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Wednesday, January 18
Associated Press
Washington State Ferries has new director
Man charged after fire at Washington state mosque
Colstrip power plant closure could come earlier than 2022
State lawmakers target distracted driving with bill
Small nuclear reactor design submitted for federal approval
Uber files lawsuit seeking to quash driver union rules
Legislative panel recommends changes to mental health care (Jinkins)
Lawmakers to consider allowing medical marijuana at schools
Poll: Young Americans fear they will be worse off post-Trump
Aberdeen Daily World
Kilmer hoping Trump will work with Democrats
Repealing Obamacare without replacement would leave 18 million uninsured, report says
Bainbridge Island Review
Rally gets legislators’ attention on education funding mandate
Governor Inslee reaffirms commitment for fully-funded basic education
Scarton to take helm at WSF
Columbian
In Our View: Stormwater Ruling Smart
The Daily News
Removing dams could affect Cowlitz industry, electric rates
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Everett might sue OxyContin maker over opioid deaths, crime
Editorial: State’s death penalty too costly, not applied fairly
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way remains competitive with business license fee increase
Island Guardian
WSDOT New Head of Ferries
Issaquah Press
Mullet spearheads request to accelerate I-90 interchange project at State Route 18 (Mullet)
Kirkland Reporter
EvergreenHealth named among top 5 percent of hospitals in nation for quality care
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Washington State Ferries gets new director
State lawmakers target distracted driving with bill (Farrell)
NY Times
Earth Sets a Temperature Record for the Third Straight Year
How 2016 Became Earth’s Hottest Year on Record
On Climate Change, Even States in Forefront Are Falling Short
Betsy DeVos’s Education Hearing Erupts Into Partisan Debate
The Rise of Body Cameras (Video)
Price: ‘Nobody’s Interested in Pulling the Rug Out’ on Health Coverage
Health Law Repeal Could Cost 18 Million Their Insurance, Study Finds
How Republicans Can Repeal Obamacare Piece by Piece
News Tribune (subscription required)
Tacomans reflect on what Obama’s tenure meant to them
Insufficient EMT staffing at state sex offender facility breaks rules, audit finds
Tacoma school bus drivers say they want better health care coverage
Opinion: Mumps surge a wake-up call to anti-vaxxers
Woman with experience in both Washingtons named new ferries chief
Olympian (subscription required)
Is compromise possible on changing police use of deadly force law? Some lawmakers are trying (Frockt, Doglio, Goodman)
Women’s March on Olympia expected to draw thousands to Capitol
Democrats open attack on Nikki Haley’s inexperience for UN job
Democrats hope to dent Trump’s health pick, raise questions about stock trades
Most students don’t learn about sexual assault until college. By then, it’s too late.
Nikki Haley promises to bring ‘a fresh set of eyes’ as Trump’s ambassador to UN
Peninsula Daily News
Democrats debate future after Obamacare at Port Angeles health care forum (Chapman)
Sequim School District sets public forums on levy questions
Replacement levy important for Port Angeles schools, official says
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Why are home prices so high? Seattle has 2nd-lowest rate of homes for sale in U.S.
King County has spent close to $1M fighting bias lawsuit at sheriff’s office
Reps. Pramila Jayapal and Adam Smith won’t attend Trump’s inauguration
State senator wants to ban safe-injection sites for drug users (Cody, Cleveland)
Feds to trim funding for Columbia hatchery chinook
WSU launches effort to become one of the nation’s top 25 research universities
Bertha resumes digging with only a half-mile to go
No handheld devices, no video allowed in distracted-driving bill (Farrell)
Westneat: Ignore the carnival barker’s words on Inauguration Day
Editorial: Backpage.com backtracks, but the fight continues against online sex trafficking
Seattle Weekly
The Republicans Have Promised Everyone Health Care. Let’s Hold Them to It.
NAACP Launches Movement to Make Ethnic Studies Mandatory in Seattle Schools
King County Unveils Emoji-Based Food Safety System
Miloscia Sponsors Bill to Block Safe Drug Sites
Snoqualmie Valley Record
Mullet calls on transportation committee leaders to get S.R. 18/I-90 interchange improvements started this year (Mullet)
Spokesman Review
WaLeg Day 10: Voting rights and fantasy sports
Ice storm hits Inland Northwest; Spokane Public School will hold classes Wednesday
Obama praised for poise, resolve by members of Spokane’s black community
Old Cheney High being converted to student housing
Field Reports: Profanity Peak Pack removal cost state $135K
An uncertain, and sometimes grim, future awaits Washington’s aging Hispanic farmworkers
Editorial: Defunding Planned Parenthood does more harm than good
USA Today
DeVos will deliver on school reform: Jeb Bush
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Report: Puget Sound salmon struggling
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Allowing wine to be sold in growlers is good option
Washington Post
Betsy DeVos, Trump’s education pick, lauded as bold reformer, called unfit for job
HHS nominee Price sees ‘access’ to coverage as health reform goal
Six astonishing things Betsy DeVos said — and refused to say — at her confirmation hearing
Paul Ryan’s claim that for every Planned Parenthood clinic, 20 health centers provide care
Betsy DeVos’s confirmation hearing, in three minutes
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Women’s March planned for Saturday
Storm packed with warnings and advisories
West Seattle Herald
The Rise of the Woman; Madison Thomas is leading organizing efforts for Women’s March on Washington
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
State clarifies policy on handling claims for unemployment benefits
Bellevue gets new tunneling machine for Sound Transit project
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Lawmaker introduces bill banning ‘safe injection sites’ in Washington
Legislation would raise legal smoking age in Washington to 21
Only 60-70 kokanee in local creeks compared to nearly 6,000 year ago
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
New effort to make 21 the smoking age in Washington state
Seattle vanpool permit fees skyrocket 4,000 percent
KNKX FM
Faced With Legislative Uncertainty, Seattle Schools Plan For The Worst
U.S. Abortion Rate Falls To Lowest Level Since Roe v. Wade
Bill To Restrict Highly Skilled Foreign Workers Could Affect Washington Tech Companies
Washington Hunters And Anglers Find More Secure, But Glitchy New Licensing System
KUOW FM
NAACP proposes mandatory ethnic studies in Seattle schools
KVI AM
“Ground zero” of gridlock at I-90 and Hwy 18 needs faster fix, says Issaquah lawmaker (Mullet)
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Washington senator pushes to end safe injection sites statewide
NW Public Radio
Hay, What’s Their Beef? Two Northwest Ag Industries Plan For Exports Under Trump
NOAA Finalizes New Columbia River Hatchery Plan
Q13 TV (FOX)
Local families lobbying for a bill that would allow medical marijuana in Washington schools (Blake)
A renewed push is underway in Olympia to raise smoking age in Washington to 21 (VIDEO)
Web
Crosscut
Seattle: a test case in Uber’s fight against unions
Lawmaker wants to head of Seattle’s safe consumption sites (Nelson, Sullivan)
Publicola
Spokane Audience Boos Republican U.S. Rep. McMorris Rodgers
Seattle P.I.
Puget Sound Energy may pull plug early on aging, polluting Montana coal plants
Betsy DeVos vs. Patty Murray: Does nominee aim to privatize public education?
Tuesday, January 17
Associated Press
Legislative panel recommends changes to mental health care
Death penalty repeal bill introduced in Washington state (Carlyle, Jinkins, Orwall, Pedersen)
Rule easing public lands transfer concerns hunters, others
Family says wounded Washington state officer may be blind
Thousands of teachers rally, asking Legislature to ‘step up’ (Stanford, Kloba, Palumbo)
Aberdeen Daily World
Two design concepts to consider for Gateway Center
State officials propose to end Washington’s death penalty
Oped: Which news media should we rally around?
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Spurred by Oso landslide, Washington puts topo maps online
Lawmakers debate whether to spare school districts from ‘levy cliff’ — and possible budget cuts (Sullivan)
New drone rules? Lawmakers thinking about it after one hit the Space Needle (Morris)
State’s newest plan for schools: Track attendance as well as test scores
Columbian
In Our View: Homeless Need Our Help
The Daily News
Letters to the Editor: Held accountable (re: ACA and Ed funding)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Death penalty repeal bill introduced in Legislature (Orwall, Pedersen, Carlyle)
As marijuana prices plunge, growers scramble to cut costs
Editorial: State corrections agency right to retire the word ‘offender’
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way’s Pelliciotti files sex abuse, trafficking bill (Pellicciotti)
Federal Way school district facilities a concern moving forward
Journal of the San Juan Islands
NOAA invites input on proposed killer whale protection zone
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Death penalty repeal bill introduced in Legislature (Orwall, Pedersen, Carlyle)
New court offers diversion for those suffering from mental illness
News Tribune (subscription required)
Remember the past, but fight for the future, Martin Luther King Day speakers urge
Pierce Council purchase could create county’s second largest park
Opinion: Trump’s scorn of civil rights icon devalues history
Look out for fast trains as Point Defiance Bypass tests begin
New York Times
Health Law’s Repeal Could Raise Costs and Number of Uninsured, New Report Says
The G.O.P.’s Health Care Death Spiral
Olympian (subscription required)
Nearly 7,000 descend on Capitol Campus to call on state to fully fund education
State committee adds to growing consensus about diverting patients from Western State
Puget Sound Business Journal
How to fix the mismatch between jobs and education
Seattle Times (subscription required)
How Mayor Murray’s plan to help homeless living in RVs unraveled
Education Lab IQ: How we got this far behind in school funding
Thousands of students, teachers rally in Olympia to demand action on school funding
Republicans join Inslee, Ferguson in call to abolish Washington’s death penalty (Pedersen, Carlyle, Orwall)
Thousands march, rally in Seattle to remember civil rights leader MLK Jr.
Editorial: Catch up to technology and update laws on cellphone use while driving (Farrell)
Seattle Weekly
This 29-Year-Old Is On a Mission to Get More Millennials in to Washington Politics
Attorney General Bob Ferguson Says His Office Will Be Instrumental In Fighting Trump Agenda
Spokesman Review
Thousands tell Washington lawmakers to spend more on schools
Legislature asked to abolish the death penalty in Washington
Dialogue key to keeping Martin Luther King Jr’s “Dream” alive
Shawn Vestal: Can Patty Murray get answers from Trump nominee Betsy DeVos?
Opinion: With schools in crisis, GOP leaders need to step up
USA Today
My sister died without Obamacare: Column
Stocks fall, Dow shrinks further from 20,000
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Plan to monitor statewide school attendance has real potential
Washington Post
Why the Republican plan to repeal Obamacare is so extraordinary
Video: Ryan: Republicans will replace Obamacare ‘together’
GOP, Democrats offer dueling talking points about people losing their ‘health care’
Yakima Herald Republic
Thousands of students, teachers rally in Olympia to demand action on school funding
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Medical marijuana in schools? It may soon be legal in WA
Meet Seattle Police’s first openly transgender cop
Bill to abolish death penalty in Washington introduced
Tacoma sees success with inclusive classrooms, co-teaching
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
King County rolls out first phase of food safety ratings program
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Thousands rally on state capitol steps calling for lawmakers to fully fund education
‘It’s about coming together:’ thousands join Seattle MLK Day march
How big is Saturday’s women’s march? Try buying pink yarn
State House considers bill that would allow home grown marijuana
KNKX FM
Redmond Students Launch ‘Schools Under 2C°’ Challenge To Fight Climate Change, Meet Paris Agreement
Bill To Restrict Highly Skilled Foreign Workers Could Affect Washington Tech Companies
Washington Hunters And Anglers Find More Secure, But Glitchy New Licensing System
Washington Lags Other West Coast States On Earthquake Readiness
Death Penalty Repeal Introduced At Washington Legislature (Orwall)
KXRO
Reps. Walsh and Blake speak with 2nd Amendment activists (Blake)
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Attorney General proposes bipartisan bill to end Washington’s death penalty (Carlyle, Orwall)
King County rolls out first phase of food safety ratings program
NW Public Radio
Death Penalty Repeal Introduced At Washington Legislature
Washington Lags Other West Coast States On Earthquake Readiness
Q13 TV (FOX)
Governor, attorney general propose abolishing death penalty in Washington
‘Womxn’s March on Seattle’ Saturday expected to draw thousands
Web
Crosscut
Despite some GOP support, death penalty ban faces tough road
Opinion: 4 ways the Legislature can make Washington greener
Wanted: a few (hundred) good computer science teachers
At UW, students get lessons on homelessness
Publicola
Jayapal Won’t Attend Trump Inauguration
Seattle P.I.
Spokane MLK Day rally to McMorris Rodgers: ‘Save Our Health Care!’
Governor, AG, bipartisan backers say end death penalty in Washington
Slog
Washington Governor, Attorney General propose abolishing death penalty (Orwall, Carlyle, Pedersen)
Monday, January 16
Associated Press
Man arrested after overnight fire at Washington state mosque
Seattle mayor nixes bike-share program
Stark inequality: Oxfam says 8 men as rich as half the world
Aberdeen Daily World
Rep. Jim Walsh testifies against closing Naselle Youth Camp (Blake, Takko)
Morck developers secure $9 million loan
Bainbridge Island Review
Sen. Rolfes revives bill to allow public internet retail option (Rolfes)
2017 Legislative Session | Rolfes takes the oath (Rolfes)
Sen. Murray offers statement on nomination of new head for Department of Veterans Affairs
2017 Legislative Session | Transportation Commission traces reform in road maintenance, construction funding
Opinion: We’re already talking about a special session | The Petri Dish
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
State’s newest plan for schools: Track attendance as well as test scores
Fatal confines? A teen’s troubling death in tribal jail
Protecting schoolchildren in Yakima Valley goes high-tech
Op-ed: As a doctor, I see how a lack of health insurance worsens illness and suffering
Columbian
Jayne: Jim Moeller contentedly ponders his political future (Orwall, Stonier)
The Daily News
Complying with school funding ruling to challenge lawmakers (Takko)
Is ‘levy swap’ a dodge or good policy? (Blake, Takko)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
New maps, spurred by Oso slide, shed light on hazard areas
Everett Providence hospital seeks state OK for 70 more beds
What will it take to get distracted drivers’ attention?
Muhlstein: ‘Balanced approach’ on streets by social workers and police
Op-ed: We need to better prepare students for STEM jobs
Op-ed: Court decision applies stormwater standards unfairly
Editorial: Make real penalty for drone violations
Editorial: Focus on struggling students could resolve other issues
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way announces Homeless Mothers and Children Initiative
Federal Way school district facilities a concern moving forward]
Martin Luther King Jr. Day speakers reflect on how this year’s celebration differs from past
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Drones are added to orca protection zone
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Kilmer hoping Trump will work with Democrats
Kaiser Permanente’s purchase of Group Health gets OK
News Tribune (subscription required)
It’s official: Kaiser can buy Group Health
Opinion: If you eat, you should care about Pierce County resource land
Olympian (subscription required)
Lawmakers debate whether to spare school districts from ‘levy cliff’ – and possible budget cuts (Sullivan)
New drone rules? Lawmakers thinking about it after one hit the Space Needle (Morris)
Editorial: No repeal of ACA without a sure-thing replacement
Opinion: Watch what Trump does, not what he says
Editorial: Trump just did CNN a solid
For Obama’s black appointees, a calling that was more than service to country
Lacey commits $2.5 million to economic development
Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Lawmakers eye struggle for education funding (Van De Wege, Chapman, Tharinger)
Orca protection zone proposed off San Juan Island
Puget Sound Business Journal
State approves Kaiser acquisition of Group Health
Redmond Reporter
School success: LWSD named to AP District Honor Roll
New Redmond Police Foundation to help citizens and businesses support local law enforcement
Police don’t believe suspect in Bellevue mosque arson is connected with Redmond vandalisms
Seattle Informer
Should Washington eliminate minimum floor space requirements? (Blake)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
With outrage and resolve, Seattle rally backs saving, improving Obamacare
More public comment allowed on Growler jets at Whidbey
Study predicts decline in Dungeness crab from ocean acidification
Saint Mark’s issues a call to action for marginalized groups
With DeVos as secretary of education, what are possible impacts here?
Patty Murray, Maria Cantwell criticized for vote to block prescription drugs from Canada
New York Times: Weight of college debt crushes many young startup dreams
UW students get a lesson in homelessness with Tent City 3
Opinion: For the sake of future generations, it’s time to tackle the federal deficit
Editorial: Obama’s impressive, if not perfect, record shows he made America better
Keiser: Washington is healthier under the ACA — don’t turn back the clock
Opinion: Beyond ‘I have a dream’: Look to MLK’s words, actions after 1963
Editorial: Let MLK and Obama inspire service to democracy
Seattle Weekly
County Strikes Deal to Help Transgender People Pay For Name Changes
Progress Slow and Garbage Woe At City Homelessness Meeting
Skagit Valley Herald
As levy cliff looms, school districts could be forced to make cuts (Lytton, Ranker)
Spokesman Review
An uncertain, and sometimes grim, future awaits Washington’s aging Hispanic farmworkers
Rev. Percy “Happy” Watkins keeps MLK’s words alive
Investigation of Kevin Harpham’s 2011 planned MLK March bombing in Spokane turned terrorism into an FBI case study
State Rep. Matt Shea wants to repeal gun sale background checks approved by Washington voters
New effort in Spokane County aims to help workers finish higher education
Melting snow will stress Spokane’s in-progress stormwater system
Officials looking for ways to reduce rush-hour congestion on I-90
Man shot, killed by Spokane police officer on lower South Hill
Feds draft plan to restore Grizzlies to North Cascades
Spin Control: Inaugural tidbits: Judy Collins, a wry toast and a salacious scupture
Editorial: Fairchild may bounce back from letdown
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Plans to boost transparency, ethics rules worthy of consideration (Billig, Carlyle)
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Day of diversity | Cultural mix of music, dance and social justice celebrates MLK legacy
Memo: Uncertainties over shooting surround Eastside cop’s dismissal
Douglas, Okanogan PUDs break new power-use records
Yakima Herald Republic
Sanctuary designation can be a boost to city
Editorial: MLK’s dream still unfulfilled
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
‘It’s now or never’: teacher rally for funding on MLK Jr. Day
Local women prepare for Washington D.C. march
WA Silver Alert system proves useful after first full year
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Why Tukwila is suffering more than neighboring schools
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Photos: Thousands voice healthcare concerns at downtown rally
KNKX FM
What’s In Store For Public Land Under President Trump?
A Night Walk With Seattle Photographer Tim Durkan
KUOW FM
Mosque burns in Bellevue; police arrest homeless man for arson
The government engineered Seattle’s racial segregation, says researcher
Marijuana world: Maybe Attorney General Jeff Sessions won’t be so bad
Seattle responds to inauguration with legal help for 1,000 immigrants
5 Big Ideas In Education That Don’t Work
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Opinion: Inslee’s education budget is ‘dead on arrival’
NW Public Radio
Advocates Discuss State of Washington State’s Foster Care System with Lawmakers
Washington Hunters And Anglers Find More Secure, But Glitchy New Licensing System
Q13 TV (FOX)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day march in downtown Seattle to call for social justice
These 8 men are richer than 3.6 billion people combined
Know it. Name it. Stop it. January marks National Stalking Awareness Month
Web
Crosscut
Opinion: How to have a healthier University District – with more people
Lawmakers try to curb student debt (Orwall)
“Make American Again, the way it was meant to be”
Publicola
Friday LIKES and DISLIKES: Democrats Dislike Democrats
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