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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
Monday, September 14
Associated Press
No school Monday as Seattle teachers strike continues
Inslee: Special session possible if group finds education solution
Washington fishermen see poor Fraser River pink salmon haul
As wildfires rage in West, ranchers lose cattle, rangeland
Striking Pasco teachers, district reach tentative agreement
Aberdeen Daily World
Fish & Wildlife seeking comment on upcoming clam digs
Night closures scheduled Sunday, Monday for 101 re-stripe
Bainbridge Island Review
Rep. Kilmer to hold tele-town hall
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Lummi tribe says talk of Cherry Point land grab is a fabrication
South Sound districts expand free kindergarten programs
Central Kitsap Reporter
Opinion: Charter school supporters scrambling
Columbian
Vancouver may allow overnight camping in public places
City of Vancouver: No Uber, Lyft complaints
In Our View: Self-Interest Propels Port
The Daily News
Teachers union, Kelso School District continue mediation talks
Searching for the fix: Solutions to Cowlitz County’s drug problem
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Inslee won’t call special session to deal with charter school ruling
Op-ed: What teachers are really doing every day
Guest commentary: How we can start preparing to minimize future wildfires
Editorial: A Silver Alert success story
Editorial: Make way for walkers and cyclists
Islands’ Sounder
State park free day means no Discover Pass necessary Sept. 26
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Editorial: OUR VIEW | Energy in North Mason shows state’s duty
Suquamish Tribe nears agreement with state on marijuana
Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle Public School teachers march into second week of strike
Inslee: Saving charter schools is not a priority; focus will be on public schools
Seattle Times (subscription required)
No school Monday in Seattle as teachers strike continues
Seattle’s black community reels from killings of young men
State Supreme Court: activist justices, or just different? (Pedersen)
Seattle’s population boom approaching Gold Rush numbers
Food trucks are served a strict menu of health rules to roll in King County
Federal grant will boost Washington apprenticeship programs
State Auditor Troy Kelley pleads not guilty to new charges
Faces and voices from the teachers’ strike
Editorial: Zero raises? Rhetoric in teacher strike is misleading
Editorial: Uber, Lyft: Listen to drivers now or deal with unions later
Editorial: As refugees flee, there are many ways to get involved and help
Op-Ed: The inconvenient truth about our energy needs
Op-Ed: An unavoidable teachers’ strike
Spokesman Review
Special session possible on school issues
Charter schools supporters rally at Pride Prep
State to file motion requesting reconsideration of charter school ruling
Envision initiative gets high court date
Inslee takes lawmakers to task over Ex-Im bank
McMorris Rodgers, Newhouse to Inslee: Happy to talk trade
Grande Ronde River steelhead fishing rules have a catch
SpokeFest participants celebrate improvements in Spokane’s biking amenities
Editorial: Pullman clinic arson troubling, as is rhetoric
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial – Forest fires should be treated as natural disasters
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Charter school law needs fix by Legislature
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle schools: Teacher strike costs $100,000 per day
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Q and A about Seattle Public Schools strike
Governor rejects special session for charter schools
KPLU FM
No School In Seattle Monday, But District Makes New Offer In Weekend Contract Talks
On Charter Schools, Foster Students And Unraveling Housing Plans: This Week’s Under-Reported Stories
KUOW FM
District Offers Pay For Longer Day; Seattle Teachers Say No
Marijuana Stores Could Double In Washington State
What Teachers Earn In Seattle (And Why Other Districts Pay More)
NW Public Radio
Marijuana Stores Could Double In Washington State
Pasco Teachers Union Faces $2K Daily Fines For Strike
Seattle Strike Stirs Up Memories Of Marysville’s Record Teachers Strike
Troy Kelley Pleads Not Guilty Again
Q13 TV (FOX)
District says no school for Seattle students Monday; negotiations continue
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Gov. Inslee convenes McCleary workgroup, raises possibility of special session (Rolfes, Billig, Sullivan, Lytton)
Crosscut
Taking a stand with Seattle teachers for students, equity
School fine has Olympia’s attention
Schmudget
Census Poverty Numbers Don’t Tell the Whole Story
Seattle P.I.
Attorney General to Supreme Court: Reconsider your decision against charter schools
Reichert: President Obama will violate his oath of office with Iran nuclear accord
The Stand
Seattle teachers fighting for students, equity
West Seattle Blog
SEATTLE SCHOOL STRIKE: Where it stands after first three days
Friday, September 11
Associated Press
Police body cameras may solve one problem but create others
Washington sues Vancouver dentists, alleging Medicaid fraud
Seattle workers picket aviation contractor over labor issues
Partnership highlights economic impact of hunting
With time ticking, quake warning system begins to take shape
Seattle teachers to stay off picket line on 9/11 anniversary
Seattle enlists legal help to fight NRA lawsuit over gun tax
Charging decision doesn’t end police killing cases
Health funds for Sept. 11 victims are running dry
Too few pink salmon prompts Skagit tribe to close fishery
Partnership highlights economic impact of hunting
Wildlife officials: Cow killed by gray wolf near Cle Elum
Aberdeen Daily World
Transit to end Sunday service after three month trial run
Clarifying the numbers: Westway and Imperium crude-by-rail jobs estimates
Letters: The real truth
Columbian
Letter: Without financing, CRC failed
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Editorial: We’re ready to talk about race (Moscoso)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Negotiations, hearings ahead on school funding as McCleary fines pile up (Rolfes, Billig)
Charter students, families rally in Tacoma to save their schools
VIDEO: Tacoma charter school rally
Opinion: The Nose: Our back to work, back to school (except in Seattle) edition
Olympian (subscription required)
Ad Hoc Committee on Police and Community Relations wants to hear from ‘under represented’
What’s Happening for Sept. 11
Editorial: Charter school law needs reworking
Puget Sound Business Journal
Construction worker shortage raising costs of new projects
Global health sector in Washington state packs a $5.8B punch
Seattle schools remain shut for third day; no face-to-face talks scheduled
Health care industry consolidation leads to finger-pointing at House hearing
Investments surge 93% in Washington state health info-tech startups
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle teachers strike continues, no classes Friday
Mayor wants more tax breaks to create more affordable housing
Washington’s charter school chaos grabs national headlines
Raising taxes for schools – in Nevada
Editorial: Pasco police shooting demands further review
Tri-City Herald
ACLU, others call for change to state law on police use of deadly force (Moscoso)
Our Voice: Comprehensive policies needed for drone operators
Yakima Herald Republic
Race and justice forum strikes a chord locally
Meet the race and justice forum panelists
Editorial: Yakima joins much-needed discussion of race, justice
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Traffic Town Hall: Projects on the horizon (Clibborn)
Seattle city attorney stands behind gun tax
Striking Seattle teachers doing community service on 9/11
Huge study to use drought data to plan for future
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
With time ticking, NW quake warning system takes shape
Too few pink salmon prompts Skagit tribe to close fishery
More than a third of crime victims never get full restitution
Teacher strike puts lunch program on hold for needy families
KPLU FM
Police Shooting Protesters Plan Vigil in Wake Of Decision To Not Charge Pasco Officers
KUOW FM
What Teachers Earn In Seattle (And Why Other Districts Pay More)
Teacher Strikes: Getting Warm in Seattle, Much Hotter In Pasco
Q13 TV (FOX)
Rally held for man killed by Pasco police
Seattle classes canceled again as teachers strike enters 3rd day on Friday
WEB
Capitol Record
Charter School Commission to wind down, seek legislative fix to court ruling
‘The Impact’ returns from hiatus on Wednesday with new episode on fish passage (Dunshee)
Civic Skunkworks
NEW YORK GOVERNOR ANDREW CUOMO TO CALL FOR STATEWIDE $15 MINIMUM WAGE
Crosscut
Pacific’s worst pollution barely visible to the eye
Seattle P.I.
Intense, newly minted loyalty on display: The Summit Sierra charter school pleads for its life and learning
Thursday, September 10
Associated Press
State’s Charter School Commission preparing to close down
Seattle, Tacoma, Everett residents asked to continue using less water
Groups challenge BPA approval to connect wind farm project
High cost of living an issue for striking Seattle teachers
Seattle teacher strike keeps kids home on 1st day of school
Groups challenge BPA approval to connect wind farm project
No charges in police killing of rock-throwing orchard worker
Columbian
State AG files fraud suit against Clark County medical provider
In Our View: Chartering Rocky Course
Everett Herald (subscription required)
After ruling, future is murky for state’s charter schools (Pettigrew)
Bridge to be replaced on 140th Street in Marysville
Snohomish County Deputy Executive Mark Ericks resigns
Editorial: Creating parks’ new stewards
News Tribune (subscription required)
9/11 ceremonies to be held Friday in Pierce County
Feds seize $908,000 from account tied to Auditor Kelley
Charter school commission winds down and forges ahead
Olympian (subscription required)
Olympia group to host public forum on recent police shooting
Editorial: Growth is inevitable, let’s do it well
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Empty classes, no talks as Seattle schools stalemate continues
More sickened in deadly salmonella cucumber outbreak
Key accountant in Troy Kelley case questioned in criminal probe
Pay varies widely for Washington state teachers
When state courts weigh in, history shows school districts win
Washington’s charter school chaos grabs national headlines
Alaska Air asks court to reconsider minimum-wage ruling
State Charter School Commission starts to pack up
Editorial: Congress must act before Land and Water Conservation Fund dries up
Spokesman Review
No charges for Pasco officers in migrant worker’s death
Paying for wildfire fight needs new tack, Washington congressman says
Washington education chief wants special session on charter schools
Spokane Public Schools board accepts one-year teacher contract
Editorial: Court timing woeful on charter school ruling; action needed
Tri-City Herald
Update: Inslee asks state AG’s office to review Pasco police shooting decision
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Yakima joins much-needed discussion of race, justice
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Prosecutor will not charge Pasco cops in fatal shooting
Day 2 of Seattle teachers strike: Negotiations resume
During strike, parents bring kids to work
What can D.C.’s Metro teach Seattle?
Illegal fishing hooks hundreds of citations
New locking pill bottle designed to be addict-proof
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Pasco police officers cleared in shooting death of rock-throwing migrant
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Day 2 of Seattle teachers strike: No deal – but a nugget of hope
KPLU FM
Seattle Schools To Remain Closed Thursday As Teacher Strike Continues
Alaska Airlines Asks State Supreme Court To Reverse SeaTac Minimum Wage Decision
KUOW FM
Feds Seize Funds From Washington State Auditor
Report: Whistleblower Medicaid Fraud Law Paying Off In Washington
Class Divide: Are More Affluent Kids Opting Out Of School Lunch?
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Teachers strike day 2: No classes Thursday in Seattle
NW Public Radio
No Criminal Charges Against Officers Involved In Pasco Shooting
Fire Season Challenges Western States
Feds Seize Funds From Washington State Auditor
Report: Whistleblower Medicaid Fraud Law Paying Off In Washington
Q13 TV (FOX)
No school for Seattle students as teachers strike enters second day
State to review prosecutor’s decision not to charge Pasco police who killed rock-throwing man
WEB
Crosscut
Strike tests superintendent’s reputation as a peacemaker
Racism and the public lands: the case of Coon Lake
Publicola
Rob Johnson Addresses Outside Money, Seattle Teachers Strike
Seattle P.I.
Seattle teacher strike keeps kids home on 1st day of school
Inslee orders review of prosecutor’s decision not to charge Pasco officers in February shooting death
Slog
Morning News: Seattle Teachers Go on Strike Today, City Offers Daycare Options for Kids
Blame the Billionaires, Not the Teachers
Voices From the Picket Lines: Salmon Bay K-8 School
Voices from the Picket Lines: Washington Middle School
The Stand
Opinion: Having the public education system we want costs money
West Seattle Blog
SEATTLE SCHOOL STRIKE: No school Thursday. But will there be negotiations? What district told media; what union told 34th District Democrats
West Seattle Herald
UPDATE: Teacher’s strike begins; No school on Thursday