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Tuesday, December 10

House Democrats unveil two articles of impeachment against Trump
House Democrats unveiled two narrowly drawn articles of impeachment against President Trump on Tuesday, saying he had abused the power of his office and obstructed Congress in its investigation of his conduct regarding Ukraine. Continue reading in The Washington Post.

Legislative Building in Olympia evacuated Monday following bomb threat
The Legislative Building was evacuated late Monday afternoon due to a reported bomb threat, according to a Capitol Campus alert from the Department of Enterprise Services. State employees were sent home and all events at the building have been canceled, according to the alert. Continue reading in the Olympian.

Jay Inslee not ready to OK $30 car tabs. Republicans feel otherwise as session looms
Gov. Jay Inslee said he will not ask lawmakers to approve $30 car tabs early next year in response to the outcome of last month’s Initiative 976 vote. In an interview with The News Tribune, Inslee said he wants to hear from the state Supreme Court on whether I-976 violates the state constitution. It’s unclear on when that will happen. Continue reading in The News Tribune.

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Associated Press
Public Lands commissioner proposes fund to fight, prevent wildfires
Washington agency to look at other wolf management tools
‘We must act;’ Democrats unveil Trump impeachment charges
NorthWestern Energy seeks to buy more of Colstrip coal plant
Seattle to invest record $110M in affordable housing
Wyoming governor considers suing Washington over terminal
US wildlife officials agree to grizzly bear review
Some leaking diesel fuel from train reaches Columbia River
Washington state investigators find human skeletal remains

Aberdeen Daily World
Oped: We need a lifelong, universal approach to psychological care

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Fish for free or visit Washington state parks for free on these 2020 dates
Here’s when the North Cascades Highway will close for the winter season
White supremacist group targets Ferndale after #NoHate sculpture is installed
Bellingham Municipal Court building evacuated after reports of natural gas smell
Dogs allowed? State working on rules to take your pet to restaurants
More people want to bring their dogs to restaurants in Whatcom. But is it allowed?
Update: Train leaks 500 gallons of diesel in Tri-Cities. Some went into the Columbia River

Bothell Reporter
UW Bothell professors create sexual harassment prevention toolkit for agricultural workers

Columbian
Battle Ground Public Schools allows elective sex education class (Stonier)

The Daily News
Retiring CEO leaves port ‘positioned well for the future’

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Foundation director’s one word to describe EvCC: ‘Opportunity’
Editorial: State fish, wildlife agency in a hunt for funding

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Low rainfall during November contributes to smaller salmon runs

News Tribune (subscription required)
The future of pay-per-mile and other things Jay Inslee told us during a 1-on-1 interview
Fish for free or visit Washington state parks for free on these 2020 dates
Jay Inslee not ready to OK $30 car tabs. Republicans feel otherwise as session looms
Legislative Building in Olympia evacuated Monday following bomb threat
$700K from U.S. Department of Defense funds national STEM program at Bethel schools
Boeing 737 Max was plagued with production problems, whistleblower says

Olympian (subscription required)
Legislative Building in Olympia evacuated Monday following bomb threat

Peninsula Daily News
Jefferson County commissioners enact new shooting range moratorium
Jefferson Sheriff’s Office investigating ‘suspected suicide’ at Forks jail
Positive outcome hoped for after arrest of Sequim resident

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle’s wealth boom and disparity, as told through its public schools
Burien has been plagued by noise from Sea-Tac Airport. So residents sued the government — and won.
New trouble on Whidbey Island as chemicals from Naval Air Station contaminate a creek

Spokesman Review
Operating in the red: Providence Sacred Heart has been losing money since 2016
Shea calls investigation Marxist, Globalist tactic (Sullivan)

Tri-City Herald
Train leaks 500 gallons of diesel in Tri-Cities. Some went into the Columbia River
Editorial: Increasing hatchery Chinook salmon will help Orcas

Washington Post
Democrats unveil articles of impeachment
The articles of impeachment, explained
Democrats go narrow. Was that smart?
U.S. officials doubted their own strategy from the start, confidential documents show
Trump lashes out at FBI director in wake of inspector general’s report
FBI Director Christopher A. Wray isn’t playing along
House Democrats announce support for revised trade deal with Mexico and Canada
As impeachment articles are unveiled, Trump signals continued corruption
For articles of impeachment, less really is more

Broadcast

KING5 TV (NBC)
Approximate 26% drop in Seattle tunnel weekday usage since tolling began
Ferndale police investigating fliers posted with ties to hate group
Seattle councilmember Kshama Sawant proposes ban on winter evictions
City of Seattle invests $110 million to create nearly 2,000 affordable housing units
Lynnwood City Council approves plan to build 18-acre development near light rail station

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Police: Bellingham Uber driver attacked, strangled for wearing turban
Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant wants to block evictions in winter
Bellevue City Council vote to amend land use codes related to homeless camps
Bomb threat evacuates State Capitol building

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Eviction ban during Seattle’s cold months to be mulled by city council
Lynnwood votes to move forward on Northline Village development
Now that’s a shark tank! Seattle approves $34 million toward new aquarium project

KNKX FM
Upon urging from youth activists, Tacoma City Council to vote on climate
House Democrats Unveil 2 Articles Of Impeachment Against Trump
What’s on lawmakers’ minds? A sneak peek at bills in the upcoming legislative session.
Increase in HIV diagnoses refocuses King County’s effort to address it
UW study reveals troubling trend among drug users in Washington state
‘Really unhappy outcomes’: Report looks at girls in foster care, juvenile justice system

KUOW FM
It’s an annual tradition in Seattle: Promise more money for housing than ever before
Why hasn’t the FAA cleared the Max? Here’s the worry
READ: Articles Of Impeachment Against President Trump
House Democrats Support Updated Trade Deal With Mexico And Canada
House Democrats Unveil 2 Articles of Impeachment Against Trump
Federal judge rules in favor of Seattle in immigration case
From Consensus To Deadlock: Is Impeachment Still A Check On Presidents?
With Paris Peace Talks, Putin And Zelenskiy Meet For First Time
There’s A New Kind Of Inequality. And It’s Not About Income
READ: DOJ Inspector General’s Report On The Russia Investigation

NW Public Radio
House Democrats Unveil 2 Articles Of Impeachment Against President Trump

Q13 TV (Fox)
Court documents detail horrifying abuse 3-year-old Bellingham girl endured prior to death
Seattle to invest record $110M in affordable housing
Seattle City Council considering plan to halt evictions during winter
Seattle Aquarium gets $34 million boost from city towards building ‘Ocean Pavilion

Web

Seattle P.I.
New UW research tackles fire forecasting to better manage future wildfires
Councilmember Kshama Sawant proposes ban on evictions in Seattle during the winter
Trump puts Rep. Jayapal on ‘losers’ list; draws memories of Nixon ‘Enemies List’

Slog
The Case Against Rent Control
Give This Olive Garden Worker, and Other Struggling Workers Statewide, a Secure Schedule (Macri, Saldaña)

Monday, December 9

Tenant advocates prepare for another push in Olympia

Two cities in South King County have passed just cause eviction laws in recent months, which tenant advocates hail as wins. With the cities of Burien and Federal Way under their belts, pushing for just cause laws statewide is next on the agenda. Bills in the Washington State Legislature concerning just cause eviction were introduced during the 2019 session, but didn’t pass. Continue reading at Seattleweekly.com.

U.S. officials misled public about Afghan war, confidential documents reveal
A confidential trove of government documents obtained by The Washington Post reveals that senior U.S. officials failed to tell the truth about the war in Afghanistan throughout the 18-year campaign, making rosy pronouncements they knew to be false and hiding unmistakable evidence the war had become unwinnable. Continue reading in The Washington Post. (Moises Saman/Magnum Photos)

Follow states’ lead in health-care reforms
As national media obsess over Democratic presidential candidates’ proposals for fixing the country’s broken health-care system, and lobbyists’ attempts to influence public discussion, states like Washington are chipping away at the problem. And in truth, a state-by-state, incremental change is the country’s best hope for a cure. Continue reading in The Seattle Times.

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Associated Press
Iran frees Chinese-American scholar for US-held scientist
Washington agency to look at other wolf management tools
Manure spill kills threatened steelhead in Washington creek
House Democrats lay out case for formal Trump impeachment
UW study finds those under Sea-Tac flight path are exposed to particular type of pollution
State AGs look to head off T-Mobile-Sprint deal in court
North Dakota county may become first in U.S. to bar new refugees
Accidental shootings by police expose training shortfalls
Washington study finds distinction with aircraft emissions
Timber town plans for Oregon’s new education tax
Commercial ocean crabbing further delayed in Oregon
Russia probe report finds no evidence of political bias
A look at factors in accidental shootings by police
Accidental shootings raise questions about arming teachers
Discriminatory housing policy lawsuit in Sunnyside dismissed
Washington Supreme Court upholds conviction in murder case

Aberdeen Daily World
Next round of razor clam digs approved starting Tuesday

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Temporary ban continues ‘protecting the people of Whatcom County and the environment’
‘We’re part of the global movement’ fighting climate change, Bellingham marchers say
DOE awards $4 billion Hanford nuclear reservation contract

Columbian
In Our View: Ruckelshaus left legacy of principled leadership

The Daily News
Kalama City Council approves $11.9 million budget

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Graduation rates rise and fall across Snohomish County

Islands’ Weekly
Brendan Brokes named WDFW North Puget Sound region director

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
‘No place to go’: How Kitsap is responding to a federal court ruling on homeless camping laws
East Bremerton opioid treatment clinic expected to open this month

News Tribune (subscription required)
Can you tell which face is real? UW and WSU plan to fight digital ‘deepfakes’
Tacoma kids went on a climate strike Friday. At Lincoln, so did many of the teachers
Editorial: Enforcing election transparency is endless game of whack-a-mole. This Washington state agency needs more tools for the job
Editorial: Odd couple canceled: Five reasons why Washington Rep. Derek Kilmer is so sad that roomie Denny Heck is leaving

Olympian (subscription required)
Landlords say renter protections being floated in Olympia could put them out of business
Antifa and far-right groups’ Capitol clash leads to assault and arrest

Peninsula Daily News
LETTER: Jefferson County is protecting its people from second-hand gun noise
Jefferson County Commissioners considering moratorium on shooting facilities
Cooke settles suit with Wild Fish Conservancy

Puget Sound Business Journal
Paula Houston and Dr. Patricia Dawson work for health care equity

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Why don’t more immigrants arrive legally? For many, the doors are barricaded.
No winter evictions in Seattle? City Councilmember Kshama Sawant to propose ban.
Groundbreaking UW study: Transgender kids’ gender identity is as strong as that of cisgender children
Follow states’ lead in health-care reforms (Cody)

Seattle Weekly
Tenant advocates prepare for another push in Olympia (Kuderer)

Skagit Valley Herald
Home buyers remain active, despite limited options

Spokesman Review
Tenants call for action, landlords ask for patience
Wondering what you owe for that December license tab? Here’s how to find out
‘Clear gas’ a returning phenomenon, but most cars don’t need i
Editorial: Start over on Spokane’s landlord-tenant ordinance

Tri-City Herald
State accuses feds of withholding Hanford safety data. The fine could top $1 million
Body cameras now standard gear for Pasco cops. But not in rest of Tri-Cities
Editorial: Secret Inslee deal partly to blame for Kennewick school substitute teacher dilemma

Vancouver Business Journal
Port commissioners approve 2020 budget

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Legislature wise to ponder shining light on political ads

Washington Post
U.S. officials misled public about Afghan war, confidential documents reveal
Lawyer for Democrats calls Trump ‘a clear and present danger’ as he argues case for removal
Trump’s Ukraine effort encompasses far, far more than ‘eight lines’
White House, congressional Democrats on cusp of revised North American trade deal
Long-awaited inspector general report on FBI’s Russia investigation set to be made public
Giuliani’s dual roles as power broker and shadow foreign policy adviser alarm Trump’s advisers

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KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Communities near Sea-Tac Airport exposed to unique mix of air pollution, UW study finds

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Celebration marks Washington’s much-anticipated paid family and medical leave
New study ranks Seattle as one of nation’s top college cities
Train spills 600 gallons of diesel along Tri-Cities tracks, including Columbia River

KNKX FM
Regional homelessness authority clears key vote, but conflicts remain
WATCH: House Judiciary holds hearing on impeachment report by intel panel
Why didn’t we hatch from eggs? Thank viruses, says biologist
Sen. Patty Murray aims to help students experiencing homelessness with new bill
Driest November in decades not a worry just yet, but could point to shift toward El Niño
Washington car tab price cut remains on hold, so full bills due

KUOW FM
Watch Live: House Holds Hearing In Trump Impeachment Inquiry
Trump Declines to Take Part in “Baseless” House Impeachment Inquiry
Courthouse door closure puts burden on people with limited accessibility in Seattle
What do the earthquakes at Mount Rainier mean?
In Southeastern Washington, Digging Into The Past To Find Fault Signs Of Future Shaking
Job Market Surges As Employers Add 266,000 Jobs In November
Washington car tab price cut remains on hold, so full bills due
Flu season ramps up in Washington state
Measles numbers were bad in 2018. This year, they’re even worse
Before fatal train crash, Sound Transit wasn’t following its own safety rules
White House Names Controversial Pick To Head Homelessness Office
My sister has autism, and school keeps her engaged. But how will we care for her after graduation?
Lawmakers Call For Investigation After NPR Report On Troubled Student Loan Program
Why America’s 1-Percenters Are Richer Than Europe’s

NW Public Radio
Nature’s ‘Brita Filter’ Is Dying And Nobody Knows Why
Alaska Cod Fishery Closes And Industry Braces For Ripple Effect

Q13 TV (Fox)
The Divide: Tim Eyman vs. Bob Ferguson

Web

Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Bill Ruckelshaus quit on principle, rarely done in America

Slog
The Need for Rent Control

Friday, December 6

At least 3 killed in shooting at Naval Air Station in Florida
An assailant opened fire Friday morning at Naval Air Station Pensacola, leaving three people dead and several others injured before Florida sheriff’s deputies shot and killed the attacker in the second deadly shooting at a naval base this week. The gunman was a military pilot from Saudi Arabia training in the United States, according to a senior U.S. official. Continue reading in The Washington Post. (Reuters)

Uber reports 3,000 sexual assaults in 2018, including several in Seattle
Uber self-reported 3,000 sexual assaults in U.S. rides last year, including 235 reported rapes, and 280 reports of attempted rape, according to an 84-page “US Safety Report” released late Thursday. Several of the rideshare’s assault and rape reports came from the Seattle area, as KIRO-7 investigations show from 2016, to this year. Continue reading at Kiro7.com. (Kiro 7)

Amazon blaming Trump over Pentagon contract loss, judge says
Amazon is arguing in a court case that President Donald Trump’s bias against the company harmed its chances of winning a $10 billion Pentagon contract. Amazon’s legal complaint against the Pentagon is sealed. A federal judge summarized its arguments in comments released Thursday. Continue reading in The Seattle Times. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

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Associated Press
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee to get hip replacement next week
Seattle transit agency removes safety officer after crash
Feds award $4B contract for services at Hanford nuke site
5 people struck by trains within days in Washington state
Where’s my Amazon package? It may be late
Gates Foundation CEO steps down after five years
Boeing tries to reassure airline industry leaders about Max

Aberdeen Daily World
Wild Olympics Act clears U.S. House Natural Resources Committee

Islands’ Weekly
How to share paradise
County parks plans for the next two years

News Tribune (subscription required)
Docs who serve low-income families shouldn’t have to pay increased B&O tax, senator says (Hansen)
Five things to know about Tacoma’s new micro shelter for the homeless on MLK Jr. Way
Op-Ed: Until unions fully comply with Janus, the fight will go on
Editorial: Adios to Washington’s Denny Heck, Chris Petersen – two leaders in different fields with much in common

New York Times
Trump’s Rollback of Transgender Rights Extends Through Entire Government
Nearly a Third of Teens Use One or More Tobacco Products

Olympian (subscription required)
WSU study links cannabis businesses to poorer neighborhoods, as local laws limit locations
Thurston County’s median home price rises 11 percent in November

Peninsula Daily News
Sen. Van De Wege, Rep. Chapman hire new legislative assistants (Van De Wege, Chapman)
Port Angeles council votes 4-2 against ranked choice voting
Board greenlights marbled murrelet conservation plan

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Washington woman accuses Craigslist, 4 South Sound hotels of profiting from child sex trafficking
Gates Foundation CEO, first with medicine and science background, steps down after 5 years
How to stay safe when taking Uber or Lyft
‘Sneaky’ underwater robot spent 18 days recording sea creatures — and noisy humans, too
‘A lesson in civics’: Hand recount of Bothell council race takes patience and red pens
Amazon blaming Trump over Pentagon contract loss, judge says

Skagit Valley Herald
Logging prohibited in Skagit River headwaters, mining still a possibility
Mount Vernon passes 2020 budget

Spokesman Review
National gun sales reach record while new laws slow gun purchases in Spokane

Tri-City Herald
DOE awards $4 billion Hanford nuclear reservation contract

Washington Post
Pensacola Naval base shooting: Gunman who killed at least three was fatally shot by authorities
Impeachment hearings live updates: Trump faces 5 p.m. deadline on participating in Judiciary Committee proceedings
Inside the opioid industry’s marketing machine
This is the hottest job market since the 1990s. Why aren’t wages growing faster?

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KING5 TV (NBC)
‘Influencer’ shares details of inside discussions of 737 MAX safety at Boeing
Inslee wants permanent ban on flavored vape products
Scammers steal hundreds of debit card numbers in Snohomish County
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee to get hip replacement
Paid medical and family leave starts in Washington in January
Study finds what we already knew: Washington is the best state

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Uber reports 3,000 sexual assaults in 2018, including several in Seattle
Puget Sound area man out $9,500 after falling victim to Social Security scam

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Washington is best state in nation, new study finds
Evictions at Seattle tiny house village delayed until spring

Q13 TV (Fox)
Gov. Inslee taking short leave to undergo hip replacement surgery
Eyman continues to attack state AG’s office amid I-976 legal fight
Neighbors of Tacoma’s micro shelter village for homeless raise questions on security
Seahawks DT Quinton Jefferson brings attention to program helping troubled youth get back on track
Tacoma Councilmember shares personal connection to homelessness crisis: ‘It’s traumatic’

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Crosscut
$30 car tabs on hold, but transportation cuts coming anyway
Opinion: Amazon tried to buy our elections. A new law will stop that

Queen Anne & Magnolia News
Washington 36th District lawmakers hosting town hall in Ballard on Dec. 15 (Carlyle, Tarleton, Frame)

Thursday, December 5

U.S. Rep. Denny Heck, who represents Olympia and Pierce County, to retire at end of term
Congressman Denny Heck, who has represented the Washington 10th Congressional District that includes Olympia and parts of Pierce County since 2013, announced Wednesday he intends to retire from Congress at the end of his term in 2020. The Democrat made the announcement in a letter to supporters. He said while he has enjoyed his time in Congress, the discourse in Washington, D.C., has left him feeling discouraged. Continue reading in The Bellingham Herald. (Susan Walsh/AP file photo)

Raquel Montoya-Lewis named as first Native American to Washington Supreme Court
As the first Native American to serve on the Washington Supreme Court – and only the second for any state supreme court in the nation – Raquel Montoya-Lewis expects some people will think she got the appointment because of her heritage. “People have said that about my successes since I was in high school,” she said Wednesday after Gov. Jay Inslee named her to an upcoming opening on the state’s highest court. “My record says otherwise.” Continue reading in The Spokesman Review. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Supreme Court: Car tab measure to remain on hold
The state Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a voter-approved $30 car tab measure will remain on hold while a legal fight over the initiative’s constitutionality plays out. The Washington State Attorney General’s Office filed an emergency motion Monday saying Washington voters’ wishes were being “stymied” by a King County Superior Court judge’s decision to stop Initiative 976 from taking effect. Continue reading in the Everett Herald. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Associated Press
House will draft Trump impeachment articles, Pelosi says
British Columbia will no longer log in key Skagit headwaters
Whatcom judges give high marks for Montoya-Lewis’ appointment to state Supreme Court
U.S. Rep. Denny Heck, who represents Olympia and Pierce County, to retire at end of term (Dolan, Doglio)
Supreme Court: Car tab measure to remain on hold
Superior Court judge appointed to the state Supreme Court
Horizon Air warns about lax safety culture among its pilots
Report on probe of Rep. Matt Shea may be released next week
Clean air officials issue burn ban in Yakima County

Aberdeen Daily World
Commission blocks vehicles from county timberland for most of year
No new nightly rental approvals as county develops guidelines
Willapa Valley teachers strike reaches day 2
Pelosi announces House will draft articles of impeachment

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Two charged after Bellingham teen dies after taking fentanyl-laced oxycodone pills
Tax returns show which Washington counties give the most to charity
Our secret is out — Washington tops list of this Best States ranking
After years of delay and court battles, Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion is underway
Here’s a reason to use snail mail: New postage stamp supports veterans with PTSD
Offshore drilling creates these new dangers onshore, environmental report says
Invasive cats, pigs and more plague most US parks, report warns. Can they be stopped?

Bothell Reporter
Wildfire response: State unveils funding legislation proposal

Capital Press
Northwest farmers bracing for FSMA inspections

Columbian
In Our View: States must act to curb plastics pollution

The Daily News
Local judge among those calling for sentencing reform
Kelso to get its own police dog program with help from long-time residents

Everett Herald (subscription required)
When asked their opinion on contract talks, they were silent (Ormsby)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Who’ll succeed retiring Denny Heck in Congress? It’s a crowded field of maybes
Exec Bruce Dammeier wants Pierce County to enter car-tabs fight, says voters have spoken
Enumclaw nurses picket over pay, staffing as CHI Franciscan aligns with other provider
Tacoma preparing to clear People’s Park homeless camp. Where folks will go remains unclear
Sound Transit safety executive fired in wake of fatal 2017 Amtrak derailment near DuPont

New York Times
New Abortion Bills Are So Tough That Some Conservatives Have Qualms
Denny Heck, a Washington Democrat, Won’t Seek House Re-election
‘It Just Isn’t Working’: PISA Test Scores Cast Doubt on U.S. Education Efforts
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Hit a Record in 2019, Even as Coal Fades
Climate Change is Accelerating, Bringing World ‘Dangerously Close’ to Irreversible Change
Pelosi Says House Will Draft Impeachment Charges Against Trump

Olympian (subscription required)
Governor appoints new justice to Washington State Supreme Court

Puget Sound Business Journal
WSDOT details project delays as Supreme Court pauses implementation of I-976

Seattle Times (subscription required)
App. Fake news. Hashtag: What will be the word of the decade?
Rant and Rave: Reader shares advantages to landlines
Editorial: If dangerous courthouse area won’t spur public-safety reforms in Seattle, what will?
King County cites soaring costs, climate change in bid to redo water-pollution agreement with state and feds
Sound Transit removes top safety chief after report on fatal Amtrak crash
Stormy times ahead in the Seattle restaurant industry? Ethan Stowell to close 3 of his restaurants in Ballard and Wallingford
Washington state is No. 1. Of course! But which states are the worst?
Flight operations chief at Horizon Air raises alarm over pilots’ safety culture

Seattle Weekly
Wildfire response: State unveils funding legislation proposal

Skagit Valley Herald
Murrelet plan may affect local taxing districts
New state Sen. Muzzall to hold town halls
Concrete establishes regulations for adult businesses

Spokesman Review
House leaders get Shea report, but public release delayed (Sullivan)
Confusion swirls around local transit projects with car tab measure stuck in court
Pullman hospital bond barely rejected; officials seek new path for expansion, residency program
Raquel Montoya-Lewis named as first Native American to Washington Supreme Cour
Opinion: Proposals would hurt Spokane’s market

Tri-City Herald
Editorial: Shopping online? It’s time lawmakers join Cantwell’s efforts to protect your privacy
Letter to the Editor: Hybrid Surprise

USA Today
America’s parents want paid family leave and affordable child care. Why can’t they get it?
‘No choice but to act’: House Speaker Pelosi asks chairmen to pursue articles of impeachment against President Trump
CRACK VS. HEROIN: An unfair system arrested millions of blacks, urged compassion for whites

Vancouver Business Journal
Vancouver City Council to consider development agreement with HP

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Attorney General’s Office will properly defend I-976

Washington Post
Inside Trump’s anti-impeachment spin factory
Kerry endorses Biden, saying he has character, experience to beat Trump
Unions striking over pension reform disrupt transportation across France
Barr’s chosen prosecutor says he can’t back theory that Russia case was U.S. intelligence setup
Two Russians charged in hacking schemes that officials say swiped tens of millions from unsuspecting victims
Trump nominee rated ‘not qualified’ by American Bar Association was just confirmed as a federal judge
Why European luxury sedans are becoming a relic of the past and electric SUVs are on the rise
How two housekeepers took on Trump — and revealed that his company employed undocumented immigrants
Wedding vendors romanticize slave plantations. The Knot and Pinterest will no longer promote them.
An 8-year-old killed himself after being bullied, lawsuit says. The school district wants immunity.
States imprison black people at five times the rate of whites — a sign of a narrowing yet still-wide gap

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Washington Supreme Court upholds judge’s decision to temporarily block I-976
Sound Transit safety chief ‘removed’ after Amtrak derailment review
WSU researchers find way to use grape skins as road deicer
King County updates regulations for wineries, distilleries, and breweries
Residents offer mixed reviews about proposed Sound Transit station in Fife
New WB I-90 ramp aims to relieve SR 18 traffic near Snoqualmie
Washington cuts rape kit backlog by nearly one-third (Orwall)

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
King County’s updated code for some tasting rooms requires alcohol to be made on site

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
AG has ‘sabotaged’ I-976 in the courts, Eyman says
Thousands of Washingtonians may lose food stamps with Trump’s new rule
5 people struck, killed by trains over three days in Western Washington

KNKX FM
Inslee appoints first Native American to Washington Supreme Court
U.S. Rep. Denny Heck of Washington state to retire after term

KUOW FM
Bellevue-based T-Mobile hauled into court over mega-merger
Washington state revamps police deadly force investigations
Inslee appoints first Native American to Washington Supreme Court
Giuliani, Nunes and ‘-1’: A Look At What The Impeachment Report Phone Records Mean
Washington Rep. Heck to retire from Congress with ‘weary soul’

Q13 TV (Fox)
State Supreme Court: Car tab measure to remain on hold
UW study looks at ‘unique’ pollution around Sea-Tac Airport
King Co. program will hire people experiencing homelessness and poverty to clean up communities

Web

Crosscut
The first electric aircraft in the Pacific Northwest could be a 70-year-old plane
Landlords with lawyers, tenants without: How some WA renters are signing away their rights

Schmudget
The number of Washingtonians without insurance is growing

Seattle P.I.
House will draft Trump impeachment articles, Pelosi says
Boeing chief engineer who defended Max airliner is retiring

Slog
Washington State May Finally Legalize Growing Pot at Home (Hasegawa, Saldaña, Ryu, Fitzgibbon, Pettigrew, Macri, Pollet, Tomiko Santos, Nguyen. Carlyle, Frockt, Hudgins, Cody, Frame, Tarleton, Chopp, Valdez, Saloman, Pedersen, Davis, Petersen)
Label Accuracy for CBD Products Is a Joke
Congressman Denny Heck Announces Retirement, Blames Lack of “Civility”
Raquel Montoya-Lewis Becomes the First Native American to Hold a Seat on the Washington State Supreme Court

Wednesday, December 4

After 120-day ban on flavored vaping products, Washington will aim for permanent ban, tougher regulations
As Washington state’s 120-day ban on flavored vaping products nears its halfway point, Gov. Jay Inslee and other state officials are working on a firmer response to a rise in vaping. In addition to a permanent ban on flavored vaping products, Inslee will propose legislation next month that would eliminate bulk sales and cap nicotine levels in noncannabis vaping products, said Sheri Sawyer, one of Inslee’s senior policy advisers. Continue reading in The Seattle Times.

William Barr: ‘Communities’ that don’t show law enforcement more respect may lose ‘police protection’
Attorney General William Barr said that if communities do not show more respect to law enforcement officers, they may lose “police protection.” Barr made the comments, which have drawn criticism from some liberal groups and commentators, at an award ceremony Tuesday honoring officers and deputies for “distinguished service in policing.” Continue reading in USA Today.

You’ve been hacked! Data breaches in Washington on the rise
The tally of data breaches reported by businesses, colleges, state agencies and private organizations in Washington climbed nearly 20 percent in 2019. But the number of state residents potentially victimized by cybertheft of personal information was lower than the previous year, according to the state Attorney General’s report on data breaches released last month. Continue reading in Seattle Weekly.