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Thursday, February 18
Associated Press
Patrol investigation finds no threat against state lawmaker
Washington House passes Citizens United rebuke
Teacher shortage, levy bills pass chambers in Washington (Jayapal)
State Senate passes bill involving Colstrip plants
Revenue projections for Washington lower than expected (Dunshee)
Psychiatric hospital staff say they face retaliation
Court-ordered school fund plan clears state Senate (Sullivan, Habib)
Snohomish schedules advisory vote for marijuana ban
Sea-Tac Airport workers sue over $15 wage back payments
Aberdeen Daily World
Corps completes Point Chehalis revetment emergency repair
Old pier blocks ‘pop up’ at surf line near Westport by the Sea
County amends access-fee ordinance, cites court costs
Washington lawmaker’s gaffe may spur new civil rights law (Moscoso)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
State, school districts ask why students are chronically absent
Bothell Reporter
Rep. Luis Moscoso earns Legislator of the Week award (Moscoso)
Lawmakers agree to bill for school funding but will it be enough (Lytton)
Education bill ignites challenging Senate debate; survives on 26-23 vote (Billig, Rolfes, Lytton, Sullivan)
Columbian
House bill on bistate bridge dies in Legislature (Moeller, Wylie, Cleveland)
Edmonds Beacon
Local legislators to hold town hall meetings (Chase, Ortiz-Self, Peterson, Liias)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Olympia campaign finance reforms languish in election year (Billig)
Boeing engineers, tech workers approve 6-year contracts
State House, Senate agree on education bill (Lytton)
Cities, counties and tribes seek limits on oil and coal shipping
Editorial: Senate’s confirmation phobia
Islands’ Sounder
Ranker: Education bill ‘barely better than no bill’ (Ranker)
Kent Reporter
State House passes suicide awareness and prevention measure (Orwall)
State Senate passes Pregnant Worker Fairness Act (Keiser)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Martial arts academies fight back against sales tax on sport (Ryu, Carlyle)
Citizen group urges state to cancel Good to Go toll increase for Narrows bridge drivers
Bill to expand Thurston County Commission causes a stir (Hunt)
Legislators look east for Western State solutions (Chopp, Jinkins)
Editorial: Candidates can shed light on their qualifications
Olympian (subscription required)
Port of Olympia, state agency reach proposed agreement on real estate
Editorial: Bill to expand Thurston commission jumps gun
Puget Sound Business Journal
State expert: This is what toll lanes have done to I-405
Opinion: Group Health acquisition deal? Not so great.
Seattle Times (subscription required)
‘There’s no freedom’: Not all homeless living in vehicles welcome city’s ‘safe lots’
Unsettled commuters arm themselves after death of Mountlake Terrace woman
Less money coming in for current budget cycle, state forecasts (Dunshee)
SeaTac workers say they aren’t getting $15 an hour, sue 14 employers
Editorial: Bright ideas: Simple changes to save energy and prosper economically
Editorial: Give Pronto bike-sharing system to the Eastside
Seattle Weekly
We Saved ‘The Jungle’ Once. And We Can Do it Again.
Spokesman Review
What did profanity-laced call to Shea say? We’ll tell you if you really want to know.
WSP finds no death threat to Rep. Matt Shea, closes investigation
Editorial: Health benefits in raising smoking age to 21 would outweigh revenue loss
Vancouver Business Journal
Port of Ridgefield awarded funds to complete rail project
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Banning Internet use tax bolsters access by public
Yakima Herald Republic
Tobacco sales sting: Nearly 25 percent of stores tested in Yakima County sold to minors
Coroner says county leaders trying to bully him to stop probe of police shooting
‘Travis Alert’ bill passes house, moves to Senate
Absentee rates differ greatly in Lower Valley districts
Editorial: Driver-voter registration would enhance electoral involvement
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
WA squatter legislation passes Senate along party lines (Pedersen)
Multi-agency team assesses ‘The Jungle’
Washington students missing too many school days
Boeing engineers approve new 6-year contract
Man in women’s locker room cites gender rule
Heroin’s relentless grip: The struggle to get help
More than needles handed out at Olympia exchange
King County looks to charge septic system owners
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Teachers, parents, students rally in Seattle for school funding
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Big changes could be coming to I-405 toll lanes
Man found in women’s locker room cites new transgender bathroom rule
KPLU FM
Washington’s School Funding Conundrum Might Have Just Gotten Harder (Dunshee)
Boeing Engineers And Technical Workers Vote To Approve 6-Year Contract
Gov. Inslee Announces I-405 Express Lane Changes
KUOW FM
Why So Many Kids Are Chronically Absent In Washington State
NW Public Radio
Washington’s School Funding Conundrum Might Have Just Gotten Harder (Dunshee)
Q13 TV (FOX)
Top 5 worst commutes in Western Washington
At least 400 live amid filth, crime, danger in Seattle’s ‘Jungle’, assessment team says
Sea-Tac Airport workers sue over $15 wage back payments
Group against proposed methanol plant in Tacoma hopes to put issue before voters
Web
Capital Record
House calls for U.S. constitutional convention to address money in politics (Reykdal)
Crosscut
Following Flint, unanswered questions about Washington’s lead poisoning
Clear sailing for new education funding commitment in Olympia (Lytton, Chase)
HDC Advance
Rep. Goodman bills protecting victims of sexual assault and domestic violence pass House (Goodman)
Bill to address police shootings passes House (Ryu)
House passes Rep. Lytton bill to simplify B&O tax filing for businesses (Lytton)
Statement by Rep. Hans Dunshee on the state revenue forecast (Dunshee)
House passes suicide awareness and prevention measure (Orwall)
Publicola
Good News and Bad News for Mayor Murray (Frockt, Keiser, Frame)
Real Change News
Redrawing the map (Jayapal)
Seattle P.I.
State: Food industry lobby engaged in ‘egregious’ money laundering in 2013 vote
Slog
Two Days Before a State Senate Vote on an Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill, Pool Employees Say a Man Showed Up in a Women’s Locker Room
Conservative Trolls Have Been Suggesting Men Go into Women’s Restrooms to Help Legislators Discriminate Against Trans People
The Stand
SPEEA units at Boeing OK 6-year extension
Space Needle settles, pays illegally fired union supporter
New state complaint cites Freedom Foundation politicking
Wednesday, February 17
Associated Press
Bill to study use of deadly force by police clears House
State Senate OKs compromise on plan to fix education system (Sullivan, Rolfes, Habib)
Inslee: State won’t stop I-405 tolling, but will improve it
Killer sentenced at 14 released from Washington jail
Senate passes resolution honoring Justice Antonin Scalia
Officials appoint replacement for state Rep. Graham Hunt
Monitor pleased with Seattle police handling of crisis calls
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Demonstrators for, against transgender bathroom rules rally at state Capitol
Bothell Reporter
Local tax exemptions authorized by Senate bill to preserve affordable housing (Frockt)
The Daily News
Faceoff in Olympia over school expulsions
Bill would protect timber revenue for schools
Everett Herald (subscription required)
New railroad safety rules taking effect next month
In Our View: Ending the rape kit backlog
Huffington Post
Faced With Staggering Backlogs Of Rape Kits, States Change Testing, Investigations (Orwall)
Kirkland Reporter
Rep. McBride sponsored measure to give homeless youth access to health care passes house (McBride)
State Senate approves Sen. Hill’s career paths and support for paraeducators legislation
News Tribune (subscription required)
State, school districts ask why students are chronically absent
Record-setting rain recorded this month in Western Washington
Court-ordered school funding plan clears state Senate (Habib, Sullivan)
Editorial: Restroom war distracts from fight against real sex crime
Olympian (subscription required)
Lacey city councilman’s comments on Facebook test social media guidelines for public officials
Bill to study use of deadly force by police clears House
Editorial: Obamacare critics must put up or give it up
Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle Mayor’s State of the City addresses rapid growth, business issues
Why the R&D tax credit is now better than ever
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Inslee wants to add lanes to clogged I-405 (Clibborn)
With coal prices in steep slide, even once bullish analyst sees risky investment
SPD dealing more ‘compassionately … with those in crisis,’ monitor says
Seattle both thriving, struggling, Mayor Ed Murray says in address
Activist to investigate the way Seattle police handle protests
New task force in Seattle will help usher in new school start times (McAuliffe)
Councilwoman’s big pitch: tiny houses for homeless all over Seattle
Editorial: U.S. Senate needs to do its job on Supreme Court nomination
Jonathan Martin: The votes are there: Legislature can end the death penalty (Chopp, Carlyle)
Opinion: Lessons in care: a doctor’s take on Seattle’s homeless
Seattle Weekly
How to House 1,000 More People Without Pissing Off the Neighbors
Could Puget Sound Energy Replace Its Coal with Coal?
Skagit Valley Herald
Ferry reservation system giving Anacortes businesses a boost
Spokesman Review
Bill inspired by Spokane murder-suicide urges mental health help (Riccelli)
Washington Senate agrees to task force to seek public school fix
Wolf kills do lower livestock attacks, UW study says, in contradiction to WSU report
Longer day at Spokane schools boosts science instruction, fixes bus scheduling
Bighorn sheep take beating from disease in Canada
Editorial: Northwest power plan builds on efficiency, conservation
Broadcast
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Transportation officials to discuss more Narrows Bridge toll increases
Man tests new transgender protections by undressing in women’s locker room
Free weekend trips and lane expansions planned for I-405
Barry Massey, sentenced to life at age 14, released from prison
Drunk drivers could face harsher penalties in Wash. state
KPLU FM
Taxpayers Confused By Late Health Law Forms
Automatic Registration Is The Latest Chapter In Fight Over Voting Rights
Juvenile Killer Barry Massey Speaks After Release From Prison
Inslee’s ‘All Staff’ Rebuke Of Republicans
Sentenced To Life As A Teen, Barry Massey Walks Free
KXLY (ABC)
Sheena and Chris Henderson’s Law passed by State House, 95-2 (Riccelli, Ormsby)
KUOW FM
Why Diagnosing Psychotic Disorders In Kids Is So Challenging
Inslee’s Plan For 405: Shoulder Driving & Free Off-Peak Evening Toll Lane Access
Inslee, Brown Among Governors To Sign Clean-Energy Accord
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Opinion: I-405 announcement proves Republicans were right to oust Peterson
Gov. Inslee requests changes to I-405 express toll lanes
Opinion: Cornfield: I-405 troubles could sink Gov. Inslee’s administration
NW Public Radio
Inslee’s ‘All Staff’ Rebuke Of Republican
Web
Capital Record
Basic education funding plan approved by Senate (Rolfes, Ranker, Pedersen)
Senate approves bill creating Human Trafficking Awareness Day (Fraser, Chase)
Automatic voter registration bill passes out of House (Hunt)
Crosscut
Murray’s Seattle: Success for some, but not for others
Inslee makes I-405 lane adjustments
Faceoff in Olympia over school expulsions (Santos)
Bill would impose new legal fees statewide (Kirby)
Washington State Wire
Lawmakers Seek to Fix Washington’s Ailing Education System (Ortiz-Self, Rolfes)
Tuesday, February 16
Associated Press
Harsher DUI penalties pass Washington House
House Oks partial automatic voter registration bill
Bill to rename State Route 99 in Washington clears House (Dunshee)
Othello takes steps to address unsafe shelters
Experts unsure about effects of pesticides on pot
Conservation can likely meet power needs of Northwest states
With 35,000 homeless youth in public schools, state lawmakers seek money to help (Frockt)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Experts unsure about effects of pesticides on pot
Bothell Reporter
Key Senate education bill awaits floor vote (Billig, Rolfes, Sullivan, Lytton)
Columbian
In Our View: Make Bridge Talks Priority (Wylie, Clibborn)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Bills to raise legal smoking age in state stall (Dunshee)
Editorial: State hooked on tobacco revenue (Dunshee)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Harsher DUI penalties pass Washington House
News Tribune (subscription required)
Harsher DUI penalties pass Washington House
Skyping with your doctor? State measures seek to expand electronic access to medical care
Demonstrators for, against transgender bathroom rules rally at state Capitol
Editorial: Court ruling might hinder methanol foes
The New Yorker
Stop Humiliating Teachers
Olympian (subscription required)
Olympia forum will focus on police body cameras
Editorial: Local GOP gets ready to weigh in on president
Seattle Times (subscription required)
For Seattle deputy mayor, homelessness is painfully personal experience
Teens delay getting licenses — and their driving is worse
Sen. Murray wants students to be able to refinance federal college loans
Bill to help count homeless children stalls in Legislature (Kagi, Fey)
Editorial: Spend to West Coast upgrade earthquake-detection system
Op-Ed: My transgender daughter should not have to use the men’s restroom
Skagit Valley Herald
Gov. Inslee tours old hospital site
Spokesman Review
Some marijuana business information would be restricted
Transgender bathroom rule draws dueling protests in Olympia
WaLeg Day 36: Protests, fish and a Seahawk
Dead trout at Mirabeau pond: Can’t we do better than this?
Editorial: Shortage of mental health care providers is concerning
Yakima Herald Republic
Sen. Murray wants students to be able to refinance federal college loans
Broadcast
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Changes to 405: Inslee steps in amid interstate congestion
Wash. highway may be renamed to honor African-American Civil War veteran (Pettigrew)
Black Lives Matter students protest at state Capitol
Dueling rallies in Olympia over transgender public restroom access (Habib, Jayapal, Jinkins)
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Assault on patient at Western State exposes gap in the law
Flood-gorged rivers swamp roads in King, Snohomish counties
Governor Inslee to share strategy for I-405 fix
KPLU FM
Ricky’s Law Would Make It Possible To Help Addicts Who Are Not Able To Help Themselves
KUOW FM
Three Neighboring States Go Three Ways On Minimum Wage
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Man caught undressing in front of girls at Green Lake locker room
NW Public Radio
Three Neighboring States Go Three Ways On Minimum Wage
Web
Capital Record
Automatic voter registration bill passes out of House (Hunt)
House approves pilot program allowing some community colleges to offer bachelor’s degrees (Senn)
Seahawk wide receiver Jermaine Kearse tours Capitol with military kids (Kilduff)
Opponents and supporters of transgender rule rally at the Capitol
Crosscut
Faceoff in Olympia over school expulsions (Santos, Ortiz-Self)
Bill would impose new legal fees statewide (Kirby)
HDC Advance
House passes first-in-nation measure to protect students from excesses of for-profit colleges. (Pollet)
Bellevue College, others may soon be able to provide full four-year degrees (Senn)
Bipartisan bill would expand democracy through automatic voter registration for some citizens passes House (Hunt)
Measure to give homeless youth access to health care passes House (McBride)
Rep. Patty Kuderer’s first bill approved in the House (Kuderer)
House passes bills to help schools meet the mental health needs of students (Ortiz-Self)
House cracks down on toxic chemicals (Van De Wege)
Publicola
Working, Taxing, and Housing (Liias, Jayapal, Carlyle)
Seattle P.I.
Harsher DUI penalties pass Washington House
Slog
Pro- and Anti-Trans Rights Protests Compete Within 200 Feet at the State Capitol (Walkinshaw, Jinkins)
Monday, February 15
Associated Press
Yakima police chief says pot sales would increase crime
Homeless youth on the rise, with state funding in question (Frockt)
Bill would give Centralia coal-fired plant a tax break (Nelson)
State Senate rejects constitutional amendment on tax increases (Carlyle, Liias)
House passes regulation of vapor products in Washington
Minimum wage measure tops legislative agenda in Oregon
Aberdeen Daily World
County accepts 10-year plan to end homelessness
Bainbridge Island Review
Opinion: Regret but no apology from Senate Majority Leader
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
LTE: Registration bill
Centralia Chronicle
Braun’s TransAlta Tax Break Bill Passes Senate (Blake, Chopp)
Central Kitsap Reporter
Central Kitsap sophomores work as pages for Senate
Columbian
Bistate bridge measure appears to be dead (Wylie, Cleveland)
Opinion: Jayne: Firing of transportation secretary clearly about politics
The Daily News
New federal education act gives local, state educators more control in the classroom
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Boeing, engineers union terms look strong as vote deadline nears
Bill on Boeing tax breaks rejected (Robinson, Springer)
Self-serve gas: Some would like full service
Pot products recalled in Colo. for pesticides, but not in Washington
County, union reach tentative deal; vote set for March 3
Updated homeless count reveals steep rise in Snohomish County
Guest commentary: Make permanent commitment to fund public lands
Guest commentary: Cursive writing isn’t a skill students need in 21st century
Guest commentary: Legislation would protect student speech and schools
Editorial: Job skills training priceless
Editorial: Paying costs of getting around
News Tribune (subscription required)
Charter schools point to test scores as they lobby lawmakers to save their schools (Chopp)
Legislators look east for Western State solutions (Jinkins, Chopp)
‘Purple card’ would help people with dementia (Tharinger)
Op-Ed: Matt Driscoll: After Senate victory, can we drop the potty talk now? (Darneille, Pedersen)
Op-Ed: School policies set students up for college failure
Op-Ed by Rep. Heck: We need more resources in fight against Alzheimer’s
Editorial: Rescue charter schools and keep experiment alive
Olympian (subscription required)
Republicans name top choices to replace former state Rep. Graham Hunt
Editorial: Fundraiser helping homeless students is Sunday afternoon; Civil rights prevail; bipartisan idea on birth control (Fraser, Hobbs)
Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Hargrove says rule on transgender use of locker rooms creates enforcement issues (Hargrove, Van De Wege, Tharinger)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Employers can expect health insurance premiums to rise 5% a year over the next decade
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Student journalists in state may get more free-speech protection
Yakima top cop urges officials to keep pot shops out of the city
D.C.-style politics? Republicans ‘smell blood’ in takedown of Inslee appointee (Nelson)
Advocates fear encampment cleanups hurt more than help
NY Times: Growing gap in life spans separates the rich and poor
Opinion: Keep I-405 tolls, invest in projects to untie chokepoints
Editorial: Solid dividends for students created through philanthropy and scholarship
Editorial: Focus on Seattle Police Department reform goals
Editorial: Children the victims of a stalling Legislature; fix education-funding crisis now
Seattle Weekly
Nextdoor Doubled Its Membership in Seattle in 2015. Is That a Good Thing?
Spokesman Review
Avista wants to install 265 electric vehicle charging stations in Eastern Washington
Sacred Heart’s expanded cardiac unit will serve patients from wider area
University District pedestrian bridge to include bus plaza
Pesticides’ safety on marijuana lacks data
Spokane among 77 cities vying for $50 million transportation sweepstakes
McMorris Rodgers bill on calorie labeling passes House of Representatives
Spin Control: Lawmakers take stabs at humor from time to time
Editorial: Cheap oil slowing stormwater cleanup
Suburban Times
Conway bill honoring Philip Lelli passes Senate (Conway)
House passes bill to reduce youth access to vapor products (Pollet)
Tri-City Herald
Locally, number of uninsured remains high
Vancouver Business Journal
Growing a film industry in Southwest Washington
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Local government should explore elections by geographic district (VRA)
Wenatchee World (Subscription required)
NCW lawmaker wants input on dam passage bill
Yakima Herald Republic
Cursive handwriting is a dying art, and state lawmaker gets nowhere with attempt to revive it
Broadcast
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Shelter for homeless young adults opens in Belltown
KPLU FM
Boeing Engineers’ Union Says Company Softened Its Approach In Recent Negotiations
Three-Strikes Offenders Deserve A ‘Second Look’ Says Sentencing Commission
Two-Thirds For Tax Hikes Constitutional Amendment Falls Short (Carlyle)
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
UW professor: I-405 tolling data is misunderstood and misused
DOC accidental inmate release is why Lynn Peterson was fired
NW Public Radio
Two-Thirds For Tax Hikes Constitutional Amendment Falls Short (Carlyle)
Three-Strikes Offenders Deserve A ‘Second Look’ Says Sentencing Commission
WA Birth Defect Cluster Still A Mystery
Airlines’ Profitability Lands Sizeable Bonus Checks In Northwest Workers’ Wallets
Web
Capital Record
State releases first Alzheimer’s Plan to address growing issue
Crosscut
UW wants to nuke city’s landmarking powers along with reactor building
City delays police reform package, begs for patience
New ‘purple card’ system would help people with dementia (Tharinger)
HDC Advance
House approves bill to protect educators’ self-evaluations (Springer)
Rep. Peterson Rx monitoring program bill heads to Senate (Peterson)
Consumer protection measure, aimed at protecting seniors, passes House (Walkinshaw)
Measure to fight opioid epidemic clears the House (Parlette, Peterson, Walkinshaw)
Vulnerable kids to get needed stability under measure passed by the House (Senn)
House passes first in the nation consumer protection bill on e-cigarettes and “vape” products (Pollet)
Publicola
State Issues Report on Life Expectancy by Legislative District
Appetite for Self Destruction
Seattle P.I.
2 Washington men indicted in Oregon wildlife refuge occupation
Washington State Wire
The Green Sheet — Week of February 15, 2016 (Jayapal)
Friday, February 12
Associated Press
$8 million awarded to foster girls placed with sex offender
Senate passes authorization for industrial hemp
Washington keeps moving toward new college savings plan
Key player in prisoners early release resigns state post
House passes birth control access bill
ACLU chapter sues Tacoma police for surveillance records
Bothell Reporter
Forterra finances interim acquisition of Wayne Golf Course in Bothell
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Feds reportedly investigating Boeing’s 787, 747 accounting
Applause (Sells, Hobbs)
Like it or not, restrooms will stay trans-friendly
McCusker: Zero-growth economy wouldn’t be dystopia
Editorial: An Opportunity of a lifetime (STEM & Health Care degrees)
News Tribune (subscription required)
ACLU sues Tacoma police over hidden Stingray records
Construction on I-5 through Tacoma hits midway point
Op-Ed by Reps. Van De Wege and Kirby: Predatory practices strike a sour note
Op-Ed: The Nose: Roman follies in Olympia, and a mythic campaign for Mayor Obama
Editorial: Tacoma’s Project P.E.A.C.E. is a work in progress
Olympian (subscription required)
Armory in downtown Olympia closed after lead found in basement
North Thurston schools invest $1.6M in reading program
Puget Sound Business Journal
Internet access taxes banned by Congress
Surprises, growth in marijuana law
Editorial: Seattle must fund its own growth
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Holmes tells City Council to ‘get this right’ and wait on Seattle police-reform plan
State preschool program posts above-average rates of kindergarten readiness
Eastern Washington activist’s live streams took listeners inside tense talks with Oregon occupiers
Another Seattle tunnel drill (not Bertha) damaged, needs repair
Assistant attorney general who advised state on prisoner-release error resigns
Bill to make it easier to charge police over deadly force fails
State told to pay $8M for placing 2 girls in foster home with child molester
King County to quadruple number of ballot drop boxes
Conservation group reaches deal to buy Bothell golf course
Editorial: Use available tools to fight America’s opioid drug crisis
Opinion: State still obstinate on tribal rights; fix culverts to save salmon, now
Seattle Weekly
What Goes Around: Republican’s ‘She’s Racist’ Remark May Spur New Civil Rights Law (Moscoso)
Spokesman Review
High school speech imploring acceptance strikes a nerve
WSU contributed to groundbreaking detection of gravitational waves
Elderly man’s family asked court to protect him from Carole DeLeon
House OKs 12-month supplies of birth control pills
Editorial: Rule of law prevails in Oregon
Tri-City Herald
Washington keeps moving toward new college savings plan
Yakima Herald Republic
Small-business liquor stores are dying out
$15.8 million for Yakima Basin water plan in jeopardy as energy bill stalls in D.C.
Broadcast
KBKW AM/FM
House Legislators Crack Down on Unscrupulous Music Licensing Agents
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Federal Way votes to oppose Tacoma methanol plant
Professor slams traffic company for I-405 report
ACLU Washington sues Tacoma Police Department
WSDOT addresses tents, trash along freeways
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Special report: The homeless crisis
KPLU FM
Inslee: ‘Aim And Then Shoot’ On Accountability For Prisoner Early Release
Oregon Senate Approves Minimum Wage Increase
Idaho Lawmakers Mull Whether To Authorize ‘Right To Try’ Unapproved Medicines
Idaho Governor Weighs In Mid-Session On Tax Cuts, Medicaid Expansion
Boeing Shares Drop On Report That The SEC Has Opened An Accounting Investigation
Buy Crop Insurance, Double Your Money
KUOW FM
Bad News At Boeing: Layoffs And An SEC Investigation
KVEW TV
Transgender bill fails in the Washington State Senate (Habib)
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Inslee: ‘Aim And Then Shoot’ On Accountability For Prisoner Early Release
One reason why Washington’s transgender bill failed in Olympia
Gov. Inslee: Bertha staying put, ‘contractor has not performed’
Flower wars: How online companies dupe customers into thinking they’re buying local (McAuliffe)
Q13 TV (FOX)
Kitsap County drafts temporary homeless camp ordinance
Web
Capital Record
Birth control bill passes out of House (Robinson)
Senate committee updated on DOC investigation on early release of prisoners (Pedersen)
Crosscut
Inslee’s story checks out, says Senate Corrections investigator (Pedersen)
Skyping with the doctor: expanding electronic access to medical care in Washington
Video: Key GOP senator defends transportation head’s firing
Op-Ed: 5 real fixes for homeless encampments
HDC Advance
House passes two more bills increasing access to the ballot (Bergquist, Fitzgibbon)
Mental Health and Education Bills from Rep. Noel Frame Pass House (Frame)
Slog
Washington State Law Makes It Virtually Impossible to Charge Police Officers Who Kill (Moscoso)
State Legislators Who Want to Protect Young Girls Are Looking at the Wrong Demographic
Washington State Fines Two Marijuana Growers For Using Prohibited Pesticides
Washington’s Hanford Observatory Proves Einstein Right: Gravitational Waves Exist!
The Stand
Strong voter support, Boeing job cuts stir renewed interest in bill
Opinion: Celebrate brave leaders, agitators this Black History Month