Associated Press
House votes to undo Obama immigration actions
Study: College performance incentives aren’t big success
Report: More supervision, less prison for property crime (Hargrove)
Obama pitching more access to fast Internet
Obama will offer paid parental leave to federal workers
Lawyers: Ruling could ‘change the dairy industry forever’
Study: Fewer struggle with medical costs as coverage grows
New issue identified at Washington’s first charter school
Lawmakers honor former Gov. Dan Evans with resolution
Ballard News Tribune
Tarleton elected Deputy Majority Floor Leader (Tarleton)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Price of legal pot plunges 40 percent in Washington state as shortages ease
Foreclosure filings in Whatcom County lowest since 2006
Bring back ‘free coffee’ signs for rest areas, lawmaker says
Blog: Ericksen, Ranker introduce dueling oil transportation safety bills (Ranker, Rolfes)
Blog: Democrat Morris: Inslee carbon tax more flash than substance (Morris)
Bothell Reporter
Kenmore’s Legislative Send-Off focuses on transportation, education and taxes (Pollet, Farrell, Frockt, Hunter)
Columbian
State optimistic about Columbia River smelt
In Our View: Renewed State of Well-Being (State of the State Address)
The Daily News
Deadline to secure health insurance via Washington exchange is Feb. 15
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Area lawmakers attempt to get on the same page (Robinson, Moscoso)
Islands’ Sounder
Op-Ed: Legislative session 2015 update (Ranker, Rolfes)
The Islands’ Weekly
Lummis Nation requests permit denial for proposed coal terminal
Kirkland Reporter
Former Kirkland mayor Joan McBride sworn in (McBride)
Local lawmakers discuss state budget at town-hall meeting in Redmond (Hunter, McBride, Habib)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Report: More supervision, less prison for property crime (Hargrove)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Bring back ‘free coffee’ signs for rest areas, lawmaker says
Editorial: Obama running out the clock on Keystone pipeline
Olympian (subscription required)
Pierce County lawmakers want released sex offenders sent back to county of origin (Darneille, Conway)
Report: More supervision, less prison for property crime
Under the Dome: Thursday, January 15, the fourth day of the 105-day legislative session
Editorial: Think big with investments in early childhood education
Peninsula Daily News
Peninsula casinos already in line with electronic benefit card policy under state consideration
Puget Sound Business Journal
Legion of (economic) Boom: Downtown Seattle to get $6 million boost from Seahawks playoff games
Washington state doctors can advertise medical marijuana prescriptions, judge says
Seattle foreclosures fall by more than 40 percent in 2014
Redmond Reporter
Local lawmakers discuss state budget at town-hall meeting in Redmond (Hunter, McBride, Habib)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle mayor wants to allow and regulate three new tent cities
Facing complaints, county exec halts jail book-and-release plan
Battle over I-594, other gun laws resumes Thursday
Law from Cold War hot topic in Olympia (Fitzgibbon)
Guest Opinion: Gov. Inslee’s climate plan means more jobs, less carbon
Blog: King County’s one-stop shopping for government benefits
Seattle Weekly
Murray Calls Homelessness ‘Full-Blown Crisis,’ Wants to Allow Up to Three Encampments
As Metro Hikes Fares, County Charts ‘New Territory’ with Discount Card, One-Stop Approach
Spokesman Review
Businesses complain of delays at West Coast ports
State proposes Whitman County land acquisition
Editorial: Shine a light on dark money in politics (Billig)
Tri-City Herald
CBC volunteers to be remote testimony site for state Senate
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: State makes fishing ruling that comes with tradeoff
BROADCAST
KGMI AM
Both sides of isle pushing increased train safety (Ranker)
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Obama to propose paid sick leave for American workers
Lawmaker: Law must change for rape victims (Orwall)
SpaceX expansion considered major gain for Washington
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Bill would require cities to warn residents about new construction (Pollet)
White elephant jail gets more costly while sitting empty
KPLU FM
Proposed Wash. Bill Would Require All Rape Kits Be Sent To Crime Lab Within 30 Days
Seattle Mayor Advocates Adding As Many As 3 Tent Cities Amid Rising Homelessness
Patty Murray At Center Of Debate Over Future Of No Child Left Behind Act
Supreme Court Considers Whether A Sock Is Drug Paraphernalia
KUOW FM
In Remote Washington, Veterans Services Are A Ferry Ride Away
Military Children Serve Too
A Biofuel Company That Can Hardly Make A Buck In Washington
Washington Lawmakers Get Earful On Fallout From West Coast Ports Dispute
Shell Arctic Drilling Fleet OK’d To Use ‘Green’ West Seattle Port
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Washington’s youngest lawmaker ready to prove herself in Olympia
Washington governor unveils strategy to fight property crime, prevent repeat offenders (Hargrove)
Gov. Inslee hiding money grab behind ‘moral obligation’
NW Public Radio
Backlog Of Rape Kits Prompts Bill In Washington State
Washington Lawmakers Get Earful On Fallout From West Coast Ports Dispute
Q13 TV (FOX)
Seattle mayor wants more tent cities for the homeless
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Bill could change levels of cadmium allowed in children’s jewlery (McCoy)
Former Gov. Daniel J. Evans honored by Senate (Fraser)
Bills would help homeless, others find housing (Frockt, Kohl-Welles, Robinson, Walkinshaw, Habib)
State businesses losing millions in ports labor dispute, Senators hear
Crosscut
The Daily Troll: Much more car sharing. Worst on tax inequality. Green Bay, you’re so petty!
Lawmakers look to slow rent hikes (Kohl-Welles, Ormsby, Habib, Robinson, Frockt, Walkinshaw)
How Pam Roach became the Democrats’ choice
Horsesass.org
Wasting Money
Remember, It Isn’t “Bipartisan” Unless a Majority of Republicans Are on Board
Publicola
Gov. Inslee Delivers Populist State of the State Speech (Jayapal, Habib, Farrell, Jinkins, Pollet)
Isn’t it Weird That: State Senate Honors Evans
Council Candidate Seeks Tunnel Advice
Schmudget
Washington State’s Upside Down Tax System Takes A Heavy Toll On Communities Of Color
Seattle P.I.
Washington tax structure is most regressive in US, study says (Carlyle, Nelson)
Slog
Five Things Washington State Needs That Our Republican-Controlled Senate Isn’t Eager to Give Us (Jayapal, Habib, Cody, Carlyle, Kohl-Welles, Appleton, Hatfield
National Study Confirms: “Washington State Has, by Far, the U.S.’s Most Regressive State Tax System.”
The Stand
WSLC outlines Shared Prosperity Agenda
Opinion: Fund state employees’ contracts, fix our structural budget deficit
Washington State Wire
Gov. Inslee Opts for Cap-and-Trade, But Debate Continues Over Carbon Tax (Clibborn)