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Tuesday, December 18
Associated Press
Trump administration moves to ban bump stocks
Oregon lawmakers revisit worker protections for off duty pot use
Inslee proposes $30M to address opioid crisis in Washington
Seattle to spend $75 million to boost affordable housing next year
US homeless count up slightly, but declines in key cities
Complaint filed over Shea’s use of leftover campaign funds
Senate investigating allegations against Sen. Kevin Ranker (Ranker)
Flynn heads to sentencing, with ‘Good luck’ wish from Trump
Settlement approved in Washington state mental health case
Aberdeen Daily World
Oakville School evacuated due to bomb threat
Potash public hearing postponed
Transient turns himself in after breaking Aberdeen City Hall door
Oped: Commentary: Who does America execute? A lot of people with mental illness and brain traumas
Letter: Bright lights on climate change
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Hard to understand documents may be costing sick Hanford workers
Schools are increasingly worried about drivers who pass school buses
The Daily News
WSDOT says it’s on track for train safety deadline
Op-Ed by Superintendent Zorn: Longview schools look to the future
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Editorial: Study shows later start to school day helps teens
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Commissioners look at San Juan Island EMS and fire merger pros, cons
Inslee calls for $1 billion to save orcas and salmon
Comment on San Juan Islands National Monument
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
America’s dying industries: These businesses lost the most workers in past decade
New York Times
Bump stocks, used to make semi-automatic rifles fire in rapid bursts, are now illegal and owners have 90 days to dispose of them.
Opinion: Cut Carbon Through Innovation, Not Regulation
Peninsula Daily News
Timber Innovation Act heads to president’s desk
Puget Sound Business Journal
What is a recession, and why are people talking about the next one?
Tech companies dragged feet on Russian interference data, reports say
Five takeaways from new reports on Russia’s social media operations
Wall Street hits new 2018 lows as Fed decision looms over markets
Voter suppression and racial targeting: In Facebook’s and Twitter’s words
Seattle Times (subscription required)
US surgeon general warns of teen risks from e-cigarettes
Changes to dams on Columbia, Snake rivers to benefit salmon, hydropower and orcas
Inslee proposes $30M in budget to address opioid crisis in Washington
Seattle will spend $75M on affordable housing over the next year
Deadline extended: You still have time to sign up for Obamacare in Washington state
Homelessness rose just a bit this year in the U.S. Here’s how Seattle compares.
Editorial: Stick with later start times that boost Seattle high schoolers’ success
Opinion: A solution to the shortage of mental-health providers
Spokesman Review
Local congressional delegation leery of partial federal government shutdown set to begin Friday
Avista, Hydro One say Washington regulators erred in blocking $5.3 billion sale
Tri-City Herald
Tri-Cities is getting $2 million to fight opioid addiction. Here’s why it’s unusual
Hard to understand documents may be costing sick Hanford workers
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Ferry schedule: Service improvements for some, reductions on Vashon
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: New taxes shouldn’t be first approach to state budget
Washington Post
White House says it wants to avoid government shutdown, will find other ways to fund border wall
Falling out
Trump agrees to shut down his charity amid allegations that he used it for personal and political benefit
Michael Flynn, Trump’s former national security adviser, scheduled to be sentenced
Social media in crisis: After Senate reports, Facebook apologizes, NAACP leads protest, Trump attacks
The Finance 202: Trump continues to bash Fed as markets dip
Trump administration follows through with second round of promised farm bailout payments
Yakima Herald Republic
Are you prepared? Earthquake threat should not be ignored in Central Washington
Officer-involved shooting to be judged under new standards
Classroom inversion: In Yakima schools, 77 percent of teachers are white, while 78 percent of students are Latino
Editorial: Money should not be a factor in Hanford waste cleanup
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Lakewood mayor: Safety concerns regarding train derailment ‘summarily dismissed’
6.2 million young chinook salmon dead after Pierce County power outage
Seattle spending millions to give big boost to affordable housing inventory
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Oso community looking to rename stretch of SR 530 ‘Oso Memorial Highway’
Seattle seeks ‘Block the Box’ camera enforcement
Gov. Inslee seeks $30 million for opioid crisis
Viaduct closure: How to prepare, commute alternatives
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Deadline extended to enroll in Wash. state health benefits
KNKX FM
State legislature investigating Sen. Kevin Ranker for workplace misconduct (Ranker, Billig, Blake)
Target shooting in Tahuya State Forest upsets nearby residents; DNR struggles to relocate site
KUOW FM
DeVos To Rescind Obama-Era Guidance On School Discipline
State legislature investigating Sen. Kevin Ranker for workplace misconduct (Ranker, Billig)
NW Public Radio
West Coast Fishery Rebounds After Years Of Conservation Efforts
Q13 TV (Fox)
More Snohomish County health professionals ready to offer opioid drug treatment
Power outage kills more than 6 million salmon fry at hatchery
Web
Crosscut
With Democrats in control, will Inslee finally get his capital gains tax? (Ormsby)
The $1.1-billion orca plan could be a gamechanger
Editorial: Washington voters may get final say on safe injection sites
Seattle P.I.
Big Seattle housing investment, but city 3rd nationally in homelessness
Deadline extended to enroll in Washington state health benefits
6.2 million salmon fry in incubators die during power outages
Monday, December 17
Associated Press
Plan to complete Seattle bike trail halted by judge’s ruling
Jesuits sent abusive priests to retire on Gonzaga’s campus
Vaping rate doubles among high school students
Washington governor proposes plans to fix mental health
Settlement approved in Washington state mental health case
Aberdeen Daily World
Oped: Democracy’s watchdogs face new challenges
Arlington Times
Hammering out RAP’s details (Sells, Hobbs)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
How a generation of killer whales was taken from Puget Sound
Marijuana pesticide contamination worries Oregon farmers
Columbian
Business groups offer wish list at Legislative Outlook Breakfast (Wylie, Stonier)
Letter: Not hopeful for Interstate 5 Bridge (Stonier, Cleveland)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Drug task force, feds take down large trafficking operation
Port hopes to close deal for Kimberly-Clark site, has plans
Spending and power udergo a generational shift
Commentary: EvCC, colleges preparing path to careers
Muhlstein: Hate’s in the mail, and it’s up to us all to speak against it
Saunders: Farm bill shows parties agree on spending money
Schwab: More than change at top needed to quell racism’s rise
Editorial: How to fill 740,000 job openings in the state
Federal Way Mirror
Why do Washington voters struggle with climate change policies?
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Letter: Quiet, electric boats needed
Kirkland Reporter
State Supreme Court strikes down I-27; King County will pursue safe consumption sites
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Federal judge rules Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, but appeal will leave coverage intact for now
News Tribune (subscription required)
Yet more layoffs at Tacoma schools. District hopes cuts for this school year nearing an end
Olympian (subscription required)
Driving while phoning can equal high car insurance premiums in Washington state
Changes coming to Olympia school buses after preschooler left in bus depot for an hour
Peninsula Daily News
Kilmer blasts agency for lack of answers on reimbursement cuts
Department of Transportation work could delay traffic at Highway 112 bridge near Joyce
Puget Sound Business Journal
Tech workers got paid in company stock. They used it to agitate for change.
Renton Reporter
Senate calls off investigation into rape allegation against Sen. Fain (McCoy, Billig, Das)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Inslee’s big tax plan: Even Democratic lawmakers aren’t all on board (Takko, Mullet, Hobbs, Rolfes, Dhingra, Lytton, Kuderer)
Would a $2 billion gas-to-methanol plant in Washington state help combat climate change?
Viaduct shutdown: Seattle businesses prepare for gridlock as three-week Highway 99 closure looms
Washington cannabis regulator says candy can stay, but tone down the colors
Judge’s order halts long-delayed Burke-Gilman Trail missing link — once again
FYI Guy: Diversity surges on the Eastside, especially in Microsoft’s hometown, but stalls in Seattle
Yakima Herald-Republic: Yakima County strains to pay for $65/hour court interpreters vital for justice
NYT: Minneapolis, tackling housing crisis and inequity, votes to end single-family zoning
Opinion: The Port of Seattle has a strategy for world-class maritime industries
Editorial: Paul Allen’s generosity gives hope for yet more cures
Editorial: Lawmakers, follow transparency law or leave it alone (Springer)
Spokesman Review
Petition for Trump to stop I-1639 runs out of time
Column: Project in Spokane will bail accused low-level offenders out of jail in bid to even the field
Op-ed: Does the government care about your health?
Tri-City Herald
It’s the most congested stretch of Tri-City roadway. What can be done about it?
A way forward without drugs: UW study focusing on lower back pain seeks volunteers
‘Possible quagmire’ awaits new trade deal in Congress; Big Business is nearing panic
Editorial: If Snake River dams are breached, what would happen? We must get our message out
Op-ed: “Is France’s rollback of carbon taxes a major setback for environmentalists?”
Washington Post
New report on Russian disinformation, prepared for the Senate, shows the operation’s scale and sweep
Michael Flynn’s business partner charged with illegally lobbying for Turkey
ACA ruling creates new anxieties for consumers and the health-care industry
The 7-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody was healthy before she arrived, father says
Dow sweeps downward again, with no sign ahead of a Santa rally
Politicians have caused a pay ‘collapse’ for the bottom 90 percent of workers, researchers say
Whidbey News-Times
‘Expert’ on use of force by police charged in
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: State and local officials need to address the homeless crisis — now — with shelters, programs
Editorial: Legislators still don’t grasp the importance of open government (Van De Wege, Springer)
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Commute times into Seattle increased significantly during last lengthy viaduct closure
State discusses killing seals and sea lions in Puget Sound
Skagit County Public Health seeks to make opioid overdoses reportable
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Pipe pieces at center of Bertha breakdown lawsuit are missing
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
KOMO Politicast: Get ready for a fight
Seattle’s local market is cooling but everywhere else is just getting started
January closure times set for Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct
Washington cannabis regulator approves new marijuana candy regulations
KNKX FM
Jesuits sent abusive priests to retire on Gonzaga’s campus
Survivors still healing, seeking accountability one year after Amtrak Cascades derailment
KUOW FM
Here’s What Would Happen If The Government Shuts Down This Week
How the arts can be Seattle schools’ stealth weapons in the fight for racial equity
Sexual assault survivors face a ticking clock to seek justice in WA
As Judge Rules Obamacare Unconstitutional, Democrats Seethe, Republicans Stay Mum
Our economy is based on capitalist ideals. Or is it?
Q13 TV (Fox)
Inslee’s budget proposal pumps money into education, but is it enough?
Parkland community responds to racial incidents at Black-owned Coffee Shop
Boeing delivers first 737 from Chinese factory
Web
Crosscut
Opinion: Is democracy in the United States salvageable?
Publicola
Amazon Got the Scrutiny in New York It Never Faced in Seattle
Schmudget
Our 2019 legislative agenda aims to build a better Washington
Governor’s forward-thinking budget plan sets the state up for a healthy future
Seattle P.I.
British Columbia will phase out fish farms to help wild salmon
Friday, December 14
Associated Press
Inslee’s $54 billion budget proposal would raise taxes, help struggling orcas
Police investigate bomb threats at schools, businesses across US, including Idaho
Gov. Inslee proposes new capital gains tax, more taxes on some businesses (Ormsby)
Driver for Lakewood cop killer won’t face aggravated murder charge
Settlement approved in Washington state case over delays in mental-competency evaluations
The Latest: Inslee proposes $1.1B to help starving orcas
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
What if dams are torn down to save orcas? Inslee wants to spend $750,000 to find out
You still might be paying for needless medical tests, new statewide review shows
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Letter: Let salmon run
Letter: Poem for the killer whales
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Bremerton health center starting behavioral health residency to help meet demand
News Tribune (subscription required)
Burned bear Cinder shot and killed by hunter in Washington
Threat that prompted evacuation of Thurston County courthouse one of hundreds in US, Canada
Washington governor proposes capital gains tax in new budget
New York Times
As Labor Market Tightens, Women Are Moving Into Male-Dominated Jobs
Florida’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law Applies to Police, Too, Court Rules
The Paris Accord Promised a Climate Solution. Here’s Where We Are Now.
China’s Economy Slows Sharply, in Challenge for Xi Jinping
Trump Inaugural Fund and Super PAC Said to Be Scrutinized for Illegal Foreign Donations
Cohen Says ‘Of Course’ Trump Knew Hush Payments to Women Were Wrong
Olympian (subscription required)
Pedestrians beware near Norway maple trees on west Capitol Campus
‘Stuff the Ruck’ collects toys for kids while recognizing vets now in state workforce
Seattle Times (subscription required)
No, teenagers are not lazy for sleeping in — and a new Seattle school policy is helping them get the shut-eye they need
Apple to expand Seattle office to more than 1,000 workers
Costco posts strong results but faces margin scrutiny
Workers start paying for Washington’s new paid-leave law next month. Here’s how it works.
Trump signs bill that likely keeps early earthquake-warning system on track in Northwest
Gov. Inslee proposes $54.4B state budget with new tax on capital gains (Rolfes)
Gov. Jay Inslee wants $1.1 billion to help save Puget Sound’s critically endangered orcas
Sound Transit CEO Rogoff in line for $16,000 performance bonus
Two wins for women: male contraception and a Supreme Court pass
Teacher diversity in Washington state
Students: We want to know how diversity among your teachers has affected your schooling
How we measured the demographic divide between students and teachers in Washington state
Deadline is Saturday for Obamacare sign-ups in Washington state
Sen. Takko: Shellfish farming, the lifeblood of Pacific County, faces extinction
Editorial: A Grinch-worthy shutdown threat
Spokesman Review
Inslee task force would study possible dam breaching to help salmon, orcas
Gov. Inslee proposes major spending boost, new capital gains tax (Ormsby)
Spokane parents can now track their kids on school bus
Column: Shea finds questioners in Poland more to his liking
USA Today
After losing court battle, DeVos to cancel $150 million in student loan debt
In rebuke to Trump, Senate votes to halt US support for Saudi-led war in Yemen, names crown prince as responsible for Khashoggi death
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Governor’s zeal to curb climate change is a plus
Washington Post
Trump’s falsehoods on hush-money payments are ‘coming home to roost’
7-year-old migrant girl taken into Border Patrol custody dies of dehydration, exhaustion
Lawmakers push review of Harvard conference for new members over lobbyist presence
‘It was way too easy’: Parents call for gun purchase ‘cooling off’ period in son’s obituary
Apple announces major expansion in Austin, other U.S. cities
The reason millennials aren’t spending as much money is they don’t have any
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
How drones could help get life back on track after an earthquake
$1.1 billion for orca recovery efforts part of Inslee’s budget pitch
Consultant funding approved for Eastside affordable housing program investigation
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
VIDEO: State takes first step toward launching earthquake early warning system
Gov. Inslee proposes $1.1 billion budget to aid Puget Sound orcas
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
EPA plan to roll back clean water protections could impact drinking water for WA State
$1.1 billion proposal for efforts to save Southern Resident Orcas
Faulty gate at Bremerton plant causes sewage, runoff spill
KNKX FM
Republican lawmaker responds to Gov. Inslee’s $54 billion spending plan
Gov. Inslee proposes big boost in state spending, new taxes over next two years
Gov. Inslee speaks at orca rally in Olympia after unveiling $1.1 billion recovery proposal
KUOW FM
WA Gov. Inslee calls for billion-dollar package to save endangered orcas
7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody
Is it OK to ask your employee, ‘How was your weekend?’
Gov. Inslee proposes big boost in state spending, new capital gains tax
NW Public Radio
Jay Inslee Proposes Big Boost In State Spending, New Taxes In Two-Year Washington Budget
Farm Bill Contains Familiar Fight Over Wildfire Management
Sleepless No More In Seattle — Later School Start Time Pays Off For Teens
Q13 TV (Fox)
Inslee proposes $1.1 billion plan to save southern resident orcas
Washington governor proposes capital gains tax in new budget
Emotions boil over at council meeting after vote to sell SeaTac Center
Web
Crosscut
UW students demand answers from ICE — the old-fashioned way
With Democrats in control, will Inslee finally get his capital gains tax?
Seattle P.I.
Study breaching Snake River dams for orca survival — Inslee (Ranker)
Slog
Get Your Health Care Before It’s Too Late!
Jay Inslee’s Budget Includes New Taxes on the 1%, Baby!
West Seattle Blog
Standing room only as state ferries’ Triangle Route Task Force gets one last say before schedule overhaul (Fitzgibbon)
Thursday, December 13
Associated Press
Washington state builds bridge to keep wildlife off highway
Congress approves $400B for farmers, forests, poor
Health law sign-ups lagging as Saturday deadline is looming
Senate panel hears of Native women’s deaths, disappearances
Amazon CEO giving $2.5M to Minneapolis homeless nonprofit
State combats collisions with new wildlife bridge over I-90
After paying $83 million in fines, Washington settles jail mental-health lawsuit
Judge declines to dismiss challenge to US asylum delays
Congress OKs bill to allow killing sea lions to help salmon
Starting school later helps students get more sleep, Seattle study shows
Aberdeen Daily World
Judge tells Aberdeen to revise its homeless camp policies
Aberdeen school funding panel writes letter asking lawmakers to fix funding model
Bainbridge Island Review
New Bainbridge park commissioner is no-show at most meetings
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Camera catches coyote using ‘wildlife bridge’ over I-90
Homeless man who returned $17K he found at food bank hopes to get a home with donations
Columbian
Washington, Oregon get talking about I-5 Bridge (Cleveland, Wylie, Hobbs, Fey)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Guns, helmets and soju proposals queued up for legislators (Rolfes, Appleton, Ryu)
Parker: Animal rights — and humanity — get a boost in farm bill
Editorial: Think before you toss items into a recycling bin
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way to regulate shopping carts, curb blight with new ordinance
Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter
Elder abuse cases are on the rise in Washington
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Vessel exhaust’s impact on Southern resident killer whales
Kirkland Reporter
Mayor Amy Walen announces resignation from Kirkland City Council
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Lost ballot in 26th District Senate race found
Faulty gate the cause of 200,000-gallon sewage spill
Maple Valley Reporter
Vine Maple Place opens new resource center
Elder abuse cases are on the rise in Washington
News Tribune (subscription required)
Pierce County deputy charged with assault to be fired, sheriff says
A Parkland coffee shop owner was targeted by racism. So the community fought back
New York Times
Trump Says Cohen Failed Him as His Lawyer and Blames Him for Campaign Finance Violations
The Oil Industry’s Covert Campaign to Rewrite American Car Emissions Rules
Olympian (subscription required)
Settlement approved in Washington state mental health case
States cite climate worries in push to stop US coal sales
‘Dirty deeds’: Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen gets 3 years in prison
Puget Sound Business Journal
Aerospace group tries to fix Washington’s talent shortage with a new job fair
Redmond Reporter
Elder abuse cases are on the rise in Washington
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Spokane astronaut Anne McClain in space: ‘I am finally where I was born to be’
Join us: Meet the leaders who ended orca captures in Washington state
The orca and the orca catcher: How a generation of killer whales was taken from Puget Sound
No, teenagers are not lazy for sleeping in — and a new Seattle school policy is helping them get the shut-eye they need
Teen in police custody after report of gun at Issaquah High School
Editorial: Invest in programs that boost high school graduation
Opinion: The Burke-Gilman missing link: Real vs. alternative facts
Spokesman Review
Inslee proposes major spending boost, new capital gains tax
House passes farm bill, sending it to Trump’s desk
Tri-City Herald
Editorial: Other elected officials comply with public records laws. Washington state legislators should figure it out
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Fire commissioners approve $5.4 million budget for 2019
Washington Post
Russian Maria Butina pleads guilty in effort to forge Kremlin bond with U.S. conservatives
Trump’s ultimatum on border wall boxes in fellow Republicans
Trump claims ‘money we save’ from trade deal means ‘Mexico is paying’ for border wall
Publisher of the National Enquirer admits to hush-money payments made on Trump’s behalf
Trump denies directing Michael Cohen to break the law to buy the silence of Playboy playmate and porn star
Why does Trump insult some female journalists? Equality, Sarah Sanders says.
In farewell, Hatch calls on religious conservatives to find common ground with LGBT community
FBI plans ‘Rapid DNA’ network for quick database checks on arrestees
Southern Baptist Convention’s flagship seminary details its racist, slave-owning past in stark report
A man-made war paid for by women and children
Wenatchee World
Confluence boosts minimum wage to $15 an hour
Housing crisis | Wenatchee adds apartments; more on the way
Yakima Herald Republic
Farm Bill should help Yakima Valley’s tree fruit industry
After 2017 jump, new HIV cases in Yakima drop down
Editorial: State funding needed to continue work to contain river flooding
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Seattle’s SR 99 tunnel designed to withstand major earthquakes
Fast ferry service between Tacoma and Seattle ‘feasible,’ study says
Allen Institute launches new immunology division with $125M from Paul Allen
Sequim woman using fashion to fight human trafficking
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
New allegations of sexual abuse at Tacoma boys’ home
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Phoenix Suns owner threatens to move NBA team to Seattle
Bellingham expands homeless outreach with portable showers
KNKX FM
Gov. Inslee to speak at orca rally in Olympia following budget announcement
Later start time helps Seattle high schoolers sleep more, study shows
‘Convince Us If You’re For Real’: Lawmakers Reopen I-5 Bridge Talks (Cleveland)
KUOW FM
In one year, more than a million Washingtonians got unnecessary medical treatment
This pesticide poisons kids, but it’s still sprayed on local orchards — including Christmas trees
NW Public Radio
Judges Ask ICE to Make Courts Off Limits To Immigration Arrests
Arctic Report Card Documents ‘Cascading Effects’ Of Warming Ocean Temperatures
Q13 TV (Fox)
‘It’s either life or death right now:’ Local father educates families on dangers of fentanyl
Web
MyNorthwest.com
Biblical war ‘manifesto’ author, lawmaker faces finance trouble
UW testing male birth control on group of Seattle-area couples
New bill makes it easier to kill sea lions, but can it save local orcas?
Fast ferry from Tacoma to Seattle could be reality by 2022
Publicola
5 Things to Know About the University of Washington Master Plan
Seattle P.I.
‘Year of the Orca’ — Inslee to unveil Orca whale recovery steps
Slog
Congress Passes Farm Bill, Including Hemp Legalization Measure
Methane Leaks Plague Natural Gas Facilities—Why Are They So Underreported?
Wednesday, December 12
Associated Press
Washington state combats collisions with new wildlife bridge
Washington asks court to stop Trump from reviving coal sales
Gov. Inslee proposes plans to fix mental health
Coyote is among the first animals to use new I-90 wildlife bridge
Scuba gear company fined $197K over dumped lead, arsenic
State will fight feds over Hanford worker compensation
Aberdeen Daily World
Winkelman urges Hoquiam council to reconsider GGHI funding
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
U.S. government sues state over sick Hanford worker law (Keiser)
Columbian
Washington and Oregon lawmakers return to Interstate Bridge talks, with thanks and questions (Cleveland)
In Our View: Make State Primary Player (election date)
Vancouver Public Schools support staff push for contract
The Daily News
R.A. Long administrator named state’s assistant principal of the year
Everett Herald (subscription required)
They want people to remember what happened on Highway 530
Judge reverses Frognal order, says logging can move ahead
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Major funding advances for restoration projects in Hood Canal region
News Tribune (subscription required)
Lacey scuba gear business fined $197,000 for dumping hazardous waste in toilet, storm drain
Fast ferry service from Tacoma to Seattle might be possible, study says
Washington governor proposes plans to fix mental health
New York Times
Marriott Data Breach Is Traced to Chinese Hackers as U.S. Readies Crackdown on Beijing
Olympian (subscription required)
Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen gets 3 years in prison
U.S. government sues state over sick Hanford worker law
Puget Sound Business Journal
Marriott breach traced to Chinese hackers; U.S. plans response
Sundar Pichai, Google’s CEO, testifies on Capitol Hill
Seattle Times (subscription required)
WaPo: Trump said he thinks ‘the people would revolt’ if he were impeached
Inslee unveils $675 million plan to reverse crisis in Washington’s mental-health system
Traffic in Seattle, 2017: Fewer cars, bicyclists and walkers; more transit riders and carpoolers
More effective than condoms? Seattle-area couples test new birth control for men
Federal judge expands his inquiry into overturning of Seattle police officer’s firing
‘I’m not really ashamed of who I am anymore’: Eastside kids get counseling and support as anxiety is on the rise
Federal judge expands his inquiry into overturning of Seattle police officer’s firing
Westneat: Whose stadium is it? They tell us it’s ours, only not when it comes to selling the big money name
Editorials: Bellevue’s GIX grad school is a smart U.S.-China educational partnership
Opinion: Yes to whale-watching moratorium: Cut the engine noise, save the orcas
Opinion: No to whale-watching moratorium: Done responsibly, it can help our orcas survive
Spokesman Review
Spokane joins statewide group to increase teen homeless services (Riccelli)
Spokane County commissioners open union contract negotiations to the public
Cheney marijuana grower scrutinized for failed bacterial test amid legal tussle over ownership
Tri-City Herald
U.S.government sues state over sick Hanford worker law (Keiser)
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Lawmakers must do public’s business in open
Washington Post
Michael Cohen sentenced to three years in prison for crimes committed while working for Trump
‘This has spiraled downward’: Democrats introduce Trump to divided government
Gun control group claims victory at ballot box, in statehouses
China to revise plan for global technology dominance
Yakima Herald Republic
Driving on the pass without chains? You could be fined
Editorial: Legislators: plastic bags need to go (Peterson,Ranker)
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Alaskan Way Viaduct coming down 30 years after earthquake warning
After investigation, Eastside housing program may audit hundreds of homes
Governor, AG vow to fight Feds’ suit to repeal Hanford sick worker law (Keiser)
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Washington State Ferries plans to rework schedule in Vashon Island run
Inslee emphasizes community care in new mental health budget
Fast ferry from Tacoma to Seattle could be reality by 2022
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Business owners say they weren’t told about new, nearby homeless shelter opening
King County Prosecutor: it’s time to modernize how sexual assault cases are prosecuted
KNKX FM
Lawmakers still awaiting answers on ICE detainee’s death in Tacoma
Judge orders Olympia to stop allowing people into sanctioned homeless camp
Bill To Allow Killing Sea Lions To Help Salmon Heads To Trump’s Desk
3 Oregon Men Face Hate Crime Charges For Alleged Beating Of Black DJ
Inside Inslee’s proposed budget: A new, 500-bed mental hospital to replace Western State
Analysis: Gov. Inslee begins roll-out of proposed two-year budget
KUOW FM
Bold or tired? Inslee climate policy aims at decade-old goal
Mayors And Governors Rebut Trump Administration Position At Climate Summit
America’s Growing Cop Shortage
Inside Inslee’s proposed budget: A new, 500-bed mental hospital to replace Western State
NW Public Radio
Inside Jay Inslee’s Proposed Budget: A New, 500-Bed Mental Hospital To Replace Western State
Farm Bill Compromise Reached With SNAP Changes Out, Industrial Hemp In
Q13 TV (Fox)
Seattle launches on-demand van service ahead of viaduct closure
New homeless tent city on hold after Olympia business owners say city violated law
It looks like it’s getting safer to ride your bike in Seattle
Web
Crosscut
In surprise turn, Mayor’s pick to lead HR department bows out
Rectifying Seattle’s racist past requires a denser future, says report
Opinion: Let’s make sure Orcas get what they need from us
As Seattle’s traffic doom looms, some see a silver lining
Seattle P.I.
Feds’ suit against Hanford law ‘a depraved action’ — Inslee
The Inslee ‘Leap Forward’ — Clean power, no coal, electric cars and ferries
Slog
Half of Washington State Schools Receive Poor Ratings on Free Speech