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Monday, February 4
Associated Press
Researcher says Washington wolf population likely larger than estimates
AP: Bill: $100 fee on new studded tires, a ban in 2025 (Ryu)
AP: 90 state lawmakers accused of sexual misconduct
AP: Investigation finds former lawmaker harassed assistant
Aberdeen Daily World
Sheriff instructs deputies to take no enforcement action regarding I-1639
GH County Commission to consider resolution against implementation of I-1639
Researcher says wolf population likely larger than estimates
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Education chief: state is failing to meet the needs of special education students (Wellman)
Bothell Reporter
Proposal: Let Washington dog owners appeal ‘dangerous’ breed bans
Columbian
In Our View: Measles, polar vortex: Doubting science perilous
In Our View: Mental health system requires urgent action
Letter: End personal exemption for vaccines (Stonier)
Kraft introduces bill aimed at cracking down on massage parlors (Cleveland)
The Daily News
Capitol Dispatch: lawmakers to consider moving up presidential primary (Braun, Takko, Blake)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Measles outbreak is a teaching moment — for parents (Robinson)
Who will hire people recovering from addiction? Maybe you
Metro Puget Sound is a legislative fortress for Democrats
Boeing workers in Washington get $429M in annual bonuses
Viewpoints: Getting hospitals to cough up their prices
Commentary: What Everett is missing in how to deal with gangs
Harmsworth: Fed up with U.S. 2 trestle? Wait ‘til its tolled
Editorial: Plan now on how best to use opioid settlements
Journal of the San Juan Islands
State will expand unemployment benefits to federal employees working full-time for no pay
Guest Column: Former Senator Kevin Ranker releases statement regarding sexual harassment allegations
Kitsap Sun
Owners of Dewatto Bay tideland property take state to court
New York Times
Trump Won’t Commit to Making Mueller Report Public
Cleaner Classrooms and Rising Scores: With Tighter Oversight, Head Start Shows Gains
Demand for Long-Acting Birth Control Rose After Trump’s Election Amid Insurance Concerns, Study Shows
Peninsula Daily News
Peninsula legislators comment on public disclosure, suicide bills (Chapman, Tharinger, Van De Wege, Pedersen)
Domestic violence offender registry propsoed
Bill would require public schools to plan better for catastrophe (Dolan)
Elwha Bridge presentations scheduled for Port Angeles, Forks this week (Van De Wege, Tharinger, Chapman)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Supersonic jets could cause ‘disruptive’ sonic booms and CO2 emissions, report finds
Behind tech’s shine, some warnings signs appear
Opinion: Public education is the most important investment we can make
Renton Reporter
King County Struggles To Fund Roads And Bridge
Proposal: Let Washington dog owners appeal ‘dangerous’ breed bans (Appleton)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Icy Aurora leads to a dry Highway 99 tunnel on opening day
How to avoid measles amid the Pacific Northwest’s outbreak: Get vaccinated, health experts say
Community colleges honor students whose lives were transformed by education
From fire sprinklers to surveillance cameras, the Highway 99 tunnel is loaded with safety features
4-year-old shoots mother in face after finding loaded gun under bed south of Seattle
Lawmakers in Olympia look to eviction reform to tackle homelessness (Kuderer, Macri)
Investigation into misconduct allegations finds that state Sen. Kevin Ranker violated Senate policies
Beason: New plan to build middle-class housing is a good start. We also need to rebuild the middle class.
Editorial: Lawmakers should invest more in early learning
Darneille, Dhingra, Kuderer: The intertwined challenges of behavioral health and homelessness
Editorial: New legislative records proposal fails on public transparency (Pedersen)
Opinion: I know firsthand the callousness of Washington’s eviction process
Seattle Weekly
King County Struggles To Fund Roads And Bridges
Proposal: Let Washington Dog Owners Appeal ‘Dangerous’ Breed Bans (Appleton)
Spokesman Review
Bill would end twice yearly clock switch (Riccelli)
Tri-City Herald
Education chief: state is failing to meet the needs of special education students (Wellman)
Hate riding with a helmet? Major shift could be coming for Washington motorcyclists (Rolfes, Takko)
Guest Opinion: Transparency reforms gaining some traction (Billig)
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Op-ed: State Senate makes right call to allow remote video testimony (Billig)
Op-ed: Marcus Whitman’s place in state history remains (Carlyle, Takko, Hunt)
Washington Post
‘It’s way too many’: As vacancies pile up in Trump administration, senators grow concerned
Border security vs. retirement security. Which matters more to you?
Whidbey News-Times
Enrollment shortfalls creating funding pinch
Telling the Habitat story
Contract for EA-18G hangar awarded prior to decision on added flights
Lawmakers propose limits on scope of Public Records Act for Legislature (Pedersen)
Yakima Herald Republic
There’s a lot of demand for apartments, but not many vacancies; builders are adding units
People from all walks of life struggle with mental health issues. In Yakima, help is available
Editorial: Urgent need for Legislature to pass new missing Native women bill
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Seattle tunnel open to traffic both directions
Washington lawmaker proposes $100 fee on new studded tires, a ban in 2025 (Ryu)
VERIFY: Can Washington kids get vaccines without parental consent?
Group uses ‘ride’ through SR 99 tunnel to raise awareness
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Washington on track to be first state to allow human composting
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Seattle is the only city not to see a drop in transit ridership, study says
KNKX FM
Former state Senator violated harassment policy, report finds (Ranker)
KUOW FM
Net Neutrality Goes Back To Court
43 measles cases and counting … so how to stay healthy?
NW Public Radio
To help the strugging U.S. Postal Service, your mailbox could be opened up to private carriers
Oregon’s Grant County keeps its United Nations ban. Leaders have other ideas against federal government
Former Washington legislator Kevin Ranker violated harassment policy, report finds
Idaho Supreme Court to decide fate of voter-approved Medicaid expansion
Q13 TV (Fox)
SR 99 tunnel in Seattle opens to drivers late Sunday
Key Peninsula school district hoping to woo voters a second time
Cornish College in Seattle cuts tuition fees, helping students decrease loan debt
Pacific Northwest measles cases prompt look at vaccine exemptions (Stonier)
Web
Crosscut
Seattle could get a new psychiatric teaching hospital
MyNorthwest.com
Traffic affected as snow blankets Western Washington
Seattle’s new SR99 tunnel ‘running smoothly’
Two lawmakers push to toughen DUI laws (Frockt)
Friday, February 1
Associated Press
Lawmakers renew debate: Which of their records are public? (Pedersen, Billig, Liias)
US employers add robust 304K jobs; joblessness up to 4 pct.
University investments fare well in 2018, but worries linger
Trump blames Russia as US pulls out of nuclear arms treaty
Cleanup estimate for Hanford increases by $82 billion
Northwest US measles cases prompt look at vaccine exemptions
North Dakota sends specialized team to help with measles breakout in Pacific Northwest
Aberdeen Daily World
Grays Harbor sheriff says he won’t enforce I-1639
Bainbridge Island Review
Lawmakers aim to ‘ditch the switch’ on daylight saving | 2019 Legislative Session
Texting motorists may face steep fines in school zones | 2019 Legislative Session
Bothell Reporter
Local salmon face dire future amid effects of climate change
Eastside legislators and mayors discuss priorities for 2019 (Mullet, Kuderer, Palumbo, Dhingra, Goodman, Springer, Stokesbary)
Centralia Chronicle
Homeless Youth Support May Be Extended and Refined by State Senate (Frockt, Wilson)
Columbian
Sen. Cleveland plans stricter vaccine bill, removes opt-out for more than MMR (Cleveland, Wylie, Stonier)
In Our View: Ban personal exemptions for MMR vaccine (Stonier)
Kent lawmaker drops salon bill after outcry from hairstylists, cosmetologists (Keiser)
Vancouver Lake faces another foe, milfoil (Cleveland, Wylie, Stonier)
The Daily News
State senators drop booth renter bill after negative response (Keiser)
Cowlitz County still measles-free, for now
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Proposed ban on risky dwarf events draws support and concern (Salomon)
Local salmon face dire future amid effects of climate change
Citing audit, Boeing quality inspectors question job cuts
Editorial: Act keeps Social Security solvent, boosts benefits
Federal Way Mirror
Survival mode in Federal Way
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Salmon Recovery request for proposals
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Outcry from stylists kills bill that would have banned salon leases (Keiser)
$11 million sought to extend sewer line from Belfair plant to Bremerton industrial park
A wolf sanctuary on Bainbridge Island? Republican reacts with pointed pitch (Appleton)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Court sides with railroad in medical examiner’s fight for video of a train death
Dwarf event ban draws support, breadth concerns at hearing
New York Times
U.S. Job Gains Show Employers Shrugged Off Government Shutdown
U.S. Suspends Nuclear Arms Control Treaty With Russia
Senate Rebukes Trump Over Troop Withdrawals From Syria and Afghanistan
Republicans Rewrote Voting Laws for 8 Years. Now Democrats Say It’s Their Turn.
Shutdown May Have Impaired Federal Investigations Into Plane and Highway Crashes
Olympian (subscription required)
Dr. Wood: Get the facts about measles, then be sure you’re immunized
North Dakota sends team to help with measles breakout
Parole recommended for Manson follower Leslie Van Houten
Legislative public records subject of new bill in Washington
Washington state to regulate federal dams to cool hot water (AP)
Fish and Wildlife could see expanded powers under one proposal to help save orcas
Puget Sound Business Journal
Sprint/T-Mobile merger will face House committees’ joint hearing
Here’s what the Fed’s halt on interest rates means for your wallet
Why this jobs report will be a mess
Wright on Center: The next industrial revolution is here
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Lead persists in the water at many Seattle schools. Does Chicago have a solution?
Read the Seattle school district’s full response to questions about lead in its water
Boeing’s move toward fewer inspectors is questioned following quality control audit
Podcast: What you don’t know about McNeil Island, Washington’s ‘forgotten prison’
‘I was able to resonate with her struggles’: Washington students share their thoughts on teacher diversity
Student Voices: Why all kids need to learn computer science
Proposed state ban on dwarf tossing backed at Olympia hearing
Editorial: Reign FC move is good for the region
Spokesman Review
Knezovich refuses to join ‘grandstanding’ sheriffs in opposition to new gun laws
Judge sets $1 million bond for former student for school shooting threats
Dwarf tossing denounced, defended to Senate panel (Pedersen)
Lawmaker proposes $100 fee on new studded tires, a ban in 2025 (Ryu)
Senate proposal would make some lawmakers’ documents public record
USA Today
‘They are wrong!’ Donald Trump crosses swords with intel chief Dan Coats – again
Challenge to abortion clinic restrictions in Louisiana will test Supreme Court’s new conservative majority
Trump administration withdraws from nuclear weapons treaty, accuses Russia of violations
Washington Post
U.S. to withdraw from nuclear arms control treaty with Russia, says Russian violations render the Cold War agreement moot
U.S. economy added 304,000 jobs in January, shaking off the 35-day partial government shutdown
Intelligence officials were ‘misquoted’ after public hearing, Trump claims
U.S. border officers make largest-ever fentanyl bust: 254 pounds hidden under cucumbers
Trump administration proposes big changes in how prescription drugs are priced
Wenatchee World
Burnett says new gun laws hard to enforce
Whidbey News-Times
Homeless youth support may be extended and refined by Senate (Frockt, Claire Wilson)
Yakima Herald Republic
Wright on Center: The next industrial revolution is here
State AG, law enforcement choose sides on gun initiative
Editorial: Police need to give the community a little ‘face time’
Broadcast
KIMA CBS 29
Cleveland vaccination bill could improve public health (Cleveland)
KING5 TV (NBC)
Battery Street Tunnel closes for good Friday night
Watch GoPro footage of a drive through new SR 99 tunnel in Seattle
Washington bill would ban dwarf-tossing events
Unexpected costs added nearly $58 million to SR 99 tunnel project price
Cleanup estimate for Hanford nuclear site increases by $82 billion
New healthcare safety net for Seattle musicians
New addiction treatment facility discussed in Auburn
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
New Seattle tunnel to open on time Monday morning, DOT says
Take an early drive through the new Downtown Seattle SR 99 tunnel
Washington lawmakers consider bill to legalize human composting, green end-of-life options (Pedersen)
‘It’s not okay’: Victims share testimonies at hearing to ban dwarf tossing
Seattle City Attorney asks for freedom for man convicted 72 times
KNKX FM
Hungry Like The … Bainbridge Wolf? Bill Highlights Differing East/West Views On Washington Wolves (Appleton)
KUOW FM
43 measles cases and counting … so how to stay healthy?
Hungry Like The … Bainbridge Wolf? Bill Highlights Differing East/West Views On Washington Wolves (Appleton)
The new tunnel opens Monday. Here are the safety features.
January 30th | The fight against measles, in the hospital and in Olympia
KXLY Spokane
Wide support shown at public hearing for bill aimed at improving access to fruits, veggies (Riccelli)
NW Public Radio
Amid measles outbreak, Washington lawmakers look to change who can opt out of vaccines (Stonier)
The Northwest’s only nuclear plant racks up two ‘green findings’ from federal safety regulator
Oregon Public Broadcasting
To Roll Back Or Not: Northwest Voters May Get To Decide On Region’s Time (Riccelli)
Q13 TV (Fox)
Cleanup estimate for Hanford nuclear site increases by $82B
SR-99 tunnel to open in time for Monday morning commute
Viaduct demolition brings out stories, emotions about elevated highway’s rich history in Seattle
Web
Crosscut
Seattle educators hope voters will open their wallets to fix frigid, overcrowded schools (Wellman)
Opinion: To solve WA’s measles epidemic, look to Africa
Seattle P.I.
The end of ‘viadoom’ is near: New SR-99 tunnel set to open Monday
Slog
Senator Cuts Controversial Bill That Would Impact Washington Hairstylists (Keiser)
Thursday, January 31
Associated Press
Boeing soars and lifts markets with record $101B in revenue
Washington state to regulate federal dams to cool hot water
Washington state to end emissions testing
Shutdown casts pall on effort to help Oregon winegrowers
Senate ok’s earlier Washington presidential primary
Report says Eastern Washington residents have higher mortality
40 confirmed victims in Northwest measles outbreak
Rep. Bill Jenkins hospitalized after heart attack
Authorities say 38 now sickened in Northwest measles outbreak
Washington Senate approves revisions to Initiative 940
Senate Oks earlier Washington presidential primary
Aberdeen Daily World
Owner of Hoquiam River boat graveyard charged in municipal court over code violations
Bill would make daylight saving time permanent for state (Riccelli)
Letter: Thanks for taking a stand against needle exchange
Auburn Reporter
Secretary Wyman applauds Senate vote to give Washington an earlier presidential primary
Bainbridge Island Review
Eliminating gender requirements for political party positions topic of legislation | 2019 Legislative Session
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Fish and Wildlife could see expanded powers under one proposal to help save orcas (Fitzgibbon)
Mid-Columbia lawmaker suffers heart attack
Washington state to regulate federal dams to cool hot water
Bothell Reporter
Local salmon face dire future amid effects of climate change
Columbian
House Bill targets vaccine exemptions (Stonier, Cleveland, Wylie)
The Daily News
Herrera Beutler to retain Labor, Health and Human Services apointment
Cowlitz County sheriff to hold off enforcing gun Initiative 1639
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Washington is nearing the front of presidential primary line (Liias)
WaPo: Air traffic safety could take years to recover from shutdown
Editorial: Increase state grant funding for parks, wildlands
Letter: Sen. Hobb’s transportation funding plan an attack on taxpayers (Hobbs)
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way mayor supports landfill site for light rail yard
Impact of transgender military ban unknown for local personnel
The Inlander
“Booth rental” bill for salons in Legislature gets cut (Keiser, Billig)
Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter
Local salmon face dire future amid effects of climate change
ISD office professionals and paraeducators call off strike following tentative agreement
Kirkland Reporter
Local salmon face dire future amid effects of climate change
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Measles immunization rates below ‘outbreak’ threshold at some Kitsap schools
Kitsap Daily News
Homeless youth support may be extended and refined by Senate (Frockt, Wilson)
Maple Valley Reporter
Group of cities, chambers advocate SR 18 widening
Impact of transgender military ban unknown for local personnel
Monroe Monitor
Palumbo to open up every hearing to remote testimony (Palumbo, Billig)
News Tribune (subscription required)
A hit-and-run driver who killed an Eatonville-area bicyclist has been sentenced
Tacoma charter school to close for good at the end of the academic year
Fish and Wildlife could see expanded powers under one proposal to help save orcas
Snow? Maybe. Winter is finally coming to Puget Sound this weekend
New York Times
Trump Hails ‘Good Intent and Spirit’ of Trade Talks With China
Sanders Unveils Estate Tax Plan, Joining Democrats Who Want to Tax the Rich
An Angry Trump Pushes Back Against His Own ‘Naive’ Intelligence Officials
Fed Signals End of Interest Rate Increases
Democrats’ Opening Offer: More Customs Officers and Technology, but No Wall
Veterans Will Have More Access to Private Health Care Under New V.A. Rules
Olympian (subscription required)
Olympia clears unsanctioned homeless camps, but the largest one downtown remains
Mid-Columbia lawmaker suffers heart attack
Peninsula Daily News
Bill would extend support for homeless youth (Frockt, Wilson)
Bill would double fine for driver cellphone use in school zones (Lovick)
Puget Sound Business Journal
WSDOT officials still haven’t said when the new 99 tunnel will open
Fed puts rate rises on hold as global economy slows
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Racist depiction on Roosevelt High newspaper cover presents ‘an opportunity for us as a district to get it right’
Highway 99 tunnel opens next week. Here are answers to your questions about the project
After warm, dry January, it’s time for rain — and maybe snow — in Seattle
Washington state to regulate federal dams on Columbia, Snake to cool hot water, aid salmon
Seattle weighing future of Camp Second Chance as homeless site approaches end of its permit
Opinion: As sunflower stars go, so goes the health of our seas
Seattle Weekly
Impact of Transgender Military Ban Unknown for Local Personnel
Local Salmon Face Dire Future Amid Effects Of Climate Change
Spokesman Review
Bill suggests replacing Marcus Whitman statue at Capitol (Carlyle, Hunt)
Voters would have to declare party to vote in Washington’s 2020 presidential primary under bill passed by Senate (Hunt)
Value of plastic bag and straw bans questioned
Tri-City Herald
Hairstylists by the thousands balk at proposed tax plan introduced at state Legislature (Keiser)
Editorial: The Snake River dams fill a power gap. Lawmakers need to know that
USA Today
Supreme Court’s conservatives appear poised to expand Second Amendment gun rights
Trump administration secretly shipped weapons-grade plutonium from S. Carolina to Nevada
President Trump says Republicans ‘wasting their time’ on border security talks
Trump and Putin sat down for meeting in Buenos Aires with no U.S. staff, report says
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
County department ramps up services for unincorporated areas
Annual homeless count finds nearly 100 people without shelter on Vashon
Washington Post
Trump administration faces an increasingly adversarial Congress — in both parties
Trump offers pessimistic view of negotiations over wall funding, says Republicans are ‘wasting their time’
Foxconn scraps plan to build factory in Wisconsin, will hire white-collar workers instead
E-cigarettes more effective than nicotine replacement to help smokers quit, study finds
Trump digs in on border wall funds, but Democrats’ opening bid is zero
America’s financial power over the world faces a big, big challenge
Wenatchee World
State, residents appeal Black Rock development
Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima County sheriff won’t enforce new gun law
Yakima mayor backs farmworker housing in city
Editorial: Measles outbreak shows that Legislature needs to limit vaccine exemptions
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Go behind the scenes of the new SR 99 tunnel in Seattle before it opens
Public weighs in on repealing Washington state’s motorcycle helmet law
Tongue-in-cheek bill would ship problem wolves to Bainbridge Island (Appleton, Kretz)
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Washington state to end vehicle emissions test program in 2020
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Neighbors say WSDOT plan to save Montlake Market still falls short
Motorcycle riders could get more profiling protection (Kirby)
KNKX FM
Better enforcement of habitat protection for endangered fish may be key to orca survival
KUOW FM
Proposal to replace Marcus Whitman statues stokes anger in Olympia (Carlyle, Hunt, Takko)
Teens tank Washington state’s smoking scorecard
Q13 TV (Fox)
300 cameras, 21 miles of water pipes, emergency call buttons are some of SR 99 Tunnel safety features
Washington ending mandatory emission testing in 2020
State Patrol reports increasing DUI arrests
Web
Crosscut
Tacoma’s long-delayed natural gas plant has a community on edge
WA’s push for climate-friendly fuels could also grow jobs (Saldana, Fitzgibbon)
Will Microsoft’s housing plan work? Silicon Valley offers some clues
MyNorthwest.com
Bills introduced: no-helmet motorcycling, lane splitting
Amazon gets patent to convert public buses into mobile pickup lockers
NPR
To help orcas catch more salmon, Washington plants to increase spill at dams
Proposal to replace statues of Northwest pioneer Marcus Whitman stokes backlash in Olympia (Carlyle, Takko)
Hungry like the…Bainbridge wolf? Bill highlights differing east/west views on Washignton wolves (Kretz, Appleton)
Yay or nay on permanent daylight savings time? You may get to vote on it (Riccelli)
Publicola
Washington Could Move Up Its Presidential Primary Date (Hunt)
Advocates Call for State Protections Against Eviction (Kuderer, Macri)
Schmudget
WorkFirst/TANF must be restored in our state
Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Will the latest Tim Eyman initiative gut Sound Transit ‘like a pig?’
Senate: Make us count — move presidential primary to March (Hunt)
Seattle is the only city to not see a drop in ridership. Here’s what researchers think
Slog
A Wolf Sanctuary on Bainbridge Island, Roosevelt High Paper Prints Problematic Cover (Appleton)
Vaccine Skeptics Fight Washington Bill to End Personal Exemptions
Wednesday, January 30
Associated Press
Report: Eastern Washington residents have higher mortality
School safety bills highlight differences between Dems, GOP (Dolan, Walsh)
Kids traveling from Washington develop measles in Hawaii
Ranchers whose case sparked standoff gets grazing rights back
Expedia and subsidiary Egencia sued in overtime case
Former Rep. Dave Sawyer fined $1,000 over ethics violation (Sullivan, Chopp)
Klickitat County sheriff won’t enforce new gun laws
Wyoming lawmakers seek bigger role in coal-export litigation
Inslee names Lisa Brown to head state Commerce Dept.
Boeing soars on $100 billion in revenue and lifts markets with it
Aberdeen Daily World
Grays Harbor Transit adds six new buses with upgrades
Street improvement tax extension sent to Aberdeen voters
Kilmer reschedules Montesano town hall meeting to Feb. 4
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Hawaii quarantines Washington kids till they beat measles: ‘They are gone, thankfully’
Secretary of State shows off reasons the state needs a new building for its archives
No plan to arm teachers, but Legislature looks at other ways to keep schools safe (Wellman, Frockt, Dolan)
Hairstylists by the thousands balk at proposed tax plan introduced at state Legislature (Keiser)
Bothell Reporter
Measles outbreak puts Washington under State of Emergency
Columbian
In Our View: Count of homeless imparts important lessons
Letter: Don’t allow vaccine exemptions
Letter: Require immunizations
The Daily News
Volcano scientists face big shutdown-related work load
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Saving streams from the manure of more than 3,000 horses
Sno-Isle Tech teachers finally get their pay raise
Medical airlift services denied to San Juan Island patients
The Inlander
Washington’s Department of Ecology hopes to address recycling issues with new legislation
Washington state women, communities of color most strongly support climate action, survey shows
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Kaiser Permanente denies airlift services
Tri-county meeting to select replacement for state Senate
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Kitsap enters 2019 with strong labor market
Housing Kitsap warns of ‘devastating effects’ from government shutdowns
News Tribune (subscription required)
No plan to arm teachers, but Legislature looks at other ways to keep schools safe
This 12-foot tall steel octopus now greets visitors to downtown Tacoma
Secretary of State shows off reasons the state needs a new building for its archives
New York Times
U.S. Midwest Freezes, Australia Burns: This Is the Age of Weather Extremes
Trump Calls His Intelligence People ‘Naive’
A Growing Chorus of Republican Critics for Trump’s Foreign Policy
Steven Mnuchin Draws Claims of Conflict of Interest in Decision on Russian Oligarch
Trump Says the Economy Is Unstoppable. Most Economists Say Otherwise.
Trade Talks With China Open in Washington, as Obstacles Abound
Trump Administration’s Asylum-Seeker Policy Takes Effect
Olympian (subscription required)
Crews are ‘digging out Paradise’ at Mount Rainier, may not be open by weekend
Hairstylists by the thousands balk at proposed tax plan introduced at state Legislature
State bill would raise legal age for buying tobacco (Van De Wege, Tharinger, Chapman)
Bill would honor kindergartners (Hunt, Wilson)
Rural investment, timber tax cuts focus of proposed law (Palumbo, Van De Wege)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Why technology hasn’t fixed the housing crisis
Amazon wants to use public buses to deliver packages
Seattle City Council passes tax on downtown property owners to fund waterfront project
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Record Boeing earnings soar past Wall Street expectations
CEOs of Seattle area’s biggest companies: We need more housing for the middle class
Newer, cleaner cars mean end to emissions testing in Washington state next year
Seattle area’s life-science sector is on the upswing again
Former Rep. Dave Sawyer fined $1,000 over ethics violation over harassment allegations (Morgan, Sullivan)
Political rift over who will lead Seattle homeless response
Editorial: Focus on real, bipartisan immigration reform
Spokesman Review
WSU study finds mortality rate higher in Eastern Washington
MacArthur Foundation grants another $1.9 million for criminal justice reform in Spokane County
Ballot initiative on immigration policing in Spokane again shot down by appellate judges
Salmon and orcas linked, Legislature told (Van De Wege)
Tri-City Herald
No plan to arm teachers, but Legislature looks at other ways to keep schools safe (Wellman, Dolan, Frockt)
Hairstylists by the thousands balk at proposed tax plan introduced at state Legislature (Keiser)
USA Today
What to know about the measles outbreak, affecting Washington anti-vaccination hot spot
‘Naive’: President Trump disputes his own intelligence chiefs on Iran, North Korea
Washington Post
Trump blasts U.S. intelligence officials, disputes assessments on Iran and other global threats
Deadly polar vortex puts the Midwest in a deep freeze
Las Vegas shooter was not driven by any ‘single or clear motivating factor,’ FBI says
Suspect in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting faces additional hate crimes charges
Atop Mount Rainier, digging out from the government shutdown means epic snow plowing
Whidbey News-Times
Group rebuilding memorial park, with improvements
Gun-rights group planning Whidbey gathering
Activist urges board to ensure students have clean water
WhidbeyHealth seeks patient advisors
Yakima Herald Republic
Forums seek public input on next Yakima police chief
Editorial: Saving money can spark joy? Well, financial security, at least
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Sandy Hook mom advocates for school security (Ortiz-Self)
Washington ending vehicle emissions tests in 2020
Retired fish biologist says government failed Northwest salmon
King County landfill running out of room
How drivers will navigate SR 99 once the tunnel opens
Four Seattle girls win national prize with game about bullying
Suicide awareness training for Washington lawyers and their clients
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Legislators unveil proposed school safety bills (Dolan, Wellman)
UW report says research shows bias against immigrants held in Pierce County jails
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Mom of Sandy Hook victim promotes school safety (Wellman, Senn)
Driving in Seattle will never be the same, traffic officials say
Yakima Co. sheriff joins others in refusing to enforce new gun law
KNKX FM
Yay or nay on permanent daylight saving time? You may get to vote on it (Riccelli)
Analysis: Salon policy becomes legislative lightning rod and more on Olympia’s ‘fire hose’
NW News Network
Yay or nay on permanent daylight saving time? You may get to vote on it (Riccelli)
NW Public Radio
Oregon ranchers whose case sparked Malheur occupation can graze on public lands again
So far, El Niño winter brings lessened snowpack and water worries to Northwest
Feel like you’ve lost control of your data? A Washington lawmaker wants to change that (Carlyle, Erickson, Smith)
OPB
Health care providers, parents deal with measles outbreak
Q13 TV (Fox)
Couple who lost son to measles complications urging others to vaccinate
When the new SR 99 tunnel opens the gridlock is not over
Offshore drilling ban poised to pass Oregon Legislature
Crime drop in Arlington after programs started for homelessness, drug addiction
Web
Crosscut
Downtown driving tax could fix traffic without pricing out the poor
A Walla Walla Republican thinks it should be legal to grow marijuana at home (Blake)
MyNorthwest.com
Klickitat County sheriff is latest to refuse enforcement of I-1639
The new SR 99 tunnel is opening: So, now what?
Former Rep. Sawyer fined $1,000 for ethics violation
Seattle P.I.
Spokane’s Lisa Brown will head state Department of Commerce
Tuesday, January 29
Associated Press
Wyoming lawmakers look to sue Washington state over coal
Shutdown projected to cause $3B permanent hit to economy
After the overdose: A family’s journey into grief and guilt
Study: Corruption levels linked to health of democracies
Comedian questioned by Border Patrol agents in Spokane
King County OKs moratorium on major fossil-fuel facilities
Washington lawmakers ponder rules for delivery robots (Kloba)
Officials urge vaccinations amid Northwest measles outbreak
Aberdeen Daily World
Creation of rural development investment funds a topic of new legislation (Palumbo)
Everyone wants to clean up the energy sector, but parties disagree on how (Tarleton)
Washington motorcyclists rev support for anti-profiling law in Olympia
Bainbridge Island Review
Kindergartners could be taking over the month of September | 2019 Legislative Session
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Renters cite high housing costs for a variety of woes, including substandard conditions
The Daily News
Washington lawmakers ponder rules for delivery robots (Kloba)
Experience motivating DeBolt work on surpise medical bill legislation
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Embracing the future might entail regulating the robots (Tharinger, Kloba, Liias)
Snohomish County sues opioid manufacturer, distributors
Boeing’s decision of the decade: Does It build the 797?
Boeing gets Obama pep talk after giving millions to library fund
Harrop: Trump’s wall has separated us from immigration fixes
Editorial: Bill would allow the composting of human remains (Pedersen, Palumbo, Liias)
Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter
Issaquah School Distrcit office professionals and paraeducators set strike deadline on Jan. 29.
Journal of the San Juan Islands
What the federal shutdown means locally
Lawmakers scramble to save Puget Sound orcas
Creation of State Broadband Office focus for Gov. Inslee
Nominees for Ranker vacancy may not be currently serving officials
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Port Orchard tornado victims encouraged to apply for low-interest federal loans
Maple Valley Reporter
Measles outbreak puts Washington under state of emergency
News Tribune (subscription required)
Bill targeting a Tri-Cities pot shop could cost taxpayers $9 million
First study of e-scooter ER visits reveals exactly how riders (and walkers) get hurt
New York Times
U.S. Intelligence Chiefs Contradict Trump on North Korea and Iran
Taliban Talks Raise Question of What U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan Could Mean
Will Sports Betting Transform How Games Are Watched, and Even Played?
Trump’s Shutdown Surrender Adds Pressure to Secure China Trade Win
Olympian (subscription required)
Washington state gets a C on infrastructure from civil engineers group
Update: 5 Houston narcotics officers injured serving search warrant, 4 of them shot
Peninsula Daily News
State bills would remove statute of limitations for felony sex crimes (Orwall)
Everyone wants to clean up state energy sector, but parties disagree on how (Tarleton
Motorcyclists rev support for anti-profiling law in Olympia (Kirby)
State bill would raise legal age for buying tobacco (Van De Wege, Tharinger, Chapman)
Lawmakers seek revisions to wrongful death and injury statutes (Santos)
Puget Sound Business Journal
U.S. alleges Huawei and top executive broke U.S. laws
Gates Foundation cuts parental leave benefits by half, citing staffing difficulties=
Renton Reporter
Measles outbreak puts Washington under state of emergency
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Sound Transit’s Sounder trains now fully equipped with automatic speed-control technology
Is Seattle safe? You might be better off in Snoqualmie or Sunnyside
Seattle City Council adopts emergency moratorium on redevelopment of mobile-home parks
Metro Seattle homebuyers earn 40 percent more than the general public
Seattle City Council approves $160 million tax on downtown property owners for new waterfront park
King County Council approves 6-month moratorium on major fossil-fuel facilities
Amid measles outbreak, legislation proposed to ban vaccine exemptions
Editorial: Legislature should strengthen consumer data protections (Carlyle)
Opinion: Time to offer health care for all public school employees
Seattle Weekly
King County Council Approves Fossil Fuel Moratorium
Snoqualmie-Valley Record
Eastside Legislators and Mayors discuss priorities for 2019 (Kuderer, Dhingra, Goodman, Springer, Stokesbary, Hasegawa, Mullet, Palumbo)
Spokesman Review
Security strengthened at LC after more social media threats
Hair stylists flood hearing on proposal to change their taxes and fees (Keiser, Conway)
Tri-City Herald
Bill targeting a Tri-Cities pot shop could cost taxpayers $9 million
USA Today
The startling toll on children who witness domestic violence is just now being understood
William Barr: Democrats force delay in attorney general vote over concerns about oversight of Russia probe
Trump adviser Roger Stone pleads not guilty to obstruction, witness tampering in Russia probe
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Latest effort to split state is equally lame
Washington Post
Justice Dept. charges Huawei with fraud, ratcheting up U.S.-China tensions
Comedian says Border Patrol agents pulled him off Greyhound bus to check his status, then told him his papers were fake
Whidbey News-Times
Count a ‘snapshot’ of homeless problem
Oak Harbor Fire Department’s ladder truck to undergo repairs
Students trek to Olympia to support plastic straw ban
Yakima Herald Republic
Drawing a line: Klickitat County sheriff says he won’t enforce Washington’s new gun law
Cantwell part of 2nd attempt to pass law focusing on murdered, missing Native women
Editorial: CWU aviation program could really fly at Yakima’s McAllister Field
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Washington lawmakers ponder rules for delivery robots (Kloba)
Seattle City Council unanimously passes $160 million waterfront tax
King County passes moratorium on fossil fuel facilities
Final week of ‘Seattle Squeeze’ before new tunnel opens
Sound Transit fully equipped with life-saving positive train control
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Racist, threatening letters sent to Burien homes and businesses
Measles outbreak likely originated in Bible study class, church says
Measles outbreak triggers bill to change vaccine exemptions
Hair stylists take over Olympia, fighting against booth renting bill (Keiser)
The final full week of SR 99 closure begins
KNKX FM
Feel like you’ve lost control of your data? A Washington lawmaker wants to change that (Carlyle)
KUOW FM
Washington State Officials Declare State Of Emergency As Measles Outbreak Continues
Washington lawmakers ponder rules for sidewalk-driving delivery robots (Kloba)
Feel like you’ve lost control of your data? A Washington lawmaker wants to change that (Carlyle)
Columbia River Salmon Face Another (Previously Underestimated) Threat: Gulls
The day the volcano meters went dark (because of the federal shutdown
NW Public Radio
50 years ago, a California oil spill turned beaches black—and the nation green
A farm-to-bottle movement takes off in the Northwest, searching for the ‘taste of here’
Q13 TV (Fox)
After years of construction, work begins soon on the final HOV segment of I-5 in Tacoma
Sound Transit installs Positive Train Control on Sounder trains
The pool of unvaccinated children is fueling measles outbreak
Hate letter distributed around Burien, police investigating
Snake River spring chinook forecast grim
Snohomish County to sue drug makers over opioid epidemic
Web
Crosscut
Burien police investigate violent, racist letters
Opinion: Washington’s ties to China might help it survive a trade war
MyNorthwest.com
New bill requires zipper merge education in Washington
Got a permit for that delivery robot? Washington lawmakers consider rules
Schmudget
A small investment to help kids succeed
Seattle P.I.
Study: Snoqualmie is the safest city in Washington
Slog
Hair Stylists Flock to Olympia to Fight Controversial Bill (Keiser)
Facebook Blocks National Ad Transparency Effort Led by ProPublica