Health care reform news: 

►  In today's NY Times -- Health care bill passes key test in Senate with 60 votes -- After a long day of partisan debate, Senate Democrats held ranks early Monday in a dead-of-night procedural vote that proved they had locked in the decisive margin needed to pass a far-reaching overhaul of the health care system. The roll call was shortly after 1 a.m.

►  From AP -- Senate Democrats clear hurdle on health care -- All 58 Democrats and the Senate's two independents held together early Monday against unanimous Republican opposition, providing the exact 60-40 margin needed to shut down a threatened GOP filibuster.

►  From AFL-CIO Now -- Trumka: Senate health bill must change to be real reform -- The AFL-CIO president says it falls short in three key areas: it lacks a public insurance option to offer real competition to insurance companies to bring down costs; it fails to make sure employers take responsibility and pay their fair share; and it's funded through a new tax on working families.

►  At Talking Points Memo -- SEIU's Stern softens tone, outlines what he wants from final bill -- "While the process to get to sixty and the willingness of individual Senators to use the Senate's rules to distort democracy for their own interest was disappointing -- make no mistake about it: for working Americans this vote signals progress," Stern said.

►  In today's Olympian -- Lawmaker pushes jobs creation plan -- Rep. Hans Dunshee (D-Snohomish) wants to put a public-works bond proposal on the November ballot to create as many as 40,000 jobs in public-school and government-building renovations. He likens his proposal to the federal Works Progress Administration projects that helped provide jobs late during the Great Depression and said: “We’ve got to do something besides just balance the budget. We’ve got to do something about the jobs and the economy.”

►  In the Olympian -- State's debt limit could derail plans -- Washington's falling revenue has crimped state building-project plans, and this could lead to a halt on approved projects that are not yet under way.

►  In the (Everett) Herald -- Snohomish County schools face scary 2010 -- Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn estimates that Gregoire’s supplemental budget proposal could lead to layoff notices for 5,000 teachers on top of 1,300 a year ago.

►  In the (Everett) Herald -- One-day payment delay would help state budget but could hurt schools -- Gregoire proposed to delay a $379 million payment from June 30 to July 1 to wipe a large expense off this fiscal year's books. But it would put cash-strapped school districts in a bind.

►  In Sunday's (Everett) Herald -- Act on auditor's suggestions (editorial) -- In a new report, State Auditor Brian Sonntag suggests the state could save millions by continuously improving efficiency and moving some services --- such as liquor sales and printing -- to the private sector.

►  In today's Spokesman-Review -- Idaho borrowing to pay unemployment benefits -- Idaho has borrowed more than $91 million from the federal government to pay jobless benefits. (Not us.)

Boeing news:

►  In the Financial Times -- Ryanair chief attacks Boeing -- Michael O’Leary, CEO of the no-frills Irish airline, accuses Boeing execs of being “a bunch of idiots” for failing to seal a deal to sell him 200 new 737 jets. He said a price had been agreed to, scheduled for delivery from 2013 to 2016. But Boeing then insisted on a series of “Mickey Mouse” delivery conditions, which meant the deal failed. “Eventually you lose interest dealing with a bunch of idiots who can’t make a decision,” O'Leary said. (A 200-jet order is lost because Boeing management angers a major customer at the bargaining table. Surely, this too can be blamed on a union.)

►  In today's Seattle Times -- Food-stamp use takes record jump in state -- In the past two years, the number of people in Washington state receiving food stamps has soared by nearly 60%, about twice the national increase. It's happened, in part, because of expanded eligibility.

►  In today's Bellingham Herald -- Gregoire, BPA boss to visit Intalco Monday; good news coming? --Gregoire's office calls it "an event to set the course for the future of Alcoa Intalco Works aluminum smelter." Intalco's 530 workers have lived with job insecurity for years as Alcoa, BPA and other power users wrangle over how much cheap hydroelectric power it should get. 

►  In today's Seattle Times -- Prospect of McGinn win left state officials uneasy, e-mails show -- As it became clear the tunnel-opponent Mike McGinn could become mayor of Seattle, dozens of e-mails illustrate a strategy to portray the tunnel as a done deal that could not be reversed.

►  In the (Longview) Daily News -- Potential independent candidate emerges for Baird's seat -- John McKibbin, former president of the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce and a former three-term Clark County commissioner, is considering running as an independent candidate.

►  In today's Yakima H-R -- Family, friends embrace legacy of Tomás Villanueva -- In recent months, the once tireless advocate for farm worker rights has had plenty of time to reflect on the past and think about the future. Multiple strokes over the summer have hobbled him, but visitors still stream in and out of his Toppenish home to hear stories from the man credited with helping start what would eventually become the Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic.

►  In today's NY Times -- Labor data show surge in hiring of temp workers -- The hiring of temporary workers has surged, suggesting that the nation’s employers might soon take the next step, bringing on permanent workers, if they can just convince themselves that the upturn in the economy will be sustained.

►  In the Chicago Tribune -- Productivity rises as workers do more with less -- Employee output per hour rises 8.1% in the third quarter, the largest gain since 2003. But with people working harder in hopes of keeping their jobs, employers have less incentive to hire again.

►  At AFL-CIO Now -- AFSCME report recommends best practices for public pension plans -- The report recommends policy language for pension systems to adopt, with a focus on board member responsibilities, education, core competencies and ethical and fiduciary conduct.