Associated Press
US approved thousands of child bride requests in last decade
Legislative leaders to outline plans for upcoming session (Dhingra, Billig, Sullivan, Chopp)
Split court: Local initiatives subject to disclosure rule
Schools, mental health system at top of Legislature’s 2019 agenda (Dhingra, Chopp, Billig)
High court declines to review Seattle income tax ruling
Physicians criticize state lawsuits over pelvic mesh
High court declines to review Seattle income tax ruling
Court: Lawsuit in death of Susan Powell’s sons can proceed
Bainbridge Island Review
Bainbridge Councilwoman Nassar called out for developing her property without permits
Tobacco sales to anyone under 21 could become illegal | 2019 Legislative
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
A new Western State Hospital could be part of state’s plan to address mental health crisis (Chopp, Jinkins)
Gov. Inslee says he’s focused on the state as speculation swirls about presidential bid
Bothell Reporter
Northshore area lawmakers sponsor attorney general bills (Kuderer, Dhingra, Valdez, Goodman)
Bothell police escort legislators to their cars after Town Hall (Palumbo, Kloba, Stanford)
Columbian
Inslee: Light rail is a must (Billig, Dhingra,Chopp)
In Our View: ‘Public-Option’ Health Care (Cody)
The Daily News
Unified message from educators: State should fully fund special ed
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Editorial: What we don’t know about finances is costing us
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Today should be payday for thousands of government workers. But the shutdown means they’re not getting paid
New York Times
White House Considers Using Storm Aid Funds as a Way to Pay for the Border Wall
Farm Country Stood by Trump. But the Shutdown Is Pushing It to Breaking Point.
Shutdown Means E.P.A. Pollution Inspectors Aren’t on the Jo
Peninsula Daily News
Student’s design to become license plate in special series
Puget Sound Business Journal
From food trucks to skyscraper builders, viaduct closure squeezes businesses
Borrowers could face rising interest rates in 2019
Excessive social media use comparable to drug addiction
Oceans temperatures rising faster, as are fears
Powell warns prolonged shutdown could hurt US economy
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Washington state Supreme Court declines to review ruling that killed Seattle’s income tax
Following months of bus delays, Seattle Public Schools lays off transportation department leader
The Air Force finally takes ownership of its first Boeing tanker — with serious misgivings
Podcast: can Seattle leaders get us through the ‘Viadoom’?
In new poll on homelessness, Seattle area favors compassion but distrusts politicians
Washington state backers submit signatures for I-1000, to re-legalize affirmative action
Southern resident orcas spotted in Central Puget Sound; no news on pregnancies
Editorial: New health plan is a step toward equity for school employees (Hobbs)
Spokesman Review
Federal workers in Spokane receive help as paychecks held
Rechecking the stats on pot and violence
USA Today
‘Not leadership’: Pence in 2014 criticized using presidential powers on immigration reform
Shutdown nears record: Why these Republicans have crossed party lines to reopen the government
Oceans hottest on record in 2018, warming faster than previously thought
Washington Post
Trump administration lays groundwork to declare national emergency to build wall
Now on Craigslist, Facebook: Household items from furloughed workers trying to make ends meet
To keep a shut down government running, White House ventures into uncharted territory
‘A travesty to this nation’: People are destroying Joshua trees in Joshua Tree National Park
Yakima Herald Republic
Valley Vets: VA health options limited by distance, long waits
Clean air authority bans the use of uncertified heating devices countywide
Editorial: Roundabouts will help reduce crashes on Highway 97
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Legislative leaders outline plans for upcoming session (Dhingra, Billig, Sullivan, Chopp)
Federal workers seek loans, second jobs as shutdown lingers
Large pod of resident orcas spotted near West Seattle
Gov. Inslee shrugs off 2020 presidential run speculation
Viaduct closure draws sentimental goodbyes to a Seattle landmark
Transportation leaders brace for the unexpected during Seattle viaduct closure
KIRO7TV (CBS)
State Patrol: $6 million needed to process all backlogged rape kits (Orwall)
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
2019 legislative preview: Mental health top priority (Dhingra, Chopp,)
Traffic data on past choke points during viaduct closure
KNKX FM
Seattle Squeeze: KNKX special coverage of the Alaskan Way Viaduct closure
One more headache for teachers: Getting to school during the Seattle Squeeze
Two decades after it was banished, a movement arises to restore affirmative action in Washington (Santos, Hunt)
Federal agency trims timeline for court-ordered review of Columbia River dams
KUOW FM
How a smartphone app could save the lives of opioid users
It may soon be legal to turn yourself into a pot plant when you die in Washington state
Report: College Students Are Hungry And Government Programs Could Do More To Help
A Drug That Eases Miscarriages Is Difficult For Women To Get
NW Public Radio
New Map Shows Hotspots Of Environmental Health Hazards For Washington Neighborhoods
Q13 TV (Fox)
Seattle is about to change in a big way, are you ready?
Snohomish County Public Transportation prepares for Viaduct closure impact
Individual treatment for ailing orcas? Veterinarians work on medical database
Furloughed federal employee seeks food bank help during government shutdown
New report reveals thousands suffer from opioid use disorder
Web
Crosscut
Washington’s mental health crisis unites the Legislature (Chopp, Sullivan, Dhingra)
Seattle P.I.
How bad will Seattle Squeeze be? Past viaduct closure offers analytical clues
Port of Seattle announces resources fair for federal workers
Slog
Washington Wants Climate Policy