Associated Press
Inslee signs supplemental budget for mudslide, fire relief (Hunter)
Video from police, public examined in Pasco shooting
House panel passes proposal to eliminate graduation exams
Bill to abolish Washington state’s death penalty fails to pass out of committee
Appeal filed to stop logging on state wildfire lands
ACLU suing Skagit hospital district over abortion rights
Seattle tunnel machine breaks through wall into rescue pit
Florist who refused to do flowers for gay wedding to appeal
Labor secretary issues deadline in port talks
House panel advances bill to split Seattle school district (Pettigrew, Santos)
Attendance up at 3 national parks in Washington
Aberdeen Daily World
No contaminants found in Hoquiam River oil spill
Oped: Jim Walsh — What’s paramount is a fresh way to look at funding and conducting education
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Fund education before transportation, state House Democrat says (Chopp, Sullivan)
House panel passes proposal to eliminate graduation exams (Frockt)
Editorial reprint: State poverty figures call out for a response (Walkinshaw)
Columbian
Wylie aims to crack down on ‘revenge porn’ (Wylie)
Effects of West Coast port slowdown felt locally
Everett Herald (subscription required)
McAuliffe initially supported amendment to restrict initiatives, now opposes it (McAuliffe)
Editorial: Passenger service proposal deserves fair look
Issaquah Reporter
Keep minimum wage the same across the state | Editorial
The Inlander
Worth a Shot (Riccelli)
Islands’ Sounder
News from Olympia (Jayapal, Ranker, Habib)
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Op-Ed: Assessment of local health needs turns blind eye to ‘thorny issues’
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
50-cent Narrows Bridge toll increase recommended
Maple Valley Reporter
Senate unveils $15 billion transportation package (Mullet)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Easing ‘Hard Time for Armed Crime’ passes state House (Goodman)
Fund education before transportation, state House Democrat says (Sullivan, Chopp)
The Nose: Is Pam Roach ‘the most unfairly treated senator in state history?’ You be the judge
Under the Dome: Friday, February 20, the 40th day of the 105-day legislative session
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: State poverty figures call out for a response (Walkinshaw)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Should employers be compelled to provide paid sick leave to employees?
Survey: STEM education lacking in Washington state
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle considers capping rents for some micro-apartments
State to pay gunshot victim $2.5 million in settlement
Bertha’s breakthrough lifts hopes for tunnel
State makes offer to florist in gay-marriage case
Bills to allow WSU med school take unexpected detour in Legislature (Riccelli, Hunter)
Is a college tuition freeze likely?
Editorial: Inject transparency into health care to end unfair denials (Moeller)
Skagit Valley Herald
State wants greener surfaces in future
ACLU sues Skagit Regional Health over abortion access
Spokesman Review
Senate panel calls for full audit of WWAMI (Frockt)
Cancer-screening money available from Spokane health district
Minimum wage hike, sick leave bills go to House (Walkinshaw)
Editorial: Proposal gives administrative law system vital reforms
Tri-City Herald
State, federal elected officials hesitant about getting involved in Pasco police shooting probe
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial – Supermajority approval for school bonds is still reasonable
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: FCC taking right route in assuring net neutrality
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Bertha breaks through wall into access pit
Internment camp survivors share stories of survival (Hasegawa)
Feds grant another ACA deadline extension
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
State DOC will pay $2.5 million to unarmed man shot 16 times
KPLU FM
Seattle Moves To Protect Privacy Of Residents
Seattle Tunnel Machine Breaks Through Wall Into Rescue Pit
Time Expires On Bill To Abolish Daylight Saving Time In Washington (McCoy. Liias)
Two Seattle School Districts? Education Committee Sends Proposal To Full House (Pettigrew, Santos, Pollet, Carlyle)
Judge Rules Richland Florist Who Refused Gay Wedding Broke Law
KUOW FM
520 Mega-Snag: This Far Along, And Still No Money To Finish It
Local Sex Worker Speaks Out Against Proposed Legislation
A Boom, A Whoosh And Then: Bertha Breaks Free
Skagit Hospital Creates Illegal Barriers For Abortion, ACLU Says
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Port dispute ‘devastating’ to Seattle economy
Why we should offer free college diplomas
Bertha makes it through concrete wall into access pit
Does no one care about a proposed 12-cent gas tax?
NW Public Radio
ACLU Files Case Against Public Hospital, Over Failure to Provide Abortions
Pasco Shooting: Some Tri-City Latino Community Members Say Feds Must Investigate
Q13 TV (FOX)
SEE IT: Tunneling machine Bertha breaks through concrete wall into access pit
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Senate bill to end Daylight Saving Time in Washington dies (McCoy, Liias)
Inslee signs supplemental budget for wildfires, mental health
Crosscut
Video: Will voters be asked to revisit class sizes?
Opinion: Commentary: Smart choices on transportation money?
Transportation plan barrels past quarrels (Habib, Cleveland, Sullivan)
Death penalty challenge going nowhere this year (Jinkins, Carlyle, Orwall)
Publicola
Mayor Gets Involved in City Council Races (Jayapal)
SDC Hopper
Washington Voting Rights Act passes out of committee (Habib, Jayapal)
Slog
Judge: Florist Who Refused to Sell Flowers to Gay Couple Broke the Law
That Steam Rising from the Pioneer Square Rescue Pit? That’s Bertha Crowning.
We Got Some Rare Face-Time with Bertha’s Contractor (And Her Dusty Rescue Pit) Today
The Stand
Rally Feb. 20 at Capitol for shared prosperity
Depoliticize disappointing transportation package (Habib, Jayapal, Liias, Hobbs)
WSLC: Our Walmart deserves credit for long-overdue raises
Washington State Wire
Rep. Carlyle Takes Another Swing at Tax Incentive Disclosure Law (Carlyle, Nelson)