Associated Press
Record crowds over weekend, but spending declined
Washington’s Supreme Court overturns pot, gun convictions
Rep’s ‘miracle baby’ headed home
State will use minors in pot sting operations
School dollars not only education issue in Olympia (Rolfes, McAuliffe)
Report: State parks system needs taxpayer help
State Patrol: Outdoor pot grows decline in Wash.
Seattle drops child care union rule
Americans lose trust in each other
Finding a better way to test contaminated pot
Recount requested of SeaTac $15 minimum wage vote
Lawsuit accuses DSHS of failing to stop neglect
US manufacturing grows at fastest in 2½ years
Amazon.com sees delivery drones as future
U.S. jobless claims in decline
Missouri calls special session on 777X incentives
Auburn Reporter
WSDOT report keys in on multimodal transportation; new Corridor Capacity Report published this week
Reichert welcomes Youth Advisory Board; Auburn’s Hutchins joins effort
Editorial: Lively year for caucus; life in the Senate will not be boring in ’14 (Nelson, Fraser)
Bellingham Business Journal
Jobs Report: Whatcom County accelerates private-sector growth
Central Kitsap Reporter
Republicans will meet to pick Angel’s successor (Schlicher)
Columbian
String of recent incidents have schools rethinking security
Op-ed: Plan, spend now to ready for climate
Blog: Voting bloopers caused election officials to reject hundreds of ballots this fall
The Daily News
‘Narrow pathway’ may lead to deal on big transportation bill (Clibborn)
Vader council will vote on marijuana laws
Everett Herald
Six vie for state House seat vacated by McCoy (McCoy, Sells, Hobbs
Training workers seen as key to future aerospace jobs
Where would you put 60,000 more people in Everett?
Requests outstrip state’s finances (WSU expansion)
‘Sharp questions’ posed at Machinists district meeting
Majority caucus’ antics promise lively year in Senate (Nelson, Fraser)
McCoy appointed to fill Harper’s state Senate seat (Sells)
Report: Parks system can’t survive without taxpayers
States scramble for piece of the Boeing pie
Op-ed: Mammograms, early detection saves lives
Editorial: Transportation’s last chance (Liias)
Editorial: Limiting record requests: Public access, so pesky (Sells, Moscoso, Takko)
Highline Times
Passage of Proposition 1 means happy holidays for SeaTac Workers
Islands’ Sounder
Affordable care act and what it means
Kirkland Reporter
Common Core evens playing field for LWSD
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Separated right turn lane, not roundabout, preferred for Suquamish Way-305 intersection(Rolfes)
Poulsbo couple experiments with life on a food stamp budget
Proposed Kitsap marijuana zoning too limiting, some owners say
Bainbridge City Council approves six-month marijuana moratorium
Jury finds Port Orchard man guilty of human trafficking in historic first trial
LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Open conversation on mental health
Maple Valley Reporter
Washington State Digital Archives, State Library named two of 75 best websites for genealogy
Report shows how WSDOT projects, programs are performing
News Tribune (subscription required)
Pierce County charter schools applicants have unique approaches, pasts
Editorial: Demand disclosure (federal) for political donations
Op-ed: Funding model for public schools is archaic, unjust
Olympian (subscription required)
Scientists try more sophisticated salmon tagging
School dollars not only education issue in Olympia (Rolfes, McAuliffe)
More states raise taxes to pay for transportation
Sweet, average harvest for Washington juice grapes
41 seek pot licenses in Thurston County
Support for change in hospital certification
Editorial: Don’t limit coal impact study
Editorial: Public supports Boeing tax breaks
Letter: Boeing executive needs a reality check
Letter: Boeing tax breaks are obscene.
Oregonian
Washington Department of Natural Resources releases new maps, including Hood River
Peninsula Daily News
Marijuana could be sold in stores by next summer; 10 Peninsula firms apply
$15,000 grant awarded to Jefferson Healthcare for assessment project
Puget Sound Business Journal
SeaTac workers foresee life changes after voters raise pay
Aerospace supply exec: Texas best bet outside Washington for 777X
HealthCare.gov to small business: You’ll have to wait a year for online enrollment
Olympia hearing: Public criticizes Catholic hospital mergers
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Construction forces 520 drawspan to open more often
Many health-exchange plans exclude top hospitals from coverage
Legislature’s education issues not limited to money
Democratic state Rep. John McCoy to replace former state Sen. Nick Harper
Danny Westneat: Let’s stop being exclusive with Boeing
Jerry Large: America may be reaching its limit on economic inequality
Blog: A low-carbon fuel standard for Washington state?
Blog: Civil Disagreement: Washington Supreme Court on gun rights for an accused shooter
Skagit Valley Herald
Water ruling could have far-reaching effects
Spokesman Review
Washington applicants seek marijuana grow licenses more than retail
Spokane spurns updated state elevator inspection rules as onerous
Editorial: Tax-exempt spending supervision necessary
Op-ed: Electronic home monitoring needs supervision (by Rep. Matt Shea)
Editorial: Educational innovations need more funding
Editorial: Federal law to tax online purchases is only fair
Tri-City Herald
$170,000 grant to support WSU Tri-Cities study of presidential appointees
Vancouver Business Journal
Op-Ed by Sen. Cleveland: We face a critical juncture
in transportation
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Editorial: Inaction is taking its toll on Puget Sound’s revered whales
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
Editorial: Attorney General makes good call in hiring new open government ombudsman
Yakima Herald Republic
‘Narrow pathway’ may lead to passage of $10B transit bill (Clibborn, Sullivan)
New state insurance plans limit provider networks
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Man steals Victoria Clipper from Seattle dock
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Seattle LGBT community fears spike in gay bashing violence
Panama Canal expansion could mean thousands of lost jobs in Northwest
Your next home may hold toxic secrets
KPLU FM
ABCD All it Takes for Low-Income Kids to Get a Dentist
Local Machinist Leader Says There’s No New Offer from Boeing
KUOW FM
What Will Univ. of Wash. Law Do With $56 Million Gift?
Encouraging Girls, Women To Pursue Jobs In Tech
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Supporters marching $15 minimum wage to Seattle
Missouri crafting its pitch to win Boeing 777X
Which political party gets to invoke God?
WEB
Crosscut
Is Boeing a terrorist organization?
SeaTac $15 wage win tempered by recount, legal hurdles
The Daily Troll: New state senator. Giving Tuesday. Ramping up Border Patrol in Friday Harbor? (McCoy, Sells, Harper, Murray)
HDC Advance
Washington wine: No. 2 — with a bullet!
Next-generation rail making inroads back east
Voter participation fell this year (Bergquist, Fitzgibbon, Orwall)
See what WSDOT has in store for your area
Horsesass.org
Why Do We Have Corporations? (Boeing)
Welcome (Marriage Equality)
Patches
Krux(‘ns:centro’, ‘dataprovider.exelate’);
Comprehensive Transportation Report Available From WSDOT
SDC Hopper
McCoy appointed senator for the 38th Legislative District (McCoy)
Seattle PI
Amazon working on flying drones to deliver packages to your doorstep
Blog: Church ‘outmarketed’ on gay marriage: Cardinal Dolan (Murray)
Blog: Eyman: I-517 is his worst defeat ever
Blog: Progress: Pot business applications so far
Blog: $15 minimum wage: Today SeaTac, tomorrow America (Murray, Keiser)
Slog
Wealthy Conservative Pushes for Higher Minimum Wage
I-502 Moratorium Litigation Looms, State Regulator Says
Amazon Really Thinks It Can Deliver Packages by Drone?