Associated Press
California legislative staff get whistleblower protections
Attorneys general in several states oppose federal tips plan
Washington AG threatens suit over offshore drilling plans
Seattle says Facebook is violating law about election ads
Trump administration open to moving public land bosses west
White House chief: Dreamers not priority for deportation
Democratic memo on Russia probe under White House review
$300M health care system cost to protect religious rights
Aberdeen Daily World
Editorial: Hospital needs all the friends it can get (Van De Wege, Tharinger, Chapman, Takko, Blake)
Cantwell on the coast to fight offshore oil plan
Bainbridge Island Review
Program before lawmakers could strengthen mental health crisis response | 2018 Legislative Session (Lovick, Goodman)
Centralia Chronicle
Proposed law would make tampons and pads free for community college students (Hansen)
Columbian
In Our View: Let Voters Decide Death
The Daily Evergreen
WSU medical school tries to join state health network (Riccelli)
The Daily News
Editorial: Collaboration is critical as state faces new water issues
Jaime Herrera Beutler attempting to make individual tax cuts permanent
Everett Herald (subscription required)
State officials are looking for ways to unclog carpool lanes
Editorial: An opioid settlement presents some concerns
Island’s Weekly
San Juan employers learn how to apply new paid sick leave law
Public Health gives update on drug take-back plan
Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter
Governor lauds green energy development in Issaquah
Journal of the San Juan Islands
3.1-magnitude earthquake hits San Juan Islands
Mainland transformer failure causes San Juan Islands power outage
San Juan Islanders reflect on Joyce Sobel’s life of community service (Ranker)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
New fees, regulations for drinking wells
Letter: Will lawmakers ever try to decrease taxes?
Lockport Press
Republicans and Democrats workforce up for web neutrality in Washington state (Hansen, Carlyle)
News Tribune (subscription required)
After approving Medicaid work requirements, Trump’s HHS aims for lifetime coverage limits
New York Times
Stock Markets Unsettled as Global Rout Persists
FEMA Contract Called for 30 Million Meals for Puerto Ricans. 50,000 Were Delivered.
House Pushes Another Stopgap Bill as Government Shutdown Looms
Puget Sound Business Journal
Stock market downturn: ‘An accident waiting to happen’
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Washington Legislature tackles opioid crisis with bills to expand treatment, fight stigma (Cody)
It’s worse than you think: Everett leads the nation in traffic congestion, report says
Brain-implanted devices could lead to UW medical breakthroughs
King County housing market kicks off 2018 even hotter than before, as Seattle breaks price record
With no progress on contract negotiations, Seattle school-bus driver strike continues
Lawmakers back ‘Breakfast After the Bell’ to feed more hungry students (Stonier)
College Republicans threaten to sue UW over $17,000 security fee for Saturday rally
Opinion: It’s up to Western states to rescue our democracy
Opinion: Renewable energy is green in more ways than one
Editorial: Lawmakers should push forward on carbon-tax plan (Carlyle, Palumbo)
Spokesman Review
Washington will fight offshore drilling, Inslee says
Letter: Inslee’s ironic carbon tax
USA Today
New short-term spending bill: Defense is in, DREAMers are out
OnPolitics Today: Trump’s Dow fall
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: State lawmakers should rethink pesticide proposal
Letter to the Editor: Actions of Democratic senators embarrassing
Washington Post
Dow climbs in early trading despite ‘genuine carnage’ in Asia, Europe
House Republicans eye defense spending boost, complicating plan to avoid second shutdown
Whidbey News-Times
Officials consider islandwide high-speed internet
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Seattle, Tacoma among worst traffic congestion in U.S., INRIX reports
Tacoma Narrows tolls could freeze under new bill
5 workers at Hanford Site report suspicious smell
New fees, regulations for drinking wells in Kitsap County
KUOW FM
Seattle siblings stake their future in pot despite barriers
As mobile homes disappear in the region, some owners want to stay put
NPR
How Trump’s Funding Cuts Threaten ‘Basic Health Program’ Plans
NW Public Radio
Back In Control, Democrats Fast Track Priorities In Olympia (Hobbs)
Young People Delayed In Federal Climate Suit, But They’d Rather Be In Court
Washington State Terminates Lease For Atlantic Salmon Farm In Puget Sound
Q13 TV (FOX)
Agreement reached to speed Point Ruston development, end annexation proposal (Fey, Jinkins, Darneille)
Bethel School District: State’s new formula to fund public schools ‘flawed’ on teacher salaries
Web
Crosscut
As the oceans change, can oysters adapt?
Truck drivers vow to ‘shut down’ ports over emissions rules
Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Long-stymied carbon tax takes step forward
Slog
Bob Ferguson and 16 other AGs: Your boss shouldn’t get to keep your tips