Wednesday, October 24

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Associated Press
Boeing tops expectations on strong defense spending
Americans who don’t have a bank account at lowest level ever
Trump taps ex-Monsanto executive to lead wildlife agency
Forest Service keeping tabs in Idaho on bugs that threaten fir forests
Explosive devices sent to Obama, Clintons; CNN evacuated
Spokane City Council approves restrictions on Border Patrol
Program for tribes to access crime databases expanding

Aberdeen Daily World
Public offers wide-ranging input on proposed dam project
Woman sentenced to a year for theft of $400,000 from GHCH
Hoquiam teacher pay increases range from 17 to 21 percent

Bainbridge Island Review
Third ethics complaint leveled against Councilman Peltier

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Whatcom’s jobless rate at a level not seen in more than 28 years

Columbian
In Our View: Help Salmon, but Keep Dams

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Proposed pay hikes for politicians are Eyman’s newest target
WaPo: Blue-collar women missing out on America’s economic wave

New York Times
‘Zero Tolerance’ Immigration Policy Surprised Agencies, Report Finds

Olympian (subscription required)
Possible explosives sent to Obamas, Clintons, while another forces CNN to evacuate
West’s rivers are hot enough to cook salmon to death. Will this court ruling keep them cool?

Peninsula Daily News
Overtime rules change proposed

Puget Sound Business Journal
Citing spending by Coke and Pepsi, lawmaker’s proposal would require big spenders’ logos on initiative campaign materials (Carlyle)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Activist groups file First Amendment lawsuit in Seattle over ICE arrests
Association of Washington cities backs Seattle in legal battle over income tax
Federal judge sets hearing on controversial Seattle police union contract
Corporate dollars gushing into Washington’s initiative campaigns spur push for new campaign-finance laws (Carlyle, Billig)
Opinion: No free tuition until Seattle College teachers are paid living wages
Editorial: Legislators’ shameful obtuseness about public records (Van De Wege)

Spokesman Review
State regulators have tough questions regarding Avista sale to Canadian utility
Spokane Mayor David Condon says federal rules trumps new city law restricting bus searches by Border Patrol at Intermodal Center
Gov. Jay Inslee tours University District Gateway Bridge as span reaches final stages of construction

USA Today
Countdown to Space Force continues as Trump administration details trajectory of plan

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Proposed overtime rules must not mirror Seattle

Washington Post
Secret Service intercepts ‘potential explosive devices’ sent to Obama, Clinton
How the migrant caravan became so big and why it’s continuing to grow
‘In the service of whim’: Officials scramble to make Trump’s false assertions real
SAT reclaims title of most widely used college admission test
The Energy 202: ‘California, get on the ball.’ Trump threatens to withhold funds to state over fire and water policy
Apple’s Tim Cook blasts Silicon Valley over privacy issues
Opinion: The immigration conversation we need to have — and soon
Opinion: Low-income women’s access to contraception is under attack

Whidbey News-Times
Routine maintenance reveals toxic firefighting foam in base stormwater

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KING5 TV (NBC)
‘I feel rage’: Hiker upset with target practice, litter near Granite Falls
$3 million ‘mega tent’ considered for Seattle’s homeless

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
State senator wants corporate logos on campaign ads (Carlyle)

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Homeless crisis dominates Seattle budget hearing Tuesday night

KNKX FM
Official In State Superintendent’s Office Says More Funding Is Needed For Special Education

KUOW FM
Opioid Deaths May Be Starting To Plateau, HHS Chief Says
U.S. Apprehended Record Number of Migrant Families At Southwest Border

NW Public Radio
Are You ‘Two Weeks Ready’ For Post-Quake Survival? Washington And Oregon Say You Should Be
Long-range Forecast Predicts Mild Northwest Winter

Q13 TV (Fox)
Pierce County man becomes first victim of flu in Washington this season
Seattle businesses band together to combat spike in crime
Boeing says its future is bright — despite the trade war

Web

Crosscut
Seattle considers $3M tent to shelter homeless
Under threat from Trump, transgender community leans on local rights

Schmudget
Families face obstacles to economic security

Seattle P.I.
Goldman Sachs to buy Seattle’s historic Smith Tower
Starbucks opens first sign language store

Tuesday, October 23

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Associated Press
Changes to overtime rules could increase worker eligibility
State cautions on recycling certain plastics as market slims
Supreme Court: Ross can’t be questioned in census suit

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Spokane City Council approves restrictions on Border Patrol
Changes to overtime rules could increase worker eligibility

Bothell Reporter
Metro revises timeline for RapidRide bus expansion

Columbian
Humane Society plans major expansion (Cleveland)

The Daily News
Longview School Board discusses possible upcoming facilities bond

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Another step for health plans that don’t cover pre-existing conditions
Editorial: Trump’s body-slam of First Amendment rights

News Tribune (subscription required)
‘Swarm’ of earthquakes off Vancouver Island a precursor?

New York Times
U.S. Begins First Cyberoperation Against Russia Aimed at Protecting Elections
U.S. Stocks Slide Amid Weak Earnings and Worries Over China

Peninsula Daily News
Jefferson commissioners to send route concerns to State Ferries

Puget Sound Business Journal
Unemployment looks like 2000 again. But wage growth doesn’t.

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Report: U.S. women struggling to catch up with men’s pay, and Washington isn’t doing so well
Tableau pledges to donate $100M to help health, human-rights groups
Seattle City Council to take close look at proposed police-union contract after call to reject it
Seattle City Council scrutinizes mayor’s spending plan for larger-than-expected soda-tax proceeds
7 Washington state ferries are out of service, reducing trips to San Juan Islands
Polluted air, fog are back in Puget Sound, but not for long
FYI Guy: Nearly half of Seattle property crime involves vehicles; see the risk level near you

Spokesman Review
Spokane council approves rules restricting Border Patrol searches at bus station
Ford says Trump tariffs make U.S. steel costliest in the world

Stranger
Bipartisan Group of Legislators Ask LCB to Keep Pot Candy Legal (Palumbo, Wylie)

Washington Post
Dow drops sharply as two industrial giants warn of trouble
Blue-collar men are riding America’s economic wave. Women? Not so much.
Trump administration considering ‘different concepts’ regarding transgender rights, with some pushing back internally
Retired Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O’Connor announces she is withdrawing from public life because of dementia
Column: The caravan is coming! And it’s high time to calm the rising media frenzy.

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Thousands in King County sent replacement ballots
New King County park-and-ride shuttles will pick you up at home

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Transgender community reacts to Trump proposal to redefine gender
Police officers are on both sides of I-940
Trump’s threat to withdraw from nuclear missile treaty alarms activists

KNKX FM
Are you ‘two weeks ready’ for post-earthquake survival? Washington and Oregon say you should be

KUOW FM
Notorious ‘malice’ standard for cops heads to voters in Washington state
Explosive Device Mailed To Liberal Philanthropist George Soros’ New York Home
Seattle City Council, mayor at odds over soda tax money

NW Public Radio
To Prevent Devastating Wildfires, Old Adversaries Are Finding Ways To Work Together
Justice Department Expands Assistance To Tribal Police, Calling It ‘Right Thing To Do’

Q13 TV (Fox)
Why are coyote sightings spiking in Tacoma and elsewhere?

Web

MyNorthwest.com
State employees’ emails become political battleground
Transgender community reacts to Trump proposal to redefine gender
UW seismologist isn’t worried about latest trio of earthquakes

Slog
Bipartisan Group of Legislators Ask LCB to Keep Pot Candy Legal (Wylie, Palumbo)

Monday, October 22

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Associated Press
State officials brace voting systems against hacking
Trump says he’s reducing Central American aid over migrants
Supreme Court blocks youth climate lawsuit days before trial
Trump wants to cut red tape, hasten water projects in West
Return to sender: Postal union warns of fallout if US leaves
State cautions on recycling certain plastics as market slims
World Cup games could cost Seattle millions, most recouped
In Oregon, a community responds to imprisonment of migrants

Aberdeen Daily World
Museum recovery discovers theft of guns, button collection and more
Washington tops all states in anti-corruption ranking
Port outlines process for selecting District 2 commissioner

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Commission recommends pay raises for governor, state lawmakers and judges
People held in Japanese internment camp at Puyallup fairgrounds share their memories

Columbian
3-year plan to help homeless takes shape
Proposal aims for drug price transparency
In Our View: Capital Gains Tax Flawed
In Our View: Bridge Talks Take a Hit

The Daily News
Washington’s gun safety debate heats up with I-1639

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Test scores: Math still a struggle; science turnout low
Setback in Seattle for NRA may bode well for Edmonds gun law
The US Census wants to count you — and put you to work
Milbank: GOP suffering selective memory loss on Obamacare

Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter
Metro revises timeline for RapidRide bus expansion

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Olympic College students feeling the pinch from delayed GI Bill benefit payments
Bremerton students get a ‘reality’ check at career fair
Trump administration may end legal recognition of transgender Americans, NYT reports

News Tribune (subscription required)
Here’s what yes and no votes mean for the ‘grocery tax,’ Washington Initiative 1634
Commission recommends pay raises for governor, state lawmakers and judges
In first layoffs, Tacoma Schools eliminates 19 administrative positions

New York Times
Gorbachev Calls Trump’s Nuclear Treaty Withdrawal ‘Not the Work of a Great Mind’
#WontBeErased: Transgender People and Allies Mobilize Against Trump Administration Proposal
Migrant Caravan Continues North, Defying Mexico and U.S.
Trump’s Plans to Deter Migrants Could Mean New ‘Voluntary’ Family Separations
They Said Seattle’s Higher Base Pay Would Hurt Workers. Why Did They Flip?

Puget Sound Business Journal
Miscarrying at work: The physical toll of pregnancy discrimination
Trump administration eyes defining transgender out of existence
CORRECTION: Spouses of H-1B visa holders face new rule
Opinion: Employers can’t delay planning for the Viaduct closure

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Judge dismisses NRA lawsuit over Seattle’s new gun-storage law
Should personal-finance management be taught in school? Readers sound off.
Hosting 2026 World Cup would cost Seattle millions, but almost all money would be recovered, city says
Seattle seeks public comment on use of surveillance technology
Opinion: Seattle parks and greenbelts are too wonderful to be trashed
Opinion: A wake-up call for investment in America’s transportation infrastructure

Spokesman Review
More Washington workers could be eligible for overtime under proposed change
Strong earthquakes strike off Vancouver Island; no tsunami warnings issued

Tri-City Herald
Trump issues order on Columbia and Snake River dams. He wants fewer regulations

USA Today
Activists vow transgender Americans #WontBeErased by Trump administration
Migrant caravan keeps marching north, Trump keeps warning them to stop

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Judge’s order to save salmon won’t do the job

Washington Post
A 14-year-long oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico verges on becoming one of the worst in U.S. history
Trauma experts report seeing people with mental problems in Hurricane Michael’s wake
Climate fund approves $1B for projects in poor countries

Whidbey News-Times
County aims to keep land-use decisions local 

Yakima Herald Republic
In an emergency, trained volunteers may be the first to reach victims
More Washington workers could be eligible for overtime under proposed change
Looking for work? Hanford vit plant to fill up to 300 jobs

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Why childbirth is a death sentence for many black moms
Seattle church says 250 people inside at time of Molotov cocktail attack
Olympia students first in nation to pursue distillery degree

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Lawsuit over Seattle’s responsible gun storage law thrown out by judge

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Emergency on the water: Nearly 1/3 of state ferry fleet out of service
Seattle residents want the City’s 2019 budget to combat rising RV camps

KNKX FM
Final Chance For Public Input On Scope Of State’s Study For Capitol Lake’s Future

KUOW FM
After minimum wage boost, Seattle lagged rest of state in new workers
Why some Washington counties may stop recycling plastic
Thousands Swell Ranks Of U.S.-Bound Migrant Caravan In Mexico
ICE Removes Immigration Detainees From Federal Prisons, Including Washington; 3 Remain In Oregon
Report: Women Everywhere Don’t Know Enough About Ovarian Cancer

NW Public Radio
ICE Removes Immigration Detainees From Federal Prisons, Including Washington; 3 Remain In Oregon

Q13 TV (Fox)
Trump speeds up environmental review of Columbia River system and its effects on salmon

Web

MyNorthwest.com
Dense fog advisory for Western Washington; airport and ferry delays

West Seattle Blog
Fall 2018 Duwamish Alive! begins with honors for champions of our area’s only river (Fitzgibbon)

Friday, October 19

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Associated Press
Breaching dams to save Northwest orcas is contentious issue (Ranker)
Life sentences without parole for teens no longer an option
Vegetable-packing house to pay $525K in misconduct suit
Federal court: Salmon must have protection from warm water
Health officials say possible 6th case of paralysis disorder
Clark College to close because of planned protest
Idaho education board adopts new college funding model
Task force considers breaching dams to save endangered orcas

Aberdeen Daily World
Two more sunken vessels release foul-smelling fluid into Hoquiam River

Bainbridge Island Review
Kitsap County divvies up $4.1 million for mental health, drug treatment

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Homeless camps sprouting, growing throughout downtown Olympia
Bomb threat causes disruption at Capitol Campus, but nothing found

The Daily News
Kelso School Board reviews policy updates, special education Monday

Everett Herald (subscription required)
No room for error: Students need more credits to graduate
New Camano Island culverts open 1.6 miles of fish habitat

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Plan ahead for ferry schedule shift

New York Times
Justice Dept. Rank-and-File Tell of Discontent Over Sessions’s Approach
China’s Growth Hits Slowest Pace in a Decade

Puget Sound Business Journal
Spouses of H-1B visa holders banned from working next month

Renton Reporter
City takes next step to improve Sunset community (Hasegawa)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Want to know what a Seattle tax hike would mean for you? New King County tool helps even renters.
Would you ditch your car if a transit hub was at your kid’s school? That’s one solution from UW ‘ideathon’
Queen Anne group again challenges Seattle plan to ease restrictions on backyard cottages
Mysterious paralyzing illness leaves Washington families reeling
Molotov cocktails suspected in arson at Seattle church during Thursday service
Opinion: Reduce China trade deficit by exporting more, not piling on more tariffs

Spokesman Review
Secretary Wilkie announces Spokane to lead VA records changes during visit to Fairchild
Gov. Jay Inslee to speak at solar farm dedication in Lind
Trump lifted ethanol restriction in gasoline. Here’s what it means for your car and more

USA Today
Trump threatens to seal U.S.-Mexico border over migrant caravan. Can he do it?
Trump administration supports Mexico, UN plan to deal with caravan of migrants

Vancouver Business Journal
New behavioral health facility opens in Vancouver area
Why Public Service Loan Forgiveness Is So Unforgiving

Washington Post
Nearly 250 migrant children still separated from parents, ACLU report says
Bill Gates honors Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who died Monday
Perspective: Most white Americans will never be affected by affirmative action. So why do they hate it so much?

Broadcast

KING5 TV (NBC)
Seattle business owners at odds with RV residents
State Route 99 in Seattle to close this weekend
Breaching dams to save Northwest orcas is contentious issue

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Divers try to stop more oil from spilling into Hoquiam River after 2 boats sink
DOT: Years-long Tacoma freeway construction project can see the finish line
Wash. state has most unfair tax structure in nation, report finds

KNKX FM
Washington Supreme Court Bans Life Without Parole For Youth

KUOW FM
Inslee: ‘We have a commander in chief who’s AWOL right now’
Ready for the Big One? Your earthquake questions, answered

NW Public Radio
Deep In The Desert, A Case Pits Immigration Crackdown Against Religious Freedom
Report Describes ‘Abusive Restraint Practices’ For Washington Foster Youth Sent Out Of State

Q13 TV (Fox)
Kent PD is getting body cameras: ‘Most officers are looking forward to wearing them’
Evergreen Elementary went from last to first place with ‘No Excuses’
What would happen to the viaduct if the big one hits?

Web

Crosscut
Opinion: Death penalty: What to do about the Supreme Court’s decision

Seattle P.I.
Report calls Washington the most regressive tax structure…again

Slog
Report Finds That Washington Is Officially the Worst, and Other Morning News

Thursday, October 18

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Associated Press
West Coast quake warning system now operational, with limits
State officials brace voting systems against hacking
Washington governor OK’s solar project in Kittitas County
After Canada legalizes pot, industry eyes rest of the world

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Mom accidentally shoots 9-year-old son in car seat while fleeing coyotes
Here are the days state parks and fishing will be free in 2019. Mark your calendar
Rep. Blumenauer sends blunt marijuana blueprint to Democratic leadership

Everett Herald (subscription required)
A booming economy won’t make next state budget less taxing

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Central Kitsap school superintendent announces he’ll retire

News Tribune (subscription required)
You could get $6,000 a year under this California senator’s new plan

Olympian (subscription required)
Ruling in notorious murder case, state high court strikes down life without parole for children
State workers evacuated again after 4th bomb threat in 4 weeks

Puget Sound Business Journal
Trump opens new front in his battle with China: International shipping
Senate truce collapses as GOP rush to confirm more judges begins anew
Jeff Bezos: If big tech turns its back on the Pentagon, ‘this country is going to be in trouble’

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle’s Community Police Commission urges City Council to reject proposed police contract
Seattle schools’ bus-driver shortage was supposed to be resolved by now. Why isn’t it?
Antibiotics in beef: Burger chains are failing the test, except for a couple right here in Washington
Washington Supreme Court rules sentencing youth to life without parole is unconstitutional
King County and Washington state election officials see a surge in voter registration
Former Interior Secretary Sally Jewell will guide UW’s new climate initiative
Viaduct’s last-ever safety checkup will block traffic this weekend
Federal judge orders EPA to protect salmon from warm temps in Columbia River basin
Heads up: Millions across U.S. set to take part in annual earthquake drill
Opinion: Why we should listen to people who hesitate to report sexual assault

Tri-City Herald
Judge says cool the rivers. Group says remove the dams

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
School district, support staff negotiate new contract

Washington Post
Trump threatens to summon military to close U.S.-Mexico border, upend trade deal in response to migrant caravan
In North Carolina, hurricanes did what scientists could not: Convince Republicans that climate change is real
Officer pulls weapon on children carrying a BB gun, and — whew! — it ends with a stern lecture
The Energy 202: Trump administration pushes EPA’s science overhaul to 2020
China’s weak currency is helping it in the trade war — but Beijing doesn’t want it to fall further
Mortgage rates pull back after last week’s sharp increase
Opinion: Even janitors have noncompetes now. Nobody is safe.

Yakima Herald Republic
Governor gives final approval to build controversial solar power project outside Ellensburg
Yakima School District classified staff push for pay raise at board

Broadcast

KING5 TV (NBC)
Tacoma foster child sent to out-of-state institution says ‘it was a nightmare’
West Seattle business owner fed up with nearby homeless encampment

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
State Supreme Court strikes down life without parole for juveniles
Millions to take part in ‘Great Shake-Out’ earthquake drill Thursday
Scientists urge Gov. Inslee to save starving orcas, focus efforts

KNKX FM
Tuition Tracker Shows A Lower Net Price For Low-Income Students At UW
What Is The Future Of Bellingham’s Waterfront?
Native Environmental Science Program Combines Culture And Data Science

KUOW FM
How bad are Washington state taxes? The worst in the country, apparently
Washington Supreme Court strikes down life without parole for juveniles
Metro takes on Uber, Lyft with new app focused on getting you to transit
A possible solution for Seattle’s homelessness crisis: really big tents
Black students, white teachers: How this affects Seattle teens
Death threats. Kidnapping plans. Nothing could stop Ballard’s sea lions

Q13 TV (Fox)
25+ construction projects planned on I-5 in King Co. over the next decade
State Supreme Court rules sentencing juveniles to life without parole is unconstitutional

Web

Crosscut
Civilian group deals blow to Seattle police contract

MyNorthwest.com
West Coast quake warning system now operational, with limits
Closures for final Alaskan Way Viaduct inspection this weekend
How traffic will work after Seattle’s SR 99 tunnel opens

Schmudget
A good state budget is the best medicine

Seattle P.I.
State Supreme Court rules life sentence without parole for youth unconstitutional

Slog
Pot Is Legal in Canada, and That’s a Huge F***ing Deal