Associated Press
Gov. Inslee to unveil state budget plans this week
Inmates on way out get help with health plans
Seattle council to get answers Monday about problem street cracks
Gov. Inslees announces his education funding plan
State works on natural way to reduce flooding
Court to weigh warrantless searches
Seattle council hearing about cracks near tunnel
Bertha: Tunnel officials to brief City Council Monday morning
Tribes wary of selling pot, even if feds allow it
1,000 protest new gun law at Washington Capitol
Last call for health insurance sign-ups
Aberdeen Daily World
Oped: For better or worse, the labor movement is reinventing itself
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Gov. Inslees announces his education funding plan
Bothell Reporter
State budget has a $4.6 billion problem according to Rep. Ross Hunter (Hunter)
Central Kitsap Reporter
Op-Ed: Legislators: Report the free meals (Pedersen)
Columbian
State lawmakers talk about 2015 session (Cleveland, Moeller)
Christmas behind bars: Larch inmates celebrate with loved ones
In Our View: STEM Key to State’s Future
Gov’s budget: Taxes not duct tape
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Inslee to stump for school funding, new taxes
Boeing workers donate $5ooK for job training
Lawmakers looking to toughen law against distracted driving
Unions want state to prove that Boeing tax breaks work (Carlyle)
As more oil trains roll through, safety concerns increase
Washington Post: Why oil keeps getting cheaper and cheaper
Washington Post: Five myths about policing: Are officers today out of control?
Schwab: Direct criticism at those who OK’d torture
Op-ed: Cooperative work will meet needs of farms, fish
Editorial: Stand for Children adds its voice to chorus for education fix (Kagi)
Highline Times
Future South Sound leaders get firsthand look at Legislature
Local Middle School Wins $10,000 for Teaching Kids How to Code (Orwall)
The Islands’ Weekly
Toxic creosote pilings removed near Blakely Island
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Documents show fired ferry exec tried to help son
News Tribune (subscription required)
Pierce County Council to decide Tuesday whether to ask public about mental health tax
U.S. Supreme Court ruling on home care workers still reverberating in Washington
More supervision, less prison time sought for low-level criminals
Editorial: In Puyallup, licensed pot loses and illegal pot wins
Oregonian
Oregon pays steep price for neglected addiction treatment system
Olympian (subscription required)
U.S. Supreme Court ruling on home care workers still reverberating in Washington
Peninsula Daily News
‘Not going away’: North Olympic Peninsula wrestles with increasing heroin use
North Olympic Peninsula needle exchange programs see increase in use
Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole: Officer body cameras coming next year
Ultimatums, tensions and a breakup: UW-WSU medical school saga was the health care story of the year
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Gun-rights demonstrators bring signs, rifles to Olympia rally
Inslee says if polluters were charged, state would benefit
Sell block Part1: Broken prison labor program
Sell block Part 2: Recycling scheme lost state $1M
Dionne Jr.: Obama keeps bailing Boehner out
Large: We are the ones who determine the policing we get
Martin: As Gov. Inslee asks for $1 billion more, where are the promised efficiencies?
Editorial: Do you know who’s wining and dining your lawmaker?
Editorial: Bridging the state budget chasm, and reaching across the aisle
Skagit Valley Herald
Skagit’s board-certified teacher ranks swell
Ecology outlines jail site cleanup plan
Sno Valley Star
State Rep. Mullet launches state Electric Vehicle Caucus (Mullet)
Spokesman Review
Hundreds protest I-594 at Olympia gun-rights rally
WSU board approves new teaching health clinic
Republicans begin remaking Senate
No debate: Area schools’ cafeterias offering nutritional lunches
Fairchild official says base’s survival program not linked to CIA torture
An unusual split in NW delegation
Shawn Vestal: Firm behind CIA torture still has ties to Spokane
Editorial: Spokane’s dropout turnaround proves resounding success
Editorial: No surprise that pot laws will continue to be tweaked
Special to The Spokesman-Review: It’s time we accept wolves’ presence, right past wrongs
Tri-City Herald
Restored Hanford budget passes Senate
Editorial: Tri-City delegation should back WSU med school (Riccelli)
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: State’s prison industry system puts profits before prisoners
Yakima Herald Republic
State program gives some businesses an alternative to layoffs
Sen. King to lead transportation committee alone in 2015
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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Gun-rights activists rally in Olympia to protest new law
Downtown businesses blame sinking for water damage
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Hundreds openly carry firearms at State Capitol to protest Initiative 594
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Seattle council hearing about cracks near tunnel
KPLU FM
Ahead Of Budget Rollout, Inslee Plugs Climate-Related Revenue Plans (Carlyle)
Gun Rights Activists Rally At Washington Capitol
NW Public Radio
Gun Rights Activists Rally At Washington Capitol
Tribes Reluctant To Follow Northwest Voters On Legal Marijuana
Q13 TV (FOX)
Governor Inslee to announce state budget plans
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Inside Olympia: Paroles & Pardons
Crosscut
House Democrats name their committee chairs (Hurst, Hudgins, Hansen, Seaquist, Hunter, Dunshee, Carlyle, Clibborn, Blake, Kirby, Appleton, Kagi, Santos, Fitzgibbon, Cody, Jinkins, Sells, Takko, Goodman, Hunt, Morris)
Sales tax hike, income tax? Not likely (Hunter)
How income inequality is keeping state coffers low
Seattle P.I.
Gun crowd vows to defy background check law, hears calls for confrontation
Underpinnings of Washington economy ‘a fraud’: Catholic bishop
Inslee warns of ‘malarkey’ and ‘assault by polluting industries’
Washington State Wire
From Carbon To Kids: Inslee Wants Climate Policy To Fund Schools (Carlyle, Hunter)