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Tuesday, January 5

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Associated Press
Washington drought losses estimated at $336 million
India policy may affect Washington apple export figures
Washington senators introduce charter school proposal  (Billig, Pollet)
New ID rules don’t affect Washington residents’ flight access yet
Retailers say Washington’s legal, illegal pot prices are equal
Wash. pharmacists ask Supreme Court to review Plan B ruling
Obama initiative on gun control shows limits of acting alone
Swinomish tribe hires dental therapist despite opposition

Aberdeen Daily World
Chehalis Land Trust poised to acquire another 82 acres
City crews return to storm-damaged geobag repairs

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Light rail, congestion top list of transportation challenges
Inslee, like Obama, will pursue gun control measures with executive action
New road in Arlington will serve business park
Robinson: Holding fire when it’s white guys with guns
Editorial: Delay in fixing early release problem maddening, costly

The Inlander
Democrat Andy Billig has opposed charter schools — but now has a plan to save them (Billig)

Islands’ Sounder
Study focuses on effect of warming waters on mussels
Ranker introduces legislature to limit toxic material in brakes (Ranker)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: JBLM civilians deserve fair shake, too

Olympian (subscription required)
Obama’s new gun-control push will bypass Congress

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Western president defends shutdown over hate speech
Meat-labeling changes: Northwest producers and purveyors respond
Gun-store owner moving out of Seattle because of new tax
Tunnel machine Bertha expected to bust out of vault this week
Opinion by Norm Rice: Group Health acquisition allows it to continue offering great care
Editorial: Latest quake a reminder of need for an early warning system

Seattle Weekly
U.S. Representative Jim McDermott Announces Retirement, Wants to Visit Portugal

Spokesman Review
Spokane City Council limits participation in weekly public forums
Spin Control Files: Legislator, reporter engaged in fist fight on the House floor in 1909
Editorial: Oregon standoff should end with jail time

Tri-City Herald
ID requirements for 2016 air travel, Hanford explained
Letter: Some proposals for state tax reform

Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Business idea also requires solid plan

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Bertha nears repair vault wall, next phase
Family that uncovered prisoner release error speaks out

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Rail death record prompts safety program expansion

KPLU FM
Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott Announces Retirement

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
2015 had the highest number of fatalities on Washington railroads
Gun store moves out of Seattle to avoid city’s new gun tax

Q13 TV (FOX)
Washington drought, now over, cost farmers millions
Gun rights groups file notice of appeal over Seattle’s tax on firearms, ammo sales

Monday, January 4

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Associated Press
Marijuana retailers cope with falling pot prices 
State asks for help in naming newest ferry 
Joint Base Lewis-McChord to cut about 900 civilian jobs 
New task forces look at bridge prospects for Columbia River 
Woodland, Washington, science teacher earns national award 
Democratic U.S. Rep. McDermott to retire
Consumers won’t know meat origin after U.S. ends labeling law
Standoff at Oregon wildlife refuge is part of long dispute over Western lands

Aberdeen Daily World  
Coastal Caucus lawmakers busy as session approaches (Takko, Blake, Rossetti, Tharinger, Hargrove, Van De Wege, Dunshee, Pettigrew)
Two Stafford Creek inmates affected by early release glitch
Three options discussed for Schouweiler intersection

Bainbridge Island Review  
Full steam ahead: WSF to add fourth Olympic Class ferry

Columbian 
Oil terminal hearing set for Tuesday at fairgrounds
Letter: Education funding can’t be ignored (Wylie)

The Daily News  
Local marijuana retailers contend with falling prices
Editorial via The Columbian: The high cost of inaction
Editorial via The Olympian: School funding riddle welcomes lawmakers in 2016

Everett Herald (subscription required)  
County’s fiscal well-being soars or slumps with Boeing (Robinson)
$600K to fund projects at three national parks 
Recent health care group mergers signify an industry in flux
Harrop: Washington state, others must make switch to Real ID
Bloomberg: Carbon tax should return its revenue to residents
Op-ed: Taxes begin to catch up with the sharing economy 
Op-ed: We’re not helpless to solve homelessness 
Editorial: Ban drug ads from TV again 
Editorial: Putting more in caps and gowns 
Editorial: Cities realistic about legislative session 
Editorial: What the Legislature got done in 2015
Editorial: What Congress got done in 2015
Editorial: Reversing the loss of State Patrol troopers 

News Tribune (subscription required)  
Prisoners released in error back in custody
Op-Ed: ‘Baffling’ pot vote wasn’t unanimous
Op-Ed: Make the most of McCleary funding
Op-Ed: State needs greater justice system transparency
Op-Ed: Matt Driscoll: Unlocking carbon gridlock in Washington a matter of inclusion, not exclusion (Carlyle)
Editorial: FDA right to restrict harmful teen tanning

Olympian (subscription required) 
Editorial: Carbon tax may well be in our future
Editorial: School funding riddle welcomes lawmakers in 2016
Editorial: State Senate inches toward remote access in testimony

Puget Sound Business Journal  
Editorial: Six things this region could use in 2016

Seattle Times (subscription required)  
State dentists lobby is blocking low-cost care
UW says its doctors in training want too much money
Second homicide tied to Washington inmates released by mistake
Work to begin on controversial cycle track along Lake Union
Obama starts 2016 with a fight over gun control
Editorial: Early inmate releases: bureaucratic officiousness in the state DOC, AG’s office

Seattle Weekly
A Steep Road to Victory for Carbon Tax Initiative (Carlyle, Fitzgibbon)
Higher Ground: Coming Out of the Cannabis Closet

Spokesman Review  
211 service got a workout during November windstorm
Getting There: STA board debating new ballot measure for 2016
Spokane region adds nearly 9,000 jobs in the last two years
Jon Snyder: Departing city councilman hopes to return to Spokane someday
Prisoner mistakenly released early a suspect in fatal shooting in Spokane
No more warnings for school zone speeders
Shortage of logs shuts down Usk mill
Smart Bombs: Ringing in the new fears
Neely: Make 2016 the Year of the Woman
A quiz on the highlights of 2015’s political year
Editorial: Vaping should be regulated, taxed
Editorial: Political influence is a public concern
Editorial: Fish v. students: fish always lose
Editorial: Our hopes for Spokane newsmakers in 2016

Tri-City Herald  
Our Voice: School funding threatened by test boycott

Yakima Herald Republic  
Washington dentists lobby is blocking low-cost care (Van De Wege)
Washington compensation program paid out $9.8 million in 2014 to victims of violent crime, but many don’t know it exists 
Yakima-based farmworker advocates ask for investigation over wage-rate survey 
Washington, 11 other states may face school testing sanctions 
Washington Post Editorial: A grim year of gun violence with hopes for real change in 2016 

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KUOW FM  
Photos: One Night On Seattle’s Prostitution Strip 
Oregon To Start Taxing Recreational Marijuana January 4
Two People Now Known To Have Died Because Of Wash. Prison’s Software Glitch

NW Public Radio  
What’s Driving Health Insurance Premium Increases In The New Year?

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Capitol Record 
New TVW documentary on Yakima Basin Integrated Plan premieres Thursday
Alleged Driver in Fatal Crash Mistakenly Released From Prison Early
Washington Prisoners Mistakenly Released Early
 
Crosscut  
Oregon standoff: White and exempt in the wide open West.
Despite perceptions, housing production down in 2015, single family home construction up
In 2015, region’s orcas pulled back from the brink – but will it last?

The Stand  
Wages flat, except where citizens took action (Farrell)

Monday, December 28

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Associated Press
Report: Washington state troopers are underpaid, unhappy
Medical marijuana’s big business lures ex-law enforcers
Repairs to northbound Interstate 5 scheduled for January

Columbian 
Sen. Cleveland honored with children’s advocacy award (Cleveland)
Artistic politicians reach across the aisle for homeless (Wylie)
Lawmakers to donate artwork to help homeless children (Wylie)
Legislators’ art to benefit the homeless (Wylie)
Legislators maintain not-so-secret civilian identities (Cleveland, Moeller)

The Daily News  
Editorial: You’re free to go (DOC early release error)
Editorial via Seattle Times: State leaders must act fast to prepare for more oil trains

Everett Herald (subscription required)  
State patrol staffing concerns go beyond pay
Lawmakers to propose fireworks ban, limits on abortion funding (Farrell, Liias)
Harrop: Flawed, yes, but Obamacare beats alternative 
Bloomberg View: More young adults enroll in Obamacare
Editorial: Patch needed for teacher pay
Editorial: Expand gun tax across state 

Puget Sound Business Journal  
Plan to make Washington’s health prices transparent suffers major setback (Keiser)

Seattle Times (subscription required)  
Bertha ready to burrow in early January
Seattle to close even more lanes and sidewalks next year as development booms
State troopers aren’t just underpaid — they’re unhappy, report says (Clibborn)
No surprise to Washington residents: Our drought is over
Paris climate goals mean emissions need to drop below zero
Attorney general wants justices to uphold discrimination ruling
Editorial: State leaders must act fast to prepare for more oil trains
Editorial: Homeless youths left to chance
Editorial: It’s up to states to make good on promises of new federal education law

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)  
Editorial – Local school districts will benefit from new federal law
Editorial – Rain and snow much needed

Yakima Herald Republic  
McCleary education funding case still far from being resolved (Reykdal)
Editorial: Assessing 2015: Some progress, more needed

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KUOW FM  
‘Grinch Stole Christmas’ Says Wife Of Released Inmate Returned To Prison 
Bertha Ready To Drill Again. But First, A Little Holiday Rest
Heavy Rains Have Northwest Communities Scrambling To Contain Sewer Overflows
Homeless, Neglected Children Among Waitlisted For State Funded Preschool
Low Gas Prices Expected To Continue In 2016

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)  
This secretary of corrections takes his job quite literally

NW Public Radio  
Stretched By Paperwork And Budget Restrictions, Schools Turn To Underqualified Paraeducators

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Slog 
The Thing The Atlantic Didn’t Mention In Its Profile of Nick Hanauer

Wednesday, December 23

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Associated Press
Arctic drilling rig expected to leave Port Angeles harbor
Judge upholds Seattle ‘gun violence tax,’ dismisses NRA suit

Aberdeen Daily World 
Lifting oil-export ban unlikely to affect state right away

Bothell Reporter  
Lawmakers wont complete school funding plan this year | Cornfield (Rolfes, Sullivan)

Columbian  
In Our View: Prioritize Protection (Moeller, Wylie)

Everett Herald (subscription required) 
Oso slide was not an outlier, new research says
Former Lynnwood politicians’ records claim against city dismissed
More lawsuits filed against Seattle’s Ride the Ducks

News Tribune (subscription required)
‘Unforgivable error’ results in early release of 3,200 felons from state prisons
Editorial: Levy reform is path to equity in state schools

Olympian (subscription required)  
‘Unforgivable error’ results in early release of 3,200 felons from state prisons
Editorial: Health exchange on track to meet near-term goals
Seattle’s tunnel-boring machine starts moving again
Washington judge dismisses Lynwood public records claim

Puget Sound Business Journal  
Bertha creeps ahead for first time since March
Here’s why this survey named Seattle the No. 1 city for small business

Seattle Times (subscription required)  
Judge upholds Seattle’s gun and ammunition tax
Inslee: Error releases up to 3,200 inmates early
Washington among top states for increases to education spending, study says
Power-hungry pot industry taxing U.S. electrical grids
Editorial: Climate change should prompt the Northwest to act on renewable energy

Seattle Weekly  
It Was a Banner Year for Gunfire in Seattle

Skagit Valley Herald 
Officials: Wait until Thursday to drive over passes
More than 3,000 Washington prisoners mistakenly freed early

Spokesman Review  
Computer error freed 3,200 inmates early since 2002
Christmas crab arrives, at much higher price
Fourth ethics complaint filed in Spokane sexual harassment controversy
Spokane Muslims feeling tension amid national backlash
Editorial: Inslee budget right on fires, mental health; wrong on education

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)  
Thousands of Washington inmates mistakenly freed early

Yakima Herald Republic  
Travelers urged to be prepared: Snow likely in mountains — and maybe more in Yakima Valley as well
Editorial: Win-win-win as jail makes transition to mental health

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KING 5 TV (NBC)  
3,200 WA prisoners incorrectly released early since 2002
Kent teachers file grievance over years of insurance errors

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)  
Seattle task force to tackle safety issues in International District

KPLU FM 
3,200 Washington Inmates Released Early Because Of Computer Glitch
Washington State Public-Sector Unions Have A Lot At Stake In Friedrichs Supreme Court Case

KUOW FM  
Seattle’s Tax On Guns And Ammo Withstands Court Test
  
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)  
Court: Seattle is allowed to tax guns and ammo
Opinion: McKenna: Fire the person who ignored Washington’s prison glitch

Q13 TV (FOX)  
Thousands of state prisoners mistakenly released early due to technical glitch
King County judge upholds Seattle’s new tax on gun, ammo sales; opponents vow appeal
Seattle’s tunnel-boring machine starts moving again

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Capitol Record (TVW) 
Washington Prisoners Mistakenly Released Early

Seattle P.I.  
State has incorrectly given early release to 3,200 prisoners since 2002, due to a computer glitch
Judge dismisses NRA challenge to Seattle’s new gun-violence tax

Slog  
Technical Glitch Resulted in Early Release of Thousands of State Prisoners
Congress Lifted the Crude Oil Export Ban, Which Could Mean More Oil Trains in Washington
Judge Upholds Seattle’s Gun and Ammo Tax, Which Takes Effect New Year’s Day
Should Airbnb Help Pay for Affordable Housing?