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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
Friday, January 6
Associated Press
Wounded Washington state officer improving in hospital
Northwest Cable News set to go off air Friday night
Education money: Battle for billions begins in Legislature (Rolfes)
Washington nuclear power plant sets generation record
Obama wants to see a Republican health care plan
NOAA plans to open federal waters in Pacific to fish farming
Aberdeen Daily World
Local 7-11 stores add 25-cent fee to every transaction to offset higher minimum wage requirement
Fish passage replacement to impact McCleary, SR8
Major wave of flu cases seems to be slowing down locally
Columbian
In Our View: Help Mental Health
Everett Herald (subscription required)
County sees fifth confirmed flu death, two cases of mumps
Everett relying on Olympia for funding to address social issues (Robinson, Sells)
Private-sector job growth slows while jobless claims plunge
Harrop: Public attention, not Trump’s tweets, saved the ethics office
Editorial: Save retirement by reforming 401(k) laws and Social Security
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Education money: Battle for billions renewed in Legislature (Rolfes)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Tacoma General nurses approve contract
The Nose: Welcome to Pierceland, Pam Roach – let the berating begin!
Provocative hats and pot: Protesters fight for space and permits in inaugural splash
Matt Driscoll: After tough campaign, Dammeier now has a more important task – to lead
Olympian (subscription required)
LOTT still studying effects of prescription medication, other chemicals in wastewater
Despite support for sports commission, Lacey councilman irked by process
Kerry’s ‘exit’ memo to Obama on Cuba, other countries sounds as if it’s aimed at Trump
Puget Sound Business Journal
Editor’s Notebook: 18 percent of new Seattle-area CEOs in 2016 were women — and that’s a good sign
Opinion: Don’t let McCleary hurt rural economy
Renton Reporter
Renton Police Department responds to drive-by shootings
Seattle Times (subscription required)
‘My beliefs are attacked every day’: Local students work to erase Islamophobia
Politics podcast: Seattle’s apartment boom and the Legislature’s big task, on The Overcast
Whidbey Island man fined $9,500 for shining laser at state ferry
DEA’s marijuana-eradication program still targets Washington, where (some) pot is legal
Editorial: Ethics miscalculation reflects poorly on House Republicans
Opinion: The homegrown promise of a Seattle public bank
Seattle Weekly
Republicans Don’t Like Inslee’s Tax Plan. But That Doesn’t Mean They Have an Alternative. (Sullivan, Rolfes)
As Investigation Quietly Concludes, U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene Rips GOP’s Planned Parenthood ‘Witch Hunt’
City Slaps Airline Caterer With $335K Fine for Minimum Wage Violation
Department of Natural Resources Deals Blow to Longview Coal Export Terminal
Federal Judge Stays Out of Police Labor Claim, For Now
Editorial: Going Old School to Solve McCleary
Spokesman Review
State incentives for film production, used by Spokane-based ‘Z Nation,’ are set to expire
Shawn Vestal: Jay Inslee might have mentioned ‘bold’ tax plan sooner
Man identified in fatal industrial accident
Editorial: Ethical swamp wider than House
Tri-City Herald
New $14 million building opens at Columbia Basin College
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Radioactive threat at Hanford shows need for short- and long-term action
State needs tougher laws on distract driving
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Individuals can help on vexing issues like homelessness
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Lawmakers propose marijuana tax for education (Rolfes)
New ‘Jungle’ homeless camp near Metro base creates safety concern
Flu epidemic: state could soon step in to help
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
State unemployment computer system still not working
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
State lawmakers prepare for heated battle over education funding (Rolfes)
Death toll in Wash. state flu epidemic keeps climbing
KNKX FM
Washington State Senate Chambers Get Braille Upgrade For Lt. Governor-Elect
Seattle High School Explores The Merits Of Honors Classes For All; Can One Size Fit Every Student?
Port Of Portland Files Lawsuit Against Monsanto
Alaska Airlines Launches Service To Havana Amid Uncertainty About Cuba Policy
KUOW FM
How to use those ‘democracy vouchers’ that just landed in your mailbox
Why one side of Puget Sound became Trump country in 2016
$15 minimum wage kicks in for thousands of Seattle workers
Tribe, Farmers Agree to Keep Cows From Fouling Puget Sound Shellfish Beds
Obama To The American People: ‘Our Best Days Are Still Ahead’
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Driving Miss McCleary: 10% gas hike proposed for K-12 funding
Minimum wage reaches $15 for first time in Seattle
Washington senator amazed at the distracted driving she sees
Q13 TV (FOX)
18 flu-related deaths reported in Puget Sound region, doctors expect more
School bus seat belts could be coming to Washington
Flu deaths rise in Snohomish County; epidemic straining hospitals
Dino Rossi’s return to Olympia more personal than political
Web
Crosscut
7.5 minutes down: Police shot a man, then let him bleed
The fight for a Washington income tax lives on (Hunt)
Seattle P.I.
Inslee: ‘Scam’ of health care law repeal will harm thousands in Washington
Will taxes on marijuana help pay high cost of K-12 education funding? (Chopp, Sullivan)
Thursday, January 5
Associated Press
Democrats and Republicans still divided on education funding (Sullivan)
Governor’s report: Salmon remain in trouble in Washington
King County reports 8 flu-related deaths
U.S. auto sales hit a record 17.55 million in 2016
Bainbridge Island Review
It was a difficult year in Washington, but we can do better | Rep. Derek Kilmer
Sen. Rolfes will be lead Democrat on education in state Senate (Rolfes)
Sen. Murray: GOP plans will ‘make America sick again’
Kilmer begins third term in Congress
Opinion: Unpredictable at the national level, but here, not so much | Jerry Cornfield
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Op-ed: Here’s what makes a successful partnership between police department and community
Bothell Reporter
Kenmore puts foot down on 520 bridge
Columbian
Anti-violence summit slated (Wylie)
In Our View: Inevitable, Complex Taxes
The Daily News
Methanol project hearing sparks heated discussion
$11 minimum wage brings fear, hope in Cowlitz County
Those on the streets prepare for frigid weather
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Legislators offer dueling proposals to resolve school funding issue (Sullivan)
GOP’s probe of Planned Parenthood ends, but fight continues
Official: Russia meddled in election with hacking, propaganda
Editorial: Court decision on stormwater rules protects state waters
Federal Way Mirror
Ross brings management skills, love of history to Federal Way Historical Society
Kirkland Reporter
Rep. Kuderer among candidates to take Lt. Gov. Habib’s vacated 48th District Senate seat
New city councilmember brings extensive transportation experience
Kitsap Daily News
Opinion: A solution to homelessness that could float | In Our Opinion
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
President of Olympic College will step down in 2017
Crab boats tied up as strike extends up and down West Coast
Governor’s report: Salmon remain in trouble in Washington
Minimum wage, K-12 education among Chamber’s top priorities
Letter: State license fix shouldn’t be so tricky
News Tribune (subscription required)
Departing DNR boss jolts Longview coal-terminal plan
Tacoma eyes redevelopment of second 1970s downtown parking garage
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Bipartisan task force stalled, unlikely to recommend fixes soon for McCleary school-funding case (Lytton)
Education should be state Legislature’s top priority, but voters don’t want tax raise, poll says
Counseling opens the future for teen at Youth Eastside Services
Company owes $335,000 for minimum-wage law violations, Seattle officials say
Opinion: Caring, small-practice doctors becoming endangered species
Editorial: Time for Washington to abandon the death penalty
Skagit Valley Herald
Supreme Court won’t hear water rights case
New leadership for Northwest Clean Air Agency
Spokesman Review
Loss of Obamacare could affect 750,000 Washington residents
Teenager’s Eagle Scout project nets hundreds of blankets for World Relief and Spokane-area refugees
Treatment facilities struggle to educate students with less funding than traditional schools
Editorial: Trump should defend net neutrality
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Homeless counts to begin last week of January
Labor force grows but not enough to shrink November jobless rate
Yakima Herald Republic
Democrats seek $1.6 billion to pay teachers, settle McCleary school-funding case (Sullivan, Lytton)
Broadcast
KNKX FM
Recriminations As School Funding Task Force Splits Along Partisan Lines (Sullivan)
Police Begin Active Shooter Drills At Everett Mall
KUOW FM
Our first female governor was a lot like Donald Trump
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Should the state increase the maximum price for the I-405 toll lanes?
Big 737 order is good news for Boeing
Veteran Olympia observer reflects on 45-years of capitol coverage
NW Public Radio
Recriminations As School Funding Task Force Splits Along Partisan Lines (Sullivan)
Former Washington Police Chief To Lead Oakland PD
Alaska Airlines Launches Service To Havana Amid Uncertainty About Cuba Policy
Web
Crosscut
State: Longview coal terminal not ready for prime time
On police reform, city must reckon with unions
Publicola
SDOT’s Numbers Don’t Capture Major Transit Increase
Tim Eyman’s Conspiracy Theories
Seattle P.I.
Education is top state issue, from Supreme Court to court of public opinion
Slog
City of Seattle orders company to pay $335,000 for violating minimum wage law
Police Reformers Fail to Make the Ballot, Plan to Take Their Fight to Olympia