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Wednesday, January 3
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Op-ed: Whatcom farmers see Hirst decision as opportunity to update outdated water law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
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
BROADCAST
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
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
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
Tuesday, December 13
Associated Press
2 Washington electors sue over law in anti-Trump effort
Trump team’s energy probe includes Hanford questions
Saldaña appointed to replace Jayapal in state Senate seat
Boeing announces plans to make fewer 777s
Bill would force White House hopefuls to release tax returns
Pasco family of teen who died in jail seeks $5 million
Gov’t to require cars be able to talk to each other
Obama set to sign bill boosting spending on cancer research
Republican looks to overhaul Social Security
Aberdeen Daily World
Hospital increases UFCW wages by 2 percent
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Op-ed: Whatcom County hoping for legislative fix on water rights ruling
Centralia Chronicle
Through Tragedy, Packwood Resident Helped Improve Suicide Prevention Statewide (Orwall)
Federal Way Mirror
Former Weyerhaeuser property moves forward despite public scrutiny
Councilwoman Kelly Maloney says goodbye
News Tribune (subscription required)
State to test-drive charging drivers by the mile
Some building halted as counties react to water rights case
Olympian (subscription required)
Op-Ed: New Cabinet has mainstream conservative look
Seattle Times (subscription required)
‘Hott mess’: Seattle’s civil-rights monitors slam brakes on some homeless-camp sweeps
Programming for all: Washington adopts new set of computer-science standards
Two Washington state electors sue over law on election results in anti-Trump effort
Seattle council asks Trump: Please take stand against hate speech, attacks
Rebecca Saldaña to fill Washington state Senate seat vacated by Pramila Jayapal (Jayapal)
City Council approves limits on renters’ move-in costs, taking aim at housing crisis
Editorial: Preserve state’s legacy of ethical government
Krugman: The tainted election
Seattle Weekly
Tim Burgess Won’t Run for Re-Election to Seattle City Council
Council to Vote on Limits to Renter Move-In Fees
Kid Climate Activists Still Planting Trees, Inspiring Grownups
Spokesman Review
Cathy McMorris Rodgers mum after meeting Monday with Donald Trump
Spokane County saves millions by refinancing bonds for wastewater treatment system
California firm chosen to investigate Waste-to-Energy incident that critically injured two workers
City Council authorizes use of school zone camera money for cops, traffic calming
Crews hurry to get snow, slush plowed before arctic deep freeze arrives
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Computer science standards for schools make sense
Wenatchee World
Hawkins-Wyss race boosted NCW’s election spending
WVC student wins Transforming Lives award
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Governor Inslee to unveil school funding proposal
Calls flood to state offices ahead of minimum wage hike
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Boeing announces plans to make fewer 777s
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Seattle considers socially responsibly banking law in wake of Wells Fargo scandal
Would you rather pay state gas tax or per-mile charge for using roads?
Lawmakers: Allow guns into sports venues in Washington
KNKX FM
Battling The Bias: WSU Researchers Develop New Police Simulator Training
Insurers To Get Reminder About Oregon’s Prescription Birth Control Law Fishermen Team Up With Scientists To Make A More Selective Net
Federal ‘Special Inspection’ Begins At Columbia Generating Station
Inslee To Propose Significant Investments In Schools, Mental Health
What Would Ben Carson Mean For Washington’s Housing Woes?
Obamacare’s Demise Could Be Quicker Than Republicans Intend
KUOW FM
King County takes hard line on urban sprawl
Labor braces for reversals under Trump
Seattle’s affordable housing plan ready to roll out
NW Public Radio
Navy Granted Permits For Growler Jet Training On Olympic Peninsula
Inslee To Propose Significant Investments In Schools, Mental Health
Federal ‘Special Inspection’ Begins At Columbia Generating Station
Q13 TV (FOX)
State lawmakers propose bill to allow concealed guns into sports stadiums (Carlyle)
Web
Crosscut
Council overrides grassroots Dems with Jayapal’s successor (Jayapal)
Council makes life easier for renters, caps move-in costs
Publicola
Burgess Not Running for Fourth Term
Puget Sound Sage Director Rebecca Saldana Wins State Senate Appointment
Seattle P.I.
Eastern Washington its own state? Legislation offered
Slog
County Council Appoints Rebecca Saldaña to State Senate (Jayapal)
Your Next Landlord May Be Required to Offer You a Payment Plan for Deposits and Other Move-In Fees