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Wednesday, January 4

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Associated Press
Data suggests Puget Sound aquatic habitat remains healthy 
Coast Guard fines man $9,500 for laser strike on state ferry 
Washington state denies sublease for coal export terminal 
Man who spent 20 years on death row dies in hospital 
Radioactive contamination spreads in shuttered Hanford plant 
Lawmakers seek to ban use of handheld devices by drivers   (Farrell)
House Republicans drop plan to gut ethics office after avalanche of criticism
Auto industry’s relationship with Trump takes dramatic turn
Obama, Pence to Capitol as health care overhaul fight begins

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Washington state denies sublease for coal export terminal
Editorial: How to do away with the state’s gas tax

Federal Way Mirror
Mumps cases in Federal Way increases to 4
Weyerhaeuser property, murders dominate Federal Way headlines in 2016

Journal of the San Juan Islands
New area code and dialing procedure for Western Washington

Kirkland Reporter
Bruce Wynn steps down as director of the Kirkland Chamber of Commerce

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Lawmakers propose driver’s licenses that will fly (Clibborn)
Gas prices: It’ll cost $52B more for us to fill ‘er up
Supporters say wage bump will help workers, economy

News Tribune (subscription required)
Three die in Pierce County and hospitals swell as state enters flu epidemic
NC lawmaker who advised Trump team on gun rights wants national concealed carry reciprocity
State ordered to pay $121,000 for failed campaign-finance lawsuit involving local initiatives
Washington state’s Jayapal sworn in as first Indian-American woman in U.S. House
Phil Fortunato is top choice to replace Pam Roach in state Senate

Puget Sound Business Journal
Aviation companies merge U.S. operations, including at Boeing Field, to create new flight giant
What’s next for the 401(k)? Early boosters criticize what it’s become

Queen Anne & Magnolia News
Ex-Kingdome rental car taxes head to youth, amateur sports

Redmond Reporter
Council member Kimberly Allen to step down Jan. 31

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Judge asked to intervene in union’s complaint seeking bargaining in Seattle police reforms
Civilian agency says its hands are tied on King County police-misconduct complaints
Departing DNR boss jolts Longview coal-terminal plan
State’s new unemployment- benefits website can’t handle traffic at launch
Editorial: Trump should resist those who would gut net-neutrality rules
Opinion: Abolish the death penalty

Seattle Weekly
What’s Next for the No Youth Jail Movement?
So Long, Pam Roach. Don’t Forget Your Roses.
Going Old School to Solve McCleary
Old Fire Station and Former Homeless Camp to Become Preschool and Affordable Housing

Skagit Valley Herald
New leadership for Northwest Clean Air Agency

Spokesman Review
Spokane’s new psychiatric hospital will help meet soaring demand for care
Providence opens express clinic in Lincoln Heights shopping center
Vestal: McMorris Rodgers supported weakening ethics office that found she likely violated law
Editorial: Distracted-driving law needs major update

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Normal ferry service returns to island after disastrous holiday
EDITORIAL: Federal moves to protect sound come at crucial time

Wenatchee World (subscription required)
New PUD commissioner McKenna swears in
Contract awarded for $41.8 million in dam repairs

Yakima Herald Republic
State’s new unemployment benefits website crashes right after launch 
Valley health care providers say the ER often isn’t the best option 

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Washington state denies sublease for coal export terminal
Seattle Democracy Vouchers in the mail
Marysville grandmother hopes D.C. march will help unify America

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Flu reaching epidemic levels in Wash. state; 4 new deaths reported
Data suggests Puget Sound aquatic habitat remains healthy
$15 minimum wage starts in Seattle
Homeless man dies of hypothermia; volunteers, police work to ensure others don’t

KNKX FM
Northwest Ranchers And Dairies Struggle Against Freezing Temps, Wind Chill 
Tribes Praise Approval Of Aquatic Reserve Expansion At Cherry Point
Republicans Take The First Step To Repeal Obamacare

KUOW FM
Washington Leader Deals A Blow To Coal Exports On The Columbia River, Puget Sound
Seattle loses civil rights leader Alan Sugiyama
Gun Violence Should Be Treated As A Public Health Crisis, Study Says 
When Washington freezes, so do invasive bugs

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Washington’s unemployment-benefits website crashes after launch

NW Public Radio
Northwest Ranchers And Dairies Struggle Against Freezing Temps, Wind Chill 
Washington Leader Deals A Blow To Coal Exports On The Columbia River, Puget Sound

Q13 TV (FOX)
Number of flu cases spiking in Washington, health experts say

Web

Crosscut
Opinion: Will Washington Republicans sell out to Trump?
Tiny houses: A big help for the homeless
Divided, police reform advocates push dueling initiatives

Publicola
State Supreme Court Issues Year-End Win for Tenants, SDOT Notes Year-End Loss for Driving Alone

Seattle P.I.
State denies lease needed to build big Longview coal export terminal

Slog
One simple way Washington state can address its housing crisis (Frockt)
Public scorn works! House Republicans reverse shady ethics vote

Wednesday, January 3

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Associated Press
State officials OK plan to expand Hood Canal nature areas 
Washington state sees healthy snowpack levels 
Shielded Native American sites thrust into debate over dams 
Costs mount for colleges testing troubled software system 
Congress ushers in new era of all-Republican rule
State lawmakers seek to ban use of cellphones by drivers (Farrell)
Radioactive contamination spreading in closed Hanford plant
Ex-state senator files suit against Clark County
Washington minimum wage to increase to $11 on New Year’s Day
State Supreme Court upholds stormwater rules
Dungeness crabbers continue strike from California to Canada
State highest court reinstates DUI convictions of 2 drivers not warned about pot
Republicans primed for push to dismantle Obama’s policies
Trump objects after house GOP votes to gut ethics
Perdue said to be Trump’s lead pick for Ag secretary

Aberdeen Daily World
Court rules in favor of retaining historic structures in Olympic National Park
Oped: Trump’s corporate Cabinet looks like plutocracy

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Op-ed:  Whatcom farmers see Hirst decision as opportunity to update outdated water law 

Columbian
In Our View: Cheers & Jeers (all-day kindergarten)
In Our View: REAL ID a Real Issue
In Our View: Perception vs. Reality (DNR travel costs)
In Our View: Mental Health Care Counts
In Our View: Get in Gear on McCleary
In Our View: Take Aim at Gun Backlog

The Daily News
The decision to use lethal force is complicated and not universal

Everett Herald (subscription required)
McAuliffe steps down from state Senate, eyes council run
Snohomish Health District expands medicine take-back program
Work begins on next phase of new Mukilteo ferry terminal
US House Republicans vote to rein in independent ethics office
Schwab: Was our democracy the final celebrity death of 2016?
Robinson: In 2017, knowledge, experience, truth matter more than ever
Milbank: Hamilton sided with rival to avoid an ‘unruly tyrant’
Commentary: Try something different than hatcheries to save fish
Editorial: Tampons are not a luxury; stop taxing them (Jinkins)
Editorial: Increase fines, penalties for distracted driving (Farrell)
Editorial: 2017 can be the year we listen to what others are saying

Highline Times
Orwall Proposes Air Quality Study (Orwall)

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Orcas’ Ranker selected as lead Democrat on state Senate budget (Ranker)
Killer whale Granny, oldest member of Jpod, is presumed dead
From Standing Rock to the San Juans: concerns about oil are hitting home

Kitsap Daily News
Bremerton goes its own way in Olympia
The older you were, the more likely you voted, state report shows
Inslee unveils billion-dollar education funding plan
In Olympia: Jesse Young hopes Narrows Bridge drivers soon can have a cup of joe with their tolls
26th’s Young has a plate full of issues in Olympia

News Tribune (subscription required)
Pierce County preparing for Mount Rainier mudflow disaster
Fraser leaves behind legacy of environmentalism, public works in Thurston County (Fraser, Nelson, Hunt)
Costs for fixing troubled community college software system ballooning
Governor’s quiet reprieve of death-row murderer draws ire from many directions

Olympian (subscription required)
As deaths mount, lawmakers seek to ban all handheld device use in cars (Farrell)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Washington death-row inmate dies of cardiac arrest
Put down that phone! Washington lawmakers seek crackdown on distracted driving (Farrell)
Mount Rainier to get new digital-warning system for massive mudflows
State’s GOP members of Congress mostly quiet on Russian hacking
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee quietly spares killer with first death-row reprieve
Seattle’s record apartment boom is ready to explode; what it means for rents
62-year lease being considered for proposed hotel in St. Edward State Park
Amazon Echo search warrant could spur new prosecution methods, expert says
Westneat: Word of the year? It should have been ‘demagoguery’
Editorial: Congress shouldn’t dump the Affordable Care Act
Opinion: Trump’s reckless linkage of vaccines and autism

Spokesman Review
Several school districts cancel classes as blowing snow creates poor driving conditions on Palouse and west of Spokane
National motorcycle club Guardians of the Children organizing student-led chapter in Spokane area to fight bullying in schools
Employers say higher state minimum wage hard on child care, food service, nonprofits
Spokane Valley bolsters efforts on federal rail crossing funding
Cyclist killed in collision with driver on U.S. 2
Spokane’s community colleges still wrestling with ‘troubled’ software system
Justin Bradford: Harrington School’s size is also its strength
Spin Control: Looking back at the year in politics
Editorial: Expand rape-kit testing
Editorial: Funding needed for gun sale database
Editorial: 2016, through the rear-view mirror

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Health emergency, illness spelled long waits for holiday ferry travelers
COMMENTARY: Recent attempts to fix ferries are encouraging, but public input needed for long-term solution (Nelson)

Yakima Herald Republic
Washington Post  Editorial: A New Year’s resolution to keep watching new president 

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Guns and growlers of wine: Pre-filed bills highlight legislative goals
Washington state’s sees healthy snowpack levels
‘Trump Resistance Roadshow’ launches in Seattle

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
NY Gov. Cuomo proposes free tuition plan for middle and low income families

NW Public Radio
Can The Cannabis Industry Deliver An Organic, Environmentally Sensitive High?
Washington’s Highest Minimum Wage Yet Is Also Highest In Nation

Q13 TV (FOX)
Pierce County upgrades warning system for ‘one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world’

KNKX FM
UW Researchers Find Kids Assign More Importance To Gender Than Race
U.S. Sen. Warren Seeks To Pull Pot Shops Out Of Banking Limbo
Obamacare Plans Don’t Always Include Top Cancer Centers
Northwest Timber Industry Hit Hard By Heavy Fall Rains
New Year Means New Laws In Oregon

KUOW FM
A Trump supporter and a Clinton delegate walk into an auto shop 
Child Care Scarcity Has Very Real Consequences For Working Families 
What A Congress’ First Bill Tells Us About The Nation’s Political Priorities 
Washington’s minimum wage to break national record on Jan. 1
Not all Uber, Lyft drivers will have seat at bargaining table

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Washington colleges left behind in education funding boost 2018
Prepare for even more I-5 construction in 2018
Report: Mount Rainier is about to get upgraded

Web

Crosscut
Opinion: Seattle in 2017: Less talk, more walk
Opinion: In Trump’s America, Seattle workers can lead
Washington dawdles as megaquake looms
Busting the myth of two Washingtons

Seattle P.I.
The outlook in Olympia: A Governor’s Ball followed by a government brawl

Friday, December 16

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Associated Press
Seattle tunnel delay costs now expected to be $149 million
‘Push is coming to shove’ on school-funding plan, but task force needs more time   (Sullivan, Rolfes)
Police officer in Washington state shot; suspect in custody
State regulators: Cascade Natural Gas agrees to pay $2.5M
Gov. Inslee proposes new children and families state agency

Aberdeen Daily World
Port dredging, decades in the making, celebrated Wednesday
Montana company buys former Mary’s River Lumber mill

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Western State escapee sentenced to prison for probation violation

Columbian
Inslee doubts Trump will fund bridge replacement

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Former Kitsap prosecutor Hauge rejoins his old firm
Seattle tunnel delay costs now expected to be $149 million

News Tribune (subscription required)
Airbnb owners have one less hoop to jump through in Tacoma
No strike vote: MultiCare and Tacoma General nurses come to tentative labor agreement

Olympian (subscription required)
Senators say all-cash marijuana shops pose a danger for vendors
Struggling with a longtime vacancy, Lacey City Council tweaks residency requirements for parks board

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Bellevue students outperform national, global peers on international test
With new money, state chips away at daunting backlog of rape evidence — but can’t keep up (Orwall)
Taxpayers, rejoice: Bertha’s progress cuts into cost overruns
More than 100 years ago, streetcars ran throughout Seattle. Here’s how they met their demise.
Politics podcast: Hamilton Elector’s anti-Trump plot and Inslee’s $4 billion tax bump, on The Overcast
King County announces grants in fight against homelessness
Seattle’s first-come, first-served policy for renters may be delayed
Mayor Ed Murray on Seattle arena: Chris Hansen ‘not going to bring us a team’ by himself
‘Major, major change’: Gov. Inslee proposes new children and families state agency (Kagi)
Unions want UW to become sanctuary university
Editorial: Ruling calls bluff on Seattle’s misguided housing policy on backyard cottages

Skagit Valley Herald
Advisory group recommends voting against Fully Contained Communities
Commissioners appoint replacement district court judge
Vancouver Business Journal
New estate planning rules and pending changes to employment laws are on the way

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
 Another bipartisan effort needed for water legislation

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Lawmakers seek driver’s license fix for Sea-Tac passengers (Clibborn)
Inslee proposes new Dept. of Children, Youth, and Families
Mount Vernon police officer seriously injured in shooting
Homeless campers move to UW campus

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Governor Inslee proposes to expand early child education

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Mt. Vernon officer in ‘very critical’ condition after shooting; suspect held

KNKX FM
Pierce County Votes Down Mental Health Sales Tax; Supporters Regroup
Satanic Temple Leaders To Tacoma Parents: We Teach Critical Thinking, Not Child Sacrifice
Postmates Ordered To Pay Workers’ Comp Premiums In Washington

KUOW FM
UW union workers push for immigrant sanctuary
GOP Lawmaker Defends Proposal To Allow Concealed Weapons In Stadiums
Federal court system doesn’t share Seattle’s passion for cameras
Study Of Underwater Volcano Off Oregon Coast Helps Predict Eruptions
Facebook Details Its New Plan To Combat Fake News Stories
People are afraid of speaking Spanish in public, even in liberal Seattle

NW Public Radio
GOP Lawmaker Defends Proposal To Allow Concealed Weapons In Stadiums
Inslee Announces Plans To Restructure Family And Children Services

Q13 TV (FOX)
Mount Vernon police officer shot in head; suspect taken into custody after standoff

WEB

 

Crosscut
Upzone opponents lean on false narrative

Slog
Momentum is growing for safe consumption sites in Seattle, but still no answers about when they’ll open
Local unions call on University of Washington to become a “sanctuary campus” and combat hate

Thursday, December 15

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Associated Press
Inslee budget proposal seeks more money for mental health 
Washington state unemployment rate down to 5.3 percent 
Psychiatric hospital patient has Legionnaires’ disease 
City of Spokane Valley wants to vote on splitting state 
Judge rejects Washington electors’ attempt to avoid fine 

Aberdeen Daily World
Montana company buys former Mary’s River Lumber mill
State reports lowest unemployment rate since 2008

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Inquest jury finds Pasco officers were justified in Zambrano-Montes fatal shooting 

Columbian
Inslee budget proposal seeks more money for mental health (Cleveland)
In Our View: Reopen the Bridge Talks

The Daily News
Stakeholders applaud delay in submitting state’s ESSA plan to feds

Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way City Council shoots down Corporate Park zoning moratorium

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
State considers pay-by-mile fee as gas tax declines

News Tribune (subscription required)
Tacoma councilwoman resigning to run for mayor (Fey)
Judge: Port, EDB and chamber’s lawsuit did not violate campaign finance laws
Unexpected rejection of Pierce mental health tax leaves supporters reeling

Olympian (subscription required)
Thurston County’s Treasurer tapped for state appointment

Public News Service
Report: Washingtonians Could be Vulnerable if ACA Repealed

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Different Seattle agency to take over monitoring of homeless-camp sweeps
Gov. Inslee wants $300 million to fix mental-health system in state budget plan
Mercer Island fighting to keep special I-90 HOV access ahead of light-rail construction
Earthquake-insurance prices soar in Washington, and companies hold all the power
Bellevue picked for federal program that helps low-income residents get high-tech jobs
Highway 99 tunnel’s upper deck one-third complete as Bertha digs on
Navigation Center for homeless won’t open as planned by end of year
Race matters in our elected representatives … but not always the most
Sen. Cantwell: ‘Potential ramifications are chilling’ from Trump transition team request
Under proposal, standard driver’s license won’t be good at airport security in 2018
Editorial: Teacher pay is state, not local, responsibility

Seattle Weekly
Meet the Washington Electors Planning to Go Rogue
Activists Who Closed the Emergency Shutoff Valves on Tar Sands Pipelines: “This Is an Emergency”
Searching for a New Central District in Suburban King County
The Evergreen State

Skagit Valley Herald
Hamilton, Lyman pass 2017 budgets
La Conner approves tight budget for 2017

Spokesman Review
Spokane Valley City Council to vote on Matt Shea’s plan to split Washington
Spokane’s greatest election that never was: Baumgartner vs. Knezovich vs. Shea vs. Stuckart vs. Parker vs. Brown
Spokane County Commission to hear feedback on pot farm ordinance
Multiple crashes reported on I-90; rural school districts report cancellations, delays

Tri-City Herald
Inquest jury finds Pasco officers were justified in Zambrano-Montes fatal shooting 

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Bones of Ancient One finally being returned to tribes 
Will Inslee get a $4.4 billion tax hike for education? 

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Ethical hacking in the age of cyber warfare
Alaska Airlines completes merger with Virgin America
Leiweke talks KeyArena redevelopment plans, working with Chris Hansen
Seattle to open four new sanctioned homeless camps

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Legal weed profits to help create homeless housing 

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Passengers asked to help solve ferry delays

KNKX FM
Will A Carbon Tax Fly In Washington State, Even After Rejection Of I-732?
The ACLU Wants To Put The Bill Of Rights In Your Pocket
Pasco Police Cleared In Shooting Inquest
Backers Of Oregon’s Measure 97 Push New Version Of Corporate Tax Hike

KUOW FM
Olympia: Washington’s newest sanctuary for immigrants
Inslee Proposes Overhaul Of State Mental Health System

NW Public Radio
Pasco Police Cleared In Shooting Inquest
Birth Defect Investigation In Eastern Washington Proves Inconclusive
Inslee Proposes Overhaul Of State Mental Health System

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
‘No surprise’ Boeing will reduce 777 production in Everett
Washington Republicans propose allowing guns at CenturyLink, Safeco

Q13 TV (FOX)
Interview: Governor defends proposed taxes in new budget plan
Inquest jury rules fatal police shooting of rock-throwing man in Pasco justified

Web

Crosscut
What an Obamacare repeal would mean for Washington

Seattle P.I.
Washington comes up short for severely mentally ill

Slog
Blabbermouth podcast: An elector’s plan to save America from Trump, and a Congresswoman’s response (Jayapal)

USA Today
The last thing we need is guns at sporting events (Jinkins)

Wednesday, December 14

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Associated Press
Inslee proposes carbon, capital gains taxes for education 
State lawmaker battles ethics violations at hearing 
Panel recommends transparency measures on climate change  
Huff, puff and explode: E-cigarette fires, injuries on rise

Aberdeen Daily World  
Harbor’s support for Trump shows times have changed
Amazing Grace to host another homeless encampment
Opinion: Will future of Democratic party be centrist/progressive?

Bainbridge Island Review 
Kilmer applauds House passage of bill on National Parks
Sen. Murray and Senate Democrats urge Trump to divest holdings
Senator Murray issues statement on nomination of fast-food CEO for Secretary of Labor
Robotics club take aim at FIRST
Kilmer joins with Herrera Beutler, Murphy on bill to help mental health patients

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)  
State lawmaker battles ethics violations at hearing 
State to test-drive charging drivers by the mile 

Federal Way Mirror 
Federal Way woman claims employer King County Metro conducted ‘unfair’ investigation
Industrial Realty Group, Preferred Freezer Services terminate contract for fish-processing center

Journal of the San Juan Islands 
Whidbey group calls for Navy site closure after aquifer contamination

Kitsap Daily News 
WSF seeking Southworth ferry route task-force members
Heartbreaking news for police community

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)  
Inslee proposes carbon, capital gains taxes for education

News Tribune (subscription required)  
Puyallup lawmaker fights 44 ethics violations at hearing over Facebook posts
Pierce County Council narrowly rejects mental health tax

Olympian (subscription required)   
Gov. Jay Inslee proposes $4 billion in taxes to solve school-funding crisis
Appellate court says feds can retry former state Auditor Troy Kelley

Redmond Reporter 
$477 million bond sale secures lower borrowing costs for taxpayers for light rail extensions

Seattle Times (subscription required)  
McCleary fix? Inslee proposes billions in new taxes to pay teachers (Sullivan, Reykdal)
NEA grants in our state: nearly $1M for theater, poetry, dance and school arts programs
Westneat: Praise Obamacare now, before we lose it
Editorial: Tech execs from Microsoft, Apple, Amazon and others have much to teach Trump
Opinion: A much-needed new approach for state’s foster-care system

Skagit Valley Herald  
Opioid advisory group presents plan to commissioners
La Conner school board approves levy proposal

Spokesman Review  
Local educators praise Inslee’s funding plan, but express concerns about levy reductions
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee wants to raise taxes and funnel nearly $4 billion more into schools over the next two years
Omak plywood plant will close at the end of January, putting 217 out of work 
WSU researcher honored for creating a gene test to save dogs
Shawn Vestal: Behind the dramatics, a real issue with university student-conduct boards
Editorial: Congress can’t find energy to act

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber 
School district prepares for mumps as outbreak spreads to Pierce County
Washington State Ferries seeking volunteers for triangle route task force
Opinion: Canada’s Kinder Morgan Pipeline plan could destroy the Salish Sea, lead to the extinction of the Southern Resident Killer Whales. 

Wenatchee World (subscription required) 
Gasoline spills into Wenatchee River stormwater system

West Seattle Herald 
City is stepping up to address homelessness in West Seattle; but many residents remain distrustful

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)  
Shoreline mayor seeks regional response to fear, hate crimes
White House names Bellevue a ‘TechHire’ community to help people find jobs
Marysville confronts addiction, squatting crisis

KNKX FM 
Inslee Proposes Carbon, Capital Gains Taxes For Education
McMorris Rodgers Out As Trump’s Interior Secretary? 

KUOW FM 
9th Circuit Declines To Hear Troy Kelley’s Double Jeopardy Claim
Standing Up For Victims Of Revenge Porn
Department Of Energy Defies Trump, Won’t Name Climate Change Workers 
Trump’s likely Interior pick from Spokane still under ethics probe

NW Public Radio  
Washington Governor Says With Tax Changes, State Could Fund Education
McMorris Rodgers Out As Trump’s Interior Secretary
9th Circuit Declines To Hear Troy Kelley’s Double Jeopardy Claim
‘Bring The Hill Closer:’ Long Beach Unveils Design For Tsunami Safe Haven

Q13 TV (FOX)  
Governor proposes $4 billion in new tax revenue, with much of it to fully fund education, related costs
Tunnel taking shape under Seattle

Web

Crosscut 
Inslee: Fund schools by taxing polluters, investment earnings
Dreams deferred? Immigrants ponder life in Trump’s America

Publicola  
Ruling Puts Hold on Adding Density to Single-Family Neighborhoods

Schmudget  
Governor proposes bold plan to invest in kids, clean up tax code

Seattle P.I.  
Bertha hits 1,000 rings, set to finish tunnel mid-2017

Slog  
Seattle city council will consider taking steps to divest from Wells Fargo
Why you should give a shit that a neighborhood group just won a fight against backyard cottages

West Seattle Blog 
TIME-LAPSE VIDEO: See road-building inside the Highway 99 tunnel
Pay by the mile, instead of by the gallon? Testers sought for state experiment