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Tuesday, November 3
Associated Press
Alcoa to idle smelters at Ferndale, Wenatchee plants
E. coli in Northwest marks Chipotle’s 3rd outbreak this year
Students should brace for longer, more difficult SAT
2 injured when man accidentally fires rifle at gun show
Timber company faces litigation for Oso mudslide
Broken system lets problem officers jump from job to job
Youths across US suing to push government on climate change
Senate legislation would block EPA clean water rules
Merkel: We must hit climate target to avoid refugee waves
TransCanada asks US to suspend pipeline application review
China, France say climate pact should have 5-year reviews
Seattle leaders declare homeless emergency
Aberdeen Daily World
Army Corps helps Ocean Shores, Hoh Tribe with flood response
Monte-based biologist to speak before Congress on halted clam digs
Bainbridge Island Review
Bainbridge schools see increase in student enrollment
Columbian
In Our View: Closing Time
Everett Herald (subscription required)
State Sen. Maralyn Chase rails against Clean Energy Fund (Dunshee, Chase)
Business owners say the Trans-Pacific Partnership shows promise
Timber company loses bid to avoid Oso mudslide litigation
News Tribune (subscription required)
How a ballot becomes a counted ballot: Pierce County workers escort long journey
Judge grants hearing on money seized from Troy Kelley
Pierce Transit proposes fare increases
Eatonville High School: This is your wake-up call
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: REAL ID decision could be boost to Washington elections
Editorial: House keeps Ex-Im Bank hopes alive
Op-Ed: Low-wage economy has hidden public costs
Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle declares state of emergency on homelessness
Alcoa to close last two aluminum smelters in state, idle hundreds of workers
What SBA’s record year for loans means for small business
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Mayor, county exec declare ‘state of emergency’ over homelessness
No new numbers, but lawsuit already filed in Chipotle outbreak
Judge: Timber firm must face lawsuits in Oso slide disaster
Senators: Make coal prices reflect environmental costs
Editorial: City makes progress for homeless kids, but more details needed
Seattle Weekly
Murray Declares Civil Emergency on Homelessness
Seattle’s Proposed School Start Times Are a Huge, Imperfect, Accomplishment
God, Football and the Republicans: Who’s Winning the Prayer Game?
Spokesman Review
Spokane’s youth homeless rate 33 percent higher than state average, study says
Editorial: State should address needs of offenders with mental illness, disabilities
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Providing two free years of college a worthy goal
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Wash. decades behind in serving developmentally disabled
Seattle leaders declare growing homelessness an emergency
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Washington woman sues Chipotle over E. coli outbreak (Video)
Logging company faces litigation for Oso mudslide (Photo Gallery)
KPLU FM
Troy Kelley’s Attorney Wants Criminal Case Split Up, Some Charges Dismissed
Washington’s Health Exchange Opens For Business Again, As Uninsured Rate Continues To Drop
Not To Be Out-Droned, Google Plans To Deliver Packages By Air In 2017
KUOW FM
Just How Heavy Is Seattle’s Tax Burden?
Poll Finds Americans, Especially Millennials, Moving Away From Religion
Feds Release Plan For Recovering Snake River Salmon
Daughters Of Hanford: ‘You Mean The Geologist Is A Girl?’
Mentally Disabled Predators Languish At Washington’s Island Lock-Up For Sex Offenders
Attention Washingtonians: It’s Open Enrollment Season
NW Public Radio
People Made Ill By Chipotle Retain High-Profile Lawyer
Yakima Latinos See Hope For Neglected Neighborhoods With Election Of First Latino City Councilor
Second Idaho Area Code To Be Added in 2017
Latinos At Highest Risk for Air Pollution, Study Says
Farmers Worry Fruit Trees, Grape Vines Not Ready For Winter
Prison Terms Shortened For Some Federal Drug Offenders In Northwest
Q13 TV (FOX)
Alcoa closing smelters in Ferndale, Wenatchee; 1,500 jobs to be cut
WEB
Crosscut
Election Day 2015: Six things to watch in Seattle and statewide
Seattle, King County declare a state of emergency over homelessness (Chopp)
Seattle P.I.
Murray is pursuing “every path forward” to rescue the U.S. Export-Import Bank
West Seattle Blog
City, county declare homelessness emergency; West Seattle property sale to pay for extra help
FOLLOWUP: Chipotle closures continue while state investigates E. coli illnesses
Monday, November 2
Associated Press
State committee approves new geographic names
Foster-care agencies step up efforts on behalf of LGBT youth
Regents approve making WSU campus nicotine-free
New cleanup deadlines sought for central Hanford
WWU’s handling of sexual assault cases underway
State patrol struggling with recruitment
More cases of E. coli in Washington, Oregon expected
Aberdeen Daily World
Commissioners mull budget options for 2016
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Bellingham council wants input on paid sick leave rule
Whatcom County, cities to get nearly $268,000 of pot tax
Bothell Reporter
Employment Security rolls out new website for unemployment claimants
Central Kitsap Reporter
Give WSP Troopers room to work
Six new orca calves
Opinion: LWCF: A tool to enhance our state’s most treasured habitats
The Daily News
Washington state’s center for sexual predators under fire
State committee approves new geographic names
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Challenge for state: Recruiting, retaining 147 new troopers
Guest commentary: Make breast cancer awareness a priority all year
Guest commentary: Consolidations threaten to drive up costs
Editorial: Pull plug on costly blimp
Islands’ Sounder
Lawsuit filed against county
Journal of the San Juan Islands’
Yakima ferry out of service for repairs, ferry runs cancelled
News Tribune (subscription required)
Xi Jinping visit prep cost city, school district $94,511
Wildfire season to require more resources next year, Washington officials say (Blake)
Medicaid officials want to expand access to pricey hepatitis C drug
New lawmakers Rossetti, Kuderer — and possibly one more — joining Legislature (Takko, Hatfield, Hunter, Kohl-Welles, Carlyle, Kuderer, Rossetti)
It’s time to finish (or start) marking your ballot
Finishing college, not just high school, is Tacoma group’s new mantra
Editorial: The 1st Amendment and 50-yard-line prayers
Editorial: State needs to get serious about enhanced IDs
Op-Ed: Matt Driscoll: Increasing pedestrian safety for children in Tacoma is a matter of equity
Op-Ed: Larry LaRue: Tuberculosis still a threat to the world — and the South Sound
Op-Ed: In all fairness, don’t prejudge Troy Kelley’s case
Olympian (subscription required)
E. coli in Northwest marks Chipotle’s 3rd outbreak this year
Editorial: Tax advisory votes are not binding
Puget Sound Business Journal
After Air Force briefing, Boeing reviewing the contract it didn’t get
Higher premiums mean higher subsidies on Obamacare’s exchanges
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Debate over unionizing UW faculty ‘hot and heavy’
Only small fraction of ballots returned so far in King, Snohomish counties
Officials anticipate more E. coli cases in Northwest linked to Chipotle
State’s center for sex predators told to reform or be sued
Handful of cases tie e-cigarettes to lung injury, pneumonia
Editorial: Change school start times to accommodate teens’ sleep patterns
Editorial: Legislature should pass Jay Inslee’s middle-path approach for driver’s licenses (Moscoso)
Op-Ed: Washington doesn’t value women’s health care enough
Skagit Valley Herald
Living without a safety net
Officials: Drivers should start readying for winter road conditions
Spokesman Review
Two years in, more people insured under Obamacare but changes rattle some enrollees
EWU student’s letter on sexism goes viral
Family moves from Colorado for Mt. Spokane High School
Editorial: State must prepare for more big fires
Editorial: Politics, not reason, prevails in Congress
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial – Legislature needs fast action to fix state ID flaws
Yakima Herald Republic
Letter: Fully fund education
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Wash. health officials discuss E.coli outbreak
Chipotle closes 43 NW restaurants amid E. Coli outbreak
NW Public Radio
Mentally Disabled Predators Languish At Washington Island Lock-Up For Sex Offenders
Troy Kelley Wins Hearing On Feds’ Seizure Of Nearly $1M
Lawsuits, Claims Cost State Of Washington $59 Million In 2015 Fiscal Year
Washington Initiative To Create Carbon Tax Turns In Signatures
Q13 TV (FOX)
Flood warnings ease in some areas, snow falls in the Cascades
Friday, October 30
Associated Press
Praying coach’s suspension opens split on religion in school
Senate OKs budget, debt deal, sends measure to Obama
Aberdeen Daily World
Kilmer, other lawmakers push for earthquake warning funding
Columbian
Marijuana’s role in fatal crashes unclear
Everett Herald (subscription required)
$116 million school bond will go before Lake Stevens voters
Mill Creek neighbors oppose townhouse development
Editorial: Use panhandling law to help
Peninsula Daily News
Forks lifts restrictions on water use; Port Townsend still on Stage 1 alert
Puget Sound Business Journal
Economist: Here’s how Seattle can avoid becoming tech’s next Rochester, N.Y.
Debt limit crisis over: Senate sends budget deal to Obama
State falls flat on biotech incentives
Wages grow at higher end
Opinion: Update law to ensure solar power future
Commentary: It’s time for state to measure — and make — progress
Seattle Times (subscription required)
‘Jesus’ chants, jeers greet Satanists during Bremerton football game
JBLM breaks ground on $11M traumatic brain-injury center
Solving Seattle’s gridlock puzzle: 4 experts weigh in
Editorial: Effects of a booming prison population hurting kids’ chances for success
Op-Ed: At home and the boardroom — the high price of unequal pay for women
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Balanced approach needed for those with court fines in Benton County
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial – Why are statewide ‘emphasis patrols’ needed for basics of driving?
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: More info’s necessary on Trans Pacific Partnership
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Study: Road, ferry, transit traffic up across Puget Sound
More WA drivers test positive for THC in deadly crashes since 2010
Feds spend week on Wash. pot farm: ‘This is novel for us’
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Wildfire expenses hit new record, over state’s budget (Mullet)
KUOW FM
Lawsuits, Claims Cost State Of Washington $59 Million In FY 2015
Washington Initiative To Create Carbon Tax Turns In Signatures
Climate Change, Wildfire Seen Transforming Northwest Forests
Justice Gap For The Low Income Has Widened In Washington
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Seattle gun shops ask court for speedy decision on gun tax lawsuit
Q13 TV (FOX)
JBLM to get state-of-the-art brain injury medical center
WEB
Seattle P.I.
Four former AG’s to Supreme Court: Reconsider your charter schools ruling
Thursday, October 29
Associated Press
Lands chief wants to beef up state’s firefighting crews
Holder: No evidence cops lying down on the job post-Ferguson
Praying coach on leave, deepening religion-in-school debate
Air Force rejects Boeing, picks Northrop for next big bomber
Washington denied REAL ID deadline extension
Washington scores steady on national reading, math test
Montana’s top coal producer expects to cut Asian exports
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Study: Atlantic farmed salmon routinely mislabeled as ‘wild’
Bothell Reporter
It is time to act on education funding, and show Washingtonians we listened (McAuliffe, Rolfes)
Columbian
In Our View: Schools Back in Spotlight
Clark College’s STEM building takes shape
The Daily News
Wednesday forum focused on health risks of oil, coal
Praying football coach placed on paid leave by district
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Everett passes measure against ‘aggressive panhandling’
Milbank: Gun control advocates refocus on background checks
Editorial: What else isn’t getting a vote?
News Tribune (subscription required)
County council: No blank check for prosecutor defense, but a higher cap
Update: Former attorneys general join legislators in call for high court to reconsider charter schools decision (Clibborn, Pettigrew, Springer, Hobbs, Mullet)
PHOTOS: Homeless with nowhere to go but pitch a tent on Tacoma Avenue
Olympian (subscription required)
Olympia City Council launches minimum wage conversation
Puget Sound Business Journal
Mayor: Seattle businesses more engaged in affordable housing discussion than Boston leaders
Boeing faces slim pickings for military aircraft work after loss of bomber
Congress extends highway funding for three weeks
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Shell’s Polar Pioneer drilling rig arrives in Port Angeles
High schools may soon start later in 4 area districts, including Seattle and Bellevue
Editorial: Freedom compromised with prayer at Bremerton football games
Spokesman Review
Washington official asks for millions more to boost firefighting efforts
Millwood gets big marijuana tax reimbursement
Support for Ryan’s speaker bid varies among region’s lawmakers
Washington, Montana officials discuss future of Colstrip plant
Got a question for Inslee? A chance to ask it Nov. 10
Editorial: Domestic violence victims get one-stop service
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial – State high court is unlikely to reconsider charter school ruling
West Seattle Herald
Seattle charter school calls on supporters to ‘be courageous’ despite ruling
Yakima Herald Republic
Lawmakers angry over threatened cuts in crop insurance
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Millionaire provides scholarships – but wait ’til you hear why
Ferry captain and first mate injured by laser
Pierce Co. student arrested after reportedly pointing rifle at two others
Snohomish schools consider policy for transgender students
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Sheriff: Spanaway 7th-grader points rifle at other students
2 Washington State Ferry captains injured by laser strike
Lawsuit: Black man told to prepay for meal at Vancouver restaurant
District plan would give more rights to transgender students
KPLU FM
Will Tacoma Adopt An Even More Ambitious Minimum Wage Hike Than Seattle?
Boeing Subsidiary Makes Drone Test Flights To Monitor Railway
Hobby Lobby Owners Under Investigation For Alleged Illegal Import Of Artifacts
Federal Fish Managers Brace For Another Warm Year In The Northwest
KUOW FM
Test Scores Are Falling. Is The Sky?
NW Public Radio
Pesticides Stick Around When Orchards Make Way For Yards And Playgrounds
Boeing Subsidiary Makes Drone Test Flights To Monitor Railway
Federal Fish Managers Brace For Another Warm Year In The Northwest
WEB
Crosscut
The Northwest’s “Squaw” Problem
Has Tim Eyman gone too far this time? (Carlyle)
Seattle P.I.
House votes decisively to renew Export-Import Bank: Can it survive in the Senate?
If Israel’s Netanyahu was invited to address Congress, why not Canada’s Trudeau: Cantwell
Slog
Four Medical Marijuana Patients in Eastern Washington Are Headed to Prison
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
AP
No shutdown, no default: Congress leaders, Obama back deal
Bill delays train safety technology mandate 3 to 5 years
Washington scores steady on national reading, math test
Camas city officials OK ban on recreational pot stores
Aberdeen Daily World
Hospital district will go after levy dollars
Salmon fishing closed Harborwide
Hoquiam, Aberdeen will work toward dike system to raise property values
Central Kitsap Reporter
Armed men patrol Vancouver homeless camp
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Ferry safety fixes begin on the Samish; Tokitae to follow
Emergency dispatch software debuts with only minor glitches
News Tribune (subscription required)
Pierce County school districts boost College Bound scholarship sign-ups
MultiCare distributes grants to several Puyallup nonprofits
South Sound traffic congestion accelerates
Editorial: South Sound cities must clear path for JBLM
Olympian (subscription required)
Olympia councilman to push for $15 minimum wage
Homeless Housing Hub links Thurston County services
Air Force fighter jets visit JBLM to help test new Boeing tanker
Peninsula Daily News
State Department of Ecology grants help augment communities’ water supplies during drought
Puget Sound Business Journal
Senate passes cybersecurity bill despite tech industry’s privacy concerns
House votes to revive Export-Import Bank, but Senate path isn’t clear
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Feds deny funding for Northgate pedestrian bridge, Pronto bike expansion
Student math and reading scores drop in Washington and nationally
Bremerton coach’s prayers catch attention of Congress
Westneat: Now Satanic Temple of Seattle wants prayer time on the 50-yard line, too
Editorial: How to support college success for students from low-income families
Op-Ed: Support later school start times for Seattle high schools
Op-Ed: Building a path for all students to succeed
Spokesman Review
Ex-Im Bank reauthorization passes House
Climate change impacts Northwest fish, wildlife and local outdoor economies
Shawn Vestal: Spokane County considering ban on indoor vaping
Editorial: Budget deal ends crisis management
Tri-City Herald
Officials tell Benton County that mental health care privatization works for them
Yakima Herald Republic
Education listening tour stop in Yakima focuses on fair funding (Rolfes, Hargrove)
Newhouse to stage ag forum in Moses Lake
Heritage’s $270K grant to nuture interest in ag science in Yakima Valley
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Drone owners navigate uncharted territory ahead of new rules
WSDOT: I-405 toll lanes moving general purpose traffic faster
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Praying Bremerton coach garners support from legislators at state and federal level
Boeing loses out on multi-billion dollar deal with Air Force
Q13 TV (FOX)
WSDOT praises I-405 express toll lanes, but state lawmaker says they need to be suspended
WEB
Crosscut
Visionary WSU leader Elson S. Floyd, remembered
Sawant’s new rent control idea, without the advice of city attorney