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Tuesday, Feb 10
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
BROADCAST
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
Monday, Feb 9
Associated Press
Armed gun-rights advocates rally at Washington state capitol
State lawmakers mull changes to gun background check law
Families want state’s civil commitment law changed (Jinkins)
State Supreme Court ruling a long time coming
Inslee supports bill to limit vaccine exemptions (Robinson)
Eastern Washington University ends campus gun storage
WSU medical school bill hits snag over reproductive health (Pollet, Riccelli)
Workers starting to see pay raises
BNSF railroad to spend $189 million on Washington tracks
Idaho liquor sales boosted by Washington state residents
Aberdeen Daily World
Wind and rain will heighten risk of landslides this weekend
Ballard News Tribune
Kohl-Welles backs bill that proposes assistance for tenants to relocate due to a rent increase (Kohl-Welles)
Hamilton International School students visit Kohl-Welles at the Capitol (Kohl-Welles, Frockt, Pedersen, Farrell, Tarleton, Walkinshaw)
Lawmakers host 36th District Legislative Action Day in Olympia (Kohl-Welles, Carlyle, Tarleton)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Public health officials offer lesson from the recent measles outbreak: Get kids immunized
Bothell Reporter
Legislature needs to fix 520 bridge toll system | Editorial
Central Kitsap Reporter
Health, labeling concerns erupt in wake of governor’s e-cigarette tax proposal (Pollet, Carlyle, Reykdal)
Columbian
Local lawmakers weigh in on vaccine exemption (Cleveland, Wylie, Moeller)
2014 in Clark County saw dramatic jump in fatal crashes
Moving beyond the Columbia River Crossing
Editorial: Oil Train Safety is Job 1 (Wylie)
Editorial: Affordable Housing Crisis
The Daily News
Capitol Dispatch: Lawmakers likely lack ‘bandwidth’ to debate death penalty this year (Carlyle, Takko)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Lovick nominates Democrat, Republican for ombudsman
Filing gets a little more complicated this year
Liias offers bill aimed at improving use of 911 (Liias)
Editorial: Value in all-day kindergarten (Kagi)
Editorial: Ban destructive studded tires
Federal Way Mirror
Senate unanimously approves Miloscia transparency measure
Letter to the editor: Drawbacks of Senate bill 5289
Kirkland Reporter
Editorial: Legislature needs to fix 520 bridge toll system
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Editorial: Protecting initiative system’s intent
News Tribune (subscription required)
Public health officials offer lesson from the recent measles outbreak: Get kids immunized
State budget problem: Without taxes, something has to go (Hunter)
Free U.S. Open tickets for lawmakers? Ethics board to discuss
Bill would let police in Washington seize property from johns seeking sex
State budget problem: Without taxes, something has to go (Hunter)
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Olympia area could belong in Sound Transit (Hunt, Fraser)
Editorial: Support schools, kids, in Tenino and Yelm
Editorial: Vaccine opt-outs need to be curbed (Robinson)
Peninsula Daily News
Navy holds open house on Ediz Hook submarine-escort plans; concerns voiced by scuba divers, tribes, others
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Van De Wege seeks to curb music copyright agencies (Van De Wege, Tharinger, Hargrove)
Puget Sound Business Journal
West Coast ports halt activity
West Coast port closure could cost $2.1 billion per day
Redmond Reporter
Op-ed: McBride: ‘I roll up my sleeves and get to work’ (McBride)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
After fine, lieutenant governor wants change in how ethics are policed (Liias)
Whales, personhood, vaccines: your political week in review
Gun-rights advocates rally in Olympia, but can’t get in the door
Worries about religious hospitals snag WSU medical-school bill (Pollet, Riccelli)
Danny Westneat: Sen. Pam Roach’s rare outburst of what money really means in politics
Guest opinion: Cities and counties have a right to ban the sale of marijuana
Editorial: Don’t exempt officials from important public-disclosure requirement
Editorial: Find the middle ground for use of police body and dashboard cameras
Seattle Weekly
Is Nickelsville In the Midst of a ‘Vicious Takeover’ That Will Doom the Encampment?
Spokesman Review
EWU discontinues gun storage service
Foster parents decry flu vaccine requirement
Marijuana growers, Kettle Falls Five, may be saved by funding bill
Airway Heights challenges bill for Highway 2 plowing
Vestal: Vaccine ‘trutherism’ thriving, at public’s expense
Spin Control: Lawmakers’ focus turns to First World Problems (Conway)
Editorial: Cut books and cut costs with open course picks
Editorial: Federal action may be needed in port impasse
Tri-City Herald
Trio of state nuclear bills to be heard Thursday
Editorial: A few recommendations to our lawmakers
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Highway 12 widening stalls for want of money
Legislators: Fix WSDOT before tinkering with additional taxes
Editorial – Police searches using drone aircraft should require warrants
Yakima Herald Republic
Experts: Time to ‘nudge’ hesitant parents toward vaccinations (Robinson)
House bill would reclassify felony drug possessions as misdemeanors (Appleton)
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
SPD criminal incident reports increase near pot shops
Senator hopes bill helps fix Good To Go billing problems
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Lawmakers consider ending half-days in schools
KPLU FM
Cities Argue For a Bigger Share Of Pot Tax Revenue (Carlyle)
West Coast Ports To Halt Loading, Unloading Operations This Weekend
Democratic Lawmakers Want To Toughen Aerospace Tax Breaks After Boeing Job Losses (Robinson, Gregerson)
Option For Child Victims To Testify Remotely Is Rarely Used, Says Lawmaker (Ortiz-Self)
‘Will Not Comply’ Gun Show Planned In Yakima Area
KUOW FM
Northwest Lawmakers Aim For Higher Immunization Rates
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Sex workers speak out against proposed anti-prostitution bills in Olympia
Lawmaker explains bill to end personal choice exemptions for vaccines (Robinson)
NW Public Radio
‘Will Not Comply’ Gun Show Planned In Yakima Area
Northwest Lawmakers Aim For Higher Immunization Rates
Q13 TV (FOX)
German, Spanish? Nope, lawmakers want your kids to learn new language (Reykdal)
Proposed bill targets your smartphone, aims to keep roads safe
WEB
Crosscut
Patrons of prostitutes could lose their vehicles
Olympia this week: What do they really think about a teen wage? (Cody, Wylie)
Alaska is pulling on the Puget Sound economy
GeekWire
Code.org takes sides on dueling bills promoting computer science in Washington State (Reykdal, Hansen)
Horsesass.org
You Can’t Negotiate with Terrorists. Or Republicans.
Publicola
Initiative Bill Gets Wild Hearing in Olympia (Liias)
A Pizza Tax Break in Olympia (Liias, Carlyle)
Seattle P.I.
GOP Rep. Dave Reichert says Republicans need more conservationists
Slog
The Morning News: SPD’s Records Requester Is Back and Now He Wants a Ton of State Employees’ E-mails
How, Exactly, Are They Going to Get Bertha’s Teeth Out of That Pit? WSDOT Explains.
The Stand
Refinery workers taking a life-or-death stand
UW Daily
Huskies on the Hill (Hunter)
Washington State Wire
The Green Sheet for Feb. 9 – Ethics, Ethics, Ethics (Hunter , Gregerson)
Friday, Feb 6
Associated Press
Massive health care hack could affect 80 million customers
Lawmaker aims to limit vaccine exemptions (Robinson, Cody)
Nation gains strong 257K jobs, pay jumps; jobless rate 5.7%
Bill would end captivity for whales, dolphins (Ranker)
First draft of clean-fuels rule; senators offer own plan (Chase)
Washington health exchange 81,000 short of enrollment goal
Bill calls for relocating wolves through Washington state
Washington attorney general announcing wage theft case
Aberdeen Daily World
GH Navigation Channel funded for deepening in 2015
GHHSA awarded $23K for landing renovations
Bainbridge Island Review
Test scores will haunt lawmakers again this year (McAuliffe)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Officials say oil train leaked as it crossed Washington state (Farrell)
Bill to ban whale captivity highlights Washington state’s history with the issue (Ranker)
Editorial reprint: Cost shouldn’t prevent humane mental health care (Darneille)
Central Kitsap Reporter
Attorney General’s lawsuit against Standard & Poor’s leads to $21.5 million recovery for Washington state
Letter: Support paternity fraud bill
Columbian
In Our View: Heal Medical School Rift
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Bill proposes to take personal belief out of vaccination question (Robinson)
Editorial: Adopt low-carbon fuel limits
The Islands’ Weekly
Rep. Morris legislation update
Issaquah Reporter
Legislature needs to fix 520 bridge toll system | Editorial
Maple Valley Reporter
‘Universal deadline’ for I-502 applicants a hoax
News Tribune (subscription required)
Homeless veterans advocates look at Western State Hospital for proposed shelter (Conway)
Washington health exchange is short of enrollment goal
Homeless veterans advocates look at Western State Hospital for proposed shelter
The Nose: If Western and Eastern Washington are granted a divorce, who gets custody of Cle Elum?
Washington Supreme Court alters sentencing structure for accomplices
Olympian (subscription required)
Under the Dome: Friday, (Feb. 6), the 26 day of the 105-day legislative session (Goodman, Ortiz-Self)
Editorial: Smoking age at 21? Wrong question (Orwall)
Peninsula Daily News
State Rep. Tharinger lends support to bill to end child exemptions from vaccinations for measles, other diseases (Tharinger, Robinson, Cody)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Strong job growth, plus wage gains. What’s not to like?
Seattle mayor signs priority hiring law
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Inslee looking to California for carbon-cap lessons
Vaccines, voter initiatives, energy: what Democrats said Thursday (Sullivan, Nelson)
Pam Roach offers lessons in winning and government: ‘I won’ (Liias)
Bill calls for relocating wolves to other parts of Washington
Vaccine exemptions exceed 10% at dozens of Seattle-area schools
Elephant in the room: Lawmakers consider zoo open-records bill (Pollett)
Inslee’s climate plan would cost jobs, business-backed study says
State lagging on Obamacare goal, surpassing Medicaid targets
SeaWorld testifies against measure banning whale capitivity in state (Ranker)
Jonathan Martin: Explaining the legislative holdup in Olympia | (Hobbs)
Editorial: It’s time to end all debate on vaccines
Guest Opinion: Medical-marijuana patients cannot be ignored by state lawmakers
Spokesman Review
Legislative committee takes on testy wolves and wildfire bills (Blake)
State GOP seeks to weaken clean energy rules (McCoy)
Editorial: Study would shed needed light on best forest uses
Tri-City Herald
Lingering export woes continue to hurt Columbia Basin industries (w/video)
West Seattle Herald
PMA publicly announces offer to settle port labor disputes
Yakima Herald Republic
Lawmaker wants some wolves moved to southern Cascades
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
1980’s computers plague government agencies (Hudgins)
WA lawmakers consider ‘new driver’ stickers for teens
King Co. moves to ensure convicted criminals submit DNA samples
CPS misses state mandated deadlines for investigations
Tracking technology concerns officers
State Patrol project to reduce commuter time
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Bellingham family who fled CPS found in California; children OK
New bill could kill red light cameras
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
State government asked to provide nearly every email ever sent
KUOW FM
Cancer Parents Say Anti-Vaxxers Put Their Kids At Risk
End Of Money Transfers From Washington To Somalia
Idaho Looks To Expand Slots For Homegrown Med Students At UW
Do Electric Cars Still Need Support From Taxpayers? (Mullet)
Vancouver Oil Terminal Would Mean More Gorge Oil Trains
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Battle over e-cigarette restrictions lighting up in state legislature
Ships, sailors sit at anchor as West Coast port slowdown continues
Meet the man who holds the keys to your commute
Q13 TV (FOX)
Woman punched in face, injured by Seattle cop while handcuffed files $1 million claim against city
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Senate, House Democratic leaders respond to MCC energy proposal (Nelson, Sullivan, Chase)
Bill on initiative gathering ends meeting abruptly after back-and-forth
Senate hearing focuses on bullying, emotional health in schools (Liias)
Crosscut
No shying away from an argument: Pam Roach irritated by initiative change ideas (Liias, McCoy)
Pot taxes and prices could be coming down (Carlyle, Kohl-Welles, Hurst, Hunter)
Horsesass.org
I Obviously Don’t Love My Child as Much as Rep. Eric Pettigrew Loves His
Publicola
Seattle’s Transit Equity Goals Questioned by Metro
Washington State Wire
Business-Backed Study Finds Cap-and-Trade Will Drive Up Energy Prices, Cost Jobs
Analysis SB 5858: Cannabis Industry Committee Bill-All Industry, No Customer (Kohl-Welles)
SB 5848 “Theoretically” Could Allow Cannabis Consumption At Tribal Venues. New Bill Sets Stage For Tribal Participation In Cannabis Industry, Exempts Tribes From Cannabis Taxes
West Seattle Blog
Dock talks reach pivotal point: Terminal operators make ‘all-in’ offer; ILWU says the two sides are ‘extremely close’
Thursday, Feb 5
Associated Press
Inslee, some legislators pushing electric-car ownership (Mullet)
Washington lawmaker aims to limit vaccine exemptions (Robinson, Cody)
First draft of clean-fuels rule; senators offer own plan
Senate passes bill allowing growing industrial hemp
West Coast port lockout could be days away
Aberdeen Daily World
Got flood damage? SBA may have a loan for you
Auburn Reporter
Pacific City Council votes to ban all marijuana business in city
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Ferndale’s Ericksen, other Republican senators unveil carbon-reduction plan (Chase)
Columbian
Fireworks regulation focus of House bill (Moscoso)
In Our View: A Timely Proposal (Eliminating Daylight Savings Time)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Parties regroup to battle over student test scores once again (McAuliffe)
Editorial: Medical school proposals: UW, WSU need a doctor pact
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way senator pushes to abolish death penalty (Orwall, Kohl-Welles, Pedersen)
Islands’ Sounder
Rep. Morris legislation update (Morris)
Kirkland Reporter
Op-ed: Joan McBride goes to Olympia (McBride)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Supreme Court deals Pierce prosecutors another setback
Top Republicans say they want to reduce Washington carbon emissions, too (Chase)
Olympian (subscription required)
Top Republicans say they want to reduce Washington carbon emissions, too (Chase)
Under the Dome: Thursday, February 5, the 25th day of the 105-day legislative session
Oregonian
West Coast ports may close in a week if longshore workers don’t accept new offer, operators say
Peninsula Daily News
Measles hospitalizes middle-aged man in Port Angeles; officials ‘intensely working’ to determine if anyone exposed in the community
Puget Sound Business Journal
Senate committee tells UW, WSU to work out their medical school differences
Obamacare enrollment grows, but don’t ask HHS about Supreme Court threat
Women in Washington state earn 79% of what men earn
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Workers ready, employers bracefor Seattle’s minimum-wage law
Vaccine exemptions exceed 10% at dozens of local schools
Industrial hemp gets state Senate approval
GOP offers its own slate of clean-energy bills for state (Chase)
Seattle teachers want district to outline new discipline approach
Editorial: Stop Web bots from snatching tickets to popular shows
Editorial: The right path forward for the Internet is public utility classification
Seattle Weekly
Michael Young Leaving UW. Faculty Are Surprised But Not Necessarily Heartbroken.
Skagit Valley Herald
Two more Narrows toll meetings set
Bills would let motorcycles get ahead
Spokesman Review
Region taking steps to boost vaccination
WSP examines allegation against deputy
Kretz legislation proposes relocating wolves
WALeg Day 24: Hemp, teen wages and energy plans (Hatfield)
Bills float wage floor for teens (Conway, Hasegawa, Keiser)
Editorial: State needs to act soon on gas take increase (Clibborn)
Tri-City Herald
Mid-Columbia residents use remote technology to testify before state Senate
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial – City, county governments should get cut of pot sales
Yakima Herald Republic
Federal review shows Yakima schools violating civil rights laws
Lawmakers push electric car ownership (Mullet)
State river health advocates trying to stay current with ongoing problem
Editorial: Voting idea that gets a stamp of disapproval
BROADCAST
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
New bill would take away reason to skip vaccinations (Robinson)
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
State lawmakers want lower minimum wage for teen workers (Sullivan)
KPLU FM
With Highline High School Aging, District Goes Back To Voters To Ask For Rebuild
Wash. Bill Would Let High School Students Take Computer Science Instead Of Foreign Language (Reykdal)
Wash. Senate Votes To Legalize Hemp Farming As Oregon Starts Writing Permits (Hatfield)
How The Voting Debates Will Be Different In 2015
KUOW FM
Pediatricians Pressured To Drop Parents Who Won’t Vaccinate
Deadline for Open Enrollment Approaching
Young Ferries: Washington’s Latest Transportation Disappointment
Stuck In Traffic? It’s Likely To Be Worse In 30 Years, Report Says
More Tent Cities A Reality As Homelessness Grows In Seattle
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
State going to charge us thousands more a year if we don’t say no
Washington lawmaker aims to limit vaccine exemptions (Robinson)
NW Public Radio
Washington Senate Votes To Legalize Hemp Farming As Oregon Starts Writing Permits (Hatfield)
Washington And Oregon Lawmakers Propose Abolishing Daylight Saving Time (Hunt)
Washington To Receive More Than $21M in Multistate Settlement
Q13 TV (FOX)
State legislator’s bill would scrap ‘personal beliefs’ as legal reason to not vaccinate children (Robinson)
New contract offer for union workers at western Washington ports
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Senate bills offer incentives, alternatives to clean energy requirements (Chase)
Crosscut
In defense of expensive initiatives (Hunter)
GOP senators offer options on energy and carbon reductions (Fitzgibbon)
Horsesass.org
Oblivion (House Sound Transit vote)
Publicola
Republican Supports Gas Tax for Transit in His Own District (Hobbs, Liias, Jayapal)
Homeless Protest “Redlining” Legislation
Slog
The Morning News: UW President Leaves for Texas, a State That Actually Focuses on Higher Ed
The Stand
Opinion: Still undecided about getting ACA health coverage? Meet Joie
Wednesday, Feb 4
Associated Press
State agrees to pay $2.5 million to former foster child
Ecology wants feedback on clean-fuels rule
Washington files $17 million lawsuit for bridge collapse
Lawmaker asks UW, WSU to ‘work out’ medical school dispute
$10 toll may be possible on Interstate 405 express lane
Bill would end daylight-saving time in Washington (Hunt, Dunshee)
State looks to share marijuana taxes with cities
UW President Michael Young to be president at Texas A&M
House panel to hear proposal to eliminate graduation exams
Maternal pot use under microscope in Colorado
Aberdeen Daily World
Lawsuit challenges tribe’s control of Lake Quinault
County nixes E-Verify
Ballard News Tribune
Rep. Reuven Carlyle introduces bill to replace death penalty (Carlyle, Orwall)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Editorial reprint: Don’t circumvent voters by allowing cigar bars (Kirby, Sawyer)
Editorial reprint: Extreme-risk gun orders worth study (Frockt, Fraser, Jinkins)
Blog: State weighs fee for providing electronic records to public
Bothell Reporter
Rep. Derek Stanford introduces bill to ban non-compete agreements (Stanford)
Central Kitsap Reporter
Kitsap lawmakers’ bill would require crisis intervention training statewide (Rolfes, Appleton)
Governor’s climate-control proposal faces business opposition (Fitzgibbon)
Heart-stopping tragedy becomes political tour-de-force (McAuliffe)
Op-Ed: Eating fish shouldn’t be risky
Columbian
Sunlight Supply proposes new facility
Oil safety bill gets hearing in state House (Farrell)
In Our View: Anti-Vaccine Absurdity
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Lawmakers want to include financial information on proposed initiatives (Hunt)
WSU seeks funding for 4-story campus in Everett
Gas tax can’t keep pace
Editorial: In Our View / Preventing another bridge collapse: State must check truck heights
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way senator leading tough fight to set legal smoking age at 21 (Orwall)
The Islands’ Weekly
Anti-discrimination bill from Ranker (Ranker)
Kirkland Reporter
Rep. Derek Stanford introduces bill to ban non-compete agreements (Stanford)
Sen. Andy Hill pushes WSDOT to improve tolling customer service
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Transit, DOT teaming on Suquamish Way fixes
News Tribune (subscription required)
DOD-supported bills would require state to bring child abuse cases to the Armed Forces
No tests required for high school diploma? Lawmakers weigh changing rules (Hunt)
Under the Dome: Wednesday, February 4, the 24th day of the 105-day legislative session
Editorial: Don’t circumvent voters by allowing cigar bars (Sawyer)
Olympian (subscription required)
Sound Transit could grow to south, but don’t expect a train to Olympia (Hunt, Fraser, Fey)
Editorial: Extreme-risk gun orders worth study (Jinkins, Frockt, Fraser)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Confirmed: UW President Michael Young to leave for Texas A&M
WSDOT: Pilot car, truck driver caused Skagit River bridge collapse
Seattle’s first pot vending machine aims to revolutionize industry
State hospital association: New bill would ‘override’ court’s ban on psychiatric boarding
Too many patients returning to Washington hospitals after treatment, report finds
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Enrollment falling far short of state health exchange’s goal
UW loses its top Dawg: Young off to Texas A&M (Frockt)
Executive orders, body cams, and a sweep of amendments: things Republicans said today
Seattle tent-city residents raise concerns about proposed legislation
Gender pay gap narrows a bit in Washington
Danny Westneat: Secession talk a split from reality (Pettigrew, Santos)
Editorial: Washington apple growers embrace globalization’s rewards — and risk
Seattle Weekly
The Workers’ Rights Movement Marches On to Tacoma, Olympia, and Beyond (Habib, Jinkins, Farrell, Jayapal)
Fear and Loathing in Legal Territory (Kohl-Welles)
A New Market Concept Puts Two Immigrants at the Forefront
Spokesman Review
Spokane County to pay EPA $100,000 for soil tests at vermiculite site
Washington lawmakers discuss oil train safety bills (Farrell)
WSU, UW warned on med school (Riccelli)
More groups speak out against states’ federal land grab
Tri-City Herald
Murray in prime position to push Obama plan to spend $75 billion on ‘preschool for all’
Walla Walla Union Bulletin
Editorial: Plan to require ‘new driver’ decal not fair
Yakima Herald Republic
State river health advocates trying to stay current with ongoing problem (Rolfes, Hobbs, Chase)
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
I-405 toll rates up to $12 being considered
Marijuana vending machine makes Seattle debut
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
New case of measles reported in King County
SPD Chief to make changes to social media policy after officer’s racially-charged posts
Lawmakers want to stop dumping of sex offenders in Pierce County (Kilduff)
KPLU FM
Seattle Mayor’s Plan For Homeless Encampments Draws Criticism From Tent City Residents
‘Revenge Porn’ Specifically Outlawed Under Proposed Wash. State Laws
Police On ‘Bad Cop’ List Wouldn’t Be Disciplined Under Proposed Wash. Bill
Critics Assail Proposal To Allow Limited Psychiatric Boarding In Washington
KUOW FM
Legislation Would Mandate Bigger Crews On Oil Trains
Washington, Oregon Lawmakers Propose To Abolish Daylight Saving Time (Hunt)
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Lawmaker pushes new measure to reduce sex offenders released into Pierce County (Kilduff)
NW Public Radio
Washington And Oregon Lawmakers Propose To Abolish Daylight Saving Time (Hunt)
Washington To Receive More Than $21M in Multistate Settlement
‘Revenge Porn’ Specifically Outlawed Under Proposed State Laws
Q13 TV (FOX)
Lawmakers seek to change how and where sex offenders are released (Kilduff)
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Lawmakers propose reforms to state’s marijuana system (Hurst)
Bill would strengthen laws against animal cruelty
Bill to boost preschool quality passes out of House committee (Kagi, Sawyer)
Crosscut
Should oil trains’ schedules be public knowledge? (Farrell)
Lawmakers eye tax break extension for state’s last 2 aluminum plants
The Daily Troll: UW president heads to Texas A&M. Playing those Seattle, Eastside traffic blues. Ready to move on?
Horsesass.org
Faced with Realty, Conservative Opposition to the Minimum Wage Begins to Evolve
Publicola
GOP in Oblivion, Bikes in Forests, and Herbold in District 1 (Fraser, Reykdal, Hunt)
Seattle P.I.
UW President Young: I’m headed for College Station, Texas
Slog
Everyone in Olympia Has a Pot Plan, But the One Gaining Traction Is Terrible (Kohl-Welles, Hurst)
Lummi Nation Says It Will Not Negotiate With Bellingham Coal Terminal Company
Meet the Republican Legislators Who Want to Take Away Teenagers’ Reproductive Rights (Hargrove)
The Stand
Giving the corporations what they want
The Verge
California becomes first state to convict someone for operating a revenge porn website
Washington State Wire
Editorial: Opinion: Cap and Trade, Or No Cap and All Tax? (Fitzgibbon, Hunter)