Wednesday, January 27

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Associated Press
Washington bill targets credibility of informants’ testimony (Orwall)
Anti-abortion activists accused of using fake licenses
House passes bill to allow retired teachers to substitute
Oregon lawmakers’ priorities include $15.52 minimum wage by 2022
Environmental group sues Indian Health Service
Boeing adjusted 4Q profit beats, 2016 outlook disappoints
Seattle contractors challenge order to halt tunneling

Aberdeen Daily World
Stakeholders hash out ideas in flood plan forum

Central Kitsap Reporter
Teachers’ pay, school districts’ special levies targets of study ordered in House education bill (Lytton, Sullivan)
Olympic College again eligible for $1 million Aspen Prize

Columbian
Letter: Reject loopholes for marijuana sales (Liias)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Ortiz-Self, Peterson plan Wednesday telephone event with constituents (Ortiz-Self, Peterson)
Muhlstein: Unlike Flint, our water is safe to drink, thanks to regulations
Burbank: We all need and deserve paid family leave (Robinson, Sells, Kagi, Moscoso, Ryu, Stanford, Dunshee, McCoy, Chase)
Milbank: Flint is what happens when government is run as a business
Editorial: Stop-gaps measures needed with I.O.U.

Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way police launch Positive Ticket Program

Islands’ Sounder
State creates task force to address fully-funding education (Sullivan)

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
State parks might add ads

Kent Reporter
Senate bill extends protections for firefighters, EMTs, investigators

News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: Bipartisanship welcome on birth control (Kilduff, Sawyer, Conway)

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Regional approach best for dealing with Uber

Puget Sound Business Journal
Washington could revise its equal pay law for the first time since 1943 (Senn)
Washington gets green thumbs up again, lands on environmentally friendly building list

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Lawmaker proposes striking down local minimum-wage laws
Senate committee to consider bill to repeal gender-identity bathroom access (Jinkins)
University Link light-rail service starts March 19
Crucial vote looms for Group Health acquisition by Kaiser (Chase)
Nine Washington community colleges on list of 150 best in country
Clock ticking on advanced courses at Rainier Beach, while students fill more I.B. classes
Seattle seeks millions from Monsanto to clean up PCBs from Duwamish
Mayor defends actions on homelessness in TV interviews
Five shot, two dead, at homeless encampment in South Seattle
Man dies after trench collapses in West Seattle
Opinion: The prospect of climate change and solutions post-Paris
Editorial: Improve transparency, restore trust in state government (Carlyle)

Seattle Weekly
Overworked, Underpaid: UW’s Apprentice Doctors Demand a Raise
Seattle to Monsanto: We’re Taking You to Court
Gunfire Erupts in Homeless Encampment During Mayor’s Homeless Crisis Speech
Anti-Homeless Attacks Won’t Solve the Problem

Skagit Valley Herald
Ecology to host oil transportation safety workshops

Spokesman Review
Spokane lawmaker’s bill wouldn’t let cities enact sick leave or wage laws
Spokane County settles lawsuit alleging excessive force
Editorial: Air Washington a model for other states

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Methanol plant meeting draws hundreds in Tacoma
EDITORIAL: Eyman tax measures wreaking havoc at government agencies

West Seattle Herald
Man dies in trench collapse; Rescue attempts fail

Yakima Herald Republic
Governments save at the pump, for now
Yakima Valley educators take teacher shortage concerns to Olympia
Job growth slow, but unemployment down

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)
WSP eyes new marijuana DUI testing technology
Senator: ‘The time has come’ to better protect disabled adults
NRA backs Wash. state suicide awareness bill (Orwall)
Microsoft giving Iowa Caucuses a tech makeover

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
State Senate committee to vote on transgender bathroom access
Marysville council votes to ban fireworks in 2017
‘Seattle quarantine’ introduced to stop minimum wage spikes across state
Income tax bill introduced in Olympia (Chase)

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Study: Seattle ranks No. 1 in affordable, walkable neighborhoods with good schools

KPLU FM
Shopper’s Guide Explanation To Washington Prison Release Error

KUOW FM
Wither Aluminum Smelting’s Future In The Northwest?

NW Public Radio
Shopper’s Guide Explanation To Washington Prison Release Error

Q13 TV (FOX)
Seattle mayor admits city’s homeless system is “broken”

Web

Capitol Record
Sex trafficking survivors push for bill they say would help victims start over (Orwall)
House passes education funding bill, 64-34 (Sullivan)
Tribes push for bill they say would give them better dental access (McCoy)

Crosscut
Successful mentoring program for teachers still needs Seattle’s support
Seattle goes after a Goliath: Monsanto

HDC Advance
Bipartisan ‘Safe Today’ bills dropped in Legislature (Jayapal, Orwall)
Walkinshaw introduces measure to provide transparency of continuing care retirement communities (Walkinshaw)

Publicola
City Calls on Sound Transit to Fund More Transit, Republicans Abandon McCleary Plan (Sullivan, Rolfes, Jayapal)

Slog
Spokane Senator Introduces “Seattle Quarantine” Bill to Stop “Radical Leftist” City Councils From Raising Wages
If Republicans Want Fewer Abortions in Washington State, They Should Support This Birth Control Bill

The Stand
Study: Seattle music industry has $1.8B impact, creates 30,660 jobs (Stanford)
Advance aerospace tax break accountability!

West Seattle Blog
What Mayor Murray said about ‘an extraordinary crisis’ – homelessness – in a speech overshadowed by deadly gunfire at a camp
City suing Monsanto over Duwamish River contamination
UPDATE: West Seattle worker killed, state’s first trenching fatality since 2008

Washington State Wire
Joe Ryan On the Environmental Movement and Why 2016 is So Important (Fitzgibbon)

Tuesday, January 26

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Associated Press
Judge questions state’s efforts on competency services case
House passes bill aiming to fix education funding system  (Sullivan)
Senator removed from task force after complaints
AG seeks fines against grocery group for 2013 election
Bill to cut high school science test passes (Reykdal)
High court upholds government’s energy conservation program
New federal data shows nearly 3 percent rise in child abuse
AG seeks fines against grocery group over spending to defeat GMO foods measure in 2013
Franchise group takes Seattle wage law to US Supreme Court
Health care fines press millenials as sign-up deadline nears

Auburn Reporter
Sen. Roach removed from task force for inappropriate behavior

Bothell Reporter
How did representatives from Northshore vote? | Jan. 18-22 (McAuliffe, Frockt)

Columbian
Washington seeks end to catch-and-release sturgeon angling

The Daily News
Orcutt proposes constitutional amendment to require “supermajority” for tax increases
Orcutt bill to ease substitute teacher shortage passes House

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Lawmakers propose oversight panel for psychiatric hospitals (Jinkins)
Stormwater ruling favors builders, local governments
A $32B tally, but Boeing’s 787 costs don’t bother Wall Street
Editorial: Group Health’s ‘best path forward’ is sale to Kaiser

Journal of the San Juan Islands
BLM plans meetings on management of human uses and trails in National Monument

Kirkland Reporter
How did representatives of Kirkland vote? Jan. 18-22 (Habib, McAuliffe)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Washington’s lieutenant governor boots Pam Roach off human trafficking task force
VIDEO: State Sen. Pam Roach responds to being removed from task force
GOP lawmakers leery of Washington Gov. Inslee’s Western State Hospital staffing plan (Jinkins)
Tacoma school superintendent Santorno finalist for national education award
Op-Ed: Matt Driscoll: Mental health isn’t just a big-city problem
Editorial: Rep. Hunt should disclose military record

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Let’s not have new kind of sex education at the Capitol; Treasurer’s Office savings; Charter schools fix (Mullet)

Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle Tunnel Partners: Inslee’s order for Bertha to stop drilling could create more sinkholes
Washington gets green thumbs up again, lands on environmentally friendly building list
Wage growth is finally here — if you’ve got the skills employers need

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Sen. Pam Roach booted off sex-trafficking panel for ‘victim-blaming,’ other insults (Chase)
Contractors challenge Inslee’s order to halt Bertha over sinkhole
‘We’ve been very busy,’ says man charged with enforcing Seattle’s minimum-wage law
New grant will help community colleges share their best ideas
Op-ed by Sen. McCoy: Allow native communities to recruit dental therapists
Column: Legislator’s ‘virgin’ question an inappropriate inquisition

Seattle Weekly
Riders Celebrate the Long-Awaited First Hill Streetcar

Spokesman Review
House rejects fast track for super majority amendment
Spokane’s Waste-to-Energy Plant under scrutiny for greenhouse gas emissions
Ecology department holding oil-by-rail workshops in Spokane
Spokane City Council overrides veto, requires employers to provide paid sick leave
Court temporarily halts Mt. Spokane expansion project
Restroom rules to be deliberated in Spokane Valley Tuesday
Op-ed by Rep. Riccelli: Motion Picture Competitiveness Program a smash hit
Letter to the Editor: Riccelli bill is needed (Riccelli)
Editorial: Increase birth control access

Yakima Herald Republic
Legislators push for free tuition at community, technical colleges (Pollet, Jayapal, Frockt)
Editorial: State shorts counties; it’s a hard PILT to swallow

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Sen. Pam Roach removed from task force after complaints
Frenemies of the State: Port, Seattle continue fight

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Lawmakers propose easier access for women’s birth control
Lawmakers try to prevent discrimination of tenants with housing vouchers (Hargrove)

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
State Sen. kicked off human trafficking task force, accused of ‘victim blaming’

KPLU FM
Lawsuit Challenging Transparency In Political Donations Could Soon Be Resolved
Washington House Pledges To Eliminate Reliance On Local School Levies
College Affordability In Spotlight Under The Dome In Boise, Olympia  (Jayapal)
Next-Generation Flame Retardants Under Scrutiny In Olympia

KUOW FM
Assaulted On The Job, Prison Staff Want Time Limit On Benefits Lifted
Washington Lawmakers Propose To Cuff Police Ticket Quotas

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Legislator explains why she’s blocking transgender bathroom opposition bill (Jinkins)

NW Public Radio
Washington Lawmakers Propose To Cuff Police Ticket Quotas
Controversial Washington State Senator Removed From Human Trafficking Task Force
Washington House Pledges To Eliminate Reliance On Local School Levies
Three Years Later, Marijuana Still Trending As Hot Topic In Olympia

Web

Capitol Record (TVW)
Tribes push for bill they say would give them better dental access (McCoy)

Crosscut
Key leader threatens education plan (Lytton)
A venture capitalist and a socialist are exporting Seattle’s progressivism
Huge influx of labor law complaints met by “small but mighty” Seattle city office
Developers target state agency behind climate change fight (Senn)
Don’t freak, but sinkholes have opened up all over Seattle
Greens on the defensive as legislative session gets underway (Chopp)

The Hopper
Nelson: House makes education a priority, time for Senate Republicans to do the same (Nelson)

Publicola
Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen Kicks Controversial Senator Pam Roach Off State Task Force (Owen, Nelson)

Slog
ICYMI: The State Rep Behind the Transgender Bathroom Bill Faces Questions About His Military Record

Monday, January 25

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Associated Press
Lawmaker alters bio after questions raised about war record
Judge to hear arguments on competency services case
Washington bill would require students to learn cursive
How inmates earn time off their sentences
Stormwater ruling favors builders, local governments
AP INVESTIGATION: Feds’ failures imperil migrant children
Lone rancher renounces grazing contract at Oregon refuge occupiers’ event

Columbian
Legislation would alter fish, wildlife advisory group leadership (Rossetti, Blake)
In our view: Schools need local support
Morning Press: Economic Forecast Breakfast, safe cities, new I-5 Bridge talks (Wylie)
Strictly Business: Let’s span I-5 Bridge differences (Wylie)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
As regulators take on medical pot, Everett eyes a moratorium
Government drones won’t be flying here anytime soon
If taxpayers agree to pay $47M for Sultan shools, state will add $10M
Washington Post: Combined weight of climate data impossible to ignore
Guest commentary: Quality of care will continue at Group Health under Kaiser
Guest commentary: Plan to raise smoking age insults young adults
Editorial: Help military ban tobacco
Editorial: Two-thirds tax hurdle unnecessary, unwise, ill-timed

Kent Reporter
State House Judiciary Committee looks to improve suicide awareness and prevention (Orwall)

Kirkland Reporter
Low, moderate income residents feeling housing squeeze in east King
Funding issues haunt Legislature’s response to education reforms (Rolfes, Sullivan, Tomiko-Santos)
Governor’s Clean Air Rule order draws senate-bill opposition

Maple Valley Reporter
Two-thirds of Washingtonians support raising tobacco sale age to 21 (Orwall)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Recreational pot shop denied permit to operate in Pierce County
Tacoma alters student disciplinary hearings
More districts using truancy boards to help keep kids in school — but not Tacoma, Seattle (Orwall, Darneille)
Washington’s environmental groups playing defense in Legislature (Chopp)
Lawmakers want to make it easier for women to get birth control (Robinson, Hobbs)
Tiny state agency tapped to fight climate change faces developers’ attack (Senn)
Puyallup School Board reviews sixth-grade shift to junior highs
Op-Ed: Matt Driscoll: Lawmakers in Olympia at odds over daily fantasy football. But why? (Hurst )
Editorial: Cheer new Tacoma psych hospital, then get to work staffing it
More districts using truancy boards to help keep kids in school — but not Tacoma, Seattle

Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: State lawmakers support raising age for tobacco product use to 21 (Tharinger, Van De Wege, Hargrove)
Washington lawmakers hear from both sides of debate on gun control bills (Kagi, Jinkins)

Redmond Reporter
Redmond store owner and son ‘horrified’ after receiving KKK-type items

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle neighborhoods hire private security amid ‘blatant lawlessness’
‘Combat veteran’? Records fail to back state lawmaker’s claims
Man who says he feared mass shootings accidentally shoots stranger in movie theater, police say
First Hill Streetcar launches
Legislators push for free tuition at community, technical colleges (Frockt, Jayapal, Pollet)
Hundreds fill Seattle’s Town Hall to talk education and equity
Secretary of state spokesman under fire over comment to Seattle Times reporter (Jayapal)
Opinion: Smart investments would ease chronic teacher shortage
Editorial: Kumbaya at last for Boeing and SPEEA
Editorial: Raise smoking age to 21 in Washington (Orwall)
Editorial: King County Superior Court ruling was needed to put brakes on I-1366
Opinion: Pro/con: Should Group Health be sold to Kaiser Permanente? (Chase)
Westneat: My car-prowlers’ tale: homelessness, addiction, crackdown, compassion

Spokesman Review
Washington driver’s licenses still not up to snuff for feds
Education advocate, philanthropist Wanda Cowles dies
Spin Control: Education issues greet East Side business representatives
Sunday Spin Bonus: Say what?
Editorial: Clock ticking on the uninsured

Tri-City Herald
Transgender bathroom rule likely to affect schools (with video)
Concerns over bathroom rule are unwarranted
Court tosses I-1366; poll shows 65% of voters want Legislature to still act

Yakima Herald Republic
Paying for water projects in Yakima Basin in complicated
Marketing e-cigs, vaping: Health officials worry over teen exposure to ads
State House bill would improve farm worker protections
Travis Alert: Wapato boy with autism is inspiration for potential statewide safety symbol

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)
State lawmakers considering suicide prevention bill

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Suicide training proposed for pharmacists, gun dealers

KPLU FM
Three Years Later, Marijuana Still Trending As Hot Topic In Olympia

NW Public Radio
Three Years Later, Marijuana Still Trending As Hot Topic In Olympia
Washington Attorney General Will Appeal I-1366 Ruling To State Supreme Court
College Affordability In Spotlight Under The Dome In Boise, Olympia (Jayapal)

Web

HDC Advance
New law would help stop hospital sticker shock (Cody)

Seattle P.I.
Industry mag says Seattle among best places to make movies
We voted to give SDOT $930 million: Now, to oversee the ‘mother of all levies’

Slog
The Morning News: Shooting at Renton Movie Theater, Lawmakers Consider Closing Puget Sound Energy Coal-Fired Power Plant
On the Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Pro-Choice Advocate Says Today’s Political Climate Is the “Worst I’ve Ever Seen It”

Friday, January 22

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Associated Press
Washington lawmakers begin hearings on gun control bills  (Kagi, Jinkins)
Judge strikes down Tim Eyman’s latest anti-tax initiative  (Carlyle)
State budget director: No education funding deal this year  (Rolfes)
Goldmark seeks extra $24M to battle wildfires
The Latest: Inslee pleased with ruling striking down I-1366
Unemployment rate in Washington ticks up to 5.5 percent
GED Testing Service to lower score required to pass exam
Hanford employee positive for radioactive contamination

Aberdeen Daily World
Letter: Budgets and taxes

Bothell Reporter
Funding issues haunt Legislature’s response to education reforms (Rolfes, Sullivan, Santos)

Capital Press
Washington dairy industry disputes need for safety bill (Walkinshaw)
Washington hemp advocates at odds with each other (Hasegawa)

Centralia Chronicle
Learning at the Legislature: 19th District’s JD Rossetti Transitions From Aide to Lawmaker (Rossetti, Blake, Takko)

Columbian
House lawmakers revive effort to rekindle I-5 Bridge replacement talks (Wylie, Cleveland)
Trigger warning: Bridge (Wylie)
Letter: Moeller’s bill wastes our time (Moeller)
Legislation would alter fish, wildlife advisory group leadership (Rossetti, Blake)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Mayor: Everett looking up; homeless housing to open this month
Boeing to cut 747 rate to 6 a year, hopes to avoid layoffs
TSA finds more guns in carry-on bags in 2015
Parry: Raise the minimum wage? You’re firmly on the fence
Letter: Bill creates new pot black market

Journal of the San Juan Islands
An update from the Washington State Ferries on ridership and ferry retirement

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Ferries get boost from new federal formula

News Tribune (subscription required)
Proposed methanol plant draws debate at Tacoma hearing
Critics of highway expansion put SR 167 on ‘boondoggle’ list
Op-Ed: We’re proud to welcome refugees to community
Op-Ed by Rep. Derek Kilmer: We can do more to open higher education doors
Editorial: Schools still need support levies provide

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: More open, accountable government is needed (Hunt, Carlyle)

Oregonian
Transgender woman files $75,000 lawsuit claiming biased employee wouldn’t rent to her

Peninsula Daily News
CEO: Gov. Inslee’s Healthier Washington initiative will have great impact on Olympic Medical Center

Puget Sound Business Journal
Group Health nurses, health care workers endorse Kaiser Permanente acquisition

Seattle Times (subscription required)
State not disclosing key data on prisoner-release errors
Tim Eyman’s anti-tax measure unconstitutional, judge rules (Carlyle)
$7M grant to help clear career path for community-college students
As Bertha waits, groundwater-removal wells to be shut down, slowly
State budget director: No education funding deal this year (Rolfes)
Between the ears: Basic ideas from cognitive science not reaching teachers
GET tuition program refunds too much money, wants it back
Leader of armed takeover at Oregon refuge meets with FBI
Editorial: The right steps Seattle Schools can take to help black students
U.S. Representative DelBene: Shameful attacks put women’s constitutional rights at risk
Opinion: Pro/con: Should Congress close tax loopholes for the ultrarich?

Seattle Weekly
Airbnb Boosts the Economy and Doesn’t Hurt the Housing Market, Says Airbnb
Roe v. Wade at 43: Let’s Make Idaho More Like Washington, Not the Other Way Around

Spokesman Review
New Spokane police precinct opens at Intermodal Center
WSU Spokane professor picked to provide new criminal risk assessment tool
Latest Tim Eyman initiative, I-1366, blocked by King County judge
Shawn Vestal: ‘Are you a virgin?’ is not civil discourse
Editorial: Washington Legislature should raise smoking age for children’s sake
Editorial: No double standards on PCBs

Yakima Herald Republic
FDA delays decision on adding folic acid to corn masa
Military bases will not accept Wash. driver’s license as ID

Broadcast

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Tim Eyman’s I-1366 anti-tax measure ruled unconstitutional
Out of network surgery causes sticker shock (HB 2447)
People pack public hearing on Tacoma methanol plant proposal
Licenses from Wash., 4 other states banned at DoD bases
‘Living dead’ try to keep movie making alive in Wash.
Boeing will cut production of 747, could include possible layoffs

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Wash. licenses no longer accepted as proof of ID at Dept. of Defense bases
Here’s why Eyman’s voter-approved anti-tax measure was ruled unconstitutional

KUOW FM
Washington Lawmakers Take Up Partial Closure Of Montana Coal Plant
Washington Attorney General Will Appeal I-1366 Ruling To State Supreme Court
What’s keeping smart, poor kids from attending America’s best schools?

NW Public Radio
Washington Attorney General Will Appeal I-1366 Ruling To State Supreme Court

Q13 TV (FOX)
‘Help protect kids’: Relative of Marysville shooting victim urges lawmakers to pass gun safety bill
‘It was just so horrifying’: Black store owner in Redmond says man dropped off a KKK robe

Web

The Capitol Record
Local cities could regulate guns in certain public places, under proposal (Walkinshaw)
Carbon tax initiative receives enough signatures to reach Legislature

Crosscut
Is the Left losing? A talk with Nick Licata
Time to treat tobacco like alcohol? (Orwall)

HDC Advance
Bill will allow municipalities options on gun safety (Habib, Walkinshaw)
Yakima Mayor Gutierrez joined by Deputy Mayor Cousens and Councilmember Mendez to support Voting Rights Act at Olympia hearing (Hunt, Moscoso)
Two-thirds of Washingtonians support raising tobacco sale age to 21 (Orwall)

Hemp News
Washington: Adult Home Grow Bill Would Allow Up To 6 Plants (Blake)

Publicola
Grand Bargain Gets Reality Check in Wallingford and Another Democrat for Charters in Olympia (Mullet, Hobbs, Habib, Frockt)

Schmudget
With I-1366 Ruled Unconstitutional, It’s Time for Lawmakers to Focus on Improving Schools

Shoreline Area News
Local legislator honored for bipartisan work by Seattle CityClub (Farrell, Hunt, Moeller, Ortiz-Self, Pettigrew, Riccelli)

Slog
A King County Judge Just Struck Down Tim Eyman’s Latest Anti-Tax Measure
Could Legal Weed in Washington State Contain a Disallowed Pesticide?

State of Reform
Rep. Cody elicits House Committee feedback on “associate physician” concept (Cody)
House Committee holds pharma costs, transparency over fire (Cody, Robinson, Van De Wege, Jinkins, Tharinger)

The Stand
SEIU 1199NW nurses at Group Health endorse Kaiser deal

Thursday, January 21

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Associated Press
Washington Senate passes charter school fix  (Billig, Jayapal)
WA State Politics: Carbon Tax Initiative Certified
Federal audit finds problems with Washington health exchange
Pot states take fresh look at out-of-state investment
Poll: Support for raising the smoking age in Washington
Ferry ridership continues to grow in Washington
Groups want Spokane fish hatchery monitored for PCBS

Bainbridge Island Review
Governor’s Clean Air Rule order draws senate-bill opposition

Bothell Reporter
Statement from Rep. Jessyn Farrell on Pregnant Worker’s Fairness Act (Farrell)

Cascadia Weekly
Oil export change stirs 40-year old concerns over spills (Ranker)

Columbian
Washingtonians support raising tobacco sale age (Orwall)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
War of words between Boeing, unions at tax-break hearing (Robinson, Lytton)
School districts add Native American culture to curriculum
With $11 prize, seniors’ pinochle has to go underground
Local class to support those who care for mentally ill veterans
President Obama takes a Detroit victory lap

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
State ferries continue to add riders

News Tribune (subscription required)
Volunteers sought for homeless count
State Senate votes to continue charter schools (Billig, Takko)
Pierce school districts head to polls with funding requests

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: ACA signups moving higher despite critics
Editorial: Militia rebels belong in an Oregon jail

Puget Sound Business Journal
Stopping surprise medical bills tops insurance commissioner’s 2016 legislative priorities (Cody)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
No hearing to be held on bill opposing transgender restrooms (Jinkins)
Washington’s community college transfer students do well in four-year colleges
Column by Jerry Large: Want to reduce recidivism? Give prisoners a hand when they get out
Seattle School Board approves plan that could displace child-care programs
SPD hires director of transparency and privacy
Snohomish County closes on first buyout of land in Oso slide
Snoqualmie Pass closed due to avalanche danger
Council votes to endorse transit on Cross Kirkland Corridor
Editorial: Broaden awareness and engage communities on sex trafficking
Opinion: Stop public-lands giveaway to coal mining companies

Spokesman Review
Senate passes charter school bill (Billig)
Spokane Valley woman fatally shot in her home was beloved VA counselor
Fish hatchery suspected as a source of PCBs in the Spokane River
Editorial: Washington Legislature should raise smoking age for children’s sake

Yakima Herald Republic
FDA delays folic acid decision which could help prevent deadly birth defects
Editorial: Farmland’s value points to key role of agriculture

Broadcast

KEPR TV (ABC)
Local look at new “abuse proof” opioid prescriptions (Peterson)

KING 5 TV (NBC)
Proposed law would ban ‘Redskins’ name in schools (McCoy)
Outgoing DSHS boss looks back on leading state’s biggest agency
KING 5 report prompts pension forfeiture bills
Lawmakers aim to raise tobacco purchasing age to 21 (Orwall)
Bill would consider fantasy sports ‘games of skill’
Seattle city leaders want marijuana delivery service

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Child care centers at risk of being converted into classrooms to meet class size requirements
Majority of Washington voters support raising smoking age to 21

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Ferry ridership continues to grow in Washington
Indictment: Washington teen drug dealers thrived on ‘darknet’
Poll: Most Wash. voters back increase in smoking age to 21

KPLU FM
Washington Attorney General Wants To Raise Smoking Age To 21
Tacoma’s Higher Minimum Wage And Paid Leave Policy Will Start Feb. 1

KUOW FM
When Do Kids Know They’re Transgender? Younger Than You’d Think

KVEW TV (Kennewick)
Representative Brad Klippert backs same-sex, transgender bills

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Senator ups the ante on tackling Washington’s left lane campers

NW Public Radio
Washington Attorney General Wants To Raise Smoking Age To 21

Web

Capitol Record
Smoking age would rise to 21 in Washington under proposal by attorney general (Orwall)
Community college would be free under ‘Washington Promise’ proposal (Jayapal, Frockt)
Senate passes charter school bill, 27-20 (Mullet, Hasegawa)

Crosscut
Will Washington rethink Boeing’s tax breaks? (Robinson, Tarleton)
Oregon occupiers aside, there’s restlessness about West’s governance

Publicola
Inslee, GOP Spar Over Department of Corrections Scandal

SDC Hopper
Billig: Lawmakers should put students ahead of politics (Billig)

Seattle P.I.
State Senate votes new money source for charter schools (Mullet, Jayapal)
Indictment: Washington teen drug dealers thrived on ‘darknet’
Poll: Support for raising the smoking age in Washington
Planned Parenthood to reopen clinic 6 months after arson

Slog
The Morning News: Judge to Rule on Eyman Initiative, Gunmen Attack Pakistan University, Republicans Subpeona Governor
These Republicans Are Waging a War on Choice in Washington State. Tell Them to Stop.

The 74
Washington State Senate Passes Charter Bill, Legislative Battle Advances to House (Mullet, Jayapal, McAuliffe, Billig, Pedersen)

The Stand
Opinion: Uber, gig workers need the power to organize

Washington State Wire
State Voting Rights Act: Cash Cow For Attorneys or Meaningful Reform (Frame)