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Thursday, November 5
Associated Press
Washington joins legal fight to defend Obama climate plan
State ecology officials fine contractor over sealing wells
Opponents of anti-tax measure eyeing court action (Frockt)
In wake of lawsuit, Latinos win Yakima seats
Health officials add 4 more cases to state’s Chipotle E.coli outbreak
The Latest: 39 cases of E. coli in Northwest outbreak
State’s nuclear waste manager will retire
The Daily News
“Me, too” clause will cost Kelso School District $100,000
Editorial: Providing two free years of college a worthy goal
Everett Herald (subscription required)
‘Absolutely elated’ Eyman celebrates initiative’s success
Feds offer new, free retirement plan
Burbank: Senate bills look to fairly adjust Social Security for seniors
Guest commentary: Help available to weigh Medicare options
Editorial: Come to aid of teacher aides
News Tribune (subscription required)
$15 wage supporters undecided on second try in Tacoma
Seahawks and Sounders get almost $600,000 for ‘paid patriotism’
Washington state gas tax to increase despite voters’ thumbs down
Local school boards recognized by state association
Editorial: A medley of voter verdicts on Tuesday’s ballot
Op-Ed: Unfair rule keeping good teachers from teaching
Olympian (subscription required)
Olympia council, nonprofit lobby for ban on antibiotics for livestock
Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle is fourth-richest city in the U.S.
Airplanes CEO: Without Ex-Im, Boeing would have struggled through the recession
State commerce chief: What Eyman’s initiative could mean for Washington businesses
Seattle Times (subscription required)
I-5 traffic jam linked to ‘huge backlog’ of state maintenance delays
Chipotle E. coli cases continue to rise in Washington
With White House rethinking tests, Washington wants its ‘No Child Left Behind’ waiver back
Editorial: Businesses languishing without Ex-Im Bank; Congress, reauthorize it
Seattle Weekly
In ‘The Jungle,’ Homeless Take a Wait-and-See Stance on Emergency Declaration
Spokesman Review
Council races suggest conservative/progressive split in city
Treppiedi’s lead in Spokane school board race vanishes as more ballots are counted
New details emerge in police sexual assault case
Editorial: Supreme Court should quickly take up case on legality of I-1366
Yakima Herald Republic
Updated results as they’re released
2015 election special report
Latest stories from the historic election
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Fixing aging ferry fleet will be long, expensive process (Nelson)
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle voters’ post-election property tax bill
At 23, Aberdeen’s mayor-elect sees bright future
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Eyman tax initiative passing and headed to court
Seattle’s $930 levy: An update and Q-and-A
KPQ AM
30th District Outcome Could Strengthen Republicans In Washington House (Sullivan)
KUOW FM
Portland City Council Votes To Oppose Oil Trains
NW Public Radio
As Another Eyman Initiative Passes, Legal Challenge Looms
Long ‘Suffocated,’ Latinos Earn Two Spots On Yakima City Council
Amazon Opens First Brick-And-Mortar Store In Seattle
Q13 TV (FOX)
Fircrest voters decide to lift longtime ban on alcohol sales
E.coli cases linked to Chipotle continue to rise — 29 confirmed cases so far in Washington
WEB
Crosscut
Seattle just changed the way we pay for local political campaigns
This island, Seattle: Happily out of step with the state and the nation (Carlyle)
Video: What last night’s election results mean
Fecal matter pollution in public water: The case of Snydar Farm
Seattle P.I.
Historic verdict, historic election: Yakima picks its first Latino council members
The Stand
OPEIU 8, UFCW 21 announce contract wins at Group Health
Opinion: ‘Seniors Before CEOs’ would boost Social Security COLAs
Wednesday, November 4
Associated Press
Conservation group sues to stop commercial salmon farms
Washington voters pass wildlife trafficking initiative
Court-ordered psychiatric hospital expansion nixed
Toxin from vast algae bloom off West Coast found in wildlife
Republican leads in state House race in Federal Way (Gregory)
Ride the Ducks unlikely to resume operations until next year
Tim Eyman’s statewide anti-tax measure passing (Carlyle)
Global commodities glut hits home in New York, Washington
Things to know about the investigation of E. coli outbreak
Seattle officer who punched woman won’t face federal charges
Aberdeen Daily World
Larson clear winner for Aberdeen mayor
Samuel is Monte’s first female mayor; Estes concedes
Dickhoff leads Durney in Hoquiam mayoral race
Pinnick remains Port commissioner
Aberdeen, Hoquiam officials to tackle Harbor-wide flood plan
Columbian
In Our View: Maternity Care Lacking
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Community Transit sales-tax measure too close to call
Where to find official election results online
Editorial: Health board should set rules for vaping in public
Islands’ Sounder
Washington State Ferries to replace materials on two boats
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Attorney General investigates EMS for Medicaid fraud
News Tribune (subscription required)
Election results for Pierce County
Citizen committee to study Tacoma Narrows finances
Pierce County voters strongly rejecting proposed $127 million headquarters
Tacoma voters approving $12 minimum wage
No strong mayor for Tacoma, voters say
Fircrest voters dump “dry city” distinction
Republican Teri Hickel leading Democrat Carol Gregory in state House race in Federal Way (Gregory)
Tacoma road-fixing taxes draw mixed results
Op-Ed by Reps. Heck and Kilmer: We’re making Sound progress, but much yet to do
Olympian (subscription required)
Election results for Thurston County
Editorial: Let’s fix our version of Devil’s Island
Puget Sound Business Journal
Election 2015: $930M Move Seattle levy passed; Sawant retains City Council seat
Amazon’s new paid leave policy: More time off for new moms, new leave for dads
A dozen years ago, neighbors fought Sea-Tac Airport expansion. This time things are different
Loss of Western State Hospital funding would have ‘significant impact on King County’
Power shift: Data centers to replace aluminum industry as largest energy consumers in Washington state
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Tim Eyman’s anti-tax initiative leading
Republican leads in Federal Way legislative race
Voters saying yes to Move Seattle
King County’s $392M Best Starts for Kids leading
‘Democracy vouchers’ win in Seattle; first in country
Wildlife-trafficking measure gets Washington state voters’ OK
Tacoma voters favoring $12 minimum wage by 2018
Westneat: Seattle’s increasingly liberal voters say: Bring it on
Editorial: Legislative race tilts state House toward moderation
Seattle Weekly
Tax-Happy Seattle Bites the Bullet and Greenlights Move Seattle
Charter Schools Are Dead. Long Live Charter Schools
Spokesman Review
Measures passing on animal protection, tax restrictions
Spokane voters reject worker bill of rights
Treppiedi holds small lead in Spokane School Board race
Condon, Stuckart keep top spots at Spokane City Hall
Spokane County voters turn down proposal to expand commission
Yakima Herald Republic
Election results
Historic election: Two Latinos elected to Yakima City Council
Yakima County voters renew three-tenths tax
Editorial: Candidates, pick up all your signs … please?
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle voters pass $930 million transportation levy
Seattle’s ‘Honest Elections’ initiative wins handily
Tacoma voters approve $12 minimum wage
Somers wins Snohomish County executive race
Republican on track to win 30th District House seat
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Seattle Public Schools to vote on new start times
$930 Million Transportation Levy Has Big Lead in Seattle Vote
Tacoma voters approving $12 minimum wage
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Eyman’s anti-tax measure passing in early returns
Voters overwhelmingly pass wildlife trafficking initiative
KPLU FM
Eyman’s Tax-Limiting I-1366 Leads In Early Returns
Washington State Votes Overwhelmingly To Shut Down Ivory Trade
Mississippi Voters Reject Guaranteed Public School Funding
Kids Sue Over Climate Change And A Judge In Wash. State Is Listening
Yakima Voters To Elect First Ever Latino City Councilperson
Alcoa Decision To Idle Plants Comes After Tax Breaks Renewed
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Opinion: McKenna: Courts will throw the kitchen sink at anti-tax initiative
NW Public Radio
Washington Voters Appear To Approve Eyman Tax-Limiting Measure
Alcoa Decision To Idle Plants Comes After Tax Breaks Renewed
Washington Votes Overwhelmingly To Shut Down Ivory Trade
Health Insurance Costs May Be Increasing For Some “Bronze Plan” Enrollees
Seattle Ride The Ducks Tours To Remain Suspended
Alcoa To Shut Down Ferndale And Wenatchee Aluminum Smelters
Q13 TV (FOX)
Seattle transportation tax measure passing; Kshama Sawant appears headed for re-election
Tacoma votes to raise the city’s minimum wage to $12 an hour — not $15
Eyman’s anti-tax measure leads in initial returns; endangered species measure passes
Snohomish County Executive Lovick in trouble, trailing by more than 9,000 votes in bid for re-election
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Ride the Ducks suspension expected to continue through next year
Crosscut
2015 election results for Seattle, King County and Washington state
New elections, but oddly familiar batch of results
On election night, a big win for Seattle normal
Seattle P.I.
$930M Seattle transportation levy appears bound for victory
Tacoma voters approve more modest minimum-wage hike
Washington votes in a landslide to protect endangered species
Eyman’s I-1366 is leading even as state attorney general investigates him
The Stand
NLRB charges Space Needle with unlawful actions (again)
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