Tuesday, Feb 3

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Associated Press
Bill calls for splitting Seattle school district (Pettigrew, Santos)
State lawmakers want to bring back psychiatric boarding (Darneille)
Abortion notification bill comes before Senate panel
AAA: Average price of gasoline in Washington $2.14
Washington state looks to share marijuana taxes with cities (Keiser)
Washington files $17 million lawsuit for bridge collapse
Study: College completion gap between rich, poor widens
Obama’s plan: Tax the rich, help middle class

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Refinery workers strike for second day at Anacortes, 8 other plants
Opinion: Lawmakers: Repeal parental vaccination waivers

Central Kitsap Reporter
Employment growth highest since 1997

Columbian
Rivers’ bill would send some pot tax revenue to cities, counties

El Sol de Yakima
Editorial: Sí, al ‘Día de Cesar Chávez’ en Washington (Hudgins)

Everett Herald
State to release toll-lane plan for I-405
Robinson: Now is the time to spend on infrastructure
Editorial: Oil train inspectors needed

Issaquah Reporter
A quiet opening for Issaquah’s first recreational marijuana shop

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Morris legislation would strengthen privacy laws, limit data collection by drones (Morris)

Kirkland Reporter
Group of Kirkland parents make trek to Olympia to advocate for education (Goodman)

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Southworth ferry returning to normal capacity

News Tribune (subscription required)
Restrict commercial shellfish harvesting, Peninsula residents ask government leaders
Defense budget includes $5.4 billion for Boeing aircraft made in Puget Sound
Under the Dome: Tuesday, February 3, the 23rd day of the 105-day legislative session (Ortiz-Self)
Editorial: Lawmakers: Repeal parental vaccination waivers

Olympian (subscription required)
Bills address police body cameras, records (Hansen, Ryu, Jayapal)

Peninsula Daily News
Jefferson commissioners take no action on pot moratorium, making Feb. 11 expiration a possibility

Redmond Reporter
Group of LWSD parents make trek to Olympia to advocate for education (Goodman)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Abortion foes push parental notification, personhood bills
Bill introduced to bring back psychiatric boarding (Darneille)
Legislators hear proposals on reforming state’s pot laws (Hurst)
Olympia considers statewide rules on Uber, Lyft (Habib)
Dozens of foster parents to forgo licenses over forced flu shots
Olympia watch: Shake-ups proposed for Seattle schools (Pettigrew)
Guest: How health care can survive the ups and downs of state funding

Skagit Valley Herald
Lytton’s bill directs talks for Skagit water parties (Lytton)

Spokesman Review
Attack on transgender woman prompts call for action
Senate panel hears Padden abortion bills (Nelson)
House to address disparities in pot laws (Hurst)

Vancouver Business Journal
Leaders meet with governor to discuss local transportation needs

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Limiting free meals for state lawmakers is solid rule

Yakima Herald
Washington to receive $21.5 million from Standard & Poor’s mortgage case
Some legislators want to increase speed limit along rural parts of Interstate 90

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Lawmaker: Allow police to auction off seized pot (Hurst)
How free community college could change things for students
I-405 toll rates up to $12 being considered
A look inside Bertha’s rescue pit

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Pot vending machines make Seattle debut
Foster parents required to get flu shots for young children
Revenge porn victim asks lawmakers for tougher penalties
Tesoro refinery at Anacortes operating despite strike

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Controversial bill would allow motorcycles to pass between lanes
2 bills call for radical change at Seattle school district (Santos, Pettigrew)

KPLU FM
Seattle’s Urban Villages Strategy Yields Mixed Results For Sustainable Growth

KUOW FM
New Households In King County Are Rich Or Poor – But Not Middle Class
Obama’s Budget Shifts Cleanup Focus At Hanford
Politics Swirl Around Labor-Backed Minimum Wage, Sick Leave Policies
Economists Say Millennials Should Consider Careers In Trades

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Is it time to eliminate Daylight Saving Time?

NW Public Radio
Politics Swirl Around Labor-Backed Minimum Wage, Sick Leave Policies
Oregon Bill Would Eliminate Coal-Fired Power By 2025
Tracking Columbia River Salmon With Tiny Tags
Can Northwest Forests Be Protected From Future Mega-Fires?

Q13 TV (FOX)
State proposes I-405 express toll lane rates and exemptions

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Capitol Record (TVW)
Bill would require parental notification for pregnant minors in abortion cases

Crosscut
Mixing and mashing to ease strain on pot issues (Hurst, Kohl-Welles)
Opinion: Could a dental therapist fill Washington’s dental care void? (Cody, Frockt)
Splitting state in two? An invitation to talk
The Daily Troll: Get your pot from a vending machine. Middle income: The endangered class. Super Bowl aftermath.

Horsesass.org
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Lynwood Today
Rep. Kagi to hold telephone town hall on Wednesday (Kagi)
Ortiz-Self introduces children victim’s remote testimony awareness bill in House (Ortiz-Self)

My Edmonds News
Rep. Kagi sponsors Early Start Act in State House (Kagi)

Publicola
Increasing Police Accountability? Workers’ Wages? and Trees? (Hansen, Pettigrew, Ortiz-Self, Jayapal, Ryu, Farrell)
Monday Jolt: Republicans Denounce Sound Transit Taxing Authority (Fey, Moeller)

Slog
Welcome to Town, Here’s Why You’re Stuck in Traffic
The State House of Representatives Is About to Have a Hearing on the Weirdest Pot Bill You’ll Ever See
Sex Workers Write Open Letter to Lawmakers Over “End Demand” Bills

The Stand
L&I fines Motel 6 after workers exposed to used needles
NLRB: Space Needle illegally opposed union

Washington State Wire
Toxics Reduction Bill Draws Praise, Fire in First Committee Hearing

Monday, Feb 2

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Associated Press
Opposition to studded tires gaining traction in Washington
Obama proposing $478 billion public works program in budget
Sporting Seahawks gear, lawmakers root for legalizing fantasy football (Conway)
State may bring back the cigar bar, smoking rooms (Cody)

Bainbridge Island Review
Heart-stopping tragedy becomes political tour-de-force (McAuliffe)

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Early House budget vote is good sign
Op-Ed: Tunnel debacle bodes ill for safety, future projects
Blog: Whatcom County legislators take on marijuana, oil safety, gas tax in first weeks of session (Lytton, Morris, Ranker)

Bothell Reporter
Sen. McAuliffe helps turn heart-stopping tragedy becomes political tour-de-force (McAuliffe)

Central Kitsap Reporter
Law aims to reduce copper in brakes, improve water quality

Columbian
Pike at odds with Inslee over cap and trade
In our view: Raise skills, not base pay

The Daily Beast
The Millionaire Who Wants to Control Washington’s Weed (Kohl-Welles)

The Daily News
Capitol Dispatch: Legislators focus on wages, union labor contracts (Takko)

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Close call spurs sudden cardiac arrest action in Olympia (McAuliffe)
Date set for immigrants to avoid deportation
Singletary: Obama was smart to keep tax breaks for 529 plans
Guest column: Obama’s community college proposal could help small business
Op-ed: Can taxing the rich save America’s middle class?
Guest column: Nothing funny in mental illness for those who must cope with it
Guest column: Transportation planning crucial to meet county growth
Editorial: Setting goals for prosperity (Opportunity Washington)

Kirkland Reporter
Kirkland representative introduces bill to eliminate payday lending (Springer)
Sen. McAuliffe helps turn heart-stopping tragedy becomes political tour-de-force (McAuliffe)
Senate passes Sen. Hill’s budget-writing measure

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
State parks leaders optimistic about funding boost in 2015
Siblings, separated by adoption, reunite (Orwall)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Bills would allow voters to vote through email, fax, and without postage (Hasegawa)
Editorial: State needs well-aimed gun protection-order bill (Jinkins)

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Early House budget vote is good sign
Editorial: Office of Homeless Youth can fill gap (Kagi)
Editorial: Texting ban for drivers needs update

Peninsula Daily News
Rep. Tharinger hopes to end decay of dental care with new legislation (Tharinger, Cody, Van De Wege, Hargrove)

Puget Sound Business Journal
Seahawks may have lost the Super Bowl but Seattle businesses still win
Health care transparency bill – opposed last year by Premera – gets second chance
Real estate, education cross paths as Chinese enrollment at UW jumps 856 percent in 10 years

Redmond Reporter
Opinion: Taxes a big factor in Legislature’s agenda
Editorial Paying for schools is not the only job of the Legislature

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle eyes proposed statewide rules on Uber, Lyft (Habib)
Crotch grabs, earthlings, minimum wage, sex workers: your political week in review
Sex-worker activists frustrated they couldn’t testify in Olympia (Kohl-Welles)
Lawmakers want guidelines for social, emotional skills
Danny Westneat: 520 toll payers’ lawsuit not exactly a surprise
Ron Judd: Hey, Eastern Washington: Don’t give us any (divorce) ideas
Editorial: Washington schools should teach Native American history
Editorial: Legislature is at a crossroads for mental-health reform (Jinkins)
Editorial: Senate’s Majority Coalition Caucus needs to be renamed
Editorial: State Senate is sensible in banning openly carried firearms (Billig)
Guest Opinion: The fight over funding for a new medical school doesn’t serve medical students

Skagit Valley Herald
State DOT plans bridge inspection
Teen wage bills to get new examination (Farrell)

Spokesman Review
Ban on studded tires getting more support
WALeg Day 19: Welcome to Hawkington? (Hargrove, Kohl-Wells)
Let’s define government’s ‘openness’
Lake Roosevelt bighorns to be collared for research
Bills suggest raising child porn fines for offenders
Editorial: Geographic range would improve Washington high court
Editorial: State cost of pursuing death penalty too high (Carlyle, Orwall)

Tri-City Herald
Put the public back in ‘public hearings’ (Habib, Riccelli)

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Proposal to split Washington is petty — and unrealistic
Editorial – School Board’s Adopt-a-School program could work with proper understanding

Yakima Herald Republic
H-2A guest worker lawsuit to proceed
Bill would ease path to aquifer storage
Editorial: Testing is key part of marijuana industry
Editorial: New bill is better way to flag cost of initiatives

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Mayor opposes splitting Seattle School District (Santos, Pettigrew)
Digging finished on Bertha excavation pit

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Lawmaker proposes statewide standard for ride share companies
State committee passes bill legalizing cigar bars

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Opposition to studded tires gaining traction in state

KPLU FM
Washington Lawmakers Consider Legalizing Fantasy Sports (Conway)
Washington Senator: It’s Not Just Lobbyist-Paid Meals But ‘Free Cigars, Free Booze’ (Pedersen)
True Or False? Free And Reduced-Price Lunch = Poor
Lawmakers To Discuss Giving Seattle Mayor Power To Appoint School Board Members (Pettigrew)

KUOW FM
How Much Would You Pay To Avoid I-405 Traffic?
Complaints From Detained Immigrants Shock Federal Commission

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Lawmaker wants warning labels posted on cars driven by teens

NW Public Radio
Washington Lawmakers Consider Legalizing Fantasy Sports (Conway)

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Capitol Record (TVW)
Bill would eliminate payday loans, create new lending system (Springer)
‘Alicia’s Law’ would fund child exploitation task force in Washington state (Sawyer)

Crosscut
South Seattle lawmakers want to split Seattle Public Schools (Santos, Pettigrew)
Olympia: An extra long time for pot (Hurst, Kohl-Welles)
Teen wage bills to get new examination (Farrell)

Publicola
Friday LIKES & DISLIKES: Light Rail as Dog Poop? (Hasegawa)
Friday Jolt: Licata on the Seahawks; and SDOT Numbers on Parking (Hasegawa)

Seattle P.I.
A bold proposal: Break up Seattle School District (Santos, Pettigrew)

Slog
The Bertha Rescue Operation Has Finally Hit Bottom

Washington State Wire
The Green Sheet for Feb. 2 – Battle over Mitt Romney’s Donors, 520 Tolling, and More (Springer, McBride, Fey, Kohl-Welles)
Climate Activists Expand Grassroots Efforts While CarbonWA Prepares to Collect Initiative Signatures

Friday, Jan 30

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Associated Press
Washington lawmakers may legalize fantasy football gambling
Supplemental budget passes Washington House (Hunter)
House passes judicial review of mental health decisions (Walkinshaw)
Openly carried weapons barred from public hearings (Sullivan, Owen)
Governors announce Super Bowl food bank donations

Aberdeen Daily World
New bill suggest splitting Washington in half

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Bill would make teen drivers show their inexperience
Blog: Legislators say Eastern Washington should secede from state

Central Kitsap Reporter
Op-Ed: Let’s move beyond the gas tax
Editorial: A few tweaks to election laws

Columbian
Inslee visits Vancouver
In Our View: Raise the Bar on Education

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Schools add panic buttons to communicate during emergencies
Marijuana taxes net $22.5 million in 6 months
McCusker: Government spending, austerity? Both are risky
Editorial: Fantasyland so dangerous (Vaccinations)

Federal Way Mirror
State representatives playing politics (Gregory)

The Inlander
A Closer Look (Ormsby)

Islands’ Sounder
Orca survival depends on humans taking action

Issaquah Reporter
Time to get tougher on driving, cellphone use | Editorial

Kirkland Reporter
Statement from Rep. Ross Hunter on supplemental budget passage (Hunter)

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Letters warn shops not to sell pot to sailors

Maple Valley Reporter
Washington’s smoke signals: marijuana myths
Washington’s smoke signals: Pot convictions reconsidered (Fitzgibbon, Goodman)

News Tribune (subscription required)
Bill would make teen drivers show their inexperience
Lawmakers grouse about free meals rule (Liias, Pedersen, Habib, Hurst)
Under the Dome: Friday, January 30, the 19th day of the 105-day legislative session
Environmentalists pan microbead ban pushed by beauty industry
Editorial: Pierce County shouldn’t be destination No. 1 for sex predators

Olympian (subscription required)
Thurston County census relies on events where ‘the homeless come to us’
Under the Dome: Friday, January 30, the 19th day of the 105-day legislative session
Bill would make teen drivers show their inexperience

Puget Sound Business Journal
Olympia digs in on mental health upgrades and medical training
Uninsured Washingtonians — what a difference a year makes
‘Basic education’ includes some college

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Officer in golf-club arrest is reassigned
$12 minimum-wage bill advances after debate (Sells)
Shareholder meeting shows Costco bounty
Amazon gives prime gift to investors: nice profit
House supports judicial review of mental-health decisions (Walkinshaw)
Lawmakers want guidelines for social, emotional skills
Editorial: Decriminalize fantasy sports betting in Washington, for the little guys (Pettigrew)
Guest: We can do better, be smarter in how we help the homeless

Skagit Valley Herald
Overflow crowd packs Shell refinery permit hearing
Washington lawmakers may legalize fantasy football gambling

Spokesman Review
House collectively passes ‘Joel’s Law’
Lawmakers look at banning hazardous, yet popular microbeads
Spokane’s homeless polled in national point-in-time count
Plans for U.S. 2 roundabout near Mead scrapped by Washington
DNR response to Central WA fires blasted (Blake)
Obligatory Super Bowl bet story
Editorial: Prepaid postage for ballots would boost voter participation

Yakima Herald Republic
Newhouse: Congress should settle immigration law
Washington lawmakers may legalize fantasy football gambling
Editorial:New bill is better way to flag cost of initiatives

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Attorneys file class action suit over Good To Go billing process

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
SPD officer at center of golf club complaint reassigned
Hackers with ties to terror group target UW website
Lawmaker to NFL: Gonna fine Beast Mode? Keep it local

KPLU FM
Proposed Washington Law Would Ban Holding Phone While Driving
Proposed Oil-By-Rail Expansion At Shell’s Anacortes Refinery Drawing Crowds
Washington Lands Commissioner Loses PUD Right-Of-Way Battle
Researchers Looking At Ice To Answer Questions About Climate Change
Washington Lawmaker Proposes Ban On Whale, Dolphin Performances (Ranker)

KUOW FM
Republican Transportation Leader Eyeing 11.5 Cent Gas Tax Increase
Could Smart Technology Solve The Gun Debate?
Students Lobby Lawmakers: Junk The Science Test (Gregerson, Keiser)

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Should bicyclists have to pay toll on new 520 bridge?
Ben Shapiro challenges Gov. Jay Inslee’s tax plan

NW Public Radio
Washington Senator: It’s Not Just Lobbyist-Paid Meals But ‘Free Cigars, Free Booze’ (Pedersen)
Washington Lands Commissioner Loses PUD Right-Of-Way Battle

Q13 TV (FOX)
Seattle police chief yanks ‘golf club’ patrol officer off the street after troubling Facebook comments
Seattle man arrested over golf club speaks out: Officer ‘knows she was out of control’

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Capitol Record (TVW)
Joel’s Law passes unanimously in the House (Walkinshaw, Cody)

Crosscut
House committee gives $12 minimum wage a lift (Farrell, Jinkins, Sells)

Publicola
Assessing the Comprehensive Plan and Advocating for Transit

Schmudget
Zombies? What Zombies? A Response to an Op-Ed That Itself Seems Lifeless

Seattle P.I.
Senate bill: Will touching our phones in the car become illegal?

Slog
The Morning News: Indoor Pot Grows Suck Up as Much Energy as Data Centers

The Stand
Rally Feb. 20 at Capitol for shared prosperity
Unfair taxes, PLU leads the way, union organizing
Some sick leave, GOP may deny raises, who says 1% can’t have it all

Washington State Wire
Renewable Energy Mandate Revisions Resurface in Olympia (McCoy
Gov. Inslee Talks Employee Pay, Collective Bargaining, Cap-and-Trade and the Super Bowl

Thursday, Jan 29

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Associated Press
Openly carried guns now banned in Olympia public hearings (Sullivan)
Plan to allow Shell oil drilling fleet in Seattle draws ire
UW, WSU argue about using education funds for new medical school
Major Sea-Tac Airport expansion planned
Bill proposes guns to be taken from ‘extreme risk’ people (Jinkins, Frockt)
Demand for airplanes lifts Boeing’s 4Q profit
127,000 buy health insurance from Washington exchange

Aberdeen Daily World
Incident management team organizes door-to-door assessment
Hoquiam eyes federal funds to pay for Beacon Hill repairs

Bainbridge Island Review
Voters demand lower class sizes; paying for it is school districts’ dilemma (Hunter, Ortiz-Self)

Bothell Reporter
Legislators eyeing five bills on election process | Cornfield

Columbian
L&I fines Waste Connections, contractor
In Our View: Tunnel Woes Beg Debate

The Daily News
State fishery managers set smelt, spring chinook seasons

Everett Herald (subscription required)
County’s lawmakers try a little togetherness in Olympia (McCoy, McAuliffe, Robinson, Dunshee, Hobbs, Liias, Moscoso)
Editorial: Don’t limit chance to find job (Ryu, Moscoso, Kagi))

Federal Way Mirror
Opinion: Nothing funny about pregnant 13-year-olds (Gregory)

The Inlander
‘Competitive Streak’  (Riccelli, Ormsby)

Kirkland Reporter
Rep. Moscoso, Sen. Habib introduce Voting Rights Act in Olympia (Moscoso, Habib)
Inslee visits Hopelink in Kirkland to discuss unemployment
State Transportation Commission proposes I-405 express toll lane rates, exemptions
Legislators eyeing five bills on election process

Olympian (subscription required)
Under the Dome: Thursday, January 29, the 18th day of the 105-day legislative session
Environmentalists pan microbead ban pushed by beauty industry (McBride)
2014 Washington graduation rate up but below goal
Editorial: Initiatives measure still needs work (Fraser)

Oregonian
Beef recalled in Oregon and Washington for possible E. coli

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Activists, lawmakers rally at Capitol to end homelessness (Frockt, Robinson)
Which GOP lawmakers got donations from state-worker unions
Weapons of the future: ‘Smart guns’ would fire only for owner
More substitute work for retired teachers? Some lawmakers say yes
Editorial: 3 ways the Legislature can help community-college students
Guest: Gov. Inslee’s capital-gains tax idea is dead on arrival

Seattle Weekly
The Smart-Gun Debate Comes to Washington State

Skagit Valley Herald
Shell rail appeal proceedings begin

Snoqualmie Valley Record
Governor eyes new sources of revenue in 2015-17 budget proposal

Spokesman Review
Washington legislators struggle with ‘boarding’ mentally ill when space is already slim (Orwall)
Apple trade with China may double earnings to $100M
New bill suggest splitting Washington in half

Tri-City Herald
DOE to pay $44,722 EPA penalty over Hanford waste storage
Tri-City legislators propose bill to explore Eastern Washington seceding from state
Editorial: Lack of interest by young voters a concerning trend

Vancouver Business Journal
Governor to discuss investments in education during Vancouver visit Thursday

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
New year, new director bring new attempt to right the ferries (Nelson, Clibborn)

Yakima Herald Republic
Farm worker training leads to safer farms
WSDOT secretary says transportation package gaining traction

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
State Senate proposes changes to initiative process
Video shows SPD pepper spraying teacher at MLK rally
Jobless claims drop to a 15-year low

KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Lawmakers may ban plastic ‘microbeads’ used in bath products

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Seattle teacher suing city after being pepper sprayed at MLK rally

KPLU
Environmental Groups Take On Port of Seattle Over Shell Oil Lease Agreement

KUOW
Sanctuary Or Zoo: Seattle Elephant Lovers Debate Their Case

NW Public Radio
Preemptive Ban On Whale And Dolphin Performances Proposed (Ranker)

Q13 TV (FOX)
WATCH: Seattle teacher on phone pepper-sprayed by officer as he walked by police line
Seattle police chief orders review of officer’s conduct after arrest of man on street with golf club

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Capitol Record (TVW)
Sheena’s Law, other mental health bills get hearing in House committee (Riccelli, Orwall)

Crosscut
Looking to a nuclear future in Washington (McCoy)

MyNorthwest
Tim Eyman fights to prevent constitutional change to initiative process

Publicola
Should Sound Transit Subsidize Neighborhood Parking? (Hasegawa, Liias, Jayapal, Kohl-Welles, Chase, Keiser)

Schmudget
Bringing High-Quality Early Learning to Kids and Families in Washington State

SDC Hopper
Gun responsibility legislation introduced to aid families, law enforcement (Frockt)

Seattle Globalist
New state proposal would still allow undocumented immigrant drivers

Slog
Morning News: Washington’s Income Gains Have All Gone to the Top 1 Percent
Environmental Groups Say State Law Could Prevent Shell Arctic Drilling Ships in Seattle

The Stand
Legislature: Give the people what they want! (Jinkins, Farrell, Ryu, Gregerson, Riccelli, Cleveland, Senn)

Wednesday, Jan 28

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Associated Press
Kings says bill calling for end to Seattle tunnel project ‘not realistic’
House GOP moves toward possible lawsuit on immigration
Unemployment rates fall in 42 US states amid broad hiring
Tribes to discuss legal pot at Tulalip conference on Feb. 27
Inslee’s cap-and-trade plan makes polluters pay (Fitzgibbon)
Letter: Pot shops off limits to military members
State Democrats oppose national education standards
Washington Democrats oppose national education standards
Washington teacher, researcher testify on education law
Tacoma businesses required to provide 3 sick days a year
Poll: Most say restore health aid if court kills subsidies
Ericksen co-sponsoring Senate bill to end Seattle tunnel project

Aberdeen Daily World
We’re not number one any more — Harbor jobless rate holds steady in December

Bainbridge Island Review
Olympic Ambulance warned for violating city code (Van De Wege)

Ballard News Tribune
New bill aims to give neighbors a voice in development (Pollet)

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Washington agriculture yields $10 billion behind record values for milk, other products
Blog: Ericksen’s oil train bill moves one step closer to floor vote
LTE: Suggests early services to reduce crime
Op-Ed: A personal view of Mt. Rainier, climate change

Central Kitsap Reporter
Education funding in Washington state: A history lesson and Constitutional mandate
Voters want lower class sizes. Districts’ dilemma: Paying for it (Hunter)

Columbian
In Our View: Find Delicate Balance
Camden: Hearings in Olympia have gone to pot as never before

The Daily News
Mega-quake in our future: Pressure has been building for 315 years off NW coast

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Lawsuit claims Oso mudslide was ‘man-made’
Burbank: For Seahawks and workers, 12 is a magic number  (Farrell, Ryu, Kagi, Stanford, Moscoso, Ortiz-Self, Peterson, Dunshee, Sells, Robinson, Liias, Chase, McAuliffe, McCoy)

Federal Way Mirror
Speaker of the House gives local leaders Legislative outlook (Chopp)

Islands’ Sounder
Anti-discrimination bill from Ranker (Ranker)

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Local dam removal initiative finds footing in Washington D.C.

Kirkland Reporter
Sen. Habib throw support behind the Alliance for Jobs and Clean Energy (Habib, Ranker)
Washington brakes law serves as national model

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Sheldon back on Rules Committee (Billig)

North Kitsap Herald
Voters want lower class sizes. Districts’ dilemma: Paying for it (Hunter, Ortiz-Self)
Education funding in Washington state: A history lesson and Constitutional mandate

Olympian (subscription required)
Under the Dome: Wednesday, January 28, the 17th day of the 105-day legislative session
State worker raises remain caught up in budget debate
Editorial: Bill takes worthy aim at ‘dark money’ (Billig)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
GOP lawmakers spar over raises for state employees (Hunter)
Income growth skips all but top 1 percent in Washington state
Report: Highway 99 tunnel contractors not at fault over soil
Hearing on Inslee plan to charge big polluters draws divided crowd (Fitzgibbon)
Lawmakers suggest state pay for ballot postage
Danny Westneat: ‘Smart guns’ may be smart way to keep kids safe
Blog: Should marijuana home grows be legal in Washington? (Kohl-Welles)
Guest: Our state parks are heavily used but underfunded

Seattle Weekly
KEXP’s Fifteen-Million-Dollar Baby
A Voice for Victims: Alison Holcomb’s Fight Against Mass Incarceration
Bill to Have Mayor Appoint School Boardmembers Draws Fire (Pettigrew, Santos)

Skagit Valley Herald
Senate bills would change rules for water access

Spokesman Review
UW to legislators: WSU can have med school – without $5.9M set aside to expand UW Spokane program (Riccelli, Pollet)
Washington adopts Spokane River water flow rules
Changes to write-in candidate laws considered in Legislature
Jim Unsworth takes giant leap from Idaho to head Washington Fish and Wildlife agency
Editorial: Bills may help mentally ill before they commit more deaths (Billig, Riccelli, Ormsby)

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Tougher DUI laws needed in Washington

Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima County jobless rate edges up; nonag job growth continues
Bill calls for triple pay for retail, service workers on Thanksgiving (Sells, Peterson, Walkinshaw, McBride, Ormsby, Fitzgibbon, Hunt, Reykdal, Moscoso, Pollet)
Proposal gives tax credits for hiring veterans

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KING 5 TV (NBC)
Lawmaker proposes tolling cyclists on new 520 bridge

KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
King County reopens Section 8 waiting list

KPLU FM
Inslee’s Carbon Reduction Act Gets First Hearing In Olympia
DNA Evidence Would Have To Be Preserved Under Proposed Law

KUOW FM
Push To End Mandatory Arrest Of 16, 17-Year-Olds For Domestic Violence
Mental Health Becoming Part Of Overall Health At Seattle Schools

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Tim Eyman fights to prevent constitutional change to initiative process (Pedersen, Hunter)

NW Public Radio
Push To End Mandatory Arrest Of 16, 17-Year-Olds For Domestic Violence

Q13 TV (FOX)
Tacoma City Council votes to require businesses to provide paid sick days

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Capitol Record
Bills call for responses to initiative fiscal statements, tighter rules for write-ins (Hunt)
WSU, UW propose fixes to doctor shortage (Riccelli)

Crosscut
Job killer? Or creator? Inslee carbon plan launches debate (Fitzgibbon, Fey)
Legislative leaders spare Bertha (Clibborn)
The Smartypants Guide to February’s Civic Cocktail: WSU, higher education and the state budget (Hunter)
Video: Why prospects for statewide transportation progress are looking up (Clibborn)

Horsesass.org
At A Minimum (Sells)

Publicola
Democrats and Mayor’s Office Respond to GOP Bill that would Stop Troubled Seattle Tunnel Project (Hobbs, Liias)
How to Bring More Light Rail to Seattle, in Four Not-So-Easy Steps (Liias)

Schmudget
One Hundred Percent of Income Gains Have Gone to the Richest Washingtonians in Economic “Recovery”

Seattle P.I.
Bertha: Off the hook in the Legislature but not out of mind (Clibborn)

Slog
The Morning News: Seattle Leaders Against the Death Penalty, Senate Republicans Against Bertha (Carlyle)
Governor Inslee Opposes Kill-Bertha Bill
Republican Senator Kills the “Kill-Bertha” Bill
Guest Editorial: We Need to Become a State Where Everyone Pays Their Fair Share

The Stand
Opinion: Let’s extend passion of 12’s to passing $12/hour minimum (Farrell, Jayapal)
New state alliance calls for jobs, clean energy

Washington State Wire
Cap-and-Trade, Taxes, Budget: Same Church, Different Pew?