“Without money, reforms aren’t real. They’re just hollow promises.” –Governor Inslee
Aberdeen Daily World
Grays Harbor County still hardest hit with unemployment
Hatfield introduces bill to designate state oyster
Associated Press
Eyman wants anti-tax rule in Constitution
Washington passenger-rail director apologizes for delay
More than 86,000 newly insured in WA
Tunneling Machine Bertha Moves Ahead 2 Feet
Giffords testifies in Olympia on state’s gun initiative
Demand for planes boosts Boeing profit by 26 percent
Inslee: Closing tax breaks would free $200M for schools (Sullivan, Hunter, Nelson)
Ballard News Tribune
Meet with Congressman Jim McDermott at Hattie’s Hat this weekend
Bellingham Herald
State finishes processing backlog of applications for pot businesses
Columbian
Op-ed: Callaghan: State risks $44 million in education funding from feds
Everett Herald
Pay issue certain to stoke debate on income inequality (Sells)
Inslee outlines plan for schools (Sullivan)
Liias will focus on economic opportunity, schools (Liias)
Education, transportation among Rep. Kagi’s priorities (Kagi, Hunter)
Burbank: Wage should approach value of labor (Sells, Robinson, Ryu, Stanford, Moscoso, Roberts, Farrell)
Editorial: On responsible gun ownership
The Islands’ Weekly
Labeling of genetically modified food back after failure of I-522 (Chase)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Ferries see bump in rider numbers for 2013
News Tribune (subscription required)
Inslee rolls out plan to close tax exemptions, boost K-12 funding (Sullivan)
Morning update: Session Day 17 (Riccelli)
Editorial: PDC issue looks like lethargy, not bias
Blog: Backers of I-594 hope Giffords, Kelly become ‘close partners’ on campaign
Olympian (subscription required)
Lawmakers duel over state fair (Morrell)
State finishes processing backlog of applications for pot businesses
Work, job experience may translate to college credits (Sawyer)
Editorial: Toughen state’s campaign finance disclosure rules
Blog: Backers of I-594 hope Giffords, Kelly become ‘close partners’ on campaign
Blog: Inslee rolls out plan to close tax exemptions for K-12 funding
Blog: Under the Dome: Today is Wednesday, Jan. 29, the 17th day of the 60-day legislative session (Riccelli)
Blog: Stiff competition for an obscure fee (Darneille, Sawyer, Chopp)
Blog: Private service planned for Ted Bottiger; public memorial later
Oregonian
All students should have the same opportunities, Washington lawmakers say (Santos)
Can the Columbia River Crossing rise again? Take 3 For Politics (video)
Puget Sound Business Journal
State senator suggests abolishing Office of Insurance Commissioner (Cody)
Bill would provide tax break on health premiums for self-employed people (Keiser)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Western states at the bottom in per-student spending | Education Lab
Government’s effort to raise minimum wage may backfire | Danny Westneat
Obamacare enrollment continues to climb in Washington state
Inslee proposes closing tax breaks to fund education
Audit: State worker, boss spent hours shopping on the job
Giffords urges lawmakers to expand gun background checks
Education highlights from Obama’s State of the Union address
Editorial: Protect Olympic Peninsula rivers under the Wild Olympics bill
Skagit Valley Herald
Adoption bill aims to prevent cases like the fatal Hana Williams tragedy (Roberts)
Wash. passenger-rail director apologizes for delay
Spokesman Review
Gabrielle Giffords, GU students speak at gun control hearing (Jinkins)
Shawn Vestal: Rep. Kevin Parker puts concerns of homeless into action (Ormsby, Riccelli)
Funding for ‘pulse crops’ program included in Farm Bill
Blog: Live coverage: Gun control initiatives hearing (Jinkins)
Tri-City Herald
Washington plan would put anti-tax rule in Constitution
Walla-Walla Union Bulletin
Editorial: Legislature, not court, allocates education spending
West Seattle Herald
Construction starts soon on Barton pollution control project; Work will take place in Westwood and Sunrise Heights neighborhoods
School spirit at WS Elementary boosted by partnership with Rain City West
Yakima Herald Republic
Giffords testifies for gun initiative
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Regional call for higher minimum wage reaches Presidential agenda
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Gabrielle Giffords fights for tighter gun control in Washington state
Bertha to re-start digging; little said about problem-causing pipe
KPLU FM
Gabby Giffords Urges Lawmakers To ‘Fight, Fight, Fight’ For Background Checks
Decrying Washington Stalemate, Obama Calls For ‘Year Of Action’
Slow Uptake Of Electric Cars Prompts Calls To Extend Washington Tax Break
Gov. Inslee Wants To Put $200 Million More Into Education For Supplies, Teacher COLAs
KUOW FM
Lawmakers Consider Naming Endangered Person Advisory ‘Silver Alert’
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Tunnel machine Bertha moves two feet
Councilmember Sawant responds to State of the Union
WEB
Capitol Record
Gabrielle Giffords testifies at Washington gun initiative hearing
Advocates to end homelessness rally at the capitol (Robinson, Frockt)
Inslee: Close 7 tax breaks to pay for schools, teacher COLA
Department of Early Learning eyes Early Start, Eve Uphold bills
Crosscut
Keeping juvenile records confidential: Olympia debates (Kagi)
Inslee’s school money quest runs toward Republican wall
Ex-Rep. Giffords urges courage about gun control (Jinkins)
The Daily Troll: Murray, Cantwell defend birth control. Lynch goes Talk Mode, briefly. Giffords talks gun control.
Coal and oil: A mix to fuel NW fears
Video: Inslee’s education drive: Going anywhere?
HDC Advance
Speaker Chopp is open government champion (Chopp)
Mr. Schwartz goes to Olympia (Cody, Habib)
Horsesass.org
Today in Googlebait
Publicola
On other blogs today: Transit, literature, and Bertha
Fizz: Environmentalists are a little alarmed (Rolfes)
Opinion: Isn’t it weird that…
Schmudget
Today’s Budget Outlook: A Reality Check for Funding Basic Education
Governor’s Proposal to Fund Basic Education is Realistic and Necessary
SDC Hopper
Inslee, Democrats call for action to fund K-12 education (Sullivan, Nelson)
Seattle PI
‘Bertha’ advances 2 feet
Blog: Giffords on gun shows: “Be bold, be courageous”
Slog
State Will Resume Tunneling Under Downtown (for Reasons as Mysterious as Why They Stopped)