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Thursday, January 2

Welcome to 2020 – and to some new laws in Washington
Jan. 1 means more than a new year with toasts at midnight and a chorus of “Auld Lang Syne.” It also means new laws. Although most new Washington laws passed by the Legislature take effect 90 days after a session ends, some are always delayed until Jan. 1 or later to give residents, businesses and state agencies a bit more time to prepare. Some taxes went up, some new regulations started, some programs ended. Continue reading in The Spokesman Review. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP)

A remarkable year in photographs

View in The Washington Post. (Shealah Craighead/AP)

Report: Washington State Patrol singles out Native American drivers
Twelve years ago, academic researchers working with the Washington State Patrol raised a warning flag: Troopers were searching drivers from minority communities, particularly Native Americans, at a much higher rate than whites. They recommended additional study. That was the last time the WSP conducted a substantive analysis of the race and ethnicity of drivers searched by troopers. Continue reading in The Spokesman Review.

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Associated Press
Another executive departs as Boeing tries to correct course
Washington state to investigate claims over failed expansion
Forest Service wilderness fee plan gets negative comments
Washington workers can soon access paid family leave benefit
Don’t drink and drive, lawmaker says. Then he drove into a ditch.
Washington state law requires student vaccinations by Jan. 8
Hiring at Hanford lab targets dangerous radioactive waste
Coast Guard suspends search for 5 missing crew in Alaska
Fish and Wildlife moves to partially dismiss wolf suit
Black guest at Portland hotel sues over ‘no party’ promise
Judge sanctions Washington state prosecutor for misconduct
Tobacco purchase age increases to 21 in Washington state

Aberdeen Daily World
Retired truck driver takes wheel as Aberdeen mayor
Corps dumping sand to guard against breach near jetty
County backs “Blue Zone” study looking at reversing poor health trends
Commentary: This year, can you let trust win out over hate?
Commentary: Why demagogues were the Founding Fathers’ greatest fear

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
The PNW rumbles again, as another earthquake just struck closer to Bellingham
Washington state law requires student vaccinations by Jan. 8
Hiring at Hanford lab targets dangerous radioactive waste
Thousands flee Australia’s coastal towns as raging wildfires close in

Bothell Reporter
WA lawmakers propose capping insulin costs at $100 a month (Keiser, Cody)

Columbian
Vancouver teen’s slaying revives hate-crime discussion (Wylie)
In Our View: States must step up to ban assault weapons
In Our View: Cheers & Jeers: I-5 Bridge funds; vaccine data

The Daily News
ICE removes case over Cowlitz County youth detainees to federal court
New car seat requirements begin Wednesday
Cowlitz County unemployment stays relatively steady
Jim Walsh aims to pass bill protecting citizen information in 2020 session

Daily World
Local legislators to speak at Greater Grays Harbor legislative send-off Jan. 10 (Van De Wege, Takko, Chapman, Tharinger, Blake)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Last year, he was in a coma. This year he got a flu shot
Constant change: Here’s what happened in business in 2019
Washington workers can soon access paid family leave benefit
Everett leaders want closer look at transit finances, merger
2020: Light rail, ferry terminal and possible transit merger
Everett might allow three more cannabis stores
Washington minimum wage earners are about to get a raise
Plastic bag ban in Snohomish arrives on New Year’s Day
Election quirks: Drop boxes, tossed ballots, fickle voters
State crime team proposed to work on cold rape, murder cases
The year’s top local stories according to opinionated readers (Habib)
Comment: Decade of climate science is confirming worst fears
Commentary: What’s needed to make room in the inn for homeless
Commentary: Cherry Point regulations could harm local economy
Viewpoints: The underlying illness threatening Obamacare
Commentary: Yes, you’re free to use ‘they’ as a singular pronoun
Editorial: A look back at The Herald’s opinions for 2019
Editorial: A few more resolutions to keep in 2020

The Hill
Trump signs bill to eliminate rape kit testing backlog

The Inlander
Student vaccination data shoddy in Washington state schools, according to audit

Islands’ Weekly
County considers marijuana grow options
Sales tax increase for emergency radios could be in next election
County seeks comment on housing assessment
Ferries holds first-ever digital meetings

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
No vacancy: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard dry docks busy in 2020 and beyond
Navy considers shipbuilding cuts for upcoming budget

News Tribune (subscription required)
What will 2020 bring for the apartment tax exemption in Tacoma? Wait and see.
Who’s in, who’s out and who’s on top: Major employers list for Pierce County
Editorial: If Washington is a nanny state, so be it. These four new state laws show 2020 foresight

New York Times
How Big Companies Won Tens of Billions of Dollars in New Tax Breaks
Here’s how businesses are able to hide the effect of overseas tax havens.
As Tens of Thousands Died, F.D.A. Failed to Police Opioids
Opioid Deaths Rise When Auto Plants Close, Study Shows
As More Mothers Fill Prisons, Children Suffer ‘a Primal Wound’
‘It’s creepy’: Unexplained drones are swarming by night over Colorado, Nebraska

Olympian (subscription required)
Homelessness, downtown Olympia development and traffic drove reader interest in 2019
U-Haul will stop hiring nicotine users in these 21 states starting in February

Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON CLALLAM: Public hearing set on redirecting revenue to housing
EYE ON JEFFERSON: Port Townsend planning commission to consider housing code amendments
Deadline approaching for Planning Commission applications
New car and booster seat regulations go into effect in 2020

Puget Sound Business Journal
Why the impact of the Trump taxes remains partly hidden
U.S. population makes fewest gains in decades, Census Bureau says
How big companies won new tax breaks from the Trump administration
California’s new privacy law is tough. How far will companies go to comply?
New UW master’s degree to support state’s growing need for science technicians
In the U.S., an angioplasty costs $32,000. Elsewhere? Maybe $6,400.
Why 2020 could be a very busy year for US bank mergers
The FAA wants to start tracking drones’ locations
Layoffs, hiring freeze hit Boeing 737 Max suppliers before factory production halt
Sound Transit to spend majority of its $3.1B 2020 budget on light rail expansion
Study examines evolving airline industry over past decade
Trump says US-China trade deal will be signed on January 15
Markets in 2019: You couldn’t lose money if you tried

Renton Reporter
WA lawmakers propose capping insulin costs at $100 a month (Keiser, Cody)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Our top stories of 2019: Boeing 737 MAX, record snowstorms, free college ‘game changer’
Thanks for the gifts of integrity, charity and grit (Orwall)
Student Voices: Why Washington state should make dual-enrollment programs free for al
Op-Ed: Washington is safer because of its sanctuary status
Light-rail riders can expect more crowded, less frequent trains as downtown track construction begins
Three big changes should benefit Washington workers beginning in 2020
Coast Guard suspends search for 5 fishermen after Seattle-managed crab boat sinks in Alaska
Editorial: Stop state corrections’ pattern of failure
Editorial: Helping all kids on the road to adulthood
Unseasonably warm day coming, but brace for ‘fast and furious’ Seattle weather after that
King County’s longtime chief criminal deputy prosecutor retires as a new generation moves into leadership roles
CES, the tech industry’s big show, to feature keynote from Ivanka Trump
Seattle Promise program expands to all Seattle public high schools
Storms this week expected to add needed depth to Washington snowpack
With $2M in cuts looming, Shoreline Community College may shutter popular dental hygiene program and clinic
Seattle-area home prices higher than last year for third month in a row
Redmond Town Center sells for $192 million
Three outgoing mayors reflect on King County’s astounding growth

Seattle Weekly
WA lawmakers propose capping insulin costs at $100 a month (Cody, Keiser)
Swedish Medical Center nurses could send notification of strike by year’s end
Washington’s vehicle emission check program ends Dec. 31
Who owns King County forestlands?

Skagit Valley Herald
Anacortes School District asks state to make a change
Refinery cancels xylenes project in settlement agreement
County appeals state timber harvest plan
Skagit Transit increasing pass prices
Sedro-Woolley School District borrows money to address shortfalls
Studies give insight on plight of orca whales
Skagit County opens Mount Vernon senior center to homeless

Spokesman Review
Welcome to 2020 – and to some new laws in Washington
More negotiations scheduled as nurses closer to striking at Providence locations statewide
BSNF train derails into the Kootenai River; crews work to contain spill
Report: Washington State Patrol singles out Native American drivers
Spokane veteran accused of firing at unmarked car questions undercover police tactics
Cars get trapped in tumbleweeds on Washington state highway

Tri-City Herald
Clallam County to divert tax to housing (Chapman, Tharinger)

USA Today
The U.S. raid that left dozens of Afghan children dead
These 7 states are introducing notable law changes in 2020
‘The age of mass shootings’: US mass killings hit record high in 2019
Suicides, hunger, violence: What really happens in ICE custody

Vancouver Business Journal
VBJ’s 2020 Business & Economic Forecast
Outlook strong for Port of Vancouver USA
Vancouver mayor appointed to state Tax Structure Work Group

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
WA lawmakers propose capping insulin costs at $100 a month (Cody, Keiser)

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Local Democrats, Republican lawmakers serve public well with forum
Editorial: Using your turn signal is not optional
Editorial: Bipartisan effort in Congress helps community newspapers

Washington Post
A remarkable year in photographs
America’s marijuana growers are the best in the world, but federal laws are keeping them out of global markets
Potential clash between U.S. and Iran averted as embassy siege ends
Amid California’s power woes, a beacon of energy shines from one tribe
The signal of human-caused climate change has emerged in everyday weather, study find
Opinion: A deceptively edited video of Biden signals what’s coming
A top exec pushed Google to commit to human rights in China. Then Google pushed him out, he says.
Amazon threatens to fire critics who are outspoken on its environmental policies
This Ohio city is known for aiding the homeless. Now officials are asking how they can bear the cost.
U.S. Army bans TikTok on military devices, signaling growing concern about app’s Chinese roots
The 2010s were a lost decade for climate. We can’t afford a repeat, scientists warn.
America’s schools are more diverse than ever. But the teachers are still mostly white.
With Trump’s farm bailout came surprising profits, but little help for the neediest
‘I killed Jennifer’: Doorbell camera captures a man confessing to his sister’s stabbing, police say
Trump administration’s compromise vape ban provokes public health outcry
Perspective: Don’t blame Trump for the rise of right-wing conspiracy theories

Yakima Herald
Radio KDNA — voice of the farm worker — surpasses 40 years
What is the future of Washington state’s forests? Endangered marbled murrelet seabird caught in fight

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KING5 TV (NBC)
U-Haul won’t hire nicotine users in 21 states, including Washington
These new Washington laws are now in effect

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Updated state seatbelt law means changes for kids, parents
Washington’s smoking age rises to 21

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Paid time off now available for Washington workers when most needed
Sawant to launch effort to create new tax on big business
New bill would force repeat offenders into mental health treatment

KNKX FM
Puget Sound orcas have a lot to say. This woman is almost always listening.

KUOW FM
U.S. Population Growth In 2019 Is Slowest In A Century
Some foster children have new homes, but bigger crisis in Washington state remains
Federal Judge Dismisses Former White House Aide’s Lawsuit Over Congressional Subpoena
Census Bureau Finds Latinos, Asians Sensitive To Now-Blocked Citizenship Question

Q13 TV (Fox)
Washington state’s new Paid Family Leave law takes effect
Snowplows used to remove tumbleweeds that blocked Washington highway for hours

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Crosscut
Four Washington teen activists explain how 2019 became the year of youth climate action
Journalists of color deserve more support. Here’s how Seattle can help.
Homeless and sick: One Seattle man’s path shows the slow pace of progress
King County’s political isolation is the story of 2019
The decade progressives started fighting for themselves
10 of the wildest discoveries Washington scientists made in 2019
New year, new policy: Seattle Public Library no longer charging late fees
Pacific Northwest forests fit trifecta for curbing climate change — if we stop logging them
Feds target Seattle transportation projects as part of criminal inquiry

Queen Anne & Magnolia News
District 7 councilmember delivers UpGarden reprieve during swearing-in ceremony (Tarleton)

Seattle P.I.
Fish and Wildlife moves to partially dismiss wolf suit

Slog
The Seattle Public Library Goes Fine-Free
Illinois and Michigan Making Midwest Cannabis History

Tuesday, December 24

*The Daily E-Clips is going on holiday vacation from December 25 until January 2. Happy Holidays! We will see you next decade!

Beast Mode’s back: Marshawn Lynch re-signs with Seahawks for NFC West title game, playoffs
Beast Mode is back. Marshawn Lynch re-signed with the Seahawks Monday night after almost four full years away, and 14 months since his last NFL game. Continue reading in the Bellingham Herald. (Joshua Bessex)

Sound Transit to seek car-tab changes with more urgency
Sound Transit leaders plan to press state lawmakers in 2020 to change the law on how car tabs are calculated. Acknowledging the frustration of voters expressed through Initiative 976, the board of directors of the regional transit authority agreed last week to ask legislators to ditch a two-decade-old depreciation schedule in favor of one that would base annual assessments on the “true current value” of a vehicle. Continue reading in the Everett Herald. (Sue Misao/The Herald)

Five earthquakes, up to magnitude 6.0, rumbled British Columbia on Monday
A series of five earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 4.8 to 6.0 was recorded Monday in British Columbia. Four of the five quakes were recorded as striking primarily on Vancouver Island and at the northern end of Victoria Island in Port Alice and Port Hardy, according to the government’s Earthquakes Canada website. Continue reading in The Seattle Times.

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Associated Press
December car-tab renewal notices sent late due to I-976
CWU requests security upgrades after false shooter report
Bust out the Skittles because Marshawn Lynch is returning to the Seahawks

Aberdeen Daily World
Where is the Lady Grace? Sunken vessel in Hoquiam River slated for removal nowhere to be found
North Beach community rallies to erase student lunch debt
LGBTQ+ forum urges steps for the school district
Commmentary: Wild Olympics — wilderness label comes with a cost

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
745-foot propane tanker crashes into Intalco pier at Cherry Point, officials confirm
Here’s what to do if you run into the invasive Asian giant hornet found in Blaine
Here’s how warming in the Cascades impacts the Nooksack River in Whatcom County
Series of strong and moderate quakes strike Monday off Vancouver Island
Beast Mode’s back: Marshawn Lynch re-signs with Seahawks for NFC West title game, playoffs

Chinook Observer
Pacific Transit manager nervous about possible upcoming 2020 budget cuts (Takko)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Holiday driving might be easier, but ferries will be packed
Bloomberg: For Boeing’s new CEO, saving the Max is only the first hurdle
Bloomberg: Boeing discloses new set of 737 Max messages to regulators
Sound Transit to seek car-tab changes with more urgency (Fey, Hobbs)
Harrop: Importing cheap drugs from Canada not going to happen

Island’s Weekly
Provision to monitor noise of naval operations to be included in National Defense Authorization Act

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Navy clamps down on local base access at Bremerton, Bangor
Port of Brownsville works to contain minor fuel spill
Are you an employer? Know these law changes for 2020

News Tribune (subscription required)
Pierce County child dies of flu-related complications

New York Times
G.O.P. Lawmaker Had Visions of a Christian Alternative Government
Boeing Can’t Fly Its 737 Max, but It’s Ready to Sell Its Safety
Oped: Be Paranoid About Privacy

Olympian (subscription required)
28-year-old Nisqually jail inmate found unconscious died in Olympia hospital Sunday

Puget Sound Business Journal
Sawant weighs public vote on new ‘Amazon tax’
Analysts: Boeing needed a CEO change, but is David Calhoun right pick?

Seattle Times (subscription required)
More ‘troubling’ internal Boeing 737 MAX documents released to FAA
Lime will take its green bikes off Seattle streets until at least spring
New study: Adaptive cruise-control and other driver-assistance systems may increase distracted driving
More Seattle retail workers received schedules in advance during first year of new city law
Five earthquakes, up to magnitude 6.0, rumbled British Columbia on Monday
Pierce County child dies of complications from flu
New details about Pierce County deputy who died in crash rushing to help with difficult arrest
Seattle schools will exclude non-vaccinated students starting Jan. 8. Here’s a list of free immunization clinics.
Central Washington University requests $3.28 million for security after false shooter report
Car-tab confusion: The state was up to 6 weeks late in mailing 525,600 December renewal bills
Editorial: A wish for peace in the season of light

Spokesman Review
Local therapists advise navigating politics during the holidays
Top Dogs: Gonzaga ranked No. 1 for fifth time in program history
Decade in review: More insurance, more consolidation, more medical education in Spokane

USA Today
Were the predictions we made about climate change 20 years ago accurate? Here’s a look
Donald Trump promotes White House aide who refused to testify in impeachment inquiry
Amazon is watching, listening and tracking you. Here’s how to stop it
Analysis: Trump more negative, prolific on Twitter amid Democratic impeachment inquiry
Amid claims of ‘political favoritism,’ FBI is asking questions about former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin’s pardons

Washington Post
Colleges are turning students’ phones into surveillance machines
Trump lashes out at Pelosi, Democrats after exchanging holiday greetings with troop
Opinion: Could Democrats impeach Trump twice? They might have to.
Statistics of the Year — 2019 edition
Jayapal: India’s foreign minister refused me. I won’t stop speaking out on human rights.
Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick will leave the company’s board
Rudy Giuliani, a Catholic, says he is ‘more of a Jew’ than George Soros, who survived the Holocaust
NBC suspends hockey analyst after sexual comments about co-workers on Barstool Sports podcast
For ex-inmates, support program gives them a second chance to avoid addiction, improve health care

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Washington state December car-tab renewal notices sent late
WSU freshman from Bellevue died of alcohol poisoning, coroner says
There were more U.S. mass shootings in 2019 than days on the calendar

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
‘This hasn’t been done before’: UW study offers real-time testing for flu virus

KNKX FM
You’ll have to be 21 to buy cigarettes or vape products in Washington starting Jan. 1, 2020 (Pollet)
Nameless graves: Officials look to correct ‘disrespect’ at old McNeil Island prison cemetery

KUOW FM
Lime bikes to leave Seattle streets by end of year
Plans to beef up Amtrak Cascades service in 2020 beset by multiple uncertainties
Newly Released Emails Fuel Democrats’ Trial Requests, As McConnell Stands Firm

Q13 TV (Fox)
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg is out after disastrous year
Washington state December car-tab renewal notices sent late

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Crosscut
Built to last, not to please: Why you can’t ignore the Cosmic Crisp
10 of the wildest discoveries Washington scientists made in 2019
Crosscut’s 2019 in photos

Slog
It’s Time to Nationalize Boeing
Humanitarian Groups Outraged Over Concessions in Military Spending Bill

Monday, December 23

CEO Muilenburg resigns amid interminable Boeing 737 crisis
Dennis Muilenburg was ousted as chief executive officer of the Boeing Co., a once-unthinkable turning point for a U.S. industrial champion engulfed in turmoil after two deadly crashes of its top-selling 737 Max jetliner. David Calhoun, who had served as chairman since October, will replace Muilenburg as CEO and president Jan. 13, Boeing said in a news release Monday. Continue reading in the Everett Herald. (AP Photo/Jim Young, Pool)

A gigantic Asian hornet just showed up in Washington. And that’s bad news, experts say
Gigantic, invasive hornets could be a big headache for Washington residents — but not for the reasons you might expect, state agriculture experts say in a release. Asian giant wasps, which are up to 1½ inches long, are scary-looking and have a painful sting, but are not normally aggressive toward humans or animals, experts say. Continue reading in the Bellingham Herald. (Washington Department of Agriculture)

Judge revokes grazing permit for ranchers pardoned by Trump
A judge on Friday revoked the grazing permit of two ranchers who were pardoned last year by President Donald Trump on an arson conviction for setting fire to federal lands. U.S. District Judge Michael Simon ruled in the long-running case after hearing arguments from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, which granted a 10-year grazing permit to Dwight and Steven Hammond after Trump’s July 2018 pardon. The renewal prompted a coalition of environmental groups to sue. Continue reading in the Everett Herald. (Les Zaitz/The Oregonian via AP, File)

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Associated Press
A look at the state Supreme Court records ruling
Judge revokes grazing permit for ranchers pardoned by Trump
Spokane state rep, accused of terrorism, says he won’t resign
Invasive Asian giant hornet found in Washington state
GOP governors grapple with whether to accept refugees or not
Fears for dental program at Shoreline Community College
Seattle program offers students 2 years of free tuition

Aberdeen Daily World
Flood watch in effect through 10 p.m. Sunday
LGBT+ students claim harassment at Aberdeen High School
Grant allows PUD to study fiber expansion to Oakville, Chehalis Indian Reservation

Auburn Reporter
Catch a train: WA considers an Auburn to Spokane rail link
Opinion: Rifts, not gifts: Habib, Republican senators at odds this holiday season (Billig, Randall, Liias)
Opinion: Bridges shouldn’t have to sink to be replaced

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
A gigantic Asian hornet just showed up in Washington. And that’s bad news, experts say
New species are invading rivers, lakes and coastlines in Whatcom County
Why are more pedestrians and cyclists dying on Washington roads?
Warmer average temperatures are harming the county’s largest freshwater source
Endangered Puget Sound orca recovery depends on efforts to save salmon and the habitat
Seattle program offers students 2 years of free tuition
Wash. state deeply divided over tearing down Snake River dams, says Inslee’s $750,000 study
Idaho GOP lawmaker part of domestic terrorism report into Washington state legislator

Columbian
Resilient finance plan sought for Interstate 5 Bridge effort (Wylie)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
What is state’s vaccination rate? That’s a good question
Bloomberg: CEO Muilenburg resigns amid interminable Boeing 737 crisis
Burke: No confidence in Trump’s competence on North Korea
Commentary: Fund will help rebuild health of state’s forests
Editorial: A win for founders of state’s Public Records Act (Liias, Mead, Ryu)

Federal Way Mirror
Strained relationships between legislators, City of Federal Way (Pellicciotti, Wilson)

Island’s Weekly
County council approves first biennium budget

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Runoff into Lake Emelia from construction site alarms neighbors
Congress approves $1.4 trillion in spending. What’s coming to Kitsap?
Suspected drug dealer charged with filming four people in throes of overdose, one fatal

News Tribune (subscription required)
It’s on: Pete Carroll says Marshawn Lynch is flying up intending to sign with Seahawks
Pierce County deputy shoots, wounds man who rammed patrol vehicles during chase
Help is coming to crack down on robocalls. Congress takes on spammers, fake caller IDs
Decision to scuttle Tacoma psychiatric hospital rife with fear, short on logic
Community shows love, respect for fallen deputy

New York Times
Boeing Fires C.E.O. Dennis Muilenburg
What the Senate Does Now Will Cast a Long Shadow

Olympian (subscription required)
Dept. of Ecology preparing report on $9 million cleanup of oil spill into Capitol Lake
Should the state keep listing pocket gophers as threatened? Weigh in
Olympia I-5 overpass will get an earthquake retrofit in 2020
Capitol has open site, Olympia Coffee expands, and Joel Hart leaves La Mariposa

Portland Business Journal
How a Portland-area meeting and entertainment venue is fighting human trafficking

Puget Sound Business Journal
After truce with U.S., China cuts tariffs on many global imports
Muilenberg resigns as Boeing CEO
At Boeing, CEO’s stumbles deepen a crisis
Boeing KC-46 tankers get green light to fly passengers, cargo again
All roads point to the future: Light rail will be biggest Seattle-area projects of the 20s Senate opens door to new options in your 401(k)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Editorial: Expel Matt Shea from the Legislature (Jinkins)
Ishisaka: Electric vehicles can be for everybody — in Rainier Valley and beyond
As Amazon and other companies expand there, Bellevue preps for thousands more commuters
‘The infernal darkness’: Friday was darkest day recorded in Seattle history
Op-Ed: Our struggling youth deserve access to mental-health treatment
Car-tab confusion: The state was up to 6 weeks late in mailing 525,600 December renewal bills
Op-Ed: CBD craze: For the sake of consumer safety, let the licensed cannabis industry in
Natural gas industry’s $1 million PR campaign sets up fight over Northwest’s energy future
Op-Ed: Carbon is Gen Z consumers’ sugar
With $2M in cuts looming, Shoreline Community College may shutter popular dental hygiene program and clinic
Editorial: The people win open-government ruling in Olympia (Sullivan, Billig)
As Washington Rep. Matt Shea refuses to resign following accusation of domestic terrorism, Ammon Bundy challenges House report (Jinkins)
Amtrak train service will resume between Seattle and Portland on Monday after temporary suspension due to landslide
How Seattle is coping with record-setting rain, and what to expect next
How Washington state schools are addressing impeachment
Rover and Wag, the Uber and Lyft of dog walking, fight state oversight

Seattle Weekly
Catch a train: WA considers an Auburn to Spokane rail line
Lawmakers aim to act on guns and pot, taxes and apples (Hobbs, Stanford)
King, Pierce county officials want answers on Sound Transit fare enforcement disparities

Skagit Valley Herald
Businesses prepare for biggest minimum wage bump yet
Democrats select finalists for Morris replacement (Morris)

USA Today
‘Every little bit helps’: Minimum wage to rise in 24 states
600 gallons of fuel sinks off Galápagos Islands
McConnell says he’s ‘the 2nd most despised Republican’

Washington Post
Polarizing issues could lead to partisan gridlock in state legislatures in 2020
‘It only took one pill’: How addiction starts
Boeing’s chief executive resigns in wake of 737 Max crisis
McConnell chides Pelosi for not sending articles of impeachment to Senate
Rep. Devin Nunes, actor Johnny Depp and other A-listers find their way to courts in Virginia
Five professors say the 1619 Project should be amended. ‘We disagree,’ the New York Times says.
Boeing spacecraft lands safely in New Mexico desert, a successful end to a flawed test mission
The most popular fact checks of 2019
The fur industry is under attack. It’s not going down without a fight.
Kentucky’s governor granted clemency to more than 600 people. Then came a firestorm.
From pills to fentanyl: Three personal stories that show how the opioid crisis evolved
For ex-inmates, support program gives them a second chance to avoid addiction, improve health care
The Big Number: Women now outnumber men in medical schools
Facebook, Twitter disable sprawling inauthentic operation that used AI to make fake faces

Yakima Herald Republic
YPD: Homcides lower this year, due in part to joint task force operation this summer
Sheriff’s office gets armored vehicle through military surplus program
Small-business owners make adjustments for minimum wage increase
Homelessness swells in Toppenish as Yakama Nation shuts winter shelter doors

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Paid medical and family leave starts in Washington in January
Dennis Muilenburg resigns as Boeing CEO
New Washington child car seat laws could keep your junior high kid strapped-in
Heavy rain causes sewage spills in Lake Washington, Puget Sound
There’s still time for Seattle high school students to apply for 2 years of free tuition

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Boeing shakes up leadership with new CEO

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Rep. Matt Shea won’t resign, draws Trump impeachment comparison
Washington begins best paid family and medical leave in country January 1
After deadly crashes of 737 Max, Boeing CEO is out
Fears for dental program at Shoreline Community College
Seattle program offers students 2 years of free tuition

KNKX FX
WSU researcher aims to find out if outdoor preschool yields health benefits for kids
Want your dog to live longer? This UW researcher would like to help
Washington auditor finds some schools are failing to follow state vaccination laws
15 easily missed details from deep inside the Rep. Matt Shea report

KUOW FM
Boeing fires CEO Dennis Muilenburg in 737 MAX debacle
15 easily missed details from deep inside the Rep. Matt Shea report
Copper versus salmon: Why an Alaska mine matters in the Northwest
2020 Census kicks into high gear next month with state taxpayer assist
Washington Legislator Matt Shea Accused Of ‘Domestic Terrorism,’ Report Finds – Jinkins
Calls for Spokane Valley lawmaker to resign after report suggests links to ‘domestic terrorism’
Friday politics: What’s next for Washington reps after impeachment vote
Trump Accepts Pelosi’s Invite To Give State Of The Union As Impeachment Trial Looms

Q13 TV (Fox)
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg is out after disastrous year
Invasive Asian giant hornet found in Washington state

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Slog
Why Black Americans Can Never Be American Christians
The Liquor and Cannabis Board Just Lost a Court Case—To a String of Christmas Lights

Thursday, December 19

Trump becomes third U.S. president to be impeached
President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives on two articles on Wednesday night, becoming only the third American chief executive to be formally charged under the Constitution’s ultimate remedy for high crimes and misdemeanors. The historic vote split along party lines, much the way it has divided the nation, over the charges that the 45th president abused the power of his office by enlisting a foreign government to investigate a political rival ahead of the 2020 election and that he then obstructed Congress in its investigation. Continue reading in the Peninsula Daily News. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/The Associated Press)

Washington Supreme Court rules that legislators must release public records
Individual legislators must release records under the state’s Public Records law, which has “a strongly worded mandate for broad disclosure,” a divided state Supreme Court said today. Individual lawmakers and their offices are subject to the law under the statute’s “plain meaning.” The Secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House also are subject to the law, but with narrower rules for public disclosure. Continue reading in The Spokesman Review. (Jim Camden / The Spokesman-Review)

Gov. Inslee proposes slashing unsheltered homelessness in half by spending $300 million
Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday proposed spending more than $300 million over three years to build emergency shelters and expand housing programs, with the goal of cutting unsheltered homelessness in half statewide. The request to the Legislature comes more than four years after King County and Seattle announced a state of emergency on homelessness hoping for state and federal help. Continue reading in The Seattle Times.

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Associated Press
Trump becomes third U.S. president to be impeached
Court: Washington state lawmakers are subject to records act
What the state’s 10 House members have said about impeachment
Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule makes space debut this week
Seattle barrel firm allegedly used hidden drain to pollute
Ruling expected in media lawsuit against Legislature
Washington governor wants to spend $300M to help homeless
Lawsuit says immigration courts are now deportation machines
Putin says Trump was impeached for ‘far-fetched’ reasons
McConnell blasts impeachment, says Senate ensures stability
Court: Part of ‘Obamacare’ invalid, more review needed
Walk-in clinics for opioid addiction offer meds first, fast
King County child dies of flu
Magnitude 3.4 earthquake strikes near Fall City, Washington

Aberdeen Daily World
Marijuana teen vaping up as other drug use, drinking and smoking decline, NIH survey shows
County taking steps toward streamlined process for warming shelter
Oped: Trump steering GOP off a cliff; who will grab the wheel?

Auburn Reporter
DaCorsi is new deputy mayor
State awards salmon grant for Middle Green River

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
State’s public records laws apply to legislators, Supreme Court rules (Pedersen)
Kids particularly at risk as flu strikes Whatcom ‘unusually early.’ Here’s what to do
Herring a key food source and a candidate for endangered species status
Bellingham rally to back impeachment about ‘defending the rule of law,’ protesters say
So you think you have the flu? Here’s what you should do
The Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve is a unique aquatic ecosystem

Columbian
In Our View: Child-abuse hotline needs resources, support (Cleveland)

The Daily News
Forest Service accepting comments for Spirit Lake safety projects

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Local leaders call for more ships at Naval Station Everett
A gift idea for a troubled relationship: intervention (Habib, Billig)
Inslee favors reserves over taxes to help house the homeless
Editorial: This is why local governments are audited
Bloomberg opinion: What Trump’s letter gets wrong about Constitution

Kent Reporter
Upthegrove lowers expectations in Kent for new regional homelessness authority

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Port Orchard police make agency’s first Narcan save
Prosecutor asks for more investigation into Chiefstick shooting in Poulsbo
Kitsap’s economy: Another solid year, with more to follow

News Tribune (subscription required)
State’s public records laws apply to legislators, Supreme Court rules (Jinkins, Pedersen)
Washington’s big, ugly clams caught up in trade war. It’s hurting businesses, state
Editorial: Washington fundraising freeze won’t be too painful. Look at all the cash Inslee, Ferguson have piled up

New York Times
Trump Impeached for Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress

Olympian (subscription required)
State’s public records laws apply to legislators, Supreme Court rules (Jinkins, Pedersen)
‘Enraged’ man kills 17-year-old after learning she is transgender, Washington cops say

Peninsula Daily News
Defense bill includes real-time sound tests

Puget Sound Business Journal
Uber settles federal investigation into workplace culture
Health law’s insurance mandate is struck down by an appeals court
Boeing urges workers to ‘protect the company’s reputation’ over holiday break
Port of Seattle delays environmental review for Sea-Tac airport expansions
Earning income on the side is a large and growing slice of American life

Seattle Times (subscription required)
State legislators are subject to public-records law, Washington state Supreme Court rules
Washington’s new paid-leave law does not protect jobs of workers at small firms (Keiser)
Editorial: In divisive times, legislators should scrutinize Public Disclosure Commission proposal
Op-Ed: Lack of government transparency is deadly to democracy
Op-Ed: Three things the Legislature can do about homelessness in 2020 (National)
Seattle barrel company used ‘hidden drain’ to dump caustic material into sewer, federal prosecutors say
Sound Transit’s CEO nominated for an ‘excellent’ rating and $6,000 bonus, despite some problems
King County child dies of flu, the county’s first known pediatric death from the virus in a decade
Gov. Inslee proposes slashing unsheltered homelessness in half by spending $300 million
Washington state’s House members voted along party lines on impeachment
A STEM partnership that would blend gifted education at Washington Middle School inches forward, awaits final approval
Op-Ed: Will your 2020 vote actually get counted?
Washington’s small distilleries, brewers and vintners get a boost on extending big federal tax break
Amazon to launch new satellite-communications headquarters in Redmond
Apple, Google, Amazon want one language for smart home devices

Spokesman Review
Washington Supreme Court rules that legislators must release public records
Roger Millar: WSDOT exercising sound financial judgment while elected officials determine how to implement I-976
Woodward taps Ephrata city official to lead Spokane City Hall
Washington and Idaho congressional delegations vote on party lines as Trump impeached
Washington Supreme Court ends legal turf battle in Stevens County
Inslee: Tap state reserves to fight homelessness; delay North Spokane Corridor work until July
Spokane-area aerospace manufacturers in holding pattern after Boeing announces temporary halt to 737 Max production

USA Today
Trump: Pelosi ‘afraid’ to send impeachment articles to Senate – latest updates
As a divided House voted on President Trump’s impeachment, an equally split nation reacted with a partisan sigh
Wakanda forever? Fictional ‘Black Panther’ nation removed from USDA’s list of free trade partners
‘Some things should be off-limits’: Dingell calls for civility after Trump’s attack on late husband
View from there: World averts gaze from Trump impeachment

Washington Post
What happens next in the impeachment of President Trump?
What it takes to be carbon neutral — for a family, a city, a country
The next money crop for farmers: Solar panels
Employment green card backlog tops 800,000, most of them Indian. A solution is elusive.
McConnell says Senate must act to ‘keep partisan passions from literally boiling over’
This is who should testify in the Senate trial
With little protest, GOP succumbs to President Trump on spending
Opinion: The big, ugly lie driving Trump’s rant about being impeached
Opinion: Senators have a duty to keep an open mind on impeachment
Rep. Mark Meadows, close ally of Trump, to retire from Congress
Facebook bans ads and posts that mislead about the U.S. Census
Putin suggests altering constitution to limit presidential term
The abortion war goes local as ACLU lawsuit seeks to thwart town’s ban
Individual mandate ruled unconstitutional, ACA in limbo
Amazon prohibits CBD sales, but it’s still easy to buy on the site
Uber to pay up to $4.4 million to alleged gender discrimination victims after EEOC investigation

Yakima Herald Republic
Flu kills Yakima County resident, sixth death in state this season

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Spokane pay-per-mile participant doesn’t recommend the switch from gas tax
Gov. Inslee wants to tap reserve funds to address homelessness crisis

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Donald Trump impeached: House passes 2 articles of impeachment
Worker at Boeing Renton facility diagnosed with active tuberculosis disease
Gov. Inslee wants to spend $300M to help homeless

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Mixed emotions across Puget Sound amid Trump impeachment
Gov. Inslee and Republicans struggle over transportation budget in wake of $30 tabs

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King County reports first pediatric flu death in 10 years
Audit uncovers $6.9M fraud scheme by former Pierce County Housing Authority employee
Biofuel producers push for clean fuel standard as regional policy gets public hearing in Seattle

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How prohibition forever changed policing in Seattle
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How The Senate Tried Clinton In A ‘Respectable Way’
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Crosscut
Washington state lawmakers said they were above public records laws. The state Supreme Court just disagreed

Seattle P.I.
Goldman Sachs will not finance oil drilling in Arctic Wildlife Refuge
Inslee: Use state’s rainy day fund to get homeless out of the rain
Seattle renters have spent $80 billion on rent throughout the decade; $10.1 billion in 2019 alone

Slog
Ding, Dong, the Witch Is Impeached!

Wednesday, December 18

House starts historic session to impeach Trump; GOP stalls
The U.S. House gaveled in for a historic session Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump on charges that he abused his power and obstructed Congress, votes that will leave a lasting mark on his tenure at the White House. Speaker Nancy Pelosi requested that Democrats, who have the votes to make Trump just the third U.S. president to be impeached, gather on the floor of the chamber “to exercise one of the most solemn powers granted to us by the Constitution.” Continue reading in The Spokesman Review. (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press)

Pay-per-mile should replace gas tax, state commission says. Don’t expect a quick change
The state Transportation Commission’s seven-year study of how to replace the state gas tax has reached the end of the road. On Tuesday, the commission made its recommendations to the Legislature. As expected, the major one is for lawmakers next year to consider phasing in a pay-per-mile tax to replace the state gas tax, which is 49.4 cents per gallon. The idea is that a new source of revenue is needed because the state’s gas tax — which is used to fund roads and bridges — is being eroded by increasingly more fuel-efficient cars and electric vehicles. Continue reading in the Bellingham Herald.

AG Ferguson sues Trump administration over courthouse immigration arrests
Washington state has sued the Trump administration over its practice of arresting people at courthouses for immigration violations, saying it interferes with the state’s authority to run its judicial system. Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed the lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Seattle. It says when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents patrol courthouse hallways and parking lots, they deter crime victims and witnesses from testifying and interfere with criminal prosecutions. Continue reading in The Olympian.