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Monday, January 16

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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 

 

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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

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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 

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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

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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

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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

Publicola  
Patty Murray Vets Sessions, Capitol Hill Vets Streetcar Extension, GOP Vets Trans Rights, and You Vet Buskers

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

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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