Monday, Dec. 4

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Associated Press
Record low turnout for November election
Small plane crashes at Paine Field
Man detained by ICE after speaking with news reporters
Utah’s tenacious efforts to take back federal land stand out
Colville tribal members consider name change
Fight over Trump travel restrictions back to appeals courts

Bainbridge Island Review
Get health insurance help
Rep. Kilmer applauds move to revise rules for online political ads

Columbian
Constituents complain of lawmakers stifling free speech on social media  (Cleveland, Wylie, Stonier)

The Daily News
Local legislators predict action on water rights, school funding (Blake, Takko)
Longview seeks public comment on failed $121.6M bond
Rainier public works supervisor under paid administrative leave

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Democracy, voters are just not that into you
In the school lunch line, self esteem can be expensive
New rate plan means less money for conservation district
What draws so many Snohomish County students to UW Bothell?
Will: Having our cake and free speech, too
Saunders: Is there purpose behind President Trump’s chaos?
Bloomberg: House Republicans prepare contempt action against FBI, DOJ

Federal Way Mirror
Town Hall will discuss public health, county services for immigrants

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Assistance for enrolling in health insurance
OPALCO members get year-end money back

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Ferry schedule changes coming in January amid Colman Dock work
Secretive aerospace firm to test rocket engines in Bremerton

Mountlake Terrace News
South County Politics: Legislative leadership, election turnout  (Liias, Chase, Palumbo)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Port of Tacoma delays are holding up efforts to improve air quality here and in Seattle
What Democratic control of the Legislature means for your car-tab fees
Tillis warns Democrats not to test Republican resolve on Dreamers fix
House Republicans prepare to move gun bills as Democrats ready attacks
Editorial: Sorry, Seattle, this is no time for income tax talk
Opinion: K-12 funding inequity persists – just look at Pierce County
Opinion: Veterans know it and so should you: Natural treasure must be saved

New York Times
As shutdown looms, GOP tries to buy 2 more weeks
CVS deal to buy Aetna could alter health industry
At this quarry, how to spend GOP tax cut isn’t set in stone
Women line up to run for office, harnessing their outrage at Trump

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Guns don’t belong in state Legislature

Peninsula Daily News
Peninsula voter turnout surpasses state’s (Hudgins)

Puget Sound Business Journal
Amazon sends letter to Seattle, Washington politicians asking to ‘discuss challenges and opportunities’

Seattle Times (subscription required)
ICE tracks down immigrant who spoke to media in SW Washington: ‘You are the one from the newspaper’
Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole to step down at end of year
Seattle City Council expected to approve OVG plan to renovate KeyArena on Monday
King, Snohomish, Pierce counties gain extra $500 million for education over 15 years
Why the I-405 toll lanes charged a weird amount today
UW, WSU protest plan to tax tuition waivers for grad students
Good news for World AIDS Day: New HIV infections in Washington dip to lowest level in 32 years
Editorial: Burien shouldn’t punish council member for tweeting
Opinion: Seattle Center, heartbeat of the city, is poised for a new era
Opinion: Nobody wins if the government shuts down
Editorial: Washington must work to land Boeing’s 797 (Hansen)
Opinion: The outdated way we measure poverty hurts those in need
Opinion: The insidious power of The Trump Show
Opinion: #MeToo in medicine: ‘Who would believe a trainee?’

Spokesman Review
Washington wine searches for an identity
Washington’s acclaimed wine begins in carefully tended vineyards
Washington’s 14 American Viticultural Areas
Record low turnout for November election (Hudgins)
Shawn Vestal: WSU’s budget crunch likely to hurt students more than highest-paid administrators, faculty
Editorial: Congress must fund CHIP soon

USA Today
VA knowingly hires clinicians with problem pasts
Trump denies asking FBI director to go easy on Flynn
Trump endorses Roy Moore for Alabama Senate seat

Washington Post
‘This is the moment’: Dreamers face make-or-break push on immigration fight with Trump
Arab nations issue dire warnings to stop Trump from recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
CVS, Aetna mega-merger could shake up health-care industry

Wenatchee World
93 teachers receive classroom grants
RepWatch | Reminder: Keep those campaign records current

Whidbey News-Times
First county mental health center in works
Group hosts meeting on water contamination

Yakima Herald Republic
Limited choices hamper health insurance signups in Yakima County as effort hits one-month mark
ICE tracks down undocumented immigrant who spoke to media in SW Washington: ‘You are the one from the newspaper’
Opinion: Court ignores equity issues in its McCleary money demand
Opinion: Streamlined tax code to help rural Washington thrive
Editorial: In balancing shooting with other uses, safety first

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Tacoma’s Immigrant Defense Fund Struggles To Find Donors
Activists See Last Chance To Halt Tacoma LNG Project
The Undercover Operation to Capture Washington State’s Biggest Wildlife Poachers
Environmental Justice: Seattle’s Beacon Hill Addressing Air And Noise Pollution

KUOW FM
Hotels and offices aren’t the best place for foster children. Group homes aren’t either
Seattle Police Chief stepping down
When Black Women’s Stories Of Sexual Abuse Are Excluded From The National Narrative
FACT CHECK: How Does Paul Ryan’s Case For Tax Cuts Match The Facts?
Credit Rating Agency Issues Warning On Climate Change To Cities

NW Public Radio
Northwest Company’s Internet Antennas Helping Hurricane Maria Victims Get Online
Reclaiming Identity: Colville Tribal Members Mull Name Change
SCOTUS Case Could Have Implications For Similar Oregon Case

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Crosscut
Are restaurants cheating on sales taxes?
Tens of thousands Native children stand to lose healthcare

Publicola
Seattle Police Chief Is Leaving

Washington State Wire
Seattle Mayor calls income tax appeal a “long shot”
State Treasurer Issues Advance Refunding Bonds Ahead of Congressional Tax Reform
Sheldon: Vancouver terminal rejection part of a pattern of denials, and a ‘war on Washington’

Friday, Dec. 1

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Associated Press
Former Trump adviser Flynn to plead guilty to lying to FBI
Top Republican claims enough votes for Senate OK of tax bill
$80M worth of pot seized, Chinese nationals suspected
4 Thurston County sites among those hit in raid netting $80 million in pot plants
Alaska Airlines investigates sexual harassment claim
Workers finish cleaning up nuclear burial ground at Hanford
Seattle mayor pushing for free community college program
Conservatives rebel against House GOP plan to avert shutdown

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
So there’s not going to be a new Whatcom County Jail. Now what?

Bothell Reporter
Dhingra sworn in as senator for 45th District (Dhingra)

Camas Washougal Post Record
Students sit down with state senators (Cleveland)

The Daily News
District denies wrongdoing in ‘isolation booth’ case
Longview seeks public comment on failed $121.6M bond
Rainier delays sewer plant investigation response until late December

Everett Herald (subscription required)
WaPo: Former Trump adviser Flynn pleads guilty to lying to FBI
Bloomberg: Defense secretary says he won’t accept flawed Boeing tankers
Agency lays out the pros, cons of legalizing home marijuana
McCusker: Declining trust in institutions may have economic impact
Editorial: DACA’s protections must be made law now

News Tribune (subscription required)
Leader of state board fired after complaints of ‘toxic’ work environment
‘Stand With Us’ group wants lawmakers to take politics out of sexual harassment reporting
VA gets plenty of complaints about health providers, but audit finds it slow to follow up
Flynn, Trump’s ex-national security advisor, charged with making false statement to FBI

New York Times
Guilty plea would signal cooperation in Russia inquiry
GOP close to securing votes to pass tax bill in Senate
Senate’s final tally: cuts would increase deficit by $1 trillion
Immigrant acquitted of murder in a case invoked by Trump

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Some lessons on World AIDS Day
Opinion: Agency makes right call on oil terminal

Puget Sound Business Journal
The Price of Homelessness: how a health care crisis can result in homelessness

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Where did all the voters go? Record low turnout in last election (Hudgins)
Video of infected fish waste spewing into B.C. waters roils fish-farming issue (Ranker)
FYI Guy: Democrats in the Seattle area top nation in saying climate change is real
Despite agency assurances, tribes catch more escaped Atlantic salmon in Skagit River
West Seattle, Garfield and Ingraham high schools added to free college program
No quick fix for figuring out new way to pay teachers in Washington state
Editorial: For safety and security, ban guns throughout state Capitol (Habib)
Krugman: We are being scammed, bigly
Opinion: Seattle makes a promising shift toward actually housing homeless

Spokesman Review
Cost overruns prompt request for additional $250,000 for Lincoln and Monroe downtown paving project
Spokane man dies from flu

Tri-City Herald
UPDATE: It was one of Hanford’s toughest challenges. The risk is gone now

USA Today
Former national security advisor Mike Flynn charged with lying to FBI
Nancy Pelosi calls for Rep. John Conyer’s resignation

Washington Post
Flynn expected to plead guilty to lying to FBI
Senate has votes needed to pass GOP tax bill, Cornyn says

Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Keep board that brings oversight at Hanford

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Anti-vaccination messages startle shoppers at kids’ store
Edmonds School District $33,000 in school lunch debt
KeyArena plan approval expected Monday
Forage fish indicate ecosystem changes that impact orcas

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Big changes in schedule for Bremerton-Seattle fast ferry

KNKX FM
Report Calls Hanford Tank Waste Among Top Federal Challenges For 2018

KUOW FM
Women Letter Signers Want ‘Safe, Neutral’ Place To Report Harassment At Washington Capitol
10,000 warrants in Seattle: Here’s a chance for some to avoid arrest
Speaker Ryan On Sexual Harassment: ‘We Are Having A Watershed Moment In This Country’
Massive Illegal Pot Grow In Western Washington Allegedly Has Connections to China 

NW Public Radio
Eagle Creek Fire Contained, But Economic Recovery Ongoing
Massive Illegal Western Washington Pot Grow Allegedly Has China Connections
Women Letter Signers Want ‘Safe, Neutral’ Place To Report Harassment At State Capitol
Washington Water Projects Get A Closer Look In Congress

Q13 TV (FOX)
10 years after the recession began, have Americans recovered?

Web

Crosscut
Opinion: McCleary is over. Now what? Strategy
State has seen its share of sexual harassment in D.C.

MyNorthwest.com
Mayor Durkan: Seattle should appeal court ruling on income tax

Schmudget
Governor’s initiative on economic security is a big win for Washington’s families

Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Republicans set to ram Arctic Refuge oil drilling through Congress
Big changes in schedule for Bremerton-Seattle fast ferry

The Stand
Opinion: GOP tax bills are theft from working people

Thursday, Nov. 30

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Associated Press
Seattle mayor pushing for free community college program
Steakhouse agrees to pay $1.5M to employees in settlement
Yakima police investigate officer hitting suspect with car
Trump administration halts school lunch salt reduction

Bainbridge Island Review
Opinion: Banning guns in the gallery

The Daily News
Nov. 7 election certified with a 36 percent voter turnout
Parents file civil rights suit over Mint Valley ‘isolation booth’
Lawmakers to preview 2018 legislative session (Takko, Blake)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Firearms banned from state Senate gallery during sessions (Lovick, Chopp)
WaPo: 38 percent won’t get sizable tax cut under Senate GOP plan
Milbank: Doughnuts to dollars, Trump will ultimately gut CFPB
Editorial: FCC should delay decision because of fake comments

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Blood donations needed during holidays
Locals take U.S. citizenship class at San Juan Island Library

News Tribune (subscription required)
School bus tries to leave lot through picketing crowd as drivers strike in Seattle

New York Times
White House plan: Replace Tillerson with C.I.A. chief
Republican tax plan heads to the Senate floor for debate
Also inside the tax bill: Arctic drilling
Mueller’s prosecutors are said to have interviewed Kushner
Diplomats sound the alarm as they are pushed out in droves

Olympian (subscription required)
The tracks are clear, but there’s no resolution to Olympia’s fracking-related problem

Peninsula Daily News
Clallam commissioners urge state commission to fund Anderson Lake trail

Puget Sound Business Journal
Museum of Flight partners with Japan’s new Aichi Museum of Flight

Redmond Reporter
Microsoft announces massive expansion to Redmond campus

Seattle Times (subscription required)
New charter high school planned for South Seattle
Before camps are cleared, a Seattle team coaxes homeless toward shelter
‘You don’t feel like you’re alone,’ once-homeless veteran says of help from Salvation Army
Washington pot regulators punt to lawmakers on home grows (Sawyer)
Health care costs are at heart of Seattle school-bus strike
Jenny Durkan takes step on free-college promise on 1st full day as Seattle mayor
Editorial: Microsoft expansion is a welcome boost to Puget Sound region
Opinion: With U.S. complacent, Russia sneaked up on us

Spokesman Review
WSU grad students sound off on GOP tax plan 
Hundreds turn out for public hearing on proposed Newport silicon smelter
Liquor and Cannabis Board floats guidelines for home-grown recreational pot
WSU aims to lower med school debt to help new doctors
Spokane schools will not ‘ban the box’ on job applications 
1,191 cases of suspension or expulsion in Spokane Public Schools in first 60 days 
With viral tweet, WSU student raises tens of thousands in donations for St. Jude Children’s Hospital
Facing kidney failure, local man shares story to raise awareness for organ donation

USA Today
Rising seas to swamp thousands of historical sites
New accuser says Sen. Al Franken groped her, CNN reports
House votes to require sexual harassment training
Senate Republicans launch tax reform fight but big hurdles remain
States need help to protect elections from Russian hackers

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
County executive announces ban on non-native salmon pens

Wahkiakum County Eagle
Commissioners, public to meet with legislators (Blake, Takko)

Washington Post
White House readies plan to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with CIA’s Mike Pompeo
Trump, Senate Republicans blowing through yellow lights on the way to tax overhaul
Trump’s retweets elevate a tiny fringe group of anti-Muslim activists in Britain
Top Democrat ratchets up government shutdown fight over ‘dreamers’

Wenatchee World
NCESD hires migrant health coordinator, safety specialist

Yakima Herald Republic
State regulators offer three options for home grown recreational pot, and none of them will make smokers happy

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Former WA first lady on sexual harassment: ‘We’ve reached a tipping point’
Sheriff: Pot growers didn’t know they were breaking law
Homeowners devastated by flooding continue plea for help
UW community rallies for student held at NW Detention Center

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Legislature receives recommendations for home pot grows 

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Homeowners along eroding Skagit River banks plea for federal help
Kent looks to cut train noise with safety improvements

KNKX FM
Court Outreach Event Aims To Help, Not Arrest Those With Outstanding Warrants

KUOW FM
Judge denies bond for UW student facing deportation
Fake Drugs Are A Major Global Problem, WHO Reports
In The Future We Might Farm Fish on Land Instead Of In The Sea
Multnomah Falls Lodge Reopens For 1st Time Since Eagle Creek Fire

NW Public Radio
Microsoft Announces Big-Time Expansion In Redmond
Washington Energy Council Recommends Denying Vancouver Oil Terminal Project

Q13 TV (FOX)
Police investigating officer-involved shooting in Auburn
As men and money flow into Seattle, so do prostitutes

Web

Civic Skunkworks
No, tax cuts, really, really, really didn’t create growth in Kansas

Crosscut
Opinion: What divides Washingtonians? It’s complicated

MyNorthwest.com
Sen. Phil Fortunato: Senate gun ban is unconstitutional
Mayor Jenny Durkan launches free college tuition plan

Publicola
Durkan Takes the First Step Toward Her Free College Tuition Plan

Seattle P.I.
Connelly: In Seattle, dreaming of a construction-free Christmas
Connelly: Durkan follows through on free college tuition program

Slog
UW student denied release from Tacoma Immigration Detention Center
A new study reports that nearly 40 million workers in the U.S. will be displaced by technology
Council asks Governor Inslee to reject the Vancouver oil terminal
ACLU to state lawmakers: Quit blocking your constituents on social media
Renters are shelling out a bigger share of income for housing than homeowners

Washington State Wire
AG Ferguson files multi-million dollar lawsuit against Uber

Wednesday, Nov. 29

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Associated Press
Washington state panel calls for oil terminal denial
Seattle swears in first woman mayor in nearly a century
Nuclear sludge at Washington state site put in safer storage
Washington state sues Uber over data breach cover-up
GOP shoves tax overhaul ahead; shutdown still a threat
Women leaders tackle gender equality at Iceland summit
Trump promises more sanctions against NKorea
Facing tax vote in Senate, Trump seizes on cultural fights
Trump retweets videos purporting to show violence by Muslims

Aberdeen Daily World
Final election results in; some close, but no recount
PUD’s 2018 budget anticipates 3 percent rate increase starting in April
Funds available for Broadway Ave. project in Hoquiam
Blue Slough Road closed indefinitely
Suspected illegal pot grow operations busted in GH, Thurston and King counties
Letter: WDFW explains Minot ‘trophy hunt’ decision

Bainbridge Island Review
WSF puts whiskers on the water this month

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
How long will it continue? Home appreciation remains hot in Whatcom County
Here’s why Whatcom homeowners might be paying more into the flood tax in 2018

Columbian
Letter: Hold Legislature accountable

The Daily News
Editorial by Longview council member Mary Jane Melink: Let’s celebrate Housing Authority successes
EFSEC recommends against Vancouver oil terminal

Everett Herald (subscription required)
He traded Olympia for ‘amazing honor’ in Trump administration
WaPo: Trump trade deficit obsession could hurt digital industries
McCusker: Don’t let ‘what if’ become ‘what happened’
Editorial: Editorial: Barring firearms from Senate galleries right move (Habib)

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Locals take U.S. citizenship class at San Juan Island Library
Strong winds lead to island power outages

News Tribune (subscription required)
School district failed girl who was sexually assaulted by fellow special needs student, suit says
Budget fight features shouting, gavel-slamming, alleged bird-flipping and Pam Roach in the middle
Editorial: Opioid fight requires more than words

New York Times
Tax bill clears Senate panel as support widens among G.O.P.
Trump shares inflammatory anti-Muslim videos
Trump, in private, claims vulgar tape is fake, aides say
Air Force did not report convictions to gun database
If North Korea is a nuclear state now, will it negotiate?

Olympian (subscription required)
Property owners will pay more in taxes to the Port of Olympia in 2018
Port of Olympia seeks peaceful resolution to downtown blockade. So what happens next?

Puget Sound Business Journal
Washington regulators tell Gov. Inslee to quash Port of Vancouver oil terminal on Columbia River
Washington AG Bob Ferguson sues Uber over data breach

Redmond Reporter
City council roundup: homelessness, document fees
State Sen. Kuderer co-teaches math lesson at Stella Schola

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Microsoft plans multibillion-dollar expansion, renovation of Redmond campus
Westneat: Trump is still trying to ban Muslim refugees — but in Washington state, he also got one elected
Jenny Durkan sworn in as Seattle’s 1st female mayor since 1920s
Reject oil-by-train terminal for Vancouver, Wash., state panel urges Gov. Inslee
‘I believe these women’: Seattle’s U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal calls for John Conyers’ resignation
Washington AG sues Uber over data breach kept secret for a year
Editorial: Youth-detention news: Promising, but too early to celebrate
Opinion: Don’t gut nation’s pre-eminent ocean-fisheries law

Skagit Valley Herald
Highway 20 reduced to one lane near Rockport
Letter: Actions today affect climate’s future

Spokesman Review
Spokane City Council votes to ‘ban the box’ for private employers, fines delayed one year
Powder lists Spokane as ‘Next American Ski Town’ because it’s affordable
Wildlife recreation grant proposals screened by volunteers 
Three women sworn in for Spokane Valley City Council
Shawn Vestal: Self-described ‘constitutionalist’ Gavin Seim flees to Mexico to avoid court
Editorial: Let’s hear the case for secrecy

Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: McCleary saga still looms over state lawmakers 

USA Today
VA execs face grilling on reporting bad clinicians
Few net neutrality comments sent to FCC were legit
NBC fires Matt Lauer for ‘inappropriate sexual behavior’

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Ferries responds to Triangle route concerns

Washington Post
Senate Republican tax plan clears hurdle with help from two key G.O.P. holdouts
Trump promises new ‘major sanctions’ on North Korea after latest missile launch
‘Today’ show host Matt Lauer fired over ‘inappropriate sexual behavior’
Senate GOP leaders cut a deal to win Corker’s support on tax bill. Now outside groups are furious.

Wenatchee World
School board newbies make power play

Whidbey News-Times
Protecting Whidbey, naturally
NAS Whidbey Island names Sailor of the Year
County changes conservation grants evaluation process

Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima County Commissioner seeks to shut down pot businesses in unincorporated areas
Kittitas County may extend solar moratorium; state reviews new projects

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Bus hits striking Seattle school bus drivers
Lacey mental health hospital approved
Microsoft plans major ‘Redmond Campus of the Future’ expansion
Seattle rent vouchers is Durkan’s first executive order
$93,400 salary needed to afford Seattle-area mortgage
Tacoma grapples with affordable housing for low-income families

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Anti-fracking protesters block streets, clash with police in Olympia
Parents scramble as Seattle school bus drivers go on strike
Microsoft unveils plans for expanding, modernizing Redmond headquarters

KNKX FM
Jenny Durkan Sworn In As Mayor Of Seattle
About 400 School Bus Drivers In Seattle Will Go On A One-Day Strike
Neighborhood Groups Want Seattle To Provide More Analysis On Upzone Plan 
Washington AG Sues Uber Over Handling Of Data Breach
UW Team Wins $500,000 for Conversational Computer
The First Hanford Tank Farm Is Almost Cleaned Out. Now What Happens? 

KUOW FM
Seattle will not be ‘bullied’ by Trump, says newly minted Mayor Jenny Durkan
NBC News Fires Matt Lauer After Complaint Of ‘Inappropriate Sexual Behavior’
Washington Commission Turns Down Oil Terminal In Vancouver
Emergency shelters lose 300 beds in Seattle’s new plan to fight homelessness

NW Public Radio
Certified Green Homes Grabbing Market Share In Pacific Northwest
FHFA Finds Rising Home Prices In Washington And Oregon
Washington Attorney General Sues Uber Over Data Breach
Washington Commission Turns Down Oil Terminal In Vancouver
Washington Energy Council Recommends Denying Vancouver Oil Terminal Project

Q13 TV (FOX)
Army Corps: Skagit River flooding could have been ‘catastrophic’
Video shows school bus driving through picket line as drivers strike in Seattle
Microsoft announces major expansion at Redmond campus

Web

Civic Skunkworks
The ever evolving tax cut swindle

Crosscut
Opinion: An income tax in Seattle? It won’t happen. Ever

Publicola
Seattle’s New Mayor, City Council Member Sworn In
Barring a Good Reason, Attorneys Can No Longer Mention Immigration Status

Seattle P.I.
Seattle school bus drivers go on daylong strike
Police clear out anti-fracking activists blocking railroad tracks
Connelly: Oil terminal on Columbia River gets thumbs-down from state agency

Slog
Jenny Durkan sworn in as mayor of Seattle
Because Seattle is not going to solve its housing crisis anytime soon we must focus on transportation
Washington state AG Bob Ferguson sues over Uber data breach

Washington State Wire
Sen. Murray’s remarks opposing tax bill during Senate Committee hearing

Tuesday, Nov. 28

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Associated Press
State trying videoconferencing for mental competency tests
Work to empty some Hanford nuclear waste tanks nearly done
Senate order bans all firearms from public gallery (Habib)
EPA gathers coal country comments about climate plan repeal

The Daily News
Family Health Center’s Syringe Patrol tries to be ‘part of the solution’
Lawmakers to preview 2018 legislative session  (Blake, Takko)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Jail video link speeds evaluation of mentally ill inmates
Local foes of federal tax plan raise their voices in protest
Harrop: Just who’s devastated? Because it’s not the banks
Editorial: Don’t put citizen highway panel on road to nowhere

Journal of the San Juan Islands
OPALCO linemen work roughly 20 hours to restore power on Nov. 26.
Tiny houses add to low housing stock in Friday Harbor
Marine Resource Committee needs new members

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Medication disposal sites proposed across Kitsap County

Maple Valley Reporter
Scam Alert: Flood-damaged cars could be for sale in Washington

News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: Dream big, pass clean DACA law

New York Times
Democratic Leaders Cancel Meeting After Trump Tweet
Senate Tax Bill May Add More Breaks for Rich to Gain Support
Calling Wall Street ‘Devastated’, Trump Pushes Deregulation
Therapy for Sexual Misconduct? It’s Mostly Unproven

Olympian (subscription required)
Here’s how you can help feed North Thurston students who owe money for school lunches
Olympia Indivisible shares the reasons why it opposes the GOP tax reform

Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle awards $34 million in contracts to fight homelessness
On the right track: Seattle transit ridership is growing faster than any other city
Observations: We should be thankful for the Seattle-area’s business culture
Opinion: Tax reform bill a direct threat to Seattle-area homeowners
As ‘ban the box’ spreads, private employers still have questions

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle-area homebuyers needed $11,000 pay raise in past year to keep up with rising prices
Nearly 3 decades of fighting and still no agreement on Seattle’s Burke-Gilman missing link
What hashtag would you use to discuss racial equity in Washington schools?
King County Executive Dow Constantine proposes Atlantic salmon net-pen ban
Editorial: Pass common-sense rules for doctors prescribing opioids (Cody)

Spokesman Review
Spokane City Council votes to ‘ban the box’ for private employers, fines delayed one year
Shawn Vestal: Self-described ‘constitutionalist’ Gavin Seims flees to Mexico to avoid court

USA Today
U.S. Coast Guard operating secret floating prisons in Pacific Ocean
England hit by 50-year spike in scarlet fever
Bird flu scare latest to rattle South Korea’s Winter Olympics

Washington Post
Pelosi, Schumer pull out of White House meeting after Trump says ‘I don’t see a deal’ with Democrats
McCain, Flake among handful of GOP holdouts who could sink the Senate tax bill
Op-Ed: The GOP’s new scheme to save Trump’s tax plan reveals the scam at its core

Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Judge makes right legal decision on income tax

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KNKX FM
Gun Rights Advocate, Lawmakers React To Firearms Ban In Washington State Senate Galleries
New Study Argues For More Precise Timing Of Fishing Seasons
Lawmaker Emails, Calendars Would Be Released Under Republican Proposal

KUOW FM
Sexual Harassment Cases Often Rejected By Courts
Puget Sound piracy: Thieves steal Atlantic salmon from floating farm
Stopgap Mayor Burgess to hand over office to Jenny Durkan
How UW students, teachers stepped in to halt a deportation (for now)
Lieutenant Governor To Ban Guns In Washington State Senate Galleries
Every healthcare provider in WA will soon be trained in suicide prevention

NW Public Radio
Energy Council To Vote On Vancouver Oil-By-Rail Terminal
Harrowing Northwest Wildfire Season Ends, But Forest Management Debate Burns On
Lieutenant Governor To Ban Guns In Washington Senate Galleries
The First Hanford Tank Farm Is Almost Cleaned Out. Now What Happens?

Web

Crosscut
City’s new homeless funding plan: quality over quantity

MyNorthwest.com
Seattle income tax may not make it to Supreme Court
Lawmaker raising alarm on new toll between Everett and Lake Stevens

Seattle P.I.
Connelly: $70 proposed national park fee is part of ‘push for privatization’

Slog
Over one million anti-net neutrality comments were faked