Quote of the Day
“Our tax code is nothing more than 100 years of random acts of kindness.” – Rep. Chris Reykdal, The News Tribune
Aberdeen Daily World
Pontoon cost overruns will impact transportation projects statewide
Associated Press
Inslee: Meeting with U.S. education chief productive
Another possible booze price hike looms over state
State granting cougar hunts using hounds
Seattle tunnel builders to dig shaft for repairs
Firms eye Lower Columbia for 2 methanol plants
Blacks in Washington far more likely to get death penalty, study finds
Governors: Legalized pot buzz just smoke
State census shows fewer farms but greater value for crops
Dozens demonstrate at Tacoma detention center
Auburn Reporter
Nuclear power bill passes Senate, moves to House for public hearing (McCoy, Rolfes, Kline, Frockt)
Bellingham Herald
BP foam trucks could help in oil train crash; railroads announce new safety measures
Bothell Reporter
Opinion: Fully funding state schools will take more than one meeting
Central Kitsap Reporter
Why would a conservative vote for the Real Hope Act?
Columbian
ACLU finds Clark County courts set excessive fines on felons (Roberts)
Editorial: In Our View: Gambling on Education (Cleveland)
The Daily News
No passage for $1.5 billion flood legislation (Hatfield)
Banks shy away from marijuana business despite federal approval (Hasegawa)
Inslee considers raising minimum wage for state workers
Clark County tops 36,000 state health exchange enrollments since Oct. 1
Everett Herald
Rep. Roberts, who put focus on policy, won’t seek re-election (Roberts)
What Boeing stands to gain from Washington beyond tax breaks
Dispute over test scores puts federal education funds at risk (McAuliffe)
Texting, calling at the wheel still a problem
Affordable Care Act enrollment for state, county
Washington apple growers invest in technology
Op-ed by Rep. Robinson: New mental health treatment law could prevent tragedies
Op-ed: Don’t like food stamps? Raise the minimum wage
Editorial: On the road to dysfunction (Transportation) (Clibborn, Eide)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Ferry district bill teetering in Olympia
No further toll increase necessary on Tacoma Narrows
News Tribune (subscription required)
State employees getting notice that 1% pay hike won’t happen in July
Morning update: Session Day 43 (Riccelli / breastfeeding)
Loophole reporting bill meeting Senate resistance (Carlyle)
Editorial: Protect kids from tanning beds’ cancer risks (Darneille)
Peter Callaghan: Does a transparent tax loophole make for a better tax loophole? (Hunter, Reykdal)
New York Times
NY Times – Colorado Expects to Reap Tax Bonanza From Legal Marijuana Sales (Carlyle)
Olympian (subscription required)
Resistance awaits tax break-reporting bill (Carlyle, Haigh, Hurst, Stonier)
Letter: Tell Legislature ‘no’ on nuclear anything
Blog: State employees getting notice that 1% pay hike won’t happen in July
Blog: Budget proposal expected Monday from WA Senate majority
Blog: Bill would ban teen ‘conversion therapy’
Blog: Inslee says he may raise minimum wage himself (Farrell)
Oregonian
Washington state colleges would award credits for military training, under bill in the Legislature
Peninsula Daily News
State Senate, House to put forward supplemental budget proposals this week (Tharinger, Van De Wege, Hargrove)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Liquor prices could rise in Washington state
This week in health care: Hospital affiliation fights and fake rappers promote health exchange
Rich WA residents say they need $2.2M for retirement
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle growing faster than suburbs, first time in 100 years
Inslee considers raising minimum wage for state workers
State legislators’ financial disclosures fall short (Ryu)
Danny Westneat: A do-gooder tells why $15 wage is bad idea
Guest Opinion: Should Washington state abolish the death penalty?
Editorial: State Senate fails on teacher evaluations
Editorial: End taxi monopoly and protect rider safety
Skagit Valley Herald
Bill to clear tribal fishing convictions sees little opposition (Sawyer)
Rep. Larsen to meet local officials on oil transportation safety
Spokesman Review
Oil, coal trains, concerns likely to increase
Inslee wants broad minimum-wage discussion
Farm bill program putting healthy food on school menus
Spokane City Council debating changing red-light camera law
Alzheimer’s is just one among dozens of brain-wasting diseases
Spin Control: A Senate bill left behind, surprisingly
Guest opinion: Dental care saves money, needs support – Spokesman.com – Feb. 22, 2014
Guest opinion: Eastern Washington needs more internships
Guest opinion: STEP is good for tribe, region
Tri-City Herald
Another possible booze price hike looms over Wash.
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Establishing county zoning for pot growers makes sense
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Legislature makes hits, misses on open government
Editorial: The qualities needed by next 4th District representative
BROADCAST
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Liquor Control Board proposal could cause price hike for booze
KPLU FM
Study: Liquor Privatization Has Shaped Youth Perception Of Alcohol
Seattle Tunnel Builders To Dig Shaft In Front Of Bertha For Repairs
Inslee Explores Minimum Wage Hike For State Workers, Contractors
KUOW FM
No Easy Answers For DUI Concerns As Marijuana Gains Support
Tunnel Tolling: Build It, And They Won’t Come?
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Speed cameras outside school zones wouldn’t need review after success (Fey)
NW Public Radio
High Enrollment In A State With No Love For Obamacare
Q13 TV (FOX)
Protesters block entrance to deportation center, refuse to move
WEB
Capitol Record
Young Washingtonians and Politics: The gap between voting and making an impact
Bill would preserve floating homes (Pedersen)
Anti-harassment bill would make it harder for prisoners to sue their victims (Sawyer)
Teen addiction specialists report riskier behavior after marijuana and liquor intitatives
Crosscut
Senate Majority Coalition’s budget plan has a big question (Hunter, Habib, Carlyle)
Penalties and bonuses provide backdrop for Bertha delays
Tough legislative fight could be ahead for suicide prevention bill (Orwall)
Bertha: Worthy of a museum
Bertha: A whole lot of digging ahead
For Lease: Tunnel. One of a kind. Never used.
The Daily Troll: Police controversy tweeting up. Inslee ponders bump in minimum wage. Railroads accept oil train precautions. (Farrell)
Auditor: State’s major funds doing reasonably well
HDC Advance
Student Association names Pollet, Riccelli “Legislators of the Year” (Pollet, Riccelli)
“We are being watched.” (Goodman)
Huffington Post
Way Too Many Americans Go To Work While Sick: Survey
Publicola
Fizz: An ongoing property tax (Frockt, Chopp, Eide)
Seattle PI
‘Great talks’ on transportation — but no plan for congested state (Hunter, Habib)
Marijuana: $51 million in state revenue, but caution from Colorado (Hunter)
Blog: Oil trains are coming our way, to safety worries in Seattle
Slog
A $10.10 Federal Minimum Wage Would Raise Walmart Prices by a Penny per $16 Item
Smart Businesses Will Get Out In Front of the Minimum Wage Battle or Get Out of the Way
Boeing Management Can Go Screw Itself
City Council Supports Northwest Center Kids’ Plea For More Time (Tarleton, Carlyle, Kohl-Welles)
The Stand
Let college faculty manage their own affairs
Washington State Wire
McAuliffe Versus McAuliffe (McAuliffe)