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By Walker Orenstein Associated Press
OLYMPIA — A new push is on by Washington lawmakers to raise the legal age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21. An effort to raise it last year didn’t gain traction despite publicized support from state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, but lawmakers filed a new bill in advance of the legislative session that begins Monday. The House version of the bill, House Bill 2313, has a hearing in the House Committee on Health Care and Wellness Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. A new law in Hawaii recently raised its smoking age to 21 — becoming the first state to do so. The primary sponsor of the House measure, Rep. Tina Orwall, D-Des Moines, is optimistic about Washington following Hawaii’s lead. “I think it’s gaining momentum,” she said in a phone interview Wednesday. Orwall’s measure points to a study by the National Institute of Medicine to bolster the bill’s case. The study says raising the legal smoking age to 21 would reduce the smoking rate by about 12 percent and eventually reduce smoking-related deaths by 10 percent. Of adults that become daily smokers, about 90 percent say they started smoking before turning 19, according to that study released in March 2015. “We know we have this window where we can kind of prevent this lifelong addiction,” Orwall said. In the House, the bill has more bipartisan sponsorship than last year. It’s sponsored by Republican leadership such as Rep. Shelly Short, R-Addy, the chairwoman of the Republican caucus in the House. There are still significant roadblocks for the bill in the Senate. Sen. Michael Baumgartner, R-Spokane, chairman of the Senate’s Commerce and Labor Committee where the Senate version of last year’s attempt to raise the smoking age died, said he wants more information brought to the Legislature about vaping and e-cigarettes, which he said See BILL, Page A5
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Families file $110M claim A key part of the petition, that the district could have thwarted the killings, is based on discredited information. By Rikki King and Eric Stevick Herald Writers
MARYSVILLE — Attorneys representing the families of the Marysville Pilchuck High School
shooting victims filed a claim Friday seeking up to $110 million in damages. The claim, a precursor to a lawsuit, alleges that the Marysville School District could have prevented the Oct. 24, 2014,
killings of four students. It also names as a defendant Raymond Fryberg, the father of the shooter and the owner of the gun that was used. A key part of the claim is based on discredited statements made by a former substitute teacher. “We met with the families, the most important thing for them was accountability, and
they want to make sure no other school, no other family has to go through that heartbreak,” attorney Julie Kays said in an interview Friday. Kays is representing the families along with attorney Lincoln Beauregard, both of Connelly Law Offices in Tacoma. They See CLAIM, Page A5
Youth choose a new path Denney Juvenile Justice Center offers troubled kids new opportunities
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Volunteers from the Denney Juvenile Justice Center work on putting in a water line at Old School Park in Darrington on Nov. 15. This project is a part of the Trails to Success program that provides paid community work and skill building for youths from the center.
By Diana Hefley Herald Writer
EVERETT — At 18, Daniel is looking forward to getting his own apartment. He’s working two jobs, delivering sandwiches and cooking for a local pizzeria. The teen bought his first car. He’s thinking about college or maybe a technical school. The teen is trying to put the past behind him and focus on the future. He was one of the first participants in Trails to Success, a pilot program at Denney Juvenile
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Justice Center that gives kids a chance to gain some work experience, build a resume and learn how to prepare for job interviews. Daniel, who’d had some legal troubles in February, learned about the program while enrolled in Juvenile Educational Transition Services, a detention alternative where he earned his GED. “I’d never had a job or job experience,” he said. “I was looking for an opportunity to better myself and find work.” Two weeks after finishing the program Daniel landed his
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first job. He had a resume and references from the Trails to Success program, including a letter of recommendation from Tom Teigen, the county’s parks director. The teen also was able to keep his nerves in check after practicing job interviews at WorkSource. “It really gave me the confidence to push forward,” Daniel said. Several others participants also have found jobs, said Jeb Bolton, a juvenile corrections officer. Bolton and Matt Wygant, a probation counselor at Denney, created the program in
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an effort to help young people gain skills that they might not get anywhere else. They often see kids pulled back into the criminal justice system because they can’t pay restitution or fines. Those financial obligations can be converted to a judgment once a juvenile turns 18. That can impede a kid’s ability to find employment, get car insurance or even have their juvenile record sealed. “It can be a long-involved process and hard for them to make right what’s wrong,” Bolton said. See PATH, Page A5 Cloaked 43/36, C12
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