Sign up to receive our Daily E-Clips on our subscription page.
Click here for our Daily E-Clips policy.
Friday, February 10
Associated Press
A look at what comes next in Trump travel ban case
Fight on travel ban on hold; appeals court sides with states
Trial pushed back for man in federal official threats case
Avalanche danger closes major mountain passes in Washington
Justices: Makers have duty to warn hospitals about devices
Coal-export terminal backers pull local permits
Whatcom County residents look to recall senator on Trump team
Bills seek to buffer potential repeal of health care law (Robinson)
The Latest: Trump calls ruling a ‘political decision’
Heavy rains cause flooding, landslides
Bainbridge Island Review
Washington wins again in legal fight against President Trump’s travel ban
Senator Murray responds to Ninth Circuit Court decision on travel ban
Seattle sewage spill causes shellfish harvesting ban along eastern shore of Bainbridge Island
Opinion: Civic education is now the topic in Olympia | The Petri Dish
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Millions of gallons of raw sewage flows into Puget Sound after equipment failure
Bothell-Kenmore Reporter
Local leaders comment on appellate court immigration-ban ruling
Columbian
Little support voiced for hunting, fishing license fee increase (Blake)
Lawmakers introduce bill on Interstate 5 Bridge replacement (Cleveland, Wylie, Stonier)
Covington-Maple Valley Reporter
Opinion: We’re expecting too much from our public schools
Opinion: Bipartisan plan to change cap on taxes
The Daily News
Sheriff’s office, emergency management add drones to the force
Opinion: Friday free form re Seattle ceases doing business with Wells Fargo
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Editorial: Civics bills would result in better-informed voters
Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter
Letter: Urge Reichert to change stance on immigration ban | Letter
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Sen. Ranker introduces bills on prescription drug costs (Ranker)
Kirkland Reporter
Local leaders comment on appellate court immigrations-ban ruling
Issaquah shelter gives refuge to women, children escaping domestic violence
Kirkland moving forward with new fire station in Juanita
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
‘Massive’ sewage spill closes Bainbridge, North Kitsap beaches
Long ban lifted on Hood Canal squid fishing
News Tribune (subscription required)
‘UPS 3’ case prompts lawmaker to seek clearer disciplinary rules at private schools (Jinkins)
Pierce College student from Yemen faces uncertain future
If Trump were smart, he’d skip a Supreme Court appeal right now
Opinion: Barstool eruptions make lousy immigration policy
New York Times
Case Over Executive Order Seems Headed to Supreme Court
A New and Rising Price Tag for Trump’s Wall: $21.6 Billion
The Lesson of Nordstrom: Do Business With the Trumps or Else
Olympian (subscription required)
Trump’s plan to lock up more immigrants could profit privately run detention centers
Extra pay for teachers varies widely – and is key to answering McCleary ruling
Trump tweets ‘SEE YOU IN COURT’ after appeals court refuses to reinstate travel ban
Plan would allow cigar lounges, but workers would have to be smokers – and take a test to prove it
Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee responds to 9th Circuit ruling on immigration order
U.S. officials say Michael Flynn discussed sanctions with Russia before inauguration
Lawyer and Army veteran Melissa Hartley named to Thurston School Board
Researchers: Warm Pacific water led to vast seabird die-off
Fight on travel ban on hold; appeals court sides with states
A look at what comes next in Trump travel ban case
Opinion: Arts prompt us toward action in times of conflict
Editorial: Olympia city banking switch needs closer look
Oregonian
Washington lawmakers want to resurrect I-5 bridge (Cleveland)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Inslee’s budget offers space manufacturers and other tech firms millions in tax credits
Opinion: Public indifference about trade puts Washington’s economy at risk
Trump loses to Washington state in immigration restriction appeal
Led by Microsoft’s Brad Smith, program gives out $6M in STEM grants in Washington
EXCLUSIVE: Washington Federal sues the U.S. government over Federal Reserve dividends
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray expands program to hire minorities for construction projects
Renton Reporter
Political leaders react to court decision to uphold suspension of Trump’s travel ban
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle property taxes would rise under GOP school-funding plan, state McCleary analysis shows
Washington ‘two for two’ against Trump ban: State politicians react
New bills in Olympia aim to prepare Washington for wildfire season (Lytton)
‘Boys in the Boat’ movie should be made here, Washington lawmakers say (Riccelli, Lytton)
New York Times: A closer look at the appeals-court panel’s travel-ban ruling
Seattle Uber driver reunited with Somali family caught in Trump’s travel ban
Farrell: Electronics-DUI Act will save lives
Editorial: Compromise on language in deadly-force law to make it less restrictive
Seattle Weekly
State House Bill Would Stop the Bleeding In King County Budget (Frame)
Local Leaders Begin to Bend on New Youth Jail
Skagit Valley Herald
Unexpected pollution forces closure of Samish Bay shellfish harvesting
Rep. Rick Larsen to talk Affordable Care Act in Anacortes
Letter: Send Legislature a message with levy vote
Snoqualmie Valley Record
Annual homeless count expands search area to include Snoqualmie Valley for first time this year
Spokesman Review
Washington will fight Sessions, Trump over legal pot, Inslee says
Betsy DeVos invited to Spokane by ESD superintendent
Another semi full of apples crashes into the Columbia River
Researchers: Warm Pacific water led to vast seabird die-off
Shawn Vestal: When cops seize property, due process is lacking
State of Reform
Bipartisan bills could expand telemedicine’s reach in Washington (Cleveland, Frockt, Keiser)
USA Today
Trump rips ‘disgraceful’ court decision in immigration ban
We need to trust refugees: USS Cole commander
I risked my life for the U.S. in Iraq. But when I came here, Trump tried to send me back.
Federal appeals court rules 3 to 0 against Trump on travel ban
The initial estimate is here: Trump’s wall will cost more than a year of the space program
Vancouver Business Journal
State looks to restore tourism promotion program (Takko)
Washington Post
Court deals blow to Trump, maintains freeze on travel ban
The 9th Circuit deals a blow to the imperial — and incompetent — president
The travel moratorium: A hopeless disaster
Since 9/11, Muslim society in the U.S. has been transformed. Trump could change it back.
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Local immigration lawyer to speak at WVC
Second semi slides into Columbia River
West Seattle Herald
King County among the first in the nation to achieve a global milestone in the fight against HIV/AIDS
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Appeals court refuses to reinstate Trump’s travel ban
Lawmakers consider bill to help sick Hanford workers
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Syrian refugee family reunites as travel ban ruling announced
KNKX FM
Inslee To Trump: ‘We Beat You’
Attempt To Make Washington Next ‘Right To Work’ State Met With Hefty Opposition
Oregon Lawmakers Consider Proposal To Expand Teaching Of Native American Studies
Major Mountain Passes In Washington State Closed Until Lower Avalanche Risk
Inslee Vows ‘Resistance Everywhere’ Approach To Trump Administration
Federal Appeals Court Refuses To Reinstate Trump Travel Ban
Group Wants Lawmakers To Allow Local Bans On Genetically Engineered Crops
Seattle Moves Forward On Special Homeless Shelter
What Worked For Obamacare And What Didn’t? Lessons From 5 States
KUOW FM
Faith Leaders Join Washington Lawmakers To Condemn ‘Religious Registry’ (Stanford, Palumbo)
Cape Disappointment to Deception Pass: What’s up with the depressing names?
As Trump’s travel ban lost again in court, a local Syrian family reunited at Sea-Tac
Defining the legal scope of presidential power
Other Countries Aim To Fill Aid Shortfall Caused By U.S. Abortion Rule
First snow. Then the travel ban. Will these Iraqi sisters ever reach Seattle?
Obamacare Brought Jobs To Indian Country That Could Vanish With Repeal
NW Public Radio
Airline Chiefs Focus On Air Traffic Control In White House Meeting With Trump
Inslee To Trump: ‘We Beat You’
Inslee Vows ‘Resistance Everywhere’ Approach To Trump Administration
Faith Leaders Join Washington Lawmakers To Condemn ‘Religious Registry’ (Palumbo)
Q13 TV (FOX)
In Trump’s first major test, travel ban ruling reveals limits of executive power
Appeals court refuses to reinstate Trump’s travel ban
Local refugee resettlement agency reacts to court decision on Trump travel ban
Web
Crosscut
State’s attorneys: Win protects law, individuals
Trump’s attack on environmental regs could cause havoc
Opinion: Want to fix infrastructure? Start with National Parks
Easterner
Axe the Tampon Tax Before it Bleeds Women Dry (Wylie)
My Northwest
Seattle commuting trends show city is slowly gearing down on cars
Bertha beats Battery Street, now faces monorail
Report: Threats against judges in Trump travel ban case
Seattle P.I.
Attorney General Ferguson: ‘The future of the Constitution is at stake’
Trump reacts to travel ban ruling: ‘SEE YOU IN COURT’
Slog
State GOP wants Seattle to pay for good schools in areas that voted for Trump and Betsy DeVos
Appeals court refuses to reintate Trump’s travel ban, upholding Seattle judge’s ruling
Thursday, February 9
Associated Press
Lawmakers push for statewide tourism program (Takko)
Benton staying at EPA as senior White House adviser
Dam opponents send letter to Trump seeking dam removal
Bills aim to beef up oil transportation safety (Farrell)
Dakota Access Pipeline work resumes under reservoir
Aberdeen Daily World
Online permitting coming to city of Aberdeen
Oped: Warren persisted, and all women should do the same
Letter: Just Say No, Mr. Shay
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Op-ed: Bellingham a sanctuary for family-loving, tax-paying, law-abiding friends, neighbors
Columbian
In Our View: Good Start on Bridge Talk (Cleveland)
The Daily News
Lawmakers push for statewide tourism program (Takko)
Local and regional educators react to DeVos’s confirmation
Port of Longview approves new airport agreement, with conditions
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Lawmakers are pushing bills to expand civics education (Santos)
Editorial: U.S. Senate should join House in protecting email privacy
Kirkland Reporter
City hoping for ‘iconic’ bridge as part of major Totem Lake investments
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Lawmakers push for statewide tourism program (Takko)
New ferry director young and passionate
Tacoma man accused of trying to trade pot for food
News Tribune (subscription required)
Yemeni student in Tacoma holds no hard feelings after travel ban
Editorial: Trump job or Senate seat? He can’t have it both ways (Carlyle)
New York Times
Gorsuch Calls Trump Critique of Federal Court ‘Demoralizing’
Crowdfunding Helps Rescue Refugees Upended by Travel Ban
Olympian (subscription required)
North Thurston School Board names Owada replacement
New approach to young offenders means fewer held in Thurston county detention center
In this depressed country town, pharmacies thrive selling painkillers
Trump crediting many of his policies to a surprising source – Obama
Tribe files legal challenge to stall Dakota Access pipeline
Senate confirms Alabama Sen. Jeff Session as attorney general
Editorial: Wyman learns an expensive campaign lesson
Editorial: Warren in the right
Puget Sound Business Journal
Ed Murray announces location of 24-hour homeless shelter in Seattle
Seattle Times (subscription required)
As jobs grow in downtown Seattle, workers are turning more to transit
Seattle’s poor are finding work through city program, so let’s grow it, says mayor
Bills in Olympia aim to remove lead from school water supplies (Farrell, Kuderer)
All east-west mountain passes in Washington closed for slides, ice
Why Seattle area’s light-rail system halted Jan. 20 for five hours
Editorial: Update Public Records Act, but don’t make it harder, more costly (McBride)
Dan Evans and Slade Gorton: Education reform, pro: Per-pupil funding is most equitable approach
Principal Whitney Meissner: Education reform, con: Address policy first, then school funding
Spokesman Review
As Washington’s homeless problem grows, senator and advocates debate solutions
AG Jeff Sessions could send Washington’s marijuana industry up in smoke
Surprise ice storm covers Spokane, Coeur d’Alene
USA Today
Bannon, Flynn and Sessions: How Trump’s top advisers view Muslims, in their own words
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Letters to legislators requested regarding ferry service, budget
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
States, not federal government, oversee education
Washington Post
Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch says Trump’s attacks on judiciary are ‘demoralizing’
What are Republicans going to do about Obamacare? ‘No idea.’
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
A reluctant immigrant crosses the border for family, finds love
PUD ends 2016 with budget boost from Alcoa
Yakima Herald Republic
Sheriff says staffing level best in years
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
WA bill would warn crime victims if attacker tries to buy gun (Hansen)
Seattle Symphony hastily arranges concert of solidarity
Former Hanford doctor ‘under duress’ to disregard worker safety
Chief Justice hopes ‘miracle’ will inspire legislators
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
City announces location of first homeless navigation center
New homeless center coming to Seattle neighborhood
Trump immigration orders could deprive local high-tech companies of…
Trump’s travel ban explained: Decision expected soon on Seattle judge’s ruling
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
‘Major emergency’ dumps millions of gallons of raw sewage into Puget Sound
Seattle to open 24-hour homeless shelter for men, woman and their pets
KNKX FM
Victims Plead For Investigation, Notification Of Attempted Gun Purchases (Hansen)
Proposals In Salem Aim To Close Wage Gap Between Men And Women
KUOW FM
Obamacare Brought Jobs To Indian Country That Could Vanish With Repeal
Black, Latino Two-Parent Families Have Half The Wealth Of White Single Parents
People of color will suffer the most with the end of health care
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Two signs Seattle homeless plan is taking next steps
State Senator Phil Fortunato wants to give school districts more say
Seattle’s Camp Second Chance gets a second chance
NW Public Radio
Alaska Air Stock Hits Record High After Earnings Report, Merger With Virgin America
Victims Plead For Investigation, Notification Of Attempted Gun Purchases (Hansen)
Washington, Oregon Legislation Sidelines Cities To Help Uber, Lyft Expand Statewide
Q13 TV (FOX)
Noah Purcell: Seattle lawyer taking on Trump described as someone who ‘leaves no stone unturned’
Web
Crosscut
The story of a police shooting: Are there answers?
Can cities lead the #resistance?
Publicola
Will the Upzone Upend the University District?
Seattle P.I.
Episcopal diocese joins federal lawsuit against Trump travel ban
Seattle’s innovative homeless shelter has a home, still no opening date
Wednesday, February 8
Associated Press
Judges hammer attorneys on both sides of travel ban case
The Latest: Arguments over Trump’s travel ban conclude
Judge orders 5-Hour ENERGY to pay $4.3 million
Lawmakers push for statewide tourism program
Two UW students sue over Trump travel ban
Appeals court judges question Trump travel-ban arguments
Seattle to cut ties with Wells Fargo over oil pipeline
Silencing of Warren throws Senate into turmoil
Aberdeen Daily World
One month in, local businesses weigh in on minimum wage hike
Oped: Religious exemption would open up sanctioned discrimination
Letter: What does it take to deny oil permit?
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Robots will help store frozen food in new warehouse
Centralia Chronicle
Blake Co-Sponsors Funding Bill for Industrial Hemp Research Production (Blake)
Columbia Basin Herald
Family of Frontier shooting victim speak at Capitol (Kagi, Jinkins)
The Daily News
County employment services for disabled receives more state funding
Ilani casino construction progresses, hundreds of employees hired
Opinion: A pot of money to spend (marijuana revenue)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Everett’s Iraqi community faces uncertain future after travel ban
State Board of Natural Resources rejects Wallace Falls timber deal
State’s new transportation secretary could be named this week
Burbank: In taking D.C. post, state senator isn’t doing either job justice
Milbank: DeVos’ confirmation provides education in Cabinet competence
Editorial: Expand use of renewable energy by utilities
Federal Way Mirror
Northwest Territorial Mint settles sexual harassment suit
Journal of the San Juan Islands
San Juan Islands experience series of underwater earthquakes
Kitsap Daily News
Washington’s basic driver’s license fails federal REAL ID requirements (Clibborn, Saldana, Van de Wege)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Letter: No alternative to our need to fund schools
News Tribune (subscription required)
Warren sanctioned for ‘impugning’ Sessions during attorney general debate in Senate
DeVos confirmed as secretary of education after VP Pence breaks tie in Senate
Editorial: Orting, Dieringer schools need room to grow
He had a criminal record. He was deported 7 times. And he kept coming back
New York Times
Why Silicon Valley Wouldn’t Work Without Immigrants
Court Is Skeptical of Arguments to Restore Trump’s Travel Ban
Betsy DeVos Confirmed as Education Secretary; Pence Breaks Tie
Homeland Security Chief Admits Travel Ban Was Rushed
Trump Calls Hearing on Immigration Ban ‘Disgraceful’
Love, Interrupted: A Travel Ban Separates Couples
Issues Facing Republicans in Replacing Affordable Care Act
Betsy DeVos Teaches the Value of Ignorance
Olympian (subscription required)
Will Olympia cut ties with U.S. Bank over oil pipeline?
Candlelight vigil praises Olympia’s support for immigrants and refugees
State solicitor general takes national stage in case against Trump’s immigration order
After fierce arguments, appeals court to decide next step for Trump’s travel ban
Hundreds of immigrants convicted and not deported committed more crimes – even murder
Could proposed schools fix help kill state’s 1 percent property tax cap? Counties hope so
Editorial: Focus elections reform on problems that exist
Opinion: Trump governs by tantrum, threats, denial
Opinion: Democrats should filibuster Gorsuch with 2018 in mind
Opinion: McCleary family waiting for school funding
Peninsula Daily News
State House, Senate bills aim at fulfillilng REAL ID requirements (Clibborn, Saldaña, Van De Wege)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Family leave debate turns to bereavement, with Facebook making a big change
Port of Seattle officials defend payments as state releases investigation findings
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Trump’s immigration order sends ripples of worry through tech industry over H-1B visa program
UW students file class-action lawsuit challenging Trump travel ban
2 UW students join ACLU suit as Washington state colleges fight travel ban
Even when it comes to charter schools, DeVos’s ideas far from what’s in place here
San Francisco-style homeless shelter expected to open in Seattle’s International District
Travel ban: Local attorneys say feds got tough questions from judges, but so did the state
Westneat: Moving to Canada no election-year joke anymore
Editorial: Don’t let DeVos distract us from the work ahead in Washington state
Skagit Valley Herald
Letter: Funding schools
Spokesman Review
Sunscreen would no longer be a banned substance in schools under a new Washington law
Through history, fake news has often accompanied populist politics
Post Falls high school girl killed when train strikes car at crossing
There’s a lot of difference between a news story, an editorial and a column
Fake news’ morphing from bogus stories to slam on mainstream media
Newspaper critics split: The Socialist-Review, or The Spokesman-Republican?
Shawn Vestal: Breitbart and the ‘devastation’ of Twin Falls
Editorial: Move up Washington’s presidential primary
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: New election system in Pasco coming; the city did it right
Washington Post
As judges weigh travel ban, Trump asserts that courts are ‘so political’
Cabinet nominees are getting more ‘no’ votes than ever
Conservatives in Congress call for Obamacare repeal ‘in the next few months’
Trump suggests only politics could lead court to rule against his immigration order
The DeVos confirmation vote suggests Trump will have a tough time passing a school voucher law
Trump’s immigration order requires bureaucrats to figure out who is Christian. That’s not easy.
Trump’s claim that sanctuary cities ‘breed crime’
House overturns two Obama-era education regulations
DeVos sworn in by Pence
Op-Ed: Washington Lt. Gov.: Trump’s travel ban would have blocked my parents from moving here (Lt Gov Habib)
Trump reads immigration law and defends his order
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Snowpack lags despite helpful weekend storms
Newhouse office gets an earful
Semi-truck still in Columbia River
Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima residents push ‘welcoming city’ status
State considering options to fix State Route 241 snow woes before next winter
Editorial: State needs to step up earthquake readiness
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Judge questions claim travel ban has Muslim bias
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Proposed bill would toughen distracted driving laws
State lawmakers consider lowering legal blood alcohol limit
State struggles to implement 5G wireless
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
In Washington state, worries about a new U.S. education secretary (Santos)
Federal judges weigh challenge to President Trump’s immigration order
Inside the Vancouver, B.C. “safe injection” site Seattle, King County want to use as model
KNKX FM
Climate Change Denier Gets Chilly Reception In Washington Legislature
Focus On Local Level Needed In ‘Fix’ To State’s Mental Health System
Reaction To DeVos Vote Is Swift, And Divided
KUOW FM
What Seattle’s ‘boycott’ could mean for Wells Fargo
The Number Of Hungry And Homeless Students Rises Along With College Costs
The Attorney General Behind The Resistance To Trump’s Travel Ban
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Washington attorneys general in the spotlight
Way more people are dying from overdoses than terrorism in the U.S.
Jay Inslee: No magic funding fairy exists for McCleary decision
NW Public Radio
The Attorney General Behind The Resistance To Trump’s Travel Ban
Youth Climate Lawsuit Could Go To Trial This Summer
Q13 TV (FOX)
Federal judges weigh challenge to President Trump’s immigration order
Hundreds of neighbors respond to “low-barrier” homeless camp
In Washington state, worries about a new U.S. education secretary (Santos)
Web
Crosscut
Patty Murray: I’ll vote no to Sessions and resist Trump
Amid soaring rents, low-income residents win protection
Seattle to Vancouver in an hour: Is that our future?
Publicola
Murray Makes Eleventh-Hour Effort to Stop DeVos Nomination
Seattle P.I.
Seattle to ditch Wells Fargo over DAPL, business practices
The Trump order: 9th Circuit judges give verbal going-over to government lawyer
House GOP feels threatened: McMorris Rodgers calls in the sheriff
Tuesday, February 7
Associated Press
State, federal lawyers in court to argue Trump travel ban
Retired ferry to become floating entertainment venue
Appeals court weighs Trump ban as travelers arrive to tears
Bill would require confirmation for college presidents
Washington governor, AG meet traveler affected by ban
Washington considers earlier primaries
Ex-Seattle port CEO speaks out after resignation
AP fact check: Do media suppress news of terror attacks?
Scholars: ‘Liberal’ reputation of 9th Circuit overblown
Somali immigrant, banned by Trump order, is welcomed back to Seattle
AP Explains: Can Trump deny funds to sanctuary cities?
Trump’s pick for labor secretary hired undocumented worker
Trump advisers’ tax credit plan for infrastructure has risks
Aberdeen Daily World
Commissioners are lukewarm to potential housing project
Overstock.com coming back to Satsop Business Park to meet potential employees
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Bellingham dad whose CPS battle went viral gets jail for trapping caseworkers in elevator
Columbian
City of Vancouver backs I-5 Bridge replacement resolution (Cleveland)
The Daily News
Capitol Dispatch: Local lawmakers strategize to save Naselle Youth Camp, again (Blake, Takko)
Senate bill would allow hunters to kill limping elk for hoof disease measures (Takko)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Robinson: Difference between being disruptive and ruling by tantrum
Saunders: Businesses taking note of opposition to Trump
Editorial: Promise program would open community college for more (Pollet, Frockt)
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Fifty-year-old ferry retires to become entertainment vessel
Islanders spell ‘resist’ in protest
Letter: Women’s march is proof unity is possible
Kirkland Reporter
Washington’s basic driver’s license fails federal REAL ID requirements House, Senate bill could cure the problem
News Tribune (subscription required)
Bills would ‘ban the box’ that asks job seekers to disclose criminal history (Ortiz-Self)
Opinion: South sound church stands with refugees
Editorial: If only our traffic could be sent back to California
New York Times
U.S. Urges Court to Revive Ban; Hearing Set for Tuesday
Vote on Education Pick May Require Pence to Break Tie
Campaign Promises on Health Law Meet a Harsh Reality
How Attorneys General Became Democrats’ Bulwark Against Trump
Betsy DeVos’s Rocky Path as Trump’s Pick for Education Secretary
I’m Pro-Life, and Pro-Refugee
Olympian (subscription required)
State senator invites climate-change denier to brief committee while he’s away (Carlyle)
Pot backers fear worst as vote nears on marijuana foe Sessions for attorney general
Governors ready wish list of 300 infrastructure projects for Trump administration
Repealing Obamacare would kill millions of jobs nationwide
Interested in appeals court hearing on Trump’s travel ban? You can live stream it
The people behind the Women’s March are calling for a women’s strike
Bills would ‘ban the box’ that asks job seekers to disclose criminal history (Ortiz-Self)
Trump’s vow to fight in court over travel ban risks future presidents’ powers
Seattle Times (subscription required)
How the complex history of teacher pay in Washington slows down education funding solutions
‘Such a joy in so many ways’: 3 immigrants, turned away a week ago, happy to be home
Justice Dept. urges court to reinstate travel ban; arguments slated for Tuesday
Seattle home prices grow at slowest pace in three years
How Seattle officials could cut ties with Wells Fargo Tuesday
For Washington’s pot industry, out-of-state owners could supply a lifeline — or invite trouble
We’re No. 6 in new ranking of best places to live in U.S.
Editorial: Fight against travel ban does Washington proud
Editorial: A dozen ideas to better fund K-12 education, improve student outcomes
Spokesman Review
State, federal lawyers in court to argue Trump travel ban
Ongoing Spokane mumps outbreak prompts new vaccination clinic
Shawn Vestal: Turning the safety net over to states is a way to erode it, not reform it
Spin Control: ‘Alternative facts’ abound in Washington political debates
USA Today
Trump vows to take ban to Supreme Court if necessary
Betsy DeVos having her 15 minutes of fame ‘at the wrong time’
Judicial independence could trump Trump: Our view
Checks and balances at work: Other views
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Participation in planning should make for great local hiking trail
Washington Post
‘If something happens’: Trump points his finger in case of a terrorist attack
Trump is now attacking all the institutions that could limit his power later
Trump: I’ll take ‘common sense’ travel ban to the Supreme Court, if necessary
Trump’s claim that Obama first ‘identified’ the 7 countries in his travel ban
Is President Trump’s executive order constitutional?
Yakima Herald Republic
Cold cash may be well below minimum wage
Increasing number of homeless students tax districts’ resources
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Appeal hearing over travel ban lawsuit to be streamed live Tuesday
King Co. prosecutor seeks crackdown on denied gun buyers (Hansen)
Families reunite after hold on immigration order
Social Security recipients struggle to access cash without penalty
Gay business owner targeted by hate crime
If my parents only knew what it’s like to be bullied in 2017
Seattle City Council to vote on divesting from Wells Fargo today
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Inslee, Ferguson meet Somali traveler who had been affected by Trump travel ban
Families hurry to bring loved ones to U.S. before Appeals Court ruling on travel ban halt
Feds, states square off in court over Trump travel ban
KNKX FM
Former Secretaries Of State Get Behind Washington Lawsuit Against Trump
Lawmakers Propose Updates To Oil Safety In Washington State
Trump, GOP Lawmakers Back Off From Immediate Obamacare Repeal
KUOW FM
WA’s Attorney General Ferguson: ‘A president cannot have unchecked powers’
Ukrainian refugees arrive at Sea-Tac during tenuous legal window
Who uses Obamacare in WA? People from Trump country
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Gospel Mission president: Injection sites essentially legalize heroin
Is Department of Corrections siding with sex offenders?
Unclear when power will be restored to thousands after snow storm
Former Republican AG may have sued over Trump’s executive order
Jay Inslee says Trump intimidation of judge goes beyond Nixon
NW Public Radio
Former Secretaries Of State Get Behind Washington Lawsuit Against Trump
Lawmakers Propose Updates To Oil Safety In Washington State
Somali Man Returns To Sea-Tac Airport After Being Caught In Travel Ban
Q13 TV (FOX)
Justice Dept. files brief supporting Trump travel ban with appellate court; oral arguments on Tuesday
Web
Crosscut
5 ways tribes can fight back against Trump
Drive now, talk later: Lawmakers look at traffic safety (Farrell, Goodman)
Inside the high-stakes chess match over WA school funding (Rolfes, Lytton, Sullivan)
Monday, February 6
Associated Press
2 states say allowing travel ban would ‘unleash chaos again’
Trump appeal: Aliens lack constitutional rights
Bills aim to beef up oil transportation safety (Farrell, Carlyle)
US stops enforcing travel ban; Trump bashes Seattle judge
Seattle judge derided by Trump known as conservative jurist
US suspends enforcement of travel ban, DOJ appeals
Bellingham dad gets jail time for trapping CPS case workers
Measure aims to end daylight saving time in Washington
Aberdeen Daily World
Bill allowing for administration of medicinal marijuana for qualified students on school property passes committee (Blake, Takko)
Sport halibut catch quota increase should allow for a solid fishing season this spring and summer
Walsh and Blake push Washington Rural Jobs Act (Blake)
Bill calls for ending daylight-saving time in Washington
Bainbridge Island Review
Washington notches first win in legal fight against Trump travel ban
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Students in college winery program drink in the knowledge
Op-ed:Sheriff: Homeland’s responsible for immigration law. Here’s how that impacts those in Whatcom’s jail
Columbian
In Our View: Stand Fast on Environment
In Our View: Senator’s Jobs Short State
In Our View: Step Back from Levy Cliff
The Daily News
Capitol Dispatch: Local lawmakers strategize to save Naselle Youth Camp, again (Blake, Takko)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Seattle, Maltby legislators sponsor firearm-storage bills (Kagi, Ortiz-Self, Kloba, Peterson, Ryu, Stanford, Palumbo, Liias)
State lawmakers want to revamp our presidential primary
Thousands of children in Snohomish County have no home
Signs of retail growth in county, state despite store closures
Editorial: Pact on timber sale could protect Wallace Falls State Park
Editorial: Trump’s personal doctor violates his privacy
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way mayor: ‘State of the city is strong’
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Until you question why | Guest Column
Kent Reporter
House passes bipartisan bill to strengthen human trafficking laws (Orwall)
Kirkland Reporter
‘No one is above the law’: Seattle federal judge puts Trump’s immigration order on ice
Op-ed by Reps. McBride and Slatter: You walked, now run
Kitsap Daily News
Farmed geoduck’s sustainability status takes a hit
Kitsap’s ‘sanctuary’ status a gray area
Opinion: Back school districts away from levy cliff | In Our Opinion
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
For Muslims in area, relief after court ruling halting travel ban
New York Times
Travel Ban Looms as a Landmark Case: Here’s Our Analysis
Travel Ban Will Likely Cost These Americans Their Jobs
How Washington State Upended Trump’s Travel Ban
Trump’s Travel Ban, Aimed at Terrorists, Has Blocked Doctors
‘I’m Afraid It Will Make Terrorism Worse’
Olympian (subscription required)
A comparison of Republican and Democratic ideas of how to fix Washington’s schools
Black Alliance co-founder issues call for action
Trump threatens to defund ‘out of control’ California
Homeland Security seemed eager to obey judge’s order. Here’s why.
Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Public education funding, dental services on agenda (Chapman, Tharinger, Van De Wege)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Trump order disrupts surgeries and research at Seattle hospitals
Microsoft joins other tech firms in filing legal brief opposing Trump immigration ban
Former Port of Seattle CEO gave himself a big payout, accepted free sports tickets and trips
Federal judge in Seattle halts Trump’s immigration ban nationwide
Port of Seattle commissioners approved ex-CEO’s controversial payouts
Here’s what Seattle-area execs said about Trump’s immigration ban this week
GOP import tax idea leads companies to choose sides, find their allies
What’s next after Trump’s order that seeks to roll back Dodd-Frank, fiduciary rule
Redmond Reporter
Residents roll out feedback on future light rail station
Allen steps down from council, 13 applicants vie for Pos. 4
Seattle Times (subscription required)
How Washington state upended Trump’s travel ban
Westneat: Trump drives two prominent state Republicans to the ACLU
Tough McCleary puzzle: How the complex history of teacher pay won’t make a solution any easier
Librarians take up arms against fake news
Mobile-home park’s residents left in dark as homes are sold out from under them
Tech firms, automakers split over going fast or slow on driverless cars
Trump’s ‘so-called judge’ is a highly regarded GOP appointee
Unhappy with Trump? Call your congressman: Local delegation fielding record numbers of calls
What to look for next in Trump’s travel-ban court case
Microsoft, Google, Facebook and 94 more tech companies support legal challenge to Trump entry ban
‘What if they don’t let me back in’: Seattle-area families still worried after Trump travel-ban suspended
Seattle Weekly
‘No One Is Above the Law’: Federal Judge in Seattle Puts Trump’s Immigration Order On Ice
Spokesman Review
Federal judge in Seattle halts Trump immigration order
Inslee affirms support for Planned Parenthood during clinic visit
UW wants to increase number of medical students in Spokane
Grant County identifies mumps outbreak near Moses Lake
Spokane schools, city receive federal grant to coordinate response to gang activity
Transferring federal land: an old idea that still offends the masses
Push to turn over federal lands to the states may be losing steam
Spokane VA starts taking appointments for veterans and their spouses seeking in vitro fertilization
Deaconess heart surgeon first in state to use new technique
‘Worst conditions in 20 years’ prompt closure of Washington wildlife areas in Asotin County
Forest Service on hold for hiring seasons firefighters, trail crews
Editorial: Education funding talks can finally begin
Editorial: Bipartisan effort could make paid family leave a reality
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
COMMENTARY: McCleary plaintiff’s son frustrated legislators are taking so long to do job
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Lawmakers must stow the shenanigans, focus on results
Editorial: Moving local agritourism concept forward makes sense
Washington Post
Opposition to Trump travel ban grows as key court decision looms
How to be an American: Syrian refugees find a home in Trump country
Former top diplomats, tech giants blast immigration order as court showdown looms
Gov. Inslee: Travel ban caused ‘unjustifiable chaos and cruelty’
Former CIA chief: Trump’s travel ban hurts American spies — and America
Joe Scarborough: Trump’s reckless shot at a federal judge
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Eastmont announces changes to admin team for next year
Weekly roll call report: School finance and pot business limits
Yakima Herald Republic
Is it time to consider dropping daylight saving time? Sunnyside legislator thinks it is
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
States cite ‘chaos’ in Trump’s refugee order
Appeals court could rule on travel ban by mid-week, say legal experts
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Measure aims to end daylight saving time in Washington
KNKX FM
A Call To Create The Nation’s Second State-Owned Bank In Washington (Hasegawa)
Unpacking Government: How Do Levies Work?
‘TRI Pay’ Could Be Sticking Point In School Funding Debate
KUOW FM
How the ‘Muslim ban’ hearing went down in Seattle
The Theory That Explains The Anger Of Our Political Moment
Washington Republicans Take Aim At Union Influence
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Snow moves in over Puget Sound; several schools closed or will start late
AG Ferguson disappointed in Trump’s flippant reaction to judge’s ruling
Q13 TV (FOX)
Seattle judge derided by Trump known for conservative views
Commentary: An untrustworthy Port makes Seattle City Council’s SODO Arena stance look foolish
Web
Crosscut
Opinion: Turning away refugees can be a death sentence
Seattle judge blocks Trump’s immigration ban
Democracy Vouchers – off to a slow start
Publicola
Jayapal Fighting Against Religious Discrimination of Immigrants
Seattle P.I.
Rejecting refugees defies ‘God’s word’ — growing religious resistance to Trump
The Nordstroms answer Trump: We back employees, we’re proud of heritage