Associated Press
Federal mediator to help West Coast ports contract dispute
Kalakala to be scrapped; end of iconic Puget Sound ferry
GOP preps plan to block Obama on climate in 2015
Aberdeen Daily World
Flooding, landslides hit the Harbors
Bellevue Reporter
Gun rights group files federal lawsuit seeking injunction against Initiative 594
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Lummi Nation asks Army Corps to reject Cherry Point coal terminal
Whatcom County posts steady increases in home sales in 2014
Columbian
Wildlife commission to hire director, discuss Columbia river sturgeon retention
The Daily News
Only 13 percent of local residents age 18-24 voted in November
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Guest column: Coal terminal is crucial to state’s economy
Editorial: $20 million would help limit future wildfires
Editorial: Reject legal challenge to I-594
Highline Times
New education coalition supports cradle-through-college state investments
Kirkland Reporter
Kirkland, Redmond representatives to hold town hall meeting on state budget deficit (Habib, Hunter, McBride)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: Law is clear: Bertha overruns are not state burden (Chopp)
Oregonian
Vancouver-area homes at high risk of radon, geological gas that causes lung cancer
Peninsula Daily News
Jefferson County considers extending pot moratorium
Puget Sound Business Journal
Abandoning Bertha project makes little sense, tunnel expert says
Nonprofit translates the exchange: ‘Even if English is your first language, health insurance is confusing’
Best college value in Washington state? 260 miles from Seattle
Redmond Reporter
Redmond representatives to hold town hall meeting on state budget deficit (Habib, Hunter, McBride)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
City attorney: Put medical marijuana under state’s recreational-pot system (Kohl-Welles)
Contrary to popular belief, tossing ‘bad’ kids harms ‘good’ ones, too
Guest Opinion: Higher education can’t afford another budget cut
Editorial: Giving renters more notice when rents rise (Kohl-Welles)
Seattle Weekly
At Long Last the End Has Come for the Ancient Ferry Kalakala
Pete Holmes Calls for ‘Immediate Action’ Against ‘Opportunistic’ Medical Pot Suppliers
Skagit Valley Herald
State announces new lightbulb recycling program
Landslide danger continues for several days in W. Washington
Spokesman Review
City Council disrupted by rowdy crowd
Poll says voters’ mood improving
Editorial: Outdated pot law again stirs costly trouble
Yakima Herald Republic
To save money, state builds copters from surplus parts
Unregulated pot market so far the biggest test for legal shops
State works to find balance between wolves, livestock
Bill counters justices on school funding ruling
Editorial: Inslee sets stage for Legislature with budget
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Rain subsides, but slide danger remains
Rocks block westbound Interstate 90 at Snoqualmie Pass
State DNR warns of another tough fire season
Seattle city attorney proposes pot vapor lounge
Mother confronts WA Healthplanfinder over payment issues
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
People trapped by Hoquiam slide have way out; danger persists
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Western Washington digs out after epic storm
KPLU FM
Retailers Explore Alternate Shipping Routes As Port Labor Dispute Drags On
Craft Brewers Are Running Out Of Names, And Into Legal Spats
KUOW FM
Seattle’s Scarlet Letter For Sloppy Trash Sorters
From Foster Care To Freshman Year
Northwestern Washington Tribe Calls On Feds To Halt Coal Terminal Permit Review
Student Tuition Now Outweighs State Funding At Public Colleges
Transportation Funding Fight Looms In Washington Legislature
How Driver’s License Suspensions Unfairly Target The Poor
NW Public Radio
Transportation Funding Fight Looms In Washington Legislature
Q13 TV (FOX)
Major flooding hits coastal cities; mudslides, high water close highways
Rain gone, but mudslide threat remains high through Tuesday
Rocks slam 2 trucks on westbound I-90; block roadway
Quinaults declare emergency due to landslides, washouts
Snoqualmie River floods roadways, forces closures: ‘It’s crazy out here’
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Elway Poll finds education a top priority, with voters open to taxes to fund it
On TVW this week: AP Legislative Preview, joint transportation committee
Horsesass.org
Rep. Carlyle Attempts the Impossible: A Serious Conversation About Our “Morally Bankrupt Tax System”
Publicola
City Attorney Wants to Close Medical Pot Stores (Kohl-Welles)
Seattle P.I.
Optimistic, upbeat mood as Washington begins new year: poll
Slog
I-594 Opponents File Federal Lawsuit
Why the Seattle Woman Who Wants to End Mass Incarceration Is Defending Pot Prosecutions
Op-Ed: Washington State Has a Morally Bankrupt Tax System, and Here’s Why (Carlyle)