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Friday, December 11
Associated Press
First government plane with Syrian refugees arrives in Canada
High school graduation rates still on the rise in Tacoma
Settlement means more Washington children will be tested for lead
Aberdeen Daily World
Flooding hits Twin Harbors
DOT identifying fixes for slides on 101
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
WWU student charged with hate crime for ‘lynch her’ post
IRRADIATED: The secret, tragic legacy of America’s nuclear weapons program
Columbian
I-5 partially reopens; travelers given aid
Washington is ninth healthiest state
The Daily News
Gov. Inslee declares state of emergency for severe flooding
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Everett police urge a stricter limit on alcohol sales downtown
Something rotten about decision not to label ‘Frankenfish’
VA seeks funds to consolidate outside care
Feds want to end accused developer’s role in visa program
Editorial: Steer schools from ‘levy cliff’
News Tribune (subscription required)
Retired judge tapped for Lindquist ethics investigation
Pierce County has ‘seen the worst’ of recent rain storms
Tacoma continues 5-year climb on graduation rates
Pierce County ferry rates to go up
Editorial: Supreme Court right to let gun ban stand
Olympian (subscription required)
With a bonsai, former Vietnamese refugee thanks governor who welcomed him in 1975
Heavy rains, high tides lead to Capitol Lake flooding
Some residents, officials upset with Thurston County’s $330 million budget
Editorial: Troy Kelley should give it up
Puget Sound Business Journal
John McCain wants Boeing joint venture audited, blasts ULA space company
UW president: GIX will increase Seattle area’s influence in China
Boeing’s new plant and seven other top stories in 2015 for Washington state aerospace industry
Seattle Times (subscription required)
$10 toll on I-405 raises big questions from commuters (Clibborn)
Van rescue for homeless: ‘We go to places where people don’t want to go’
Crews scramble to open roads, assess damage after storms
Man dies 6 years after he was slammed into wall by deputy, disabled
8 lanes: Too many for Seattle’s waterfront?
Group Health stands by rules limiting who can vote on Kaiser deal
WWU student charged with hate crime for alleged online threats
Opinion: Helping families escape violence and find a new home
Seattle Weekly
Inslee’s Clean Air Plan Won’t Necessarily Clean Our Air (But It Will Help Our Climate)
Spokesman Review
New snow prompts opening of ski areas
Local school officials hope to influence federal education law
Spokane law erasing some marijuana convictions to go into effect without mayor’s signature
Shawn Vestal: Give Murray an ‘A’ for bipartisanship
Tri-City Herald
Editorial: Closing debtors’ prison eliminates options
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Quieter weather day, but more rain coming Saturday
Gun permits double in Snohomish County
2 lanes of northbound I-5 reopen at Woodland
Western Washington University student charged with hate crime
West Coast mayors including Murray form alliance on homelessness
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Bellevue to post data with hopes of innovation
Feds want Seattle test of gunshot detection system
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
I-405 commute toll hits $10; officials say it may go higher
Surge in concealed gun permit applications after recent terror attacks
WWU student charged with hate crime for ‘lynch’ posting (Photo Gallery)
KPLU FM
Washington Improves In National Health Rankings
President Obama Signs Education Law, Leaving ‘No Child’ Behind
KUOW FM
One Year Later, No Reports Of Prosecutions Under Wash. Background Check Law
When Parents Don’t Pick Up Kids From Juvenile Detention
Utah Reduced Chronic Homelessness By 91 Percent; Here’s How
NW Public Radio
One Year Later, No Reports Of Prosecutions Under Wash. Background Check Law
Q13 TV (FOX)
Tornado damages 36 homes in Battle Ground; crews working to clear highways after storms
Uber driver says passenger called him ISIS, hit him; police probing as possible hate crime
WSDOT reopens two lanes of northbound I-5 in southwestern Washington after landslide
WEB
Civic Skunkworks
New Study Finds Higher Wages, No Disemployment from Local Minimum Wage Hike
Crosscut
How Seattle is feeding the hungry this winter
6 quick fixes for Seattle’s traffic woes
In today’s headlines, echoes of our fascist past
Thursday, December 10
Associated Press
Sen. Patty Murray touts No Child Left Behind overhaul (Santos)
Lawmakers: New U.S. education law means a return to local control of schools
Aberdeen Daily World
Harbor mayors, mayors-elect talk vision
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Millennials are still crushed by recession and could be for decades
New Northwest climate study: Older projections coming true, more changes ahead
Bothell Reporter
Gov. Inslee helping to craft new rule to limit carbon pollution
Op-Ed: State budget not fully funding colleges
Columbian
Vancouver’s homeless population shifts
I-5 north of Woodland remains closed
In Our View: Progress on Transportation
The Daily News
Editorial: Regrettable restriction (Gun violence)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Teacher shortage in state worries education officials (Lytton)
New U.S. education law removes sanctions against state schools (Ortiz-Self)
Back from Paris, Inslee aims to tackle carbon pollution
Editorial: Light rail must connect with Paine Field
News Tribune (subscription required)
No Child Left Behind law rewrite helps waiverless Washington state
Disruptive conduct, ‘other behavior’ are leading causes of school discipline
Indicted state Auditor Troy Kelley returns from leave (Reykdal)
VIDEO: State Auditor Kelley talks about returning to work
Tacoma expands emergency homeless shelter service for $235,000
Fircrest Council makes it official: Liquor can be served, even outdoors
Op-Ed: Matt Driscoll: Not too early to think about extending light rail to Tacoma
Olympian (subscription required)
Olympia tweaks zoning for retail marijuana sales
Olympia resolution supports Syrian refugees
Editorial: No-drone rule is sensible for Capitol
Puget Sound Business Journal
48% of millennials say the American dream is dead
Lawmakers launch effort to help Washington’s spaceflight companies take off (Owen)
Small business closer to getting new regulatory watchdog at SBA
Vancouver Business Journal
Camas tops list of best school districts in Southwest Washington
Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima Valley educators thrilled with rewriting of No Child Left Behind
State tree fruit association strategizes for future with Yakima meeting
Editorial: Ex-Im Bank finally clears congressional obstructions
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
I-405 Express Toll lanes reach $10
Multiple slides close US 2 and US 12
I-5 NB still closed after landslide near Woodland
WATCH: Video of flooding, damage around Western Washington
Seattle one of the most landslide-prone cities in country
Seattle considers transit lanes after tunnel completion
Washington ‘risking a lawsuit’ by segregating disabled
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Gov. Inslee proclaims state of emergency following severe storms
Seattle doubles investment in affordable housing
Jesse helps a family get answers from healthcare facility
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
I-5 mudslide tops growing list of storm-caused road closures
State of emergency declared as days of storms wreak havoc
KPLU FM
Gov. Inslee Declares State Of Emergency Following Severe Storms Across Washington State
Troy Kelley Returns: ‘I Think I Will Be Very Effective’
KUOW FM
Advice From A 7-Year-Old Trans Girl
Troy Kelley Says Paycheck ‘Not A Factor’ In Return To Office
The Tipping Point: Most Americans No Longer Are Middle Class
NW Public Radio
Troy Kelley Returns: ‘I Think I Will Be Very Effective’
Washington, Oregon Striving To Make Schools Earthquake Safe
Q13 TV (FOX)
Governor declares state of emergency in Washington after severe storms, flooding, landslides
I-405 Express Toll Lanes reach all-time high of $10
Landslide closes northbound I-5 near Vancouver
WEB
Crosscut
The Northwest’s coming clashes over fossil fuel exports
Fascists once got a warm welcome in the Northwest
As Chicago faces police overhaul, are there lessons from Seattle?
Hacking the feds: A local man’s crimes reveal a global scam
Op-Ed: Seattle should press gun makers on public safety
Wednesday, December 9
Associated Press
Indicted Washington state auditor returns to work
Ferndale council votes in favor of pot store moratorium
Charter school system shutting down; schools will stay open
State fines Chehalis hotel nearly $98,000 for violations
King County employees to get 12 weeks of paid parental leave
Washington again delays commercial crabbing on south coast
Alaska predicts sharp oil tax decline amid low prices
Nearly 11,000 new enrollments for health insurance
Aberdeen Daily World
Letter: Xenophobia
Columbian
In Our View: Regrettable Restriction
Concealed pistol license applications spike in county
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Indicted Washington state auditor returns to work
EvCC sustainability expert brings ideas to state commute reduction board
Health district budgets money to study its possible takeover by county
Guest commentary: Where the state ranks on education, roads, jobs
Guest commentary: Equal education requires more help for kids who struggle
Guest commentary: Do more to discourage teens from smoking and vaping
Op-ed by Rep. Luis Moscoso: Voting Rights Act would enshrine the diversity people seek
Editorial: Legal needs of many low-income families not met
Editorial: Gas tax is running on empty
Puget Sound Business Journal
Trump’s anti-Muslim comments provoke political clash in state
Event showcases economic payoff of Washington state’s wine industry
Has Washington state given up on smoking prevention?
Seattle area scores high in Best-Performing Cities Index
First sweeping Washington health measurement shows room to improve
Seattle Times (subscription required)
I-405 express tolls higher than expected, near $10
Massive flooding threatens communities as rain, snowmelt continue
King County OKs paid parental leave for some employees
Auditor Troy Kelley’s answer to impeachment threat: ‘I’m officially back’ (Sullivan)
Editorial: Legislature should do more to protect victims of sexual assault
Editorial: Past election shows why civic participation matters; so cast your ballots
Seattle Weekly
In Washington, a Battle for Fantasy Football’s Soul
The Storybook Rise of the Pierce County Prosecutor Takes an Ugly Turn
Spokesman Review
Flood warning issued for 3 northern counties
Schools in session; high winds to hit mid-morning
Impeachment pending, Washington Auditor Kelley returns to office
Police guild president placed on unpaid leave following criminal charge
Inslee wants state to trade pollution credits with Canada, buy more electric cars
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Need for more foster homes; consider taking in a child
Yakima Herald Republic
Supreme Court to hear voting rights case, which could have implications in Yakima
Nine area schools win state honors for academic success
Other Views: Congress passed transportation bill, but failed on funding test
Guest commentary: Long-term care an issue for families, Legislature
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Pay-by-mile fee could be tested in Washington in 2017
Stop I-405 tolling: Citizen petition getting lawmaker attention
Washington state reaction to Trump’s proposed Muslim ban
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
New pay-by-mile analysis shows it would be more fair than the gas tax
Indicted Washington State Auditor returns to work
KPLU FM
King County Will Pilot A 12-Week Paid Parental Leave Program Next Year
Recent Northwest Storms Bring Higher Risk For Landslides
Troy Kelley Returns To Washington State Auditor’s Office
KUOW FM
Inslee in Paris: 20 Percent Of State Vehicles Will Be Electric
If You Build Affordable Housing For Teachers, Will They Come?
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Plan to tax Washington drivers per mile moving forward
State fines Chehalis hotel nearly $98,000 for violations
NW Public Radio
Indicted Auditor Troy Kelley Returns To Office Hoping To Head Off Impeachment
Q13 TV (FOX)
Nearly 11,000 new people sign up for health insurance through Washington state exchange
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Indicted State Auditor Troy Kelley returns to work in Olympia
Seattle P.I.
Washington’s not-so-little dirty secret: Police ‘overwhelmed’ as state leads the nation in child pornography
No Child Left Behind’ law, with its rigid testing requirements, is about to be left behind
Indicted state Auditor Troy Kelley returns to work: Inslee says stay away
Inslee in Paris: Electric cars, climate change and talking to Al Gore about India
Slog
Washington State’s Second Native American-Owned Pot Shop Is a Big Win for Tribal Sovereignty
Tuesday, December 8
Associated Press
Spokane police see growing number of weapon applications
Washington governor signs climate change agreements in Paris
Hosts take steps to limit carbon footprint of Paris talks
Lawmakers seek to impeach Washington state auditor (Hunt, Reykdal)
King County employees to get 12 weeks of paid parental leave
Aberdeen Daily World
Sunken vessel in Westport Marina prompts Coast Guard cleanup
County adopts general fund budget, fully funds Sheriff’s Office
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
State regulators levy $71,000 fine against BNSF over spills
Columbian
In Our View: Singing The Rain’s Praises
Vancouver holds line on retail pot stores
News Tribune (subscription required)
Charter schools may join Eastern Washington school district
Lawmakers offer resolution to impeach state Auditor Troy Kelley (Hunt, Reykdal)
Editorial: Climate change won’t be kind to Puget Sound
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: More than terrorism this week
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Comcast sweetens cable franchise offer; Seattle council delays vote
Schools get tested on their seismic safety — with kids’ help
Lawmakers seek to impeach embattled state auditor (Hunt, Reykdal)
Fossil-fuel protest targets BNSF office in Seattle
Editorial: ‘Justice for all’ threatened by inaction in Olympia
Op-Ed: Hysteria about refugees, but blindness on guns
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Jail diversion program plagued with problems
King County approves 12-week parental leave for county employees
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
State Transportation Commission looking at road usage charge
King Co. approves expanded parental leave program
Coming soon to SR 99: A tunnel machine restart and lane closures
WSDOT says viaduct has settled 2-3 inches in some spots since 2001 earthquake
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
$50 million prize offered for new ideas to solve traffic woes
Lawmakers file resoultion to impeach state Auditor Troy Kelley
KPLU FM
Washington Lawmakers Introduce Resolution To Impeach Auditor Kelley
Author Says The Rise Of The `Gig Economy’ Leaves Workers Without A Safety Net
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Bipartisan resolution to impeach State Auditor Troy Kelley filed in House (Hunt, Reykdal)
Civic Skunkworks
No, Raising the Minimum Wage Isn’t a Socialist Experiment
Crosscut
Eyman and his initiative give the Legislature one more headache
Major teacher shortage across the state, educators report
Seattle P.I.
Trump demands ‘total and complete shutdown’ of Muslims entering the U.S.
Monday, December 7
Associated Press
State asks appeals court to throw out competency ruling
State plans to start regular 529 college-savings program
Western governors endorse prescreening tourists outside US
Aberdeen Daily World
Letter: Feeling burned
Columbian
State lawmakers struggle with ‘paramount duty’ of funding education
Oil terminal: A Q&A of what happens next
Op-Ed: Closing loophole will aid mentally ill, state’s taxpayers (Moeller)
The Daily News
Op-Ed by Rep. Rossetti: Let’s give working families—not Wall Street—a tax break
News Tribune (subscription required)
Hans Dunshee, new House budget writer, is a big personality at state Capitol (Dunshee, Carlyle, Hunter)
VIDEO: State Rep. Hans Dunshee, D-Snohomish, plays the tinwhistle (Dunshee)
Clinic hopes to offer methadone treatment in Puyallup; city not yet sure
Decades long wait on SR 167 nearing an end
VIDEO: Gov. Inslee unveils SR 167 signs
Tensions build in legal battle between McCarthy and Lindquist over phone records case
State Auditor Troy Kelley wins his money back
Op-Ed: Matt Driscoll: Tacoma poised to launch a ‘Safe Routes to School’ program
Op-Ed: Protest sale of high-quality station KPLU to KUOW
Editorial: Western State Hospital is broken, needs fixing
Editorial: Public shootings put police in path of more bullets
The New Yorker
Fishers of the Yakama Nation
Olympian (subscription required)
Op-Ed: Washington consumers need hearing coverage
Peninsula Daily News
Boost budget for Olympic National Park, supporters plead
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Group Health acquisition by Kaiser draws worry and praise
Seattle to Comcast: We want contract deal like Philly got
Charter schools in state may join small district near Spokane
State AG files brief backing Obama immigration appeal
Ethics board looks at lawmakers’ meal limit (Hunt)
Free ORCA cards for low-income students next year
Editorial: What’s in a tax break? We should all know (Carlyle)
Editorial: No Child Left Behind education law getting needed reboot
Editorial: Don’t conflate violent acts as representative of all of Islam
Editorial: Good news for the state: Congress restores Export-Import Bank
Seattle Weekly
Mayor and Advocates Talk Homeless Crisis at Seattle University
Spokesman Review
Supreme Court lets local ban on assault weapons stand
Three years in, legal marijuana sales soaring in Washington state
Getting There: New federal highway bill to help Spokane region
Katherine Merck, Spokane native and GU law student, crowned Miss Rodeo America
Kaiser’s Trentwood plant continues to reinvent itself
Spokane judge orders Lyft, Uber to provide ridership records
Editorial: McIntire’s tax plan better than Washington state’s present system
Editorial: Education reform nears final test
Editorial: Impeach Auditor Troy Kelley if he won’t resign
Editorial: Strengthen protections for sexual assault victims
Tri-City Herald
State money to improve Richland, Pasco sports fields
Editorial: State officials must quit using jails for the mentally ill
Vancouver Business Journal
Fish & Wildlife in talks to bring regional HQ to Ridgefield
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Wasteful spending of tax dollars is no laughing matter
Broadcast
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Anti-Nazi protesters cause damage, block traffic on Capitol Hill
KPLU FM
Can Data Break The Cycle Of Discipline In Wash. Schools?
How A School’s Attendance Number Hides Big Problems
Why Has The Death Penalty Grown Increasingly Rare?
Seattle-Based Group Health To Be Acquired By The Larger Kaiser Permanente
KUOW FM
The House Designed To Pay Your Energy Bill Actually Works
Web
The Capitol Record
Carbon tax initiative has enough signatures to head to Legislature
Crosscut
Activists want to unionize Uber. Here are the challenges they face.
Those opposing Syrian refugees should heed history’s lessons
Police reform in a city known for police corruption
Publicola
Charter Battle Heats Up in Olympia (Between Democrats) (Clibborn, Pettigrew, Pollet, Sawyer, Springer, Hobbs, Mullet)
DelBene Turns Tables on GOP Planned Parenthood Investigation
Seattle P.I.
Gov. Inslee does Paris, but how’s the political climate on this side of ‘the pond’?
Export-Import Bank: Lawmakers praised for persistence — and more — as Obama signs bill
The Stand
Opinion: Banks must be accountable to civil society