Quote of the Day
“Economic inequality has been at its starkest in three generations. This promotes the idea that a day’s work should produce a living wage.” -Rep. Jessyn Farrell
Aberdeen Daily World
Hoquiam High School sophomore testifies in Legislature
Oil Transportation and Safety Act bill introduced in state Legislature
Associated Press
Cantwell asks Obama to limit mining in Bristol Bay
Learning more about newly insured in Wash. state
Senators propose better access to lobbyist reports (Moeller)
Lawmaker seeks to raise Washington minimum wage (Farrell)
Bill would reduce K-12 class sizes, add staff (Goodman, Liias)
Wash. jobless rate at 6.6 pct., lowest in 5 years
Marijuana banking regulations on the way
Health Department says flu peaking in Washington
2012 Washington State Collision Summary Report released
Ecology puts $1M to use in Skagit basin water study
Exchange participants a diverse group
Spokane OKs first charter school in Washington
Bainbridge Island Review
Discover Pass revenue continues to grow, but increase still not enough to make up for budget cuts
Bellingham Herald
Democrats seek smaller class sizes in elementary schools (Goodman. Liias)
State Senate bill encourages learning via video games (McAuliffe)
Bothell Reporter
King County proposes April ballot measure for Metro funding
State Supreme Court wants faster progress on basic education funding
Columbian
Oregon lawmaker ‘doubtful’ of CRC action (Wylie)
Editorial: In Our View: Chemical Reaction
Everett Herald
Volunteers count number of county’s homeless
How to contact your state lawmakers
The Inlander
I’m Just a Bill – What lawmakers are talking about in Olympia; plus, SPD and race (Carlyle, Kohl-Welles)
Lifting All Boats? – Washington has the highest statewide minimum wage in the nation — but what if we took it even higher? (Farrell)
This is Only a Test – Idaho and Washington students will spend hours taking a new, tougher standardized test this spring — but won’t find out their scores
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Telecom companies on the hook for outages under Ranker-sponsored bill (Ranker)
Kirkland Reporter
Editorial: Doing nothing has unintended consequences | Habib
State Supreme Court wants faster progress on basic education funding
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
State Supreme Court rejects petition from death row inmate Gentry
More Kitsap residents enrolling in qualified health plans
Maple Valley Reporter
Editorial: Education is paramount duty and key to our future | Rep. Pat Sullivan (Sullivan)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Smaller class sizes sought (Goodman, Liias)
Op-ed: The Nose: Super Bowl edition: Billboards, political blurtings and more
Olympian (subscription required)
Bottiger remembered as honest, loyal and fair
Slow real estate growth expected
Homeless census helps direct funding, assistance
Evergreen State College creates new tribal relations position
Editorial: Give the DREAM Act a fair Senate floor vote
Letter: Why give Boeing a large tax break?
Letter: Use impact fees to pay for education fairly
Blog: Smaller class sizes sought (Goodman, Liias)
Oregonian
Washington lawmakers consider whether or not minors who attempt to buy pot should be penalized as criminals (Hurst)
Feds offer new oil train safety recommendations: What they mean for Oregon and Washington
Puget Sound Business Journal
WA Legislature bill would raise minimum wage to $12/hour
Washington drivers upset with other drivers
Tech problems still plague Washington’s Healthplanfinder site
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Premera dominates in new insurance exchange
State House bill would raise minimum wage: $12 by 2017 (Farrell)
Guests: New GED test fails to measure skills that matter most
Debating IB and other Big Questions at Rainier Beach High
Editorial: More must be done to keep derelict vessels off Puget Sound’s bottom
Opinion: Providing for the health of urban American Indians
Skagit Valley Herald
Jail-to-college program seeks funding (Lytton)
Spokesman Review
Abortion coverage, medical marijuana bills advance in Washington House (Jinkins, Cody)
Count of Spokane’s homeless makes big difference
Editorial: Bills clarifying role, future of paraeducators deserve support
Shawn Vestal: School board smart to reject AAS charter
Blog: WA Lege Day 11: Full hearing day with Spokanites all around
Blog: WA Lege: Gun initiatives getting hearing Wednesday
Blog: Say what? Voice-to-text loses in translation (Riccelli, Ormsby, Billig)
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Moratorium on marijuana in Walla Walla fails
West Seattle Herald
Jim Whittaker, legendary environmentalist and mountaineer, lends his name to new West Seattle mixed-use project
White Center Community Summit will tackle annexation, transportation and education Mar. 1
Kilbourne Ravine Project will take six years to clean up invasive species; Work to begin this summer
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KPLU FM
As Clinics Face Uncertain Future, Harborview Staffers Plead For Answers
Hanford Lays Off The Layoffs, Keeps 300 Workers After Congress Approves Budget
House Dems Propose $12 Minimum Wage (Farrell)
Cantwell Urges White House To Stop Alaska Pebble Mine Project, Protect Fishermen
Spokane Selects First Charter School, More Schools To Follow In Western Washington
State Unemployment Rate Lowest In 5 Years
KUOW FM
Washington Hospital Mergers Subject To State Review
How Drones And Satellites Can Boost The Biofuel Crop
Indoor Pot Farms Are Energy Guzzlers, Research Shows
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Eastside Catholic School will not rehire gay vice principal
Bill tells lawmakers to prioritize class size reduction (Goodman)
The ‘arrogance of Oregon’ found crossing the Columbia River bridge
NW Public Radio
Washington Senators Want Ethics Boards To Define ‘Infrequent’ Meals (Moeller)
Q13 TV (FOX)
Democrats push $12 statewide minimum wage (Farrell)
WEB
Capitol Record
Invasive species threaten Washington’s waterways (Haigh)
Democrats introduce bill to reduce classroom size to 17 students by 2017 (Liias, Goodman)
Teen hunters would need adult supervision under proposed bill
Lawmakers weigh high school grad requirements
Crosscut
Homeless In Seattle – and beyond
State Legislature looks (cautiously) at $12 minimum wage (Farrell)
The Daily Troll: McMorris Rodgers to contradict Obama. Battle over juvie records. Today in Olympia. (Kagi, Seaquist, Frockt)
HDC Advance
To preempt or not to preempt (Sawyer)
Minimum wage increase for adults introduced in House (Farrell)
Horsesass.org
$12 Minimum Wage (Farrell)
Publicola
State House Democrats move Reproductive Parity Act forward (again) (Cody, Jinkins)
Fizz: The worst thing we could do (Farrell, Cody, Frockt, Hobbs, Kohl-Welles)
Seattle PI
Suit: State licensed sex offender as foster dad
Blog: Is pot legal on Sound, other local waterways?
Slog
Representative Farrell Files Bill to Raise Washington State Minimum Wage to $12 an Hour (Farrell)
Alaska Airlines Reports Record High Profits as Airport Workers Earn Record Low Wages!
If Republicans Ruled the State: HB 2529 Would Create Sales Tax Exemption for Firearms Sales
Utah Might End Homelessness by 2015
Reality to the Suburbs: “Wake Up, It’s Time to Die”