Monday, Feb 16

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Associated Press
Class-size cut may go back to voters for funding (Hunter)
More focus sought on costs of initiatives (Sullivan)
Oil terminal proposed at Port of Vancouver
Flurry of sign-ups at health law deadline
Senate OKs medical marijuana overhaul (Kohl-Welles)
Washington, others will treat e-cigarettes as drug paraphernalia
Proposal wants big study for Puget Sound’s little fish
Drone on: US proposes rules for the era of drones
State officials begin interviews in birth defect mystery
State board: More slot-like machines OK at tribal casinos
Labor secretary to press 2 sides in West Coast port dispute
Proposal tries to help wean Washington off coal-fired power (Morris, Ranker)
Water, air quality concerns heighten conflict with pig farms

Ballard News Tribune
Kohl-Welles: ‘Protecting patients has to be our number one priority’ (Kohl-Welles)
Fish and Wildlife enforcement splintered by internal conflict
Agate Pass Bridge cleaning almost finished

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Proposal would lower bar for school-district bond measures (Gregerson)
Proposal wants big study for Puget Sound’s little fish (Rolfes)
Expensive college textbooks targeted by two Puyallup legislators

Central Kitsap Reporter
Victims of Super Bowl ticket scam encouraged to file a complaint with the Attorney General’s Office
Bill aims to reduce legal-defense costs for taxpayers
Governor’s cap-and-trade proposal receives House committee support
Tacoma Narrows Bridge toll rates topic at Transportation Commission meeting
Op-Ed: Jan Angel: Fix it before you fund it

Columbian
In Our View: Crumbling Roads
Big study proposed of sound’s little fish (Rolfes)

The Daily News
Payment to man wrongfully convicted of rape delayed until state budget passes
Local residents tell about complicated (or nonexistent) encounters with health care insurance
Capitol Dispatch: Legislators grapple with payday loan regulations (Blake, Takko, Hatfield)
State Senate seeks $85 million for Longview’s Oregon Way/SR 432 project (Blake)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
’No Child Left Behind’ rule caught up in Congressional retooling
Kagi bill on early learning clears House committee after officials express support (Kagi, Ortiz-Self)
Snohomish County expected to push for public vaping ban
New system brings more safety to Snohomish County schools
Guest column: Tax carbon, then give the money back
Guest column: Vaping not safe for our youths
Editorial: Teacher pay is basic education
Editorial: Roads paved by compromise

Federal Way Mirror
Op-ed: What Sound Transit measure means to voters

Islands’ Sounder
Another baby for J Pod

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Editorial: OUR VIEW | The toll bill’s for thee
Editorial: OUR VIEW | More of us must discover pass

News Tribune (subscription required)
Proposal would lower bar for school-district bond measures (Gregerson)
Legislature might send Initiative 1351 back to voters (Hunter)
Gambling board approves deal for more machines at tribal casinos (Conway, Hurst)

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Oil-by-rail regulation needs bolster (Farrell)
Editorial: Voters bless scaled-back Tenino levy
Opinion: History, funding have shaped our school system

Oregonian
NuStar Energy application for oil-handling facility preceded Vancouver moratorium, report says

Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Portion of U.S. Highway 101 would be called Medal of Honor Highway under State Sen. Hargrove’s memorial bill (Hargrove, Van De Wege, Tharinger)
Bills in state Legislature seek to end use of coal-fueled power in Washington (Morris)

Redmond Reporter
Editorial: Legislature needs to fix 520 bridge toll system

Seattle Times (subscription required)
520 bridge drawspan openings are coming to a close
Legislative bills put spotlight on cost of citizens initiatives (Sullivan)
Same-sex couples account for 1 in 6 Washington weddings
Liquor Control Board prohibits bundling of pot, paraphernalia
Flurry of sign-ups at health law deadline; web glitch fixed
Washington’s pending showdown on school funding: Legislature vs. Supreme Court
Affordable Care Act premiums out of reach for many in state
Roundup: Interim UW president ready to lead; state bill would tie college tuition to wages
Jerry Large: King County courts step up fight for racial equality
Danny Westneat: Guess who else opposes forced flu shots
Editorial: Don’t sideline Juvenile and Family Justice Center
Editorial: Don’t let ideology stand in the way of a transportation deal (Hobbs, Liias)

Seattle Weekly
4 Workers Injured After Falling 25 Feet in SR 99 Tunnel Accident

Skagit Valley Herald
County planners recommend rules on marijuana zoning

Spokesman Review
Proposal tries to help wean Washington off coal power
New rules on fuels take aim at carbon
Comments sought on restoring grizzlies to North Cascades
Medical marijuana revisions proposed (Hatfield, Kohl-Welles)
As deadline approaches for health exchange, Spokane outreach efforts increase sign-ups
House bill would require second opinion for foster children prescriptions (Kagi)
House panel tries to blend 2 revenge porn bills (Goodman)
Governors’ Super Bowl bet pays off for Spokane nonprofit
Spin Control: Legislators may rethink how they work (Kohl-Welles)
Shawn Vestal: Roach should be careful pointing ‘whack job’ finger
Editorial: Self-serving bills need impartial scrutiny
Editorial: Senators’ state transportation package a good start

Tri-City Herald
Wildfire legislation emphasizes using local resources to aid emergency efforts

Yakima Herald Republic
Analysis: ‘New Congress’ runs into same old hurdles
Domestic apple industry officials aren’t too concerned about Chinese imports
German measles survivor: Fear the disease, not the vaccine
Wildfire legislation emphasizes using local resources to aid emergency efforts

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Report: Washington has the most regressive tax system
520 floating bridge opening delays to end Tuesday
Hindu Temple vandalism prompts investigation
FAA shoots down Amazon’s drone delivery plans
Teachers, parents to protest ‘toxic standardized testing’

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Snohomish County may ban e-cigarettes in public places
Hundreds rally in Tacoma to support victim of hate crime
Huge protest in Pasco for man shot, killed by police

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
No more waiting for tall boats as 520 draw span goes away forever
Mountain snowpack now totally gone in some spots
Officials: Bertha getting ready to dig once again

KPLU FM
How 3 Years Of Conversion Therapy Affected One Seattle Man
Around The U.S., Voting Technology Is All Over The Place
West Coast Port Closures Are Hitting Several Industries Hard

KUOW FM
Welcome To My Town: Pasco, Wash., Through Residents’ Eyes
Local Flower Shops Push For Expanded ‘Truth In Location’ Law
Is That A Chunk Of The Kalakala Sitting In A West Seattle Parking Lot?

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Seattle tunnel opponents: No gas tax dollars for Bertha
Edmonds mom tries to turn son’s tragic death into lifesaver for entire school district

Q13 TV (FOX)
Coming soon: A change in who gets overtime pay
Amid measles outbreak, one crucial group not required to vaccinate
NASA warns of ‘megadroughts’

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Crosscut
Muslim group calls for apology by legislator (Fitzgibbon)
Olympia: Death penalty in the docket this week (Carlyle, Gregerson, Kohl-Welles, Appleton, Van De Wege)

Publicola
Oil Industry Makes Big Contributions to GOP (Hobbs, Liias)

Slog
State Senate Passes Republican Pot Bill that Combines Medical and Recreational Markets (Kohl-Welles)

Friday, Feb 13

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Associated Press
Vaccine critic keeps seat on Spokane regional health board
Protesters plan more rallies over fatal Pasco police shooting
Coroner considers inquest in fatal shooting by Pasco police
GOP lawmakers propose university-tuition cuts — but no plan to pay for them (Sullivan)
Woodland mayor rejects business license for pot production plan
4 Seattle tunnel workers injured while working on a wall
2nd measles case on Wash.’s Olympic Peninsula
Retailers fret as products languish on ships, docks at ports
Gov. Inslee aims to restrict, regulate electronic cigarettes
Mexico condemns deadly police shooting in Washington state
Washington Senate unveils $15 billion transportation package

Aberdeen Daily World
Officials search for funding as downtown redevelopment plans continue
Port reports growth in cargo, employment, revenue
State adopts new logging rule for landslide-prone areas
DNR to hold webinar Thursday on sustainable harvest calculation
Oped: Vini Samuel — Give every child, rich or poor, a great education

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Washington lawmakers propose cutting, capping college tuition (Liias, Frockt)

Bothell Reporter
Rep. Hunter’s statement on supplimental budget passage (Hunter)

Central Kitsap Reporter
Governor’s cap-and-trade proposal receives House committee support
Tacoma Narrows Bridge toll rates and highway safety key items at Transportation Commission meeting
Op-Ed: Gas taxes, carbon pollution and public transit (Chopp)
Op-Ed: Failing business a sign of weak economy

Columbian
Washougal leaders join together in opposing oil terminal
New east Vancouver practice caters to Medicaid patients

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Senate transportation bill includes $570 million for Snohomish County (Hobbs, Liias)
AG response due on massive public records request
Inslee aims to restrict, regulate electronic cigarettes
Colorado sold $700 million in pot last year
Editorial: Help voters inform decisions

Islands’ Sounder
Smoke signals: fact and fiction about marijuana

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Editorial: Return of Lolita to Pacific Northwest waters? Long overdue (Ranker)

Kirkland Reporter
Governor’s cap-and-trade proposal receives House committee support (Fitzgibbon, Ranker)
Rep. Hunter’s statement on supplemental budget passage (Hunter)

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Schools vexed by vaccination noncompliance

News Tribune (subscription required)
Lawmakers look to divert public-records awards (Van De Wege)
Under the Dome: Friday, February 13, the 33rd day of the 105-day legislative session
State Senate will consider gas-tax deal (Hobbs, Liias, Ranker, Fraser)

Olympian (subscription required)
Lawmakers look to divert public-records awards (Van De Wege)
Editorial: Liquor bills look like an unfair tax break for Costco

Peninsula Daily News
Second case of measles in Port Angeles confirmed in 5-year-old girl

Puget Sound Business Journal
How to raise Washington’s education grade
Vast 777X wing plant begins to rise

Seattle Times (subscription required)
3 years of gas-tax increases in state Senate transportation plan (Sullivan, Liias, Hobbs, Nelson)
Lawmakers push for end to West Coast port strife
Pasco on edge: ‘We don’t want another Ferguson here’
Vaping, transportation and the Pasco shooting: things Inslee said Thursday
Senate bill would ban money for tunnel cost overruns
Lawmaker called on to retract remarks about Muslim group
State files lawsuit against Seattle owners who abruptly shut down wedding venue
Charter commission head: More questions could have been asked
Editorial: Tweaking Seattle School Board governance could improve performance (Pettigrew)
Jonathan Martin: Explaining the transportation package holdup in Olympia/ Times editorial columnist

Seattle Weekly
Prostitution Bill Gets Green Light, Showing Strange and Fuzzy Politics Around ‘Trafficking’ (Kohl-Welles)

Skagit Valley Herald
Senate committee OKs three bills on Skagit water access

Spokesman Review
Bipartisan agreement sends $15 billion state highway bill to Senate (Clibborn, Nelson)
Court: WSU can pump from aquifer

Tri-City Herald
Cantwell grills energy secretary on Hanford cleanup progress
Groups want Haler to retract statements about Muslim organization
Editorial: Sundry of mental health care bills a positive start

Yakima Herald Republic
Mental Health Court instills stability, but funding shortfalls keep it small
Groups want Richland lawmaker to retract statements about Muslim organization
Legislation goes after taxpayer-funded Yakima union job
Editorial: Senate plan gets debate moving on mobility

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Senate leaders propose 11.7-cent gas tax increase (Liias, Hobbs)
Naturopath: Don’t polarize the vaccine issue
4 injured after wall collapses at SR 99 tunnel project
Pot shops burning profit on taxes

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Lawmakers hear demands to restrict access to body camera video (Pettigrew

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Bill in state House would prohibit pit bull bans (Appleton)

KPLU FM
Meet The ‘Locator’ Who Tracks Foster Runaways In Washington
Wash. Senators Propose 11.7 Cent Gas Tax Hike To Fund Roads (Liias, Hobbs)
Wash. State Raises New Questions About Troubled Charter School, Promises Changes
Gold Vs. Fish: Proposed Bill To Regulate, Study Suction Dredge Mining In Wash. (Tarleton)
In Wake Of Deadly Shooting, Pasco Police Chief Asks Angry Demonstrators To ‘Trust Us’

KUOW FM
Coaching Parents Who Have Lost Kids To Foster Care
Canadian Ports Offer Little Relief For Frustrated Northwest Shippers
President Signs Military Suicide Prevention Bill
Police Say Body Cameras Don’t Work Under State Law

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
With no tourism office to brag about its beauty, Washington state looks for more funds

NW Public Radio
Washington Senators Propose 11.7 Cent Gas Tax Increase For Roads (Liias)
Wash. Attorney General Wants To Limit Access To Tobacco To 21 And Over

Q13 TV (FOX)
Coroner requests inquest into Pasco orchard worker’s shooting; witnesses say he was telling cops ‘to stop’
Vaccine critic keeps seat on local regional health board
Second case of measles confirmed in Port Angeles
Four injured in SR 99 tunnel project after wall collapse, 25-foot fall
Local mom pushes for newborn screening test in Washington

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Capitol Record (TVW)
Senate transportation leaders propose $15 billion package, new gas tax (Liias, Hobbs, Jayapal, Clibborn)
Proposal would amend state’s Death with Dignity Act
Anti-vaping bill targets youth use, raises taxes

Crosscut
Inslee seeks to curb kids’ use of e-cigarettes (Frockt, Pollet)
Mixed Reception for lawmaker’s family news
Senators reach bipartisan transportation deal (Liias, Hobbs, Clibborn, Nelson)
Opinion: Field Notes from Olympia: The power of language and the “fear grimace”

Publicola
Senate Republicans to Release Transportation Package

Schmudget
Legislature Pays for Increased Costs Related to Fires, Lawsuits in 2015 Supplemental Budget

Seattle P.I.
Senate transportation plan hikes gas prices by 11.7 cents a gallon (Liias, Hobbs)
Poll: Big majority for banning nicotine products for those under 21

Slog
Four Workers Injured in Accident Near the North End of the Bertha Tunnel

The Stand
Opinion: Today’s math lesson: Rising costs > state revenue growth = deficit

West Seattle Blog
Another new baby for Puget Sound’s endangered orcas: Welcome, J51!

Washington State Wire
Bipartisan Group of Senators Unveil $15B Transportation Package (Hobbs, Liias, Nelson, Sullivan, Clibborn)

Thursday, Feb 12

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Associated Press
Confusion, concern in Olympia about health-exchange budget (Hunter)
Port shutdown looms as talks stall
Boeing announces new work in S. Carolina
State commission starts second probe of first charter school
Supplemental budget passes Washington Senate
House panel hears Jay Inslee plan to fight property crime (Goodman)
Environmentalists warn EPA of lawsuit over salmon

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Feb. 15 deadline nears for enrolling in health insurance through state exchange
Government wonders: What’s in your old emails?
Editorial reprint: State needs control over pay for K-12 districts
Blog: Once bullish on coal’s prospects, research firm now sees signs of trouble

Bothell Reporter
Rep. Luis Moscoso, helps unveil bipartisan medical cannabis bill (Moscoso, Appleton)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
GOP readies transportation plan with no climate-change initiatives (Chopp)
Ortiz-Self bill on children’s remote testimony to get Wednesday hearing in legislature (Ortiz-Self)
Editorial: Getting the jobs we paid for (Robinson)

The Inlander
State of Play (Riccelli, Billig)

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Suquamish back tribal pot bills (Hurst)
Poor-selling Discover Pass gets new design, marketing strategy
Lawmakers look at punishing revenge porn, other invasions of privacy (Orwall, Wylie)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: Spooking lawmakers with guns isn’t political genius
Between presidential holidays, labor disagreements little work scheduled on Tacoma waterfront
Under the Dome: Thursday, February 12, the 32nd day of the 105-day legislative session (Hargrove)

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: State needs control over pay for K-12 districts

Oregonian
John Kitzhaber planned to resign, changed mind Wednesday, sources say

Peninsula Daily News
State legislators look to reduce threshold for passage of school bond measures; simple majority targeted (Van De Wege, Tharinger)

Puget Sound Business Journal
South Carolina to get even more work as Boeing shifts 777X, 737 Max production there
Washington wine grape harvest crushes last year’s numbers, grows to more than $250M
Why the West Coast port slowdowns are cracks in the foundation of the U.S. economy

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Promising new hepatitis C drugs come at high cost to state
Senate bill would ban money for tunnel cost overruns
Navy crew that rushed to Oso landslide honored in Olympia
Study: Washington teachers rank high in commitment to their work
Editorial: Do not change ethics process to benefit some lawmakers

Seattle Weekly
Pro-Vaccine Parents Get Tough With the Anti-Vaxxer Crowd. But Will It Help?
Bills Would Dramatically Limit Access to Police Videos (Jayapal)

Spokesman Review
Spokane teen’s 1987 cold case finally closed after DNA test
Local schools gain bond support
Tempers flare as repeal of ‘instant racing’ law passes to Idaho Senate
Spokane Falls Community College to offer bachelor’s degree
Oil cars found leaking along rail route to West Side
Editorial: Crack down on state’s labor, wage scofflaws

The Suburban Times
Sen. Steve Conway to host telephone town hall Feb. 12 (Conway)

Tri-City Herald
Under the Dome: Thursday, February 12, the 32nd day of the 105-day legislative session (Hargrove)

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Editorial: Now is the time to address our low vaccination rates

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Legislation aiming to show cost of initiatives makes sense

Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Port contract stalemate is one that finds nobody winning

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Measles discussion: State lawmakers on vaccine exemption bill (Robinson)
Bill to stiffen WA distracted driving law gets bipartisan support
Doctors say more kids using drugs since marijuana legalized
Vashon Island at center of measles debate
Witnesses: Man killed by Pasco police running from officers
Toll hike proposed on Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Washington has more pot than it can smoke

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Bill would make banning certain dog breeds illegal (Appleton)
Congestion relief may be added to Wash. transportation goals (Clibborn)

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Deadly police shooting sparks protests in Eastern Wash.
Partial West Coast port shutdown looms; contract talks stall

KPLU FM
Life As A Foster Runaway: Drugs, Danger And Pregnancy
Wash. Attorney General Wants To Limit Access To Tobacco To 21 And Over
Analyst: Boeing Needs To Improve Labor Relations To Bring Down 787 Costs
Wash. State Senators Receive Higher Per Diem After Blasting 2014 Hike
How South King County’s Schools Are Doing: Report Highlights Highs And Lows
House Sends Keystone XL Pipeline Measure To Obama Despite Veto Threat

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Growing tension at West Coast ports amid partial shutdown

NW Public Radio
Wash. State Senators Receive Higher Per Diem After Blasting 2014 Hike

Q13 TV (FOX)
Fatal Pasco police shooting sparks protests, comparisons to Ferguson
Washington could be first state to raise smoking age to 21
Vaccinations? Opposing sides express their views

Sports Network
Bill aims to help WHL teams deke child labour laws (Sells)

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Capitol Record (TVW)
‘Revenge porn’ bills get hearings

Crosscut
‘Revenge porn’ could face new legal retaliation (Orwall, Wylie)
State’s funding of long-term care: Neglectful (Hunter)
Senator takes a new shot at Bertha tunnel work (Hobbs)
Opinion: Field Notes from Olympia: An anthropologist in the state capital

Publicola
Council Committee Approves Hundreds of Thousands of New Bus Hours (Habib)
Op-ed: LawNerd: Washington State Should Not Back Down on National ID Mandate

Real Change News
Putting justice to the test (Orwall)

Seattle P.I.
Deep bore tunnel project IS 70 percent complete, WSDOT insists

The Stand
Opinion: Bipartisan bill puts payday loan industry before people (Springer, Liias)

Washington State Wire
In Aiming to Reinvent I-937, Critics Question Environmental Benefits of Renewable Energy (Hatfield, Chase, Nelson)
Tribal Cannabis Conference. With State Contract In Legislature And Possible On-Site Tribal Retail And Consumptive Venues This Should Be Informative.

West Seattle Blog
34th District Democrats hear about housing, & hear from six District 1 candidates

Wednesday, Feb 11

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Associated Press
Colorado’s pot tax tally has lessons for other states
Hanford releases plan for dealing with vapors
Washington state bill would add prison time for drone crimes
The pit and Bertha: Key event in Seattle tunnel project
Ethics board OKs U.S. Open tickets for some lawmakers
State lawmakers work to regain No Child Left Behind waiver
House committee passes med school bill

Aberdeen Daily World
Commissioners amend zoning ordinance to allow marijuana production
Pacific County planning two meetings to develop plan for emergencies
Oped: Mark Cedergreen — A more sensible alternative to a sport fishing priority in Washington

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Editorial reprint: Our Voice: Separating Washington is a one unitedly bad idea

Central Kitsap Reporter
Sheldon bill aims to reduce legal-defense costs for taxpayers

Columbian
Camden: Lawmakers’ time taken up by ‘First World Problems’ (Hansen)
In Our View: Mentally Ill Need State’s Aid

Everett Herald (subscription required)
State House committee passes med school bill
State adopts new logging rule for landslide-prone areas
Push for low-cost aerospace labor wanes
Burbank: Pay-day loan bill would reverse reforms  (Springer, Stanford, Liias)
Editorial: Take care with marijuana laws

Federal Way Mirror
Survey shows strong support for Sound Transit measure

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Op-Ed: A call to arms in battle vs anti-vaccine ignorance

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Half-dollar bridge toll increase looking likely for Narrows

News Tribune (subscription required)
Lawmakers add to pressure in Point Ruston dispute (Fey, Jinkins, Kirby, Sawyer)
Under the Dome: Wednesday, February 11, the 31st day of the 105-day legislative session
Lawmakers aim to regain state’s No Child Left Behind waiver

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Tribal gambling compacts look OK

Puget Sound Business Journal
Port slowdowns will hammer Washington
Anti-vaxxers behind this year’s measles outbreak, health officials tell Congress

Queen Anne News
Olympia hosts 36th District Legislative Action Day (Kohl-Welles, Carlyle, Tarleton)
GUEST COLUMN | Addressing needs for safe, secure lives (Kohl-Welles)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
State’s first charter school probed, again
Lawmakers consider ways to improve mental-health services
GOP lawmaker denies global warming as Inslee climate bill advances
Highline schools’ construction bond measure failing
Gun regulation activists lobby for new legislation in Olympia (Frockt)
State ethics board says lawmakers may accept free U.S. Open tickets
WSU to lawmakers: medical school won’t face religious limits (Pollet, Riccelli)
Guns, money and marijuana: things Republicans said Tuesday (Kohl-Welles, Hobbs)
Danny Westneat: Battle brewing between cities, state over gun-carrying law
Editorial: Slow the revolving door from lawmaker to lobbyist (Carlyle, Hunt)

Spokesman Review
Low snowpack forces Mt. Spokane to close for now
Most people agree federal lands belong to all, not to states
School measures passing in many Spokane –area school districts
WSU med school bills advance (Pollett, Riccelli)
Lawmakers struggle over how to define meals (Hansen, Pedersen)
Editorial: Pro-vaccine bill has it right; council’s Fagan has it wrong (Robinson)

The Suburban Times
Conway bill aims to ease transitions for returning soldiers (Conway)

Tri-City Herald
Plan to protect Hanford workers from chemical vapors released
Editorial: Separating Washington is a one unitedly bad idea

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Officials warn low vaccine rates put Vashon at risk of measles outbreak (Robinson, Cody)
Op-Ed: Affordable housing remains out of reach for many

Yakima Herald Republic
Despite low snowpack, there’s no need to panic
Bill waives tuition for families of slain highway workers (Kohl-Welles, Liias, Hobbs)
Editorial: Another milestone for Yakima med school

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Legislature considers abolishing death penalty
Washington teens could be paid less than minimum wage

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Washington state bill would add prison time for drone crimes

KPLU FM
Groups Say Changing Crude Oil Exports Could Change Role Of Northwest Refineries
Washington Lawmakers Consider Exempting Amateur Athletes From Labor Laws
Scientific Pros Weigh The Cons Of Messing With Earth’s Thermostat

KUOW FM
How To Reduce Property Crime? Let Burglars Out of Jail (Hudgins)
State Funding Cuts Leave Hopeful Citizens In The Lurch
To Get Parents To Vaccinate Their Kids, Don’t Ask. Just Tell
Grays Harbor Considers Hosting Three Oil Terminals, But At What Cost?
Washington Jail Turns To Pay-Per-Visit System

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Legislature goes after Boeing tax breaks

NW Public Radio
Washington Lawmakers Consider Exempting Amateur Athletes From Labor Laws
Several Groups To Study Eastern Washington’s Milky Rain Mystery

Q13 TV (FOX)
Police look for suspect in sudden, ‘horrific’ hate-crime attack against gay woman in Tacoma

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Capitol Record (TVW)
State considers update to distracted driving law

Crosscut
State looking at deeper study of homeless children (Fey)
Inslee’s cap-and-trade bill needs more votes (Fitzgibbon)
Free golf tourney admission for some lawmakers? Looking like a sure thing
Opinion: State’s funding of long-term care: Neglectful

Horsesass.org
First World? Problems?
Editorial: State shouldn’t go it alone on time change

My Edmonds News
Peterson-sponsored bill would allow state distilleries to mix it up in tasting rooms (Peterson)

Publicola
Sawant Skeptical of Tunnel Guarantees and Minimum Wage Enforcement

Schmudget
Infographic: Why Taxing Capital Gains Would Be Good for Washington State

Seattle P.I.
WSU medical school in Spokane gets big boost in Legislature (Riccelli, Pollet)

Slog
What Happens if We Have to Close the Viaduct? SDOT Has the Beginnings of Answers

The Stand
State Legislature: We’re being taken for a ride (Gregerson)

Tuesday, Feb 10

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Associated Press
Federal report puts state’s snowpack at measly 39 percent
Bill would require ballots to note costs of initiatives
Exemptions to gun-check law considered by state lawmakers
State looks to share marijuana taxes with cities to encourage communities to welcome pot businesses (Keiser)
AAA: Gasoline price rises in Washington to $2.23

Aberdeen Daily World
Lawmakers want to include financial information on proposed initiatives (Hunt)
Oped (new local progressive column): Vini Samuel — The true heart of politics
Oped (new local conservative column): Jim Walsh — We have met the solution and it is us

Bainbridge Island Review
Health, labeling concerns erupt in wake of governor’s e-cigarette tax proposal (Pollet, Reykdal)
Rep. Hansen introduces bill to alert students about college opportunities (Hansen)

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Cell phone use behind wheel would go on driver’s record, under legislative proposal
Coal applicant’s latest statement doesn’t jibe with Corps’ position

Bothell Reporter
Washington State Attorney General seeks victims of Super Bowl ticket broker fraud

Central Kitsap Reporter
Harrison and Regence could announce new agreement today
Senator seeking answers: Fish and Wildlife enforcement splintered by internal conflict
Kitsap lawmakers’ bill would require crisis intervention training statewide (Rolfes, Appleton)

Columbian
Bill would require ballot to note cost of initiatives

Everett Herald
Aerospace conference focus: Risks to industry, suppliers
Lawmakers may put conditions on aerospace tax breaks (Gregerson, Robinson, Sells)
Milbank: GOP’s alternative to Obamacare very familiar
Editorial: $5 million pledge adds urgency to project

Islands’ Sounder
Captive killer whale included in ESA listing of Southern Resident orcas

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Op-Ed: Battle looms in Olympia over student test scores, teacher evaluations, No Child Left Behind (McAuliffe)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Toll hike of 50 cents in consecutive years is best case for Tacoma Narrrows Bridge users
Cell phone use behind wheel would go on driver’s record, under legislative proposal
Five ships at anchor awaiting Port of Tacoma berths
Under the Dome: Tuesday, Feb. 10, the 30th day of the 105-day legislative session
Editorial: Vashon: Ground zero among state anti-vaxxers

Olympian (subscription required)
Lawmakers aim to make high schoolers prove they’re tech-savvy (Reykdal)

Peninsula Daily News
Jefferson County commissioners extend pot moratorium, but window allows existing applicants to move forward with businesses

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Higher-ed spending in Texas lured UW’s president
Plan B ready in case Bertha can’t grind 20 feet to open air
Lawmakers air their own beefs with ethics investigations
Tax forms mean new troubles for health-care exchange
Editorial: Time for Olympia to clear roadblocks for a transportation package

Seattle Weekly
Club-Carrying Protesters Peacefully Gather to Decry Profiling by Seattle Police (PHOTOS)

Spokesman Review
Washington’s ‘Sheena’s Law’ presented to committee
Bill exempts adult riders from mandatory helmet wearing
Bill would expand rules on driving, cellphone use
Avista seeking Washington rate hikes in 2016
Editorial: Studded tire permits are reasonable alternative to ban

Tri-City Herald
DOE inspector general says Hanford cost audits lacking
State health officials: DOE needs to improve Hanford worker protection
Editorial: Extra care needed to keep pot edibles away from kids

Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: A little vaccine knowledge is dangerous to us all

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
WA bill would require police crisis intervention training (Rolfes)
WA bill aims to regulate Stingray device
Port delays could soon impact shoppers
Rep. Heck: JBLM cuts could hurt national security
Feds attempt to sell Oso slide property
Even with crime spike, jails have empty beds
Bills would exempt police, military from gun background checks

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Backup plan ready if Bertha can’t chew through repair pit

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
District: Pot to blame for most school discipline in Seattle

KUOW FM
Juvenile Justice Center Moves Forward Over Cries Of Protest
Is Now The Time To Fix Rather Than Scrap Obamacare?
Gun-Related Measures Abound In Washington Legislature
Big Trainloads Of Tar Sands Crude Now Rolling Through NW

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Bertha could soon start spinning again beneath Seattle

NW Public Radio
Gun-Related Measures Abound In Washington Legislature

Q13 TV (FOX)
Feds slapped with lawsuit over claims EPA failed to protect local oysters from ocean acidification

WEB

 
Capitol Record (TVW)
Families ask for notification before police return guns

Chronicle of Higher Education
Foreign Students Aren’t Edging Out Locals, Numbers Show (Orwall)

Crosscut
Legislature looking at a revamp of some ethics investigations (Liias, Hurst)
Tax breaks could be tied to higher pay for some aerospace workers (Gregerson)
The Daily Troll: Stability restored at tent city? Port labor fight could be pricey. Bertha talks go better. (Kohl-Welles)
Green and affordable: The unicorn of Seattle’s housing quest

Publicola
ACLU Body Camera Bill Challenges SPD Guidelines (Jayapal, Ryu, Hansen)
Murray Won’t Push for Jayapal Police Accountability Bill (Jayapal)

Seattle P.I.
Running for governor as a Republican? Here’s the obstacle course