Quote of the Day
“The House passed a budget last year that would have made the court pretty happy,” – Rep. Ross Hunter
Associated Press
Former Wash. State Patrol officer arrested for sex abuse
Board seeks more refinery oversight after WA blast
Gov. Inslee heading to Super Bowl this weekend
Demoted Seattle assistant police chief reinstated
Bill to guarantee paid sick leave passes House (Jinkins)
Wash., Colo., have few ways to stop carry-on weed
Riders on Washington state ferries up 1.5 percent
State to extend witnesses’ access to more parts of executions
Obamacare could have big impact on income gap
Players ready for Super Bowl of WA charter schools
Bainbridge Island Review
Rep. Hansen proposes bill requiring state colleges to share financial data (Hansen)
Bellingham Herald
Teens could see a lower minimum wage rate (Kohl-Welles)
Bothell Reporter
Moscoso issues statement on passage of Voting Rights Act (Moscoso)
Columbian
Employers secure $82M in tax credits from program
Editorial: In Our View: Washington, Revive CRC
Everett Herald
GOP cool to Inslee’s proposal (Darneille)
New representative gets committee assignments (Ortiz-Self)
Editorial: Well being — and being well
The Inlander
Which Way Forward? – With recreational marijuana looming, lawmakers attempt to remake Washington’s medical marijuana system (Cody, Kohl-Welles)
Serving Electronic Time – Local monitoring programs use technology to provide close supervision without jailing offenders and disrupting healthy routines
Costly to the Core – Why one energy expert says the Northwest’s only nuclear power plant should be shut down for good
The State We’re In – Mayor Condon to outline his vision for Spokane; plus, Baumgartner pushes community service for the unemployed (Darneille)
McMorris Rodgers mentions Spokane twice, confuses Twitter
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Op-Ed: Higher wages = more spending, and more jobs
News Tribune (subscription required)
Boeing posts record results; Wall Street disappointed
Morning update: Session Day 18 (Green)
Finance industry pushes back on retirement-savings plan idea for small business (Springer, Mullet, Hobbs)
Teens could see a lower minimum wage rate (Kohl-Welles)
Olympian (subscription required)
Gov. Inslee heading to Super Bowl this weekend
State plans for potential future of pay-by-the-mile (Clibborn, Eide)
Under the Dome: Today is Thursday, Jan. 30, the 18th day of the 60-day legislative session (Jinkins, Green, Morris)
Blog: Finance industry pushes back on retirement-savings plan idea for small business (Springer, Mullet, Hobbs)
Blog: Teens could see a lower minimum wage rate (Kohl-Welles)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Equipment flaws, lax standards cited in deadly Anacortes refinery blast
Setting minimum wage would be state function under GOP bill
Statewide paid sick leave required under bill passed by House (Jinkins)
Democrats’ minimum wage push remains a long shot
In Senate, bipartisan support is key to farm bill
Seattle Weekly
State House Moves To Require Paid Sick Leave, While Senate Heads in Opposite Direction (Jinkins)
Skagit Valley Herald
New version of Dream Act would also grant veterans resident tuition (Hudgins)
Spokesman Review
Two gun initiatives likely to be on Washington state ballot (Pedersen, Jinkins)
‘Bette in Spokane,’ cited in McMorris Rodgers’ speech, declined health insurance options
Editorial: Scantily clad baristas fall below police priority list
WA Lege Day 17: Of ice cream, guns, oysters and Palouse Falls
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Consider criminal charges to keep abusers from threatening access to open records
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Why Costco pays more than minimum wage
Report: “deficiencies” led to 2010 Tesoro explosion
KPLU FM
Wash. To Change Execution Rules, Allow More Witness Access
Tri-Cities Boost: New Energy Laboratory, Growing Environmental Cleanup
Boeing CEO Says It’s Time To Rebuild Relationship With Machinists
Senator Chides High Court For ‘Overreach,’ Sponsors Bill To Reduce Court Size
KUOW FM
From Establishment To Tea Party, Republicans Rebut President
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Boeing rolls out Seattle Seahawks tribute plane
City close to vote on ride-shares, new taxi licenses
Dave Ross says it’s the one thing Congress would hate more than a higher minimum wage
Campaign urges parents to ‘just ask’ about guns
Q13 TV (FOX)
Federal Board: Safety and equipment flaws in deadly refinery explosion
Seattle moving ahead with plan to raise minimum wage
State Senate GOP leaders unveil jobs agenda, including lower wage for teens in summer jobs
WEB
Capitol Record
Increased fines aim to discourage litterbugs
Crosscut
Minimum wages: Lower to fuel opportunity?
State Senate explores global warming viewpoints
HDC Advance
Banking for Legal Marijuana Receives a Green Light (Hurst)
Horsesass.org
Too Much Kicking Ass?
Publicola
Fizz: A gun show, the internet or some other way (Nelson, Sullivan)
Opinion: Isn’t it weird that
Seattle PI
Blog: Can you smoke pot on Wash. ski slopes?
Blog: Report: Deadly Anacortes refinery blast ‘could have been prevented’
Washington Democrats split on cuts to food stamps
The Stand
Clear contrast in values between House Democrats, Senate GOP (Jinkins, Habib, Hargrove, Keiser, Nelson, Hasegawa)
Raise minimum wage to behin addressing income inequality (Farrell)
West Seattle Blog
Talk to your State House reps: ‘Telephone town hall’ (Fitzgibbon, Cody)
Washington State Wire
Governor Leads a New $200 Million ‘War on Loopholes,’ but Will Anyone Follow? (Sullivan, Nelson)