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Thursday, January 7

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Associated Press
Washington governor takes action on guns after Obama move
Washington National Guard Green Beret killed in Afghanistan
Proposed terminal at Grays Harbor won’t handle crude oil
Hundreds weigh in on plan for Vancouver oil terminal
State Patrol chief takes issue with report on staffing woes
State to limit carbon pollution from largest facilities
Cheers for sheriff who tells armed group in Oregon to ‘go home’
AP FACT CHECK: Obama’s gun proposals may fall short of goals
Cancer displaces heart disease as No. 1 killer in Wash., 21 other states
Parents of man slain by Pasco officers file federal lawsuit
New rules for pot businesses to allow out-of-state financing

Aberdeen Daily World
Legislators talk 2016 session during sendoff (Takko, Blake, Rossetti, Hargrove, Tharinger)
REG abandons crude-oil storage
Container shelters in works for Harbor homeless

Columbian Letter: Hands join across the aisle (Wylie)

The Daily News Several local industries would be subject to new pollution controls

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Challenges still on the horizon for Inslee
Bloomberg editorial: States have 3 reasons to expand Medicaid
Editorial: Proposal would make charter schools accountable to voters

Kirkland Reporter
Kirkland-based BitTitan growing at exponential rate

News Tribune (subscription required)
Tacoma City Council may place new pot shops on hold
Editorial: Prisoners walked out early, and public trust went with them

Puget Sound Business Journal
Health benefits would count toward minimum wage under state bill
Inslee plan to curb gun violence relies on better communication among agencies, law enforcement
New law prompts Yakama Nation, other tribes to increase opposition to crude oil, coal exports

Redmond Reporter
St. Jude parishioners experience disruption at Mass and burglary over the holidays

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Congratulations, Junior!
EPA finds pesticide hurts honeybees on some, but not all, crops
Inslee calls for strengthening background checks of gun buyers
King County home prices hit new highs, inventory at new lows
Washington Guardsman killed in Afghanistan
Video: Three questions with Sen. Patty Murray
Opinion: Raise Medicaid reimbursement rate so all children can access quality health care

Skagit Valley Herald
State’s carbon pollution rule in development

Spokesman Review
Gov. Jay Inslee orders more state data on gun violence
Washington state working on new rules for major polluters
Spokane Tribe asks Inslee to stop Mount Spokane ski area expansion
Macy’s to close department store in downtown Spokane
Editorial: Vaccinate your schoolchildren

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Public input sought for proposed methanol production plant

Wenatchee World
Bill would allow quick fireworks ban

Yakima Herald Republic
In Washington, gaps between low- and middle-income kids widening
Editorial: Word needs to get out on crime victim compensation

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KING 5 TV (NBC) Inslee signs executive order to reduce gun violence

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Special education program fighting to keep public school funds
Gov. Inslee launches statewide health initiative to curb gun violence

KPLU FM
Gov. Inslee Takes Executive Action To Curb Gun Violence
Medicaid May Soon Pay For Some Inpatient Addiction Treatment

KUOW FM
If You Like Cheap Gasoline, January May Be Your Lucky Month
Native American Tribe Says Oregon Armed Occupiers Are Desecrating Sacred Land
Big Carbon Polluters Face New Emissions Rule In Washington

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Why Washington is a ‘model’ for the Affordable Care Act
‘Sex workers’ criticize seizure of website by King County
Will President Obama’s gun control measures have an impact on the Puget Sound region?

NW Public Radio
Obama’s Action On Gun Control Would Change Little In Oregon, Washington

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Capitol Record
Joint energy committee hears update on crude oil transportation bill (Farrell)
Gov. Inslee signs executive order on firearm data
Prefiled bills: Charter schools, ‘Redskins’ mascot, abortion funding and fireworks ban (Billig, Sawyer Van de Wege, Keiser, Orwall)

Publicola
It’s O’Brien Versus Johnson for Sound Transit Board Appointment

Slog
The Morning News: Inslee’s Gun Control Plan, the Death of Hamza Warsame, and New Research on Honeybees
Here’s What Governor Jay Inslee’s Executive Order on Gun Violence Will Do
Get Ready for the Right-Wing Backlash Over Washington’s New Transgender Bathroom Policy (Liias)
Washington’s Working on a Draft Plan to Cut Carbon Pollution, But There’s a Twist

Wednesday, January 6

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Associated Press
New Washington rule opens bathroom use to transgender people 
Obama’s move may deter some weapon sales over the Internet 
India policy may affect Washington apple export figures 
New federal ID rules don’t affect flight access yet
State asks for help in naming newest ferry
N. Korea says it conducts successful powerful H-bomb test
Man behind armed Oregon band says he’s on mission from God
Hundreds weigh in on plan for Vancouver oil terminal
Seattle gun store owner moving because of new tax
Head of state’s largest agency announces resignation
Inslee to announce executive order related to gun violence

Chronicle (subscription required) 
Our Views: 19th District Lawmakers on the Right Track (Blake, Rossetti, Takko)

Columbian 
Hundreds weigh in on Vancouver oil terminal

Everett Herald (subscription required)  
Cities work to help mentally ill, addicts who live on the streets
Patrol chief takes issue with report’s conclusions on staffing concerns 
Kevin Quigley stepping down as head of DSHS 
Editorial: Ratify Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact 

Journal of the San Juan Islands 
Elwha still in disrepair for the fourth time this year 

News Tribune (subscription required) 
Long-held Lindquist text told employee to arrange comments on TNT story
Transgender locker room rules prompt outcry at state Capitol (Jinkins)
Washington DSHS head Kevin Quigley to step down
Lower oil prices are bad news for pollution cleanup (Dunshee)

Olympian (subscription required)  
Op-Ed: State clean air rule is next step after Paris
Editorial: Bridges strikes smart tone at Evergreen
Editorial: More questions in prisoner release story

Seattle Times (subscription required)  
DSHS secretary Kevin Quigley resigns
Some pot labs testing for safety and QA fail no pot at all, says Woodinville scientist
Opinion: Stop the overuse of antibiotics on factory farms

Seattle Weekly  
For Seattle’s Disabled, the Construction Boom Can Bust a Trip
Fishers, Grizzlies, and the ‘Reverse Apocalypse’ of Washington’s Wildlife
Remember—You’re on Indigenous Land
 
Spokesman Review  
Inslee to unveil initiative to fight gun violence
Spokane leaders mum on suspension of police captain
Hewitt won’t seek re-election
Washington lawmakers weigh in on Obama gun actions
Chickenpox vaccine required for all Spokane students
Shawn Vestal: More people have health coverage, but we need more care providers
Editorial: State failed to protect public

Yakima Herald Republic
Avina Gutierrez selected as Yakima’s new mayor 
Yakima makes Voting Rights Act a priority, downgrades plaza priority

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KING 5 TV (NBC)  
DSHS Secretary Kevin Quigley resigns
Gun buyers may not be following background check law
Local reaction to president’s gun safety executive action
Harborview: Prevent gun violence by locking up guns

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)  
Obama gun order to have muted local effect

KPLU FM 
Drought Report Points To Commodity Losses Due To Water Shortages
Farmworker Advocacy Groups Want State To Investigate Possible Wrongdoing In Wage Survey
Wash. School Districts Could Oversee Endangered Charters Under Spokane Lawmakers’ Plan  (Billig)

KUOW FM  
Washington Charter Schools Get Creative To Keep State Funding
Obama’s Action On Gun Control Would Change Little In Oregon, Washington

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Capitol Record 
Inslee set to announce initiative to reduce gun violence Wednesday

Crosscut  
Meet Seattle’s new city council: young, diverse, unpredictable
Op-Ed: Inside the conservative plan to take over city politics

Slog
Washington State Has a Strategic Pot Reserve
What? You Want Action from Our State Legislature in 2016? Sorry.
Guest Editorial: The State Legislature Must Do More to Address the Emergency of Homelessness in Washington State

The Stand  
WSLC, others seek state probe of farm wage manipulation

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