Associated Press
House passes bill aimed at lowering gender wage gap
Navy to pay for water-filter system for Washington town
Bump stock ban passes Washington state legislative committee
Procession, memorial honors slain Washington state deputy
Amazon lists 20 finalists for HQ2, and no, we aren’t on it
Yakima approves emergency proclamation ahead of landslide
Betsy DeVos approves Washington state’s Every Student Succeeds Act plan
Answers sought in death of WSU football player Hilinski
Aberdeen Daily World
Contanda officially announces expansion plans at Port of Grays Harbor facility
Bump stock ban passes committee
Auburn Reporter
Fain, Sullivan talk legislative shop at Good Eggs gathering
Inslee talks education, carbon tax and opioid crisis
Gun regulations draw an overflow crowd to hearing (Van De Wege, Frockt, Palumbo, Saldana, Pedersen)
Bainbridge Island Review
Five firearm bills go before state lawmakers | 2018 Legislative Session (Van De Wege, Frockt, Palumbo, Saldana, Pedersen)
Secretary of State Wyman: Change date for Presidential Primary, Primary Election | 2018 Legislative Session
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
5,000 people expected to rally for women’s rights in Olympia this weekend
Chinook Observer
Washington lawmakers negotiate capital budget and rural water-rights deal, tackle proposed 2018 bills (Blake, Takko)
Columbian
Bills intend to advance I-5 Bridge replacement (Hobbs, Stonier)
The Daily News
Uncertainty around healthcare funding needs to stop
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Their grown children died, but state law won’t let them sue
Shock from WSU suicide ripples through Snohomish County
New leaders coming to county, state political parties
Rep. Newhouse urges state of emergency for Rattlesnake Ridge
Commentary: Sen. John McCain: Trump’s ‘fake news’ charges threaten democracy
Editorial: Eminent domain isn’t popular, but it’s fair
Islands’ Sounder
Sen. Ranker and fellow Dems seek to protect state from Trump (Cleveland, Ranker)
Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter
Inslee talks education, carbon tax and opioid crisis
Journal of the San Juan Islands
San Juan employers learn how to apply new paid sick leave law
The state supports Medicaid clients in finding and keeping jobs
Kirkland Reporter
Small cell technology comes to Kirkland
LGBTQ bills advance in the senate (Cleveland, Ranker)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Amazon names top 20 finalists in second headquarters race
What happens when the government shuts down
Lynden Tribune
A new Hirst ‘fix’ before lawmakers (Van De Wege)
Mercer Island Reporter
Mercer Island legislator plans to pass equal pay law this year (Senn, Cleveland, Dhingra)
News Tribune (subscription required)
FBI investigating whether Russian money went to NRA to help Trump
Limiting pain-med supply to 7 days among ways state leaders propose to fight opioid crisis (Cody)
Opinion: We agree: Get rid of death penalty in Washington
New York Times
Trump Upsets Republican Strategy to Avoid Shutdown
The Wrong Way to Treat Opioid Addiction
Earth’s Warming Continued in 2017, Without El Nino
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Licensing needs public light on improper data sharing
Puget Sound Business Journal
Boeing opens $17 million workforce readiness center in Auburn
Washington AG Bob Ferguson joins lawsuit to force FCC to stop rollback of net neutrality
Amazon says 20 cities are finalists for HQ2
Washington state added nearly 100,000 jobs in 2017
Renton Reporter
Washington economy adds jobs, unemployment low
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Amazon names 20 finalists in search for HQ2
‘It’s just a matter of time before someone else dies’: Report details trouble at Washington institution for disabled people
Seattle Asian Art Museum expansion plan heads to City Council
Explosives to blast the Rattlesnake Ridge slide? Here’s why that’s not a good idea
New Trump policy would let health workers deny service because of moral, religious objections
Editorial: Sharing drivers’ info with immigration breaks Gov. Inslee’s promise
Opinion: Washington could lead on autonomous maritime technologies
Seattle Weekly
Automatic Voter Registration Could Come to Washington (Hudgins)
Washington Renters’ Protections May Be On the Way (Macri)
Spokesman Review
Hilinski’s apparent suicide spurs House panel to approve prevention bill (Orwall, Habib)
WSU medical school would have a say in residency programs (Riccelli)
Equal pay bill passes Washington House (Senn)
Children’s health insurance funding at center of shutdown battle splitting Washington delegation
Cougar fans urge focus on mental health after Tyler Hilinkski’s apparent suicide
USA Today
Where is Trump’s emergency on opioids?
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Op-ed: Celebrating National School Choice next week
Editorial: Voters must have first say on initiatives
Women’s march readies for reprise in Walla Walla
Comment: Shame on those who don’t take stand against hate
Washington Post
Trump tweets create confusion for Republicans trying to avert government shutdown
Trump pushes back on chief of staff claims that border wall pledges ‘uninformed’
2017 was among the planet’s hottest years on record, government scientists report
Whidbey News-Times
Way of the Whales workshop Saturday
Yakima Herald Republic
Organizers prepping for second Women’s March on Yakima, set for Saturday
Editorial: John Spellman a product of different political era
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Washington pay-by-mile progress report expected Thursday
20% fewer homes on the market in Seattle this year
Why would Amazon want to build HQ2 outside Seattle?
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
State transportation leaders to get update on pay-by-mile gas tax pilot
Capital budget gridlock puts affordable housing at risk
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Amazon announces top 20 candidate cities for HQ2 — none in NW
Yakima approves emergency proclamation ahead of landslide
KNKX FM
Can Anti-Bias Courses Reduce Racial Disparities In Policing?
Washington Lawmakers Propose $300M On Broadband Access For Rural Communities
KUOW FM
Here Are The 20 Cities Still In The Running For Amazon’s Second HQ
New suspects in that Atlantic salmon farm collapse: ‘fouling’ sea creatures
Trump Eases Rules For Bird-Killing Wind Turbines, Power Lines
Rep. Jayapal on why she’s boycotting Trump’s State of the Union
NW Public Radio
Washington Lawmakers Propose $300 Million For Rural Broadband Access
Yakima County Braces For Landslide, Prepares Emergency Notifications
Q13 TV (FOX)
Boeing is the market’s darling
Seattle property sale going to help ease homeless crisis
Web
Civic Skunkworks
Oh look, America! Your wages didn’t increase!
Publicola
Rape Survivors in Washington State Run Against a Ticking Clock
Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Most of National Park board quits
Connelly: Dems claim 50 Senate votes to restore net neutrality
Slog
Seattle legislators will consider changing ‘evil, discriminatory’ wrongful death law (Hasegawa)