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Friday, December 18
Associated Press
What’s in the governor’s budget proposal
Governor proposes big boost in teacher pay
House OKs year-end budget deal, sends legislation to Senate
Washington justices OK warrantless review of bank records
Central Kitsap Reporter
Low-copper brake pads will improve salmon habitat (Ranker)
Columbian
Gov. Inslee seeks raise for state’s teachers
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Governor proposes a raise for Washington’s teachers (Dunshee, Sullivan)
Obama releases biggest energy efficiency rule in history
Guns now kill as many people as cars in U.S.
Defense secretary orders Navy to build fewer ships
State files civil charges against Reardon, former aide (Darneille, Hoibbs)
Aluminum industry woes felt deeply in state
County workers ready to strike after rejecting contract offer
Parry: No more oil, you say? Keep the gas tax anyway
Guest commentary: Not enough help available for mentally ill
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
State doubling marijuana store allocation in Kitsap
News Tribune (subscription required)
Inslee wants more money for staff at Western State Hospital
Puget Sound Business Journal
Federal spending bill to open spigot of crude oil exports through Washington
Opinion: Working together to secure strong growth for Sea-Tac and our region
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Inslee proposes big boost in beginning teacher pay (Sullivan)
Editorial: It’s time to ban assault-style weapons, high-capacity magazines
Skagit Valley Herald
State increasing county’s allotment for marijuana stores
Spokesman Review
Kaiser announces $150 million investment in Trentwood plant
Inslee wants teacher raises, tax changes in 2016 budget
Spokane police obtain search warrant for inmate’s feces
Inslee opens budget talks with call for teacher raises
Editorial: Conservation plan preserved, for now
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Yakima fares well in Milken Institute ranking of Best Performing Cities
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Gov. Inslee seeks raise for state’s teachers
Preview of 2016 governor’s race: Inslee v. Bryant on budget proposal
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Responding to shortage, governor wants teacher pay hike
Bertha could take first step in tunneling on Monday
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Another death at Western State Hospital prompts policy changes
Snoqualmie Tribe sues city, mayor over utility agreement
KPLU FM
Inslee Proposes Pay Hike For Washington Teachers
NW Public Radio
Inslee Proposes Pay Hike For Washington Teachers
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Governor Inslee proposes new teacher pay raises paid for by closing tax breaks (Sullivan)
Seattle P.I.
The rate of gun deaths in America catches up with those killed on the road
Slog
Seattle Police Officer Punches Homeless Man, Gets One Day Suspension
West Seattle Blog
South Seattle College student featured at ‘Facing Race’ report-release event (Fitzgibbon, Cody, Nelson)
Thursday, December 17
Associated Press
Gov. Inslee set to release supplemental budget proposal
High schools listening to scientists, letting teens sleep
State Treasurer Jim McIntire won’t seek third term
Aberdeen Daily World
GHC receives approval to offer four-year degree
Bainbridge Island Review
Opinion: Inslee pushes for limits on carbon pollution emissions
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Climate change activists are just warming up
Columbian
In Our View: Water Under the I-5 Bridge
The Daily News
“Cowlitz’ may yet adorn a state ferry
Everett Herald (subscription required)
McCleary 8 ends the year without school funding plan (Sullivan, Rolfes)
Legislation would change how new I-405 toll lanes are used (Clibborn)
Milbank: When we treat Muslim Americans as ‘the other’
Editorial: Too soon to cut I-405 express toll lanes
News Tribune (subscription required)
State disclosure watchdog sues Lindquist’s office
Hundreds more pot shops planned for Washington
Pierce, Kitsap YMCAs release new locker room policy (Jinkins)
State Treasurer Jim McIntire won’t seek re-election
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Impeaching embattled state Auditor Troy Kelley could take up lots of lawmakers’ time (Reykdal, Sullivan, Chopp, Habib, Pedersen)
Measure would require labels for genetically engineered salmon
New medical-marijuana stores may be added, including 53 more in King County
Editorial: Drive to create ride-share unions: Take foot off the gas
Spokesman Review
Former Spokane County Sheriff’s Office deputy resigns for dishonesty, still accredited in state
State could get 222 more pot stores
Forest Service adds land near Northport to Colville National Forest in $2.4 million deal
Editorial: Tax fairness made permanent
Tri-City Herald
New Hanford budget agreement comes in at $2.3 billion
Franklin commissioners vote 2-1 to ban marijuana businesses
Vancouver Business Journal
State unemployment rate up slightly to 5.3 percent
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
County receives grant from state to purchase land in Maury Aquatic Reserve for salmon habitat restoration
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Lame duck state auditor can’t be allowed to be distraction
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
‘Myth’ the most severely disabled can’t thrive outside institutions\
Sea-Tac, Boeing, Alaska driving biofuel use to go mainstream
KIRO 7 TV
More pot shops could be coming to Seattle
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Court documents reveal racist rants, threats allegedly made by 2 high school students in Edmonds
KPLU FM
PLU And UW Say They’ll Consider An Outside Bid For KPLU
Washington Sues iYogi Charging It With Fraudulent Tech Support
Boeing, Alaska Air And Sea-Tac Airport Aiming For Widespread Use Of Aviation Biofuels
KUOW FM
More Northwest Oil Trains Could Result From Lifting Export Ban
New Legislation Renews Push For Washington Prisons Ombudsman
Lake Washington Is Warming Up Faster Than Global Pace
NW Public Radio
Liquor And Cannabis Board To License Hundreds More Pot Stores In Washington
New Legislation Renews Push For Washington Prisons Ombudsman
WEB
Crosscut
A fading community
Seattle schools axing inclusive kindergarten
Publicola
State Legislature Gets a C+ on Racial Justice (Farrell, Fitzgibbon, Goodman, Jinkins, Kagi, Moscoso, Ormsby, Pettigrew, Pollet, Ricelli, Walkinshaw, Darneille, Frockt, Hasegawa, Jayapal, Kohl-Welles, McAulliffe)
Seattle P.I.
Ban on export of U.S. oil to be lifted: Let the oil trains roll?
Congress to require labeling of ‘Frankenfish,’ genetically engineered salmon
The Stand
Seattle School District employees address wage theft issues
West Seattle Blog
Another baby orca! Eighth calf in a year for Southern Resident Killer Whales
Wednesday, December 16
Associated Press
SeaTac employers seek hearing on minimum wage
Councilman being investigated over racially charged email
Regulators want limited company operation after crash
Unincorporated Pierce County voters to decide on pot measure
Regulators recommend limited Ride the Ducks operation
Pacific Northwest can meet power need with energy efficiency
AP EXPLAINS: Why US will lift restrictions on oil exports
Aberdeen Daily World
Coastal flood insurance maps cause concern
Columbian
In Our View: Beyond The Tracks
Everett Herald (subscription required)
State Rep. Kagi speaks at White House (kagi)
Burbank: Solstice dreams of getting back to where we were
Editorial: A plan for school funding, fairer taxes
News Tribune (subscription required)
Recreational pot coming back to Pierce County ballot in 2016
Patients harm themselves, each other at Western State Hospital
Comment period begins for proposed Tacoma methanol plant
Editorial: Lindquist text messages need truly independent review
Puget Sound Business Journal
Alaska Air, other businesses, launch new challenge to $15 minimum wage at Sea-Tac Airport
Changing demographics of business: Minority firms up, white firms down
The gender pay gap exists at startups, too
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Q&A: New law allows Uber drivers to unionize, but how?
Good to Go credit-card glitch solved, as two lawmakers attack I-405 toll program (Clibborn)
Airport employers seek new hearing on SeaTac minimum wage
Washington’s graduation rate rising, but still lags national average
Editorial: It’s common sense for Seattle to tax gun sales to study violence
Murray: Reset on federal education spending, testing spells relief
Spokesman Review
More than 500 CenturyLink customers still without service
Former Police Chief Frank Straub says ‘old guard’ in department have a stranglehold on reform efforts
Shawn Vestal: Preventing homelessness a worthy goal
Editorial: Billy Frank Jr. has powerful story to tell
Tri-City Herald
State, DOE spar over Hanford consent decree deadlines
Editorial: Get training if you choose to arm yourself
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: State funding of prenatal vitamins makes sense
Yakima Herald Republic
Yakama Nation seeks $65.5M in fire damages
How the state is missing chances to find deadly birth defect’s cause
Yakima County jail set to make transition to mental health facility
Open Mike: Support for mental illness
Other Views: Right and left could agree on increasing earned income tax credit for childless adult workers
Editorial: It’s time to impeach Auditor Troy Kelley
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Snoqualmie Tribe sues over service cuts to casino
Investigation finds 442 safety violations of Ride the Ducks
Survey: 45% say Seattle’s cost of living hurts their financial goals
Inslee: Climate agreement is just the beginning
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Toll or not to toll? Law makes proposal to cut 405 toll lanes in half
What services are available locally to refugees? Executive to explain
SeaTac employers seek hearing on minimum wage
Traditional taxi drivers may also see bargaining rights
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
$10 ‘toll shock’ sparks effort to open I-405 lane to commuters
‘Ride the Duck’ CEO: Ducks will be ‘safer than any other vehicle’
State counties see alarming spike in trumpeter swan deaths (Photo Gallery) (Video)
KPLU FM
Alaska Airlines, Other Businesses Continue Legal Battle Over SeaTac Minimum Wage
Ride The Ducks Could Resume Operations In Seattle
Firefighting Costs Burn Hole In Washington State Budget
Paid Sick Leave Set To Go Statewide In Oregon
State Dollars Flowing To Clean Energy Start-Ups Spurs Debate
KUOW FM
Inslee’s Chief Of Staff Leaves Politics For Her Art
Snowmobilers’ Trail Improvements Turn Into Path Of Destruction
Push-Pull Over Refugee Resettlement Could Go To Public Vote In Idaho
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
WSDOT head apologizes for ‘suicide’ comment about I-405 express toll lanes
Q13 TV (FOX)
Petition to stop I-405 tolls has nearly 25,000 signatures as lawmakers create bill to slash toll lanes
Edmonds-Woodway students arrested for racial threats about lynching, leaving ‘dead bodies’ police say
State regulators propose ‘unsatisfactory’ safety rating for Ride the Ducks after intense investigation
WEB
Crosscut
Will GMO salmon harm Alaska’s fishing industry?
Seattle P.I.
Legislation seeks ‘reasonable accommodation’ so pregnant workers can stay on the job
World’s warmest-ever November; Arctic warming twice as fast as rest of planet
Slog
Now Is the Time to Start Fighting for Better Light Rail in Seattle
Tuesday, December 15
Associated Press
Seattle’s Uber unionization measure a new economy test case
The Latest: Reaction mixed after Seattle’s Uber union vote
Washington wildlife refuge to be renamed for Indian activist
Skagit County projects receive $5.4M grant for salmon work
Groups concerned about Walgreens’ ties to Catholic hospital
Aberdeen Daily World
Early childhood education scholarships available at GHC
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Op-ed: Whatcom View: Local levies, foundation help enrich education
Columbian
Oil train traffic rising in county
Inslee turns to students to promote climate change campaign
The Daily News
Editorial via Yakima Herald: What follows No Child law must benefit all students
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Another boost for Everett’s homeless housing program
Guest commentary: Many not getting dental care they need
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Jail chief leaving but staying in the field
News Tribune (subscription required)
Tacoma eyes possible shopping bag restrictions
Temporary homeless shelter for young adults opens in downtown Tacoma
Puyallup lawmaker plans to file bill to work around prosecutors like Mark Lindquist
With a bonsai, former Vietnamese refugee thanks governor who welcomed him in 1975
Coalition wants Tacoma School Board to do more about racial disparities
Op-Ed: Vital drug discount program at risk
Editorial: Tacoma schools earn good marks for graduation
Olympian (subscription required)
Op-Ed by Sen. Tim Sheldon: State should speed up permits for export docks
Editorial: Commissioners smart to invest in pretrial services
Editorial: NCLB reform shows hope for students
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Following the money: Ethics concerns muddy state’s clean-energy grant program
State urges customers to stop calling over Good to Go snafu
Seattle reaches 10-year cable-TV deal with Comcast
Seattle first U.S. city to give Uber, other contract drivers power to unionize
Editorial: Remarkable climate agreement in Paris, but goals are soft
Spokesman Review
Spokane City Council approves scope of investigation into Mayor David Condon’s handling of police chief firing
ATF agent who’s been part of some of the region’s biggest news stories to retire
‘Clerical error’ leads to $8 million judgment against Spokane County in jail death
Spokane police making progress on Justice Department recommendations
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: New education reform bill an achievement
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Every Student Succeeds Act needs state support to work
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
WA charter schools continue fight for survival
College program for students with intellectual disabilities grows
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
‘Give Salmon a Brake’ campaign to promote copper-free brakes
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Tunneling a step closer as crews fill in Bertha’s access pit
FBI investigating UW student’s rough arrest by Seattle Police
New study says shellfish poisoning is killing sea lions
Seattle becomes first US city to let Uber, Lyft drivers unionize
KPLU FM
Seattle Approves ‘Unprecedented’ Unionizing Ordinance For Taxi And Ride-App Drivers
Obamacare Sign-Ups Could Get A Bump As Higher Penalties Kick In
Transportation Package: Oregon’s Leaders Agree On Need, Not Timing
Washington State Bears Down On White Pass Repairs
KUOW FM
Oregon Signs On To Sell Only Emission-Free Vehicles By 205
These Justices Can’t Get Washington State To Pay McCleary Fines (Dunshee)
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
WSDOT caught off guard by I-405 toll lane drivers
State Rep: Idea of ‘safe space’ misunderstands purpose of college
Q13 TV (FOX)
FBI investigating whether SPD used excessive force in arrest of college student
FBI investigating Stanwood man they allege threatened to kill law enforcement officers
WEB
Civic Skunkworks
Today, the City Council Is Considering a Bill That Would Let Rideshare Drivers Unionize
Crosscut
“Environmental company” racks up biggest pollution fines of the year
Seattle City Council: Let Uber and Lyft drivers unionize
Washington welcomes wolves back — across deep political divides
Police, religious leaders on alert amid possible hate crimes
Publicola
Council Challenges Uber on Worker Rights, Murray Challenges UW on Affordable Housing
Slog
The Seattle City Council Just Voted to Allow Uber and Lyft Drivers to Unionize
Monday, December 14
Associated Press
Landslide closes Interstate 90 at Snoqualmie Pass
Seattle to decide whether to let Uber, Lyft drivers unionize
Aberdeen Daily World
Officials, leaders tackle coastal disaster preparedness, resilience
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Washington’s first charter school to go back to private
Columbian
Women in Politics: State and the Union
I-5 bridge on local legislators’ minds (Cleveland, Wylie)
The Daily News
Editorial via Seattle Times: Legislature should do more to protect sexual assault victims
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Everett eighth-graders will have Spanish as an elective
Guest commentary: Recognize success industries are having in cutting CO2
Guest commentary: What can we expect from the climate talks in Paris?
Guest commentary: Change habits to help our climate
Guest commentary: Churches should reject fear and welcome world’s refugees
Editorial: Start over on underpass
Editorial: Paris talks and local efforts (UN climate negotiations)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
How the state is missing chances to find deadly birth defect’s cause
State changing vitamin rule in wake of birth-defects probe
In its first year, Seattle’s preschool program meets diversity goals
Green Lake march against gun violence (Kagi)
Talton: More than a name change at stake in Group Health-Kaiser deal
Westneat: $10 fast-lane toll? Ridiculous — and way too low
Seattle group wants to lift rental barrier for those with criminal records
Editorial: More funding needed to ensure Rainier Beach High School’s success (Pettigrew)
Editorial: City Council should maintain freedom for ride-sharing drivers
Skagit Valley Herald
State L&I officials, local group meet to discuss reform
Spokesman Review
Two years in, homeless feel targeted by sit-lie law
Spokane County 2016 budget includes pay raise for most employees
EWU Police investigating student’s drug death
Spin Control: Eyman coffers already in six figures for next year’s initiative
Sue Lani Madsen: Paying roads tax by the mile holds promise
Smart Bombs: No country for new men
Editorial: Lawsuit should improve jail’s medication practices
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Teacher aide training needed, but at what cost?
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial – Why can’t state figure out how to fund voter-approved charter schools?
Editorial – VanAusdle’s legacy at one of state’s best community colleges
Editorial – Census calculations should remain way to set House districts
Yakima Herald Republic
Patients become providers at Yakima mental health program
Study shows Yakima strong in economic growth
State changing vitamin rule in wake of birth-defects probe
Other Views: Right and left could agree on increasing earned income tax credit for childless adult workers
Hispanics and Muslims have common cause as ‘the other’
Editorial: What follows No Child law must benefit all students
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
WA Charter Schools continue fight for survival
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Fallen trees, rock slides close I-90 east through Cascades
‘Moms Demand Action’ holds walk urging end to gun violence
KPLU FM
Wash. Congressman Introduces Legislation To Protect Grocery Workers
New Book Explores Changing Attitudes Among Boeing Workers About The Company
Washington, Oregon Call For Federal Help With Damaged Roads
Washington State Says ‘Give Salmon A Break’ With Copper-Free Brakes
KUOW FM
When Parents Don’t Pick Up Kids From Juvenile Detention
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Washington’s first charter school to go back to private
NW Public Radio
Washington State Says ‘Give Salmon A Break’ With Copper-Free Brakes
Washington, Oregon Call For Federal Help With Damaged Roads
West Coast Mayors Announce New Alliance
Q13 TV (FOX)
Downed trees, rock slides force closure of Eastbound I-90 at North Bend
Relentless rain increases chance of landslides
WEB
Seattle P.I.
Mayors will create a ‘green wall’ along the West Coast: An ‘electric vehicle highway’ will run through it
U.S. Coast Guard closes entrance to Columbia River and other coastal ports
Nearly half of young millennials believe the American Dream is dead: Survey
Congressional delegation wants feds’ help in repairing storm-damaged highways — and gets it