Everett Daily Herald, June 19, 2015

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‘Inside Out’ plays nice with our emotions …

. . . and it’s all about the artists (young or not) at the Edmonds Art Fest

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State looking at PUD links Two former Department of Commerce executives created a grant that funds a project managed by the company they now work at.

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Apology for jail death Island County Sheriff Mark Brown blames the inmate’s fatal dehydration on staff and a breakdown of operations. By Diana Hefley and Rikki King Herald Writers

COUPEVILLE — A mentally ill man’s death from dehydration

at the Island County Jail in April was the result of staff failure and a “systematic” breakdown of jail operations, Sheriff Mark Brown said Thursday. Keaton Farris, 25, of Lopez

Island, died April 7. The water had been shut off to his cell, and corrections deputies falsified records saying they had been checking on him hourly. Farris did not receive medical or mental health evaluations for days after being booked. For the nearly two weeks he was in the Island County Jail, Farris’ fluid intake was at best

185 ounces of water — less than a quarter of the amount considered minimum for survival. “I am truly sorry for this tragic death,” Brown said in a news release. “Mr. Farris did not receive the attention and care he needed.” See DEATH, Page A8

AquaSox season opener a hit

By Dan Catchpole and Jerry Cornfield Herald Writers

OLYMPIA — The state Department of Commerce is investigating links between two former department leaders and a multimillion-dollar state grant for a project managed by the private company where the two men now work. The agency Wednesday asked the state Executive Ethics Board to explore whether former state Commerce Director Rogers Weed and former Deputy Director Daniel Malarkey violated ethics law in working for 1Energy Systems. The Seattle-based firm is central to the Snohomish County Public Utility District’s ambitious effort to develop new clean-energy technology using industrial-size batteries. That effort is paid for, in part, with a $7.3 million Clean Energy Fund grant to the PUD by the Department of Commerce. Weed and Malarkey helped create the fund while working at Commerce. Malarkey also was involved in putting together the PUD’s grant application, which identified 1Energy’s role but did not mention the fact they are former Commerce executives. Current Commerce Department Director Brian Bonlender See PUD, Page A8

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Members of the North Lake Little League team attend to the singing of the national anthem before the start of the AquaSox season opener against the Eugene Emeralds at Everett Memorial Stadium on Thursday night. See C1.

Looming shutdown could create a major mess By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer

OLYMPIA — State officials on Thursday explained what will happen if parts of government shut down July 1, and it could be a mess. Thirty state agencies will completely close and another two

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dozen will sharply curtail services if lawmakers do not deliver a new budget to Gov. Jay Inslee to sign by June 30. Thousands of state workers will be temporarily laid off, community supervision of hundreds of convicted criminals will halt and state-supported child care won’t be provided for many children in

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low-income families. And an estimated 128,000 vacationers bound for state parks for the July 4 weekend would need to make other plans. Parks will be closed and their reservations for cabins, yurts and campgrounds canceled, which could cost the state nearly $2 million if every one of them sought a refund. But David Schumacher, the governor’s budget director, said he and Inslee are optimistic such

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dire consequences won’t come to pass. “The governor is hopeful we’ll get this done,” said Schumacher, who has attended the almostdaily budget meetings involving Inslee and legislative leaders. “I still think this won’t happen. I don’t think it is in anyone’s best interests.” The Democrat-controlled House and Republican-run Senate have been unable to reach agreement for weeks. They came

The Buzz YouTube’s new video service lets eyewitnesses to news events submit clips. What could go wrong? Page A2

up empty in the regular session that ended in April and are still deadlocked two-thirds of the way through a second special session. They are stuck on how much money to spend and where that money will come from. House Democrats had been insisting on passage of a capital gains tax to cover the costs. They appeared to step back from that demand Wednesday. See MESS, Page A2

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If lawmakers can’t reach a deal on the budget by June 30, 30 agencies will close and services will be slashed.

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