Associated Press
Washington state, Minnesota seek to block Trump travel ban
Federal judges to hear arguments defending Trump travel ban
Alaska rejects marijuana consumption at retail pot stores
County auditor: 125 ballots left out of 2016 election count
US 395 could be named for former House Speaker Tom Foley (Riccelli)
Washington Senate approves education funding plan (Ranker)
Washington to change treatment for mentally ill sex offenders
Lawmakers and Inslee push for more statewide gun measures (Kagi, Jinkins)
Washington senator discusses role in Trump administration
Trump lawsuit includes Seattle woman’s son stranded in Syria
Seattle mayor submits police accountability legislation
GOP, Dem combat vets in House plead for refugee exception
Competing bills target, affirm high court water decision (McCoy)
Aberdeen Daily World
Hospital workers approve contract
Everett Herald (subscription required)
3 plans in play for state to fully fund education
Governor impressed by Snohomish County Jail reforms
Compromise preserves 25 acres at Wallace Falls from logging
Editorial: State needs a paid family leave law that actually pays
Kirkland Reporter
Daniels Real Estate to host St. Edward Seminary open house
No ruling from hearing examiner on seaplane company
News Tribune (subscription required)
Temporary but painful changes coming this month for Sounder train riders
Tacoma council picks longtime city attorney as interim city manager
Where does Washington’s legal weed money go? A breakdown
Editorial: Bring Washington elections into modern age
Olympian (subscription required)
Could Jeff Sessions shut down Washington’s legal weed? Some politicians are worried (Sullivan)
Capitol rally for affordable housing draws several hundred (Macri)
US hiring accelerates and more people begin looking for work
Conway cites ‘Bowling Green massacre’ that never happened to defend travel ban
Betsy DeVos inches closer to Senate confirmation
In twist, Trump embraces pillars of Obama’s foreign policy on Israel, Russia and Iran
State lawmaker defends dual jobs in Senate, Trump administration
Puget Sound Business Journal
Doctors confined by borders: Trump order disrupts surgeries and research at Seattle hospitals
Opinion: ‘Strange’ law forces tech company to charge customers for apps (Kirby, Stanford)
Homelessness consultant shocked by Seattle’s ‘weird acceptance,’ lack of moral outrage
Redmond Reporter
Bear Creek promotes school spirit and the fight against childhood cancer
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Port of Seattle CEO resigns after being placed on unexplained paid leave
State says no to special I-90 HOV access for Mercer Island solo drivers (Clibborn)
State Sen. Ericksen defends second job in Trump transition, jabs at Democratic critics
Bremerton councilwoman arrested at D.C. hearing for Trump’s AG pick Jeff Sessions
McCleary roundup: How close are lawmakers to fully funding public schools? (Spoiler alert: Not very)
The I-405 toll-lane experiment: How’s it working for drivers, and the state? (Clibborn, Pollet)
Challenge to Trump immigration ban from Washington attorney general to be heard Friday
Editorial: Unacceptable: 40,000 homeless students
Seattle Weekly
Cops Still Mum On Shooting Outside Alt-Right Speech
This Week in Congress: Dreamers, Muslims, and ‘Holy Crap’
Clichéd But True
Spokesman Review
Bill seeks to contain Colockum elk herd, keep them off crops, roads (Blake)
Gun-control advocates in Washington see their best chance yet for tougher laws
Spokane County sheriff ‘dumbfounded’ by repeal of rule barring mentally ill from buying guns
McMorris Rodgers asks that wildfire fighters be exempted from hiring freeze
Spokane Schools to eliminate valedictorian system, class ranking to ‘dampen’ academic arms race
Shawn Vestal: Turning the safety net over to states is a way to erode it, not reform it
Opinion: Reform, realign children services
Tri-City Herald
Local police don’t support attorney general’s ‘assault weapon’ ban
USA Today
Anti-immigration history repeats itself 100 years later
Betsy DeVos has a rural problem: Column
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: State senator should serve either constituents or the president
Washington Post
Can President Trump’s immigration ban survive?
U.S. economy adds a robust 227,000 jobs in January, but wage growth lags
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Rep. Short’s aide picked to replace her
Art of community | Service club defies odds, attracts young leaders
Yakima Herald Republic
What worked, what didn’t; lessons from Gang Court
Editorial: Universities collaborate for medical education
VBJ USA
Business & education: Creating the workforce we need
Business groups weigh in on police funding plan
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Two proposals to tighten Washington gun laws
Sick and denied care at Hanford: ‘We want our lives back’
As concerns mount over LGBT rights, study shows lack of protections
Seattle University student leader lacking legal status resigns
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Lawmakers and Inslee push for more statewide gun measures (Jinkins)
Sea-Tac Airport breaks ground on major expansion project
Attorney working to get waiver for family of Iranian girl who needs surgery at OHSU
President Trump’s travel ban could affect 300 caregivers at Swedish and Providence
KNKX FM
Death Threats Prompt Move To Withhold Personal Information From Wolf Management Documents (Appleton)
Oregon Governor Issues Executive Order Meant To Solidify State’s Sanctuary Status
Wolf Advisory Group Howls For Better Information Access
Ericksen Says No Problem Balancing Washington Legislature With EPA Duties
What Does It Mean To Be A ‘Sanctuary City’?
Washington House Votes to Remove ‘Branch’ From Campus Names
Oregon Lawmakers To Consider Measure To Raise Smoking Age To 21
KUOW FM
U.S. City Sues OxyContin Maker For Contributing To Opioid Crisis
Equity and deeper learning in public education. What works?
How Trump’s refugee ban is affecting Iranians in the Northwest
How many refugees are temporarily banned from WA state?
Feds freeze green card renewals of people from banned countries, attorneys say
Seattle breaking ties with Wells Fargo over business ethics
Death Threats Prompt Move To Withhold Personal Information From Wolf Management Documents (Appleton)
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
The Trump Effect: State, national ACLU membership soars
Senator Ericksen fires back at critics of his dueling roles
Port of Seattle CEO Ted Fick resigns after administrative leave
South King County property owners will see big increase in taxes
Cause of skyrocketing gun violence is more simple than you think
Q13 TV (FOX)
Some gun shop owners call firearm safety bills in Legislature mostly common sense
Bill in Legislature would make it a crime for failure to store guns properly
State agency: Port of Seattle unlawfully gifted $4.7 million in public funds to hundreds of employees
Parents of man killed by police speak out regarding mental illness
Clallam County auditor: 125 unopened ballots found in walk-up drop box, never counted in ’16 election
Web
Crosscut
Opinion: Trump’s anti-LGBTQ order will backfire – here’s why
Take my gun: Bill aims to stop suicides (Pederson, Orwall)
Opinion: The Voyage of the Damned, and how the media misjudged a fascist
EarthFix
Death Threats Prompt Move To Withhold Personal Information From Wolf Management Documents (Appleton)
Publicola
How Our Senators Will Vote on Trump’s Cabinet Nominees
Seattle P.I.
Wash. congressman introduces bill to ban orca captivity
Slog
Neil Gorsuch is against Death with Dignity