Tri-City Herald
Editorial: Enough talking; Congress needs to finish something

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: WSU-UW turf war shouldn’t get in way of new medical school

Yakima Herald Republic
Wine grape growers expect third consecutive record year
Europeans have little appetite for US apples

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle’s housing plan: a key to hope or homelessness?

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
November vote could expand Metro service, not just preserve it

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Seattle proposal would raise rents for low-income families
Mystery solved: How household toxics get into the environment
Nurses picket state mental hospital demanding safer workplace

KPLU FM
Wash. State: Dozens Of Pot-Shop Applications In Jeopardy
Unemployment Rate Holds Steady In August In Washington State

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Why you should say no to tax increases: Metro reforms save 150,000 hours of service

NW Public Radio
WSU Plans Med School While UW Highlights Flaws
Is Coal Dust Risky? Scientists Are Looking Into It

Q13 TV (FOX)
A different kind of radar gun? Device would detect text messaging behind the wheel
More work, less play: Are kids being pushed too hard in local schools?

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Crosscut
The Daily Troll: Bezos blasts off. Unfinished 787s stacking up in Everett. Fewer bus cuts may be needed.

HDC Advance
Is it legal to spank children in Washington state?

Slog
Seattle Tunnel Tops “Highway Boondoggles” List

Wednesday, September 17

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Aberdeen Daily World
Councilman plans anti-crude-by-rail resolution
County considers eminent domain to advance Wishkah flood project
Auditor issues two findings to county

Associated Press
Marijuana industry battling stoner stereotypes
U.S. senator to ask Congress to suspend coal sales
Cuts to food stamps will only hit 4 states
House passes ‘no welfare for weed’ bill
Report: More needed to improve oil train safety
Senator ties NFL tax status to Redskins name

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
WWU, classified employees’ union agree to pay hikes for next two years

Columbian
Editorial: In Our View: A Vision For State’s Roads (transportation)
Editorial: In Our View: How Much Do States Need? (revenue)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Union, state near negotiation deadline for EvCC staffers
Three cities hit with $2.5 million bill for back pay
Davis: Court finesses crisis it created
Editorial: Always insist on transparency (Port of Everett)

News Tribune (subscription required)
State pot sales top $14 million, tax revenue hits $3.5 million as some stores prosper

Olympian (subscription required)
Evergreen, federation union agree to 3 percent pay hikes in 2015, 1 percent in 2016
Editorial: Legislature: enshrine equal political access for all (Hunt, Moscoso)

Puget Sound Business Journal
Cantwell vs. Redskins: Senator to go after NFL’s tax-exempt status
The effects of 900 Seattle service workers losing their jobs at the same time

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Metro finance picture improves, so bus cuts may not be as bad
Seattle weighing new tax on builders for affordable housing
$6 million grant awarded for King County hepatitis C treatment
Pot sales and taxes up from same period last month
Maria Cantwell threatens to strip NFL of nonprofit status
Danny Westneat: Metro finds room on the bus for some good news
Guest Opinion: Why a WSU medical school would not address doctor shortage in rural areas

Seattle Weekly
Three Ways Seattle Can Better Fight Homelessness
SDOT Report: More Than a Third of Seattle’s Arterial Streets Suck

Spokesman Review
Private meetings between UW, WSU explored ‘co-branding’ medical school in Spokane
STA officials view company’s latest electric bus model
Wheat yields down in the Palouse
Editorial: City plan to clean waterways deserves funding

Yakima Herald Republic
‘Open Mike’: Apple growers expect banner crop
ESD seeks means to track gang crime, progress fighting it
Many mentally ill charged with crimes lack timely access to hospital care
Editorial:Yakama Nation calls attention to confronting suicide issue

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Hanford whistleblower: ‘They’re getting away with it’
Boeing: No Seattle area jobs created from space program

KPLU FM
Suspected Enterovirus Outbreak Widens In Northwest
NASA Picks Boeing And SpaceX To Ferry Astronauts
Part 1: Adult Chinook In The Pacific Ocean Prepare For Long Journey Home

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Puget Sound rattled by 4.0 earthquake centered in Seabeck
Councilwoman Kshama Sawant wants to cut your light bill by making big business pay more
King County Council considering body camera pilot program for deputies

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Brace yourself for climate refugees, Part 2
The Seattle City Council’s big chance to create affordable housing
How Washington state can lead on climate

HDC Advance
Wage thieves steal more money than is lost from all robberies in U.S.

Horsesass.org
New Report: Over-Dependence on Sales Tax Is Stunting Washington’s Economic Growth

Publicola
On Other Blogs Today: War, Public Safety, and Tax Breaks (Carlyle)
On Other Blogs Today: Seattlish on Westneat, Connelly on Eyman
Morning Fizz: City Hall Irony of the Day

Tuesday, September 16

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Associated Press
No gridlock for gay marriage, legal marijuana
Dealer poaching customers at Cannabis City, Seattle’s only state-licensed pot store
Report ties sales-tax reliance to rising income inequality
State reports new wolf pack found in Ferry County
$1.5M grant to help communities hurt by Oso slide
UW criticizes WSU med school study

Bainbridge Island Review
Kilmer presents proposal to address problems in Veterans Health Administration scandal

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Marijuana store opens in Maple Falls, becomes first out in the county
Oil-by-rail numbers are up, but the hazard is not new to Whatcom County

Bothell Reporter
I have 36 kids in my class and no books | Cartoon

Columbian
Psychiatric boarding a longtime issue locally (Jinkins)
Local View: Climate woes, income inequity can be tackled together

Everett Herald (subscription required)
WSU, UW wage PR war over medical school
Snohomish County Council can’t decide on a state House appointment
County gets $1.5 million grant for mudslide buyouts
Harrop: How we can get back our middle class
Editorial: Accountability in public life (Owen)

Issaquah Reporter
Replace the gas tax, but how? | Editorial

Maple Valley Reporter
Attorney General Bob Ferguson hosts meeting on the need for representation for immigrant children

News Tribune (subscription required)
Revenue collections up by another $26M ahead of important state forecast

Olympian (subscription required)
Fair expands employee background checks, but state politician urges checks for all
Revenue collections up by another $26M ahead of important state forecast
Editorial: Another mistake in managing wolf recovery

Puget Sound Business Journal
‘We’re just trying to solve a problem:’ WSU on Spokane med school, UW pushback
WSU medical school aims to emulate success of dual programs in Michigan, Florida
Puget Sound region is great for attracting talent, but that’s not enough, Microsoft CEO says

Seattle Times (subscription required)
UW says WSU med-school study is deeply flawed
Seattle Housing Authority plan for raising rents worries tenants
Guest Opinion: Project-based classrooms help kids become active learners
Guest Opinion: Why the privacy of a public employee’s cellphone matters
Editorial: Full speed ahead for high-speed Internet in Seattle

Seattle Weekly
‘Nawt-sa-maat’ Among Eight Names Being Considered For New WA State Ferry
As Part of Budget Proposal Rollout, Murray Looks To Create Office of Labor Standards
August 2014 Was the Hottest Month in the History of Planet Earth; Seattle Can Totally Relate

Skagit Valley Herald
State considers listing tufted puffin as endangered species

Spokesman Review
New wolf pack blamed for cow, calf deaths in Ferry County
Central Washington residents rebuilding after wildfires, flood
UW rips WSU-commissioned study on new medical school

Tri-City Herald
Editorial: It takes courage to see what studies really say

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: High court’s threat to punish state Legislature goes too far

Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Domestic violence is problem far beyond NFL

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Ferguson prompts King County Sheriff’s Office body cameras proposal
State tracking spike in minors exposed to e-cigarettes, marijuana

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
King County takes first step toward deputy body cameras

KPLU FM
King County Clinic Gets Reprieve, But Cloud Still Hangs Over Public Health Budget
How Seattle’s Mayor Plans To Enforce The Minimum Wage

KUOW FM
Seattle Diversion Program Helps Repeat Offenders Change Course
Public Health Clinic In White Center Saved
Mine Pays For Environmental Projects As Part Of Fine
WSU Board Green Lights New Medical School In Spokane

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Boeing closes in on NASA space taxi contract
Local teachers in need get big boost from Google, crowdfunding site

Q13 TV (FOX)
VA Puget Sound to host town hall meetings for veterans

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Capitol Record (TVW)
On TVW: Food safety hearing, revenue forecast & health benefit exchange update

Crosscut
Climate refugees are coming to the Pacific Northwest
First Nations cross border to protect Salish Sea from oil shipments

HDC Advance
What’s the chance of an earthquake in your neighborhood?

Publicola
Morning Fizz: The Big Deal Policy Proposal
Monday Jolt: Three Losers and One Winner

Seattle P.I.
Corps suspends Columbia coal port studies: Another blow to Big Coal

Monday, September 15

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Aberdeen Daily World
State seeks public comment on razor clam season options
Attorney General Bob Ferguson talks McCleary, pot, public disclosure
Harbor reacts to letter chastising port oil projects
Third oil project will go through EIS process; Hoquiam is co-lead agency

Associated Press
Liquor fee fight pushes Costco to Washington GOP (Nelson, Hobbs)
Washington sales tax dependence cited in report
Second year of health care law brings new round of woes
Chinook spotted in upper reaches of Elwha River
Health officials warn of Sea-Tac measles exposure
WWU president won’t be offering budget cut ideas
I-90 closed near Spokane after hazmat response

The Daily News
Tax on marijuana products on Rainier council’s agenda
Longview’s retail marijuana options expanding as new stores open

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Classrooms are crowded but paying for fix will be costly (Hobbs)
Texting while driving a problem for all ages of drivers
Medical records at jail now electronic
EvCC, teachers union settle legal dispute
Burbank: Initiative forces action on class size (Dunshee, Liias)
Editorial: The 20-Year Transportation Plan: Replace the gas tax, but how?
Editorial: McCleary: Change starts now (Carlyle)

Governing Magazine
In a First, Washington Supreme Court Finds Legislature in Contempt (Hunter, Rolfes)

Kirkland Reporter
Enterovirus 68 respiratory illness suspected in King County

Maple Valley Reporter
Secretary of State’s office unviels new, online version of ‘Simply Washington’

Olympian (subscription required)
Ecology launching study of spill response need at Nisqually River from passing oil trains
Ethics Board fines Lt. Gov. Brad Owen $15,000 to settle long-running ethics complaint
Op-ed: Court should appoint a K-12 “special master”
Editorial: Court is holding state lawmakers accountable

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Local companies caught in fight over whether to kill Export-Import Bank
$7.5 million to boost care at low-income, minority health clinics in Wash.
King County Council member introduces body-camera proposal
Obamacare helps slash hospital charity costs in state (Cody)
Ethics board fines Lt. Gov. Brad Owen $15,000
Blog: Rare good news for state mental health system
Guest: What keeps girls from studying physics and STEM

Seattle Weekly
Mayor Murray Pledges More Money For Cops and Homeless Services

Spokesman Review
Cops, cameras a gray area (Billig)
Colvilles ask feds to boost forests’ fire safety
Spin Control: What’s right when it comes to rights?

Yakima Herald Republic
Hop growers scramble for workers to harvest large crop
Editorial: Legislature correctly gets more time for school solution

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KING 5 TV (NBC)

Pre-diabetes, diabetes rates fuel national health crisis

KIRO 7 TV
Hundreds protest rent hikes for public housing

KPLU FM
Seattle Public Housing Residents Face The Possibility Of Big Rent Hikes
How Seattle’s Involvement In Education Is Unique Among Cities
WSU Board Approves New Medical School In Spokane
Washington Lt. Governor Agrees To $15K Ethics Fine

KUOW FM
Seattle Mayor Proposes Adding 100 New Officers Next Year

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Boeing dangles pension buyout opportunity
New report says Washington needs to do far more for infertile couples

NW Public Radio
Hockey Inquiry Turns On Whether Players Are ‘Student Athletes’ Or Workers
Cover Oregon Officials To Face State Lawmakers

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Crosscut
Puget Sound growth: Where will they all live?
Eastside Pathways tackles education reform in Bellevue
Ethics board fines Lt. Governor Owen

HDC Advance
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