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Thursday, October 20, 2016
AP
Obama administration steps up efforts to protect Puget Sound
Refuge occupier Bundy urges jurors to ‘stand for freedom’
WSU medical school gets preliminary accreditation
Aberdeen Daily World
Gateway Center proponents plead case to county
State unemployment rate dips again in September
The Daily News
I-1433: Measure would boost minimum wage 42% over three years
Everett Herald (subscription required)
What Snohomish County would pay — and what ST3 would deliver
‘It’s about time’: Financial literacy standards for students
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way Councilwoman Kelly Maloney to resign seat Dec. 31
Kirkland Reporter
Unemployment rate in Washington drops again in September
Olympian (subscription required)
Debate turns contentious; Trump won’t say whether he’ll accept election results
Nearly half of uninsured Americans eligible for Medicaid or marketplace subsidies
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Election: Jay Inslee and Bill Bryant spar in final governor debate
Sound Transit won’t face legal action from Attorney General’s Office over release of email addresses
State stops wolf kill for now
FYI Guy: Among big cities, Seattle’s got fewer kids growing up in apartments
Highline School Board approves resolution to restructure Evergreen, Tyee campuses
Spokesman Review
WSU medical school one step closer to educating students with preliminary accreditation
‘Trump Wall’ on WSU campus draws hundreds of supporters and protesters
Crime statistics in Spokane will be more detailed under new collection method, but year-to-year comparisons will be hard
Secrecy in hiring process for Spokane Valley city manager breaks from regional norms
Vancouver Business Journal
State to open first health insurance exchange “storefront” in Vancouver
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
NCW steelhead fishing cancelled due to low numbers
State investigation of farm nonprofit arrives in local court
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
‘Children are going to be out on the streets’: Section 8 families get eviction notices
Should Seattle fix multi-million dollar ‘mistakes’?
Student Republican group builds Trump-inspired wall at WSU
Giant plant wall will filter pollution along Duwamish River
State suspends Profanity Peak wolf pack killing
Inslee and Bryant spar over tolling, homelessness in final debate
2,000 Seattle teachers wear Black Lives Matter shirts to school
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Seattle voters appreciate tone in final presidential debate
Inslee and Bryant spar in 3rd debate
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
When will WSDOT take care of the Highway 18 chokepoint?
NW Public Radio
Washington Jobless Rate Ticks Down On Strong Job Growth
WSU Young Republicans Build Symbolic Trump Wall
Bryant And Inslee Spar Over Hanford Cleanup At Debate In Pasco
Q13 TV (FOX)
Gubernatorial debate: Inslee, Bryant clash over death penalty, education funding, homeless issue
WEB
Crosscut
When cops play security guard, whom do they serve?
‘Learning labs’ prepare Washington kids for the workforce
Publicola
The Real Difference Between the Competing Homeless Encampment Proposals
Seattle P.I.
Election: A relaxed Inslee, a peppery Bryant, a gubernatorial debate constrained by rules
Wednesday, October 19
Associated Press
Snow helps wrap up below-average wildfire season in US West
Aberdeen Daily World
Ecology adopts updated rule to enhance oil pipeline safety
Bainbridge Island Review
Opinion: Clock is ticking in governor’s race | THE PETRI DISH
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Polling finds strong support for minimum-wage increase
Kirkland Reporter
Kirkland’s second ballot box to open at Kingsgate Library on Oct. 21
News Tribune (subscription required)
MultiCare physicians form union in Auburn, say Tacoma could be next
Olympian (subscription required)
Column: The greatest fear of all
Puget Sound Business Journal
Washington state minimum wage hike backers are outraising opponents almost sixtyfold
Seattle Times (subscription required)
O, Canada! Thanks for the kind words
Seattle teachers hope their cause isn’t lost amid noise over Black Lives Matter shirts
Election: Sound Transit 3 opponent files complaint over mailer
Election: Writer to share field notes from life among Trump’s core base
FYI Guy: What Washingtonians Google: How to survive an earthquake — and how to look hot
Editorial: Donald Trump has invented a conspiracy that could do serious damage
Opinion: Sound Transit 3 is the transit system our region has needed for 40 years
Seattle Weekly
How Seattle’s 43rd District Became a Bulwark for Gay Representation in Washington (Pedersen, Walkinshaw)
How Did Sound Transit Manage to Cut Years Off ST3’s Construction Schedule?
The Lovers and Haters of ST3 (Fitzgibbon, Carlyle)
Will Bus Rapid Transit on 405 Live Up to Its Name?
Proposition 1 Needs Support Outside Seattle to Pass. But Not Much.
Yes, ST3 Will Take Forever to Build. But Backers Warn of Longer Waits if the Measure Fails.
Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff Answers the $54B Question
Spokesman Review
Trump comments of ‘rigged election’ denounced by officials running them
Police cracking down on public marijuana smoking in downtown Spokane
Washington Supreme Court water-rights ruling will affect building permits for rural property owners
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Public meeting with ferry chief, officials set for next Wednesday
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Ballots to go out ahead of schedule
Goldmark unveils new emergency center for wildfire response
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Decisions soon to be in hands of voters
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Franklin HS singled out black kids with scholar pledge, parents claim
Hanford workers contaminated in highly unusual accident
Park n’ Ride lots under microscope
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Controversial ‘covenant’ sparks anger from Seattle high school students and parents
Assessing landslide risks after recent heavy rains
KNKX FM
New Federal Action Plan For Puget Sound Restoration Leverages Tribal Treaty Rights
Gun Rights, Gun Control Advocates React To Background Check Prosecution
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Start paying attention to the Washington state Supreme Court
Opinion: Proof the last anti-gun measure was oversold and misleading
NW Public Radio
Gun Rights, Gun Control Advocates React To Background Check Prosecution
Q13 TV (FOX)
Seattle high school singles out black students to sign pledge to be better students
Up to 1,000 Seattle teachers to wear ‘Black Lives Matter’ T-shirts today
WEB
Crosscut
A solution for Seattle’s homeless: Bring Hooverville back
Publicola
With 7 Council Members on His Side, Murray Reaches New Bargain on Original Developer Grand Bargain
Seattle P.I.
The Obama administration steps up to the plate on cleaning up Puget Sound
Thurstontalk.com
Fraser Named “City Champion” by Association of Washington Cities (Fraser)
Tuesday, October 18
Associated Press
U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear death penalty appeal in Whatcom County case
Wyman dismisses Trump’s claim of rigged election
Attorney General says judicial candidate broke campaign laws
A few competitive races could change control of Legislature (Mullet)
14 arrested in Washington state prostitution sting
Aberdeen Daily World
Commissioners balk at Gateway Project funding
Columbian
State schools chief candidates eye McCleary
Health plan exchange opens enrollment centers
The Daily News
Why was Saturday’s storm prediction so off?
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Schools spend time on financial literacy under new standards
Federal Way Mirror
Redondo Boardwalk open again after 2-year closure
Highline Times
Burien sets legislative agenda that includes airport noise mitigation
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Premera Blue Cross to cut individual health plans in the state exchange to San Juan County residents in 2017
Kirkland Reporter
City of Kirkland open house on new stormwater regulations, zoning code revisions
News Tribune (subscription required)
Mugshots for all? Half of U.S. adults in police face-recognition systems, study finds
Indian tribes may be sovereign, but their casinos remain subject to federal scrutiny
Americans work more hours than Europeans: This may be why
Puget Sound Business Journal
Washington state minimum wage hike backers are outraising opponents almost sixtyfold
Seattle Times (subscription required)
State pouring billions into schools, but are they ‘fully funded’? Districts say no (Rolfes)
Minimally invasive surgery a safe option for major liver cases, UW study finds
United in fossil-fuel fight, NW tribes inspire N.D. pipeline foes
GOP’s Secretary of State Kim Wyman calls Trump rigged-election claim ‘irresponsible’
King County tries counseling, self-reflection instead of jail for teens
Opinion: Women, like me, are suffering in silence amid sexual harassment
Seattle Weekly
As Politicians Make Homelessness a Focus, Will the Homeless Get Out and Vote?
The Scary Clown Fad Is Killing Fundraising Efforts For Seattle Group That Uses Clowns as Force of Good
Spokesman Review
Sex trafficking investigation nets 14 arrests and pulls 72 people out of prostitution across Washington state
Spokane-based Etailz acquired for $75 million
Feds accepting comments on proposal to protect wolverines
WSU student critically injured in fall from balcony
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
PUD says it is safe from Alcoa corporate split
Health-care improvement group sets four priorities
Yakima Herald Republic
State pouring billions into schools, but are they ‘fully funded’? Districts say no (Rolfes)
Editorial: CWU-Horizon partnership helps address critical need
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
First criminal case filed two years after gun background check initiative became law
‘I refuse to be victimized anymore’: Former WA first lady on sexual harassment
Park n’ Ride users could be charged a fee
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
$74 million later, Mercer Mess is 2 seconds faster
KNKX FM
Washington Murder Case Results In Gun Charge Under 2014 Background Check Law
KUOW FM
4 officers, 1 social worker, 9K calls: Can a new app help with Seattle’s crisis intervention?
5 Reasons (And Then Some) Not To Worry About A ‘Rigged’ Election
Vice President Biden: ‘Trump Is Out There Doing Something Very Dangerous’
How Gaps In Mental Health Care Play Out In Emergency Rooms
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Department of Justice clarifies it won’t endorse the Seattle homeless bill
Even Kitsap County isn’t free of transit-related tax proposals
Rifle ban will never happen, senatorial candidate says (Frockt, Ranker)
NW Public Radio
Washington Murder Case Results In Gun Charge Under 2014 Background Check Law
Breweries Thirsty For Fresh Central Washington Craft Beer Grads
Q13 TV (FOX)
Mudslide knocks down power lines, blocks West Valley Highway in Pacific
Mayor calls meeting with Seahawks’ Doug Baldwin on police ‘very constructive’
Web
Crosscut
Tensions run high in City Council over new tenant protections
Monday, October 17
Associated Press
Man shot at new homeless camp near Seattle’s ‘Jungle’
Walking on sunshine: Idaho company debuts solar sidewalks
Accidental shootings killing, injuring Washington children
Nearly half of young adults lack retirement savings, pension
Investors anxious as Oregonians again vote on marijuana
Black Lives Matter homecoming float vandalized in Idaho
Aberdeen Daily World
Predicted ‘historic’ storm fails to live up to hype
Mental health facility coming to McCleary
Leaders Banquet honors Hargrove, Seabrook
Central Kitsap Reporter
Washington state voter registration at an all-time high
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Bellingham voters to decide whether to tax themselves again for green spaces
Justice delayed? 6,000 rape kits sit untested
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Obama lets Americans bring home more Cuban cigars and rum
Is Sound Transit 3 the $54 billion answer to our congestion?
What Snohomish County would pay — and what ST3 would deliver
Child care costly proposition for parents
Commentary: I-1433’s leave policies would aid victims of domestic violence
Editorial: I-732’s carbon tax creates uncertainty for state budget
Federal Way Mirror
City of Federal Way chief of staff under investigation on forgery allegations
News Tribune (subscription required)
Deal on Tacoma LNG plant would alter 2008 promise by PSE’s parent company
How an Olympia ballot measure could pave the way for a statewide income tax (Chase, Hunt)
A young black man walks in deputies’ shoes
Olympian
Dana Milbank: Shame on Trump? Shame on us.
Column: GOP may rise from ashes
Op-ed: A politician – and a party – deserving of contempt
Puget Sound Business Journal
At fast-growing UW, a development plan calling for taller buildings
EXCLUSIVE: University of Washington to announce a capital campaign in excess of $4 billion
Redmond Reporter
Nature Vision receives SETAC award for environmental education
Seattle Times (subscription required)
The storm that wasn’t: Why Western Washington windstorm predictions went wrong
Westneat: For aid workers on front lines, clearing of Jungle an unequivocal success
Measure to lift minimum wage to $13.50 statewide has Washington divided
Editorial: Foster Cascadia as a cross-border region of tech
Editorial: Voters need to take responsibility for public schools
Opinion: Opioid abuse is destroying our community. I know, I was a heroin addict
Spokesman Review
Salish School plans revolutionary approach with $1 million grant
State sees roundabouts as answer to congestion at Medical Lake interchange
Cathy McMorris Rodgers tepidly allies with Trump, touts policies in Congressional race against Joe Pakootas
Second arrest made in brutal beating of EWU studentComcast’s new pricing structure for internet usage has bite as new fees start Nov. 1 in Washington and around nation
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Residents upset as school district prepares to get out of rental business
Chelan County happy with self-insured health savings
Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima County jail uses segregation methods to keep gang violence down
Broadcast
KNKX FM
Growth In Seattle And Denver Spurs Need For Transit
Adult Trials, Long Sentences For Youth Get Scrutiny In Washington
Puget Sound Energy Trades In Gas, Electricity, Political Clout
WikiLeaks Releases More Purported Emails, Bringing Total To More Than 11,000
Survey Says Americans Are Getting Stressed By The Elections
KUOW FM
There’s Really No Comparison Between The Trump And Clinton Foundations
Workplace Sexual Harassment: A Threat To Victims, A Quandary For Bystanders
Judge Dismisses Newtown Families’ Lawsuit Against AR-15-Style Gun-Maker
New U.N. Leader Sets Goals: Humility, Empathy, Empowering Women
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
WA Attorney General: Racist for landlords not to rent to felons
Washington voter registration hits a four-decade high
NW Public Radio
Former Washington GOP Chair Debates Longtime Senator
Northwest Utilities Amp Up New Business Line Of Charging Electric Cars
Adult Trials, Long Sentences For Youth Get Scrutiny In Washington
Web
Crosscut
The $54 billion question: Can we afford Sound Transit 3?
Op-Ed: Minimum wage measure would bulldoze construction firms
As storm approaches, tempers flare over homeless camps
Publicola
O’Brien Stands Up to Angry Crowd at Council Meeting
West Seattle Herald
Will we see homeless campers in our parks? Rancorous City Council meeting airs the issues
Friday, October 14
Associated Press
Medicare unveils far-reaching overhaul of doctors’ pay
Federal government raises pressure on Oregon over IDs
GOP candidate for public lands chief rescinds Trump support
European Union to challenge trade ruling against Airbus
U.S. coal bypasses state ports, exports through Canada
Aberdeen Daily World
Owner of the D&R Theatre re-evaluating how to move forward
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Threat of historic storm spurs city preparation
Central Kitsap Reporter
First responders face dangerous challenges when faced with opioid addicts
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Commission celebrates 30 years of commitment to kids
Initiative 732 shows just how taxing the ballot can be
Jobless claims at 42-year low as U.S. employers shun firings
Kent Reporter
Redondo Boardwalk reopens in Des Moines (Orwall, Gregerson, Keiser)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Puyallup lawmaker faces 44 alleged ethics violations for using state videos, photos in campaign
Layoffs coming at St. Joe’s; some doctors worry about outcome
Peninsula Daily News
Department of Natural Resources reschedules public meeting to Tuesday on expansions of two conservation areas
Puget Sound Business Journal
Opinion: Transit ‘moonshot’ funds should be spent on education
Opinion: Transit package is about voting for Seattle’s future vitality
Editor’s notebook: A bus commuter’s take on the Bus Rapid Transit option
Renton Reporter
School board appoints Damien Pattenaude as next superintendent
Metro warns storms may interrupt transit schedules
Seattle Times (subscription required)
One of Washington’s reddest counties struggles with Trump — but he’ll win there anyway
High winds expected to pick up throughout Friday
How a super typhoon got sucked into a jet stream and spawned the storm that’s barreling right for us
Lands-commissioner candidate Steve McLaughlin changes mind, pulls support for Trump
King County voters to decide on turning prosecutor into a nonpartisan job
State overestimated impact a carbon tax would have on electricity prices
Seattle Weekly
Has the State GOP Given Up On Bill Bryant?
Murray: No More Sweeps At Homeless Camps That Don’t Cause Problems
Reverse Course! DEA Holds Off On Banning Kratom
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Supreme Court hears case against ‘environmentally risky’ oil terminals
How to build a 72-hour emergency disaster kit
Richard Sherman: Trump ‘locker room talk’ defense a ‘cop out’
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Historic Saturday wind storm could bring gusts of 60-70 mph in Puget Sound region
Satanic temple wants program in Tacoma elementary school
KNKX FM
Seattle Lawmakers To Revise Homeless Encampment Rules Amid Backlash
Exploding E-Cigarettes Spur Lawsuits In Washington State
The Video Defense About Her Emails Hillary Clinton Never Gave
Obama Eases Special Limits On Cuban Products, From Drugs To Rum And Cigars
DeVry University Agrees To Stop Ads Touting Grads’ Job Success Without Proof
KUOW FM
A minimum wage fight outside Seattle could shape state Legislature
For Some Sexual Assault Activists, Trump Tape Is A Teachable Moment
Incoming windstorm could make Seattle’s worst storms list
Justice Department Will Track Police Killings And Use Of Force
A List Of The Accusations About Trump’s Alleged Inappropriate Sexual Conduct
MyNorthwest.com
Washington voter registration hits a four-decade high
NW Public Radio
Here’s What You Need To Know For Saturday Night’s Big Storm
Big Storm Could Mean Big Puget Sound Pollution
Officer Bitten In Genitals By Police Dog Loses Bid For Damages
Q13 TV (FOX)
Strong winds, rain pound Western Washington; strongest storm still to come
NWS leaning toward ‘worst case scenario’ for Saturday
Police confirm suspect unsuccessfully tried to buy a gun before Cascade Mall Shooting