Associated Press
US corporations embracing 420 as pot legalization grows
Washington set to be 1st state with long-term care benefit
WSU to pay up to $4.7M for data theft involving 1.2M people
Foundation to sell former site of Aryan Nations compound
Washington Supreme Court baffles lawyers with split opinion
Washington Legislature votes to end surprise medical billing
Affirmative action initiative reaches Washington Legislature
Auburn Reporter
Constantine updates leaders at Good Eggs breakfast
Auburn might annex 380 homes in Kent
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Abolition of death penalty won’t happen in 2019. House Democrats cite other priorities
Here’s how much the average wage in Whatcom County jumped last fall
Columbian
Senate OKs vaccine bill after debate (Cleveland, Stonier)
Herrera Beutler supports plan to limit water rule
In Our View: Rolling back protections wrong Earth Day stance
The Daily News
State House passes Takko natural disaster preparedness bills (Takko)
Investigation timeline sheds light on DeRosier shooting
Housing agency exec recaps year of success
The Daily World
Washington Senate: Yes on year-round daylight saving time, no on public vote (Hunt, Mullet, Van De Wege)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Chopp will step aside even if Dems haven’t picked a successor (Stonier, Robinson, Jinkins, Tarleton)
Affirmative action initiative reaches Washington Legislature
Bloomberg: Why the Boeing 737 MAX software fix is taking so long
Editorial: Try again on safeguarding privacy of personal data
Letter: Yes to plastic bag ban; no to fee for paper bags
The Inlander
Inside the controversial Green New Deal and what it means for local environmentalism (Billig)
As state works to finalize 100 percent clean energy law, Avista says it will hit that goal by 2045
Inslee’s Orca Task Force wants to plan now for the potential breaching of four Snake River dams, but there’s pushback from some groups
A bill limiting the incarceration of truant juveniles and runaways could become law in Washington
The Island Guardian
SJC Waters Still Safe For Shellfish Harvest
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Washington set to be first state with long-term care benefit (Jinkins)
Senate approves bill limiting measles vaccine exemptions (Cleveland)
Opinion: Creating a path to the workforce for more Kitsap students
News Tribune (subscription required)
Affirmative action initiative reaches Washington Legislature
Friction over staff cuts boils over in Puyallup. Teachers: Superintendent ‘has got to go’
Opinion: Some students need medical marijuana at school. Washington should let them have it
New York Times
Mueller Reveals Trump’s Efforts to Thwart Russian Inquiry in Highly Anticipated Report
NW Public Broadcasting
Three former governors testify in Olympia to bring back affirmative action in Washington
Famed Washington climber Jess Roskelley, 2 others missing and presumed dead after avalanche
Salmon fisheries set as managers start process to protect endangered orcas
Is there room for hydrogen-powered cars in a future that looks electric?
Puget Sound Business Journal
Opinion: Underpaid workforce signals troubling trend for behavioral health care
US retail sales post their biggest gain since 2017
Borderline Manipulation: How Seattle became a hotspot for EB-5 investments
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Renter boom: Apartments filling up faster in Seattle area than anywhere in the U.S.
Gov. Jay Inslee’s orca-recovery agenda advancing, but billion-dollar funding yet to be seen
Seattle’s study of downtown tolling was due Feb. 4. What happened to it?
Teachers visit families at home in 700 communities nationwide. The idea is earning attention in Seattle.
King County cutting, revamping low-income maternity and nutrition services
Opinion: Barr embarrasses himself and Justice Department
Editorial: Legislature: Don’t fail Washington’s special-education students (Sullivan)
Opinion: Call capital-gains tax for what it really is — a tax on extraordinary windfalls
Spokesman Review
Schools in low-income neighborhoods will shoulder most teacher layoffs
WSU settles class action suit over 2017 hard drive theft
Vancouver Biz Journal
WSU Vancouver expands research showcase
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Justice Department effort to stop opioid abuse necessary
Washington Post
Mueller report lays out obstruction evidence against the president
HHS launches program to cut opioid overdoses by 40 percent in three years
United Therapeutics is accused of unfairly blocking generic rival
Yakima Herald Republic
State awards $500,000 grant for solar-energy project in Sunnyside
Wapato’s Rey Pascua tried 9 years to get a bill designating October as Filipino-American month. Wednesday, it finally happened.
Editorial: Dedicated state funding to prevent and fight wildfires is essential (Van De Wege, Rolfes)
Broadcast
KNKX FM
All three living former WA governors want affirmative action back
KeyArena developers remain optimistic, despite higher costs and longer timeline
State House passes HEAL Act for environmental justice, a first for Washington
KUOW FM
Why this Seattle mom finally got her kids vaccinated after years of saying no
The end of the pipeline. Seattle teachers go to prison to get schooled
Why Do Doctors Overtreat? For Many, It’s What They’re Trained To Do
Web
Crosscut
Fight over safe injection site in Seattle threatens opioid treatment bill
Kitsap Daily News
House passes bill to help homeless college students (Randall)
Schmudget
Why are lawmakers being shortsighted with community investments?
Seattle P.I.
Gov. Inslee asking for lawmakers to fund 2 new ferries
US corporations embracing 420 as pot legalization grows
Slog
Slog AM: Olympia Bill Forces Vote on Safe Injection Sites, Conservative Vigilantes Detain Migrants Near Border
Legislature Passes New Weed Laws Just in Time for 4/20 (Nguyen)
Senate Democrats Introduce a Tax on Wealth Inequality (Doglio, Nguyen)