Quote of the Day
“You need those classrooms before those teachers show up.” -Rep. Hans Dunshee on Capital Budget Proposal, The Olympian
Aberdeen Daily World
Regulator declines to set date for new rail tank car safety rules
Associated Press
Bill would ease liquor sales taxes over eight years (Hobbs, Liias)
‘Dreamers’ surround Inslee for signing
House Dems’ budget seeks to restore teacher raises (Sullivan, Carlyle, Hunter)
Hold on executions prompts legislation
Bainbridge Island Review
Appleton’s bill giving veterans resident-tuition rates passes House, heads for Senate (Appleton, Hansen, Seaquist)
Bainbridge Island Review
Appleton’s bill giving veterans resident-tuition rates passes House, heads for Senate (Appleton, Hansen, Seaquist)
Bothell Reporter
Voters to decide in April whether to help fund Metro Transit, road projects
Real Hope bill brings promise to UW Bothell students and their families
Columbian
Sales tax exemption targeted by House (Hunter, Moeller)
Editorial: In Our View: Get Safety on Track (oil transportation)
The Daily News
Inslee plans bill requiring state test scores in teacher evaluations (McAuliffe, Billig)
Everett Herald
Inslee signs immigrant financial aid bill (Ortiz-Self)
State’s red tape has lucha libre wrestlers in chokehold (Hudgins, Ryu)
More oil trains likely to head west
Letter: Approve flame retardant bill
The Inlander
‘Preventable Tragedies’ – Advocates say Washington’s Involuntary Treatment Act needs an update (Jinkins)
Where Are All The Doctors? – Providing care when shortage is the new normal
Obamacare Check-Up – New data on Washingtonians signing up for health care; plus, a ruling on Christopher Parker’s death
Change in Colorado – As changes in cannabis law come, here’s a quick look back
The Wizard of Spokane – Erick Hansen convinced everyone. Politicians. Rich investors. Even Michael Jackson’s dad. Then the FBI yanked back the curtain
The Spokane teachers’ union isn’t too stoked about Teach for America
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Frustrated by ferry failures? Don’t blame WSF, remedy rests in Olympia (Morris, Ranker)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Empty bellies and student discipline (Haigh)
Organization representing Northwest tribes opposes legalized marijuana
State might set limits on smelt fishing
News Tribune (subscription required)
State lawmakers consider borrowing against Lottery to build schools (Dunshee)
State House budgets add money for mental health (Sullivan, Hunter, Carlyle, Dunshee)
Families urge Inslee to change stance on death penalty
House Democrats propose $100 million in new revenues – teacher COLA included in budget (Hunter, Dunshee)
Morning update: Session Day 46 (Dunshee, Frockt)
Column: Peter Callaghan: Good news on railroad history and school money
Olympian (subscription required)
State lawmakers consider borrowing against Lottery to build schools (Dunshee)
Letter: Littlerock Death row costs more than life in prison
Editorial: Democrats bet wrong in gamble on school funding
Blog: House Democrats propose $100 million in new revenues – teacher COLA included in budget (Hunter, Dunshee)
Puget Sound Business Journal
City, state, media – and Bertha – await the big fix
Washington health exchange enrolls more than 100K in commercial plans
San Juan Journal
Op-ed: Frustrated by ferry failures? Don’t blame WSF, remedy rests in Olympia (Morris, Ranker)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Will Seattle open the door to high-quality preschool for all?
State lawmakers propose more money for mental-health care (Hunter)
House Dems propose closing tax breaks to pay for education (Carlyle)
State leaders blamed for higher-ed woes (Seaquist)
Editorial: Editorial: Give sex-trafficking victims a fresh start (Orwall)
Editorial: As recreational marijuana market launches, keep patients in mind
Guest Opinion: How the state can help small-business workers with a retirement plan (Springer)
Blog: ‘Pray the gay away’ therapy ban stuck in state Senate (Liias, Pedersen)
Seattle Weekly
Death Penalty, Interrupted (Carlyle)
Skagit Valley Herald
Attorney General warns of malware hiding in email phone bill scam
Snoqualmie Valley Record
Snoqualmie council eyes tribal tax exemption bill with apprehension (Mullet, Appleton)
Spokesman Review
Renewable energy bid for Spokane incinerator dies in committee (Morris)
To keep business, Washington considers cutting alcohol taxes
Editorial: Technology and transparency can coexist
Blog: WA Lege Day 45: Another day, another budget
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
State proposes only slight ferry schedule changes, improvements at dock (Fitzgibbon)
Patients, providers report mixed success with Affordable Care Act
Yakima Herald Republic
Tea party activist joins large field of congressional hopefuls
Yakima likely to seek tax proceeds from pot sales
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Lawmaker: State a ‘paper tiger’ at Hanford (Kline)
Gun bill a first in state history if passed
Could drones soon be buzzing in Washington? (Morris)
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Lawmakers announce bill to reduce state’s hard liquor tax (Hobbs, Liias)
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Lawsuit: WSP breaks the law when hiring veterans
Families urge Inslee to reconsider death penalty moratorium
KPLU FM
How The Murder Of A Loved One Forced One Death Penalty Foe To Reexamine Stance
Northwest Wine Industry Hits Milestone As Wine Grape-Growing Regions Turn 30
Harborview Officials Say They Will Not Close Or Relocate Primary Care Clinics
Victims’ Families Want Curbs On Gov’s Ability To Halt Death Penalty
Gov. Inslee Signs Immigrant Financial Aid Bill
Washington Legislature On Collision Course Over Tax Breaks
Bill Would Gradually Lower Liquor Taxes
Northwest Tribes Oppose Pot Legalization
KUOW FM
Washington Supreme Court Takes On Loan Fraud, Foreclosure Fights
University Student On Real Hope Passage: ‘I Feel More Accepted’
Survey: Minimum Wage Hike Could Force Nonprofits To Cut Services
Inslee To Propose Compromise Bill On Teacher Testing
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Father’s 26-year wait for justice continues after Inslee’s moratorium on death penalty
WEB
Capitol Record
House committee passes bill that targets shaved keys (Goodman)
Dream Act becomes law in Washington, as REAL Hope Act
House Democrats release proposed supplemental budget, tax revenue plan (Hunter, Carlyle)
Lottery money would back $700M bonds for school construction in House proposal (Dunshee)
On ‘Legislative Review:’ Proposal for K-12 funding, prison college courses and crowdfunding
Crosscut
Olympia’s tax break wars rage on (Carlyle)
The Daily Troll: Macklemore for rideshare. Alaska Airline steps up for diversity. One Senator’s quest for cheaper booze.
Victims’ families weigh in on Gov. Inslee’s execution moratorium
HDC Advance
Washington cracks the top ten list of states with the highest well-being
Publicola
Republican House leader to Republican Benton: “Don’t mess with my people” (Reykdal)
Fizz: The adults in the room (Frockt, Nelson, Pedersen, McAuliffe, Carlyle, Reykdal, Pollet)
Schmudget
House Proposes Slim Budget, Separate Plan to Fund Education
Governor Inslee to Sign Dream Act Today
Seattle PI
Blog: Inslee signs DREAM Act: The Legislature’s lone big accomplishment
Slog
I Know How to Pay Human Service Workers a $15 Minimum Wage: a Jock Tax
An Informative Read on Sound Transit Expansion
The Stand
Op-ed: Sick and safe leave is a lifeline for workers (Freeman)
Washington State Wire
Senate Dems Release Their McCleary Plan – Gets State One-Fifth of the Way There (Nelson, Pedersen, McAuliffe, Billig, Frockt)
Unusual House Budget Proposal Looks Big, but Really Isn’t That Different Than the Senate – Means Head-Scratching for Next Two Weeks (Hunter, Sullivan, Carlyle)