Associated Press
Report: Washington state troopers are underpaid, unhappy
Medical marijuana’s big business lures ex-law enforcers
Repairs to northbound Interstate 5 scheduled for January
Columbian
Sen. Cleveland honored with children’s advocacy award (Cleveland)
Artistic politicians reach across the aisle for homeless (Wylie)
Lawmakers to donate artwork to help homeless children (Wylie)
Legislators’ art to benefit the homeless (Wylie)
Legislators maintain not-so-secret civilian identities (Cleveland, Moeller)
The Daily News
Editorial: You’re free to go (DOC early release error)
Editorial via Seattle Times: State leaders must act fast to prepare for more oil trains
Everett Herald (subscription required)
State patrol staffing concerns go beyond pay
Lawmakers to propose fireworks ban, limits on abortion funding (Farrell, Liias)
Harrop: Flawed, yes, but Obamacare beats alternative
Bloomberg View: More young adults enroll in Obamacare
Editorial: Patch needed for teacher pay
Editorial: Expand gun tax across state
Puget Sound Business Journal
Plan to make Washington’s health prices transparent suffers major setback (Keiser)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Bertha ready to burrow in early January
Seattle to close even more lanes and sidewalks next year as development booms
State troopers aren’t just underpaid — they’re unhappy, report says (Clibborn)
No surprise to Washington residents: Our drought is over
Paris climate goals mean emissions need to drop below zero
Attorney general wants justices to uphold discrimination ruling
Editorial: State leaders must act fast to prepare for more oil trains
Editorial: Homeless youths left to chance
Editorial: It’s up to states to make good on promises of new federal education law
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial – Local school districts will benefit from new federal law
Editorial – Rain and snow much needed
Yakima Herald Republic
McCleary education funding case still far from being resolved (Reykdal)
Editorial: Assessing 2015: Some progress, more needed
Broadcast
KUOW FM
‘Grinch Stole Christmas’ Says Wife Of Released Inmate Returned To Prison
Bertha Ready To Drill Again. But First, A Little Holiday Rest
Heavy Rains Have Northwest Communities Scrambling To Contain Sewer Overflows
Homeless, Neglected Children Among Waitlisted For State Funded Preschool
Low Gas Prices Expected To Continue In 2016
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
This secretary of corrections takes his job quite literally
NW Public Radio
Stretched By Paperwork And Budget Restrictions, Schools Turn To Underqualified Paraeducators
Web
Slog
The Thing The Atlantic Didn’t Mention In Its Profile of Nick Hanauer