Monday, November 17

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Associated Press
Washington state health exchange up and down
Washington settles with in-house judge for $450K
$15,000 reward for Kittitas County wolf killer
Washington’s first pot auction brings in $600,000
New report: 1 child in every 30 is homeless in U.S.
Death by dirty water: Storm runoff a risk for fish

Aberdeen Daily World
What’s next for the pontoon site?

Columbian
Crowded classrooms in growing Battle Ground district
Zarelli sees the light on marijuana

The Daily News
Editorial: Why you’ll soon see marijuana ads in The Daily News

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Mudslide panel to update Legislature on findings
Guest commentary: A partial solution to funding schools
Guest commentary: Marshland project unlikely to improve fish habitat
Guest commentary: State should follow U.S. military’s lead on clean fuels
Editorial: Logging rules timely and just

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Nov. 4 election results: final count—almost (Lytton)

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Health exchange now open to Kitsap employers

News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: Back to the vision: Light rail throughout the region, including Tacoma and Everett
Op-Ed: Secure Communities costs taxpayers, hurts families
Op-Ed: State Supreme Court does an injustice to rape victims

Olympian (subscription required)
Tax-exempt status of Olympia-based think tank under challenge by channeler JZ Knight
Washington’s first pot auction brings $600,000
Q&A: Youngest state legislator ready to represent Puyallup’s values in Olympia
State to pay former insurance commissioner’s judge $450,000 to settle job claims
Editorial: Olympia leads state on LGBT civil rights
Editorial: 1351: voter ed needed

Seattle Times (subscription required)
City says private traffic flaggers a ‘gray area’
Washington Healthplanfinder back up after on-and-off service
State’s colleges see 11% rise in students from abroad
I-594 protesters, low turnout, and lots of birthday candles: your political week in review
‘Millionaires tax’ possible in Seattle? Council asks city’s lawyers
State Patrol: We won’t arrest people at anti-I-594 rally for exchanging guns
Lessons learned: Some common themes to improving schools 
Congress forces Legislature to wait on online sales-tax revenue (Hunter)
Blog: Stop saying Washington ranks 47th for class size
Editorial:  U.S. economy calls for end of port slowdown
Editorial: Voters have returned a delicate balancing act to Olympia
Editorial: Count leaders are getting creative to find public-health funding

Seattle Weekly
Hanford Whistleblower Gets His Day in Court
Council Casts 9-0 Vote to Give City Workers $15 Min. Wage; Rejects Mayor’s Call for Phase-In

Skagit Valley Herald
County comprehensive plan update likely to be limited

Spokesman Review
Health exchange back up
Reward posted in shooting death of wolf
Spokane County school districts solicit $410 million in bonds
County takes public input on pot zoning
Washington state high court intervenes in shooter’s 82-year sentence
Washington’s proposed Game Management Plan available online
Spin Control: Slim majorities require focus on party discipline
Sunday Spin2: Did the Ayes have too much of it?
Sunday Spin3: More on the gun initiatives
Shawn Vestal: Spokane police reform to get federal report card
Smart Bombs: Have a party — for the kids
Editorial: Slowdown at ports needs quick solution
Editorial: Marijuana legalization still needs fine-tuning

Tri-City Herald
Comcast to take over Tri-City cable operations from Charter
Editorial: Our voice: Imagined threats should not slow vit plant progress (Hanford)

Yakima Herald Republic
Prosser farm holds state’s first pot auction
Proposed food safety regulations put water quality responsibility on growers
Legislature must wait on online sales tax revenue (Hunter)

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KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
State’s health exchange site has another outage

KPLU FM
Report: Wash. Schools Must Overhaul How They Serve Students With Disabilities
On First Day Of Enrollment, Wash. Health Exchange Shuts Down
In Round Two Of Obamacare, Recruiting Washington’s Uninsured Gets A Little Tougher

NW Public Radio
Heavily Hunted Wolves Stressed Out And Having Lots Of Sex
Luxury Car Part Factory Shut Down 3 Days As Materials Stalled In Tacoma
How Northwest Cities Are Reducing The Impacts Of Food Waste
GMO Food Labeling Measure 92 Supporters Still Haven’t Conceded

Q13 TV (FOX)
Lakewood Police: When we wear body cams, you are much nicer to us

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Crosscut
Judge gives state final order to complete Braam reforms
Rep. Hunter post: State faces historic budget challenges

HDC Advance
The issue isn’t jobs, it’s wages (Farrell)
It’s the American way!

Seattle P.I.
What subspecies of Republican will run the Washington state Senate?

Slog
A Millionaire’s Tax in Seattle?

The Stand     
How Walmart destroyed U.S. manufacturing

Washington State Wire
The Week Ahead in Climate Policy (Ranker, Fitzgibbon)

Friday, November 14

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Aberdeen Daily World
National Guard moves in new detachments to help in times of emergency

Associated Press
State Republican make gains in Olympia; Democrats have smallest majority in House since 2002
Obama to ease immigration rules for millions
College prices are creeping up
Companies hire at fastest pace in 7 years

Ballard News Tribune
Mayor Murray announces symposium on medical marijuana, law enforcement

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Opinion: Twenty years after tragedy, food-borne illnesses still an issue

Central Kitsap Reporter
Community to hear about passenger ferry plans

Columbian
RTC to hold open house on transportation plan

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Improved health insurance website ready for signups
McCusker: Leveraged loans are threat to economy
Editorial: Roadwork lies ahead to keep jobs in county, state (2015 Legislative priorities)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: No health insurance? Now’s when you can sign up

Olympian (subscription required)
Republican Dan Griffey of Allyn claims victory over Rep. Kathy Haigh in the 35th district (Haigh, Green, Seaquist, Stonier)
Editorial: Community colleges buoy our education goals

Peninsula Daily News
Marijuana growing facility approved at former Fairview School in Port Angeles, but greenhouses shot down

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle to toughen law against problem of wage theft
Daily problem for schools: There aren’t enough substitute teachers
Health-insurance brokers to play bigger role in enrollment
Near-record juice grape harvest in Washington
City to host forum on medical marijuana
Blog: Yet another flashing light at state Department of Social and Health Services
Editorial: Initiative 1351 calls for smaller classes and more staff, but no way to pay for them (Hunter)
Guest Opinion: How to fight climate change by harvesting wood

Yakima Herald Republic
Juice grape growers see near-record bounty
GOP debates immigration strategy as Obama considers executive actions

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle Public Schools security breach impacts thousands of students

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Washington grower to auction 500 pounds of pot

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
UW team develops camera technology that can track a person from one camera to the next

KPLU FM
Later School Start Time Advocates Hope For Change As District Task Force Starts Work
Northwest Apples, Hay And Potatoes Caught Up In Port Slowdown

Q13 TV (FOX)
Family of woman killed in DUI crash sues government for millions

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Capital Record
Election update: Republicans expected to gain seats in the state House (Haigh, Stonier, Seaquist, Morrell)

Crosscut
Washington businesses unite on climate action
Tax reform? There’s a DIY movement for that

Publicola
Opinion: We Already Have the Tools to Meet Seattle’s Need for Affordable Housing

Seattle P.I.
Seattle, Olympia rate perfect in national index of gay-friendly cities

Slog
The Morning News: Washington Tightens Logging Rules to Prevent Catastrophic Mudslides

Thursday, November 13

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Aberdeen Daily World
Hospital Board looks to install Jensen as superintendent
Impact of Shorelines plan looms for city, property owners
Question of climate change comes up before county commission

Associated Press
I-594 opponents to take their guns to Olympia
Washington ferry Tacoma out until summer
New rules for timber harvests near unstable slopes
Monsanto to pay Pacific Northwest wheat farmers
BP’s leaky Olympic Pipeline repaired at Burlington

Bainbridge Island Review
Loss of ferry Tacoma blamed on power surge, design flaw
Op-Ed: How the GOP gained 4 seats in the state House

Ballard News Tribune
Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles Elected Vice Chair of Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (Kohl-Welles, Seaquist)

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
State woefully underfunds mental health
BP’s Olympic Pipeline shut down at Burlington pump station after small oil spill

Columbian
State school board chief: New revenue essential to McCleary
Editorial:  In Our View: Need Remains For I-5 Bridge

Everett Herald (subscription required)
State forest board revises slope logging guidelines
How the GOP gained 4 seats in the state House
Healthplan Finder aims to help small businesses shop for insurance
Editorial: Time to mind facts, not fear

The Inlander
Redefining Justice: Despite election losses, Smart Justice moves ahead with symposium on reform

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
State explains why ferry lost power
Carlisle II returning Monday after seven months

News Tribune (subscription required)
State revenue collections up but so are K-12 school costs
In picking replacement for deceased Rep. Roger Freeman, the date could be important
Editorial: Long term, transportation funding is school funding
Op-Ed: Far more can be done to prevent school shootings

Olympian (subscription required)
State revenue collections up but so are K-12 school costs
Olympia ranks as one of Washington’s most LGBT-friendly cities
Krugman: Will court follow health care law’s obvious intent
Editorial: State woefully underfunds mental health

Puget Sound Business Journal
5 reasons why there aren’t more women in politics and business
Washington among top states for business. Who’s No. 1?
UW takes first big step toward expanded medical school, leases Spokane building

Seattle Times (subscription required)
As Seattle prospers, city’s black households get poorer
No ferry Tacoma until summer 2015
Patty Murray readies for new role in Senate minority
State school board chief: New revenue essential to McCleary
New guidelines adopted to help spot landslide risks
Special education is ineffective and too expensive, report says 
Blog: King County Council wisely steps up to save public health, women’s health services 
Guest Opinion: Don’t wait for dental care to become a crisis
Jonathan Martin: Sirens sounding in state’s human-services system

Skagit Valley Herald
State to raise moorage fees
Washington ferry Tacoma out until summer

Spokesman Review
Gun rights activists plan I-594 protest at Capitol
Two Washington liquor board members leaving

West Seattle Blog
How to pay for education? What your legislators said tonight @ 34th District Democrats (Nelson, Cody, Fitzgibbon)

Yakima Herald Republic
Some counties voted for both gun measures on Washington ballot
Republicans ponder strategy on immigration vote

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Washington ferry Tacoma out until summer

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Design flaw undiscovered for 17 years caused ferry to lose power
Mayor proposes greater civilian oversight of Seattle police

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Disabled state ferry Tacoma out of service until summer

KPLU FM
Training The Next Generation Of Doctors To Get LGBT Health Right
Farmers Scramble To Save Last Of Their Fruit As Cold Weather Sets In
Why The KKK Is Reaching Out Beyond White Folks

KUOW FM
Washington Adopts New Logging Guidelines To Avoid Landslides
Paying Wind Generators Not To Produce Power
Washington Rules Keep ‘Big Marijuana’ Small, For Now

NW Public Radio
JBLM Hosts Meeting To Talk About Ebola Prep

WEB

Capitol Record (TVW)
Former state leaders mobilize to save sinking USS Olympia

Crosscut
Penthouse “Apodments” and Homesteading Washington Park

HDC Advance
Perfect time to go solar!

Publicola
“I’m Not Going to Have My People Take Responsibility for That.” (Nelson)

Seattle P.I.
Gun rights rally in Olympia will ‘violate I-594 in every way possible’
State awards $9.7 million for workforce housing at Sand Point

The Stand
Airlines’ wage lawsuit defines ‘chutzpah’

Washington State Wire
Governor’s Office Unveils Potential Toxics Reduction Bill

Wednesday, November 12

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Associated Press
I-594 opponents to bring their guns to Olympia
Port labor problems slow Washington apple exports
Washington class size initiative barely passing
Interstate 5 bridge project alive in transit plan
Second quarter taxable sales rise 6.8 percent in Washington

Bainbridge Island Review
Precinct analysis shows Hansen pulls in more than 80% of Bainbridge vote against Olsen (Hansen)

Columbian
Half Dental closes; patients sent elsewhere
Washington class size initiative barely passing
Opinion:  Camden: Lessons learned from Washington’s midterm election

The Daily News
Change in how state divvies up pot tax could fatten local coffers
Retail marijuana prices dropping in Longview

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Edmonds councilman ready for new role in Olympia (Roberts)
Newly elected 21st District legislator has committee plans (Ortiz-Self, Roberts, Liias)
EdCC aims for $1 million for its Boots to Books campaign
Spending to keep freight moving (Tarleton)
Davis: State’s voters sent a message of pragmatism
Op-ed: Washington state’s vote on I-594 has NRA worried
Op-ed: Join in effort against domestic violence
Editorial: Keep flow of information open (Net neutrality)

Journal of the San Juan Islands
STEM: it’s the buzz word at Friday Harbor High
Op-Ed: Abuse ignored by blaming the victim

Kirkland Reporter
Second quarter taxable sales rise 6.8 percent in Washington

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Two GOP legislators claim victory (Seaquist, Haigh)

News Tribune (subscription required)
As state celebrates 125 years of history, children commit to guarding its future
Gun show sales appear to rise after passage of I-594’s universal background checks
Michelle Caldier unseats Rep. Larry Seaquist (Seaquist, Morrell, Stonier, Haigh)
Damaged Puyallup River bridge reopens, unfixed
Editorial: Happy birthday, Washington: Here’s to the next 125

Olympian (subscription required)
Gun show sales appear to rise after passage of I-594’s universal background checks
Column: Big money wins again, as it always does

Puget Sound Business Journal
5 things business wants from Congress in the lame-duck session
Port labor disputes: Both sides must approve intervention, union members not convinced

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Congestion at ports rattles growers, importers and truckers
Marijuana business partners sue Bellevue over pot-shop restrictions
I-594 opponents bringing their guns to Olympia rally next month
Those three toss-up House races? All are now out of recount range (Haigh, Seaqiust)
Sending a message? Some Washington counties voted for both gun initiatives
Washington midterm turnout lowest since disco era
Does the U.S. push its students too hard — or too little?
Danny Westneat: $15-an-hour job comes with noncompete clause, threat of legal action
Blog: Why Washingtonians should care more about trade
Guest Opinion: How to get the Eastside rail corridor on track

Seattle Weekly
24-Year-Old Republican Baffles Democrats, Heads to the State House (Morrell, Haigh, Seaquist, Stonier)

Skagit Valley Herald
State adopts new in-water work rules

Spokesman Review
Washington marks 125th birthday with party
Shawn Vestal: WSU, UW med school tiff confounding
Editorial: Health plan exchange enters second year, with more options

Tri-City Herald
Hanford tank farm contractor awards $1 billion in subcontracts
Snow for Tri-Cities to follow blustery weather
Editorial: Low voter turnout reflects disenfranchised voters

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Editorial: Voter mandate to lower class sizes creates turmoil
Editorial: Editorial: Let’s hope I-594 is limited in scope

Yakima Herald Republic
New faces, old obstacles for 2015 Legislature (Hunter, Clibborn)
Still growing: State apple crop estimate rises

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Doctors accused of misleading accident victims to collect insurance
Taxes set to force WA pot shop profits up in smoke
Lt. Governor defends work ethic, outside business

KPLU FM
Wash. Forest Practices Board Mulling New Guidelines After Deadly Oso Slide
Wash. State Turns 125 Years Old, New Generation Of Capsule-Keepers Sworn In
State Drone Regulations Not Cleared For Liftoff In Olympia  (Morris)
Wash. Budget Committee Chair ‘Doesn’t Know How To Pay For’ Class-Size Measure  (Hunter)
Wash. Voter Turnout Appears At 36-Year Low

KUOW FM
What Climate Change Means For North Cascade Glaciers

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Cold winds plague Puget Sound with power outages; snow watch persists

Q13 Fox
Now comes the hard part on I-1351: How is state going to pay to reduce class sizes, hire more teachers?(Hunter)

WEB

Crosscut
5 lessons for the future: How I-594 did so well with suburban, rural voters
He requested video from nearly every police agency in the state. Here’s why.
The Daily Troll: Biotech firm files for bankruptcy. I-1351 backers say they’ve won. Highway 101: Now, with more lanes.
Election: The changes may be just starting

HDC Advance
Celebrate the life of Rep. Roger Freeman
Honoring our veterans today; grateful to them everyday

Publicola
Low Turnout and the New Malaise
AWB Rep: “Legislature Should Avoid Establishing Specific Economic Development Metrics to Measure Progress.” (Carlyle)

Seattle P.I.
Election 2014: A landslide of indifference here and across country

Slog
Happy 125th Birthday, Washington State
What We Know So Far About the Wage Theft Lawsuit Against Paseo

Monday, November 10

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Associated Press
Washington celebrates 125 years of statehood
Higher bar for health law in 2nd sign-up season
Backers of class size initiative declare victory
Democratic wins push Oregon Legislature to left
Confused by health care reform? You’re not alone
Crash closes Tacoma bridge for inspection

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Lowlands may see first freeze of fall

Bothell Reporter
Dont drive drowsy, save lives | Guest editorial

Columbian
CRC lingers in long-range plans
Navigating health plan maze to get the best coverage, price
Editorial: In Our View: Charter School Daze
Editorial: In Our View: Inslee Agenda Up In the Air? (Stonier)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Snohomish County Ebola plan in the works, just in case
Edmonds councilman ready for new role in Olympia (Roberts)
Veterans program provides help for homeless
Op-ed: Legislature should consider penalties for drowsy driving
Editorial: Higher ed’s future is bright

Maple Valley Reporter
Washington lowest ballot rejection rates in the nation for military and overseas voters

News Tribune (subscription required)
Crash damages, closes Puyallup River Bridge until it can be checked
Canterwood residents told to keep boiling water after E. coli found in system

Olympian (subscription required)
Initiative 1351’s class size mandate moves on top, just outside recount range
Close splits in Capitol may empower individual lawmakers (Dunshee, Jinkins, Chopp, Hurst)
Election fallout leaves Gov. Inslee without a Senate friendly to his climate-change agenda (Fitzgibbon)
Editorial: State must stick with world-class med school

Peninsula Daily News
Navy sonar use in waters off North Olympic Peninsula to be expanded in supplement study under development

Puget Sound Business Journal
Trade organizations ‘feeling powerless,’ call for federal mediator as ports’ labor dispute heats up

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Property owners challenge Seattle waterfront redevelopment
Obamacare: 7 things to know
Olympia’s big to-do list: Will GOP gains make a difference? (Hunter, Clibborn)
UW maxed out on computer-science space
Healthplanfinder Q&A: How to find help with 2015 health plans
Class-size measure widens lead in weekend vote count
In Seattle, the medical-marijuana industry is proliferating, but lacks oversight
Elections, elections, elections: your political week in review
Is Obamacare fulfilling its promise in Washington state?
Editorial: Work remains on fixing sex trafficking enforcement
Guest: The FCC is stuck in the past when regulating the Internet
Guest: Why climate advocates fail to attract conservative support — and what they can do about it
Blog: Helping Latino parents help their kids

Spokesman Review
Spin Control: What was the 2014 election all about?
Editorial: Improving Northwest forests, economies can go hand in hand
Guest opinion: Performance audits are valuable tools for local government

Tri-City Herald
Hanford Advisory Board wants rules change for landfill waste
Editorial: Thumbs to and down to Gov. Inslee’s decisions

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
What’s up with that? Turbines generate bucks for troopers

Yakima Herald Republic
Wide Hollow Elementary credits early intervention programs with success
Honoring their service
Gun show attendees wary of Initiative 594
Seaport labor spat leaves apples in limbo
GOP takeover of U.S. Senate could endanger Hanford funding
Editorial: Now really is time for Dems, GOP to cooperate

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Questionnaire part of domestic violence strategy saving lives

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Boeing gets 787 MAX order worth $8.5 billion
Backers of reduced class size initiative claiming victory

KPLU FM
Washington’s Health Exchange Set To Open For Business Once Again
Unemployment Rate For Veterans Is Improving – Just Not For Recent Women Vets

KUOW FM
Proposed Wash. Law Criminalizes Child Access To Guns (Kagi)
Washington Budget Committee Chair ‘Doesn’t Know How To Pay For’ Class Size Measure (Hunter)

NW Public Radio
When It Comes To The Apple Club, Washington’s A VIP
Traces Of Fukushima Radioactivity Detected In West Coast Waters

WEB

Crosscut
Class size initiative pulls ahead in latest vote count (Stonier, Seaquist, Haigh)
Election: The changes may be just starting

HDC Advance
Future fuel tested at Cle Elum factory

Publicola
“I Do, However, Still Have a Favor to Ask of You…” (class size initiative)
Are Later (Younger) Voters Better Informed Than Early Voters?

Slog
A Vote to Give Tent Cities Ten More Years
Let’s Recall How Terrible the Midterm Elections Were, Shall We?