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Monday, October 15
Associated Press
Study: Without Medicaid expansion, poor forgo medical care
Feds consider storing coal, gas for export at military bases
Aberdeen Daily World
Aberdeen looks to expand transportation improvement fund
Aberdeen police chief fields questions about crime at first community meeting
Aberdeen deals with fallout from riverfront camp restrictions
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Turn up the heat and take long showers, but pipeline rupture still may raise gas prices
The Daily News
Editorial via Los Angeles Times: A carbon tax is a good idea — so long as it doesn’t come with industry handouts
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Judges, lawmakers and the governor in line for pay raises
Cops share stories of trauma to encourage others to get help
Bloomberg: Report: Jared Kushner used paper losses to minimize his taxes
Milbank: U.S. economy is ‘crushing it,’ until it crushes us
Muhlstein: Postal workers rally, raise concerns about privatizing mail
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
‘How do you break that?’: Inside Western Washington’s new cybersecurity program in Poulsbo
News Tribune (subscription required)
Ambitious learning goals not met for the most part in Tacoma, Puyallup, state test scores show
How do Canada’s new pot laws compare to Washington state?
New York Times
‘I Don’t Know That It’s Man-Made,’ Trump Says of Climate Change. It Is.
Is Medicare for All the Answer to Sky-High Administrative Costs?
Puget Sound Business Journal
Amazon gives $2 million to Alliance for Education to help Seattle students
Observations: ‘Opportunity Zones’ could be what Washington needs
Seattle Times (subscription required)
‘Trump … blinked, Seattle won,’ Durkan says as police get federal funds despite ‘sanctuary city’ threats
Setting fires to control wildfires: a profound change takes hold in Washington state
Strong winds kick up a storm of ash, dust on Mount St. Helens
King County’s ‘Zero Youth Detention’ plan goes forward even as $232 million youth jail goes up
Spokesman Review
City to vote on giving developers, non-profits land for affordable housing
Washington’s capitol gets a clean dome
Early morning ‘zero hour’ classes give ambitious teens a boost, but is it costing them sleep?
Column: No special treatment deserved by Legislators when it comes to open records
Washington Post
As Hurricane Michael recovery begins, telecommunications, electrical power still an issue in Florida Panhandle
Opinion: We’d be crippled by a cyberattack on our utilities
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
How legal weed in Canada could benefit Washington state
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Bellevue residents believe coyotes are killing their pets
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
More construction expected on I-5 Seattle over next 10 years
Developers wasting no time with KeyArena renovation
KNKX FM
Orca Captured In Puget Sound To Remain In Captivity Following Court Ruling
Rate Of C-Sections Is Rising At An ‘Alarming’ Rate, Report Says
KUOW FM
Seattle gets a win against federal government over sanctuary status
Regulators Discuss New Plans For Nuclear Waste At Hanford
NW Public Radio
Rate Of C-Sections Rising At An ‘Alarming’ Rate, Report Says
Web
Crosscut
Opinion: WA’s death penalty can’t be justified until we fix the system
Opinion: To save salmon, orcas: Make landowners pay
MyNorthwest.com
Feds drop immigration threat to Seattle, congratulate wrong mayor
Schmudget
Income gains are not being shared equally
Seattle P.I.
‘Bird’ scooters zip through Tacoma thanks to new trial program
Slog
Rents for Seattle’s Luxury Apartments Are Falling, While Low-Cost Apartments Are High and Rising
Techdirt
Washington State Laughs At Federal Attack On State Net Neutrality Laws (Hansen)
Friday, October 12
Associated Press
6th child in Puget Sound may have nervous system disorder
Natural gas shortage is over, Puget Sound Energy says
Stocks plunge again on wide selling; Dow drops another 545
Social Security checks will grow in 2019 as inflation rises
Man who killed Monroe prison guard removed from death row
Officials to convert wing of Seattle jail into shelter
State watches voter registration in Whitman County
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Western State patient accused of biting off portion of nurse’s ear charged with assault
Washington Supreme Court tosses out state’s death penalty
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Supreme Court strikes down state’s death penalty law (Hobbs, Liias, Palumbo)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Petition filed for Supreme Court review of Navy nurse wrongful death suit
News Tribune (subscription required)
Tacoma’s proposed budget tackles housing, deferred maintenance, streets and false alarms
Immigration enforcer ICE is opening new offices in Lakewood
Peninsula Daily News
Emerald Coast Opportunity Zone about to be in business
Puget Sound Business Journal
Facebook takes down pages spreading fake news and clickbait
Opinion: Washington lawmakers should repeal medical device tax
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Management shake-up at Alaska Air will bring layoffs
Hoping for Seattle-area rents to get cheap? Don’t hold your breath
UW Regents reject some of Seattle’s conditions for campus growth plan
King County will open west wing of downtown Seattle jail as shelter
Death penalty struck down by Washington Supreme Court, taking 8 men off death row
Court ruling on death penalty could end the long debate in Olympia over capital punishment
Opinion: We can change course on climate change by moving from despair to action
Editorial: The end of the death penalty is a proud day for Washington (Carlyle)
Seattle Weekly
State Supreme Court Strikes Down Death Penalty
Spokesman Review
Death penalty ruling anguishes Spokane Valley mother who lost daughter in 1996 attacks
Facebook says hackers accessed 29 million people’s accounts
USA Today
New CDC report shows thousands of children are not getting vaccines
Earth may stop supporting life by 2050 if we keep eating so much meat
Washington Post
Washington Supreme Court strikes down state’s death penalty, saying it is ‘arbitrary and racially biased’
Declaring ‘the Fed has gone crazy,’ Trump increasingly takes aim at U.S. central bank
Percentage of young U.S. children who don’t receive any vaccines has quadrupled since 2001
FDA investigating whether dozens of e-cigarette products are being illegally marketed
Here’s how the FCC plans to defend its net neutrality repeal in federal court
China’s trade surplus with the U.S. hit a record $34.1 billion in September amid trade war
Premiums for popular ACA health insurance dip for the first time
New emails reveal a central political motivation for changing the census
Yakima Herald Republic
Congress approves bill requiring tribal village to be built along Columbia River
Broadcast
KING 5 (NBC)
King County to open homeless shelter in wing of Seattle jail
These 8 areas of King County have 95% of the shootings
A look at the 8 inmates still on death row when court ruled against capital punishment
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
TCC uses former Tiki Apartments to expand housing help for students
Local students work to end bullying for National Bullying Prevention Month
Global stocks climb following two days of sharp losses
KNKX FM
Washington Supreme Court Says Death Penalty Violates State Constitution
KUOW FM
‘Finding Fixes’ to the opioid crisis with bus passes and other solutions
Washington joins a growing number of states in abandoning capital punishment
Q13 TV (Fox)
Snake River dams drive wedge between farmers and orca champions
Sixth Washington child hospitalized with mysterious illness, health officials say
It’s devastating! Family members react to death of capital punishment in Washington state
Washington State Ferries looks for billions to replace old boats
Web
Crosscut
How an explosion in Canada threatened to stop buses in Pierce County
Thursday, October 11
Associated Press
Washington Supreme Court tosses out state’s death penalty
Dow industrials sink 831 points as tech companies plunge
8 men occupy death row at the Washington State Penitentiary
Congress approves massive water-projects bill
Whitefish Energy gets US contracts after Puerto Rico ouster
Marijuana is set to become legal across Canada
In boon for farmers, Trump to lift restrictions on ethanol
UN report on global warming carries life-or-death warning
Social Security checks will grow in 2019 as inflation rises
US stocks keep falling after worst loss in 8 months
Panel to finalize Longview coal terminal recommendations
After backlash, Amazon to boost pay for longtime workers
Yakima hospital reverses decision on Medicare Advantage Plan
Lands commissioner seeks $55M for wildfires, forests
Washington Could See Gas Shortage After British Columbia Pipeline Explosion
Aberdeen Daily World
Legislators ‘not that special’ when it comes to public records law, media lawyers say
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Skinned dog found along Nisqually River came from corner-cutting taxidermist, deputies say
Columbian
Vancouver Public Schools found radon in 6 of its buildings
The Daily News
Washington schools maximize student learning with social emotional focus
Everett Herald (subscription required)
BC gas line explosion affects customers here, including EvCC
State and county prevail in high-stakes Tulalip tax lawsuit
‘Get vaccinated now’: Last season, 512 flu hospitalizations
McCusker: NAFTA deal shows the value of knowing what you want
Robinson: UN’s new climate report reveals a dire future
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Kitsap’s housing market on track for seasonal cool down
Petition filed for Supreme Court review of Navy nurse wrongful death suit
News Tribune (subscription required)
Michael ‘most intense hurricane’ to strike Florida panhandle since 1851, says FEMA admin
Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle is less attractive to real estate investors, new study finds
In new slap at China, U.S. expands power to block foreign investments
Starbucks adds subsidized backup daycare benefit
Retraining workers for new jobs and new lives after prison and addiction
Trump claims trade victories, but businesses struggle under his approach
Pensions get bolder in challenging private equity on investments’ human cost
Tech workers now want to know: What are we building this for?
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Washington Supreme Court tosses out state’s death penalty
Risk of power outages in Puget Sound after Canadian pipeline explosion cuts off natural-gas supply
Still wondering why his wife died in Bremerton military hospital, former officer takes his case to Supreme Court
LA Times: ‘Heartless, punitive,’: Patient advocates decry Trump move to restrict immigrants’ health-care access
State Supreme Court calls a ‘timeout’ for Washington Bar Association to review its rules
Washington Attorney General Ferguson says opioid abuse a frequent factor in child-welfare cases
Five children in Washington state stricken with limb paralysis; health officials investigating
Washington lands commissioner wants $55M for wildfires, forests
Opinion: A message for survivors: We hear you and support you
Spokesman Review
Made in Spokane: Tour highlights local manufacturing companies
Area Avista customers not affected by B.C. gas pipeline explosion
USA Today
Social Security cost-of-living adjustment will raise benefits 2.8% in 2019
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Effort to weaken radiation rules needs thorough scientific review
Editorial: Voters have zero say on pay hike for our state officials
Washington Post
U.S. markets take more losses after big slides in Asia and Europe
U.S. judges balk at ICE detention of defendants granted bail under Trump ‘zero tolerance’ push
U.S. ranks 25th for men and 32nd for women when it comes to helping residents reach their potential
Amazon tells Bernie Sanders: All workers will earn more despite bonuses and stock grants going away
Opinion: We cannot let e-cigarettes become an on-ramp for teenage addiction
Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima officials take step to set definition of hotel, motel amid farmworker housing crunch
Additional $55 million sought to fight fires in Washington state
Editorial: ‘Fake’ news is nothing new; Ask Orson
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Washington Supreme Court tosses out state’s death penalty
Why Seattle schools may face a $45 million deficit next year
5 Washington children hospitalized with sudden paralysis, fever
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Federal court won’t reopen case of captive orca Lolita
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Opioids connected to half of child abuse and neglect cases in Washington
Washington Supreme Court tosses out state’s death penalty
KNKX FM
Washington Supreme Court Says Death Penalty Violates State Constitution
‘Historic’ Wildland Fire Funding Request Goes to Washington’s Legislature
Officials Weigh Costs Of Filling In Hanford Tanks, With Eye On Columbia River Impact
KUOW FM
Washington Supreme Court strikes down death penalty
Tax polluters, says the UN — but much more than WA carbon fee
NW Public Radio
‘Historic’ Wildfire Funding Request Goes To Washington Legislature
Q13 TV (Fox)
Rare illness affecting kids discovered in King, Pierce, Lewis and Snohomish counties
Gas prices set to rise across PNW because of Canadian pipeline rupture
Web
Crosscut
Washington’s first-ever moose census
Seattle P.I.
Wash. Supreme Court declares death penalty unconstitutional
Department of Health investigating five cases of child paralysis; believed to be AFM
Wednesday, October 10
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
Broadcast
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
Crosscut
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
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
Broadcast
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
Web
Crosscut
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