Associated Press
Man arrested after overnight fire at Washington state mosque
Seattle mayor nixes bike-share program
Stark inequality: Oxfam says 8 men as rich as half the world
Aberdeen Daily World
Rep. Jim Walsh testifies against closing Naselle Youth Camp (Blake, Takko)
Morck developers secure $9 million loan
Bainbridge Island Review
Sen. Rolfes revives bill to allow public internet retail option (Rolfes)
2017 Legislative Session | Rolfes takes the oath (Rolfes)
Sen. Murray offers statement on nomination of new head for Department of Veterans Affairs
2017 Legislative Session | Transportation Commission traces reform in road maintenance, construction funding
Opinion: We’re already talking about a special session | The Petri Dish
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
State’s newest plan for schools: Track attendance as well as test scores
Fatal confines? A teen’s troubling death in tribal jail
Protecting schoolchildren in Yakima Valley goes high-tech
Op-ed: As a doctor, I see how a lack of health insurance worsens illness and suffering
Columbian
Jayne: Jim Moeller contentedly ponders his political future (Orwall, Stonier)
The Daily News
Complying with school funding ruling to challenge lawmakers (Takko)
Is ‘levy swap’ a dodge or good policy? (Blake, Takko)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
New maps, spurred by Oso slide, shed light on hazard areas
Everett Providence hospital seeks state OK for 70 more beds
What will it take to get distracted drivers’ attention?
Muhlstein: ‘Balanced approach’ on streets by social workers and police
Op-ed: We need to better prepare students for STEM jobs
Op-ed: Court decision applies stormwater standards unfairly
Editorial: Make real penalty for drone violations
Editorial: Focus on struggling students could resolve other issues
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way announces Homeless Mothers and Children Initiative
Federal Way school district facilities a concern moving forward]
Martin Luther King Jr. Day speakers reflect on how this year’s celebration differs from past
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Drones are added to orca protection zone
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Kilmer hoping Trump will work with Democrats
Kaiser Permanente’s purchase of Group Health gets OK
News Tribune (subscription required)
It’s official: Kaiser can buy Group Health
Opinion: If you eat, you should care about Pierce County resource land
Olympian (subscription required)
Lawmakers debate whether to spare school districts from ‘levy cliff’ – and possible budget cuts (Sullivan)
New drone rules? Lawmakers thinking about it after one hit the Space Needle (Morris)
Editorial: No repeal of ACA without a sure-thing replacement
Opinion: Watch what Trump does, not what he says
Editorial: Trump just did CNN a solid
For Obama’s black appointees, a calling that was more than service to country
Lacey commits $2.5 million to economic development
Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Lawmakers eye struggle for education funding (Van De Wege, Chapman, Tharinger)
Orca protection zone proposed off San Juan Island
Puget Sound Business Journal
State approves Kaiser acquisition of Group Health
Redmond Reporter
School success: LWSD named to AP District Honor Roll
New Redmond Police Foundation to help citizens and businesses support local law enforcement
Police don’t believe suspect in Bellevue mosque arson is connected with Redmond vandalisms
Seattle Informer
Should Washington eliminate minimum floor space requirements? (Blake)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
With outrage and resolve, Seattle rally backs saving, improving Obamacare
More public comment allowed on Growler jets at Whidbey
Study predicts decline in Dungeness crab from ocean acidification
Saint Mark’s issues a call to action for marginalized groups
With DeVos as secretary of education, what are possible impacts here?
Patty Murray, Maria Cantwell criticized for vote to block prescription drugs from Canada
New York Times: Weight of college debt crushes many young startup dreams
UW students get a lesson in homelessness with Tent City 3
Opinion: For the sake of future generations, it’s time to tackle the federal deficit
Editorial: Obama’s impressive, if not perfect, record shows he made America better
Keiser: Washington is healthier under the ACA — don’t turn back the clock
Opinion: Beyond ‘I have a dream’: Look to MLK’s words, actions after 1963
Editorial: Let MLK and Obama inspire service to democracy
Seattle Weekly
County Strikes Deal to Help Transgender People Pay For Name Changes
Progress Slow and Garbage Woe At City Homelessness Meeting
Skagit Valley Herald
As levy cliff looms, school districts could be forced to make cuts (Lytton, Ranker)
Spokesman Review
An uncertain, and sometimes grim, future awaits Washington’s aging Hispanic farmworkers
Rev. Percy “Happy” Watkins keeps MLK’s words alive
Investigation of Kevin Harpham’s 2011 planned MLK March bombing in Spokane turned terrorism into an FBI case study
State Rep. Matt Shea wants to repeal gun sale background checks approved by Washington voters
New effort in Spokane County aims to help workers finish higher education
Melting snow will stress Spokane’s in-progress stormwater system
Officials looking for ways to reduce rush-hour congestion on I-90
Man shot, killed by Spokane police officer on lower South Hill
Feds draft plan to restore Grizzlies to North Cascades
Spin Control: Inaugural tidbits: Judy Collins, a wry toast and a salacious scupture
Editorial: Fairchild may bounce back from letdown
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Plans to boost transparency, ethics rules worthy of consideration (Billig, Carlyle)
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Day of diversity | Cultural mix of music, dance and social justice celebrates MLK legacy
Memo: Uncertainties over shooting surround Eastside cop’s dismissal
Douglas, Okanogan PUDs break new power-use records
Yakima Herald Republic
Sanctuary designation can be a boost to city
Editorial: MLK’s dream still unfulfilled
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
‘It’s now or never’: teacher rally for funding on MLK Jr. Day
Local women prepare for Washington D.C. march
WA Silver Alert system proves useful after first full year
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Why Tukwila is suffering more than neighboring schools
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Photos: Thousands voice healthcare concerns at downtown rally
KNKX FM
What’s In Store For Public Land Under President Trump?
A Night Walk With Seattle Photographer Tim Durkan
KUOW FM
Mosque burns in Bellevue; police arrest homeless man for arson
The government engineered Seattle’s racial segregation, says researcher
Marijuana world: Maybe Attorney General Jeff Sessions won’t be so bad
Seattle responds to inauguration with legal help for 1,000 immigrants
5 Big Ideas In Education That Don’t Work
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Opinion: Inslee’s education budget is ‘dead on arrival’
NW Public Radio
Advocates Discuss State of Washington State’s Foster Care System with Lawmakers
Washington Hunters And Anglers Find More Secure, But Glitchy New Licensing System
Q13 TV (FOX)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day march in downtown Seattle to call for social justice
These 8 men are richer than 3.6 billion people combined
Know it. Name it. Stop it. January marks National Stalking Awareness Month
Web
Crosscut
Opinion: How to have a healthier University District – with more people
Lawmakers try to curb student debt (Orwall)
“Make American Again, the way it was meant to be”
Publicola
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