Monday, Dec 15

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Associated Press
Gov. Inslee to unveil state budget plans this week
Inmates on way out get help with health plans
Seattle council to get answers Monday about problem street cracks
Gov. Inslees announces his education funding plan
State works on natural way to reduce flooding
Court to weigh warrantless searches
Seattle council hearing about cracks near tunnel
Bertha: Tunnel officials to brief City Council Monday morning
Tribes wary of selling pot, even if feds allow it
1,000 protest new gun law at Washington Capitol
Last call for health insurance sign-ups

Aberdeen Daily World
Oped: For better or worse, the labor movement is reinventing itself

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Gov. Inslees announces his education funding plan

Bothell Reporter
State budget has a $4.6 billion problem according to Rep. Ross Hunter (Hunter)

Central Kitsap Reporter
Op-Ed: Legislators: Report the free meals (Pedersen)

Columbian
State lawmakers talk about 2015 session (Cleveland, Moeller)
Christmas behind bars: Larch inmates celebrate with loved ones
In Our View: STEM Key to State’s Future
Gov’s budget: Taxes not duct tape

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Inslee to stump for school funding, new taxes
Boeing workers donate $5ooK for job training
Lawmakers looking to toughen law against distracted driving
Unions want state to prove that Boeing tax breaks work (Carlyle)
As more oil trains roll through, safety concerns increase
Washington Post: Why oil keeps getting cheaper and cheaper
Washington Post: Five myths about policing: Are officers today out of control?
Schwab: Direct criticism at those who OK’d torture
Op-ed: Cooperative work will meet needs of farms, fish
Editorial: Stand for Children adds its voice to chorus for education fix (Kagi)

Highline Times
Future South Sound leaders get firsthand look at Legislature
Local Middle School Wins $10,000 for Teaching Kids How to Code (Orwall)

The Islands’ Weekly
Toxic creosote pilings removed near Blakely Island

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Documents show fired ferry exec tried to help son

News Tribune (subscription required)
Pierce County Council to decide Tuesday whether to ask public about mental health tax
U.S. Supreme Court ruling on home care workers still reverberating in Washington
More supervision, less prison time sought for low-level criminals
Editorial: In Puyallup, licensed pot loses and illegal pot wins

Oregonian
Oregon pays steep price for neglected addiction treatment system

Olympian (subscription required)
U.S. Supreme Court ruling on home care workers still reverberating in Washington

Peninsula Daily News
‘Not going away’: North Olympic Peninsula wrestles with increasing heroin use
North Olympic Peninsula needle exchange programs see increase in use

Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole: Officer body cameras coming next year
Ultimatums, tensions and a breakup: UW-WSU medical school saga was the health care story of the year

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Gun-rights demonstrators bring signs, rifles to Olympia rally
Inslee says if polluters were charged, state would benefit
Sell block Part1: Broken prison labor program
Sell block Part 2: Recycling scheme lost state $1M
Dionne Jr.: Obama keeps bailing Boehner out
Large: We are the ones who determine the policing we get
Martin: As Gov. Inslee asks for $1 billion more, where are the promised efficiencies?
Editorial: Do you know who’s wining and dining your lawmaker?
Editorial: Bridging the state budget chasm, and reaching across the aisle

Skagit Valley Herald
Skagit’s board-certified teacher ranks swell
Ecology outlines jail site cleanup plan

Sno Valley Star
State Rep. Mullet launches state Electric Vehicle Caucus (Mullet)

Spokesman Review
Hundreds protest I-594 at Olympia gun-rights rally
WSU board approves new teaching health clinic
Republicans begin remaking Senate
No debate: Area schools’ cafeterias offering nutritional lunches
Fairchild official says base’s survival program not linked to CIA torture
An unusual split in NW delegation
Shawn Vestal: Firm behind CIA torture still has ties to Spokane
Editorial: Spokane’s dropout turnaround proves resounding success
Editorial: No surprise that pot laws will continue to be tweaked
Special to The Spokesman-Review: It’s time we accept wolves’ presence, right past wrongs

Tri-City Herald
Restored Hanford budget passes Senate
Editorial: Tri-City delegation should back WSU med school (Riccelli)

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: State’s prison industry system puts profits before prisoners

Yakima Herald Republic
State program gives some businesses an alternative to layoffs
Sen. King to lead transportation committee alone in 2015

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Gun-rights activists rally in Olympia to protest new law
Downtown businesses blame sinking for water damage

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Hundreds openly carry firearms at State Capitol to protest Initiative 594

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Seattle council hearing about cracks near tunnel

KPLU FM
Ahead Of Budget Rollout, Inslee Plugs Climate-Related Revenue Plans (Carlyle)
Gun Rights Activists Rally At Washington Capitol

NW Public Radio
Gun Rights Activists Rally At Washington Capitol
Tribes Reluctant To Follow Northwest Voters On Legal Marijuana

Q13 TV (FOX)
Governor Inslee to announce state budget plans

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Capitol Record (TVW)
Inside Olympia: Paroles & Pardons

Crosscut
House Democrats name their committee chairs (Hurst, Hudgins, Hansen, Seaquist, Hunter, Dunshee, Carlyle, Clibborn, Blake, Kirby, Appleton, Kagi, Santos, Fitzgibbon, Cody, Jinkins, Sells, Takko, Goodman, Hunt, Morris)
Sales tax hike, income tax? Not likely (Hunter)
How income inequality is keeping state coffers low

Seattle P.I.
Gun crowd vows to defy background check law, hears calls for confrontation
Underpinnings of Washington economy ‘a fraud’: Catholic bishop
Inslee warns of ‘malarkey’ and ‘assault by polluting industries’

Washington State Wire
From Carbon To Kids: Inslee Wants Climate Policy To Fund Schools (Carlyle, Hunter)

Friday, Dec 12

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Associated Press
Washington universities want $198M raise
10,000 more Washington residents get insurance
Tribes wary of selling pot, even if DOJ says OK
Seven Washington state colleges take part in D.C. summit
State justices to rule on warrantless searches
Lawmakers face new rules for receiving free meals (Pedersen)
Justices: Agencies must explain records redaction
Murray helps restore Hanford funds
Road usage tax considered in Washington

Aberdeen Daily World
Storm slams the Twin Harbors
Three designs look at ending the backup in East Aberdeen

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
US won’t stop Native Americans from growing, selling pot on their lands
Charges: Drunk driver who killed Everson motorcyclist claimed religion bans blood draws
Wealth gap widens between whites and minorities

Columbian
More than 2,000 in Clark County still without power
Mielke: Plan not about Benton’s job
In Our View: Where Were Lottery Losers?

Journal of the San Juan Islands
San Juan tops in state demolition ‘turn-in’ program; five dismantled in two days time

News Tribune (subscription required)
University Place School Board seeks to fill vacant seat (Kilduff)
State Supeme Court rules against Lakewood in public-records dispute

Oregonian
As feds drag feet on investment ‘crowdfunding’ rules, states like Oregon are filling the void
Seattle Seahawks owner financially backs anti-coal mining lawsuit: Oregon environmental news

Peninsula Daily News
UPDATE — Thousands lose power in Jefferson County from storm

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Thousands in dark this morning; power crews making progress
Cracks in Pioneer Square cause worries to surface
Shortage of fancy seats slows Boeing’s jet deliveries
Downtown protests: protected speech or public nuisance?
Medical-pot grower charged; ‘huge’ operation, prosecutor says
Passenger service disrupted after mudslide hits tracks near Edmonds
State is one-quarter of way toward Obamacare enrollment goals
Justices: Agencies must explain records redaction

Spokesman Review
Spokane high school graduation rates hit 83 percent
Planning Commission vote shows uneasiness with pot
Rogers High a Skype site for governor’s education talk
Underage pot use in Spokane Valley under review
Shawn Vestal: Comments offer insight into key player in CIA storm
Editorial: Spokane should reconsider vote on apprentices

Tri-City Herald
Hastings pushes DOE for tank answers

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Editorial: State employees deserve modest pay raise now

Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Police body cameras are tool but not total answer

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
City investigating if crack in road linked to Bertha

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
STORY: Tens of thousands without power
Shellfish contamination prompts closure and multi-state recall
New superintendent addresses plans for Seattle Public Schools

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Over 150,000 in the dark as 60+ mph winds slam region
Renting in 2015? Expect to pay about 31 percent of your income

KPLU FM
Defense Lawyers Say Jurors Deserve A Pay Raise To Minimum Wage
Could ‘Spy-Proof’ Secret Rooms Go Into Washington’s Data Center?

KUOW FM
Crews Continue To Work Throughout The Day To Restore Power
With The Help Of A Pot Brownie, Sharon Foster Will Retire From The Liquor Control Board
Yakama Nation Sues Army Corps Over Columbia River Cleanup

NW Public Radio
Expert: Wash. Data Center Could Have Future As Foil-Wrapped Secret Room
Amid State Capitol Holiday Festivities, Demonstrators Protest Police Shootings

Q13 TV (FOX)
Inslee seeks more than $1 billion in new taxes
Powerful storm leaves more than 150,000 in the dark; winds subside but landslide risk continues
Sinking street discovered near Bertha tunneling project in Seattle

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Capitol Record (TVW)
Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony
House Environment Leaders Talk About Priorities for the 2015 Legislative Session (Fitzgibbon)
House Democrats Announce Committee Leadership

Crosscut
Study: State is regulating service-station vapors like it’s 1990
Op-Ed: State can move forward on transportation — by looking back

Publicola
Sen. Kohl-Welles Wants to Lift Cap on Pot Stores, Merge Medical Marijuana into I-502 System (Kohl-Welles, Appleton)
“The Change in Settlement from High to Low.”

Seattle P.I.
A lobbyist resurfaces: The NRA mulls strategies to undermine I-594
House passes $1.1 trillion spending bill: Hastings in the chair
Protests bringing ‘significant disruption’ downtown say business leaders
Small portion of King Street in Seattle sinking near waterfront, may be Bertha-related

Slog
Pioneer Square Is Cracking Open Right Near Where Bertha Is Digging
What the State and City Are Saying About That Big Crack Near Pioneer Square
City to Crack Down on Pot-Delivery Services and Consider New Rules for Dispensaries

Thursday, Dec 11

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Associated Press
Inslee declares emergency to aid roadway repairs
Study: Warming West Coast will send fish north
Washington’s first charter school struggles
Road usage tax considered in Washington
Washington apple crop lower than estimate
Seattle protest costs more than $585,000 so far
Felon arrested in former Washington lawmaker Brian Sullivan’s death in Alaska
Hanford workers take cover after chlorine alarm sounds
FDA gives approval for marijuana oil study
Mudslide hits Seattle-Everett rail corridor

Aberdeen Daily World
Erosion claims two houses at North Cove
E-Verify vote postponed at County Commissioner’s meeting

Bainbridge Island Review
Op-Ed: Gun owners plan to defy I-594 at protest in Olympia

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Pay-by-mile could be tested on Washington roads
Blog: Governor’s office: New Whatcom judge named ‘by Christmas’

Bothell Reporter
Rep. Stanford selected as vice chair for House committee (Stanford)

Columbian
Sturgeon population slowly improving in lower Columbia
Patrols plan to target drunken, high drivers
In Our View: County Beats the Average

Everett Herald (subscription required)
County settles another lawsuit, this one for $750K
Lovick vetoes county budget, which could lead to partial shutdown
Rally may be counterproductive, gun rights advocates say
Lawmakers OK cuts in pensions
Editorial: Keeping our jobs and students

The Islands’ Weekly
Larsen and Murray Ask Navy to Fund ‘Hush House’ at NASWI

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Bainbridge, Kingston downsizing ferries for a few days

News Tribune (subscription required)
Puyallup activist, former political candidate dies from injuries after being hit by car
State hustling to end psychiatric warehousing
Senate Republicans end committee power sharing with Democrats

Peninsula Daily News
Volunteers are sought for dozens of vacancies on Clallam boards
21 to 28 employee layoffs expected at Port Angeles’ Nippon mill
Sequim approves $530,000 to create plaza near new civic center
Clallam reaches agreement on labor contract with largest union

Puget Sound Business Journal
Is American manufacturing dead?
State legislature moves forward with pay-per-mile gas tax
‘Bad actors’ in medical marijuana to be weeded out, Seattle official says
House extends terrorism risk insurance program, but there’s a catch
$1M grant will help 24 Washington health centers improve quality of care

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle cracking down on pot-delivery services
Recreational, medical marijuana markets: What needs to be done? (Kohl-Welles)
A Seattle public bank? Backers say it’s a good idea
Inslee declares emergency to aid roadway repairs
Senate GOP adds a committee and subtracts some Democrats
Record apple crop slightly less than estimate
Lawmakers parse $1.1 trillion spending bill for local impact
42.9 million Americans have unpaid medical bills
Washington state misses cut for new federal preschool dollars
Guest: For better or worse, the labor movement is reinventing itself
Guest: Jeff Bezos and Amazon should be a hero to progressives
Editorial: Moral growing pains for America with release of torture report

Seattle Weekly
Torture Report Revives Questions of Boeing’s Role

Skagit Valley Herald
Rain, wind, floods

Spokesman Review
House Democrats pick committee leaders
23,500 Spokane County residents face 10 percent garbage rate hike
Spokane to test speed cameras in school zones
Valley puts brakes on pot businesses
Inland Northwest students learn computer coding during global event
No one in U.S. appears to use the pseudonyms Senate gave to Spokane torture barons James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen
Editorial: Lobbyist meals, for lawmakers’ sake, should be easy to disclose

Tri-City Herald
Second system built in Richland for Fukushima cleanup
Bill would restore proposed Hanford budget cut

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: End of license plate replacement mandate welcome

West Seattle Herald
Seattle City Transportation Committee optimistic about new transit funding and leadership

Yakima Herald Republic
Federal budget bill could boost funds for anti-gang efforts
Apple harvest record: 150 million boxes

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Tides wipe out two homes on Washaway Beach
Seattle CEO is USA TODAY’s Entrepreneur of the Year

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Seattle reviews emergency traffic plan in case viaduct has to close
Washington’s first charter school struggles
Seattle school board chooses permanent superintendent without search
Governor proclaims state of emergency for road repairs

NW Public Radio
Amid State Capitol Holiday Festivities, Demonstrators Protest Police Shootings
Washington Capitol Prepares For Gun-Rights Rally Saturday

Q13 TV (FOX)
Rising rivers flood roads; more power outages expected in next round of storms

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Capitol Record (TVW)
House Democratic Leaders Reorganize Committees
Majority Coalition Caucus Selects all Republican Committee Leaders

Crosscut
How income inequality is keeping state coffers low
Legislative panel wants closer look at impact of Boeing tax breaks (Pollet, Carlyle)

Horsesass.org
WA’s First Charter School Risks Closure
Hell Digging Out from Record Snowfall after Seattle Times Editorial Columnist Calls for State Capital Gains Tax
We Need to Be Engineering the Viaduct’s Surface Replacement Now

Oregonian
Oregon City police among local pioneers in use of body cameras
Marijuana news: Seattle plans crackdown on pot delivery businesses

Publicola
WSDOT Map Shows Worst Damage

Seattle P.I.
Seattle’s fastest-growing jobs
Inslee wants to govern as a Democrat: Can he?

Washington State Wire
Democrats Add Performance Measures To Boeing Tax Breaks (Pollet, Haigh, Green)

Wednesday, Dec 10

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Associated Press
Gov. Jay Inslee will propose $1 billion in tax hikes
Prosser pot grower having trouble giving away $14,000
Costco profits soar in 1Q on falling gas prices
Obama announcing $1B for early childhood education
Retiring liquor control chief calls privatization ‘dumbest thing’
State justices to consider warrantless searches
State reviews logging decisions before Oso slide
Why areas with good jobs have hard-to-afford homes
Suspect arrested in Alaska prosecutor death

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Forum: Economists optimistic about Whatcom, regional economy heading into 2015
Blog: Senate Republicans end committee power sharing with Democrats
Blog: Inslee working on budget with $1 billion in tax hikes, increased school spending, cuts

Bothell Reporter
Seventeen Northshore School District teachers receive National Board Certification

Columbian
Officials air concerns about oil trains at Washougal meeting
In Our View: Legislature’s Hard Choices (Parent-Child Assistance Program)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Boeing plans to move some 777X engineering to Philadelphia
Boeing says it will cut 747 production rate in 2015
Study of timber harvest near Oso mudslide inconclusive
Will history or the law judge CIA’s interrogations as illegal torture?
Editorial: Don’t let STEM jobs in state go unfilled

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Survey: A lot of stoned drivers on the road

Olympian (subscription required)
Pay-by-mile could be tested on Washington roads
Senate Republicans end committee power sharing with Democrats (Eide, Hobbs, Hatfield)
Inslee working on budget with $1 billion in tax hikes, increased school spending, cuts

Seattle Times (subscription required)
State’s first charter school faces closure
Inslee to propose $1B in taxes, new revenue
State hustling to end psychiatric warehousing
Editorial: WSDOT needs to work on communication skills in Highway 99 tunnel mess
Guest: Funding I-1351 could rob from other levels of education funding

Seattle Weekly
Pessimism Grows Over Tunnel Project; Seattle City Council Is Reaching Wit’s End
Meet the Anonymous Programmer Who Has Become Seattle’s Most Effective Activist
The Painful Life and Mysterious Death of Misty Upham

Spokesman Review
Legal marijuana sales in Spokane County top $1 million last month
Spokane Valley council halts new pot businesses
Gov. Jay Inslee to seek $1 billion in tax hikes in two-year budget
Grant County declares gonorrhea outbreak
Senate Republicans name committee heads
Shawn Vestal: $80 million paid to Spokane firm for enhanced interrogation
Editorial: Aging population needs Washington state’s attention

Voice of the Valley
State worker says she was virtual sex slave on the job

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: One-year extension of state sales tax deduction welcome

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Longtime SR 99 tunnel critic: ‘I told you so’
SPU shooting suspect talks mental illness, motive, and planning
Washington pay-by-mile pilot program approval expected

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Survey: Many Wash. pot users drive within few hours of use

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
SPU gunman to police: ‘I was just trying to express my hate’

NW Public Radio
Oso Logging Inquiry Offers Few Answers
Tribes Object To Forced Opening Of ‘Sacred Mountain’ To Public
Washington Governor Likely To Propose Robust Tax Package

Q13 TV (FOX)
Local school on high alert following online threats
SPU shooting suspect’s confession: I have 100 percent hatred for the world
State considering ‘road usage charge’ to tax drivers by the mile

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Crosscut
Republicans name state Senate chairs for 2015 (Eide, Hobbs, Hatfield)

Publicola
Jewish Leaders Condemn NRA’s “Contemptuous Silence.”

Seattle P.I.
Viaduct is stable but $2 billion replacement project unsettled
Take a look at Bertha and tell us what could go wrong
Anti-government, Nevada standoff figures at Saturday gun rally in Olympia
Ex-Washington legislator shot and killed in Barrow, Alaska

Slog
What Can the City Council Actually Do About the Sinking Viaduct? (Not Much, Says O’Brien.)
Op-Ed: Guest Editorial: Let’s Invest to Eliminate Poverty in Seattle

Washington State Wire
Inslee Budget To Push For $1B Tax Increase To Close Education Funding Gap

Tuesday, Dec 9

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Associated Press
Yakima to spend $50,000 on alcohol tourism
Retiring Liquor Control Board chair now speaking freely
Feds: Nuke site cleanup request is too expensive
2 Washington teachers on short list for $1M prize
FEDS: New Hanford cleanup would cost $18 billion
Why areas with good jobs have hard-to-afford homes
Obama touts computer science in schools
Court: No pay for Amazon warehouse security checks
Portland sues to shut down Uber
Torture report: CIA tactics broke law, didn’t work
Religious nonprofits challenge health law

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Court: Return Rengo children to parents, with conditions
Court: No pay for Amazon warehouse security checks

Columbian
Washington eyes fishing license fee increases
Editorial: In Our View: Drone Rules Grounded

Everett Herald (subscription required)
State has concerns about Arlington audit
Should Washington ban studded tires?
House Democrats ax three committees, add one for marijuana
Jail wait lists not that bad, state says
Robinson: We need sense of urgency on issues of race
Guest column: Why racial strife in America matters in Snohomish County

Kent Reporter
Rep. Orwall chosen deputy speaker pro tempore-designate (Orwall)

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Working to break the school to school-to-prison pipeline

Olympian (subscription required)
Pierce County officials mad at King County’s solo vote to replace deceased state lawmaker

Puget Sound Business Journal
Amazon to FAA: Let us test drones in Washington state or we’ll test them outside of U.S
Is the viaduct safe? Seattle council members inundate tunnel officials with questions
Report: Lack of tax incentives, confusing applications behind meager small business health exchange signups
Congress to fund government, reinstate tax breaks before calling it quits

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Bertha’s pit affecting Pioneer Square buildings?
King and Pierce County councils squabble over legislative vacancy
Budget office signs off on state employee contracts as feasible
Student discipline has results, and that’s the problem
Blog: Why do small police departments need 18-ton armor-plated assault vehicles?

Seattle Weekly
That Sinking Feeling: The Viaduct Is Depressed and So Are We All

Spokesman Review
Veterans voice concerns over reduced ER hours, staff
Washington dropping mandate to replace license plates
Washington to adopt new guidelines for game management
Wolf kills sheep near Whitman-Spokane county line
Editorial: As oil train shipments increase, talks needed in Olympia

Yakima Herald Republic
Higher ed: Not everyone wants to leave the nest
Violent backlash to torture report feared
Marijuana survey has some eye-opening responses

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Washington pay-by-mile pilot program approval expected
Apple, Amazon refuse to release federal diversity data
Woman punched by Seattle police officer wants him fired
State worker says she was virtual sex slave on the job
Settling near viaduct shuts down Bertha access pit work

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Seattle considering creating public bank
Bertha repair pit might have caused 30 buildings to sink along with viaduct
Puyallup leaders to vote on recreational pot ban
Emergency repairs to Skagit River levee as storm approaches

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Viaduct soil settlement sinks 30 Pioneer Square businesses
Landslide creeps closer: ‘It sounds like car crashes’

KPLU FM
Garfield High Teacher: Standardized Tests ‘Disproportionately Impact Students Of Color’
WSDOT Looks To Tamp Down Viaduct Concerns, But Has No Easy Answer On When To Start Worrying

KUOW FM
Frustrated Amazon Ponders Taking Drone Delivery Testing Abroad
As Data Center ‘Halls’ Sit Empty, Washington Casts Wider Net For Tenants

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Survey finds many Washington drivers hitting road high

NW Public Radio
More Japanese Tsunami Debris Will Wash Up This Winter On Northwest Shores, Scientists Predict
Frustrated Amazon Ponders Taking Drone Delivery Testing Abroad

Q13 TV (FOX)
Seattle city leaders question safety of viaduct; say they’ve lost faith in WSDOT

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HDC Advance
KCTS: Frank Chopp the Affordable Housing Crusader (Chopp)

Publicola
New York City Mayor de Blasio: “I … Like Nick Licata.”

Slog
The City Council Has Lots of Questions About That Sinking Soil

The Stand
Tacoma council meets Tuesday on paid sick leave

Washington State Wire
Solar Energy Group Pitches 150 MW Expansion Over Next 8 Years (Fey)