Associated Press
Secretary of State Wyman pushing for earlier Washington state presidential primary
Tri-Cities led state in job growth in 2016
Gates Foundation gives $279M to University of Washington
Washington, other states eye school bus seat belts
Trump announces ‘major’ voter fraud investigation
Trump to move on border security, immigration enforcement
Hundreds in Seattle protest Trump pipeline decisions
Wyman pushing for earlier Washington presidential primary
Another state senator gets Trump administration job, resigns (Nelson)
Trump’s team to remake EPA includes 1 current, 1 former Republican state senator
Rights advocate urges democracies to step up in Trump era
Bainbridge Island Review
Gov. Inslee discusses education, science and Trump with media
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
State makes wells legal for section of west Skagit County
Upgrades to Sea-Tac on priority list for Trump’s national infrastructure projects
Washington ag eyes better trade deals as Trump nixes trade deal
Bothell Reporter
Vows to end I-405 tolls: Was it all just campaign talk? (Clibborn)
Chinook Observer
Legislators aim to protect, restrict gun rights (Blake, Jinkins, Kagi)
Columbian
Elected officials respond to Gov. Inslee’s ACA request
The Daily News
Two proposals in Washington House would allow people to grow marijuana at home
Climate change, jobs focus in second day of shoreline methanol hearings
Cowlitz job market continues to stagnate
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Burbank: Paid family leave does right thing for working families (Robinson)
Muhlstein: Homeless count shows scope of problem in Snohomish County
Editorial: Back schools away from the ‘levy cliff’ and budget cuts
Federal Way Mirror
Pellicciotti sponsors bill to enact “cooling off” period from lobbying (Pellicciotti, Carlyle)
Kirkland Reporter
Vows to end I-405 tolls: Was it all just campaign talk? (Clibborn)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Washington 1 of many states eyeing school bus seat belts (Darneille, Rolfes)
State senator resigns for Trump administration job (Nelson)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Pam Roach asks for microphones to be turned off at county meeting
City Council picks former colleague to step in
Editorial: Homeless youths can’t be left behind
Badlands National Park tweets climate change messages despite Trump crackdown
New York Times
Repeal and Compete
Olympian (subscription required)
Downtown Olympia demonstrators rail against Trump’s approval of oil pipelines
Washington lawmaker takes job with Trump administration, leaving state Senate in 24-24 tie
Area jobless rates remain low in December, but job growth stalls
Port of Vancouver hires interim executive director, not Olympia’s Ed Galligan
Upgrades to Sea-Tac on priority list for Trump’s national infrastructure projects
TPP dies, Washington state merely sighs – so goes free trade in the new Trump era
Scientists get political after government gag order and climate change reversal
Haley sworn in as ambassador to the UN
Trump may be just the kind of president Congress wants
Trump’s advocacy of pipelines comes with a string: They must use U.S. workers and steel
Trump expected to order border wall construction during DHS visit
Trump says he will ask for ‘major investigation’ of voter fraud
Redmond Reporter
Gov. Inslee discusses education, science and Trump with media
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Abolish Washington’s death penalty? Deep divide remains in state Legislature (Carylyle, Jinkins, Sullivan)
NAACP proposes adding ethnic-studies curriculum to Seattle schools
Historic gift: Gates Foundation gives $279 million to University of Washington
Hundreds rally in Seattle against Trump’s move to advance Keystone XL, Dakota pipelines
GOP state senator resigns to take job in Trump administration (Nelson)
Westneat: Trump’s EPA pick bumbles from Washington state onto national stage
Seattle Weekly
Counting the Homeless Is Hard. So Why Do We Bother?
Sawant Calls for Removal of Secret FBI Cameras in Seattle
Trump Appointments Could Grind Washington State Senate to a Halt (Liias, Nelson)
Police Reformers Back Frockt Bill to Allow Prosecution of Killer Cops (Frockt)
Activists Plan ‘Emergency Mass Action’ In Westlake to Protest Keystone, DAPL
Skagit Valley Herald
Letter: That’s a lot of oil by rail
Spokesman Review
Brian Dansel resigns Washington state Senate seat for Trump administration
Spokane Public Schools to offer Spanish language immersion kindergarten classes
Former Fairchild psychologist recounts interrogation of terror detainee
CIA documents reveal debate about role of Spokane psychologists
Spokane County settles public records lawsuit for $100,000
Sen. Patty Murray maintains pressure on Betsy DeVos, other Trump nominees, defends NAFTA
Editorial: TPP’s demise hits close to home
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
From D.C. to Seattle and Vashon, islanders march against Trump, for human rights
Editorial: What’s next: Moving on from weekend marches
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Lawmakers should provide safety net for ‘levy cliff’ (Sullivan)
Washington Post
Trump to order building of border wall, crackdown on sanctuary cities
Yakima Herald Republic
Homeless count gets underway today
Uncontested school district races common in Washington, Yakima County
Editorial: Repealed TPP now must be replaced
Broadcast
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
State lawmakers want study on air pollution effects on residents around Sea-Tac Airport (Orwall)
KNKX FM
This Is Your Brain On A Graph: Harnessing Data For Mental Health Care At One Northwest Provider
Washington Legislators Consider Increased Barrel Tax To Bolster Oil Safety And Accountability
Washington GOP State Senator Resigns To Take Job With Trump Administration (Nelson)
Washington Trade Advocates Disappointed By Trump’s Withdrawl From Pacific Trade Deal
KUOW FM
6 things to know about undocumented immigrants in Washington state
Why UW College Republicans invited Milo Yiannopoulos to speak
Has Seattle always been so progressive?
1 million Washingtonians could lose health coverage if Obamacare goes
Washington Lawmakers Want To Fix $4M Shortfall In Oil Spill Prevention Budget (Farrell, Carlyle)
‘Safe consumption site’ decision a few weeks away, to senator’s chagrin
King County says it will protect affordable health care if Obamacare repealed
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
New push to restrict law enforcement surveillance cameras on City Light poles
First Lady Trudi Inslee: Homeless youth are ‘like all of us once were’
NW Public Radio
Can Washington State End Youth Homelessness?
Former SW Washington Lawmaker Aids Trump Team In Pro-Pipeline Decisions
Washington GOP State Senator Resigns To Take Job With Trump Administration
Web
Crosscut
Sawant moves to curb federal surveillance
Safe injection works in Vancouver, and it can here
Oil-spill risks rising in Salish Sea – are we ready?
Publicola
Trump’s Nominees Facing Active Opposition from Washington Senators
Seattle P.I.
Republican senator quits to work for Trump, timber, and mining
Slog
Washington Republicans take jobs in Trump Administration, Lose Senate majority