theissue. emitters to reduce carbon emis- be coveredbythe rule as that 6173 washeard. at Gov. JayInslee’scarbonpoli- Afterfailing to getlegislation sionsby5percent everythree threshold is loweredovertime. Inslee spokeswomanJaime cies by prohibitingstate regu- passed on hiscap-and-trade plan years. TheproposedClean Air At abillhearing Tuesday, Er- Smithdeclinedtocommenton lators from adopting rulesthat last year,Insleedirectedthe De- Rule wouldinitially applyto icksen said lawmakersshould theproposal. Ecologyofficials limitgreenhousegas emissions partment of Ecologytolimit car- abouttwo dozenmanufactur- be making those decisionsand saythe rule is needed to protect withoutlegislative direction. bonpollutionusing itsexisting ingplants, refineries,power Ecology’sproposedruleshould humanhealthand theenviron- Themeasure,sponsoredby authorityunderstate law. plants,natural gasdistributors be putonhold.Ericksenheads mentfromclimate change. TUITION as basiceducation andthe moneytocover what all createdfreecommunity least11other states intro- universities last sessionby from 1A state’smentalhealthsys- othersources of financial collegeprogramssince ducedlegislation to create 15 to 20 percentovertwo tem, said Senate Majority aid, like thefederal Pell 2014:Minnesota,Oregon similarprogramsin2015. yearsand by 5percent for LeaderMarkSchoesler, a grantprogram,don’t pay andTennessee, according TheLegislature cut two-year schools. That cut enough,” said Sen. Pramila Republican from Ritzville. for. to theNational Conference tuitionatthe state’s wasalegislative priority Jayapal, D-Seattle. “How arethey goingto “There arealot of peo- on StateLegislatures. At four-yearcollegesand forRepublicans. Away to payfor the payfor it,Imeanreally?” plewho arenot rich and free tuition hasn’tbeen he said of theWashing- notpoorwho aregoing to offered yet. It’s estimated tonpromise programata be helped by this,”hesaid. PA FREE RKING by nonpartisanstaffatthe separate newsconference Rep. Hans Zeiger, ENTER TO WIN AT THE $10 VA Legislaturetocostbetween on Tuesday. R-Puyallup,willbea LUE $94million and$105mil- Democratsstressed co-sponsor of thebillin TH lion in 2017,ifimplement- therewould be areturnon theHouse,and Democrats 29 ANNUAL PRESENTED BY: ed,and theprice tagwould investinginfreecommu- at theannouncement said increase if more students nity collegewhenthere are they expected at leastone enroll in thestate’s com- more Washington students Republican to co-sponsor HEAD & munity andtechnical col- qualified forskilled jobs. thebillinthe Senate. leges. Rep. GerryPollet, D- They estimatedthe plan Efforts around thecoun- Seattle, floated theideaof wouldincreaseenrollment trytomakecommunity HORNS closingtax exemptions as in communitycollegesby collegefreefor students oneway to payfor tuition 5percent to 9percent. have hadvaryingresults. COMPETITION money. Sen. DavidFrockt, Lastyear,