Associated Press
Washington unemployment rate 5.6 percent
Washington state poverty numbers increase
WSU and UW held talks about Spokane medical school
State: Dozens of pot-shop applications in jeopardy
Marijuana industry battling stoner stereotypes
Only 4 states see food stamp cuts
Bothell Reporter
Reforms and efficiencies help King County save 150,000 hours of Metro bus service
Columbian
Study: Washington, Oregon invest in fossil fuel projects
The Daily News
Rainier’s Hudson Park Elementary dives into all-day kindergarten
State audit critical of Port of Longview’s 2013 financial statements
Everett Herald (subscription required)
More small firms closing than opening
Problems still plague 787; Boeing slows assembly in Everett
Cornfield: Inaction naming Mike Hope’s replacement guided by politics (Ortiz-Self, Liias)
Editorial: Without benefit of ballot box (Appointments to office)
Kirkland Reporter
Reforms and efficiencies help King County save 150,000 hours of Metro bus service
Islands’ Weekly
Assistant secretary hired for Washington State Ferries
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
McCleary case attorney: Big per-student funding increase needed
New ferry schedule, off-peak fares highlight fall sailing season
News Tribune (subscription required)
State worker pay drought over? WFSE deal offers raises of 3%, 1.8%
Report: Wash state investment accounts included big money in coal exports, oil shipping
Olympian (subscription required)
GRuB’s influence on youth continues to grow
Report: Wash state investment accounts included big money in coal exports, oil shipping
Is Olympia ready to raise minimum wage?
State worker pay drought over? WFSE deal offers raises of 3%, 1.8%
Editorial: Owen shows no remorse for ethics violation
Puget Sound Business Journal
Boeing, Washington politicians quick to criticize House’s shortened Ex-Im Bank authorization
Growing residency shortage could overshadow WSU med school plan
Real Change
Urgent Care (Hunter, Keiser)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Pot stores off to a rocky start
Magnitude 4.0 quake shows early-warning system works
Dying in America’ report: U.S. needs better plans for end-of-life care
Metro belt-tightening to save 150,000 hours of bus service
Americans back teacher ‘bar’ exam, divided on school change
Editorial: How the Ray Rice incident can help stop domestic violence
Skagit Valley Herald
Well water issues spill over at forum
Spokesman Review
Spokane’s SWAT unit renaming met with skepticism
Judge denies appeal, keeps South Hill rapist behind bars
BNSF seeks second bridge at Sandpoint
Editorial: Regardless of who runs medical school, goal is more physicians
Tri-City Herald
Editorial: Enough talking; Congress needs to finish something
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: WSU-UW turf war shouldn’t get in way of new medical school
Yakima Herald Republic
Wine grape growers expect third consecutive record year
Europeans have little appetite for US apples
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle’s housing plan: a key to hope or homelessness?
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
November vote could expand Metro service, not just preserve it
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Seattle proposal would raise rents for low-income families
Mystery solved: How household toxics get into the environment
Nurses picket state mental hospital demanding safer workplace
KPLU FM
Wash. State: Dozens Of Pot-Shop Applications In Jeopardy
Unemployment Rate Holds Steady In August In Washington State
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Why you should say no to tax increases: Metro reforms save 150,000 hours of service
NW Public Radio
WSU Plans Med School While UW Highlights Flaws
Is Coal Dust Risky? Scientists Are Looking Into It
Q13 TV (FOX)
A different kind of radar gun? Device would detect text messaging behind the wheel
More work, less play: Are kids being pushed too hard in local schools?
WEB
HDC Advance
Is it legal to spank children in Washington state?
Slog
Seattle Tunnel Tops “Highway Boondoggles” List