Associated Press
Colorado’s pot tax tally has lessons for other states
Hanford releases plan for dealing with vapors
Washington state bill would add prison time for drone crimes
The pit and Bertha: Key event in Seattle tunnel project
Ethics board OKs U.S. Open tickets for some lawmakers
State lawmakers work to regain No Child Left Behind waiver
House committee passes med school bill
Aberdeen Daily World
Commissioners amend zoning ordinance to allow marijuana production
Pacific County planning two meetings to develop plan for emergencies
Oped: Mark Cedergreen — A more sensible alternative to a sport fishing priority in Washington
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Editorial reprint: Our Voice: Separating Washington is a one unitedly bad idea
Central Kitsap Reporter
Sheldon bill aims to reduce legal-defense costs for taxpayers
Columbian
Camden: Lawmakers’ time taken up by ‘First World Problems’ (Hansen)
In Our View: Mentally Ill Need State’s Aid
Everett Herald (subscription required)
State House committee passes med school bill
State adopts new logging rule for landslide-prone areas
Push for low-cost aerospace labor wanes
Burbank: Pay-day loan bill would reverse reforms (Springer, Stanford, Liias)
Editorial: Take care with marijuana laws
Federal Way Mirror
Survey shows strong support for Sound Transit measure
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Op-Ed: A call to arms in battle vs anti-vaccine ignorance
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Half-dollar bridge toll increase looking likely for Narrows
News Tribune (subscription required)
Lawmakers add to pressure in Point Ruston dispute (Fey, Jinkins, Kirby, Sawyer)
Under the Dome: Wednesday, February 11, the 31st day of the 105-day legislative session
Lawmakers aim to regain state’s No Child Left Behind waiver
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Tribal gambling compacts look OK
Puget Sound Business Journal
Port slowdowns will hammer Washington
Anti-vaxxers behind this year’s measles outbreak, health officials tell Congress
Queen Anne News
Olympia hosts 36th District Legislative Action Day (Kohl-Welles, Carlyle, Tarleton)
GUEST COLUMN | Addressing needs for safe, secure lives (Kohl-Welles)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
State’s first charter school probed, again
Lawmakers consider ways to improve mental-health services
GOP lawmaker denies global warming as Inslee climate bill advances
Highline schools’ construction bond measure failing
Gun regulation activists lobby for new legislation in Olympia (Frockt)
State ethics board says lawmakers may accept free U.S. Open tickets
WSU to lawmakers: medical school won’t face religious limits (Pollet, Riccelli)
Guns, money and marijuana: things Republicans said Tuesday (Kohl-Welles, Hobbs)
Danny Westneat: Battle brewing between cities, state over gun-carrying law
Editorial: Slow the revolving door from lawmaker to lobbyist (Carlyle, Hunt)
Spokesman Review
Low snowpack forces Mt. Spokane to close for now
Most people agree federal lands belong to all, not to states
School measures passing in many Spokane –area school districts
WSU med school bills advance (Pollett, Riccelli)
Lawmakers struggle over how to define meals (Hansen, Pedersen)
Editorial: Pro-vaccine bill has it right; council’s Fagan has it wrong (Robinson)
The Suburban Times
Conway bill aims to ease transitions for returning soldiers (Conway)
Tri-City Herald
Plan to protect Hanford workers from chemical vapors released
Editorial: Separating Washington is a one unitedly bad idea
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Officials warn low vaccine rates put Vashon at risk of measles outbreak (Robinson, Cody)
Op-Ed: Affordable housing remains out of reach for many
Yakima Herald Republic
Despite low snowpack, there’s no need to panic
Bill waives tuition for families of slain highway workers (Kohl-Welles, Liias, Hobbs)
Editorial: Another milestone for Yakima med school
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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Legislature considers abolishing death penalty
Washington teens could be paid less than minimum wage
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Washington state bill would add prison time for drone crimes
KPLU FM
Groups Say Changing Crude Oil Exports Could Change Role Of Northwest Refineries
Washington Lawmakers Consider Exempting Amateur Athletes From Labor Laws
Scientific Pros Weigh The Cons Of Messing With Earth’s Thermostat
KUOW FM
How To Reduce Property Crime? Let Burglars Out of Jail (Hudgins)
State Funding Cuts Leave Hopeful Citizens In The Lurch
To Get Parents To Vaccinate Their Kids, Don’t Ask. Just Tell
Grays Harbor Considers Hosting Three Oil Terminals, But At What Cost?
Washington Jail Turns To Pay-Per-Visit System
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Legislature goes after Boeing tax breaks
NW Public Radio
Washington Lawmakers Consider Exempting Amateur Athletes From Labor Laws
Several Groups To Study Eastern Washington’s Milky Rain Mystery
Q13 TV (FOX)
Police look for suspect in sudden, ‘horrific’ hate-crime attack against gay woman in Tacoma
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
State considers update to distracted driving law
Crosscut
State looking at deeper study of homeless children (Fey)
Inslee’s cap-and-trade bill needs more votes (Fitzgibbon)
Free golf tourney admission for some lawmakers? Looking like a sure thing
Opinion: State’s funding of long-term care: Neglectful
Horsesass.org
First World? Problems?
Editorial: State shouldn’t go it alone on time change
My Edmonds News
Peterson-sponsored bill would allow state distilleries to mix it up in tasting rooms (Peterson)
Publicola
Sawant Skeptical of Tunnel Guarantees and Minimum Wage Enforcement
Schmudget
Infographic: Why Taxing Capital Gains Would Be Good for Washington State
Seattle P.I.
WSU medical school in Spokane gets big boost in Legislature (Riccelli, Pollet)
Slog
What Happens if We Have to Close the Viaduct? SDOT Has the Beginnings of Answers
The Stand
State Legislature: We’re being taken for a ride (Gregerson)