Friday, September 4

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Associated Press
Seattle educators vote to strike if no agreement reached
Family of unarmed man shot by Pasco police sues
Judge approves $90M settlement for ex-Boeing workers
Supreme Court won’t block Eyman anti-tax initiative
New indictment adds charges against State Auditor Troy Kelley
Were there warnings before Marysville school shooting?
Texts between girl, Washington school shooter released
Officer shot, wounded in Yakima; suspect surrenders

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Video: Sens. Ericksen, Ranker discuss carbon reduction at Chamber lunch

Columbian
Vancouver’s solar power sector seeing growth (Cleveland)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
State attorneys are investigating Eyman’s use of initiative money
Falling SAT scores prompt alarm over high schools
Editorial: Water quality: Don’t hand over job to the EPA
Guest commentary: Everett’s homeless problem: Demand that officials make streets safe

News Tribune (subscription required)
New federal charges against Auditor Kelley include money laundering
I-5 construction projects are moving along in Tacoma — but have years to go
Tacoma cops, citizens begin conversation about race
Editorial: Make it less complicated to seek federal student aid

Puget Sound Business Journal
What employers need to know for open enrollment
July breaks Sea-Tac passenger records as airport plans $10 billion in expansion projects
Op-ed: Jared Fogle sex scandal sheds light on trafficking
Op-ed: Bolster health system against major disasters

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Condo prices climbing even faster than houses
Seattle teachers vote to strike if agreement isn’t reached
New indictment adds charges against state Auditor Kelley
High court rules for UW in tenure, public-records case
Analysis: no legal teeth in 2008 state law on gas emissions
Teacher residencies better at keeping grads on the job than other programs, study finds

Seattle Weekly
Jay Inslee For President!!! Wait, What?
Uber Discourages Tipping. But Is Stiffing Your Driver An Option Knowing How Little They Make?

The Daily News
Crowded schools, new study pose challenges for Longview
Don’t expect name change for Mount St. Helens

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle School District teachers vote to strike
Legislature losing key voice in McCleary with Hunter’s departure (Hunter)
Dave Reichert may run for governor, report says
‘Big One’ article keeps some thinking about preparedness
Seattle Arena gets full design approval; Final vote on tap?

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Seattle teachers vote to strike
State Auditor Troy Kelley faces new federal charges

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Oregon judge refusing to perform same-sex marriage

KPLU FM
Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Against Backpage.com Can Move Forward
Labor Groups Petition Darigold And Push For Safety Laws After Dairy Worker’s Death  (Walkinshaw)
Solar Power Booming In Washington, But Report Shows More Could Be Done
Teachers In Tiny School District On Whidbey Island Strike

KUOW FM
Seattle Teachers Vote To Authorize Strike On First Day Of School
Marysville Shooter’s Ex-Girlfriend Fears Backlash Over Release Of Texts
Longview Energy Project Backers Expand Proposal
Sex-Trafficking Lawsuit Against Backpage.com Goes Forward
Last Rights: Ethics Of The Death Penalty In Washington State

Q13 TV (FOX)
Seattle’s teachers vote to strike if no deal reached by Wednesday
Pay essentially divides teachers, school district in Seattle

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Crosscut
In climate fight, Inslee tests limits of executive power
State sues the feds, citing “toxic roulette” for Hanford workers

Publicola
Pike/Pine Showdown and Uber Standoff (Hatfield, Hunter)

Slog
Seattle Teachers Unanimously Vote to Strike; Negotiations with School District Will Continue

The Stand
Walkinshaw plans legislation to improve safety at state’s dairy farms (Walkinshaw)
Darigold refuses to accept petitions on dairy safety (Walkinshaw)
Opinion: WSLC’s Johnson on Labor Day: We can rebuild American Dream
Celebrate, rededicate at Labor Day events

Thursday, September 3

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Associated Press
Washington sues feds over safety of nuclear waste tanks
Okanogan Complex Fire Now 45 Percent Contained
Feds propose new water quality rule for Washington
No charges against officer in Washington police shooting
Washington Supreme Court rules against Backpage.com
Spokane school board readies legal action against strike
More teacher strikes looming in Seattle, Spokane
Big cities scramble to be prepared for an oil train disaster
Spokane school board readies legal action against strike
Judge grants restraining order in contentious mill strike
Gallery: Washington wildlife agents are on orca patrol in Puget Sound
Washington eases fishing restrictions on some rivers

Columbian
In Our View: Wonderful, Not so Weird

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Private sector adds 190,000 jobs in August, ADP reports
Everett teachers OK contract with nearly 8% pay raise
EPA seeking tougher water quality rules for Washington
Professionals on tap for best salary boost in 8 years
Editorial: The need for more icebreakers
Editorial: No option to reject one’s duty

News Tribune (subscription required)
Hospital detentions of mentally ill increasing
Puyallup lawmaker Leonard Sawyer brought Legislature ‘into the 20th century’
Pierce County Council approves mental health study on second try
Editorial: Public records can’t hide in private cellphones
Opinion: Matt Driscoll: Council finally gets something right on mental health

Puget Sound Business Journal
Home healthcare employers brace for ‘new’ wage and hour rules
Banks report record profits in second quarter, FDIC says
Steve and Connie Ballmer, Microsoft donate $21 million to educate Washington STEM students
Proposed affordable housing laws would dramatically alter real estate development in Seattle

Renton Reporter
Teachers agree to contract as students head back to school

Seattle Times (subscription required)
E. coli cases tied to food truck jump to 9
Talks stalled, Seattle teachers to vote on whether to strike
Seattle stop may be on Chinese President Xi’s itinerary
Study: Pot more a habit for college students than cigarettes
Editorial: Ross Hunter is right choice for early learning
Op-Ed: Inslee, ‘just say no’ to Vancouver Energy Terminal
Op-Ed: If Sandy Hook and TV shootings are ‘bearable,’ what is not?

Spokesman Review
Union, Spokane Public Schools still without deal; board backs measure to fire strikers
Rain, cooler weather slow wildfires’ advance
Spokane inmates to get use of tablet computers
Editorial: Spokane school labor talks should be open to public

Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Sugar label info would aid food decisions by consumers

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Government delays plague families of fallen heroes
Prosecutor: Officer’s actions were justified in Olympia shooting
Snoqualmie Tribe rallies to ‘Save Falls’
Illness, insurance issues compound wildfire victims’ struggles
Washington suing federal gov’t to protect Hanford workers
Longtime lawmaker Pam Roach now running for Pierce County Council

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
UW Prof: ‘Godzilla’ El Nino to vanquish warm ‘blob’ of ocean waters
Seattle teachers march with signs on the eve of a strike vote

KPLU FM
Feds Propose Tougher Clean Water Rule For Washington, Holding Line On Cancer Risk
No Charges Against Officer In Olympia Skateboard Shooting

KUOW FM
Puget Sound Ports Lose Ground As Mega Ships Grow
Seattle Teachers Threaten To Strike

NW Public Radio
Despite Rain, Officials Warn Of Continued Fire Danger
Northwest No Longer Top National Firefighting Priority
Washington State Sues Feds Over Hanford Tank Worker Safety

Q13 TV (FOX)
Families in limbo as Seattle teachers set to take strike vote tonight
Spokane school board readies legal action against strike
Cop won’t be charged in shooting of 2 in Olympia, but stepbrothers face assault charges

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Crosscut
Flashback: Hanford’s lack of a nuclear safety culture

Publicola
Pike/Pine Showdown and Uber Standoff (Hunter, Hatfield)

Seattle P.I.
Obama first US president to visit Arctic, offers aid for climate-stricken Alaska coastal villages
Backers raising bucks to boost record $930 million Move Seattle levy on November ballot

Slog
Morning News: Teachers to Vote on Strike Tomorrow, Seattle Times Editorial Board Calls for Renaming Mt. Rainier
Olympia Police Officer Who Shot Two Black Men Won’t Face Charges

The Stand
Darigold refuses petitions on dairy safety (Walkinshaw)

Wednesday, September 2

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Associated Press
Sequim tries sending reclaimed water to farms during drought
Lawsuit: Western State staff ignored man choking on piece of orange
Thousands still without power 4 days after August storm
School shooter texted ‘I’m sorry’ to family before killings
Attorney general to announce action on Hanford safety
Should Mount Rainier be renamed? Feds say no, despite detractors
Pasco School District goes to court to try to stop strike

Aberdeen Daily World
Hatfield resigns for position under Governor
Campers move to new site in Hoquiam
Ecology releases draft EISs on proposed oil projects

Central Kitsap Reporter
Marijuana increasingly a cause of vehicle crashes, data show

Columbian
Vancouver police K-9 dies after stabbing
ESD 112 grant will run learning centers in Gorge
In Our View: How Vital Are City’s Parks?

The Daily News
Hatfield leaving Legislature to work for Gov. Inslee (Blake, Takko)

Islands’ Sounder
Rep. Larsen shucks oysters, talks transportation and veterans access in San Juan Islands

News Tribune (subscription required)
Mount Tacoma? Not going to happen
Editorial: Back to school, and back to vaccine controversies

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Families can cash out of GET, state’s prepaid college-tuition plan
Hundreds of kids tested after infection scare at Seattle Children’s Bellevue
Wait-and-see approach taken in report on pot
Six sickened by E. coli linked to local food truck
Shell president: ‘Oil will be required for a long time’
Editorial: After McKinley, it’s time to consider renaming Rainier
Westneat: Uber’s ride getting a bit bumpier

Seattle Weekly
With Profit Margins Thin, 502 Shops Pull Out the Stops to Pull In Customers
The Campaign to Get Money Out of Seattle Politics Is Raising a Lot of Money
Higher Ground: The CannaQuiz

Spokesman Review
Airway Heights Corrections Center crew finds firefighting rewarding on several levels
Petition for sheriff’s office independent review is a political move, Knezovich says
Earthquake measuring 4.3 rocks Washington’s Okanogan area
Banning terms including ‘male, female, illegal alien’ draws ire at WSU
Spokane teachers, administration work to avoid strike
State AG reaches $1 million settlement in language CD scheme
Shawn Vestal: Police shouldn’t get say in their own oversight
Editorial: State’s green energy benefits aren’t spread equally

Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: State revitalization money would help Vista Field

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle teachers taking strike vote Thursday
Seattle Arena gets design approval, faces another vote this week
Seattle teachers prepare to picket as strike threat looms

KPLU FM
One Of School Shooter’s Final Texts: ‘I Needed To Do This. I’m Sorry.’
Firefighters Use Mild Conditions To Go On the Offense In Washington State

KUOW FM
His ‘Best Ice Cube’ Ever: Burned Firefighter Battles On

NW Public Radio
Firefighters Use Mild Conditions To Go On the Offense In Washington State

Q13 TV (FOX)
Former Marysville-Pilchuck substitute teacher says she warned school of shooting
Attorney general to announce action on Hanford safety
Seattle’s $15 minimum wage law taken to court

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Civic Skunkworks
Predicting the Next Conservative Talking-Point on the $15 Minimum Wage

Seattle P.I.
State Sen. Brian Hatfield is latest Democrat to leave the Legislature (Hatfield, Hunter, Kohl-Welles)
Obama wants more icebreakers

Slog
After Two Record-Breaking Wildfires, Residents of One of Washington’s Poorest Counties Consider What a Climate-Changed Future Holds
Did Uber Shut a Seattle Driver Out of Its System Because He Spoke In Favor of Unionizing?
Mayor Murray Picks Up What’s Left of His Spine, Trundles Forward With Housing Affordability “Grand Bargain”

Tuesday, September 1

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Associated Press
State tries new tactic to put out underground landfill fire
Franchises: More time needed to pay Seattle $15 minimum wage
Rain, rising humidity help crews battling wildfires
State tries new tactic to put out underground landfill fire
State fire crews too busy to test drones over wildfires
Pasco teachers to go on strike Tuesday; no school
Washington budget writer leaving House to run Early Learning   (Chopp, Hunter, Sullivan)
Last of 3 candidates visiting WSU

Columbian
State tries new tactic to put out underground landfill fire
In Our View: Keep Our Students Safe

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Sound Transit’s wish list of Snohomish County projects grows
House budget writer resigning to lead early learning agency (Hunter)

News Tribune (subscription required)
House budget expert Ross Hunter named to lead state preschool effort (Hunter, Carlyle, Kohl-Welles)
Editorial: If ‘Denali’ can be restored, so can ‘Mount Tacoma’

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Court rules officials’ texts are public

Seattle Times (subscription required)
‘It’s a different world’ for police after targeted slayings
Renton resident seeks pardon over public-indecency sting targeting gay men
Count revised upward for buildings lost to Okanogan fires
Crews scramble as thousands still in dark from storm
Rep. Hunter leaving state House to lead early-learning agency (Hunter, Carlyle, Kohl-Welles, Sullivan)
State. Sen. Pam Roach to run for Pierce County Council
Top educator agrees: FAFSA needs to change
City Council member says let Uber drivers unionize
Editorial: Public Records Act applies to all devices
Large: Shame NRA, control guns and save lives

Seattle Weekly
O’Brien Bill Would Let Uber and Lyft Drivers Unionize (Seattle City Council)
The Lummi Nation Is Lawyering Up For a Big Fight Over Coal Exports

Spokesman Review
Ross Hunter to leave House for Early Learning post
Spokane school year begins amid fears of teachers strike
WSU instructors under fire for trying to ban words — including “male” and “female” — from use in classes
Despite rain, threat of wildfires will remain into October

Yakima Herald Republic
Pasco teachers to go on strike
Let’s Talk issue: Can Yakima students improve achievement?

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Small South Sound town bans belligerent begging
Pasco teachers to go on strike Tuesday; no school
Seattle could become first US city to allow Uber driver’s union (Video)

KPLU FM
After Farmworker’s Death In A Manure Pond, Labor Groups To Protest At Darigold
Could Marysville-Pilchuck High School Have Prevented Last Year’s Deadly Shooting?

KUOW FM
Draft Environmental Review Released For Oil Terminals On Washington Coast

Q13 TV (FOX)
DEA: ‘Meth … is dark horse riding side by side with heroin’; Mexican cartels operating in Northwest
State tries new tactic to put out underground landfill fire
How you can help #WAWildfireRelief: Supporting victims of the Washington wildfires

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Civic Skunkworks
COUNCILMEMBER O’BRIEN ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION ALLOWING UBER EMPLOYEES TO UNIONIZE

Horsesass.org
Ross Hunter retires from the legislature

Publicola
State Representative Ross Hunter’s Long Con (in a Good Way)

Seattle P.I.
Pam Roach is often moved to run, from one house to another and now from one county to another
Rep. Ross Hunter will head state’s Department of Early Learning (Hunter, Carlyle)

The Stand
Opinion: Legislators are trying to manage, not solve our state’s fiscal crisis

Monday, August 31

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Associated Press
Traffic relief? DOT to widen I-5 near JBLM
Teacher contracts still being negotiated across state
Initial Common Core goals unfulfilled as results trickle in
State reopens Highway 20 in North Cascades
Thousands mourn fallen firefighters in Washington state
White House renames Mount McKinley as Denali
More than 100K still lack power
About 67 percent of Washington toddlers vaccinated on time
Highway 20 reopens as North Cascades wildfire danger eases

Aberdeen Daily World
Grant will help fix problems at Hoquiam Library
North coast of Washington reopens to crab fishing
McCleary mayor stops short of shutdown

Bothell Reporter
Rep. Stanford asked to co-chair task force on water in Washington (Stanford)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
EdCC gets infusion of equipment thanks to Boeing deal
A Snohomish family, not named McCleary, part of school-funding lawsuit
NLRB ruling could be game changer for unions
Hightower: Tax breaks not how to win better pay for workers
Op-ed: State’s low tax rank is not helping children
Guest column: Home health-care workers have choice on union dues
Editorial: NFL still too slow on protocol
Editorial: Keeping public records public

Islands’ Sounder
New school campus is unveiled (Ranker)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Tacoma officials want drop box to encourage anonymous surrender of guns
Wider I-5 — along with years of worse congestion — coming to JBLM area
State not ruled responsible for killing by ex-con on community supervision
Editorial: Washington wisely stays course with Common Core
Opinion by Rep. Kilduff: Let’s get back to work on bipartisan school-funding plan

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Reform coming for justice system
Editorial: Let’s celebrate our newest citizens
Opinion: Supreme Court oversteps authority by fining Legislature

Puget Sound Business Journal
UW named one of the 50 most entrepreneurial universities in nation
Washington state health insurance rate hike far lower than some other states

Seattle Times (subscription required)
At least 60,000 still without power after windstorm
Highway 20 reopens as North Cascades wildfire danger eases
Low pay and long, pricey commute often go hand in hand
State memos showed child-labor concerns for WHL youth hockey (Sells, Ormsby, Riccelli)
Cantwell urges ‘strategic approach’ to investing in wildfire prevention at Senate hearing
Lake Washington to use new ‘green’ portable classrooms
Educators share lesson plans on making college free
Seattle: last in county without even a tentative teacher contract
U.N. climate negotiators work in Bonn on deal to fight warming
Editorial: Consider transit in convention center plans
Editorial: Seawall one of many megaproject mishaps
Editorial: Lawmakers must focus on wildfire prevention

Spokesman Review
Ranchers face loss of livestock, livelihoods in Washington fires
High winds, fire leave exhausted town of Republic ‘tense’
Spokane weighs mandatory townhome fire sprinklers
Former state Rep. Duane Sommers dies
Spokane Public Schools employees vote to strike if agreement not reached in a week
Editorial: Parents must engage to optimize educational options
Sunday Spin: Some tolls aren’t GoodToGo!

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial – Reported flaws in nuclear waste plant concerning

Yakima Herald Republic
Fallen firefighters ‘will never be forgotten’
Editorial: Court ruling is victory for open records in this state

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Over 63,000 in Western Wash. still without power Monday
Thousands mourn 3 fallen firefighters
School districts get tough on immunization
Photos: Western Wash. storm damage

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Thousands still without power after rare August windstorm
Low oxygen in Hood Canal killing marine life

KPLU FM
New Strategies, Budgets Needed To Fight Chronic Western Wildfires, Experts Say
Boeing Case Is Latest Targeting 401(k) Plans With Excessive Fees
Mother Fights As Brain Injured Son Languishes In Jail
Seattle Back In Court Over Minimum Wage

KUOW FM
Washington Vaccination Rates Remain Stubbornly Low
Expert Testifies: ‘We Haven’t Seen A Really Bad Wildfire Season Yet’
By Air And Ground, Tour Of Washington Wildfires Reveals Destruction, Unpredictability
Oregon Law Toughens Vaccine Exemption Process
Parched Olympic Peninsula Community Eyes New Reservoir
Oil And More: Longview Energy Company Proposes Expansion
Park Service Borrows Drone To Guide Olympic Rainforest Wildfire Fight

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Will it take a state income tax to fund education?

NW Public Radio
Wildfires Reveal Gaps In Emergency Planning For Thousands Of Migrant Farmworkers
Fallen Firefighters Remembered For Courage And Compassion

Q13 TV (FOX)
Days after storm, crews still work to repair power for some
Memorial service held in Wenatchee to honor 3 fallen firefighters

WEB

 
Crosscut
The local health effects of Washington’s wildfires
Parents saving other parents, and their neglected kids

Slog
Landlords Are Giving Special Deals to Amazon and Microsoft Workers

West Seattle Blog
VIDEO: Duwamish Tribe chair face-to-face with U.S. Interior Secretary in West Seattle, report #2