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Monday, November 24

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Aberdeen Daily World
College STEM building taking shape
Comment period open for FEMA’s proposed widening of coastal Flood Hazard zone

Associated Press
Washington attorney general opines on cop cams
Washington museum won’t give up guns after all
Obama defends immigration moves
DSHS fined nearly $200K for failing to provide for mentially ill defendants (Darneille)
Officers recommend charge in Wash. wolf shooting
Washington fires senior official from ferry system
Washington poison experts want e-cigarette rules
3rd Washington judge upholds pot-business ban
Immigrant advocate: Many left out by Obama action

Bainbridge Island Review
Sen. Rolfes re-elected to key leadership role in Washington State Senate (Rolfes)

Bellingham Herald
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Op-Ed: Climate deal could help China’s smog, U.S. economy
Op-Ed: Ebola uproar reminiscent of AIDS panic of ’80s

Central Kitsap Reporter
Op-Ed: Sad statistics about American’s hungry children

Columbian
Proposed oil terminal would be biggest in volume
In Our View: Empty Gesture

The Daily News
Cowlitz County’s marijuana production businesses slow to gain traction
Third retail marijuana shop opens in Longview

Everett Herald (subscription required)
School districts ponder transgender policies
Guest commentary: Why I choose to give to those on the street
Guest commentary: Replenish steelhead runs with return to hatcheries
Guest commentary: What rains carry into streams is making them unfit for salmon
Guest commentary: Early education, child care need a better investment from public
Editorial: Suspend I-1351 for state’s sake
Editorial: ‘Freezing eggs’ is not a perk (Women and the workplace)

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Lytton to tackle leadership role in state House (Lytton)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Late Rep. Roger Freeman remembered as an inspiring, smiling leader in Olympia (Pettigrew)
TV station caught in middle as Republicans complain about meetings (Nelson, Conway)
Editorial: Unchecked pot dispensaries are undoing I-502

Olympian (subscription required)
Task force suggests easing Hard Time for Armed Crime law for teens (Darneille)
Inslee says state will act on oil trains

Seattle Times (subscription required)
IRS advisory council says it’s OK for tax pros to help pot businesses
Recreational-pot store may open on Capitol Hill
State AG says police don’t need consent to record with body cams (Billig)
New gigs, lobbyists, immigration, anarchists: your political week in review
City on track for proposed medical marijuana legislation by end of year
State Sen. Kohl-Welles outlines bill to transform marijuana regulation (Kohl Welles)
Seattle to get new billboard urging parents to take care with pot
Jerry Large: King County’s youth initiative: good news that could be better
Robert. J. Vickers: Is Gov. Jay Inslee an absentee governor or a patient strategist? (Chopp)

Skagit Valley Herald
Groups file petition asking for repeal of Skagit instream flow rule

Spokesman Review
Legislature tries remote testimony
Report: sage grouse need large buffer from drilling
Spokane colleges cooperate in pilot transfer program
Spokane NAACP elects new president
Farmers, workers want better immigration reforms
Spin Control: GOP’s budget metaphor oversqueezed (Hunter, Hill)
Sunday Spin 3: Sin taxes roll in
Spin Control: Tell me again why Oregon’s ballot system so much better
Gateway Pacific Terminal: Con: Proposed rail facilities would crowd tracks, increase traffic
Gateway Pacific Terminal: Pro: economic benefits, export growth potential outweighs traffic concerns
Editorial: Our forests are being shortchanged by Congress

Tri-City Herald
Editorial: Our Voice: Carbon cap plans require legislative cooperation

Wall Street Journal
FAA to propose rules on commercial drones: operators must be licensed pilots, flights only allowed in daylight hours at altitudes below 400 feet

Yakima Herald Republic
Study: Millions of acres of state’s forests need restoration
Editorial: Net neutrality is essential

BROADCAST

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Gunshot detector system to be voted on by Seattle City Council
431 cars stolen in Seattle in a month

KPLU FM
For Kids In Foster Care, Adoption Marks End To ‘Heartbreaking’ Loneliness

NW Public Radio
Washington Legislative Caucuses Race Freeze On Fundraising
Senators, Congressman Pile On To Call For Hanford Vapor Fix
End Of Life Brings Legal Complications For Transgender People
Farmworker Advocate Says Obama’s Move On Deportation Doesn’t Do Enough For Agricultural Workers

Q13 TV (FOX)
Report: Washington State Ferries operations director fired

WEB

Capitol Record (TVW)
School districts cutting programs since losing No Child Left Behind waiver (McAuliffe, Rolfes)

HDC Advance
What’s the real story with the budget shortfall? (Hunter)

Publicola
City Report: Fossil Free Fund “Outperforms” Standard S&P 500

Seattle P.I.
Merry marijuana: Pot sellers woo holiday shoppers
AAA: Average gas prices in Washington $3.09

Slog
Capitol Hill to Get Its Own Pot Shop?
Op-Ed: Washington State Needs to Stop Being Secretive About Its Corporate Tax Breaks

The Stand
Smith, Kilmer urge swift renewal of TAA by year’s end

Washington State Wire
About That Audit: Business, Tax Collectors Talk Ideas For Resolving Appeals Issues
Q&A With Gil Brewer, Senior Director of Tax Policy For DOR