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Monday, September 21
Associated Press
US Open cost $700,000 for Pierce County taxpayers
New marijuana law side effect: Youth possession now a felony
Kelso teachers vote to defy court order to go back to school
President Xi’s visit highlights Washington state-China ties
Seattle teachers approve labor contract, vote to end strike
Aberdeen Daily World
DNR lifts burn ban west of Cascades
Arlington Times
Man dies following altercation with police
Sunnyside up about test scores, scrambled about the process
The Daily News
Opinion: Get Your Facts Straight
Everett Herald
VA whistleblower exposes problems at Federal Way center
China’s president will begin U.S. visit at Paine Field
McCusker: Merit in figuring economic impacts into budget
Guest commentary: Tolls on I-405 won’t address state’s deep budget problems
Guest commentary by Gov. Inslee: Visits forge strong trade ties for U.S., China
Editorial: Peace, and dignity for all
Editorial: Move up presidential primary
News Tribune (subscription required)
Why Washington’s Lottery can’t solve school funding problems
Tacoma asks county to clean up, secure shuttered hospital
U.S. Open cost $2 million for security, $700,000 from county taxpayers
Health board considers regulating e-cigarettes like tobacco in Pierce County
Budget showdown worries JBLM workers, could upend Boeing tanker contract
Editorial: Court’s charter ruling looks even worse under scrutiny
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: It is a great day to register to vote
Opinion: Criminal charges in police shooting case must be dropped
Puget Sound Business Journal
Feeling crowded? Seattle area adds 61,373 residents in a year
Washington women make $12,000 less per year than Washington men
Insurance commissioner Kreidler will seek re-election in 2016
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle teachers ratify contract
Plan to test pigs for salmonella meets resistance
VA whistle-blower exposes problems at Federal Way center
New business degree speeds up process of getting a college credential
What the president of China will be doing in Washington state
Important but unfamiliar: A look at who’s coming to town with Chinese President Xi Jinping
After House vote, Planned Parenthood’s turn for symbolism
Editorial: Don’t be hasty on changing Northwest Forest Plan
Op-Ed: Are the bosses too cushioned to care?
Op-Ed: Pope Francis’ environmental encyclical cannot be ignored
Op-Ed: Building a better China-U.S. relationship with President Xi’s visit
Editorial: To accommodate region’s growth, Paine Field should be part of the flight plan
Editorial: WSU North Puget Sound breaking ground on the future in Snohomish County (Sells, Dunshee)
Skagit Valley Herald
Burn ban lifted on DNR land in Western Washington
Spokesman Review
WSU student hospitalized after fall from fraternity fire escape
Prisoner release program going well
Incoming freshmen at EWU break 2005 record
Spokane Public Schools blames union for budget shortfall
WSU officials select medical school dean, faculty
Wildlife agency seeks public input on priorities
Sunday Spin: Political gambling? You betcha
Editorial: Shift to nuanced grading deserves A-plus
Editorial: Government shutdown supporters out of touch
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial – State’s charter school law needs fix
Editorial – Campaign-contribution rules should apply to all
Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima gay community hopes smaller, conservative communities follow national trend
State teacher strikes may have political repercussions (Ranker)
Washington Post editorial: No room for xenophobia in America
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle teachers vote to approve contract
Traffic nightmare this week as Chinese president visits Seattle
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Seattle Education Association met Sunday, voted to approve contract agreement
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Kelso teachers vote to continue strike, defying judge’s order (Video)
KPLU FM
It’s Over: Seattle Teachers Vote To End Strike, Accept New Deal With District
KREM 2 TV (CBS)
Senior center celebrates funding for elevator (Billig, Riccelli)
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Seattle climatologist: Time to get real about climate change issues
NW Public Radio
Northwest Presents Microcosm of U.S.-China Risks And Rewards On Eve Of Leader’s Visit
Former Jail Inmate Describes Isolation, Despair While Awaiting Mental Evaluation
Planned Parenthood Will Lease Temporary Space in Pullman After Arson Fire
Q13 TV (FOX)
New side-effect of Washington’s marijuana law: Youth possession now a felony
WEB
Crosscut
Metro buses: Pedestrians in blind spot?
Mapping fish die-offs in warming waters
The firing of an officer: A turning point for SPD?
Battered rent control resolution crawls its way to the full council
Horsesass.org
Initiative 1185 Signature Firm Paid Tim Eyman $308,000
My Edmonds News
Strom Peterson’s statement to Boeing: Don’t send middle-class jobs to China (Peterson)
Publicola
Friday Like: Urbanism in Its Own Right
The Stand
Show Haggen employees respect they’re due (Conway)
Boeing’s China plan ’causes great concern’
West Seattle Blog
SCHOOL STRIKE OFFICIALLY OVER: Seattle Education Association members vote to accept contract
Friday, September 18
Associated Press
Judges issue contempt orders, fines in competency cases
Washington State reporting record fall enrollment
Applications for jobless aid fall again
House panel votes to lift oil export ban
Copper thieves pulling out wire for lights on State Route 16
Judges issue contempt orders, $700,000 in fines in boarding cases of mentally ill
Aberdeen Daily World
Olympic Peninsula climbing ranks in USA Today’s online contest for best scenic fall drive
Enforcement savings byproduct of legal pot in Washington
Quinaults receive $19M for land purchases
Columbian
In Our View: Science Over Rhetoric (climate change)
The Daily News
Kelso’s 300 teachers go on strike; negotiations continue
Editorial: Clemency and a call for reform for three-strikes law
Everett Herald (subscription required)
State finds no problem in audit of Snohomish County finances
Op-ed: Problems ahead for I-405 HOV/toll lanes
Editorial: Bridging divisions in Everett
Federal Way Mirror
Legislators disapprove of Woodmont Recovery Center near Federal Way (Gregory, Orwall)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Legislation allows car tab fee increases
Olympian (subscription required)
Reading material piles up for lawyers in Troy Kelley case
New math shows shortfalls in Washington’s open pension plans (Conway)
Laurie Dolan of Olympia running for state House
State Supreme Court: Activist justices or just different?
Puget Sound Business Journal
How state ranks: the highs and lows
What you need to know about the NLRB’s ruling on contract workers
Interim CEO: Health exchange will need to ‘rebuild trust’ from stakeholders
Construction jobs pipeline going dry
Opinion: Increase Northwest trade by boosting capacity
Editorial: Now’s not the time to back off on ties with China
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Despite warning, state was left short on pilots, grounding wildfire copters
Chinese government tries to extract pledge of compliance from U.S. tech firms
School year begins for Seattle students: ‘Better than sitting bored at home’
Local and federal officials unveil new tools for gaining citizenship
Democrats offer 3 choices to replace Rep. Ross Hunter
Get your flu vaccine, health officials urge — it will be more effective this time
Editorial: Congress can finally make a difference for mental-health reform
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: State needs alternative to new EPA water standards
Our Voice: Lawsuits can be obstacles to Hanford cleanup efforts
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Marijuana vote in Milton-Freewater is unnecessary
Yakima Herald Republic
Maryhill Museum of Art gets $1 million grant from state
Editorial: State GOP gets it right on presidential primary
Editorial: A university sets an example for hearing opposing views
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
State lawmakers say lifting ban on rent control unlikely (Chopp, Jinkins)
Interstate 5 park ‘concept’ has people talking
Rent control issue divides Seattle council committee
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Seattle tracking cell phones to improve traffic flow (Video)
Drivers should expect big changes on busy stretch of I-405 (Video)
Is Washington state prepared for a major earthquake and tsunami?
KPLU FM
Seattle Teachers Still Must Vote To Accept Contract Before Strike Can End
Troy Kelley Case File Exceeds 80,000 Pages
Federal Government To Pay Long-Overdue $940 Million To Native American Tribes
Wash. State Patrol Says Mansion Security Beefed Up After Breaches
KUOW FM
Paul Allen Races Extinction With Wildlife Trafficking Measure
NW Public Radio
Learning To Live With Forest Fire: More Management, Says Science Panel
Security Beefed Up At Washington Governor’s Mansion After Breaches
Web
MyNorthest.com
Dori perplexed by most ridiculous WA law (online gambling)
Schmudget
Scraping By Isn’t Enough: What the Poverty Data Doesn’t Show
Seattle P.I.
Oil development in the Arctic is not a sure thing, says Shell Oil chief executive
Lawsuit: Snohomish County jail staff killed mentally ill shoplifter
Thursday, September 17
Associated Press
Judges issue contempt orders, fines in competency cases
Kelso schools closed Thursday as teacher strike enters day 2
Trial of father of high school shooter to stay in Seattle
Washington unemployment rate steady at 5.3 percent in August
Striking Seattle teachers to return to classroom
Light-rail trains between Seattle, SeaTac to run more often
Seattle teachers’ tentative deal tackles issues beyond pay
Aberdeen Daily World
County funding document preservation with auditor’s O&M
Columbian
In Our View: Republicans Get It Right
Daily Sun News
Secretary of State encourages Latinos to get politically involved
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Marysville City Council bans vaping in public parks
EvCC to offer tuition waivers to qualified low-income students
State Democrats eager to know who’s taking on Inslee
Council OKs $7.4M for Paine Field runway overhaul
1 out of 3 farms in Snohomish County run by women
Gas prices expected to drop to near $2 a gallon
Editorial: Taking the path to shutdown (Federal budget)
Issaquah Press
State won’t rule out further logging on public lands in Issaquah
Kent Reporter
King County Council approves funding to address untested rape kits (Orwall)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit Tacoma’s Lincoln High School
New math shows shortfalls in Washington’s open pension plans (Conway)
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Saying yes to Mission: Impossible
Opinion by Rep. Eric Pettigrew: Charter ruling hurts poorer students
Puget Sound Business Journal
Washington state health centers get $15M in federal grants to expand services
Visiting Chinese president to openly talk policy in Seattle, not the other Washington
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Spurred by strike support, groups continue education fight
Uninsured numbers continue to drop in Washington, too
UW ranks fourth in the world in new measure of innovation
Editorial: Clemency and a call for reform for three-strikes law
Spokesman Review
Legislators urged to change wildfire funding, as additional $250M put in Forest Service budget
Mapping the pot biz: Sales by growers, processors and stores
Editorial: Washington Democrats should allow Republicans to move up primaries
Vancouver Business Journal
Washington’s unemployment rate stays at 5.3 percent
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: GOP decision to use state presidential primary reduces waste of tax dollars
West Seattle Herald
Microsoft CEO Announces $75 Million for Computer Science education expansion
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: The message bears repeating: Wear your seat belt
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle Teachers still need to approve deal
New proposals to address potential conflict and the court? (Carlyle)
Sound Transit light rail to run more often
Sherman opens up about ‘Black Lives Matter’ after impostor’s post
Microsoft to spend $75 mln to boost computer science in schools
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Jobs top issue when China’s president visits Seattle
State education challenges could mean more strikes on the horizon
Washington’s unemployment rate holds steady at 5.3 percent
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Seattle students return to school as teachers strike suspended
Des Moines leaders field concerns about drug clinic near school (Gregory, Orwall)
Lawsuit: Snohomish County jail staff killed mentally ill shoplifter
Snohomish County considers hiring freeze
Fantasy sports betting is big business, but Washington can’t play
KPLU FM
Seattle Students Back To School Thursday After Striking Teachers, District Reach Tentative Deal
Washington’s Largest Fire Almost Contained
Seattle Teachers’ Tentative Deal Tackles Issues Beyond Pay
Declining Unemployment Rate Gets Stuck In Recent Months In WA & Oregon
KUOW FM
Paul Allen Supplies Wildlife Initiative, Campaign, Movie Venue – Even The Popcorn
NW Public Radio
Washington’s Largest Fire Almost Contained
Former POW Bowe Bergdahl in Court Thursday
Visit By Chinese President Xi To Washington State Now Confirmed
Declining Unemployment Rates In Washington, Oregon Stuck In Recent Months
No Change To Oregon’s Minimum Wage In 2016
Teacher Strike Suspended; School Starts Thursday
Q13 TV (FOX)
BACK TO SCHOOL! Seattle students head to classrooms as strike ends
Do you live in one of the ’10 worst places in Washington?’
Richard Sherman opens up about Black Lives Matter movement following post written in his name
Light-rail trains between Seattle, SeaTac to run more often
Kelso schools closed Thursday as teacher strike enters day 2
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Toxic algae, GET program on tonight’s edition of ‘The Impact’
Civic Skunkworks
Sorry, but Better Overtime Standards Will Not Result in the End of the World
Crosscut
The forgotten (and surprisingly simple) solution to long commutes
Kennewick Man: a never-ending nightmare for tribes
Schmudget
Affordable Care Act Gives Significantly More Washingtonians Access to Healthcare
Seattle P.I.
Blocking the Export-Import Bank: US. is losing jobs and business is losing patience
Slog
John Okamoto Didn’t Block the Rent Control Resolution, So Today It Gets Some Council Discussion
Guest Editorial: Want a Strategy for Getting More State Education Funding? Here’s a Strategy. (Carlyle)
The Stand
Opinion: Charter ruling rebukes privatization agenda
Waterland Blog
Two legislators say drug recovery center is ‘unacceptable risk’ in Woodmont (Gregory, Orwall)
Wednesday, September 16
Associated Press
The Latest: Seattle teachers union panel votes to end strike
Kelso teachers to strike Wednesday, schools closed
State game officials disappointed with deal in wolf killing
Gun-control advocates hope recent wins signal changing tide
Columbian
In Our View: Regulating Taxis Passé
The Daily News
Teacher Strike Suspended; School Starts Thursday
Everett Herald (subscription required)
County Council to vote on mostly symbolic hiring freeze
State GOP plan rewards presidential candidates from May 24 primary
Coming signs will foretell of I-405 tolling
Editorial: A carbon cap, but what then?
Letter: Global warming: Effort to replace fossil fuels failing
Letter: Primary system: Funded by taxes, election is fair
News Tribune (subscription required)
Opinion by Rep. Drew Stokesbary: Let’s reform Washington’s most regressive tax
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Capitol parking needs put in focus (Fraser)
Peninsula Daily News
Washington Department of Natural Resources requests comment on draft trails policy to guide development
Puget Sound Business Journal
Staying relevant is gender-neutral: 3 college presidents on the state of women’s schools
Report: Nadella is leading a cultural revolution at Microsoft
Revealed: Washington’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Union suspends strike; school in Seattle to start Thursday
More illnesses tied to salmonella in cucumbers
Renewed effort needed to diversify teaching workforce, report finds
Westneat: Seattle teachers strike not all about money in the end
Editorial: Breaking the ice on Arctic policy: enough heel-dragging
Op-ed: A plan to fix college loans, debt and the burden on students and the economy
Seattle Weekly
Strike Through: How Teachers’ Unions Are Re-Writing Seattle’s Education Game Plan
Chief O’Toole Cans Officer Who Called Golf-Club Cane a Weapon
Coal Stocks Are Tanking. So Why Is Seattle’s Pension Fund Holding Onto Them?
Spokesman Review
Washington marijuana sales amount to $357 million in 15 months
Missing in America nonprofit lays 46 ‘lost’ local veterans to rest
Enforcement savings byproduct of legal pot in Washington
Washington appeals court overturns child rape conviction
Editorial: Motorists, bicyclists can peacefully coexist
West Seattle Herald
UPDATE: Agreement reached in teacher’s strike; School may start again Thursday
Yakima Herald Republic
Pasco teachers union pays $5,600 court fine
Yakima renews teachers contract
Forest fire burning west of Yakima is being held in check
Crews winding down work on Klickitat County blaze
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
I-405 carpoolers could face accidental toll bills
Seattle officer fired over golf club incident
South Seattle College offering free tuition to some freshmen
Superintendent Randy Dorn on education funding and his future
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Striking Seattle teachers to return to classroom (Photo Gallery) (Video)
Seattle officer fired for actions in controversial arrest over golf club
KPLU FM
Seattle Students Back To School Thursday After Striking Teachers, District Reach Tentative Deal
KUOW FM
Teacher Strike Suspended; School Starts Thursday
Two Washington Colleges Get Money For Veteran Centers
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Seattle teachers union executive board votes to end strike, recommends contract deal
Amazon’s potty problem: Too many dudes, not enough toilets, workers complain to state officials
Q13 TV (FOX)
Seattle teachers union panel votes to end strike; kids back to school Thursday
Seattle police officer fired for arresting elderly man holding golf club
Seawall project delayed 1 year; expected to cost $70-million more than planned
WEB
Crosscut
Initiative could block justices’ consideration of donors’ cases (Carlyle)
Why it’s so hard to build truly affordable housing in Seattle
‘Active’ parks celebrated, even among homeless advocates
Publicola
“Tentative Agreement” Reached Between Striking Teachers and Seattle Schools District
Seattle P.I.
Striking Seattle teachers to return to classroom
The ‘extinction economy’: Will Washington voters strike a blow against slaughter of the world’s wild creatures?
A water emergency hits Forks, which averages 119 inches of rain a year
Slog
Teachers Union Representative Assembly Votes to Suspend Strike; School Starts Thursday
Tuesday, September 15
Associated Press
Striking Seattle teachers, school district reach tentative deal
Kelso teachers vote to strike Wednesday if no contract
Charter-school ruling prompts initiative targeting Supreme Court
Lawmaker to file initiative related to Supreme Court ruling
Nation’s first state-tribal marijuana compact signed
Parents scramble for child care amid Seattle teacher strike
Seattle’s population booms as tech companies increase hiring
State seeks some extra dollars in latest revenue forecast
Nation’s first state-tribal marijuana compact signed
Bothell Reporter
Who sued to kill charter schools in Washington? | Cartoon
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Low pay and long, pricey commute often go hand in hand
Maple Valley Reporter
King County Council approves funding to address untested rape kits (Orwall)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Feds add another $2 million to Tacoma’s Link light rail extension
State AG will ask court to reconsider charter school ruling; governor says no special session
Squaxin, Suquamish tribes working on plans to sell marijuana (Hurst)
Washington’s charter schools: Officials can’t agree on how to save them (Sullivan)
To new charges, Washington auditor Troy Kelley repeats his plea: Not guilty
Editorial: Charter school ruling detours into Wonderland
Opinion by Philip Talmadge: Justices should reconsider charter school decision
Opinion: Ruling’s double-edged sword
Olympian (subscription required)
Feds award Thurston EDC $1 million for business owner training
Editorial: South Sound avoids school strikes
Puget Sound Business Journal
New rule will help women-owned businesses get more federal contracts
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle teachers and district reach tentative agreement
UW forms company to manage its $3 billion endowment
No school in Seattle again on Tuesday
Massive wildfires devastate tribal timberlands
Deal to let Suquamish Tribe open Kitsap County pot store
College costs vs. earnings: New federal scorecard rates the schools
New figures show state revenue coming in higher than expected
Wean PSE off Montana coal power? It’s not looking easy (Ranker)
Op-Ed: 3 budget reforms to end the threat of state government shutdown
Spokesman Review
Officials say Stevens County wildfire is arson
Staff numbers hinder Eastern State’s compliance with mental health evaluations
Palouse farmer who killed wolf offered $100 deal by Whitman County prosecutor
Wildlife land purchase, West Side fishing rules on commission agenda in Spokane
DNR trail planning for state lands in high gear; time to comment
Yakima Herald Republic
$15 minimum wage is forum topic tonight in Yakima
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Deal reached to end Seattle teachers strike
Highline schools overcrowding ‘critical’
Colleges ‘re-thinking’ how to teach math
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
State will open express toll lanes without high tech HOV enforcement
KPLU FM
Seattle’s Striking Teachers, District Reach Tentative Agreement
KUOW FM
Striking Seattle Teachers Have Tentative Deal And Classes Could Start Thursday
Pasco Teachers End Strike With New Contract
2013 Breach At Washington Governor’s Mansion More Serious Than First Reported
NW Public Radio
2013 Breach At Washington Governor’s Mansion More Serious Than First Reported
Pasco Teachers End Strike With New Contract
Still A Stalemate For Seattle Teachers
Q13 TV (FOX)
Tentative deal between Seattle teachers, district reached in strike; officials ‘hope’ for Thursday start
King County prosecutor cracking down on illegal medical pot shops
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
State revenue increases by $363 million in current budget
Crosscut
The search for peace on Icicle Creek
How the teacher pay raise formula could worsen Seattle’s inequity
Seattle P.I.
Seattle teachers strike settled
Slog
What You Need to Know About the Seattle Teachers Strike as It Enters Week Two
Voices from the Picket Lines: Garfield High School
The Stand
Union announces tentative deal to end Seattle teachers’ strike