Associated Press
Microsoft, other tech giants call for controls on gov’t snooping
Mo. Lawmakers Pass $1.7 Billion in Incentives for Boeing
Washington’s handgun database lags behind sales
Owners of former Wash. liquor stores struggling
Party celebrates Washington pot anniversary
Oregon governor: Federal money remains available for CRC
Jobs report (national) shows 5 trends
Bellingham Herald
Coal, oil shipping could benefit from passenger rail improvements in Washington
Owners of former Wash. liquor stores struggling
State blames I-5 bridge delay on Puyallup Tribe
Bothell Reporter
Gov. Inslee, community leaders hold Washington STEM Summit
Central Kitsap Reporter
Op-Ed: Where’s dental in the state health exchange?
Columbian
Mentors aid STEM push
Concerns grow about safety of oil tank cars
Blog: State House members reimbursed more than $27,000 for last month’s special session (Moeller, Wylie, Stonier)
Everett Herald
State’s handgun database lags far behind sales
Landing the Boeing 777X: How 15 states compare
A Republican candidate in the 21st Legislative District (Liias, Roberts)
Op-ed: Missouri uses fairy-tale to justify Boeing subsidy
Op-ed: A distorted picture of poverty in America
Op-ed: Let’s call a halt to needless giving
Op-ed: Sequester is hurting people with disabilities
Op-ed: Justice system and privacy rights: When police use handcuffs, not warrant
Editorial: We get what we overpay for (Elite football coaches)
Editorial: A leader worth emulating (Bob Drewel)
Islands’ Sounder
Ferries to launch reservations
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
More state funding coming for salmon restoration
MyNorthwest.com
Testing already underway on Boeing 777X
News Tribune (subscription required)
Owners of former state liquor stores struggle to stay in business
Olympian (subscription required)
DNR delays evictions of marina residents (Tarleton, Reykdal)
Owners of former state liquor stores struggle to stay in business
Survival of the nimblest for small-store owners
Tempers flare at Inslee’s climate workgroup meeting
Blog: Wash health exchange may be off line until Monday to fix problems that caused shutdowns since Tuesday
Puget Sound Business Journal
Washington health exchange hits new round of tech issues
Missouri passes $1.7B package in bid for 777X
Washington exchange CEO’s 13 percent raise exceeded what was planned
Marijuana warehouses to open across Washington state
This week in health care: New deals, Colin Powell on universal exchange, shakeup at Oregon exchange
Renton Reporter
Aerospace Training Center gets full funding from legislature
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Owners of former Wash. liquor stores struggling
DUI arrest nearly cost me everything, Huskies’ Seferian-Jenkins says
Washington’s handgun database lags behind sales
New Senate Democratic leader aims to put caucus back on top (Nelson, Murray)
Apprenticeships: great jobs and good pay — but scarce | Education Lab
Danny Westneat: Catering to Boeing’s corporate demands is beneath us
Editorial: Try the $15 wage in SeaTac before imposing it in Seattle
Blog: What state treasurer Jim McIntire’s study says about a $15 minimum wage
Spokesman Review
Cheney-Spokane interchange won’t be done by end of year
Washington drops funding for Life Skills training program
Oil terminal proposal would increase train traffic through Spokane
One year later, marriage is still an institution
Shawn Vestal: It’s time to decide what value we place on parks
Washington Legislature special session cost nears $30,000 (Ricelli, Billig, Ormsby)
Op-ed: Mandela was an inspiring example of leadership (By Peter Goldmark)
Editorial: De Klerk, Mandela outshine supremacists
Editorial: Open Government Caucus benefits all (Pollet)
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Considering merging public services usually worth exploring
Wenatchee World
Going hungry: Poverty gnaws at NCW
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: State gas tax hike needs solid sales job
BROADCAST
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Community fights against pot growing, processing facility
KPLU FM
Feds to Fund 16 Local Projects to Benefit Bicyclists, Pedestrians
Testy Exchanges, No Consensus on Governor’s Climate Change Panel
Northwest Wine Grape Growers Brace for Cold Damage
KUOW FM
Eastside Suburb Fights Pot Grow, Says Too Close To School
Can Mushrooms Help Fight Stormwater Pollution?
People Of Pot One Year Later: Considering Doritos, ‘Dabbing’ And Black Market
Boeing Has A “Wish List” For Site Of 777x
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Crosscut
Climate panel heats up. Result: frozen in place. (Ranker, Fitzgibbon)
The Daily Troll: Baseball star headed this way? Changes in Olympia. A bridge to Oregon? (Murray, Upthegrove)
Horsesass.org
States Wrong (Boeing)
Patches
Thirty-three percent increase in marriage-license applications in King County in year since same-gender marriage allowed
Best Maps of 2013: Local Obesity Rates
Blog: Two Superintendents receive top salaries, and complain about money
Publicola
Fizz: GOP Xmas wishlist (McAuliffe)
On other blogs today: Budget negotiations, rail debate, and more (Pedersen, Upthegrove)
Seattle Transit Blog
Op-ed: The Metropolitan Revolution Comes to Puget Sound (Carlyle)
Washington Ledge
Testy Exchanges, No Consensus On Governor’s Climate Change Panel