Monday, January 9

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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? 

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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

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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 

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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

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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)

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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

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 

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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