Today's headlines:
— Washington begins to reopen a formerly flooded highway segment in north central Washington.
— Sandpoint wrestles with regulating vacation rentals.
— Several new labor laws take effect in Washington in the new year.
— Friends and family remember a fallen Washington state trooper during a ceremony in Tacoma.
— Researchers find cannabis does have some benefit in reducing chronic pain, but there are some limitations.
— And we talk about a new Washington state resource for health care providers who have the authority to prescribe opioid addiction therapy medications.
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SPR News Today is a production of Spokane Public Radio.
Reporting today was contributed by Eliza Billingham, Owen Henderson, Doug Nadvornick and Amelia Templeton.
Today's show is hosted and produced by Doug Nadvornick.
