Thursday, September 15

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Associated Press
Washington limits carbon pollution from largest sources
Washington State president, AD to meet with police
Boeing cuts overtime pay for about 80,000 workers
North Kitsap School District releases lead testing results
Washington unemployment rates drops to 5.7 percent
State dedicates newest ferry, to sail Seattle to Bremerton
Report finds blunders, deceptions at Western State Hospital
Employers turn to workers to help slow health cost growth
Tentative agreement reached in state worker negotiations

Aberdeen Daily World 
Cosmopolis School District to offer free developmental screenings

Bellingham Herald (subscription required) 
State task force divided on whether it should be easier to prosecute police in Washington    (Goodman)
Tentative deal for 30,000 state workers includes raises, $12 minimum wage

The Daily News  
Hundreds rally for and against methanol plant  
Editorial: Voters’ guide to state initiatives  

Everett Herald
Editorial: Are you ready to share the road with ‘robot’ drivers?

Kirkland Reporter 
King County refinances bonds to save $104 million
Association of Washington Cities honors Kirkland Rep. McBride with City Champion Award (McBride)

Seattle Times (subscription required)  
Ed Murray, other mayors push Congress for funds to fight heroin epidemic
Lawmaker to seek state bill to crack down on homeless camps
$80,000 median: Income gain in Seattle far outpaces other cities
Libertarian Gary Johnson will hold rally in Seattle
Editorial: Legislature should not wait for Supreme Court pressure on education funding (Rolfes)
Op-Ed: Women deserve abortion access no matter their incomes

Seattle Weekly  
Homeless Encampment By Jungle Swept During Meeting About How Homeless Encampments In Jungle Aren’t Being Swept
Can Coders Hack the Homelessness Problem?
Did Che Taylor Have to Die?

Spokesman Review 
Delta Upsilon fraternity suspends WSU chapter over sexual assault and drugging allegations
Cornerstone of downtown Spokane’s skywalk system to be replaced
Feds give $1 million to help state pay for drug that reverses heroin overdose
Photo: Visit from the governor
John Blanchette: Leach draws up some misdirection in defending players

Tri-City Herald
N.Y. abuse case reveals risks of out-of-state foster care

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)  
Vacation rental regulation is on the horizon

Yakima Herald Republic  
Sage grouse fate examined after Range 12 Fire decimates habitat
With Yakima homicide scene as backdrop, advocates make their case for new gun law

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)  
Task force releasing heroin, opiate addiction battle plan Thursday
Business leaders raise concerns over unsanctioned camps
Snohomish County begins forums on heroin and opioid crisis
In historic vote, Sakuma farmworkers unionize
Wolf Advisory Group meets amid Profanity Peak pack controversy
Council committee approves new ‘Jungle’ plan
‘Diapers in Detention’ protest comes to Seattle

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Distraught father of deceased addict: ‘I came with a cross … and found a skull’
Seattle takes next step in removing residents from ‘Jungle’ homeless camp

KNKX FM  
Wealthy Donors Behind Anti-Corruption Ballot Measure
UW Researcher Wants To Normalize Conversations Around Drug Use
2 Deaths As UW Medical Center Water Supply Linked To Legionnaires’ Disease
With Citizens’ Help, Cities Can Build A Better Bike Lane — And More
Oregon Revenues Steady, But Storm Clouds Loom
After Cleanup, Middle Fork Snoqualmie Recreation Areas Bracing For Crowds

KUOW FM  
Depression in 7th grade: ‘I want to die but if I could get help that would be awesome’
Road deaths are up — a lot — in Washington state

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio) 
City, WSDOT starts sweep in part of ‘Jungle’ homeless encampment

NW Public Radio  
Wealthy Donors Behind Anti-Corruption Ballot Measure

Web

Publicola  
Council Committee Greenlights Jungle Sweep, Cues Up Larger Fight Over Unsanctioned Encampments

Schmudget  
Raising the Minimum Wage Is an Investment in Washington’s Kids

Slog  
Secure Scheduling Rules Look Likely to Get Council OK

Wednesday, September 14

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Associated Press
State lawmakers, governor, others get pay raises 
Judge denies Spokane mayor recall effort over chief’s firing 
Seattle to consider reducing speed limits
Fire in south Washington near Columbia River grows

Aberdeen Daily World 
Homeless camped along Chehalis told to bug out — again
WSDOT modifies traffic signals on Highway 12 in East Aberdeen
Shoreline Master Program draft Update Open House this evening
Quinault president speaks against oil terminal projects
Grays Harbor College to offer Forest Resource Management program

Bainbridge Island Review 
Opinion: Flawed but needed first step

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)  
Tentative deal for 30,000 state workers includes raises, $12 minimum wage 

Central Kitsap Reporter 
Opinion: State should drop culvert case appeal | Being Frank 

The Daily News  
Editorial: For-profit colleges flop 

Everett Herald (subscription required)  
Middle class, poor just had best year since Great Recession
Everett utility rate increase would pay for $70M buildings
Cannabis industry to expand to $50B by 2026, analysts say
Editorial: Stronger rules needed on predatory payday loans

Federal Way Mirror 
Q&A, columns from District 30 House Pos. 1 candidates Kochmar, Pellicciotti

News Tribune (subscription required)
Tentative deal for 30,000 state workers includes raises, $12 minimum wage
Carpoolers will get edge for Sound Transit parking – for a price
State task force divided on whether it should be easier to prosecute police in Washington 

Olympian (subscription required)   
Port Commission hears opposition to military cargo in Olympia
Editorial: Light fire season a matter of luck

Queen Anne& Magnolia News 
Fighting to ‘raise up’

Redmond Reporter 
Marchione and other mayors discuss challenges, opportunities at Leadership Eastside panel
City continues process improvements with new online business licensing

Seattle Times (subscription required)  
Ed Murray, other mayors push Congress for funds to fight heroin epidemic
More bad news for polar bears: UW scientists find dire ice conditions across Arctic
Pot question bans some Canadians from U.S. for life
Westneat: Now that it’s become a race for the biggest whopper, Inslee may be OK

Seattle Weekly  
Council Weighs Plan to Evict the Jungle, But Advocate Bill and Other Proposals Loom Large

Spokesman Review  
Experts say Spokane likely is part of economic boom raising incomes of middle class
City Council, Mayor Condon announce desire to move on after recall petition tossed
Mike Leach accuses media, police of targeting football players following latest felony arrest of linebacker Logan Tago
Mike Leach’s statement regarding recent felony assault investigations
Gonzaga ranked fourth best western university; WSU questions ranking by U.S. News & World Report
Shawn Vestal: Across country, Republicans turning to McMorris Rodgers to raise millions of dollars
Editorial: Don’t wall off public protests

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber 
Governor’s office announces support for Neighborcare Health clinic on Vashon  (Nelson)

Yakima Herald Republic  
ESD 105 receives $110,000 grant to combat substance abuse, promote healthier lifestyles
Editorial: Texting-driving message must get stronger

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)  
Sea-Tac moves forward with major construction project
Candidate for Auditor wants statewide homelessness audit

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Seattle’s homeless camp cleanup fails due to city protocols

KNKX FM  
Automatic Voter Registration Yields Surge In Registered Voters In Oregon

KUOW FM  
Washington Wildlife Officials Continue Lethal Pursuit of Wolves

NW Public Radio  
Washington Wildlife Officials Continue Lethal Pursuit of Wolves
Automatic Voter Registration Yields Surge In Registered Voters

Web

Crosscut 
From Starbucks to City Hall: new worker protections advance in Seattle
Rethinking Seattle: What if we could start over?

Publicola  
Sound Transit Three Campaign Kicks Off with Big Agenda and a Nagging Footnote

Seattle P.I.  
Registered nurses picket Seattle Children’s Hospital for better wages, benefits
Constitutional scholars to House climate deniers: No witch hunt of Exxon critics

Slog  
Trump Supporters Threaten Muslim Woman Living in Lacey
The U.S. News College Rankings Are Out: Washington Has Five of the Top 20 Universities in the West
How the Homeless Sweeps Fail: A Homeless Man Camping Near the Freeway is Dead

Tuesday, September 13

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Associated Press
State lawmakers, governor, others get pay raises
Homeless man in Seattle dies after car crashes into his tent
Port Townsend mill converts to natural gas to cut emissions
Judge to decide on recall process against Spokane mayor

Bainbridge Island Review 
Kitsap 9/11 Memorial | A sad 15th year remembrance at Evergreen Rotary Park in Bremerton

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)  
Meet the newest K9 officers of the Washington State Patrol

Everett Herald (subscription required)  
The PUD is spending $49M to upgrade aging infrastructure
Gov. Inslee, other elected officials received pay increases
Editorial: Don’t let a stamp keep you from voting

Kirkland Reporter 
Kirkland Mayor Amy Walen joins panel of Eastside mayors to discuss challenges, opportunities
Balducci inducted into King County’s Transit Heroes Hall of Fame

News Tribune (subscription required)  
Should retired U.S. military leaders be sounding off on politics?
Inside GOP, there’s some relief as Trump becomes better candidate

Olympian (subscription required)   
School Board mulls $4.8 million purchase of The Olympian building

Puget Sound Business Journal 
Cries of ‘lies’ greet Ed Murray’s plan for high-rises in the U District
$54 billion transit package will make or break these businesses: Here’s who wants it to pass, and who wants it to fail
These 19 Puget Sound-area high schools ranked among the top 1,500 in the country

Renton Reporter
Attorney general charges Renton man with running an illegal dump on his property

Seattle Times (subscription required)  
6 months later, blast-shaken Greenwood bouncing back stronger
3 Washington universities make U.S. News list of top 220
Bertha’s back to work after maintenance stop
Mayor’s plan for Seattle’s U District: taller buildings, some affordable housing
Editorial: Make it easier for entrepreneurs to immigrate to the U.S.
Opinion: What the education-funding lawsuit means to moms

Seattle Weekly  
Committee Vote Today on Secure Schedule Bill

Skagit Valley Herald  
Toxin warning for lakes at Deception Pass State Park
Sakuma farmworkers vote to unionize

Spokesman Review  
More states, including Washington, focusing on giving Native American students better chance of success
Lincoln County opens union negotiations to the public, in a first for Washington
Former state Rep. Ahern files Spokane initiative banning pot near churches, health care facilities

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Developer: ST3 is ‘a major calamity’

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)  
5 Wash. state universities make list of West’s best colleges
Seattle proposes new caps, payment plans to help renters with rising costs
Testing underway on hundreds of rape kits sent to State Crime Lab
‘Got your attention, didn’t it?’ Man hangs Clinton in effigy along I-5, says ‘Vote Trump’

KNKX FM  
Census Bureau: Poverty Rate Down, Median Incomes Up
NCAA Pulls 7 Championship Events From North Carolina, Citing Transgender Law
After Inslee Announced Firing, Western State CEO Continued In State Service

KUOW FM  
How A Ugandan Farmer Came To Washington To Study Wolves

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio) 
Bertha is back on the move under Seattle’s waterfront
Seattle mayor calls out state, feds after fatal crash along I-5

NW Public Radio  
After Inslee Announced Firing, Western State CEO Continued In State Service

Web

Crosscut 
Mayor: New taxes may be needed to fight homelessness
With changes, Seattle could shelter all of its homeless
How diversity can create progress, not friction

Publicola  
Seattle Uber Ordinance Continues Seattle’s Role as Worker Rights Leader

Slog  
Majority of Sakuma Brothers Farmworkers Vote to Unionize, Boycott Campaign Suspended

Monday, September 12

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Associated Press
Washington to choose first new lieutenant governor since ’97 
Washington secretary of state race heats up ahead of vote 
State bills people who start wildfires, rarely gets paid 
Officials defend plans to move some Hanford workers
Initiative seeks changes to state campaign finance system
Mother convicted of buying guns for son who was killed in shootout

Columbian  
In Our View: Democracy Must be Open

The Daily News  
County offers little for opioid addicts seeking suboxone treatment 

Everett Herald (subscription required)  
Teachers try to make 9/11 relevant to kids born after 2001
Editorial: State should ban assault weapons, high-capacity magazines
Editorial: Banks show they’re not too big to steal

News Tribune (subscription required)  
State officials routinely bill people who start wildfires — but they rarely get paid  (Blake)
Seahawks lock arms, express racial unity during national anthem
Editorial: WE REMEMBER 9-11-01 Raw wounds, strong opinions defined a terrible week

Olympian (subscription required)   
Op-ed: Orcas depend on healthy Sound and salmon
Column (Washington Post): Trump’s history of corruption is mind-boggling. So why is Clinton supposedly the corrupt one?
Editorial: Never again? Remembering 9/11

Puget Sound Business Journal 
Kreidler submits health plans for certification with 13.1 percent average rate increase

Redmond Reporter 
City receives $59K grant from Port of Seattle for economic development

Seattle Times (subscription required)  
Seattle crosswalk dedicated to memory of woodcarver killed by police in 2010
Concerns about sex-offender sentences years before problem fixed
Seattle scientists first to show monkey model of Zika damage
More schools adopt new way to handle student misbehavior
Sounder south commuter rail adds a midday run
With votes finally counted, Seattle U adjuncts approve union
Highline district struggles with fallout after limiting student suspensions
LiveStories raises $3 million to help government make sense of data
FYI Guy: Bucking national trend, Washington state sees biggest increase in Mexican immigrants
San Francisco Chronicle: Self-driving cars and trucks could leave many jobs in the dust
Westneat: Trump backers brazenly bandy sexist anti-Clinton vitriol
Editorial: NFL protest and the law that protects police from prosecution
Editorial: Time to ban one of America’s favorite weapons
Opinion: The injustice of underfunding civil legal aid
Opinion: Are self-driving cars the future of transportation?
Editorial: State Supreme Court ruling may damage Public Records Act
Opinion: 15 years later, Trump plays to darkest 9/11 fears

Spokesman Review  
Fire sparked in Elmer City spreads to within half mile of Grand Coulee Dam
Ben Stuckart wants answers on downtown Spokane roadwork
Mayor David Condon faces first test in recall showdown on Tuesday
Spin Control: Court session on McCleary foreshadows legislative fight
Editorial: Flipped home ends chronic nuisance 

Tri-City Herald  
Columbia Basin College a good investment for students, taxpayers 

Yakima Herald Republic  
To shoot or not? A reporter finds it’s not always an easy call
Editorial: Sept. 11 still seared into nation’s soul

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC) 
Secretary of state learns of online data issue from opponent

KNKX FM  
What Is The Proper Role Of Washington’s Lt. Governor? Candidates Disagree
Sea Grant Monitors In High Gear After Invasive Green Crab Found On San Juan Island
California Aims To Limit Surprise Medical Bills

KUOW FM  
Why lieutenant governor race is bringing big bucks from around U.S.
Legal pot in California could have social justice impact in WA

NW Public Radio  
Judge Denies Double Jeopardy Motion In Troy Kelley Case
Voter Information Accessible Because Of State Election’s Error

Web

Crosscut 
Trump’s globalization message grows on the Northwest
Worlds collide as Sawant and allies visit police precinct

Publicola  
SDOT Shoots Down Parking Reform Recommendation

Seattle P.I.  
Federal data: Marijuana legalization doesn’t entice kids
Sen. Murray condemns Trump claims about sexual assault in the military

Friday, September 9

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Associated Press
Why insurance denies your claim, but pays your neighbor’s
U.S. Latino population growth slips behind Asian Americans
State attorney general won’t charge 3 Pasco cops in death of rock-throwing man

Aberdeen Daily World
Greater Grays Harbor Inc. to host Legislative District forums

The Daily News
Housing prices pass $200,000

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Editorial: Keep the daily fine running on lawmakers

Renton Reporter
WSDOT seeks public input for future SR 169 safety investments
Eastbound I-90 traffic across Lake Washington reduced to one lane this weekend

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle needs to revamp homeless programs, new reports say
2 cases of Legionnaires’ disease at UW medical center under investigation
State turns down California wildlife sanctuary’s proposal to save Profanity Peak wolves
Promising ‘academic redshirt’ program for future engineers to expand
Many want to move to Seattle, few of us want to leave
Editorial: Microsoft is right to challenge the government’s secret snooping
Frockt: Access to higher education is a public good

Seattle Weekly
A Big McCleary Question: How Much Does the Market Value Teachers?
A Plan to Disrupt Homelessness

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Court-imposed fines aren’t answer to fully funding education
Minimum wage hike not needed in rural Washington

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Local protest against Dakota Access Pipeline
Seattle plan: 500 homeless families indoors by next year
Glitch compromises emails on Department of Revenue LISTSERV
North Bend criticized for homeless shelter response

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Seattle Mayor revamps city’s approach to homeless crisis

NW Public Radio
Amid Controversy, State And Stakeholders Uphold Washington Wolf Management Plan

Q13 TV (FOX)
New Seattle plan to reduce homelessness unveiled

Web

Seattle P.I.
Report: Seattle homeless strategy needs big makeover

Slog
Lawmaker Admits Task Force on Fatal Police Shootings Has Been “Putting Off” Discussion of Controversial Law (Goodman)