Quote of the Day
“In our state constitution, we are called upon to provide an education to all students who reside in our state” – Speaker Chopp, Bellingham Herald
Associated Press
Senate panel weighs new felony DUI bill (Kline)
Childcare deaths under scrutiny by WA Legislature (Kagi)
Bill would ban tanning beds for most Wash. teens
Bainbridge Island Review
Bill would require training of open records, meetings laws for public officials (Pollet, Appleton)
Ballard News Tribune
Does it really take a death to get some action?
Bellingham Herald
Bill would ban young people from tanning salons
Childcare deaths under scrutiny by WA Legislature (Kagi)
Vets could fall victim to education stalemate (Hudgins, Chopp)
Bothell Reporter
How did 1st District representatives for Bothell vote in Olympia? (Moscoso, Stanford)
How did 46th District representatives for Kenmore vote in Olympia? (Pollet, Farrell)
Columbian
School funding drama building
Editorial: In Our View: An Education in Homelessness
The Daily News
Legislative Roll Call Report (Jan 20) (Blake, Takko)
Washington medical marijuana backers loudly make their points (Appleton, Cody, Hurst, Jinkins, Kohl-Welles)
State agency hopes to finance oil spill risk-reduction program
Feb. 1 marijuana workshop in Elma to educate I-502 hopefuls
State official says program for homeless needs bigger slice of the pie
Everett Herald
Democrats tap Liias for State Senate, look to replace him in House (Liias)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Men who prove they are not biological fathers could get relief under Angel bill
Group petitions to expand orca critical habitat
News Tribune (subscription required)
Bill would ban tanning beds for most teens
Gov. Jay Inslee waiting for feds on mental health privatization (Darneille)
Morning Update: Session Day 9 (Carlyle, Liias)
Bill could let men sever child support with DNA test results (Kline)
Editorial: Don’t let offenders revictimize their victims (Sawyer)
Op-ed: Peter Callaghan: State risks $44 million over educator-evaluation squabble
Olympian (subscription required)
Gov. Jay Inslee waiting for feds on mental health privatization (Darneille)
Vets could fall victim to education stalemate (Hudgins, chopp)
Bill could let men sever child support with DNA test results (Kline)
Callaghan column: State risks $44 million over statewide testing
Editorial: State lawmakers must act to save marijuana law
Oregonian
Southwest Washington Lawmakers ready their Wishlists for the 2014 Session (Moeller, Stonier, Cleveland)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
UW, WSU appeal to huge market with online-degree programs
Bill would expand wilderness area at Olympic National Forest
Senate again weighs requiring lawyers for foster children
Editorial: Gratitude for fish-in activists’ legacy
Guest: How to end the senseless cycle of school suspensions and expulsions
Skagit Valley Herald
Senate bills would cast wider net for felony DUI charges (Kline)
Spokesman Review
Tougher DUI penalties proposed in Washington Legislature (Kline)
Still reaching, more than 1,000 join in Spokane’s MLK Jr. Day march
Greene Street Bridge repair brings end to weight limits
Outside view: California should watch Colorado, Washington before legalizing pot
Blog: Local legislators reaching out by phone (Billig, Ormsby, Riccelli)
Blog: WA Lege Day 8: Not a holiday in Olympia
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Inslee should demonstrate his pro-business positions
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Lawmakers should stash cash to fund basic education
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Senate considers help for foster kids after KING 5 series (Goodman)
KPLU FM
NLRB Once Again Caught In The Middle Of A Thorny Boeing-Machinists Dispute
Design Competition Aims To Improve The School Lunch Experience
Muslim-American Communities Rally, Urge Senate To Pass Dream Act
KUOW FM
Parents Pack Meetings With Charter School Hopefuls
KXLY:
E. Washington lawmakers host telephone town hall meetings (Ormsby, Riccelli, Billig)
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Man waving gun at bus stop shot by cop
Q13 TV (FOX)
Online degree programs big business for UW, WSU
WEB
Capitol Record
WSDOT secretary: Reforms will need funds
Muslims lobby on drones, DREAM Act
WA Lottery to draw for Super Bowl tickets
Crosscut
What? No public comment? Dems call Senate GOP bluff (Nelson)
Why is Bertha stuck? WSDOT’s 5 levels of tunnel-drilling hell
HDC Advance
What’s with those exploding trains?? (Farrell)
ICYMI: Speaker Chopp & Rep. Sullivan on TVW’s Inside Olympia (Chopp, Sullivan)
Publicola
Jolt: State GOP tries to undo SeaTac, preempt Seattle on minimum wage (Keiser)
On other blogs today: Machinists, myopia, genetic modification, and more
Fizz: All those honking horns
Slog
It Is Time to End Unsigned Editorials and Endorsements
How they voted: This week in the state Legislature
Editorial: Lawmakers should stash cash to fund basic education