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Thursday, Feb. 1
Associated Press
Camas paper mill to cut 243 jobs starting in May
Washington Senate approves abortion insurance bill (Hobbs)
FBI in public fight with Trump over releasing Russia memo
Health agency concerned about Hanford contamination spread
Aberdeen Daily World
Lawmakers still grappling with court mandated education funding (Billig, Sullivan, Rolfes)
How did my state lawmakers vote in Olympia?
Auburn Reporter
Students lobby for state funded tuition grants
Washington lawmakers seek to increase nuclear attack preparations
Lawmakers still grappling with court mandated education funding (Billig, Sullivan, Rolfes)
Agency projects in Auburn to benefit from 2018 capital budget
Income tax on the horizon, warns Fortunato
State’s cancer research fund named after the late Sen. Andy Hill
Bainbridge Island Review
Bipartisan bills target Cold War-era prohibition on nuclear attack preparations
State lawmakers still grappling with court mandated education funding (Billig, Rolfes)
A bill before lawmakers would outlaw concealed carry on private property (Palumbo)
Students lobby for state funded tuition grants
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Department of Health concerned about Hanford radioactive contamination spread
Rattlesnake Ridge landslide could last years, report says
The emotional support peacock didn’t fly, now Washington could follow suit with fines
Bigfoot sighting: Sasquatch might be headed to Washington license plates
Bothell Reporter
Washington lawmakers seek to increase nuclear attack preparations (Billig, Rolfes, Sullivan)
Capital Press
250000 Farmed Salmon Escaped Because Of Company’s Neglect: Investigators (Van De Wege)
The Daily News
Boeing profit tops expectations; gives strong 2018 outlook
Corps seeks comments on Columbia dredge disposal plan
KapStone to merge with nation’s second-largest packaging company
Port of Kalama to conduct broad environmental review of $1.8B methanol plant
Washington Fish and Wildlife predicts smaller smelt run for 2018
Everett Herald (subscription required)
5 counties warned state about salmon-farming back in 2012
Senate approves abortion coverage bill (Hobbs)
Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter
Lawmakers still grappling with court mandated education funding (Billig, Sullivan, Rolfes)
Journal of the San Juan Islands
State senate committee hears Sen. Ranker’s bill to protect orcas (Ranker)
Kirkland Reporter
Local gymnastics community calls for change in sport culture
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Foundation to offer a free year at Olympic College for all local high school grads
News Tribune (subscription required)
You’re getting nickel and dimed for low-value medical tests in Washington, report says
New York Times
Amazon Wants to Disrupt Health Care in America. In China, Tech Giants Already Have.
Opinion: Trump Has Got Democrats Right Where He Wants Them
On Twitter, Trump Pressures Democrats to Bargain on DACA
Olympian (subscription required)
The emotional support peacock didn’t fly, now Washington could follow suit with fines
Peninsula Daily News
Affirmative action could make a comeback in Washington state (Chase, Hasegawa)
Bipartisan bills target Cold War-era prohibition on nuclear attack preparations
Puget Sound Business Journal
Washington’s 50 largest family-owned companies employ nearly 32,000 people
Seattle Times (subscription required)
In Seattle, some homeless people find help via crowdsourcing. How do you know how to give?
Microsoft’s benefit from long-term tax bet? $27 billion
Seattle school-bus driver strike could last for days, union says
Texts and emails reveal behind-the-scenes battles as Ed Murray tried to save his career
Questions swirl around state’s school-funding fix as lawmakers weigh $1B for teacher salaries (Sullivan, Rolfes)
Washington state Health Department raises alarm on spread of radioactive particles at Hanford
Clark County Council OKs measures to spur housing options
A town of 3,200 was flooded with nearly 21 million pain pills as addiction crisis worsened, lawmakers say
Opinion: State Sen. Doug Ericksen: Trump’s first year has been a resounding success
Opinion: An effective speech does not equal effective policy
Editorial: Work to ensure Boeing builds its next jet in the Puget Sound region
Seattle Weekly
Lawmakers still grappling with court mandated education funding (Billig, Sullivan, Rolfes)
Spokesman Review
Democrats push Reproductive Parity Act through state Senate (Hobbs, Cleveland)
House panel votes for aid to homeless college students (Sells)
USA Today
Opinion: More animals on airplanes are good
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
With 2018 budget, park district moves on from difficult financial times
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Inslee’s decision to block river oil terminal is sound
Letter to the Editor: Exactly what maintenance does Dayton levy fund?
Washington Post
Trump’s optimism faces reality check in divided Congress and GOP
Analysis: The Finance 202: Here’s one unhappy side effect of the Republican tax bill
Trump accuses Democrats of obstructing immigration deal. But GOP also not fully on board.
Wenatchee World
December jobless rate falls as construction hiring builds and tourism rebounds
West Seattle Herald
Councilmember O’Brien: Burke-Gilman Trail Ruling Paves the Way to Complete Ballard’s ‘Missing Link’
Yakima Herald Republic
Washington state Health Department raises alarm on spread of radioactive particles at Hanford
Update: Legislature looking at public records bills affecting body cams, lawmakers’ documents
Students did right thing and averted tragedy in the making
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Skagit officials hope birds will help economy take flight
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Washington state senate approves bill mandating abortion coverage (Hobbs, Cody)
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Amtrak derailment first responders, good Samaritans honored at state capitol
Picket lines up and running as Seattle school bus drivers begin strike
State lawmakers debate bill that would crack down on fake service animals
Geologists: Slow-moving landslide could take years to fall
Health agency concerned about Hanford contamination spread
KNKX FM
State Investigation Finds Company Negligence Caused Summer Net Pen Collapse
Washington Senate Votes To Expand Coverage For Contraception, Abortion (Hobbs)
Washington Health Officials Detail Concern Over Spread Of Contamination At Hanford
New Report Says Massive, Sudden Landslide At Rattlesnake Ridge Unlikely
Community Groups Push To Have UW Include Affordable Housing In Its Master Plan
KUOW FM
That fake emotional support peacock might cost you $250
Amazon warehouses aren’t a good investment, study says
NW Public Radio
Jay Inslee Calls On Lawmakers To ‘Step-Up’ And Pass Carbon Tax (Nelson)
Washington Says Farmed Atlantic Salmon Escaped Because Of Company’s Neglect
Q13 TV (FOX)
Pierce County sues ‘Big Pharma’ over opioid prescriptions, alleges ‘deceptive practices’
Are your kids gambling on video games? State senators look to study ‘loot boxes’ (Hasegawa)
Report shows Tacoma rental housing prices soaring, outpacing Seattle
‘Something needs to be done about this racist stuff’: Prosecutors allege race-motivated vicious assault
Web
Crosscut
Harassment complaints could lead to a new office in City Hall
Fishers are back in Washington — but can they survive?
Lynnwood Today
South County Politics: Three legislators’ priorities for 2018 session (Kagi, Ortiz-Self, Peterson, Ryu, Chase)
MyNorthwest.com
Washington state senate approves bill mandating abortion coverage (Hobbs, Cody)
North Coast News
Legislature: Bill to outlaw concealed carry on private property (Hunt, Palumbo)
Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Demonizing Seattle — the GOP’s dog that don’t hunt
Undercurrent News
Cooke hopes ‘compromise bill’ can keep West Coast US salmon farming ops going (Blake)
Wednesday, Jan. 31
Associated Press
Another Washington county sues drugmakers over opioid crisis
Health care’s Three Amigos? The big names behind a new push
Company: Rejection of oil-by-rail project ‘anti-development’
Cooke Aquaculture fined $332K for farmed fish escape (Ranker)
In response to Trump, Democrats argue for middle class
Trump warns of immigration dangers in State of the Union
Fact-checking President Trump’s State of the Union speech
Federal judge wants opioid lawsuits to end in settlement
Aberdeen Daily World
Revival of Grays Harbor opens daytime refuge in Aberdeen
Ocean Shores gets a ballot drop box
Arlington Times
Haller Park splash park project on tap again with state capital budget passage
Auburn Reporter
Cooke Aquaculture fined $332,000 for Cypress Island farmed salmon escape (Ranker)
Bill that would reduce car tab rates passes the state House (Pellicciotti, Kilduff, Clibborn, Fey)
Affirmative action could make a comeback in Washington State (Chase, Hasegawa)
Vetoed tax cut for manufacturers again pushed in bipartisan effort (Mullet, Billig, Frockt)
State House speaker talks taxes, death penalty, and harassment (Chopp)
Orca Protection Act aims to protect Pacific Northwest’s iconic whales (Ranker)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
This agency spends the most to help Northwest salmon. But cuts are coming.
A heroin addict’s tale: ‘Noah… I told you were going to die’
Cascadia Weekly
New report condemns farmed fish escape (Van De Wege, Ranker, Chase, Rolfes)
Columbian
Ferguson visits Vancouver, blasts Trump over Dreamers
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Boeing is booming: Profit soars with help from US tax cut
Bill would boost protections for state’s orca population
Singletary: Medicare costs take big bite out of Social Security income
The Island Guardian
$332K Fine For Cooke Pen Collapse
Island’s Weekly
To protect orca and salmon, you need to protect beaches and forage fish | Guest column
Journal of the San Juan Islands
San Juan County addiction recovery house may be funded
San Juan Islands gain USDA Grant support for new farmers
Take WDFW survey on supporting sustainable fish populations
Cooke’s negligence was primary cause of Atlantic Salmon net pen collapse
Kirkland Reporter
Cooke Aquaculture fined $332,000 for Cypress Island farmed salmon escape
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Letter: WSF still costs us too much
News Tribune (subscription required)
Rob a pot shop, serve more time. A bill in the state Legislature could make it happen (Ormsby)
Editorial: WSU’s strong voice against college suicide
New York Times
As Deficit Soars Toward $1 Trillion, Congress Shrugs and Keeps Spending
Federal Reserve Expected to Leave Rates Unchanged
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Protect workers, but don’t lose accountability (Kuderer, Hunt)
Oregon Public Broadcasting
250000 Farmed Salmon Escaped Because Of Company’s Neglect: Investigators (Van De Wege)
Peninsula Daily News
NEW BRIEFS: State lawmakers to hold telephone town hall Thursday … and other items (Chapman, Tharinger, Van De Wege)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Prep for disruption: What Amazon’s Berkshire, JP Morgan deal means for health care
Redmond Reporter
Be prepared to pay even more for a house in Redmond
Students lobby for state funded tuition grants
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Trump’s plans for immigration, infrastructure meet swift resistance in Congress
Soaring address rife with disproved, deceptive figures
#MeToo in the Legislature: Harassment complaint process ‘is not reflecting women’s experiences’ in Olympia (Jinkins, Sullivan)
NTSB says undetected metal flaw led to dangerous Boeing 767 engine failure and fire
African-American man fighting for his life after unprovoked racist ‘rage’ attack in Auburn
Rattlesnake Ridge likely to creep, not collapse, independent expert says
Seattle City Light opens 2 electric-car-charging stations on Beacon Hill
Cure for parking overload? Shuttle experiment begins from Des Moines to Angle Lake light-rail station
Editorial: Hirst deal is only the beginning of state’s work on water-rights issues
Opinion: Phase out Atlantic fish farming in Washington waters
Seattle Weekly
Ferry Inefficiency, Pool Renovation, and a Centenarian Buzzfeed Sensation
Skagit Valley Herald
Another Washington county sues drugmakers over opioid crisis
Salmon farm fined $332,000, blamed for negligence in pen collapse (Ranker)
Snoqualmie-Valley Record
Cooke Aquaculture fined $332,000 for Cypress Island farmed salmon escape (Ranker)
Spokesman Review
Lawmakers asked to back Dreamers (Ortiz-Self)
Spokane lawmakers propose expanding county commission, electing by district (Riccelli)
Washington bill would require concealed weapon carriers to seek permission to bring guns into others’ homes (Hunt)
Four topics President Trump tackled in the State of the Union and how they affect Spokane
USA Today
Unity, fear and the anthem: Top takeaways from Trump’s State of the Union address
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Annual homeless count complete, island’s final numbers to be determined
Climate change: Islanders engage, recommend action
New ferry report: Economists analyze data, suggest change
Washington Post
Trump’s plans for immigration, infrastructure meet swift resistance in Congress
Trump’s call for unity slams into reality of Washington’s political divisions
Analysis: The Health 202: Trump seems to see opioid crisis as primarily a law enforcement problem
West Seattle Herald
Business owners on city’s border say they’re suffering the most from the Sugar Tax
Whidbey News-Times
Officials consider islandwide high-speed internet
Yakima Herald Republic
Legislature considering restricting public access to police body camera footage
Yakima’s East-West Corridor project getting $700,000 jumpstart
Fish farm caused Atlantic salmon spill, state says, then tried to hide how bad it was
Editorial: Legislature should resist more limits on public records (Kuderer)
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Pretending your dog’s a service animal? WA bill would make that a $250 fine
Rattlesnake Ridge landslide could take decades to completely fail, new analysis finds
Sasquatch may become specialty Washington license plate
Diverse KING 5 focus group weighs in on State of the Union
Seattle school bus drivers to strike Thursday
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Department of Ecology fines salmon producer $332K for farmed fish escape
KIRO FM
Dori vs. Rep. Pollet: Why Washington property taxes are higher (Pollet)
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Boeing profit soars amid strong demand, increased production
Seattle crime report shows more homicides, fewer property crimes in 2017
Health care is just the latest industry Amazon seeks to upend
Health advocates, leaders urging state lawmakers to raise legal smoking age to 21 (Kuderer)
Groups want changes to UW expansion plan
Seattle offers new incentives to urge residents to buy electric cars
KNKX FM
Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris Explains How Childhood Trauma Leaves Lasting Health Impacts
Inslee Calls On Lawmakers To ‘Step-Up’ And Pass Carbon Tax (Nelson)
KUOW FM
#MeToo has us asking: What’s next?
City of Seattle workers speak out about harassment in the workplace
Q13 TV (FOX)
What’s killing the salmon? Long Live the Kings investigates decline in iconic fish
School bus drivers in Seattle to strike on Thursday, say it will ‘last until deal is reached’
Seattle police report overall crime decrease in 2017
Nearly 1/3 of Washington students struggle with depression; resource group meets at UW
Clallam County sues drugmakers over opioid crisis
Web
Crosscut
State: Escape of 250,000 salmon was ‘entirely preventable’ (Van De Wege)
Opinion: Olympia’s indifference to earthquake prep could kill us all
MyNorthwest.com
State legislators express themselves with … socks (Jinkins)
Publicola
Jayapal on the State of the Union: We’re the Reason It’s Strong
Sawant’s Resolution to Oppose Tacoma LNG Plant Heads to Juarez’s Committee
Seattle P.I.
State: Negligence caused huge Atlantic salmon breakout
Slog
Slog AM: Seattleites flock to White Center for tax-free soda, Olympia working on sexual harassment policies
Is stressing about the rent making us sick?
Tuesday, Jan. 30
Associated Press
Washington governor rejects permit for oil-by-rail terminal
Longview paper mill to be acquired in merger
Tacoma newspaper publisher picked for UW Board of Regents
Experts pull prediction for looming Rattlesnake Ridge slide
Amazon, JPMorgan, Berkshire creating new health care company
EPA halts plans to lift proposed mine restrictions in Alaska
Families of those killed by police to get attorneys
Aberdeen Daily World
County takes preliminary steps to study options for new jail
Aberdeen strategic planning workshop set for Wednesday
Bainbridge Island Review
Commissioners look at land donation
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Is revealing a state worker’s birthdate invasive or necessary to a functioning democracy? (Kuderer)
The HOV lane isn’t the left lane, and you can pass on the right to get around someone using it
Op-Ed: Looming long-term care crisis threatens Whatcom families. This might be the solution.
Bothell Reporter
Affirmative action could make a comeback in Washington State (Chase, Hasegawa)
Bill that would reduce car tab rates passes the state House (Pellicciotti, Kilduff, Clibborn, Fey)
Columbian
In Our View: Inslee Got It Right
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Editorial: Reject Trump cuts of EPA programs in state
The Island Guardian
“State Adopts Washington’s First Reclaimed Water Rule”
Maple Valley Reporter
Bill that would reduce car tab rates passes the state House (Pellicciotti, Kilduff, Clibborn, Fey)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Democrats perilously divided as Trump takes momentum on immigration
Paperwork tangle nets visiting Korean student a 2-week stay at Northwest Detention Center
New York Times
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Team Up to Disrupt Health Care
New Jersey Embraces an Idea it Once Rejected: Make Utilities Pay to Emit Carbon
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: State House must pass the bump-stock ban (Hunt)
Peninsula Daily News
Clallam County to sue drug makers, distributors for damages in opioid crisis
North Olympic Library System approves $445,480 in capital expenditures for 2018
Jefferson County PUD considers rate hikes; hearing set today
Algae blooms continue but toxins decline in Jefferson County lakes
Puget Sound Business Journal
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, JP Morgan Chase team up on health care
Queen Anne & Magnolia News
Passage of state’s capital budget means key funds locally (Tarleton, Carlyle)
Redmond Reporter
DelBene holds roundtable on importance of nutrition assistance
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Amazon joins with Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan to form health-care company
Study: Nearly a third of Washington college students have experienced depression
Protests, schedule, etc.; What you need to know about Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night
‘Leveling of the playing field’: Families of those killed by police to get attorneys in King County inquests
Opinion: Give young journalists protections from school censorship
Editorial: Don’t gut Public Records Act in an attempt to protect public employees’ identities (Kuderer)
Seattle Weekly
Affirmative Action Could Make a Comeback in Washington (Chase, Hasegawa)
Skagit Valley Herald
Skagit County not included in new water legislation (Fitzgibbon, Van De Wege)
Tri-City Herald
More radioactive contamination triggers management change at Hanford
USA Today
TSA finds record 3,957 guns at airport checkpoints in 2017
States curb pain pill prescribing to try to prevent opioid addiction
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
State Senate sends right message on protecting Dreamers (Frockt)
Letter to the editor: State testing for graduation fails students
Washington Post
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan Chase join forces to tackle employees’ health-care costs
Opinion: Trump’s immigration ‘compromise’ is a trick
Wenatchee World
Reichert talks about immigration, tax cuts, Trump – and his plans after leaving congress
Giga Watt settles suit over crypto investment
West Seattle Herald
Business owners on city’s border say they’re suffering the most from the Sugar Tax
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
AG warns Comcast customers to check bills for unwanted fees
King County property taxes up 17 percent this year
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
New bill would require seat belts, safety cameras on school buses
Amazon, Buffett, JPMorgan to partner on employee healthcare
Two Washington cities make National Geographic’s ‘Best Cities’ list
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Immigration activist joins Sen. Cantwell for State of the Union
Seattle does it again: Home prices here rise at steepest rate in the nation
Radioactive contamination triggers Hanford management change
KNKX FM
Proposed State Reinsurance Program Could Stabilize Health Insurance Market
British Columbia Files Second Appeal Of Washington Man’s Tribal Sovereignty Case
Residents Displaced By Rattlesnake Ridge Landslide Struggle to Find New Homes
Landslide Experts Walk Back Time Estimate For Rattlesnake Ridge Slide
Washington Lawmakers Consider Decriminalizing Driving Without A License
Washington Hemp Growers In Limbo, Some Cast Eyes To Oregon
KUOW FM
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway And JPMorgan Chase Launch New Health Care Company
Can you eat fish if you care about climate change?
Is Smoking Pot While Pregnant Safe For The Baby?
Q13 TV (FOX)
Inslee rejects permit for oil-by-rail terminal in Vancouver
Amtrak service suspended from Bellingham to Vancouver B.C. due to mudslide
Web
Crosscut
Trump’s new tariff: Making solar panels great again?
Research is mixed, but King County forges ahead on smoking ban in parks
MyNorthwest.com
Lawmakers want to keep owners of service animals honest (McBride)
Publicola
Inslee Sides with State Regulators, Opposes a Massive Oil Terminal in Southwest Washington
Seattle P.I.
Inslee rejects big oil-by-rail terminal along Columbia River
Slog
King County will start providing lawyers to families of police shooting victims
Even the Chamber of Commerce is calling out Democrats for caving on Sound Transit funding cuts
Washington immigration activist targeted by ICE will attend Trump’s State of the Union
Monday, Jan. 29
Associated Press
Ski resorts shut down as rain creates avalanche risk
Probe of farmed salmon collapse focuses on nets
Strong health sign-ups under Obamacare encourage Democrats
King County property owners to see higher tax bill
Aberdeen Daily World
Hospital financial troubles grow more serious
Lawmakers consider Discovery Pass changes (Fitzgibbon)
Bainbridge Island Review
Workplace bullying and sexual harassment bills go before lawmakers (Keiser,Cleveland)
Senate votes to extend college financial aid to state Dreamers (Frockt, Ranker)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Rivers expected to rise as warm rain falls across Whatcom County
Big project to start this spring in Bellingham’s Barkley district
These women were facing mental illness and jail time, and this program helped them heal
Bothell Reporter
Bill that would reduce car tab rates passes the state House (Pellicciotti, Kilduff, Clibborn, Fey)
Workplace bullying and sexual harassment bills go before lawmakers (Keiser, Frockt, Cleveland, Chase)
Citizen Tribune
Skagit County not included in new water legislation (Fitzgibbon, Van De Wege)
Columbian
In Our View: Inslee May Be Key on Bridge
License scofflaws could get lower fine
Bills would give property owners more say in how cities annex land
In Our View: Cheers & Jeers
Local View: Revive bistate I-5 Bridge deal, get to work on replacement
The Daily News
Inslee beats drum for Herrera Beutler bill
Legislators aim to pass flurry of bills in short session (Takko)
Sen. Braun’s proposed bill will lower community college tuition
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Edmonds a top route in record-breaking year for ferry riders
Questions about Everett schools’ $330 million bond vote?
30-year legislator Dick King dies at 83 (Sells)
Senate passes bill banning ‘bump stocks’
WaPo: Air Force One’s new Boeing refrigerators costs taxpayers $24M
The ups and downs of school enrollment
Schools get Gold Stars for helping students reach college
Editorial: Everett schools bond builds path toward careers
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way Senior Center to get much-needed kitchen remodel
Journal of the San Juan Islands
A ferry tale ending | The Hyak may be decommissioned in 2018
Legendary filmmaker and ski icon Warren Miller, 93, passes away at Orcas home
Lake Chelan Mirror
Workplace bullying and sexual harassment bills go before lawmakers (Keiser, Frockt, Cleveland, Chase)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Exonerated man urges end to death penalty in Bremerton speech (Pedersen)
Law enforcement makes overdose saves
Navy seeks to expand special operations training in region
Washington Senate passes bump stock ban (Van De Wege)
Maple Valley Reporter
Workplace bullying and sexual harassment bills go before lawmakers (Keiser, Cleveland, Chase)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Is revealing a state worker’s birthdate invasive or necessary to a functioning democracy? (Kuderer)
Not #MeToo: Senators reluctant to tackle harassment policy
Editorial: End gay conversion therapy in Washington
New York Times
Oil Boom Gives the U.S a New Edge in Energy and Diplomacy
Peninsula Daily News
Reps. Chapman, Tharinger sponsor small-business tax bill (Chapman, Tharinger, Van De Wege, Lytton)
Workplace bullying and sexual harassment bills go before lawmakers (Keiser, Frockt, Cleveland)
Renton Reporter
Workplace bullying and sexual harassment bills go before lawmakers (Keiser, Frockt, Cleveland, Chase)
Editorial cartoon: Who’s fault was it?
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Higher property-tax bills to hit King County next month (Carlyle, Pollet)
State investigators focus on nets plugged with mussels in Atlantic salmon net-pen failure (Ranker)
After 5 years, walk-bike bridge design for Northgate light-rail station still unfinished (Pollet, Valdez, Frockt)
Bill by bill, Democrats are trying to create a stable state health-insurance system (Cleveland, Keiser)
Editorial: Promising approach to school-funding order deserves attention (Mullet, Rolfes, Hobbs, Takko, Palumbo)
Opinion: Support education bill that targets opportunity and achievement gaps (Pettigrew)
Opinion: Fish farming done right can benefit all of us
Seattle Weekly
Car Tab Bill Could Slash Sound Transit Funding (Clibborn, Fey, Pelicciotti, Kilduff)
Spokesman Review
Spin Control: State looking at ways to increase voters and turnout
Weighing fate of anti-affirmative action initiative, Legislature debats equal vs. equitable (Hasegawa)
Senate votes to ban bump stock devices (Van De Wege, Pedersen)
Tri-City Herald
More Washington cities sue drugmakers over opioid crisis
USA Today
Opioid makers face hundreds of lawsuits for misleading doctors about drug’s addictive nature
Democrats send a message by bringing ‘Dreamers’ to State of the Union
With 175 Americans dying a day, what are the solutions to the opioid epidemic?
Washington Post
Lawmakers call on Trump to drop bid for legal immigration cuts
Wenatchee World
AgWatch | A TPP without Washington wheat?
Whidbey News-Times
Point in Time Count offers snapshot of homelessness in Island County
Unemployment numbers point to health economy
Navy to hold meeting on testing of polluted site
WhidbeyHealth looking for nurses ‘highly trained’ for SANE
Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima Valley flu cases double last year as nation feels strain
Students living here illegally would be eligible for Washington state aid under new bill (Frockt, Hansen)
Latinos from across the state set for special day in Olympia
House bill aims to limit $30 Discover Pass to state park visits (Fitzgibbon)
Guest essay: ‘Until we address the teacher expectation gap, the student achievement gap will remain’
Commentary: 10th-grade tests must get chance to work
Editorial: Court is right: Public records law applies to our lawmakers
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
‘It’s the perfect time’ for NHL to Seattle, says team exec
WATCH: Video captures blizzard-like conditions at Hurricane Ridge
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
First person on Death Row exonerated by DNA calls on lawmakers to abolish death penalty in WA
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Incoming storm bringing elevated risk of landslides, flooding, avalanches
Puget Sound faith leaders pledge ‘no Muslim ban ever’ on travel ban anniversary
Washington state man fined $8,000 for killing wolves
KNKX FM
The Internet Was Ruining Their Lives; Now They’re Learning To Live Without It
A Youthful Approach To Hyper-Local Journalism
Pacific Northwest Olympians At The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games
Seattle Neurologists Find New Way To Detect And Monitor Concussions In Student Athletes
Ban On Bump Stocks Passes Washington Senate (Van De Wege)
KUOW FM
Volunteers count King County’s homeless population
Children Who Survive Congenital Heart Defects Can Face New Problems As Adults
Activists: Gang Database Disproportionately Targets Young Men Of Color
Washington’s Affirmative Action Ban Cost Minority-Owned Businesses Public Contract Dollars
Seattle region will grow by 1.8 million people by 2050
Pure, cheap, and abundant: Why meth use is spiking in Washington
NW Public Radio
Residents Displaced By Rattlesnake Ridge Slide Confront Yakima’s Tight Housing Market
Q&A: What Are The Chances Of Offshore Drilling In The Northwest?
Washington Farmworkers File Class Action Lawsuit After Death Of Coworker
Washington Lawmakers Consider Lifting Affirmative Action Ban
Web
Crosscut
Opinion: Where a divided Washington can find common ground: Health care
MyNorthwest.com
Lawmakers consider repealing state ban on affirmative action
Publicola
Top Stories: Aid for Dreamers, Rent Control Debate, and Another Letter from the DOJ
Friday, January 26
Associated Press
Former Washington state first lady Lois Spellman dies days after husband
Engineer says he misjudged train location in fatal wreck
Arlington Times
M’ville comes out with big wins in legislature
Auburn Reporter
State AG pays local visit to address issues
Bellingham Herald
Noah’s story shows why the region’s desperate fight against opioids is worth waging
Fire retardants linked to pollution could be restricted under proposed legislation
Effort to abolish death penalty in Washington gains steam after it clears Senate committee (Chopp, Pedersen)
Engineer from Amtrak derailment was confused about where he was on track, investigators say
Foreign workers hired to pick blueberries sue farm
Op-ed: No power. No water. Maybe no cell service. How would you cope with that?
Bothell Reporter
State House speaker talks taxes, death penalty, and harassment (Chopp)
Senate votes to extend college financial aid to state Dreamers (Frockt, Ranker)
Orca Protection Act aims to protect Pacific Northwest’s iconic whales (Ranker)
American Indian activists rally in Olympia (Darneille, Hunt, McCoy)
Columbia Basin Herald
Bill would strengthen school response for mental health crises (Orwall)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Property tax bills to rise by up to 27%, assessor says
Property owners might get relief from tax they didn’t vote on
Hanford radioactive monitoring not protecting workers
Editorial: Everett’s new mayor maps out her goals
Federal Way Mirror
Washington attorney general talks opioid crisis, Trump at Federal Way chamber gathering
Capital budget funds local projects including STEM classrooms, Safe City cameras, conservation (Reeves)
The Inlander
Spokane considers Riverfront-area development heights; plus, Olympia mulls capital punishment
Two bills aim to phase out chemicals like those that contaminated water near Fairchild (Peterson)
Vetoed tax cut for manufacturers again pushed in bipartisan effort (Mullet, Billig, Frockt)
The Island Guardian
$5.5 Million for Cattle Point Road Project on San Juan Island
Island’s Weekly
Woman dies driving off Anacortes Ferry Landing dock; ferry service to mainland resumes (Ranker)
Journal of the San Juan Islands
More changes for San Juan Island Public Hospital District 1 | Update
Jeep recovered from water at Anacortes; sailings to mainland resume (Ranker)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Ninth Circuit Court declines to reconsider Kennedy’s school prayer case
Lynnwood Today
City officials continue, finish meetings in Olympia (Ortiz-Self, Peterson, Ryu, Chase)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Fire retardants linked to pollution could be restricted under proposed legislation
Editorial: We agree: Keep state tests linked to graduation
Peninsula Daily News
Orca Protection Act aims to protect orcas (Ranker)
Lawmakers want to rein in Washington’s many tax breaks (Frockt, Rolfes)
Puget Sound Business Journal
‘As good as it gets’ or the ‘Danger Zone?’ Economist looks at the Seattle area’s future
Mayor Jenny Durkan: I want to be the mayor who’s a partner to the business community
Opinion: Setting price limits on prescription drugs will result in scarcity
Seattle developer: ‘Extreme populism’ by Trump, Seattle leftists is the greatest threat to prosperity
The Puget Sound region’s hot new jobs center is Des Moines
Redmond Reporter
‘We’re hoping for change’: Overlake hosts assemblies to discuss racial injustice, Take A Knee
Renton Reporter
Perpetrators of domestic violence harassment could lose firearm rights (Dhingra)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Trump ordered Mueller’s firing in June, but was refused
State investigators focus on nets plugged with mussels in Atlantic salmon net-pen failure
Students living here illegally would be eligible for Washington state aid under new bill (Frockt, Hansen)
Court rejects appeal of ex-Bremerton football coach who prayed after games
Washington state monitors found radioactive contamination from troubled Hanford demolition project
Editorial: Pass bill to restrict abusive practice of conversion therapy (Liias)
Opinion: Fix Washington’s wrongful-death law to make it fair to all families
Spokesman Review
Spokane Valley Fire captain terminated for religious messages can sue, state Supreme Court finds
Net neutrality bills heads to full House (Hansen)
State could put limits on development near bases
Ban on most executions passes Washington Senate panel (Pedersen)
Tri-City Herald
State Senate passes bill to help ill Hanford workers (Keiser)
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Letter to the editor: Money spent on WSU coaches is outrageous
Wenatchee World
Low housing rates appear to equal high homeless rates
Local community health centers fret as Congress fails to act
Whidbey News-Times
WSDOT holding meetings about roundabouts at Sharpes Corner
Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima’s property crime rate often triple the national average
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Last major WA earthquake, tsunami was 318 years ago today
Volunteers count King County’s homeless population
Hanford workers’ comp bill heads to governor’s desk
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Lawsuit filed for farmworkers fired after protesting unsafe conditions
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Grays Harbor County apologizes for failure in tsunami alert system
Volunteers hit streets of King County for annual homeless count
KNKX FM
A Father, A Husband, An Immigrant: Detained And Facing Deportation
Seattle Company Launches Clean Energy Marketplace To Boost Renewables
Foreign Workers Sue Washington Farm Claiming Poor Conditions, Retaliation
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee Touts Clean Energy Sector At Davos Economic Forum
Victims Urge Lawmakers To Address Sexual Harassment In Workplace
KUOW FM
Ban On Bump Stocks Passes Washington state Senate (Van De Wege)
Sea-Tac wants to curb carbon emissions without limiting air travel. That’s a steep climb
What It Takes To Get Guns Out Of The Wrong Hands
Witnessing the last person to be put to death by the state
Amtrak Engineer’s Testimony Points To Human Error As Cause Of Deadly Train Wreck
Q&A: What Are The Chances Of Offshore Oil And Gas Drilling In The Northwest?
From ‘people feel you don’t belong here’ to City Council
NW Public Radio
Low Levels Of Airborne Contamination Escaping Demolition Area At Hanford
Q13 TV (FOX)
Amtrak engineer says he miscalculated train’s location in the deadly crash
This earthquake early warning system headed for Seattle could save your life
Web
Crosscut
Who cleaned up the Atlantic salmon spill? Northwest tribes
Publicola
Mayor Durkan Will Review City’s Harassment and Discrimination Policies
Slog
Dumb Democrats in Olympia are working to cut transit spending as Indiana considers ending ban on transit to attract Amazon
Working conditions at Washington blueberry farm amounted to forced labor, lawsuit claims