Associated Press
Armed gun-rights advocates rally at Washington state capitol
State lawmakers mull changes to gun background check law
Families want state’s civil commitment law changed (Jinkins)
State Supreme Court ruling a long time coming
Inslee supports bill to limit vaccine exemptions (Robinson)
Eastern Washington University ends campus gun storage
WSU medical school bill hits snag over reproductive health (Pollet, Riccelli)
Workers starting to see pay raises
BNSF railroad to spend $189 million on Washington tracks
Idaho liquor sales boosted by Washington state residents
Aberdeen Daily World
Wind and rain will heighten risk of landslides this weekend
Ballard News Tribune
Kohl-Welles backs bill that proposes assistance for tenants to relocate due to a rent increase (Kohl-Welles)
Hamilton International School students visit Kohl-Welles at the Capitol (Kohl-Welles, Frockt, Pedersen, Farrell, Tarleton, Walkinshaw)
Lawmakers host 36th District Legislative Action Day in Olympia (Kohl-Welles, Carlyle, Tarleton)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Public health officials offer lesson from the recent measles outbreak: Get kids immunized
Bothell Reporter
Legislature needs to fix 520 bridge toll system | Editorial
Central Kitsap Reporter
Health, labeling concerns erupt in wake of governor’s e-cigarette tax proposal (Pollet, Carlyle, Reykdal)
Columbian
Local lawmakers weigh in on vaccine exemption (Cleveland, Wylie, Moeller)
2014 in Clark County saw dramatic jump in fatal crashes
Moving beyond the Columbia River Crossing
Editorial: Oil Train Safety is Job 1 (Wylie)
Editorial: Affordable Housing Crisis
The Daily News
Capitol Dispatch: Lawmakers likely lack ‘bandwidth’ to debate death penalty this year (Carlyle, Takko)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Lovick nominates Democrat, Republican for ombudsman
Filing gets a little more complicated this year
Liias offers bill aimed at improving use of 911 (Liias)
Editorial: Value in all-day kindergarten (Kagi)
Editorial: Ban destructive studded tires
Federal Way Mirror
Senate unanimously approves Miloscia transparency measure
Letter to the editor: Drawbacks of Senate bill 5289
Kirkland Reporter
Editorial: Legislature needs to fix 520 bridge toll system
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Editorial: Protecting initiative system’s intent
News Tribune (subscription required)
Public health officials offer lesson from the recent measles outbreak: Get kids immunized
State budget problem: Without taxes, something has to go (Hunter)
Free U.S. Open tickets for lawmakers? Ethics board to discuss
Bill would let police in Washington seize property from johns seeking sex
State budget problem: Without taxes, something has to go (Hunter)
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Olympia area could belong in Sound Transit (Hunt, Fraser)
Editorial: Support schools, kids, in Tenino and Yelm
Editorial: Vaccine opt-outs need to be curbed (Robinson)
Peninsula Daily News
Navy holds open house on Ediz Hook submarine-escort plans; concerns voiced by scuba divers, tribes, others
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Van De Wege seeks to curb music copyright agencies (Van De Wege, Tharinger, Hargrove)
Puget Sound Business Journal
West Coast ports halt activity
West Coast port closure could cost $2.1 billion per day
Redmond Reporter
Op-ed: McBride: ‘I roll up my sleeves and get to work’ (McBride)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
After fine, lieutenant governor wants change in how ethics are policed (Liias)
Whales, personhood, vaccines: your political week in review
Gun-rights advocates rally in Olympia, but can’t get in the door
Worries about religious hospitals snag WSU medical-school bill (Pollet, Riccelli)
Danny Westneat: Sen. Pam Roach’s rare outburst of what money really means in politics
Guest opinion: Cities and counties have a right to ban the sale of marijuana
Editorial: Don’t exempt officials from important public-disclosure requirement
Editorial: Find the middle ground for use of police body and dashboard cameras
Seattle Weekly
Is Nickelsville In the Midst of a ‘Vicious Takeover’ That Will Doom the Encampment?
Spokesman Review
EWU discontinues gun storage service
Foster parents decry flu vaccine requirement
Marijuana growers, Kettle Falls Five, may be saved by funding bill
Airway Heights challenges bill for Highway 2 plowing
Vestal: Vaccine ‘trutherism’ thriving, at public’s expense
Spin Control: Lawmakers’ focus turns to First World Problems (Conway)
Editorial: Cut books and cut costs with open course picks
Editorial: Federal action may be needed in port impasse
Tri-City Herald
Trio of state nuclear bills to be heard Thursday
Editorial: A few recommendations to our lawmakers
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Highway 12 widening stalls for want of money
Legislators: Fix WSDOT before tinkering with additional taxes
Editorial – Police searches using drone aircraft should require warrants
Yakima Herald Republic
Experts: Time to ‘nudge’ hesitant parents toward vaccinations (Robinson)
House bill would reclassify felony drug possessions as misdemeanors (Appleton)
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KING 5 TV (NBC)
SPD criminal incident reports increase near pot shops
Senator hopes bill helps fix Good To Go billing problems
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Lawmakers consider ending half-days in schools
KPLU FM
Cities Argue For a Bigger Share Of Pot Tax Revenue (Carlyle)
West Coast Ports To Halt Loading, Unloading Operations This Weekend
Democratic Lawmakers Want To Toughen Aerospace Tax Breaks After Boeing Job Losses (Robinson, Gregerson)
Option For Child Victims To Testify Remotely Is Rarely Used, Says Lawmaker (Ortiz-Self)
‘Will Not Comply’ Gun Show Planned In Yakima Area
KUOW FM
Northwest Lawmakers Aim For Higher Immunization Rates
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Sex workers speak out against proposed anti-prostitution bills in Olympia
Lawmaker explains bill to end personal choice exemptions for vaccines (Robinson)
NW Public Radio
‘Will Not Comply’ Gun Show Planned In Yakima Area
Northwest Lawmakers Aim For Higher Immunization Rates
Q13 TV (FOX)
German, Spanish? Nope, lawmakers want your kids to learn new language (Reykdal)
Proposed bill targets your smartphone, aims to keep roads safe
WEB
Crosscut
Patrons of prostitutes could lose their vehicles
Olympia this week: What do they really think about a teen wage? (Cody, Wylie)
Alaska is pulling on the Puget Sound economy
GeekWire
Code.org takes sides on dueling bills promoting computer science in Washington State (Reykdal, Hansen)
Horsesass.org
You Can’t Negotiate with Terrorists. Or Republicans.
Publicola
Initiative Bill Gets Wild Hearing in Olympia (Liias)
A Pizza Tax Break in Olympia (Liias, Carlyle)
Seattle P.I.
GOP Rep. Dave Reichert says Republicans need more conservationists
Slog
The Morning News: SPD’s Records Requester Is Back and Now He Wants a Ton of State Employees’ E-mails
How, Exactly, Are They Going to Get Bertha’s Teeth Out of That Pit? WSDOT Explains.
The Stand
Refinery workers taking a life-or-death stand
UW Daily
Huskies on the Hill (Hunter)
Washington State Wire
The Green Sheet for Feb. 9 – Ethics, Ethics, Ethics (Hunter , Gregerson)