Sign up to receive our Daily E-Clips on our subscription page.
Click here for our Daily E-Clips policy.
Friday, February 5
Associated Press
Committee clears bill limiting large public records requests
Inquest into death of orchard worker in Pasco delayed
Washington House once again passes Voting Rights Act
House OKs bill seeking accommodations for pregnant workers
Reaction mixed to bill aimed at prosecuting police (Moscoso)
UN: At least 200 million females estimated to be circumcised
Feds investigate Spokane’s special-education program
Bill to study later school start times clears Senate panel
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Lawmakers target ‘sanitizing’ of college education
Bothell Reporter
House passes Rep. Moscoso’s Washington Voting Rights Act (Moscoso)
Opinion: State education funding message for the Northshore School District
Columbian
In Our View: Room For Improvement
The Daily News
Number of homeless students in county doubled in last five years, state finds
Edmonds Beacon
Sen. Liias, AG Ferguson unveil bills to reduce student loan debt (Liias, Orwall)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
EvCC adds new program to train new kind of workforce
New rules on the table for brewers, distillers and vintners
State studies crumb-rubber in athletic fields, cancer cases
Family leave? Sure, just erase the word ‘tax’
Editorial: Automatically registering voters
Islands’ Sounder
Sen. Ranker introduces oil protection bill (Ranker)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: Raise penalty for violating the public trust (Kilduff, Hunt)
Olympian (subscription required)
Legal marijuana a high-growth business
Bill to ban toxic flame retardants could fizzle for 5th time (Van De Wege, Cody)
Peninsula Daily News
U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer calls for greater rural access to opioid overdose antidote
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle council may tackle ‘livable’ schedules for area workers
Senate committee approves ban on sex-selection abortions
Lawmakers: ‘Fight fire with fire,’ use controlled burns more
Redmond, Juanita high schools cancel Friday classes due to threats
Patty Murray bill aims to boost safety in reusable medical devices
Editorial: Points of progress for the Seattle Police Department
Mike Kreidler: Emergency-room visits that unfairly gouge consumers
Seattle Weekly
Why Seattle Thinks Monsanto Should Help Pay for the Mess on the Duwamish
Spokesman Review
Mid-winter snowpack is near normal for the region, surveys indicate
Remembering Hanford
Police justified in shooting suicidal veteran, prosecutor rules
Student group upset Gonzaga won’t allow the public to attend Dinesh D’Souza talk
Shawn Vestal: Let’s flush panic out of restroom discussion
Editorial: Senate bills ID wrong victims
Tri-City Herald
Tri-City leaders tell Inslee to choose ecology official carefully
Vancouver Business Journal
WSDOT’s new PDMSG provides objective criteria
Wenatchee World (Subscription Required)
Homeless student count up statewide, but down locally
Yakima Herald Republic
Lawmaker sponsoring pair of bills that would loosen restrictions on controlled burns
Inquest into police shooting of rock throwing man called off because county refuses to pay
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Seattle council members want to mandate ‘livable’ work schedules
New bill could help homeowners kick out squatters more easily
Senate bill would open I-405 toll lanes to all at night
House kills bill to keep military students in ROTC
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Fallen firefighter’s family, colleagues look ahead to another wildfire season
Is legal marijuana delivery coming to Seattle?
KPLU FM
Help Could Be On The Way For Suspended Drivers In Washington
State Lawmakers Consider Review Panel To Help Reduce Pregnancy-Related Deaths
Washington State Lawmakers Want To Fight Fire With Fire More Often
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Many doctors refuse to prescribe heroin ‘antidote’ that could slow epidemic
What people don’t understand about drug addiction
NW Public Radio
People Consider What Should Be Included In Hanford National Park
Help Could Be On The Way For Suspended Drivers In Washington
Washington State Lawmakers Want To Fight Fire With Fire More Often
Q13 TV (FOX)
Brothers accused of ‘Jungle’ homeless shooting were runaways from DSHS care
Web
Capital Record
Lawmakers hear testimony on bill to change deadly force law for police (Moscoso)
Crosscut
Legislature moves toward housing reforms (Walkinshaw)
Healthier flame retardants: Will Legislature finally protect kids, families? (Van De Wege, Cody)
HDC Advance
House votes to close education opportunity gap. Again. (Tomiko Santos)
SDC Hopper
Senate Democrats unveil the Bring Washington Home Act (Nelson)
Publicola
Homeless Advocate Running for State Legislature, Homelessness Taking Center Stage at City Hall, Homeless Emergency Aid Up for Debate in Olympia (Carlyle, Nelson)
Schmudget
Report: To Create Jobs, Invest in the Success of ‘Home-Grown’ Businesses
Seattle P.I.
Will Washington state Senate vote on ‘genital check’ bill?
Slog
Bill to Allow Pot Delivery Is Gaining Momentum in the State Legislature (Hurst)
Transgender Rights Activists TP’d State Senator Pam Roach
Washington State Wire
Reprioritizing MTCA Funds Causes Stir Up Amongst Environmentalists (McCoy)
Thursday, February 4
Associated Press
House panel considers free tuition; K-12 funding in Senate
Inslee appoints interim leader for state’s largest agency
Reaction mixed on bill aimed at prosecuting police shootings (Moscoso)
Number of uninsured people in state cut in half
House passes bill aimed at lowering gender wage gap
Education Department investigating Spokane schools
Aberdeen Daily World
State sees rise in homeless students, some also on the Harbors
Feb. 16 hearing set for county’s access fee ordinance amendments
Ballard News Tribune
Mac’s Upholstery employee soaks ‘meth heads’ possessions to discourage squatting
Bothell Reporter
Statement from Rep. Jessyn Farrell on passage of bill to obstruct worker rights (Farrell)
Rep. Pollet, Sen. Frockt, submit free community college proposal, will get public testimony in house Higher Education Committee (Frockt, Pollet)
Columbian
Legislative panel OKs bistate bridge measure (Clibborn, Wylie, Cleveland)
In Our View: Misguided Abortion Tack
The Daily News
Number of homeless students in county doubled in last five years, state finds
Everett Herald (subscription required)
I-405 toll lanes will be free on nights, weekends and holidays (Clibborn, Liias, McAuliffe, Hobbs, Stanford, Moscoso)
Tax breaks cloud talk on aerospace industry (Robinson, Hobbs)
Proposal to fill Sound Transit seats deemed ‘Seattle-centric’
Editorial: Give students freedom to learn free speech
Federal Way Mirror
One Night Count volunteers see 250 percent increase of homeless in Federal Way
Kirkland Reporter
Eastside sees ‘significant’ increase in homeless population
News Tribune (subscription required)
Two Pierce deputies sue county, alleging retaliation by Lindquist
Lawmakers target ‘sanitizing’ of college education
Olympia community backs changes to deadly force law (Moscoso)
School-based clinics offer convenient medical care for military kids
Op-Ed by Sen. Carlyle and Attorney General Ferguson: State’s revolving door undermines public trust
Editorial: Too young to smoke, but old enough to vote
Editorial: Graham Hunt spares us prolonged sideshow
Olympian (subscription required)
House panel considers free tuition; K-12 funding in Senate
Education Department investigating Spokane schools
Op-Ed: Paint recycling bill can reduce waste, create jobs
Puget Sound Business Journal
In Seattle, buying a home beats renting in less than two years
Seattle job market among country’s hottest
Queen Anne News
Neighborhood group continues push for RV moratorium
Seattle Times (subscription required)
State may lift I-405 tolls at night, on weekends, holidays (Clibborn)
Mayor proposes doubling size of Seattle Housing Levy
Bill aims to prevent school shootings using student tips
For state’s charter schools, it’s a matter of survival
Lawmaker proposes using GPS to keep wildfire fighters safe
Students, librarians urge professors to use free, online textbooks
Reaction mixed on bill aimed at prosecuting police for shootings (Moscoso)
State water-pollution proposals not tough enough for fish and human safety, critics say
Editorial: Improve ‘rape kit’ system, but ensure accountability of those monitoring it (Orwall)
Opinion by Lisa Herbold: Wall Street’s impact on Seattle’s housing affordability
Sequim Gazette
More access, lower costs for dental care in demand (Tharinger, Van De Wege)
Skagit Valley Herald
Former Sen. Harriet Spanel dies
Spokesman Review
Transgender bathroom bill passes committee
GED score change gives more students certificates
Senate panel OKs sex selection abortion ban
County Cattlemen call wilderness land of “no use”
Spokane’s family leave law would be ‘grandfathered’ under bill change (Conway, Hasegawa)
House votes to end ‘debtor’s prison’
Editorial: TPP a boon to Washington
Yakima Herald Republic
Judge rules in favor of Yakama Nation over cleanup
State ecology officials release proposed new clean water rule
Editorial: The Big One will shake things up here, too
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Move to tap state’s ‘rainy day fund’ for homeless
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
New law would make it easier for students to report threats anonymously
2002 emails reveal officials’ early concerns over ruling that led to mistaken release of prisoners
Transportation leaders are asking for these new changes in 405 toll lanes (Clibborn, Moscoso)
New plan would allow extended protective orders for Wash. sexual assault victims
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Mayor pitches doubled housing levy to up affordability, fight homelessness
KUOW FM
Senators Disagree On Need For Statewide Homeless Emergency Declaration (Nelson)
From Insecure Kid To Washington State’s Poet Laureate
Businessmen Who Abandoned Toxic Mess Now Want To Build Refinery In Washington
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Opinion: Did I-405 just become a battleground between Republicans and Democrats? (Clibborn, Moscoso)
2002 emails reveal officials’ early concerns over ruling that led to mistaken release of prisoners
Heroin epidemic at root of Seattle’s homeless crisis
NW Public Radio
Washington State Lawmakers Want To Fight Fire With Fire More Often
Q13 TV (FOX)
WSDOT: We will work with state lawmakers on I-405 toll changes
Seattle mayor proposes $290 million housing levy to help combat homelessness
Kirkland police investigate threatening message found at Juanita High School
Web
Capital Record
House passes bill modifying Equal Pay Act, 56-41 (Senn, Sells)
Rep. Graham Hunt resigns over accusations about his military record
Crosscut
Seattle’s homeless emergency: What do we really know?
Bills take aim at drinking water protections (Pettigrew)
Murray goes big on housing levy
HDC Advance
Rep. Hansen proposes Free to Finish College program (Hansen)
Rep. Walkinshaw’s comments on the Free to Finish College program. (Hansen, Walkinshaw)
Free community college proposal gets public testimony in house Higher Education Committee: will open the door to opportunity for Washington families (Pollett, Jayapal, Frockt)
Unanimous Vote for Rep. Goodman’s Bill to End Debtor’s Prison System (Goodman)
Publicola
GOP Double Play Threatens Environmental Safeguards, Democrats Say (McCoy)
Democrats Give in to Road Rage in Olympia (Clibborn, Liias)
Seattle P.I.
Mayor pitches doubled housing levy to up affordability, fight homelessness
Giant Department of Social and Health Services gets interim director
Washington State Wire
Opinion: A Pontification on 732, Plan B? Too/Two Confusing? Governor Signature on I-732 Alternative?
Wednesday, February 3
Associated Press
Lawmakers resigns over questions about military record
Senate Education Committee considers later school start time (McAuliffe, Rolfes)
Obama signs disaster declaration for December storms in state
Bainbridge Island Review
Limits posed in House bill on public records requesters (McBride)
Central Kitsap Reporter
Marijuana retailers, producers fear public records requirement compromises privacy, safety
Columbian
Leavitt blasts Rep. Pike over river crossing (Wylie, Moeller)
County’s homeless student numbers on the rise
Letter: Be sensitive to transgender youth
The Daily News
State hosting open house to discuss Reynolds cleanup
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Lawmakers seek solutions to public records request abuses (Appleton, McBride, Ryu)
Homelessness conversation resumes with good news and bad
Editorial: Response to homelessness builds on success of others
Mercer Island Reporter
Mercer Island School District pushes for levy lift extension
News Tribune (subscription required)
Embattled state Rep. Graham Hunt resigns over questions of military service
Inslee tries to get ahead of defense downturn
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Deadly force bills deserve consideration (Ryu, Fraser)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
State Rep. Graham Hunt quits over military-service exaggerations
You can still hit health-insurance deadline, if site outage affected your enrollment
Metro buses test alarms to improve pedestrian safety
Mom sent 3 teen boys to settle drug debt in fatal shooting at homeless camp, police say
Shops may not survive Seattle’s Central District road project, owners say
Lawsuits claim insurers unfairly refuse pricey hepatitis C drugs
Earthquake early warning on West Coast could get boost from Obama
Google is testing its self-driving car in Kirkland
Op-Ed by Jim McIntire: Washington needs to reform its tax system to fix broken school funding
Seattle Weekly
‘A Failure of Humanity’: Ballard Business Pours Water on Homeless People’s Possessions
Spokesman Review
Lawmakers urged to help bring salmon back to Upper Columbia
Newborn left at Spokane fire station under safe-haven law
Massive harvest, sales mark October marijuana market
Shawn Vestal: Committee’s goals for hiring a new police chief sound familiar
Editorial: Clear way for more voters
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
County homeless population up from 2015
EDITORIAL: Huge homeless population needs to be addressed
Yakima Herald Republic
State representative resigns over exaggerations to military service record
Washington Post: Smart tax reform would ignite growth
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Tax dollars could go to college classes in prison
NAACP launches program to improve Seattle race relations
Lawmakers call WSP staffing ‘a crisis’ (Fey)
Transgender advocates TP state Senator Pam Roach’s office
Gates Foundation speaks out about Seattle’s ‘homeless crisis’
‘Paternity fraud’ bill supporters, opponents speak out in Olympia
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Transportation leaders are asking for these new changes in 405 toll lanes (Clibborn, Moscoso)
Rep. Graham Hunt resigns after claims he falsified military record
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Jewish business owners find swastikas on sidewalk: ‘It’s kind of a sick feeling’
Obama signs disaster declaration for state’s December storms
KPLU FM
Police Officer Turned Lawmaker Wants Mandatory Firearm Offender Registry
There Are More Than 35,000 Homeless K-12 Students In Washington State
KUOW FM
Self-Driving Cars Could Help Washington Traffic, But Not Enough
Environmental Cleanup, Unpaid Bills In Refinery Backers’ Last Venture
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Opinion: No, we shouldn’t make it easier to charge Washington police
NW Public Radio
Washington Homeless Student Numbers Continue To Climb
Police Officer Turned Lawmaker Wants Mandatory Firearm Offender Registry
Earthquake Early Warning System Coming Say Speakers At White House Summit
Q13 TV (FOX)
Vandal draws swastikas in front of Jewish family’s business
State Rep. Graham Hunt, R-Orting, resigns after questions raised about his military service
Web
Capital Record
Proposal to ban abortions based on gender considered in Senate committee
Students press for access to more open ed resources to keep down cost of textbooks
Crosscut
Legislators to drug companies: show us your numbers (Conway, Carlyle, Ranker)
HDC Advance
House Finance Chair Lytton looks to simplify business taxes and licensing (Lytton)
The Hopper
Sen. Liias, AG Ferguson unveil bills to reduce student loan debt (Liias, Orwall)
Seattle P.I.
City Council sets tentative date for next Sodo arena vote
Rep. Graham Hunt quits Legislature after false military claims
Slog
Another Day, Another Horrifying Anti-Trans Bill Hearing in the State Legislature
UW Daily
UW center pushes suicide into public discussion (Orwall)
Washington State Wire
The Budget Shortfall That No One Wants to Talk About (Hargrove)
Tuesday, February 2
Associated Press
More than 200,000 sign up for health insurance in Washington
Lawmakers say pay raise due for Washington State Patrol
Washington bill seeks to ban sex-selective abortions
Washington police group calls deadly force bill ‘radical’
Insurer Aetna lays out concerns about ACA exchange business
Aberdeen Daily World
Ecology drafting mandates for railroad oil spills
Bainbridge Island Review
Frustration, disappointment, absence of urgency seen in Legislature’s teacher-compensation bills
Teachers’ pay, school districts’ special levies targets of study ordered in House education bill
Gender identity focus of restroom legislation (Conway)
Columbian
Vancouver extends moratorium on oil-handling facilities
The Daily News
State hosting open house to discuss Reynolds cleanup
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Officials: Transit measure needed to fix congestion, help businesses
Sharp increase in number of Snohomish County homeless
Lawmakers weighing risks of crumb rubber for playfields (Peterson, Chase)
WSU adds software engineering program at Everett center
Editorial: Rule on public facilities protects transgendered
Kirkland Reporter
Limits Posed in House bill on public records requests (McBride)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Two more accuse Graham Hunt, R-Orting, of lying about military service
Op-Ed: Matt Driscoll: Point-in-Time homeless count provides glimpse of much bigger problem
Puget Sound Business Journal
King County, UW propose 10-year agreement to operate Harborview Medical Center
Seattle Times (subscription required)
UW, King County reach agreement on running Harborview Medical Center
Parents give an earful on school discipline to federal, state officials
Annual tally shows homelessness growing in Snohomish County, too
Bill would make it easier to charge cops over deadly force; police group calls it ‘bad policy’ (Moscoso)
Editorial: Remove dark money’s influence from campaign ads
Opinion: I-405 tolls aren’t providing relief for frustrated drivers
Krugman: We can have an energy revolution even if the GOP stays in power
Spokesman Review
Washington voters have complex route to choosing presidential candidates
Washington lawmakers consider bills to standardize sick leave, minimum wage
Pronghorn, hunted to extinction in the 1900s, are reintroduced to north-central Washington
City of Spokane planning big new stormwater tank project
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
County pot ban would exclude existing businesses
Yakima Herald Republic
Two Lower Valley bridge projects closer to reality
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Legislature looking at health safety of synthetic turf fields
STP to WSDOT: ‘The suspension was baseless’
Washington police group calls deadly force bill ‘radical’
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Voters to decide on two Seattle Public Schools levies
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Frustrated by homeless crisis, Ballard business owners consider moving
KPLU FM
Looking For A Middle Way On Raising Minimum Wage (Hobbs, Mullet)
Harborview Expands Its Committment To Serving The Poor
Could An Anonymous Text Prevent A School Shooting?
Oregon lawmaker Attempts To Head Off Corporate Tax Initiative
Oregon Legislature Opens Five-Week Session
KUOW FM
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray’s Story Of Love And Politics
‘Abusive’ Info Requests Lead To Push For Less Government Transparency
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Is shoulder driving the solution to I-405’s north-end congestion?
NW Public Radio
Looking For A Middle Way On Raising Minimum Wage (Hobbs, Mullet)
Q13 TV (FOX)
Eastside homeowners worried about impact of light rail construction
Web
Capitol Record
Minimum wage bill proposed as alternative to statewide initiative (Hobbs, Mullet)
Crosscut
Sawant’s rent control plan is DOA in Olympia (Nelson, Frockt, Jayapal, McCoy, Walkinshaw)
Rick Steves knows how to push pot to voters
The Stand
Senate Republicans resume effort to privatize workers’ comp (Hasegawa, Conway, Keiser)
Opinion: ‘Freedom’ Foundation: Driven by greed, powered by lies
Monday, February 1
Associated Press
Software for Washington colleges needs improvement
State sues city over sewer bills for Western State Hospital
Daughters of Casey Kasem, Peter Falk tackle elder visitation
Healthplanfinder system back up after has unscheduled outage
Bill to raise Washington smoking age passes House committee
Aberdeen Daily World
Seven years for woman charged with selling meth in Grays Harbor (Blake)
Project Homeless Connect provides resources to the homeless
Cascadia Rising planned for early June
WDFW to hold hearing in South Bend
Bainbridge Island Review
Marijuana retailers, producers fear public records requirement compromises privacy, safety
Opinion: Kicking the can in Olympia
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Runaway pony could change Washington law
Bothell Reporter
Rep. Stanford bill to ban excessive non-compete agreements scheduled for hearing (Stanford)
Central Kitsap Reporter
Teachers’ pay, school districts’ special levies targets of study ordered in House education bill (Lytton, Sullivan)
Columbian
Transgender restroom rule prompts criticism, rally in Vancouver
In Our View: A Point of Embarrassment
The Daily News
Lawmakers debate nixing state science test as teachers await a more rigorous one
Edmonds Beacon
Mayor lobbies for Highway 99 funding in Olympia (Clibborn, Moscoso, Ortiz-Self, Peterson, Chase, Liias)
Enumclaw Courier Herald
AG’s tobacco-age bill clears first legislative hurdle (Orwall, Cody, Clibborn, Jinkins, Robisnon, Tharinger, Van De Wege, Moeller, Riccelli)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Bill would prevent more gender-segregated designations
Starting Monday, new IDs required to enter Washington Naval bases
Officials say I-405 tolls working; opponents disagree (Clibborn)
Officials: New Sound Transit measure needed to fix congestion, help businesses
Guest Commentary: Return to prison would have added to state’s error
Editorial: Needed reforms for state parks and recreation grants program
Editorial: People priced out of homes
Islands’ Sounder
News from Sen. Kevin Ranker (Ranker)
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Opinion: Being prepared for an oil spill is the next best thing to not having one
Kirkland Reporter
Marijuana retailers, producers fear public records requirement compromises privacy, safety
Kent Reporter
State House panel passes bill to raise smoking age to 21 (Orwall)
UW’s Forefront backs effort to engage gun dealers and pharmacies on suicide prevention (Orwall)
Number of homeless people in Kent climbs to 165
Gender identity focus of restroom legislation (Conway)
Senate resolution condemns attacks on women’s health care clinics (Keiser)
News Tribune (subscription required)
If lawmakers ‘met every deadline’ on school funding, why is state in contempt of court? (Sullivan, Rolfes)
State sues town of Steilacoom over Western State Hospital sewer bills
Lawmaker wants minimum wage, sick leave alternative on ballot (Hobbs, Mullet)
Uncertainty, anxiety surround recreational marijuana in Pierce County
Union settles over campaign finance omissions
Environmentalists focus on marine oil transport (Ranker)
Op-Ed: Districtwide plan needed to close achievement gap
Editorial: Give Washingtonians more say in race for president
North American Post
UW’s Forefront backs effort to engage gun dealers and pharmacies on suicide prevention (Orwall)
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Vouchers little help if landlords reject them (Ormsby)
Peninsula Daily News
Competing Legislature bills to address McCleary decision (Tharinger, Van De Wege, Hargrove)
Gender identity focus of state restroom legislation (Conway)
Questions arise in wake of attack on Clallam Bay correctional officer
Puget Sound Business Journal
President Obama unveils computer science initiative – with Microsoft’s help
Who’s Hiring: Hammering men and women wanted
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Bill would make it easier to charge cops over deadly force; police group calls it ‘bad policy’ (Moscoso)
Seattle Prep offers land for bike trail near Hwy. 520 bridge
Lynden looking to extend temporary ban on pot businesses
Got college debt? Sen. Murray wants to hear about it
What’s the poorest part of Seattle? | FYI Guy
Bike share’s failure deflates Seattle’s self-image | Danny Westneat
Obama proposes $4 billion for computer-science education
Seattle Public Schools reaches funding agreement with special-education program
Jerry Large: Will killings move city to really address homelessness?
Editorial: A host of problems for homeless youths, but solution lies in host homes (Hargrove)
Editorial: Seattle’s homeless problem requires a regional response
Opinion: Behind the bars: Mistaken release of inmates offers look at criminal justice policy
Opinion: Growth, if done right, will let this region grow gracefully
Leonard Pitts Jr: For Planned Parenthood, justice seldom gets more poetic
Seattle Weekly
Why Everyone Should Care About the Legislature’s Attack on Trans Rights
We Know How to Reduce Crime in Urban Forests. So Why Don’t We Do It?
Skagit Valley Herald
Lawsuit seeks to determine fault in 2013 Skagit River bridge collapse
Spokesman Review
Washington’s newest national park at Hanford could draw 100,000 visitors by 2018
Police use courts to shut down nuisance drug houses
$100 million software system for community colleges so flawed it will need millions more to fix
Sunday Spin: Senate GOP needs investigator for documents they subpoenaed
Sunday Spin 2: Inslee not biting on ski expansion request
Editorial: Shine light on lobbying
Editorial: Expand access to unused drugs
West Seattle Herald
Homelessness increased by 19% over last year in One Night Count
Yakima Herald Republic
Bill would make it easier to prosecute Washington police for deadly force (Moscoso)
Editorial: Legislature takes wrong approach on dairy bill
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Cities push state to improve SR 522
Washington doctors prepare to follow new depression screening rules
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Lawmakers consider bill to make it easier to charge officers
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
WSDOT: Traffic more congested following I-405 toll lanes
Officials: Clallam County inmate said ‘Allah Akbar’ as he attacked guard
KPLU FM
Still Waiting For McCleary Funding, School Districts Ask Voters To Pass Levies
Buoyed By Drafting Error, Trails Group Treks To Capitol To Continue Fight
Why Some Still Can’t Find Jobs As The Economy Nears ‘Full Employment’
For More Than A Million Food Stamp Recipients, The Clock Is Now Ticking
KXLY 920 AM
Rep. Marcus Riccelli on proposal to increase county commission positions (Riccelli)
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
State admits I-405 toll lanes have worsened north end traffic
Web
Crosscut
Why it will be so hard to end youth incarceration
Senate Democratic leader will offer homeless funding proposal (Nelson)
Homeless count offers only a rough sketch of a growing epidemic
HDC Advance
Freshman Rep. Noel Frame Advances Mental Health Legislation (Frame)
Stanford bill to ban excessive non-compete agreements scheduled for hearing next Monday (Stanford)
Pollet pushes bill to reign in for-profit college excesses (Pollet)
Publicola
Trans Women Are Women. Period.
Seattle Police Acknowledge “Concerning” and “Consistent” Slower Response to Domestic Violence Calls
Seattle P.I.
Republicans are bashing Seattle, the city that “gave us Kshama Sawant” (Jayapal, Chopp)
Slog
New One-Night Count Numbers Show 19 Percent Increase in Unsheltered Homelessness Across King County
State Republicans Refuse to Use the Words “Planned Parenthood” When Condemning Terrorism Against Planned Parenthood (Keiser)
Seemingly Reasonable Bill Banning “Sex-Selection Abortions” to Get Hearing in Washington State Senate (Spoiler Alert: The Bill Isn’t Reasonable and Women Will Suffer)
Body Cameras Are Not the Answer to Police Brutality
Washington State Wire
The Green Sheet — Week of February 1 (Hobbs, Goodman, Jinkins, Frame)