Capitol Buzz: Virus experts don’t anticipate COVID-19 vaccine for general public until summer 2021; Military, police in Washington state prepare for possible civil unrest after election

AGRICULTURE & WATER

• New blackberries making their way to the market (The Wenatchee World)

BUSINESS, ECONOMY & LABOR

• Business in former CHOP says 4 months later, area still not back to normal (MyNorthwest)
• Spokane Valley’s northeast industrial area taking shape with existing, new businesses (The Spokesman-Review)
• American Airlines secures deal to defer delivery of 18 Boeing 737 Max jets (Puget Sound Business Journal)

COMMUNITY & FAMILY ISSUES

• Coroners in Washington lack clear oversight, leaving some families without closure (KNKX Radio)

CONGRESS & FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

• As Seattle fights threat to federal grant money, those depending on the funds worry (MyNorthwest)
• US to get 9th justice with Dems powerless to block Barrett (AP/The Seattle Times)
• Rep. Newhouse will be in Okanogan County to talk about COVID-19 and wildfires (NCW Life Channel)

COURTS, CRIME & LAW ENFORCEMENT

• Military, police in Washington state prepare for possible civil unrest after election (The Seattle Times)
• OPA says SPD officer used excessive force against protester in new batch of findings (MyNorthwest)
• Authorities investigating gun pulled at demonstration in Woodinville (KOMO TV)
• Activists turn facial recognition tools on police (The New York Times/The Seattle Times)
• Homicides, assaults with firearms spike in King County, reflecting national trend, prosecutors say (The Seattle Times)
• How 5 women are working to turn a Seattle building into a place of healing for people leaving prison (The Seattle Times)
• Community Court works to fix issues that lead to low-level crimes (Skagit Valley Herald)
• Severe animal cruelty cases more than double in 2020, Seattle Animal Shelter says (KING TV)

DAMS

• The fight over Washington’s Snake River Dams is likely heading back to court (Northwest Public Broadcasting)
• Groups plan to sue over latest dams and salmon strategy (The Lewiston Tribune)

EDUCATION & SCHOOL SAFETY

• COLUMN: Tacoma teacher tried recruiting kids to join progressive campaigns in class (Jason Rantz/MyNorthwest)

ENERGY & UTILITIES

• Here’s why building an electric car is so expensive, for now (Bloomberg/The Seattle Times)

ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS

• Olympia oysters continue to thrive in Fidalgo Bay (Skagit Valley Herald)
• Increasing levels of marine toxin halt razor clam dig (The Daily World)

HOMELESSNESS

• COLUMN: Cops cut out of homeless outreach, still forced to confront worst side of crisis (Brandi Kruse/KCPQ TV)

HOUSING

• Tri-Cities housing prices at all-time high. Wages aren’t keeping up (Tri-City Herald)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Port of Seattle expected to pay $2 million after passenger’s mobility scooter toppled in airport bus (The Seattle Times)
• Bellevue enacted weapons ban during Saturday night protest (MyNorthwest)
• City council districts nearly set, await Everett council’s OK (The Everett Herald)
• Months after the vigilantes, a divide persists in Snohomish (The Everett Herald)

MEDIA

• OPINION: The courts must protect journalists (David Benger, Research Fellow at Harvard Law School and a Senior Fellow at the MirYam Institute, and Mike Shum, Emmy-nominated video journalist and documentary filmmaker/The Seattle Times)

MILITARY & VETERANS

• President Trump’s executive order on diversity training forces shipyard to change course (Kitsap Sun)
• JBLM has become an illegal dumping ground, endangering soldiers and the environment (The Olympian)
• JBLM soldier killed in non-training related incident (The Olympian)

OTHER STATES

• Gov Little: Transportation infrastructure vital for Idaho Ag moving forward (Washington Ag Network)
• Idaho hits 99.9% complete in 2020 Census (KCLK Radio)

POLITICS

ELECTIONS

• Vote by mail increased minority participation in Washington and Tri-Cities. Other hurdles remain (Tri-City Herald)

STATE

• MOHAI’s digital exhibit explores Washington’s history of democracy (KIRO TV)

TAXES

• ‘Hey, don’t tax our beer!’ With a budget shortfall looming, WA beer lobby goes on the offensive (NW News Network)

TECHNOLOGY

• OPINION: Going beyond antitrust to rein in Facebook and Google (Jessica J. González, co-CEO of Free Press and co-founder of the Change the Terms coalition, and Timothy Karr, Free Press’ senior director of strategy and communications/The Seattle Times)
• COLUMN: Facebook is everywhere: The impact of technology monopolies (Kate Riley/The Seattle Times)

TRANSPORTATION

• The economic shutdown and transportation revenue (Lens)
• Tesla is putting ‘self-driving’ in the hands of drivers — but critics ask if the tech is ready (The Washington Post/The Seattle Times)
• Bicyclists in Washington will no longer need to stop at stop signs, if the coast is clear (The Spokesman-Review)

WILDFIRE PREVENTION & RESPONSE

• Locals haul hay, donations to areas affected by wildfires (Skagit Valley Herald)

WILDLIFE

• Crews vacuum ‘murder hornets’ out of nest in Washington state (AP/The Seattle Times)
• Millions have been spent on orca recovery: Is it working? (The Everett Herald)