Monday, October 12

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Associated Press
Lawsuit claims Washington state not caring for sick babies
Feds threaten to cut funding to psychiatric hospital 3 times
Forest Service wants more controlled burns in state
Gun violence researchers becoming an endangered species?
Lower gas prices means no Social Security increase next year
$200 million in improvements completed for Yakima schools
Details outlined on proposed vaping ban

Aberdeen Daily World
Rally riles oil denouncers amid public hearing
Marine toxin levels will delay start of clam dig season
Officials hear overwhelming opposition to crude terminals

Bainbridge Island Review
Gov. Inslee urges participation in Great Washington ShakeOut

Central Kitsap Reporter
Cantwell, Murkowski introduce volcano monitoring bill

The Daily News
Opinion: Dionne: The conservative evasion on guns

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Eyman’s I-1366 would force Legislature’s hand — or cut sales tax
Tim Eyman stays mum on state’s investigation of his compensation
Details out on proposed vaping ban
Editorial: Senate panel gets an earful on school funding

Islands’ Sounder
New veterans transportation bill
The truth about pipeline expansion

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Friends of the San Juans estimate increased shipping traffic on Salish Sea from new and proposed projects
Larsen Votes Against Lifting Crude Oil Export Ban

News Tribune (subscription required)
Northwest Justice Project lawsuit addresses state’s lack of in-home nurses for children
Washington health officials: Steer clear of medical claims about marijuana
Washington taxes complete long rebound from recession
Op-Ed by Christine Gregoire: TPP will help protect our oceans and environment
Op-Ed: Matt Driscoll: Is Pierce County Council poised to finally lift ban on recreational pot?
Op-Ed: Columbus Day needs to be replaced

Olympian (subscription required)
Group discusses race, Olympia Police Department at community meeting

Puget Sound Business Journal
WSDOT files lawsuit to stop other Bertha lawsuits
King County just bought 286 apartments near public transit to keep them affordable

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle property taxes: Are we gouging ourselves?
A late start to kindergarten can yield benefits, study says
Crews investigate after wall into Metro bus tunnel collapses
Advocates push city of Seattle to use orphan properties for affordable housing
Fighting fire with fire: State policy hampers use of controlled burns
Hanford: plutonium factory, waste site and now, national historical park
Seattle teachers to be reassigned amid lower-than-expected enrollment
Editorial: Safety fixes a must for the Aurora Bridge
Editorial: TPP is a global business deal that would benefit Wash. state
Editorial: Stop political inaction, clean up Puget Sound — now
Op-Ed: Bosses, pull back the curtain on pay gap for women
Op-Ed: 3 ways to dramatically cut gun violence
Op-Ed: Celebrating Christopher Columbus on Seattle’s ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’

Spokesman Review
Drought is conspicuous for those outside the aquifer
Where does Washington rank? It depends
Man killed in apparent hunting accident near Colfax
Pullman Planned Parenthood rallies draw hundreds
Spending on historic preservation projects soars in Spokane
Wooten Wildlife Area open for hunting despite fire

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Indigenous Peoples’ Day Monday in Seattle, Olympia

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
WSDOT files lawsuit against Seattle Tunnel Partners

KPLU FM
Seattle City Council Lays Groundwork For Grand Bargain With Developers
License Application Window To Open For Medical Marijuana Dispensaries In Washington

KUOW FM
‘Smell Of Money’ Polluted This South Seattle Neighborhood
USGS Looks To Twitter For Speedy Quake Alerts

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Opinion: It begins: The Bertha blame game

NW Public Radio
License Application Window To Open For Medical Marijuana Dispensaries In Washington

Q13 TV (FOX)
Details outlined on proposed Snohomish County vaping ban

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Capitol Record (TVW)
Inslee directs Ecology to rewrite clean water rules
TVW releases new short documentary about school levies, teacher compensation
On ‘The Impact:’ Details about the state’s first Alzheimer’s plan

Crosscut
What will it take to clean up a poisoned river?
Dangerous colors and the poisoning of the Spokane River

Seattle P.I.
Export-Import Bank backers roll over conservative foes, force House vote on its renewal

Slog
Greatest Friday News Dump Ever: WSDOT Is Suing Seattle Tunnel Partners

Friday, October 9

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Associated Press
Equipment malfunction causes explosion at Washington dam
Study says highway runoff kills salmon but filters can help
Inslee: Rewrite clean-water rules before EPA does
Few pull cash from GET tuition program despite refund offer
Razor clam digs on ocean beaches postponed due to toxins
High court reverses decision granting water rights to Yelm

Aberdeen Daily World
Officials hear overwhelming opposition to crude terminals
Rally riles oil denouncers amid public hearing

News Tribune (subscription required)
Pierce, Kitsap YMCA transgender policy sets off a storm
The legalities of public restrooms

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Drawing lessons in police shooting

Renton Reporter
King County announces funding for aerospace training

Seattle Times (subscription required)
6 dam workers hurt in Grant County explosion, 5 airlifted to Harborview
Expect traffic delays when Obama visits Seattle Friday afternoon
Pump gas in Seattle, get warning you’re harming the earth?
Editorial: Justices should reconsider illogical charter-school ruling
Op-Ed: We medicate our moods and are the worse for it

Tri-City Herald
Public input sought on planning access to Rattlesnake Mountain

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
‘Big One’ article keeps earthquake retrofit crews busy
Critics of all ages sound off on oil trains

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Western State Hospital vows to make changes after patient assault

KPLU FM
Wash. Gov Inslee Orders Another Rewrite Of Clean Water Rule, Fish Consumption Rate

KUOW FM
Inslee Pushes Tighter Water Quality Rules To Match EPA Proposal

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Crosscut
A look at the mountains and rivers moved to build Seattle
In pepper spraying teacher, Chief O’Toole blames system, not officer

Seattle P.I.
Coho salmon, a famous fighting game fish, is fighting to survive toxic runoff
Miloscia runs for state auditor to erase ‘shame and embarrassment’ caused by Kelley
Inslee gets stuck in traffic, commits to clean water and argues that we live ‘in a moral landscape’

Thursday, October 8

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Associated Press
Truant label more likely to go to poor, minority students
State says Seattle tunnel delays could cost $78 million
Washington state asks China to consider loaning pandas
Glitches as new community college computer system rolled out
Inslee to announce new approach to updating water quality

Bainbridge Island Review
Senate’s school funding forum is this Thursday in Bremerton (Rolfes, Hargrove)
Opinion: The Scandalous Suppression of Gun Violence Research

Columbian
No severance for many as Red Lion Hotel closes
$40,000 raised to buy, train new police dog

The Daily News
A parched peninsula has cranberry growers worried
U.S. Fish and Wildlife proposes to downlist Columbian white-tailed deer to threatened
Editorial: State Senate’s roadshow on education can’t ignore money (Dunshee)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Report: Washington 7th in math scores, 40th in high-school graduation
State lawmakers to China: Send pandas to Washington state (Hunt)
Op-Ed: Matt Driscoll: Must we have 10 more years of immigrant detention on the Tideflats?

Seattle Times (subscription required)
State says idled Bertha may add $78M to its cost for tunnel
Inslee asks for federal wildfire aid
Have ideas about school funding? You talk, senators say they’ll listen
Governor takes another swing at state standards for water quality
Editorial: Major League Baseball has a race problem
Op-Ed: Perils of a climate skeptic for president
Op-Ed: Shaping a low-carbon future for Washington includes putting a price on carbon

Seattle Weekly
The ACLU Says Benton County is Running a Modern Day Debtor’s Prison

Spokesman Review
Community Colleges of Spokane caught in computer system snarl
SCC lands $2 million grant to help students succeed in school
Riverkeeper sues over Hangman Creek cleanup
Our View: Broaden open meetings law

Tri-City Herald
Decades-long Hanford downwinder lawsuit settles

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Bill Gates calls for focus on teacher quality
What is Seattle doing to address homelessness?

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Teacher who tackled student with gun to be honored by governor

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Computer glitch causing financial aid crisis at Tacoma college

KUOW FM
Report: Poor, Minority Students In Washington More Likely To Be Labeled Truants
Smog Levels May Be Low In The Northwest But The Region Is Not In The Clear

NW Public Radio
ACLU Sues Benton County, Wash., For Operating ‘Modern-Day Debtors Prison’
Report: Poor, Minority Students In Washington More Likely To Be Labeled Truants

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Crosscut
Harry Belafonte on activism, unrest and the importance of making people squirm

Seattle P.I.
Cantwell: Public lands good for the body, the soul and the economy
Christianity as American’s official religion? Forty-four percent of Republicans say yes

The Stand
Teamsters reach tentative deal for Sysco drivers, warehouse workers
Op-Ed: Hard-earned trust for proposed port should pay off

Wednesday, October 7

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Associated Press
State ferries selling 9 generators it bought but never used
Groups form alliance to tackle climate change by initiative
ACLU lawsuit: County jails people who can’t pay court fines

Bothell Reporter
Area transit leaders announce 700 units of affordable workforce housing in King County (Farrell)

Columbian
Camden: Inslee all wet when it comes to ‘Twilight’ knowledge
Huts give homeless new hope in Vancouver
Firm’s HIV drug could be ‘game-changer’
Day care big burden for minimum-wage workers

News Tribune (subscription required)
National education expert speaks Tuesday at Chief Leschi Schools
Editorial: Too much evidence locked away in untested rape kits

Olympian (subscription required)
Volunteers needed to evaluate grants for parks, trails, habitat
Op-Ed by Gov. Jay Inslee: Record high numbers of people insured in Washington

Puget Sound Business Journal
SEC alleges Dargey misappropriated $46 million in investor funds for Belltown tower

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Probe of 777 engine’s explosive failure pinpoints its origin
Are there pesticides in your pot? New rules make it easier to find out
Rules enforced, lives saved
Second group plans state initiative on climate change
UW ranks 11th among global universities
Seattle schools have one of nation’s largest equity gaps, new study says
Westneat: A socialist proves democracy at work in Seattle
Op-Ed: State lawmakers must restore charter-school funding
Op-Ed: State erred in how it funded charter schools
Editorial: Voters get the last word on tax increases

Seattle Weekly
Oregon’s Legal Marijuana Scene Already Sounds Cooler Than Ours
Cliff Mass Knows Climate Change Is Real, So Why Are Activists and Scientists So Mad at Him?

Spokesman Review
Cheatgrass foe found; who doesn’t believe in miracles?
Editorial: More no-smoking policies would benefit businesses, community

Tri-City Herald
ACLU sues Benton County over jail sentences for unpaid court fees

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
State testing, sex education among topics discussed at school board public forum

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
WSDOT call center wait times up with I-405 tolling
Lawmakers on education funding ‘listening tour’ (Rolfes)

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Congressional cut shuts down park program

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Transgender JBLM officer fears she’ll be discharged

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Opinion: Washington State Ferries is wasting our money

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Crosscut
Op-Ed: Under King Knute, the rich and the jackasses would be taxed

Seattle P.I.
WSU regent launches drive to rebuild torched Planned Parenthood clinic in Pullman
LGBTQ elderly in King County: A population that’s growing, with health problems and needs support

The Stand
Op-Ed: A million Washingtonians aren’t registered to vote. Why?

Tuesday, October 6

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Associated Press
Southwest Washington pot shops remain optimistic about sales
Washington lawmakers take education reform ideas on the road, but plan lacks funding sources (Dunshee, Rolfes)
In writings, Oregon gunman ranted about others being crazy
Groups form alliance to tackle climate change by initiative
Yahoo to double size of data center in central Washington

Columbian
The Columbian celebrates 125th anniversary
Vancouver to receive $790,000 in pot excise taxes

The Daily News
Takko Democrats’ top pick for Senate seat
Bomb threat evacuates Winlock High
Kelso School Board approves new teacher contract
Editorial: Conservation allowed to die

Everett Herald (subscription required)
State audit of city finds more problems at Arlington airport

News Tribune (subscription required)
State AG wins case against Pierce County firm that provided bogus training to care workers
Editorial: Protection orders could stop some mass murders
Op-Ed: Matt Driscoll: MLKHDA launches ‘Locks & Socks’ from the biggest empty homeless shelter in the city

Peninsula Daily News
Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund allowed to expire; state’s congressional delegation urges action on key funding for national outdoors areas

Puget Sound Business Journal
More bad economic news: U.S exports fall to lowest level in 3 years
Here’s why Washington should be watching Oregon’s marijuana sales closely

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Death of Evergreen senior, other player injuries renew football-safety debate
Many homeowners stuck owing more than their houses are worth
Report: Fantasy-sports employees using inside information on outside bets
State says I-405 travel times are steady, but collisions are up
A plan to give 5,000 dropouts a second chance
City cracks down on rent hikes used to avoid relocation payments
Heirs of Eyman donor have ‘great concern’ about use of funds
Editorial: Creating opportunities for people with disabilities
Op-Ed: Twisted social media and mass murder

Seattle Weekly
One Way to Keep Dirty Homeless People Out of Ballard (Carlyle)

Spokesman Review
Spokane Regional Health District urges companies to ban smoking, hire nonsmokers
Fall chinook fishing continues hot in Hanford Reach
Editorial: Congress lets worthwhile Land and Water Conservation Fund expire

West Seattle Herald
UPDATE- Evergreen football player dies following game injury

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
IRC: 3,000 Syrian refugees expected in Seattle in next year
Inslee, lawmakers ask voters to support ban on conversion therapy (Liias)
Motorcyclists complain Good to Go passes fail on I-405

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Evergreen HS football player dies after being injured during game

KPLU FM
Are There Silver Linings To Climate Change In The Pacific Northwest?

Q13 TV (FOX)
Evergreen High School football player dies after game injury; classmates grieve
Southwest Washington pot shops remain optimistic about sales

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Capitol Record (TVW)
On TVW this week: GET committee, education finance listening tour

Crosscut
Can we really ‘restore’ the Duwamish, Seattle’s industrial river?
Police reform and “brutally honest” data: A chat with Seattle PD’s new tech chief

Seattle P.I.
City Council closes loophole to protect tenants
Gates Foundation offers employees 52 weeks’ paid parental leave, and time off without limit
Montreal will temporarily copy Victoria’s example and dump raw sewage into international waterway

The Stand
Northwest Hospital employees picket for better care Wednesday
Sysco workers unanimously authorize strike