Aberdeen Daily World
State to same-sex domestic partners: You’re about to be married
Bill honoring local oysters moves closer to adoption (Hatfield)
Arlington Times
Stedman, Stickles visit Olympia to discuss public safety
Associated Press
WA lawmakers older, richer, less diverse than us (Dunshee, Moscoso)
House OKs involuntary commitment bill
House passes bill to restrict juvenile records
Bill aims to eliminate up-front college costs (Seaquist)
Federal guidance on pot business leaves banks wary
House OKs homeless student data bill
Gov. Inslee gives cabinet members pay raises
U.S. asks China to limit shellfish ban to 2 areas
Train accidents stir worries about crude transport
New era dawns in solar power
House votes to close Innovate Washington agency
Bainbridge Island Review
House OKs Hansen education bills to enhance college opportunity, choices (Hansen)
Bothell Reporter
Bill would allow more ads on government websites
Columbian
Courthouse fee that fights homelessness expiring (Moeller, Stonier, Wylie)
High natural gas prices boost coal use by utilities
Oil terminal slick slope for Vancouver council
Editorial: In Our View: Roads Plan is Unfair (Moeller)
Editorial: In Our View: Vancouver, Choose a Side (oil terminal)
The Daily News
Editorial: Inslee tells business to stay out
Everett Herald
Boeing offers S.C. workers extra bonus pay
Plan to end free parking for disabled is shelved (Hunt, Walkinshaw)
Op-ed: Death penalty moratorium a breach of social contract
Op-ed: The Basic Health Plan model may live on (Cody, Riccelli)
Op-ed: Boeing and the betrayal of labor
Editorial: The end of the death penalty
Editorial: 2014 Farm Bill: Slow, but progress on hemp
Letter: Can anyone live on $10 per hour? (Moscoso, Sells)
Federal Way Mirror
Rep. Freeman’s bill will help parents with disabilities keep their children (Freeman)
The Inlander
Feds announce guidelines to allow banks to work with marijuana businesses
Kitsap Penninsula Business Journal
Washington state could allow equity crowdfunding by 2015 (Habib)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Inslee calls for new initiative promoting outdoor recreation
Letter: Legislature can help doctors help more Medicaid patients
News Tribune (subscription required)
After long battle, ex-justice relieved over execution halt
Bill honoring oysters closer to adoption (Hatfield)
Lawmakers pass legislation to better assist homeless students (Santos, Haigh)
Editorial: Highway package: Get it done already, lawmakers
Olympian (subscription required)
WA lawmakers older, richer, less diverse than us (Dunshee, Liias)
Tesla owners, advocates set to gather for Capitol Campus rally
Lawmakers pass legislation to better assist homeless students (Haigh, Santos)
Death penalty doubts affirmed
Gun-control bill has second coming, unanimously approved in state House (Goodman)
Editorial: Let’s make progress toward climate-change issues
Letter: Heavy vehicles should pay more for repairs
Oregonian
Washington House passes legislation giving people a greater chance to get mentally ill family into involuntary treatment (Cody)
Peninsula Daily News
Eye on Olympia: Tuesday bill deadline looming for legislators (Tharinger, Van De Wege, Hargrove)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Tesla support rally planned Monday in Olympia
Boeing reportedly to build 777X wing in Everett
It looks as if Bertha will get “the shaft”
State insurance office: Republican numbers don’t tell the whole story
Feds issue more guidance on marijuana banking, but legality remains unclear
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Long-term-care insurance: buyer beware
Views split on fallout for Inslee from death-penalty moratorium
State to thousands of domestic partners: On June 30, you’re married
Bill aims to eliminate upfront college costs (Seaquist)
State House unanimously passes ‘Joel’s Law’; cost concerns remain (Cody)
Bold health laws being debated in Olympia (Cody, Mullet)
State legislators older, richer, less diverse than population (Dunshee, Moscoso)
Danny Westneat: Bertha is stuck and so are we
Editorial: Foster children need timely legal protection
Opinion: Expand Washington’s graduation requirements to 24 credits | Guest columnist
Skagit Valley Herald
Meeting to explain proposed boat sewage discharge ban
Spokesman Review
Washington Legislature advances school bills (Liias, Billig)
House votes to close Innovate Washington agency
Candidates emerge for Hastings’ seat in U.S. House
Spokane port district push resurfaces (Kline, Rolfes, Frockt)
Rural, small hospitals may get break from federal rule
Editorial: Port district status would be good for entire region
Op-ed: Consider mind, body in health reform
Op-ed: Teacher tires of hollow praise
Op-ed: Killers’ fates shows injustice of death penalty
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Include public in decisions about capital punishment
Yakima Herald Republic
Legislators richer, older, less diverse than state population (Dunshee, Moscoso, Ortiz-Self)
Editorial: Celebrate nation’s greatest leaders
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Local author discusses death penalty suspension
Prosecutors sound off on death penalty moratorium
KPLU FM
Bill Would Prevent Employers From Asking About Arrests In Initial Job Applications
The Green Rush Begins: Investors Get In On Pot’s Ground Floor
Feds Clear Way For Banks To Do Business With Marijuana Industry
KUOW FM
Public Defender Pushes Back On Involuntary Commitment Bill
Death Penalty Debate, Bertha Costs, And No Place Like Home
Sleep-Deprived Teenagers? Starting School Later Could Help Them Catch Up
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Report: Boeing to build 777X wing in Everett
WEB
Capitol Record
Holmquist Newbry to explore run for Congress
Early education advocates deliver Valentine’s Day gift to Gov. Jay Inslee
House passes involuntary mental health treatment bill (Cody)
Senate designates day after Thanksgiving in honor of Native Americans (McCoy)
Bill barring gay conversion therapy for minors passes House (Jinkins)
Advertising in state parks could help raise funds (Liias, Chase)
Crosscut
Tunnel shows us we’re not there yet on minority contracting
Bertha fix will likely require big access shaft
The Daily Troll: Bertha handlers chomping at bit. Gay deprogramming law. Ridesharing rules debated. (Rolfes)
Baumgartner vs. State Supreme Court
GeekWire.com
Washington House passes proposed crowdfunding law (Habib in comments)
HDC Advance
Washingtonians rushing to enroll in Medicaid
Keeping Washington’s children healthy (Mullet)
MLT News
Kagi legislation to monitor fatalities in child care centers passes House (Kagi)
Publicola
Fizz: Torturous practice (Jinkins, Blake)
Schmudget
New Policy Brief: The Washington State Dream Act
SDC Hopper
Senate Dems call for transportation plan for “All of Washingtonians” (Eide, Hobbs, Liias)
Seattle PI
Blog: Eastern Washington: Feeding from — and biting — government’s hand
Blog: Catholic bishops support, praise Inslee death penalty moratorium
Slog
Raise the Minimum State Legislator Wage!
City Council Delays Vote on Controversial Taxi, For-Hire, and “Ride Share” Ordinance
Washington State Wire
Senate Throws Down Gauntlet on Transportation – Ready to Negotiate on Gas Tax, But Demands Reforms (Eide, Clibborn, Liias, Frockt)