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Friday, January 13
Associated Press
Inslee decries efforts to repeal federal health care law
Court throws wrench in plans for big Washington oil terminal
Lawsuit faults Bureau of Indian Education schools
Amazon plans to hire 100,000 over the next 18 months
Wine without hassle: Washington state eyes store refills (Wylie)
$8.2 million settlement approved in SeaTac minimum wage case
GOP leaders look to early health care bill, details vague
Obama ends visa-free path for Cubans who make it to US
Millennials are falling behind their boomer parents
Oregon bans weapons in state workplaces
$22 billion deal: India airline to buy up to 205 new Boeing planes
Aberdeen Daily World
Oil case — Tribe and environmentalists win major victory in state Supreme Court
Larson fines himself $500 and city will redo Tesla contract
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
WWU student gets probation for posting ‘lynch her’ about black student body president
Centralia Chronicle
Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Allow Parents to Administer Marijuana Prescriptions at Schools (Blake)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Prisons chief testifies why they aren’t called ‘offenders’ (Darneille)
A look back at south Snohomish County politics in 2016 (Ortiz-Self, Peterson, Kagi, Stanford, Ryu, Kloba, Palumbo)
Economists: With new president, business outlook uncertain
Editorial: Tie property seizures by police to convictions
Federal Way Mirror
City, schools sign agreement to bring higher ed to Federal Way
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Next free state park days are Jan. 15 and 16
Kitsap Daily News
Planned Parenthood vows to fight to keep clinics open
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Letter: State’s attorney general is on the wrong issue
Lewiston Tribune
Washington Fish and Wildlife commissioner has won over skeptics (Blake)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Uptick in Marine View Drive landslides hits city budget, jack Berry’s wallet
Opinion: High road to inauguration worth taking
Republican state still face big health care costs as Obamacare is unwound
Olympian (subscription required)
Olympia Downtown Association executive director will step down Jan. 20
MLK Day marked with banquet, rallies and community service
Some lawmakers want new Capital Campus building named after ex-house budget writer (Cody)
With an eye on veterans, Olympia cannabis activist welcomes Hempfest outpost
In blue Washington state, demand for inauguration tickets is down
Washington state gets a voice on House Intelligence panel with addition of Heck
Puget Sound Business Journal
Observations: Education should not be a ‘sacred cow’ (Chopp)
Trump’s proposed cuts to high tech visa program would hurt Seattle-area companies, attorney says
Queen Anne & Magnolia News
Roy Street Shelter gets storage help for clients
Seattle Times (subscription required)
$8.2 million settlement approved in SeaTac minimum-wage case
Lawmakers in Olympia seek new campaign-disclosure and ethics rules (Billig, Carlyle, Pellicciotti)
Inslee asks public to demand no Obamacare repeal without replacement in hand
Region’s school districts ask legislators to fix $228M ‘levy cliff’
Transit riders flock to new Angle Lake light-rail station; park-and-ride spaces nearly full
The Overcast Podcast: How Seattle will mark Trump inauguration, and ‘stealth inequities’ in schools
Lummi clammers, dairy farmers team up to clean bacteria-polluted bay, rather than fight
Lessened role of homeless-camp cleanup monitors is questioned by human-rights group
Want poor kids to thrive in school? That could cost double what we pay now
Washington measure seeks expansion of wine growler law (Wylie)
Seattle Weekly
Progress Slow and Garbage Woe At City Homelessness Meeting
EPIC Appeals ‘Youth Jail’ Permit
Spokesman Review
House panel votes to delay ‘levy cliff’
Local leaders look for silver lining in Fairchild tanker announcement
Trump, Clinton and Sanders campaigns haven’t paid back Spokane
Rising temperatures could cause flooding next week
Shawn Vestal: Can Patty Murray get answers from Trump nominee Betsy DeVos?
Editorial: Ruling paves way for open bargaining
Vancouver Business Journal
City lobbies to save lucrative tax incentive
How Trump administration could impact business
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
State Supreme Court justice to speak at event honoring Martin Luther King
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
The boy under the bridge | A homeless youth, a vicious stabbing, and a mother’s search for help
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: New figures show county falls short on opportunity
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Gov. Inslee: Don’t repeal Obamacare without replacing it same day
Treatment clinic owner charged by state
$8.2 million settlement approved in SeaTac minimum wage case
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
‘I will die:’ local patients plead case to save Affordable Care Act
KNKX FM
Washington Lawmakers Have Sights Set On Collegiate Athletic Budgets (Billig)
Plan Offers 4 Options For Restoring Grizzlies To Washington
‘Snowpacalypse2017’ And Flooding Clobber Western States But Ease Drought
KUOW FM
5 surprising predictions for undocumented immigrants under Trump
The government engineered Seattle’s racial segregation, says researcher
Why universities are resisting the term ‘sanctuary campus’
This lawyer is an immigrant. Now he’s working to protect undocumented people under Trump.
Marijuana’s Health Effects? Top Scientists Weigh In
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Why Tukwila is suffering more than neighboring schools
How Seattle schools are planning for a $74 million funding fall
Mukilteo shooter: ‘I wish they never sold me a firearm’
NW Public Radio
Washington Lawmakers Have Sights Set On Collegiate Athletic Budgets (Billig)
Washington Supreme Court Orders Environmental Review For Coastal Oil Terminals
Q13 TV (FOX)
Inslee blasts plan by Republican-led Congress to repeal Obamacare
Web
Crosscut
Lawmakers try to curb student debt (Orwall)
Opinion: How to deal with fascists – lessons from history
Publicola
Numbers About Health Care, the Homeless Crisis, Zoning, and Amazon
Seattle P.I.
Local authorities call for action on Obamacare repeal
Amazon to create 100,000 new jobs in US in next 18 months
AG Ferguson, Sen. Carlyle revive effort to block Olympia’s ‘revolving door’ (Carlyle)
Supreme Court derails rail-fed oil export terminal on Washington coast
Slog
State Supreme Court rules against Grays Harbor oil terminal
Thursday, January 12
Associated Press
Republican-led Senate takes first step to repeal ‘Obamacare’
Spokane County sees spike in mumps cases
Wine without hassle: Washington state eyes store refills
Gov. Inslee says education is the focus this session
Proposal seeks expansion of wine refill law (Wylie)
Amazon plans to hire 100,000 over the next 18 months
Aberdeen Daily World
Fish & Wildlife proposes significant hikes to fishing, hunting license costs
Construction at cannabis growing facility proceeding quickly
New state schools chief withdraws support for predecessor’s lawsuit against state
New office could offer free legal help to military, vets in Washington
Bainbridge Island Review
Deadly force, abortion limits, marijuana in schools draw legislators’ attention in pre-session bill filings (Blake, Doglio, McCoy)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
New state superintendent wants out of school levy lawsuit. His predecessor hopes to stay in the game
Pierce County flu epidemic death toll hits 12
Bothell Reporter
Deadly force, abortion limits, marijuana in schools draw legislators’ attention in pre-session bill filings (McCoy, Blake, Doglio)
Columbian
Elected officials react to governor’s inaugural address (Cleveland)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Epidemic level of flu cases sending ERs past capacity
New schools chief wants his office dismissed from lawsuit
School funding looms over lawmakers prepping for ‘marathon’
Editorial: If lawmakers won’t adopt gun safety bills, put them to voters (Kagi)
Island Guardian
Illegal Immigrants okay here as long as they follow all other laws
Journal of San Juan Island
Land Bank Shares Highlights from 2016 (Gov. Inslee)
Kirkland Reporter
Deadly force, abortion limits, marijuana in schools draw legislators’ attention in pre-session bill filings
Kirkland family suing Department of Corrections for daughter’s death
Kirkland City Council approves salary increase for city manager
Kirkland knitters join Pussyhat Project, national movement
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Inslee sworn in again, says education is the focus
Wine without hassle: State eyes store refills
News Tribune (subscription required)
Lawsuit says city interferes with cellphone service when it uses surveillance tech
More mumps. Students at four schools in Fife School District stricken
New state superintendent wants out of school levy lawsuit. His predecessor hopes to stay in the game
Driscoll: Help wanted: T-Town City Council needs someone to buck the status quo
Olympian (subscription required)
Forced to watch child porn for their job, Microsoft employees developed PTSD, they say
Nearly 2,500 people attend Governor’s Inaugural Ball
Opinion: Trump’s Twitter tantrums are a message of weakness
Editorial: Schools like SPSCC need help from lawmakers
Puget Sound Business Journal
Amazon adding 100,000 jobs in U.S. over next 18 months
Queen Anne & Magnolia News
Let the session begin (Carlyle, Tarleton, Frame)
Redmond Reporter
City accepting letters of interest for vacant spot on Redmond City Council
San Juan Islander
WA Lawmakers introduce bill to curb “policing for profit”
Seattle Times (subscription required)
WSU’s online bachelor’s degree program earns high ranking
Seattle climate scientists spread word on warming, skip politics
Dismantling of state’s health reforms in 1993 may offer lessons for Obamacare repeal
What Donald Trump means for legal weed in Washington state: We ask a pot pioneer
New Washington lands commissioner sworn in
Gov. Inslee implores lawmakers in inaugural speech to focus on education funding
Watch: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s inauguration address
New state schools chief withdraws his office from levy lawsuit
‘Tragic outcomes’: Deaths of 2 WSU students renew road-safety concerns
In class and on task: New state plan would track student attendance and test scores
Editorial: ‘An act of war’: Investigate Russian disruption of U.S. election
Opinion: Caring for aging parents requires government support
Seattle Weekly
The Troubling Trial of Emanuel Fair
Calling it Now: Special Session
Washington Residents Are Flocking to the State Health Care Exchange
Seattle Should Break Ties With Wells Fargo, and Embrace Socially Responsible Investing
Skagit Valley Herald
Foxes, others react to Supreme Court’s decision
Study shows past decline in Fidalgo Bay eelgrass
Spokesman Review
Bill would let Spokane officials order railroads to go slower through downtown area (Billig)
Gov. Jay Inslee and GOP lawmakers agree on the destination, but not the road to get there
Washington state mumps outbreak the worst in the nation in late December
Spokane school board reaffirms commitment to diversity, inclusion following reports of harassment following Trump’s election win
Vancouver Business Journal
2017 Forecast: Southwest Washington is hotbed of development
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Recommendations solid to reduce homelessness
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
PUD studies big building upgrades
Eastside looking to require telecom policy
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Getting out the word about when to use ER
Editorial: This sort of bipartisanship does little for Congress’ image
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Gov. Inslee says education is the focus this session
Seattle, San Francisco mayors discuss homeless crisis
Businesses push for more money to students in ‘failing schools’
WSDOT proposes temporary fix to SR 9 congestion
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Gov. Inslee says education is focus of 2017 legislative session
Plan aims to restore 200 grizzly bears to North Cascades
Bill introduced to allow marijuana grown at home (Appleton)
Father’s push to give daughter medical marijuana at school may prompt change in state law (Blake)
KNKX FM
Inslee Prioritizes Education Funding In Inauguration Address
Canadian Pipeline Clears Another Hurdle
Oregon Lawmakers Will Try Again On Oil Train Safety Bill
KUOW FM
Colorblind doesn’t cut it. Be brave and talk to your kids about race
My kid is trans. So I’m scrambling before Trump is president
After 20 Years, Young Man Leaves Foster Care On His Own Terms
We Asked People What They Know About Obamacare. See If You Know The Answers
What’s the ‘Trump Effect’ in schools? Here’s how 2,000 teachers explain it.
Supreme Court Considers How Schools Support Students With Disabilities
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
SB 5073: ‘Malice’ and controversial police shootings (Frockt, Ryu)
SPD: Arresting people is not helping solve the heroin crisis
WSDOT remedies for troublesome Highway 9 chokepoint
Amazon to add more than 100,000 full-time jobs in 18 months
UW pantry proves food insecurity isn’t an isolated problem
NW Public Radio
Inslee Prioritizes Education Funding In Inauguration Address
Washington Republicans React To Inslee’s Inauguration Speech
Q13 TV (FOX)
In his second inaugural address, Gov. Inslee calls on lawmakers to fully fund public education
Local family at a loss to hear IRS delaying tax refunds for some low-income Americans
Web
Crosscut
Inslee defends his budget, promises to resist Trump
We speak for the tree: A neighborhood conservation story
Publicola
Affordable Housing Plan Threatened by Fake Math
Seattle P.I.
Bill introduced to allow marijuana grown at home (Appleton)
Inslee inaugural: Pay for education, boost teachers, stand up to Trump
Wednesday, January 11
Associated Press
Lawsuit planned in death tied to early release of prisoners
Woman charged with hate-crime after posting Facebook video
Environmental groups want work halted on Snake River dams
Congressional delegation urges Trump to fund Hanford work
Aberdeen Daily World
Construction at cannabis growing facility proceeding quickly
Westport Marina bankline improvements project begins
Free entry to state and national parks, forests for MLK holiday — with plenty of snow fun
Bainbridge Island Review
2017 Legislative Session | Meet your reporters in Olympia
2017 Legislative Session | Governor Inslee’s legislative agenda focused in budget
Legislative leaders agree: Basic education funding to dominate 2017 Session (Nelson, Rolfes)
Columbian
In Our View: Allow Death Penalty Vote
The Daily News
Herrera-Beutler: Reform health care while repealing Obamacare
Longview school board debates timeline for bond request
Opinion: Education reform should go beyond the budget
Opinion: Don’t Give Up (Republican state legislators talk about their policy priorities)
Opinion: Rampell: Make Obamacare great again — call it Trumpcare
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Noise, traffic study released on passenger flights at Paine Field
Laws offer proposed reforms to open records act (McBride)
There’s good money to be made in non-college careers
Burbank: Repeal of Obamacare will affect more than you might think (McCoy)
Ignatius: For America’s sake and Trump’s, full investigation is needed
Editorial: Alleged link between vaccines, autism a contagious lie
Federal Way Mirror
City, schools sign agreement to bring higher ed to Federal Way
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Environmental groups want work halted on Snake River dams
Letter: Inslee’s right on carbon philosophy
Letter: Equal pay for work at state colleges, as well
News Tribune (subscription required)
2.6 quake hits near Tacoma
A dormant mine on Marine View Drive could awaken, and the neighbors are uneasy
55 resumes in hand, Tacoma city Council begins work to select new member
Olympian (subscription required)
Thurston County commissioners name interim treasurer
Russia has details on Trump they could use as blackmail, unverified document claims
Watch Donald Trump’s first news conference as president-elect
Campaigns on two fronts would restrict transgender bathroom and locker room access
Redmond Reporter
Constantine announces purchases of battery buses, challenges industry to build next-generation transit
Police chiefs meet with community members at Eastside Muslim Safety Forum
Seattle Times (subscription required)
On 2nd try, Burien council passes ‘sanctuary’ measure
State’s plan for Every Student Succeeds Act: tracking attendance as well as tests
Dems to push for paid family leave for workers in state (Keiser, Robinson)
Couple plan to sue state over daughter’s death at hands of man mistakenly freed from prison
Westneat: How do you spell fiscal hypocrisy? G-O-P
Editorial: Congressional plans to defund Planned Parenthood are irresponsible
Seattle Weekly
The Owner of AEG—the Concert Giant Responsible for Bumbershoot—Has a Troubling Anti-LGBT History
King County Metro Buys Nation’s Largest Fleet of Battery-Powered Buses
Initiative to Require Discrimination Against Trans Public School Students Returns for More Signatures
Spokesman Review
WaLeg Day 3: Inauguration ceremonies in morning, ball at night
New office could offer free legal help to military, vets in Washington
Deaths of WSU students brings road safety to center of conversation again
Just Want Privacy files initiative to overturn Washington’s rule governing use of restrooms by transgender people
Temporary ban on new outdoor pot farms will stay, Spokane County Commission says
Snow berms are back in downtown Spokane; some rural districts delay start of school
Spokane residents complain about plowing, but many don’t follow even-odd parking rules
Editorial: Limbo puts health care in harm’s way
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Legislative tweak needed for Pasco PFD
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Judge’s ruling on homeless facility has correct focus
Walla Walla officials detail homeless recommendations
Wenatchee World
Fruit markets blossom as wheat profits fall in 2016
Yakima Herald Republic
Should you be taxed more for driving more?
Should Yakima explore “sanctuary city” status? Immigration issue leads to volatile city council meeting
Dems to push for paid family leave for workers in state (Keiser, Robinson)
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
KeyArena teardown an option, according to new Seattle RFP request
Puget Sound housing boom may cause racial divide
IRS to delay tax refunds for millions of low-income families
Forum bridges gap between police and Muslim community
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Seattle set to accept renovation proposals for KeyArena
Lawmakers mull making some drone use a trespassing crime (Morris)
KNKX FM
Gold Vs. Fish: Groups Threaten To Sue Wash. State Over Suction Dredge Mining
You Could Get Legal Right To Say ‘Don’t Fly That Drone Over My House!’ (Morris)
Despite The Facts, Trump Once Again Embraces Vaccine Skeptics
Backpage Shuts Down Adult Ads In The U.S., Citing Government Pressure
KUOW FM
Seattle nurses fight through long shifts and long commutes
Tough deadlines ahead for Washington lawmakers on education spending
Old Saint Edward seminary should be a hotel, parks commission says
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
King County is going electric with 100 battery buses
NW Public Radio
Lawmakers Seek Answers to Washington’s Homelessness Crisis
You Could Get Legal Right To Say ‘Don’t Fly That Drone Over My House!’ (Morris)
Q13 TV (FOX)
Family plans to sue DOC after daughter killed in crash by prisoner mistakenly released early
Web
Crosscut
Day 1 in Olympia, and etiquette is already out the window (Sullivan, Lytton)
Artists ponder how to avoid Seattle’s own ‘Ghost Ship’
Fossil fuel exports in the NW: Down but not out
In Obama’s farewell, a hint of something new
Seattle P.I.
Jayapal sets rally for ‘outrage and uproar’ on health care rollback
Slog
Jeff Sessions dodges question about whether he’ll go after legalized weed
Tuesday, January 10
Associated Press
Group files initiative on transgender bathrooms
Judge: Federal hatchery violating clean-water laws
Education the focus as Legislature convenes 105-day session (Chopp, Rolfes)
Environmental groups want work halted on Snake River dams
Backpage execs refuse to testify at sex-trafficking hearing
Aberdeen Daily World
West Coast commercial crabbers back fishing following 11-day strike
New regulation immediately closes bottomfishing off the coast until March
Cantwell, Herrera Beutler introduce bill to support stable Dungeness crab fisheries
County and city reach Gateway Center agreement
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Split on school funding marks start of new legislative session in Olympia (Chopp, Sullivan, Rolfes)
The Daily News
The Latest: No breakthrough from education task force
Judge: Federal hatchery violating clean-water laws
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Children don’t come cheap: Cost of raising one hits $233,610
Education panel splits along party lines on legislature’s first day (Chopp, Kloba, Lovick, Palumbo)
Students in career, tech courses more likely to find better-paying jobs
Should pot shop owners be concerned about new administration?
Editorial: Editorial: Improve access to dental care for pregnant women, diabetics
Federal Way Mirror
Bob Celski to rejoin Federal Way City Council after majority vote
Kent Reporter
Orwall to serve as state House speaker pro tem (Orwall, Lovick)
State attorney general introduces proposals for assault weapon reform (Peterson, Jinkins, Frockt)
Kirkland Reporter
State parks commission approves St. Edward Seminary lease proposal
Kitsap Daily News
Mental health funding priorities to be identified by public survey
Volunteers needed for 2017 Point-In-Time homelessness count
Opinion: ‘America can accomplish anything when we work together’
Opinion: ‘Our problems are not Democratic or Republican problems — they are American problems’
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Education the focus as Legislature convenes 105-day session (Rolfes, Chopp)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Sewage spilling into Waughop Lake; source unknown
Zoning changes could be coming for Pierce county farmers
Puyallup schools see second confirmed mumps case
Opinion: Actress outs America’s elected crybaby in chief
Opinion: Seat-filling intrigue ends, Legislature’s hard work begins
Olympian (subscription required)
Port of Olympia approves lease and option agreement with prominent downtown developer
Split on school funding marks start of new legislative session in Olympia (Rolfes, Chopp, Sullivan)
Boomers and their parents come face to face with need for support, care
Death of Washington state veteran prompts call for VA investigation
Trump’s trouble: Obama won’t go away
Puget Sound Business Journal
Countdown to Inauguration Day: What the new administration means for employment law
Redmond Reporter
Police chiefs will participate in safety forum on Tuesday at Muslim Association of Puget Sound
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Pair of bills could strengthen state’s human-trafficking laws (Orwall, Pellicciotti, Darneille)
Legislative session starts with deadlock over education funding (Rolfes, Chopp)
AG Bob Ferguson unveils assault-weapons ban for Washington — and a backup plan (Frockt)
Group pushing again to repeal Washington state transgender bathrooms rule
Obamacare expert: ‘This couldn’t be a more Republican policy’
Big Zillow gift: $5 million toward new UW computer-science building
Fatal confines? A teen’s troubling death in Nisqually tribal jail
Editorial: Education reform should go beyond the budget
Seattle Weekly
Developers Vow to Sue Over City’s Affordable Housing Mandate. Will They Still Get Their Upzones If they Win?
Skagit Valley Herald
Even with vouchers, housing homeless veterans remains a challenge
Spokesman Review
WaLeg Day 1: Not everything is serious
Kim Thorburn has scientist’s open mind to making policy for hunting, fishing
Woman and teenager killed in collision with train identified
No charges filed against deputy in Ryan Holyk case
Hearing Thursday looks at Fairchild’s second chance to land new Air Force tanker
Study documents yellow cedar’s decline due to climate change
Tri-City lawmakers focus on jobs, broadband, tax reform
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Former Chelan hospital CEO sentenced to six months
New 12th District legislators take their seats
Yakima Herald Republic
State to test plan to charge motorists a fee based on the number of miles they drive
State lawmakers face tough fight over education funding as legislative session opens
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Washington Legislature begins 2017 session with focus on education, taxes
Distracted drivers beware, new law in the works (Farrell)
Burien approves altered ‘sanctuary city’ ordinance
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Wash. AG introduces bills to ban sale, enhance background checks for military-style firearms
Campaign wants repeal of open-bathroom rule for transgender people
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Education funding battle looms over start of 2017 legislative session (Lytton, Goodman)
Tampon tax targeted for elimination by state lawmaker (Wylie)
Wash. state’s Fairchild base a candidate for next generation of air tankers
KNKX FM
Northwest Mumps Outbreak Puzzles Health Officials
Environmental Groups Want Work Halted On Snake River Dams
How To Save The Marbled Murrelet? Conservationists Want More Habitat Protected In State Forests
KUOW FM
If you’re going to use heroin, don’t be alone, Seattle police say
Talking to your kids about race is hard work
Warmer Oceans Could Boost The Toxins In Your Shellfish Dinner
Seattle could create its own legal defense fund for immigrants
NW Public Radio
Washington State Legislature Convenes for Opening Day, Starting 2017 Budget Session (Chopp)
Trump Digs, Partisan Sniping and Education Funding As Washington Lawmakers Convene (Chopp, Sullivan, Rolfes)
Lawmakers Hesitant On Changes to Washington’s Police Deadly Force Law (Nelson)
Q13 TV (FOX)
No progress on education funding as 2017 Washinton Legislature opens, but Inslee hopeful (Lytton, Macri)
Some families rushing to get flu shots met with obstacles
Web
Crosscut
Puget Sound’s ticking nuclear time bomb
Council reacts to new footage of police shooting
8 great ideas for Seattle in 2017
Publicola
The Candidate Rumors Begin and Artists Take Case to City Council
Slog
Burien could become the next sanctuary city in Washington state
Monday, January 9
Associated Press
Washington Legislature set to convene 105-day session
Washington set to swear in 1st blind lieutenant governor (Habib)
South Puget Sound Community College to offer brewing degree
Things to watch in Washington Legislature this year (Clibborn, Doglio)
Aberdeen Daily World
Area legislators talk 2017 session at Greater Grays Harbor legislative sendoff (Takko, Blake, Van De Wege, Tharinger, Chapman)
Court rules in favor of retaining historic structures in Olympic National Park
State selling new special license plate to support wild steelhead conservation
Merging Washington’s sparsely populated counties worth a look, some officials say
Oped: Trump’s corporate Cabinet looks like plutocracy
Letter: Don’t repeal Affordable Care Act
Columbian
Wylie, Harris working to make resource center a reality (Wylie)
2017 Legislative Preview: Lawmakers set out priorities (Wylie, Stonier, Cleveland)
In Our View: Do Better, Legislature
In Our View: Legislators Must Unite
The Daily News
Area legislators talk 2017 session at Greater Grays Harbor legislative sendoff (Blake, Takko, Van De Wege, Tharinger, Chapman)
Comment period extended for methanol air permit
Editorial: Don’t give up (Republicans continue property tax goodwill tour)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
State lawmakers predict session will be exciting — and long (Lovick, Kloba, Palumbo, McCoy)
Despite 11th-hour orders, Boeing’s 2016 tally down again
Milbank: Ehtics, schmethics, just blame the media
Editorial: Mourning magnificent orcas; taking their lessons to heart
Federal Way Mirror
Moore announces re-election bid for Federal Way City Council
Federal Way outlines legislative priorities for 2017
The Island Guardian
State Report: Salmon still declining
$9.5k fine for laser shot at ferry
Journal of the San Juan Islands
PHD discusses how to prevent possible ferry relocation
Kirkland Reporter
Eastside legislators talk taxes, tolls in chamber breakfast
Hundreds attend St. Edward Seminary public hearing
Kitsap Daily News
Suquamish joins global alliance to combat ocean acidification
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
What to watch in Olympia this session (Clibborn, Doglio)
State high court backs stricter stormwater rules
Governor’s budget keeps $10.7 million for Highway 305
Salary inequality at the heart of state’s education crisis (Rolfes)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Phil Fortunato tapped to replace Pam Roach in state Senate after testy appointment process
Things Washington politicians (and journalists) should stop saying in 2017
Can lawmakers solve school-funding crisis in 105 days? ‘It doesn’t bode well’ (Sullivan, Rolfes)
Kilduff: Ugly election year does not define us as leaders
Editorial: Our civic agenda for 2017
Olympian (subscription required)
Despite wintry conditions, preparations go forward for Governor’s Inaugural Ball
Opinion: Obama should designate a monument to Reconstruction
Gov. Inslee downplayed talk of taxes on the campaign trail. Then he proposed raising them by $5.5 billion.
Opinion: Did we expect too much from Obama on race?
Editorial: The mother of all legislative battles
Editorial: Jawboning is back in style
Puget Sound Business Journal
Trump set to restrict program for foreign tech workers used by Microsoft
Redmond Reporter
MAPS’s American Muslim Empowerment Network to hold ‘Make Your Voice Heard’ workshop
San Juan Islander
State’s New report shows salmon still declining; “Salmon are ours to save,” says Governor
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Pair of bills could strengthen state’s human-trafficking laws (Orwall, Pellicciotti, Darneille)
‘Stealth inequities’: How Washington’s education system hurts poor schools (Pettigrew)
Washington schools rank near the bottom in narrowing rich-poor achievement gap
State lawmakers face tough fight over education funding as legislative session opens
County councils OK Pam Roach’s choice for state Senate replacement
6 key players trying to solve Washington’s education funding crisis (Sullivan, Rolfes)
Editorial: Legislature’s to-do list goes beyond education funding (Clibborn, McBride)
Editorial: Legislature has a chance to fix Washington state’s broken education-funding system
Opinion: Affordable child care shouldn’t be just for the wealthy
Seattle Weekly
So You Want to Divest from DAPL. Will the Financial Industry Let You?
Republicans Don’t Like Inslee’s Tax Plan. But That Doesn’t Mean They Have an Alternative.
Spokesman Review
Kim Thorburn has scientist’s open mind to making policy for hunting, fishing (Blake)
The Washington Legislature: School funding, mental health care top lawmakers’ agenda
Uncertainty over the fate of health care reform has legislators playing a waiting game
Merging Washington’s sparsely populated counties worth a look, some officials say
‘Pussyhats’ project has crafters across the country knitting hats for Women’s March on Washington
Spin Control: Tips on keeping tabs on the Legislature from this side of the Cascades
Wife, son of Fairchild airman killed when train collides with pickup
Homes prices creep up in Spokane County, but lots of choices under $200,000 remain
Road project causing friction as county considers condemnation proceedings on properties
Spokane Public Schools, many other districts cancel classes due to driving conditions
Spokane prepares for expanded count of homeless population
Sen. Mark Schoesler: Income tax is the real issue, not schools
Editorial: Don’t backslide on mental health
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Partisan rancor not needed in education funding debate
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Supreme Court lets Okanogan ORV ruling stand
PUD focused on preventing cyber attacks
Grant County tech jobs put more people to work in November
Yakima Herald Republic
State lawmakers face tough fight over education funding as legislative session opens
Bloomberg: If Congress dismantles Obamacare, then what?
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Legislative session starts today (Rolfes)
South Puget Sound Community College to offer brewing degree
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Phil Fortunato sworn in to replace Pam Roach in state Senate
KNKX FM
Lawmakers Hesitant On Changes To Washington’s Police Deadly Force Law (Nelson)
New State Schools Chief Preparing To Take Office
Stricter Power Of Attorney Rules Take Effect In Washington
KUOW FM
Low Pay In State Legislatures Means Some Can’t Afford The Job
NW Public Radio
Trump Digs, Partisan Sniping and Education Funding As Washington Lawmakers Convene (Chopp, Sullivan, Rolfes)
Lawmakers Hesitant On Changes to Washington’s Police Deadly Force Law (Nelson)
Web
Crosscut
A new, safer way to monitor the warming oceans
5 things to watch in Olympia this year (besides education funding) (Rolfes)
Immigrants rush to win citizenship before Trump takes power
MyBallard.com
Seattle’s minimum wage reaches $15 per hour for large employers
Publicola
A Belated 2016 Year in Review