Quote of the Day
“There are numerous challenges to addressing poverty and inequality in Washington, but ensuring that everyone shares in the prosperity of our recovering economy is a critical first step. Anyone who works should be able to afford the most basic necessities — that is why we support raising the minimum wage.” -Reps. Luis Moscoso and Mike Sells, Everett Herald
Aberdeen Daily World
Fish & Wildlife pledges to demystify fishing rules on the Chehalis
Associated Press
I-5 bridge over Columbia could last a long time
Fixing Seattle tunneling machine to take months
Officials pressure Port of Seattle about $15 wage (Sullivan, Nelson)
Competing bills to address safety of oil transport (Farrell)
State Senate OKs veteran designation on licenses
Bellingham Herald
Bill the change DUI law dies in state House
Bothell Reporter
How did 1st District representatives for Bothell vote? (Moscoso, Stanford, McAuliffe)
How did 46th District representatives for Kenmore vote? (Pollet, Farrell, Frockt)
Columbian
Bill would put lobbyist reports online (Moeller, Wylie, Hunt)
Marijuana law no respite for crime lab
The Daily News
Bills denying parental rights to rapists stalled in Legislature (Goodman, Kohl-Welles)
Legislative Roll Call Report (Feb. 10) (Blake, Takko, Hatfield)
Everett Herald
Future of Flight rated among best aviation museums
Editorial: Ending an outdated practice (Liias, McCoy)
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Lytton named ‘Legislator of the Year’ by Humane Society (Lytton, Rolfes)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Bills would let Kitsap Transit adjust borders for ferry district (Hansen, Seaquist, Rolfes)
Geoducks now heading to Hong Kong, Vietnam
News Tribune (subscription required)
Bill calls for rapists to lose parental rights (Goodman, Kohl-Welles)
Op-ed: Water quality standards shouldn’t be unrealistic
Whatcom’s Democratic legislators to hold telephone town hall (Lytton, Morris, Ranker)
Olympian (subscription required)
Governor voices support for Washington Latinos
ACLU of Washington issues report on fining, jailing people who can’t pay
Bills would stop rapists from claiming children (Kohl-Welles, Goodman)
Bill would create online lobbyist reports (Moeller, Wylie)
Oregonian
2014 Washington Legislature: Potential medical marijuana regulations move closer to becoming law (Cody, Kohl-Welles)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Washington physicians lobby on Medicaid, payment issues in Olympia
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Bertha may be on hold until summer for complex repairs
State gives pot applicants more time to find business locations
UW one of 19 colleges that offer access, affordability, success
Editorial: Stopping the cycle of sex trafficking and exploitation
Editorial: Social impact bonds are a smart way to solve old problems (Hunter)
Spokesman Review
Editorial: Tuition reform study must offer solutions
Blog: Oil transport bill gets committee OK (Dunshee)
Blog: WA Lege Day 29: Left-turning motorcycles (Hargrove)
Wenatchee World
WHS students testify in Olympia on school grant bill (Riccelli)
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Fixing ‘Bertha’ tunneling machine will take months
WA Health Exchange to lose 2/3 of its funding next year
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
What can Seattle learn from San Jose raising the minimum wage?
Some marijuana businesses getting around banking crisis
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
DOT: Fixing stalled tunnel boring machine will take ‘months’
520 tolling error takes its toll on innocent driver
KPLU FM
WSDOT: Fixing Bertha’s Broken Seal ‘Will Take Months’
Court-Ordered Fines Result In Modern-Day Debtors’ Prisons, Says ACLU
Audit: Wash. State Can Do More To Help Families Who Adopt Foster Kids
State Lawmakers Underfund Promise Of ‘Real Hope’ And ‘Dreams’ (Seaquist)
KUOW FM
Seattle Catholic Students Form Underground Clubs For LGBTQ Youth
Republican Senator Pushes Back On College Aid For Undocumented Students
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Stranded: Ferry system works to end missed sailings
New bill calls to end ‘modern day debtors prison’
Q13 TV (FOX)
State says now it ‘will take months’ to fix stalled Big Bertha
WEB
Capitol Record
Latino lobby calls for Dream Act, labor issues
Crosscut
WSDOT: Bertha repairs will take months
How the state can help with foster care adoption
The Daily Troll: Bill Gates’ Reddit AMA. Murray’s new waterfront department. Microsoft Connector under attack!
HDC Advance
Official oyster and waterfall in the works
Publicola
Fizz: Truth be told (Carlyle, Pettigrew)
Seattle PI
DOT: Fixing tunneling Bertha will take months
Blog: King County Council: A move to save Metro bus service
Slog
State Admits Fixing Tunnel Machine “Will Take Months”
Washington State Wire
Another Year, Another Attack on Oil Industry – Effort to End ‘Tax Break’ Makes Refiners Target (Carlyle)
West Seattle Blog
King County Executive Dow Constantine’s ‘State of the County’ speech focuses on ‘great generational challenges of our time’