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Friday, Feb. 16
Associated Press
House passes tougher greenhouse gas emissions targets (Fitzgibbon)
House panel OKs bump stock ban
Washington wheat farmers oppose proposed Trump budget cuts
Lots of talk, little action in Congress after shootings
‘Dreamers’ left in limbo as Senate rejects immigration bills
Flu shot only 36 percent effective, making bad year worse
These are the lives lost in the Florida high-school shooting
Good news for Washington lawmakers: State revenue forecast jumps by $1.3B (Rolfes)
Auburn Reporter
Proposal to eliminate the death penalty passes the Senate (Pedersen, Carlyle)
A fight over the role of unions erupts in Olympia (Cleveland, Kuderer)
Bainbridge Island Review
State Democratic lawmakers push labor union-friendly bills while Republicans cry foul play | 2018 Legislative Session (Kuderer, Cleveland)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Public lands commissioner decries offshore drilling proposal
Tough gun restrictions stall at state Capitol despite Democrats being in charge (Senn, Nelson, Takko)
The Daily News
Amtrak: We’ll stop service on tracks lacking speed controls
Child welfare audit is much more than ‘just politics’
State Public Lands Commissioner decries potential offshore drilling in Washington
Everett Herald (subscription required)
As state revenue surges, lawmakers vow property tax relief (Rolfes, Sullivan)
Election results for Snohomish County school districts
Ban on bump-fire stocks makes progress in State House
Simoneaux: What’s changed that mass shootings are so frequent?
Commentary: Majorities do want some limits on gun sales
Letter: Drug take-back bill will result in price increases
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way $33 million EP&O levy passage almost certain
The Inlander
Olympia takes on teen sexting; plus, neglected Idaho kids often go to court alone
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Spring Street students clean San Juan Island beaches
Anacortes construction expected to cause delays to ferry terminal
Captain Hobbes creates organization to protect orcas | Guest column
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Road Warrior: State routinely inspects gas pumps to prevent fraud
Florida shooting suspect bought gun legally, authorities say
Olympian (subscription required)
Group says Atlantic salmon in Puget Sound were infected with debilitating virus
Editorial: I-5’s local congestion needs broader look
Peninsula Daily News
Editorial: I-5’s local congestion needs broader look
Peninsula Daily News
LETTER: Kudos to protecting Constitutional rights, public safety (Van De Wege)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Opinion: Lack of urban data center tax incentive hurts Washington
UW Medicine’s new chief compliance officer explains why health care regulations are so complicated
Redmond Reporter
Washington may soon teach sexual abuse prevention in schools
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Senate rejects immigration bills; young immigrants in limbo
Mad about property-tax increase? Assessors in Western Washington are bracing for your questions
Podcast: Seattle labor leader David Rolf on the demise of unions, and how they can evolve
Editorial: Parkland shooting: Politicians’ shameful inertia on gun control (Frockt)
Opinion: ‘Thoughts and prayers’ and fistfuls of NRA money
Opinion: Lessons of the internment camps
FYI Guy: No major city has enough affordable housing to meet demand, but how does Seattle stack up?
Spokesman Review
Planned Parenthood files suit in Spokane to stop Trump cuts to teen pregnancy prevention
Gun legislation passes key House panel (Jinkins, Nelson, Billig)
State looking at $1.3 billion extra from strong economy (Ormsby, Rolfes)
House passes tougher greenhouse gas emissions targets (Fitzgibbon)
Letter: CO2, Inslee gets it
Letter: Let people make own opinion about firearms
West Seattle Herald
Proposal to eliminate the death penalty passes the state Senate (Pedersen)
Vancouver Business Journal
Clark County manufacturing about to see a boom
Lower taxes for manufacturers proposed to reverse job losses
Yakima Herald Republic
Washington wheat farmers oppose proposed Trump budget cuts
Editorial: Info needed on homeless shelter impact on neighbors
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Everett 911 call: He’s planning on having a mass shooting at one of the high schools
Salmon that escaped in net pen collapse test positive for harmful virus
DSHS wants an investigation of its own drug treatment agency
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Sticker shock at new property tax bills
EPA says Amazon sold illegal pesticides on website for years
Seattle job futures looking brighter for low-wage workers
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
State’s public lands commissioner blasts offshore drilling proposal
House panel OKs bump stock ban (Sullivan, Frockt, Stonier)
State’s public lands commissioner blasts offshore drilling proposal
Montlake braces for night construction as WSDOT seeks noise variance
Art made in Wash. prisons will help hurricane victims
KNKX FM
Is There Any Way For Schools To Prevent Shootings?
KUOW FM
Immigrant advocates pressure Washington’s licensing chief to step down
Every day, hackers try to get into Washington’s voting systems
NW Public Radio
ICE Attorney Accused Of ID Theft To Have First Court Appearance This Week
Immigrants Rights Groups Call On Washington DOL Head To Resign
Trump Administration Budget Proposes Selling Off Bonneville Power Transmission Lines
Washington Legislative Leader Timm Ormsby Calls DUI Arrest And Wreck ‘Error In Judgment’
Washington House Votes To Ban Atlantic Salmon Farms
Washington Senate Votes To Repeal Death Penalty, House To Consider Next
Q13 TV (FOX)
Highline College on lockdown amid reports of gunfire on campus
Web
Schmudget
State’s strong bump in projected revenue will allow lawmakers to devote more funding to schools
Slog
Bump stock ban in Washington looks likely, homeless sweeps in Seattle slow down (Chopp)
Thursday, Feb. 15
Associated Press
Nurses forced to work without pay awarded $2.8 million
Group of senators reach immigration deal on Dreamers, wall
Washington Senate passes bill to abolish death penalty (Jinkins, Carlyle)
UN experts concerned about deportation of US activists
Student suspected in Washington state school shooting plot
Sessions wants to study mental health in school shootings
Trump to address nation on deadly mass shooting
Aberdeen Daily World
Hoquiam mayor threatens veto if council moves to lower fees for condo developer
Bainbridge Island Review
(Former U.S. Secretary of State Kerry in Olympia to advocate for governor’s carbon tax | 2018 Legislative Session (Palumbo, Nelson, Carlyle, Fitzgibbon)
Bill expanding wrongful death actions passes the Senate | 2018 Legislative Session (Hasegawa)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Abolition of death penalty gets closer to reality as bill clears Washington state Senate (Pedersen, Carlyle)
Centralia Chronicle
Bills Seek to Make the Wheel Go Round at County Fairs in Washington (Blake)
Columbian
In Our View: Mixed Signals on Hanford
The Daily News
Port of Longview negotiating with prospective tenant for Berth 4
Everett Herald (subscription required)
State Senate passes bill to eliminate death penalty
WaPo: Budget director admits tax bill doesn’t pay for itself
WaPo: Trump runs high-risk economic experiment (it could go badly)
More workers tested positive for Hanford radiation
Milbank: Trump, GOP working to suppress nonwhite vote
Editorial: County’s emergency radio system due for replacement
Journal of the San Juan Islands
The cost of running a health clinic
Bravo to state Senate for net pen ban | Editorial (Ranker)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
‘I’m sick to my stomach’: 17 dead in Florida high school shooting; former student in custody
Letter: Carbon pricing compatible with economic growth
Letter: Food assistance shouldn’t restrict access
Letter: Clean energy bill would be helpful, effective (Rolfes)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Abolition of death penalty gets closer to reality as bill clears Washington state Senate (Carlyle, Pedersen)
Editorial: Birthdates must stay in public records
New York Times
Senators Strike Bipartisan Deal on Immigration Despite Veto Threat
Elizabeth Warren, Addressing Claims of Native Ancestry, Vows to Press for Tribes
Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle transit use goes up as drive-alone commuting goes down
Boom town: Downtown Seattle has added 60,000 new jobs, thousands of apartments
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Is Washington weed crossing borders? Conditions are right, some say
Seattle panel closing in on plan to fund homeless aid with a business ‘head tax’
‘This is an urgent issue’: Seattle makes little progress on buildings that can kill in earthquakes
Planned Parenthood, King County file lawsuits fighting cuts to teen-pregnancy prevention effort
Feeling the child-care crunch? We want to hear from you
Bill would give parents incentive — more money — to switch to new investment (Mullet, Hansen)
Opinion: All of Seattle’s neighborhoods deserve a say in upzoning upheaval
Editorial: Lawmakers, leave state’s prepaid-tuition program alone (Mullet)
Seattle Weekly
Washington May Soon Teach Sexual Abuse Prevention in Schools
Spokesman Review
Senate votes to end death penalty in Washington
Both sides in Senate look for property tax relief in last 3 weeks (Rolfes)
Senate approves extra $500,000 for fairs (Billig)
Washington House votes to end net pens (Chapman)
Wheat growers weary of Trump budget’s changes to crop insurance programs
Sequim Gazette
Senate passes bills to boost jobs in Olympic Peninsula and across state (Van De Wege, Liias)
The Stranger
Senator Says Transparency Bill Opposed by Tech Lobby Is Now Dead (Palumbo)
USA Today
Here are the lawmakers calling for gun control in the wake of Florida shooting
Trump says he’s ‘totally opposed’ to domestic violence as House launches Porter investigation
Elizabeth Warren: Trump’s ‘Pocahontas’ jab reduced Native Americans to ‘butt of a joke’
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
With Puget Sound booming, panel will discuss island’s fate
Washington Post
Bipartisan group reaches deal on immigration, fulfilling some Trump demands
Analysis: Mentally disturbed’: Trump is already pointing away from gun control
West Seattle Herald
Sound Transit kicks off West Seattle/Ballard light rail extension with a bang
White Center Chamber of Commerce will look at community issues in Open House Feb. 21
Yakima Herald Republic
Hanford radioactive contamination grows: 6 workers, 2 offices, 36 vehicles
Is Washington weed crossing borders? Conditions are right, some say
Letter: Check immigration facts
Editorial: Legislature proceeds on bills that aid Yakima Valley
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Washington state Senate votes to repeal death penalty (Pedersen, Carlyle)
Student accused of plotting Everett school shooting could be charged today
Seattle gym owner gets threats after banning white nationalist leader
Worst commutes: Sedro-Woolley to UW
Doug Baldwin has message for President Trump after Florida school shooting
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Proposed new ‘sexting’ law could give teens a break
School safety bill passes in Washington Senate amid day of shootings
State to file first criminal charges under new animal trafficking law
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Police: Everett teen plotted high school shooting, wrote ‘I can’t wait’
KNKX FM
At Sea-Tac Airport, A Flyover View Of Growth And Change
Washington Senate Votes To Repeal Death Penalty (Carlyle)
John Kerry Visits Olympia To Support Inslee’s Carbon Tax Proposal (Fitzgibbon, Palumbo)
KUOW FM
Who still pays the price for marijuana crimes now that pot’s legal?
Washington state House votes to ban Atlantic salmon farms
‘Big cultural change’ needed to prevent campus suicides
Love is in the air. And big property tax increases are in the mail
NW Public Radio
Ex-Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber Violated Ethics Laws 11 Times, Report Finds
Q13 TV (FOX)
State Senate passes bill to abolish death penalty
Police: Everett student details graphic plot in journal to shoot up his high school
School district, community praises grandmother for thwarting alleged attack at school
Web
Crosscut
Opinion: A gym banned a white supremacist, but Seattle law is on his side
Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Trump budget has zero money for Puget Sound recovery
Connelly: Trump wants to ax all federal money for NPR, PBS
Slog
Is this the year Washington state repeals the death penalty? It’s up to the House.
Senator says transparency bill opposed by tech lobby is now dead (Palumbo)
Evergreen ranks as one of the worst colleges in the US for free speech
UN human rights experts say ICE appears to be retaliating against Seattle immigration activist
Wednesday, Feb. 14
Associated Press
Trump’s budget would slash money for Sound Transit, Tacoma Link
Sen. Maureen Walsh returning to work after heart attack
John Kerry: Individual states can lead on climate change
ICE lawyer in Seattle charged with stealing immigrants’ IDs
Spokane lawmaker cited for driving under the influence (Ormsby, Sullivan)
Trump: Gut funding for climate science, boost fossil fuels
Sewage spill near Bremerton shipyard prompts contact advisory
Auburn Reporter
Bill expanding wrongful death actions passes the Senate (Hasegawa)
State legislators look to “ban the box” (Ortiz-Self)
John Kerry in Olympia to advocate for governor’s carbon tax (Palumbo, Fitzgibbon, Nelson, Carlyle)
Bothell Reporter
1st District legislators to host town hall meeting Saturday in Bothell (Palumbo, Stanford, Kloba)
Centralia Chronicle
John Kerry in Olympia to Advocate for Governor’s Carbon Tax (Nelson, Carlyle, Palumbo, Fitzbibbon)
Columbian
County assessor says most will see higher property tax bill
The Daily News
County considers tweaks to environmental review policy
Kalama approves $2.3 million in water system upgrades
Denver Post
Colorado pot sales hit record $1.5 billion, border towns get ‘green rush’
Everett Herald (subscription required)
292 pedestrians in county were struck last year, and 8 died
Kerry lends Inslee a hand selling the idea of a carbon tax (Nelson, Carlyle, Palumbo, Fitzgibbon)
Sound Transit tax bill advances (Hobbs)
Letter: Bill would help contract workers take benefits to new jobs
Letter: Support bills banning salmon net pens in state waters
Island’s Weekly
Lawmaker pitches vocational scholarships at rural community colleges (Chapman)
Journal of the San Juan Islands
San Juan County Public Hospital District 1 says Open Public Meetings Act not violated
News Tribune (subscription required)
Trump’s budget would slash money for Sound Transit, Tacoma Link
Pierce County sends its annual gift of love: your new, higher property tax bill
John Kerry: Individual states can lead on climate change (Carlyle)
Editorial: Point Ruston agreement is a tale of mediation, intimidation in two cities (Fey, Jinkins, Kirby Darneille, Conway)
Opinion: What one daughter of a Green River Killer victim says about death penalty
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: An answer for long-term care just bit the dust (Jinkins)
New York Times
Judges Say Throw Out the Map. Lawmakers Say Throw Out the Judges.
How a Police Chief, a Governor and a Sociologist Would Spend $100 Billion to Solve the Opioid Crisis
Trump’s ‘Harvest Box’ Isn’t Viable in SNAP Overhaul, Officials Say
Peninsula Daily News
Bill expanding wrongful death actions passes the Senate (Hasegawa)
Proposed bill would provide free college tuition to some students (Ranker)
Renton Reporter
Op-ed: Attitudes change on farming non-native salmon
Seattle Times (subscription required)
A ‘landslide observatory’: Scientists study Washington’s Rattlesnake Ridge
1st Amendment group gives Evergreen State College low marks for free speech
Want to beat traffic in King County? The push is on: Work without going to work (Van De Wege)
Transit ridership continues to grow in central Seattle, while solo car commutes decline
Former Sec. of State John Kerry visits Olympia to promote Inslee’s carbon-tax plan (Carlyle, Hobbs, Sullivan)
Editorial: Raise smoking, vaping age to 21 and save lives
Opinion: Saving free speech at the UW: Advice from a onetime College Republican
Opinion: I was married to Rob Porter, and here is my story of abuse
Opinion: Lawmakers love the state’s Public Records Act — except when it applies to them (Nelson, Chopp)
Westneat: Sorry, Hanford: Your radiation leaks aren’t as important as tax cuts
Spokesman Review
All Spokane County school levies pass, most by overwhelming margins
Rep. Timm Ormsby rolls Jeep, charged with DUI (Ormsby, Sullivan)
John Kerry visits Olympia to tout Governor Jay Inslee’s carbon tax plan
Central Valley voters OK region’s first new high school since 1997
Tri-City Herald
A heart attack kept this state senator out for 2 weeks. She’s coming back’
USA Today
EPA budget would be slashed by a fourth in President Trump’s budget and Democrats are upset
Even in best-case scenario for climate change, extreme weather events likely to continue increasing, experts say
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
With Puget Sound booming, panel will discuss island’s fate
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Sen. Walsh to return to work after heart attack
Washington Post
Trump backs GOP immigration plan, rejects limited approach on dreamers
Whidbey News-Times
Interactive ‘wax museum’ brings history to life for local students
Forest practices code changes head to board
Langley cop saves man from opiate overdose
Yakima Herald Republic
Washington House of Representatives unanimously honors Sheriff Brian Winter
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
How WA state is preparing for 2018 election interference
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Backlash from opioid epidemic puts health of chronic pain sufferers at risk
Spokane lawmaker cited for driving under the influence (Ormsby)
Ex-Secretary of State John Kerry in Olympia to talk climate change
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
State ferry system’s top new mechanic apprentices are women
KNKX FM
Federal Land And Water Conservation Fund Under Threat
Northwest Farmers Worry As Fruit Buds ‘Push’ Early
Trump Budget Would Zero Out Funding For Puget Sound Recovery, Again
KUOW FM
Lots of places want a fast ferry. First they need a dock
Polluted Stormwater Damages Fish’s Ability to Survive
Kitsap’s fast ferry is headed for drydock. Will there be a replacement?
Seattle’s publicly funded preschool program not hitting education goals
NW Public Radio
Congress Fails To Close Deal On Wildfire Prevention Legislation (Once Again)
Northwest Farmers Worry As Fruit Buds ‘Push’ Early
Researchers In Seattle Show Polluted Stormwater Hurts Fish Survival
Web
Publicola
A Bill Would Decriminalize Sexting for Minors (Dhingra)
West Seattle Blog
WEST SEATTLE LIGHT RAIL: Sound Transit’s first open house, report #1
Tuesday, Feb. 13
Associated Press
US intelligence boss says security clearances are ‘broken’
Agency-by-agency highlights of Trump’s 2019 budget
Critics worry housing plan will wreck Seattle’s character
Trump administration proposes $230M cut for Hanford
Idaho House approves restoring Medicaid dental benefits
Ex-Secretary of State in Olympia to talk climate change
Ex-Gov. John and Lois Spellman remembered at joint funeral
State attorneys general: No citizenship question on census
Trump’s high-spending budget reverses longtime GOP dogma
Senate GOP, Dem leaders say it’s time for immigration deal
Opioid makers gave $10M to advocacy groups amid epidemic
Bainbridge Island Review
Opinion: Kitsap assessor, treasurer to address property taxes | Letter to the editor
Capital Press
Column: Doing what is required to comply with broken immigration law
Centralia Chronicle
Proposed Bill Would Prohibit Criminal History Question on Job Applications (Ortiz-Self)
Columbian
State Senate OKs bill aiding Interstate 5 Bridge (Cleveland)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Trump budget drains fund counted on by Sound Transit
A vision for Everett’s homeless students and their families
WaPo: Top spy: Russia will attempt to undermine the 2018 elections
Robinson: Trump duped those who bought his populist promises
Island’s Weekly
Senate passes ban on invasive species Atlantic salmon net pens (Ranker, Chase)
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Washington State Senate bans net pen operations (Ranker, Chase)
Kirkland Reporter
Rep. DelBene, local students create Valentines for veterans
Kitsap Daily News
‘Ban the Box’ bill employment bill advances in state House (Ortiz-Self)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Editorial: Equal footing for economic growth
Op-ed: Preventing suicide: Teen deaths are on the rise, but we know how to fight back
News Tribune (subscription required)
Fights over voting rights a prelude to November midterm election
Report: Patient advocacy groups pushed opioids after getting industry money
New York Times
White House Proposes $4.4 Trillion Budget That Adds $7 Trillion to Deficits
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Puts Burden on State and Private Money
Background Checks Are Not the Answer to Gun Violence
Big Republican Advantages Are Eroding in the Race for House Control
Peninsula Daily News
Clallam commissioners add interim ban on non-native fish farms to shoreline plan
Lawmakers consider a plan to help homeless college students (Sells, Ranker, Darneille)
Bigfoot eludes state recognition yet again (Chase)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Amazon cuts corporate jobs amid broader expansion
New Trump spending plan delays balanced budget
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Former Gov. John and Lois Spellman remembered at joint funeral Mass
Bill and Melinda Gates answer ‘tough’ questions — including about Trump and U.S. giving
GOP congressman says he’ll fight Trump’s call to cut funds for Hanford nuclear cleanup
Trump’s budget would slash money for Sound Transit, Seattle bus and streetcar lines
Editorial: State Democrats are on the wrong side of open-records fight (Darneille, Kuderer, Nelson, Chopp)
Opinion: Pre-K education lifts all children
Opinion: We can’t dismiss Russian hacking of U.S. elections
Seattle Weekly
State Legislators Look to “Ban the Box” (Ortiz-Self)
Spokesman Review
Feds injection of uncertainty into state pot industry stunts business growth
Employers’ religious objections shouldn’t block birth control coverage, Senate says (Ranker, Keiser)
House passes automatic voter registration bill
The Stranger
Bill Would Make It Extra Clear That Facebook Has to Disclose Political Ad Data (Palumbo, Hunt)
USA Today
‘The United States is under attack’: Intelligence chief Dan Coats says Putin targeting 2018 elections
Bill Gates’ dire warning: U.S. could lose its global leadership role under Trump
Nasty flu season takes toll on small businesses
Washington Post
Immigration debate launches in the Senate — and a GOP plan picks up support
Trump wants to overhaul America’s safety net with giant cuts to housing, food stamps and health care
Analysis: The Daily 202: Trump budget highlights disconnect between populist rhetoric and plutocrat reality
Yakima Herald Republic
Washington’s tourism marketing program gets Senate OK; will House approve bill to fund it?
GOP congressman says he’ll fight Trump’s call to cut funds for Hanford nuclear cleanup
Editorial: State rightly concerned about safety at Hanford
Broadcast
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Hundreds attend funeral for former Gov. John Spellman and wife Lois
KNKX FM
Nonprofit Aims To Raise Awareness About Sexual Assault And Harassment In Schools
KUOW FM
Working through the dilemma of free speech on college campuses
Web
Civic Skunkworks
When more people vote, we all win (Hudgins)
Crosscut
Under Trump’s EPA, pesticide workers pin hopes on state
I-405 toll lanes are cutting traffic times — but not by enough
Opinion: I’m a student journalist. The Legislature should protect my rights, too
My Edmonds News
21st District legislators to hold telephone town hall Feb. 15, district event Feb. 17 (Ortiz-Self, Peterson, Liias)
Schmudget
President Trump’s budget won’t strengthen the economy. It will harm Washington state.
Seattle P.I.
Connelly: State’s delegation in Congress splits in votes on budget deal
Slog
Tech lobby mobilizes against transparency bill in Olympia (Palumbo)
Trump is a grifter, his infrastructure plan sucks, and his budget threatens Sound Transit
Betsy DeVos’ Department of Education won’t investigate trans discrimination complaints
Bill would make it extra clear that Facebook has to disclose political ad data (Palumbo)
Legislators could delete the statute of limitations for rape, but how would that affect juveniles? (Macri, Frame)
Monday, Feb. 12
Associated Press
Several arrests after skirmishes at college Republican event
Trump’s $4 trillion budget helps move deficit sharply higher
Trump infrastructure plan relies on state and local funding
Washington House passes bill to protect net-neutrality rules (Hansen)
State seeks ban on consumer credit freeze fees
State Senate OKs measure to phase out salmon net-pen farming (Van De Wege, Ranker)
Bainbridge Island Review
Proposed bill would provide free college tuition to some students (Ranker)
Lawmakers consider a plan to help homeless college students (Sells, Darnielle)
Bill to tax oil in pipelines, update state oil spill contingency plans advances in state Senate (Hobbs)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Opioid scourge claiming lives of Washington state health care workers, too
Columbian
State House passes bill limiting contributions in port campaigns (Wylie, Stonier)
House passes bill to help homeless (Wylie, Stonier)
Bills aim to lift legal age to buy tobacco, vapor products to 21 (Wylie, Kuderer)
In Our View: Face Forward With Energy
In Our View: Cheers & Jeers
The Daily News
State Senate votes to largely prohibit sale of firefighting foam linked to water pollution in Washington (Van De Wege)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
State House backs Snohomish County opioid help center (Palumbo)
Statewide drug take back program clears House (Peterson, Orwall)
How local lawmakers voted in Legislature
Editorial: Relief and anxiety following federal budget deal
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way City Council sets vision, goals
Homeless services create concerns for residents, business owners
The Island Guardian
Orca Drone Protection Bill Passes House (Lytton, Morris, Tarleton, Fitzgibbon, Springer, Gregerson, Hudgins)
Maple Valley Reporter
Senate honors Tahoma High’s ‘We the People’ team (Mullet)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Opioid scourge claiming lives of Washington state health care workers, too
Hacker breaks into state’s marijuana-tracking systems, steals route information
Editorial: Drill, baby, drill? Not off Washington’s coastline
Opinion: Better brace yourself for property tax shock
Opinion: State should help seniors get long-term care without going broke
New York Times
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan: Modest Federal Incentives, Facing Long Odds
Opinion: Democrats Can Win on Immigration
Olympian (subscription required)
Tensions flare at Capitol after Democrats try to pass pro-union bills after midnight (Nelson, Cleveland)
Wholesale anti-sexual harassment reforms suffer setback at state Legislature (Jinkins, Nelson)
Editorial: State licensing agency has a new problem
Peninsula Daily News
Legislation would aid Olympic Medical Center, other rural hospitals (Van De Wege, Tharinger, Chapman)
Chapman pitches vocational scholarships at rural community colleges (Chapman)
Queen Anne & Magnolia News
Rep. Frame to host drop-in town hall Feb. 18 (Frame)
Renton Reporter
State Senate pushes its own car tab tax reduction measure (Kuderer, Hobbs, Saldana, Chase)
Don’t worry, it won’t affect climate change | COMIC
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Washington Legislature considers banning housing discrimination based on income (Frockt, Kuderer)
Emboldened by new majority, Washington Senate Democrats set fast legislative pace (Nelson, Rolfes, Sullivan, Lytton)
Funeral Mass set Monday in Seattle for former Gov. John Spellman
5 arrested as Trump supporters, counterprotesters rally in Seattle
Washington Senate approves pair of union-backed bills after fierce debate (Cleveland, Nelson)
State Senate votes to largely prohibit sale of firefighting foam linked to water pollution in Washington (Van De Wege)
Large: Build homes — not spiky fences — for Seattle homeless
Editorial: Consider bringing Seattle school buses in-house
Opinion: Adding third-sex option on birth certificates is a start
Opinion: Suddenly deficits don’t matter
Editorial: Fences are necessary in homelessness humanitarian crisis
Opinion: White privilege diminishes our humanity: 10 Commitments for meaningful change
Opinion: Even as a newbie, I know tiny apartments don’t belong in Fremont
Spokesman Review
Othello rancher leaves millions to benefit Eastern Washington causes, including health care, wildlife
Spin Control: Somebody call the IT department (Hunt)
Senate passes plan to set up new way to manage home care workers (Nelson)
House backs net neutrality in Washington (Hansen, Ormsby, Riccelli)
Lawmakers vote to end discrimination against renters who use government assistance (Riccelli)
Domestic violence harassers could lose gun rights (Dhingra, Billig)
Opinion: EWU is helping transform our region
Tri-City Herald
Our Voice: Inslee’s carbon tax bill unfair to middle class
USA Today
OxyContin maker’s culture change starts today: No more promoting opioid
What’s in Trump’s 2019 budget proposal? Funding for wall, infrastructure and fighting opioid abuse
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
State capital budget allocates funds for Vashon-Maury projects
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Letter to the Editor: Firefighting costs soar, limiting needed work
Letter to the Editor: Log-rolling at work in Legislature’s Hirst ‘fix’
Washington Post
Trump plan will drop GOP’s traditional goal of balancing budget within 10 years
This crafty tactic may let states get around the FCC on net neutrality
Wenatchee World
Colvilles vote to keep reservation’s name
West Seattle Herald
Bus drivers reach agreement with First Student; Back on the job Monday
Herbold: How Will Sound Transit develop a Preferred Alternative for West Seattle Light Rail?
State Senate pushes its own car tab tax reduction measure
Whidbey News-Times
Projected cost of sewage treatment plant increases to $142 million
Affordable housing development in works for Oak Harbor
Yakima Herald Republic
Yakamas declare public safety crisis, call for harsher punishment for criminals on reservation
Opinion: Black History Month important; here are some reasons why
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Seattle bus drivers back to work Monday after approving new contract
Homeless drop-in clinic in Olympia getting mixed reviews
KNKX FM
The Opioid Crisis In The Northwest: Sound Effect, Episode 134
Why Tacoma Paramedics Are Handing Out Nasal Sprays To Overdose Survivors
What Makes Opioids So Addictive? The Brain Science Behind the Epidemic
In Battle Against Vancouver’s Overdose Epidemic, Drug Users are Leading the Way
Web
Crosscut
Opinion: Why we need the death penalty
Seattle to clear minor pot convictions. Are felonies next?
Publicola
Top 10 Stories: Marijuana Misdemeanors, Rent Control, and the Statute of Limitations for Rape
Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Trump sings praises of ex-aide accused of abusing ex-wives
Connelly: State Senate bans farming of Atlantic salmon after 2025 (Ranker)
Slog
Police made five arrests and deployed pepper spray at the UW Patriot Prayer rally
Waterland Blog
33rd District Town Hall meeting with local legislators will be Saturday, Feb. 17 (Orwall, Gregerson, Keiser)