Associated Press
House panel holds hearing on raising minimum wage (Farrell)
Boeing throwing party to thank lawmakers for $8.7 billion (Carlyle)
Gov. proclaims ‘moment of loudness’ for Seahawks
Proposed bill would resurrect canceled insurance plans
Bears, eagles, seals: How endangered animals fare
Bainbridge Island Review
Humane Society selects Rolfes as ‘Humane Legislator of the Year’ (Rolfes, Lytton)
Bellingham Herald
Farm bill passage means funding for specialty crop research in Whatcom County
Ferndale council votes to leave recreational pot ordinance alone
Columbian
Bill: Allow sub-minimum ‘training wage’ (Farrell, Moeller, Wylie)
State House panel holds hearing on raising minimum wage (Farrell)
Op-ed: Callaghan: Bill from Senate coalition resorts to partisan politics
The Daily News
State of the County: Olympia could do more for SW Washington
Senate to consider plan to shrink Washington Supreme Court size (Kline)
Everett Herald
Fact Checker: CBO didn’t say health-care law will kill 2M jobs
Op-ed: Everett Public Schools: All our students deserve your support
Editorial: Why the Seahawks matter
Issaquah Press
Bill sparks conflict about suicide-prevention training (Orwall)
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Tesoro to pay $39M for fatal Anacortes refinery blast
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Interior secretary highlights Northwest parks as climate change ‘classrooms’
Southworth ferry passenger upset by crimp in service
News Tribune (subscription required)
Morning update: Session Day 24
Parents get pushback on making lockup of mentally ill easier (Cody)
Canceled, out-of-state health insurance plans would be allowed under Senate bill
Oil-by-rail regulations bill clears first House hurdle; Senate weighs study (Farrell)
Effort under way to register signature gatherers
Op-ed: After recession, young likely are leftists for life
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: DREAM Act gives us hope for other legislation
Blog: Effort under way to register signature gatherers (Reykdal)
Blog: Oil-by-rail regulations bill clears first House hurdle; Senate weighs study (Farrell)
Blog: Canceled, out-of-state health insurance plans would be allowed under Senate bill
Under the Dome: Today is Wednesday, Feb. 5, the 24th day of the 60-day legislative session (McCoy, Mullet)
Oregonian
Washington minimum wage, highest in the nation, would be raised under bill in the legislature (Farrell)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Despite tech problems, nearly 700,000 navigated through health exchange site
Insurance regulators oppose bill allowing Washington people to buy out-of-state plans
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Want kids to care about school? Teacher says civics are the key | Education Lab
Medicaid enrollment soars statewide
DUI policy day in Olympia: Lawmakers hear tweaks only (Goodman)
Identifying homeless students aim of legislative bills (Frockt)
Alaskan voters to decide on legalization of marijuana
Skagit Valley Herald
Lawmakers focus on oil train safety in House, Senate bills (Farrell, Ranker)
Spokesman Review
Washington Medicaid enrollments surpassing expectations
Crude oil legislation clears Washington House committee (Farrell)
Spokane Public Schools’ board to discuss merging Montessori programs
Avista requests increase in power, gas rates
Editorial: Washington insurance commissioner should remain an elected office
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Starfish die-off baffles experts
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Businesses should offer sick leave
Yakima Herald Republic
Farm bill to fund research, crops in the Yakima Valley
Sen. King suggests special session on transportation tax (Clibborn)
Editorial: Farm bill is progress, but Congress has more to do
BROADCAST
KAPS Radio
Rep. Kristine Lytton named Legislator of the Year by U.S. Humane Society
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Thousands of welfare fraud tips purged at DSHS
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Lawmakers consider statewide minimum wage increase
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Governor proclaims ‘moment of loudness’ for Seahawks
State Penitentiary on lockdown after inmate stabbed
Wildlife haven facing death sentence if new law passes
KPLU FM
Jewell Visits Mount Rainier, Discusses Climate Change At UW Roundtable
Alaska Air CEO: SeaTac Ordinance The Wrong Way To Tackle Income Inequality
Mental Health Patients’ Families Seek Right To Challenge Forced Commitment
Feds: Seattle Police Now Have Building Blocks For ‘Longstanding Reform’
KUOW FM
Crude Oil Train Oversight Divides Washington Legislature
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Snohomish seniors fight state, city council over shut down poker night
NW Public Radio
Mexican Style Wrestlers Want To Escape Regulatory Choke Hold
Q13 TV (FOX)
Second office shooting in as many days in Vancouver, Wash.
WEB
Capitol Record
Legislation aims to help homeless students by housing their families closer to schools
Bill proposes harsher penalties for felony DUI (Appleton)
Lawmaker wants to ‘free Washingtonians’ to buy health insurance in other states
Crosscut
Safer oil trains: Legislature on collision course with itself (Farrell, Billig, McCoy)
Pay raises for teachers face uncertain future (Dunshee)
Olympia and transportation: Can we cut our way out of this? (Nelson)
The Daily Troll: Nadella’s new Microsoft. 300,000 Seahawks parade check-ins? The GOP’s Supreme Court attack. (Kline)
HDC Advance
Crowdfunding: coming soon to a start-up near you? (Habib)
Shedding some light on small-business myths
Horsesass.org
Universal Pre-K
Publicola
Jolt: Choice tweets
On other blogs today: More than 120 complaints, ORCA, Obamacare and more
ACLU: GOP bill infringes on student rights (Kline, Pedersen, Darneille)
Fizz: “A way to meet this need” (Rolfes, Blake, Fitzgibbon, Sawyer)
Slog
Fast Food Workers Taking Their Fight To the State Capitol
New Poll Finds Strong Statewide Support for Raising the Minimum Wage
Op-Ed: What The State Can Do Today to Help Renters (Frockt)
The Stand
WSLC decries Senate GOP legislative attacks
The Verge
Apple and Microsoft join US carriers in $750 million commitment to education
Washington State Wire
$12 Minimum Wage Measure Touted in Hearing; Real Battle Comes When Dems Count Votes (Farrell, Sullivan, Kagi)
A Health-Insurance Showdown – House Republicans, Senate Majority Push Bill That Would Allow Less-Expensive Policies to be Sold Across State Lines