Wednesday, October 10

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Associated Press
Wash. regulators crack down on marijuana sweets
State superintendent calls for capital gains tax for schools
King County’s 3rd accidental inmate release in 3 months prompts review
Spokane police teaming up with mental health professionals
Market forces put America’s recycling industry in the dumps
Official hurls profanity at board chairman, who is her son

Aberdeen Daily World
Seattle Times: Washington’s I-1639 would implement some of the nation’s most stringent gun-control laws
Red Delicious: An eight-decade run as top apple is about to end

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Stormwater runoff is killing salmon and you can help find where fish are being affected

The Daily News
Marijuana sales up in Cowlitz County, but stores say profits are low
Editorial via Baltimore Sun: Unemployment is down, now pay should go up — even for federal workers

Everett Herald (subscription required)
New tax and tax cut make it in state schools chief’s big plan

Federal Way Mirror
Auditor’s Office report says Federal Way’s finances are in compliance with federal laws 

Journal of the San Juan Islands
BLM releases draft plan for San Juan Islands National Monument

Maple Valley Reporter
Incarcerated and infirmed: How Northwest Detention Center is failing sick inmates
Maple Valley ranked No.11 for safest city in Washington

News Tribune (subscription required)
LNG plant would cut greenhouse gases — if the fuel comes from Canada, report says

New York Times
Trump Nominee Draws Scrutiny for Ties to Ukrainian Energy Interests
Trump Claims Trade Victories but Businesses Struggle Under His Approach

Peninsula Daily News
Quileute Tribe gets $44.1 million to build school on higher ground
Peninsula College awarded $2.2 million federal grant

Redmond Reporter
Redmond’s downtown light rail station will be elevated

Seattle Times (subscription required)
WaPo: Donald Trump’s decade-long buying spree defied norms and tapped an unusual source
Starbucks adds subsidized backup child and senior care to U.S. benefits package
Construction boom means lots of empty apartments, even some cheaper rents
As sales plunge, King County home inventory has biggest jump on record
Washington state schools chief adds capital-gains tax, special education to his budget wish list
Inmate’s accidental release — the third in three months — prompts King County to review jail policies
Puget Sound Energy asks customers to conserve power after Canadian pipeline ruptures
Constantine taps new head of King County fight against homelessness

Seattle Weekly
Incarcerated and Infirmed: How Northwest Detention Center Is Failing Sick Inmates

Spokesman Review
Legislators ‘not that special’ when it comes to public records law, media lawyers say
Canada set to become largest country with legal pot sales

Washington Post
Nearly all new U.S. weapons systems have ‘critical’ cybersecurity problems, auditors say
Court denies Trump administration’s appeal in Census suit
Justice Department approves CVS’s $69 billion merger with insurance giant Aetna

Whidbey News-Times
A cancer survivor’s story
Use-of-force expert hired by Langley arrested for felony assault
SVC offering workshops to help students complete financial aid paperwork

Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: State smart in focusing on Hepatitis C; Now, get tested

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Puget Sound Energy customers asked to conserve gas after pipeline rupture
The political realities of a capital gains tax to fund Washington education (Nelson)
Western Washington treatment center ‘concerned’ by funding change

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Review ordered after 3 accidental inmate releases in 3 months
State superintendent proposes capital gains tax to fund education

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
PSE asks customers to conserve natural gas after B.C. pipeline rupture
Seattle mulls ‘enhanced shelters’ as option for homeless

KNKX FM
Trying Not To Break Down — A Homeless Teen Navigates Middle School

KUOW FM
With Kavanaugh Confirmed, Both Sides Of Abortion Debate Gear Up For Battle
Voting can be dangerous for domestic violence survivors
After Prison, Many People Living With HIV Go Without Treatment
Starbucks now serving baristas subsidized childcare

NW Public Radio
Meet The Flockers: Ups And Downs Of A Washington Sheepherding Legacy

Q13 TV (Fox)
Puget Sound Energy customers asked to conserve gas, electricity after pipeline rupture
Off enrollment numbers at Seattle area schools lead to shifting teachers; budget shortfall

Web

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Asylum seeker at Tacoma jail goes 50 days without food

MyNorthwest.com
State superintendent proposes capital gains tax to fund education

Seattle P.I.
PSE asks customers to limit use Wednesday morning

Tuesday, October 9

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Associated Press
Uber lobbying for Seattle road tolls in $10M policy plan
UN Ambassador Haley resigning; she gives no reason
Spokane spending $450K to attract Seattle businesses
Seattle City Council considers dorm-style tents for homeless
Officials mulling bullet train between Portland, Vancouver
Starbucks now offering backup daycare benefit to US workers
Scientists plan to map genome of endangered southern resident orcas

Aberdeen Daily World
Navy action on jets prompts protest in Port Townsend

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Stormwater runoff is killing salmon and you can help find where fish are being affected

The Daily News
Editorial via Seattle Times: With $15 wage, Amazon joins Seattle’s leadership circle

News Tribune (subscription required)
Stormwater runoff is killing salmon and you can help find where fish are being affected
‘Catastrophic’ mental health changes tied to climate change, study says. What we know

New York Times
Google Plus Will Be Shut Down After User Information Was Exposed
New U.N. Climate Report Says Put a High Price on Carbon
Dire Climate Warning Lands With a Thud on Trump’s Desk
Justice Kavanaugh Takes the Bench on the Supreme Court
Nikki Haley to Resign as Trump’s Ambassador to the U.N.

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Washington’s I-1639 would implement some of the nation’s most stringent gun-control laws
The most interesting education solutions from Seattle’s Startup Weekend EDU 2018
NHL Seattle announces future three-rink, 180,000-square-foot practice facility at Northgate Mall
Uber plans to lobby for road tolling in Seattle as part of $10 million policy campaign
UW, struggling with homelessness, looks to keep people from camping in buildings
Westneat: Allowing drugs at a tiny house village didn’t work. So why is Seattle trying it again?
Beason: Amazon’s Bezos needs to tackle poverty as boldly as he talks about space
FYI Guy: One in 10 Seattle homes has just one room for first time ever
Opinion: A justice system that re-traumatizes assault survivors

Spokesman Review
Candy crushed: Washington regulators crack down on marijuana sweets they say are too appealing to kids
As harvest begins, apple industry weighing its options amid tariffs

USA Today
Nikki Haley, top Trump aide, will step down as United Nations ambassador at end of the year
FEMA: Hurricane Michael gaining strength

Washington Post
China tries to boost its economy, as long trade fight looms with Trump
The Cybersecurity 202: Google faces calls for privacy legislation, FTC probe after exposing user data
Toys R Us brings back Geoffrey the Giraffe — and its laid off employees are furious
Microsoft welcomes scrutiny of tech industry that has roiled its competition this year, says CEO Nadella. Easy for him to say.
Google for months kept secret a bug that imperiled the personal data of Google+ users
Opinion: Quality must remain the focus as Vermont and other states overhaul special education

Yakima Herald Republic
Fish and wildlife monitoring Cougar activity in Kittitas County

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Proposed bullet train would take 2 hours between Oregon and Canada
King County e-cigarette retailers get high marks amid FDA crackdown

KNKX FM
US District Court Judge Greenlights Controversial Forest Restoration Project in Northeast Washington

KUOW FM
Photos: Indigenous People’s Day march and celebration

NW Public Radio
It’s The Water … That Helped Extinguish Flames At Old Olympia Brewery In Tumwater
Why Many Northwest Animals And Plants Need Wildfire

Q13 TV (Fox)
Running Start program helps Puyallup students get college credit early

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Old-growth forests could help native songbird species beat climate change
Opinion: Mountain goats, grizzlies belong in North Cascades

MyNorthwest.com
Bullet train under consideration: Portland to Seattle in an hour?
Report: Uber spending millions to promote downtown Seattle tolling
Seattle Mayor Durkan looking into giant homeless tents during LA visit
City’s study claims Seattle’s homeless problem is improving

Monday, October 8

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Associated Press
State Liquor and Cannabis Board to reevaluate pot edibles
Wash. state regulators may ban some marijuana edibles
GOP students threatened to sue bar over Kavanaugh event
Kavanaugh impartiality to be tested in blue state lawsuits

Aberdeen Daily World
Hoquiam teachers, school district reach tentative contract agreement

Bainbridge Island Review
Multiple-car crashes Sunday make a mess of Highway 305
Input needed from Bainbridge residents on city budget
Bainbridge Island School District looking at $15 million levy measure on February ballot

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Washington’s gun initiative would toughen background checks for semiautomatic rifles

Everett Herald (subscription required)
The wily wolverine: Iconic species making comeback in state
Commentary: Getting students from classroom to workforce

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Brett Kavanaugh sworn in as Supreme Court justice, cementing conservative control
Bremerton’s old East High is demolished. What happens next at the landmark site?

News Tribune (subscription required)
It’s rare, it’s like polio and it may be on the rise. Here are the facts about AFM

New York Times
Major Climate Report Describes a Strong Risk of Crisis as Early as 2040

Peninsula Daily News
VIDEO: Scientists optimistic about return of chinook to Elwha River

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Construction boom means lots of empty apartments, even some cheaper rents
Major climate report describes a strong risk of crisis as early as 2040
Ride-hail companies to push for congestion pricing in Seattle as city considers tolling downtown streets
Shielded by the Law: 213 people were killed by police in Washington from 2005 to 2014, One officer was charged

Spokesman Review
Comparing Oregon’s and Washington’s oversight on recycling
Mixed materials: Garbage in the recycling is messing up the industry
Washington state has nearly 6,500 untested sexual assault kits sitting in storage. The state AG says 1,340 of them are from Spokane County. (Orwall)
Opinion: Spokane County commits to ending youth homelessness by 2022

USA Today
UN report: ‘Unprecedented changes’ needed to protect Earth from global warming
Rare, polio-like paralyzing disorder affecting children on the rise, CDC says
Brett Kavanaugh’s first cases will include immigration, asbestos exposure and firearms

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Orca proposals fall short with islanders
Vashon educator draws life’s work to a close

Washington Post
The world has just over a decade to get climate change under control, U.N. scientists say
Kavanaugh sworn in as Supreme Court justice after divided Senate votes for confirmation
FDA approves HPV vaccine for people up to 45
The Health 202: How the opioids bill could halt exploitation of addicted Americans

Whidbey News-Times
Sending a sign
New, larger ferry goes into service at south tip of island
County questions role in delivering vaccines to school

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KING5 TV (NBC)
How did the tunnel boring machine “Bertha” get its name?

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
New regulations on pain medication aims to reduce opioid abuse

KUOW FM
Can measuring ‘happiness’ on your commute help streamline transit?

NW Public Radio
Does Washington Need New Guardianship Rules For Adults With Severe Mental Illness Or Addiction? (Jinkins)
Farm Bill Expiration Leaves Northwest Researchers And Farmers On Edge
Unemployment Rate Drops To 3.7 Percent, Lowest In Nearly 50 Years
Public Lands Grazing Helps Ranchers, Sage Grouse, Study Says

Q13 TV (Fox)
The Divide: Shelving Survivors

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How capping I-5 could redeem Seattle’s past

MyNorthwest.com
Seattle council debates giant tents for homeless
Can the Northwest compete in the coming space race?
King County officials considering turning old jail into homeless shelter

Seattle P.I.
Climate change is ‘real’ and human caused, but EPA boss boosts coal

Slog
Uber Settles Data Breach Suit with Washington State

West Seattle Blog
What is and isn’t happening on east side of Myers Way post-cleanup, and more @ Camp 2nd Chance Community Advisory Committee

Friday, October 5

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Associated Press
Court: Kids don’t have right to lawyer in certain hearings
New effort will analyze genes of endangered Northwest orcas
Auburn community college plans appeal of $570K federal fine
Judge rules Washington state can collect sales tax from tribal outlet mall

Aberdeen Daily World
Library Facilities Committee is a hard no on closure plan
Timberland committee will recommend that library-closing plan be rejected

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Bremerton creates affordable housing fund

News Tribune (subscription required)
Key swing vote Collins says she’ll reveal her final decision on Kavanaugh on Friday

New York Times
Kavanaugh Clears Key Procedural Vote on Way to Supreme Court
Trump Claims, Without Evidence, That Kavanaugh Protesters Were Paid

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Attacks on staff surge at Western State Hospital: ‘How bad does it have to get?’
Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board to ‘reevaluate’ marijuana edibles, will crack down on products that might appeal to kids
Washington Supreme Court rules kids don’t have a right to a lawyer in dependency hearings
UW researcher wins $625,000 MacArthur ‘genius grant’ for transgender youth study
Green River College appealing $574,000 fine for federal violations
Editorial: Celebrate exciting progress toward a Seattle NHL team
Opinion: Finding our way out of the maze of tribal politics

Spokesman Review
State auditors investigating ‘suspected loss of public funds’ in Spokane County
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers asks state regulators to pause on PCB permits in Spokane River

USA Today
Sen. Jeff Flake says he plans to vote yes on Kavanaugh unless something big changes
Divided U.S. Senate votes to advance Brett Kavanaugh nomination to Supreme Court; final vote unclear

Washington Post
White House report points to severe shortcomings in U.S. military supply chain
Food banks scramble to make Trump’s farm bailout work
‘Closest person we have to Martin Luther King Jr.’: Pastor-activist William J. Barber wins $625,000 ‘genius’ grant
Unemployment rate falls to 3.7 percent, lowest since 1969

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Everett dad’s grief helps community confront gang violence
More prescribed burns could prevent Washington megafires

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Kent parents say kids going home hungry, lunch period too short

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
State’s newest ferry launches on the Mukilteo-Clinton run, has ‘that new boat smell’
City of Puyallup accused of trying to push homeless away from town

KUOW FM
For desperate parents, possibility of guardianship over gravely disabled adult children (Jinkins)

NW Public Radio
Orcas Need Salmon. Dams Hinder Salmon. Remove Snake River Dams? Feds Say It’s Not So Simple
Federal Judge Greenlights Controversial Forest Restoration Project In Northeastern Washington

Q13 TV (Fox)
Almost 6,500 untested sexual assault kits are sitting in evidence rooms across Washington

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Crosscut
How climate change hits NW national parks extra hard

Seattle P.I.
Climate change is ‘real’ and human caused, but EPA boss boosts coal

Slog
The Nanny State Is Banning Pot Candy for No Good Reason

Thursday, October 4

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Associated Press
Washington state counts more than 6K sexual assault kits
Washington deemed fully compliant with REAL ID
Burgerville reports data breach that could affect thousands
Proposed rule change worries some about radiation regulation
Judge suspends Trump administration’s decision to end protected status for thousands of immigrants
GOP senator: Secret FBI report shows no Kavanaugh misconduct
Companies continue to pass more health-care costs to U.S. workers, survey finds

The Daily News
Longview Schools ‘pretty close’ to presenting new bond proposals
Editorial via Yakima Herald, Walla Walla UB: Washington right to tax online retailers

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Company chosen for all Paine airplane and passenger services
Meet the farmers of the future: Robots
17 people will decide whether elected officials get raises
A teen’s anti-bullying message: ‘Weigh it before you say it’

Kirkland Reporter
Kirkland City Council reviews Totem Lake Park design

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Federal judge blocks Trump from deporting hundreds of thousands of immigrants under TPS

News Tribune (subscription required)
Trump administration repeals train safety regulation, triggering new oil spill fears
New initiative aims to end youth homelessness in Pierce County. Best of all? It could work.

New York Times
On Kavanaugh’s Confirmation, Republicans Are Increasingly Confident
Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Ending Some Immigrant Protections

Puget Sound Business Journal
Design of Google’s fifth building on Lake Union takes shape
Chinese spies slipped secret chips into servers at Amazon, Apple and others, report says
Tech wave can boost equity and prosperity, says Melinda Gates-led panel
Boeing-backed electric airplane maker Zunum Aero signs engine deal with Safran Helicopters

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Emergency repair work expected to limit I-5 weekend travel in Seattle
GOP state lawmakers unveil plans to improve Washington’s troubled mental-health system (Frockt)
Northwest’s cell networks disrupted after ‘presidential alert’ text
New review could pave way for more backyard cottages in Seattle while restricting ‘McMansions’
An all-out sprint to demolish Alaskan Way Viaduct in 2019
Nearly 6,500 rape kits sit untested statewide, Washington attorney general says (Orwall)
Pearl Jam announces $10.8 million to combat homelessness
WaPo: Senate easily passes sweeping opioids legislation, sending to Trump
Opinion: Stable, permanent housing is a first step in helping homeless get treatment

Seattle Weekly
Executive Constantine Reforms Police Deadly Force Inquest Process

Tri-City Herald
DOE, state ask court for more time to empty Hanford radioactive waste from leaky tanks

USA Today
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s anticipated FBI report released to Senate

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Orca proposals fall short with islanders

Washington Post
Senate Republicans, Democrats offer dueling takes on FBI’s report on Kavanaugh
FBI background check of Kavanaugh appears to have been highly curtailed
Steel is surging under Trump. Will workers benefit?
U.S. indicts Russian spies in hacking campaign linked to Olympics doping scandal
EPA excluded its own top science officials when it rewrote rules on using scientific studies
Trump administration: After decline, U.S. citizenship numbers are rising
Senate easily passes sweeping opioids legislation, sending to President Trump
Cellphone users nationwide just received a ‘Presidential Alert.’ Here’s what to know.
Opinion: California is forcing the issue of diversity in corporate America — finally
Opinion: Radiation? Chemicals? No big deal, says the Trump administration.

Wenatchee World
Jobs report: Construction tops state pace
Celebrate Recover | ‘Freedom from hurts, habits and hang-ups’

WSU News
WSU Vancouver professor receives 2018 Ormsby Award

Yakima Herald Republic
Audit finds backlog of rape kits totals 373 in Yakima County
As irrigation season draws down, water conservation work trickles up

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Washington state now fully compliant with REAL ID
UW launches EarthLab to drive collaboration between scientists, business

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
6,460 sexual assault kits unsubmitted statewide

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Lynnwood pays $1.75 million to settle police shooting lawsuit
‘Make a move and clean this area up’: Crime problems persist in Downtown Seattle

Q13 TV (Fox)
Nearly 100 groups will share $10.8 million raised by Pearl Jam’s homelessness initiative
Almost 6,500 untested sexual assault kits are sitting in evidence rooms across Washington
Seattle inches closer to putting a lid on I-5; next step feasibility study

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With Kavanaugh vote on the horizon, Seattle speaks out
King County reforms how it investigates deadly police shootings