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Monday, Jan. 29

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Associated Press
Ski resorts shut down as rain creates avalanche risk
Probe of farmed salmon collapse focuses on nets
Strong health sign-ups under Obamacare encourage Democrats
King County property owners to see higher tax bill

Aberdeen Daily World
Hospital financial troubles grow more serious
Lawmakers consider Discovery Pass changes (Fitzgibbon)

Bainbridge Island Review
Workplace bullying and sexual harassment bills go before lawmakers (Keiser,Cleveland)
Senate votes to extend college financial aid to state Dreamers  (Frockt, Ranker)

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Rivers expected to rise as warm rain falls across Whatcom County
Big project to start this spring in Bellingham’s Barkley district
These women were facing mental illness and jail time, and this program helped them heal

Bothell Reporter
Bill that would reduce car tab rates passes the state House (Pellicciotti, Kilduff, Clibborn, Fey)
Workplace bullying and sexual harassment bills go before lawmakers (Keiser, Frockt, Cleveland, Chase)

Citizen Tribune
Skagit County not included in new water legislation  (Fitzgibbon, Van De Wege)

Columbian
In Our View: Inslee May Be Key on Bridge
License scofflaws could get lower fine
Bills would give property owners more say in how cities annex land
In Our View: Cheers & Jeers
Local View: Revive bistate I-5 Bridge deal, get to work on replacement

The Daily News
Inslee beats drum for Herrera Beutler bill
Legislators aim to pass flurry of bills in short session (Takko)
Sen. Braun’s proposed bill will lower community college tuition

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Edmonds a top route in record-breaking year for ferry riders
Questions about Everett schools’ $330 million bond vote?
30-year legislator Dick King dies at 83 (Sells)
Senate passes bill banning ‘bump stocks’
WaPo: Air Force One’s new Boeing refrigerators costs taxpayers $24M
The ups and downs of school enrollment
Schools get Gold Stars for helping students reach college
Editorial: Everett schools bond builds path toward careers

Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way Senior Center to get much-needed kitchen remodel

Journal of the San Juan Islands
A ferry tale ending | The Hyak may be decommissioned in 2018
Legendary filmmaker and ski icon Warren Miller, 93, passes away at Orcas home

Lake Chelan Mirror
Workplace bullying and sexual harassment bills go before lawmakers (Keiser, Frockt, Cleveland, Chase)

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Exonerated man urges end to death penalty in Bremerton speech (Pedersen)
Law enforcement makes overdose saves
Navy seeks to expand special operations training in region
Washington Senate passes bump stock ban (Van De Wege)

Maple Valley Reporter
Workplace bullying and sexual harassment bills go before lawmakers (Keiser, Cleveland, Chase)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Is revealing a state worker’s birthdate invasive or necessary to a functioning democracy? (Kuderer)
Not #MeToo: Senators reluctant to tackle harassment policy
Editorial: End gay conversion therapy in Washington

New York Times
Oil Boom Gives the U.S a New Edge in Energy and Diplomacy

Peninsula Daily News
Reps. Chapman, Tharinger sponsor small-business tax bill (Chapman, Tharinger, Van De Wege, Lytton)
Workplace bullying and sexual harassment bills go before lawmakers  (Keiser, Frockt, Cleveland)

Renton Reporter
Workplace bullying and sexual harassment bills go before lawmakers (Keiser, Frockt, Cleveland, Chase)
Editorial cartoon: Who’s fault was it?

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Higher property-tax bills to hit King County next month (Carlyle, Pollet)
State investigators focus on nets plugged with mussels in Atlantic salmon net-pen failure (Ranker)
After 5 years, walk-bike bridge design for Northgate light-rail station still unfinished (Pollet, Valdez, Frockt)
Bill by bill, Democrats are trying to create a stable state health-insurance system (Cleveland, Keiser)
Editorial: Promising approach to school-funding order deserves attention (Mullet, Rolfes, Hobbs, Takko, Palumbo)
Opinion: Support education bill that targets opportunity and achievement gaps (Pettigrew)
Opinion: Fish farming done right can benefit all of us

Seattle Weekly
Car Tab Bill Could Slash Sound Transit Funding (Clibborn, Fey, Pelicciotti, Kilduff)

Spokesman Review
Spin Control: State looking at ways to increase voters and turnout
Weighing fate of anti-affirmative action initiative, Legislature debats equal vs. equitable (Hasegawa)
Senate votes to ban bump stock devices (Van De Wege, Pedersen)

Tri-City Herald
More Washington cities sue drugmakers over opioid crisis

USA Today
Opioid makers face hundreds of lawsuits for misleading doctors about drug’s addictive nature
Democrats send a message by bringing ‘Dreamers’ to State of the Union
With 175 Americans dying a day, what are the solutions to the opioid epidemic?

Washington Post
Lawmakers call on Trump to drop bid for legal immigration cuts

Wenatchee World
AgWatch | A TPP without Washington wheat?

Whidbey News-Times
Point in Time Count offers snapshot of homelessness in Island County
Unemployment numbers point to health economy
Navy to hold meeting on testing of polluted site
WhidbeyHealth looking for nurses ‘highly trained’ for SANE

Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima Valley flu cases double last year as nation feels strain
Students living here illegally would be eligible for Washington state aid under new bill (Frockt, Hansen)
Latinos from across the state set for special day in Olympia
House bill aims to limit $30 Discover Pass to state park visits (Fitzgibbon)
Guest essay: ‘Until we address the teacher expectation gap, the student achievement gap will remain’
Commentary: 10th-grade tests must get chance to work
Editorial: Court is right: Public records law applies to our lawmakers

Broadcast

KING5 TV (NBC)
‘It’s the perfect time’ for NHL to Seattle, says team exec
WATCH: Video captures blizzard-like conditions at Hurricane Ridge

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
First person on Death Row exonerated by DNA calls on lawmakers to abolish death penalty in WA

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Incoming storm bringing elevated risk of landslides, flooding, avalanches
Puget Sound faith leaders pledge ‘no Muslim ban ever’ on travel ban anniversary
Washington state man fined $8,000 for killing wolves

KNKX FM
The Internet Was Ruining Their Lives; Now They’re Learning To Live Without It
A Youthful Approach To Hyper-Local Journalism
Pacific Northwest Olympians At The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games
Seattle Neurologists Find New Way To Detect And Monitor Concussions In Student Athletes
Ban On Bump Stocks Passes Washington Senate (Van De Wege)

KUOW FM
Volunteers count King County’s homeless population
Children Who Survive Congenital Heart Defects Can Face New Problems As Adults
Activists: Gang Database Disproportionately Targets Young Men Of Color
Washington’s Affirmative Action Ban Cost Minority-Owned Businesses Public Contract Dollars
Seattle region will grow by 1.8 million people by 2050
Pure, cheap, and abundant: Why meth use is spiking in Washington

NW Public Radio
Residents Displaced By Rattlesnake Ridge Slide Confront Yakima’s Tight Housing Market
Q&A: What Are The Chances Of Offshore Drilling In The Northwest?
Washington Farmworkers File Class Action Lawsuit After Death Of Coworker
Washington Lawmakers Consider Lifting Affirmative Action Ban

Web

Crosscut
Opinion: Where a divided Washington can find common ground: Health care

MyNorthwest.com
Lawmakers consider repealing state ban on affirmative action

Publicola
Top Stories: Aid for Dreamers, Rent Control Debate, and Another Letter from the DOJ