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Monday, January 11
Associated Press
Washington lawmakers return to Capitol for 60-day session
The Latest: Father of Washington school shooter sentenced
5 things to watch in Washington Legislature this year
Secondhand smoke hits almost half of teens who don’t smoke
Education, Real ID, among state Legislature’s priorities for 2016
Plans for Hanford national park to open for public comment
Aberdeen Daily World
Auditor’s office closures frustrate commissioners
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Union pushes for more training for Washington paraeducators
Central Kitsap Reporter
Cowlitz, Sammamish, and Suquamish among possible names for fourth new ferry
Columbian
Short session, long list for legislators (Rolfes, Moeller, Cleveland, Wylie)
Letter: Backward thinking regarding transit
Morning Press: Legislative session, chum salmon return, police contract
The Daily News
Legislators expect school funding to dominate upcoming session (Blake, Rossetti, Takko)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Legislators tackling ‘a lot of little stuff’ during quick 60-day session (Chopp, Dunshee, Sheldon)
Everett looks to state to help fund homelessness initiative (Robinson)
Opening Day 2016: Inmate releases, clean air rules and a minimum wage hike
Op-ed: Closer look at our schools provides hope, path for action
Bloomberg: Courts unlikely to stop expanded background check
Editorial: Licenses not only ID concern
Editorial: Potential in state, federal gun safety steps
News Tribune (subscription required)
‘Levy cliff’ looms over Legislature’s education funding debate
Jail’s new mental health director: ‘There’s a lot of human suffering occurring’
Lawmakers are bystanders on big 2016 decisions
Olympia politicians: Avoid these clichés like the plague
Charter school supporters, lawmakers look to overcome court-issued hurdles
Op-Ed: State falls short on Medicaid reimbursements
Op-Ed by Rep. Jinkins: Legislators must target inequity this session
Op-Ed by Rep. Kilduff: Justice shouldn’t be denied to low-income citizens
Editorial: Forget 2016, lawmakers punt McCleary fix to 2017 (Sullivan, Rolfes)
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Legislative progress: A new plan for K-12 funding
Oregonian
Oregon’s recreational pot shoppers adjust to 25 percent sales tax
Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Peninsula lawmakers start legislative session today with focus on education finance reform, area projects (Hargrove, Tharinger, Van De Wege)
Gov. Inslee asks for disaster assistance from President Obama for storm damage in 31 counties
Puget Sound Business Journal
Why the American Dream is often out of reach for legal immigrants, including Jenny Choi
These are Washington state’s fastest-growing exports
Op-ed: Protect more than 100 at-risk dental practices this legislative session
Seattle Times (subscription required)
New Sound Transit CEO expected to work nonstop for $300,000
Amazon’s delivery ambitions take on industry giants
Police release graphic dash-cam video of shooting in Kerry Park
KPLU mounts campaign to buy its independence amid UW offer
Editorial: On state education funding, what’s taking so long?
Editorial: The 4 things the Legislature must tackle now — and 1 thing to sideline
Skagit Valley Herald
Retail marijuana prices dipping
Spokesman Review
Getting There: Small airports get a boost in Washington state funding
Spokane, state experiencing shortage of cooks
Washington legislative session expected to be shorter, focused on education
Spin Control: Following the Legislature from the comfort of home
Smart Bombs: Standoff could yield common ground
Editorial: Good news for charter schools
Tri-City Herald
2016 Legislature: Irrigators propose Columbia River water sales
Vancouver Business Journal
New year brings new laws for business owners
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
State legislators push to raise smoking age to 21 (Orwall)
Yakima Herald Republic
Education, mental health, wildfire preparedness top list of concerns as 2016 Legislature convenes Monday
Editorial: Legislature has a lot to do and not a lot of time
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Education tops agenda in short legislative session
New Everett cafe brews coffee and jobs for homeless teens
SPD Chief, Microsoft CEO to attend State of the Union
Lands commissioner fights to head off wildfires early
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
DOC early release scandal a big topic at new Legislative session
Proposal gives tax breaks to keep rents low
KPLU FM
A Plan For A Plan: Lawmakers Commit To Finding Solution To McCleary School Funding Case By 2017
Willapa Bay Oyster Farmers Ask State Again For Permission To Use Neurotoxin
KUOW FM
It’s Not About Trans People (But Keep Bathrooms Separated), Lawmaker Says
Even Seattle Sends A Lobbyist To Olympia
NW Public Radio
Schools, Not Pot, Are Priority As Washington Legislature Reconvenes (Rolfes)
Q13 TV (FOX)
Seattle Police Chief, Microsoft CEO among First Lady’s guests at State of the Union address
Web
Crosscut
West coast states dropping prescription requirement for birth control
New bill aims to preserve the affordable housing we don’t even know exists
Why a blue state elects a purple government (Chopp)
Schmudget
This Session, Let’s Make Shared Prosperity the Top Priority
Slog
Bertha: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Fifteen Seattle Times Staffers—Some Who’ve Been There for Decades—Will Leave the Paper After Buyouts
Advocates Expected to File Minimum Wage Initiative Monday
Green Sheet Special: 2016 Legislative Overview
Friday, January 8
Associated Press
Lawmakers: 2016 will be another year of education focus (Chopp, Sullivan, Rolfes)
Washington lawmakers propose new charter school fix (Pettigrew, Billig)
Seattle tunnel machine begins drilling after 2-year break
Washington to require transparency on aerospace tax breaks
Washington state police free 12 women, seize sex trade site
Hazel Dell pot shop opens despite moratorium in Clark County
Applications for jobless aid fell last week
Washington lawmakers try to hike legal smoking age to 21
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Alcoa to close one U.S. smelter, idle another
Capital Press
Agriculture committee chairmen thinking about manure and wildfires (Blake)
Columbian
In Our View: Improve Access For Testimony
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Lawmakers: 2016 will be another year of education focus (Chopp, Sullivan, Rolfes)
DSHS chief blames lawmakers for state mental-health logjam
Inslee vows accountability in inmate early-release glitch (Chopp)
McCusker: Lowering standards undermines education
Editorial: County lawmakers, officials find a unified voice (Liias, Dunshee, Kagi, Sells, Chase)
News Tribune (subscription required)
State Attorney General lambastes proposed fine over 911 outage
Former Lakewood Police Chief Larry Saunders spent life helping others
Olympian (subscription required)
Olympia mom starts LGBT support group for military families
Editorial: Obama takes needed steps on gun safety
Redmond Reporter
Washington Department of Ecology releases draft rule to cap carbon pollution
More than $27 million in bill-payment assistance available for qualified, low-income Puget Sound Energy customers
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Offenders building new lives after early release are yanked back into custody due to state’s mistake
Inslee: Failure to act on prison errors was ‘mind-boggling’
Dozen arrested as large prostitution ring involving websites, Bellevue brothels shut down
Bertha making progress, tunnels 73 feet since repairs
Another bill proposed to save charter schools in Washington (Pettigrew, Billig)
Editorial: Lawmakers and other schools should emulate Foster High School’s successes
Opinion: Don’t rob funding for ‘next generation’ 911 system
Spokesman Review
Some CenturyLink customers still without service six weeks after windstorm
Springdale school district gets $2.1 million for charter schools
Gonzaga professor Tod Marshall named Washington’s poet laureate
Vancouver Business Journal
New year brings new laws for business owners
The Wenatchee World (Subscription required)
Private donors, state grants may partner for Loop Trail land buy
Yakima Herald Republic
Offenders building new lives after early release are yanked back into custody due to state’s mistake
Washington to require transparency on aerospace tax breaks
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Lawmakers: 2016 will be another year of education focus (Sullivan, Rolfes)
12 women rescued in Puget Sound human trafficking bust
Advocates praise ‘unprecedented’ sex trafficking arrests
Gov. Inslee waits to hold employees responsible for DOC mistake
Bertha breaks through access pit wall
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Lawmaker touched by murder skeptical of governor’s gun safety ordersLawmakers plan hearing on early release scandal (Chopp)
KPLU FM
‘Toothpaste Back Into The Tube’: Opponents Doubt Efforts To Save Wash. Charter Schools Will Work
As Legislature Reconvenes, Green Groups Say Protecting Hard-Fought Wins A Top Priority
Schools, Not Pot, Are Priority As Washington Legislature Reconvenes (Sullivan)
KUOW FM
The Irony Of Moving To ‘Atomic City’ After Internment
Bertha Is On The Move Again
Washington State’s New Poet Laureate Wants To Build Bridges
Let’s Cut Gun Deaths Like We Did Road Deaths, Inslee Says
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
King County shuts down sex slavery ring selling indebted South Korean women
NW Public Radio
Washington Inmate Locked Back Up After Early Release Given Medical Furlough
Q13 TV (FOX)
Washington Legislature opens 2016 session on Monday: School funding tops agenda
12 women freed, 14 people arrested in sex-trafficking raid in Seattle area
WEB
Capitol Record
Legislative leaders offer preview of upcoming session (Chopp, Nelson)
Crosscut
Kindergarten program for special needs children may be saved
Bertha rides again – but for how long?
It’s time to get passionate about gun control
Seattle P.I.
Bertha digs her way forward, slowly but surely
Alleged prostitution website busted, 12 trafficked women freed
New faces, new jobs in Legislature, County Courthouse and City… (Carlyle, Frame, Tarleton)
Thursday, January 7
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
BROADCAST
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
WEB
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
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
Broadcast
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
Web
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
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
Broadcast
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