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Tuesday, Jan 27
Associated Press
Washington state House weighs minimum wage hike (Sells)
China opens market to all U.S. apple varieties
Deficit to shrink to lowest level of Obama presidency
Lawmakers introduce bill to abolish death penalty (Carlyle, Orwall, Kohl-Welles, Pedersen)
State Supreme Court to hear case involving farmworkers
Aberdeen Daily World
Washington state officials unaware at first of November oil spill
Statewide minimum wage of $12 debated
Bainbridge Island Review
Gov. Inslee’s pollution control proposal: Carbon emissions reduction plan could generate funds for education, transportation
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
State, local officials not notified of oil spill spotted at BP refinery
Gas prices expected to rise in the coming weeks
Editorial: WSU med school doesn’t pencil out (Hunt, Reykdal)
Politics Blog: Goldman Sachs: Coal hits ‘retirement age;’ IEA disagrees
Politics Blog: DelBene, Larsen to take on exports, oil train safety
Bothell Reporter
Washington brakes law serves as national model
Columbian
In Our View: Raise Smoking Age to 21 (Orwall)
The Daily News
Little progress, but talks continue between KapStone, union
Daily Record
Surplus water rights could aid farmers, communities (Blake)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
House bill targets unsafe storage of firearms (Kagi)
Sen. Chase wants state protection of insurance shareholders (Chase)
Harrop: Education can beat back economic inequality
Editorial: A few tweaks to election laws
Highline Times
Victims of revenge porn could seek civil liability under Orwall & Padden bills (Orwall)
Huffington Post
A Tale of Two Washingtons
Journal of the San Juan Islands
State laws protecting aquatic species a national model | Washington Department of Ecology
Kirkland Reporter
Washington brakes law serves as national model
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Teachers’ COLA just a piece of the compensation puzzle, lawmakers say (Appleton, Rolfes)
Minimum wage hike could draw more legislative support this year (Farrell, Sells)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Beer with that burrito? Proposal aims to expand food-truck fare (Reykdal)
Bill would require all but smallest businesses to offer sick leave (Jinkins)
Tacoma sick leave policy could see council vote Tuesday
Editorial: Equal-opportunity education depends on standardized tests
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: WSU med school doesn’t pencil out (Hunt, Reykdal)
Stopgap spending deal would re-open 45 beds at Western State Hospital (Sullivan)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Kill Bertha? Two legislators want it done, now
State business leaders backing new ‘Opportunity Washington’ plan
Washington medical community lobbies for bill to allow telemedicine reimbursements
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Distracted-driving law could get reboot (Goodman)
State to get $48M from feds to help house homeless
Bills to abolish death penalty introduced in Legislature (Carlyle, Orwall)
GOP senators introduce bill to kill Bertha and the tunnel project
Joel’s Law, revenue forecasts, rules and transportation: things Democrats said today (Sullivan, Nelson, Hunter)
Seattle city leaders urge state legislators to abolish death penalty (Carlyle)
The light bulb freedom movement comes to Olympia
Key Democratic committee condemns Common Core
Guest: Let voters decide whether to raise the state minimum wage
Seattle Weekly
Seattle Is Ripe for a New Commercial Space Race
Skagit Valley Herald
The week ahead for the Legislature (Farrell, Jinkins, Fitzgibbon)
Nuclear bills get off the ground in Legislature (McCoy, Kagi, Carlyle, Orwall, Cody, Hobbs)
Spokesman Review
Upper Columbia tribes seek to restore river’s salmon runs
Flu kills 14 in region; precautions urged
Ballot postage in Washington elections covered in bill (Hasegawa)
Statewide minimum wage of $12 debated
Powdered alcohol may get Washington OK
WALeg Day 16: WSU med school bill gets hearing today
Editorial: Washington SJR 8201 takes aim at unfunded initiatives
Tri-City Herald
Washington crops hit $10 billion record
Yakima Herald Republic
Open Thanksgiving? Bill would pay workers triple (Sells)
Some House Republicans want to nix art funds in transportation projects
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Two GOP senators propose bill to kill Bertha
Man launches campaign to divide Washington in half
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Lawmakers want to ban use of smartphones while driving
Will this mild winter lead to a summer drought?
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Lawmakers push bill to kill Seattle’s Bertha tunneling project
KPLU FM
Helping People With A Criminal History Get Work
Chaos During Oso Slide May Spur Long-Awaited Change In Fire-Crew Mobilization Law
KUOW FM
Oregon, Washington Propose $12 State Minimum Wages
Child Abuse And Neglect Laws Aren’t Being Enforced, Report Finds
King County Defends Juvenile Strip Searches In Detention
University Of Washington Janitors Protest Increased Workloads, Low Wages
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Washington senators propose bill to kill Bertha, Seattle tunnel project (Kohl-Welles)
NW Public Radio
Oregon, Washington Propose $12 State Minimum Wages
King County Defends Juvenile Strip Searches In Detention
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Washington business owners disagree on minimum wage increase
Youth drug prevention programs untested after legal marijuana
Crosscut
Prospects for $12 minimum wage may be improving (Farrell, Sells, Jinkins)
Publicola
Metro Removing Seahawks Messages
Seattle P.I.
Abolishing death penalty wins bipartisan support in Legislature (Carlyle, Orwall)
Slog
Senate Republicans Float Bill to Kill Bertha (Kohl-Welles)
Guest Editorial: The False Promise of the Death Penalty
The Stand
Tonight in Tacoma: 3 sick days is not enough!
Washington State Wire
In Contrast to California, Washington Eyes Tougher, More Expensive Cap-and-Trade Program
Monday, Jan 26
Associated Press
Navy wants to increase use of sonar-emitting buoys
Washington granted REAL ID deadline extension
Deal would allow more gambling machines at Washington state tribal casinos
Bainbridge Island Review
WSF reports increase in travelers in 2014
Ballard News Tribune
Kohl-Welles aims to ease regulation on cannabis health and beauty aid products (Kohl-Welles)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Thousands of environmentalists’ comments on BP Cherry Point dock marked as ‘malicious spam’
Op-Ed: The two parties don’t have to disagree on everything
Bothell Reporter
Carbon emissions reduction plan could generate funds for education, transportation
Paying for schools not only job of the Legislature | Editorial
Washington State Attorney General seeks to outlaw malicious ticket bots (Kohl-Welles, Van De Wege)
Central Kitsap Reporter
Op-Ed: Angel: Ensuring the continued prosperity of ports
Columbian
Choice Act funds boost local VA
Courier Herald
Washington State Transportation Commission releases final transportation plan 2035
The Daily News
Capitol Dispatch: Legislators wrangle with hunting, pot, ‘micro housing’ (Blake, Hatfield)
Deal would allow more gambling machines at tribal casinos
Daily Sun News
Bill would set aside money to clean up private property (Blake)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Inslee to area lawmakers: Step up for transportation package (Peterson, Liias)
Is the price tag for a new U.S. 2 trestle too big? (Sells)
State’s wolf population rising
Editorial: Getting officials on same path
Federal Way Mirror
Sound Transit receives $1.3 billion loan that could benefit Federal Way projects
Federal Way senator proposes new bill to increase smoking age from 18 to 21 (Orwall)
Kirkland Reporter
Carbon emissions reduction plan could generate funds for education, transportation
Springer, Goodman to hold telephone town hall meeting (Springer, Goodman)
Washington State Attorney General seeks to outlaw malicious ticket bots (Kohl-Welles, Van De Wege)
Editorial: Paying for schools not only job of the Legislature
Journal of the San Juan Islands
State laws protecting aquatic species a national model
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Junuary: Record high temperatures across Washington
News Tribune (subscription required)
New drone rules proposed to limit warrantless surveillance
After 2-year fight, Tacoma releases records confirming huge fee hikes by broadcasters
Tribal-state deal would put gambling expansion on autopilot
Lawmaker wants state to follow Seattle’s lead on rape-kit testing (Orwall)
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Pay for rank-and-file state workers needs to go up (Hunter, Nelson)
Fee on Gorge events proposed to pay for emergency services
Lawmaker wants state to follow Seattle’s lead on rape-kit testing (Orwall)
Tribal-state deal would put gambling expansion on autopilot
Opinion: Acting on climate change buys us insurance
Peninsula Daily News
Jefferson County commissioners anticipate large, active turnout for pot business moratorium hearing today
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Bill from state Rep. Van De Wege takes aim at ‘ticket bots’ (Van De Wege, Hargrove, Tharinger)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Boeing to build 900 jetliners yearly by 2020, 91 percent in Washington state
Survey: Washington health exchange experience overall positive but customer service needs work
Washington’s Boeing 777X tax breaks win national award despite continued controversy
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Bill would further limit restraint, seclusion of special-ed students (Pollett)
Mascots, pot reform, political retirees: your politics week in review
Guess who’s discovered income inequality
Obama proposal to tax college accounts worries GET director
San Juan pot farmers face fear, loathing and property values
In school discipline, intervention may work better than punishment
Time for health-care exchange customers to settle up taxes
Proposal would improve disclosure of legislators’ finances
Editorial: Voter initiatives need to include funding balance (Pedersen)
Editorial: Washington students need better laws at federal and state level
Seattle Weekly
One Night Count Finds 21 Percent Increase In People Living without Shelter
Skagit Valley Herald
Rep. Lytton gathers stakeholders in Skagit water talks (Lytton)
Spokesman Review
Spin Control: Hearing on marijuana laws takes on mainstream feel
Editorial: Support for schools assures better communities
Tri-City Herald
Proposed state bill looks to help dock owners along Columbia River
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial – Prepaid postage for ballots too costly for state
Editorial – Double-digit pay raise for state lawmakers is too much
Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima’s pot-testing lab takes its work seriously
Editorial: Protesters go rogue and undermine messages
BROADCAST
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Legal pot sales up whopping 74 percent
KPLU FM
One Night Count Shows Rising Homelessness In King County
KUOW FM
A Republican And A Democrat Walk Into A Bar To Talk Climate Change (Ranker)
U.S. Once Had Universal Child Care, But Rebuilding It Won’t Be Easy
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Washington lawmaker pushes even stronger DUI laws (Frockt)
NW Public Radio
Northwest States Track Bird Flu Cases, While Chicken Industry Feels Plucked
WEB
Crosscut
State vs. spying: Bill aims to limit drones’ information gathering (Morris)
HDC Advance
Fixing a broken mental health system (Walkinshaw)
Horsesass.org
Bipartisanship is a Process
Publicola
Friday LIKES & DISLIKES: Why Don’t Republicans Support Light Rail? (Pettigrew, Habib)
Afternoon Jolt: Mr. Tutta Bella Goes to DC and Transit Voters aren’t Just in Seattle Anymore
SDC Hopper
Cleveland, Senn sponsor Equal Pay Opportunity Act (Senn, Cleveland)
Slog
WSDOT Says if This Bertha Contractor Walks Out, We’ll Get Another One
One-Night Count Shows 21 Percent Increase in Homelessness in King County
Washington State Wire
The Green Sheet for Jan. 26 – ANWR, Cap-and-Trade and Much More (Hunter, Morris)
Friday Jan 23
Associated Press
Should Washington mail-in ballots have prepaid postage?
Talks to end West Coast seaports deadlock go on 1-day hiatus
State, contractor still battling over viaduct project
WSU reviving forestry major
Activists turn out in Olympia as lawmakers weigh medical pot (Kohl-Welles)
2-tier system for driver’s license, ID cards, still in works (Clibborn, Moscoso)
Washington jobless rate rises slightly to 6.3 percent
Washington attorney general wants to outlaw ticket bots
Ohio University sets 4-year tuition rate for new students
Aberdeen Daily World
Gordon suggests sharp cuts to county budget, surprising commissioners
Hatfield aims to legalize hemp with SB 5012
FEMA assistance unlikely but still possible
Bainbridge Island Review
Op-Ed: Election issues get a close look in Olympia
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
State officials face questions when targeting drivers who are high (Kohl-Welles)
LTE: Supports free speech; opposes ‘ag-gag’ bill
Bellevue Reporter
Habib launches ride-sharing protection legislation (Habib)
Bothell Reporter
Bright Futures autism screening legislation introduced by Sen. David Frockt (Frockt, Riccelli)
Central Kitsap Reporter
Washington tech leaders to Cantwell: Net neutrality is key to innovation economy
Columbian
Medical marijuana users raise concerns about regulation bills
In Our View: Get Smart On Crime (Hargrove)
The Daily News
MM teen promotes sudden cardiac arrest bill in Olympia (McAuliffe, Rolfes)
Issaquah Reporter
Paying for schools not only job of the Legislature | Editorial (Habib)
The Islands’ Sounder
New carbon pollution bill (Ranker, Fitzgibbon)
The Islands’ Weekly
Legislative session 2015 update – Guest column (Ranker)
Kirkland Reporter
Ride-sharing legislation introduced by Sen. Habib (Habib)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Tacoma Narrows tolls continuing on way up
Hundreds expected in Olympia as lawmakers weigh medical pot
Apple maggot complaint from Washington fruit association
News Tribune (subscription required)
Tacoma longshoremen rally amid West Coast port slowdown
The last time the Senate minority played kingmaker
Washington State Fair to open Labor Day weekend starting in 2016
Under the Dome: Friday, January 23, the 12th day of the 105-day legislative session (Senn, Cleveland)
Editorial: Extending the state fair’s run makes fiscal sense
Olympian (subscription required)
Bill seeks to educate schools, athletes about sudden cardiac arrest
Editorial: Mending the safety net should be a priority
Peninsula Daily News
Farmers in avian flu quarantine area east of Port Angeles monitor poultry as inspectors test birds
Clallam planners focus on marijuana zoning ordinance
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Decision sticks Bertha bill on state (Clibborn)
SPD: All rape kits to be tested, including 1,276 shelved kits (Orwall)
Health-exchange problems easing, but nagging, board told
Medical marijuana regulation gets hearing in Olympia
Possible ballot measure could be bargaining chip in minimum-wage debate
Jonathan Martin: Mental-health reinforcement needed for the grief brigade
Snoqualmie VAlley Record
Governor eyes new sources of revenue in 2015-17 budget proposal (Inslee)
Anacortes will seek state loan for new water tank
Lawmakers look to help women get fair pay (Senn, Cleveland)
Spokesman Review
WSU president wants medical school collaboration with UW (Riccelli, Cody)
Spokane schools report high rate of flu
‘Sheena’s Law’ a lifesaver, dad says (Riccelli)
Medical pot growers have unfair advantages, say counterparts
Editorial: Medical pot unregulated too long in Washington (Kohl-Welles)
Tri-City Herald
Promising, pricey technology stalls at Hanford
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Lawmaker: Marijuana candy overdose shows need to go slowly
Yakima Herald Republic
Hispanic business group blasts Newhouse
2014 job growth was good, and it’s expected to stay that way
Would you vote if your ballot came with postage? (Hasegawa, Liias, Billig, Kohl-Welles, Jayapal, Chase, Conway)
Cesar Chavez Day proposed for Washington state (Hudgins)
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
King County homeless population increase expected
State may update distracted driving laws
Deadly superbug infected patients at Virginia Mason
SPD to test rape kit backlog (Orwall)
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Medical marijuana patients fight to save medicine
KPLU FM
Minority Students Make Up Large Shares Of State’s Growing Homeless Student Count
KPTV
Washington legislation targets revenge porn (Orwall)
KUOW FM
PHOTOS: This Alaskan Village Will Be Underwater In 10 Years
2014 Good For Job Creation In Washington and Oregon
States Continue Push To Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Why not make smoking illegal for people of all ages?
NW Public Radio
2014 Good For Job Creation In Washington and Oregon
Q13 TV (FOX)
Seattle police to test stored rape kits for DNA
Customers give mixed reviews to Washington health exchange
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Medical marijuana regulations proposed in two separate bills (Kohl-Welles)
Bill would create statewide regulations for ride-share companies (Habib)
Seattle Police begin testing evidence backlog as lawmakers consider rape-kit bill (Orwall)
Crosscut
Pot regulation debate lights up in Olympia (Kohl-Welles)
Legislators look at bridging gender pay gap (Senn, Cleveland)
The Daily Troll: Murray signals hope for an NHL franchise. Rideshare reaches Olympia, politically. Kalakala makes its last run. (Springer, Habib)
Geekwire
Washington senator introduces state-wide legislation for Uber, Lyft (Habib)
Horsesass.org
Washington State Politics Is Boring (Chopp)
Publicola
A Bipartisan Constitutional Amendment to Change the Initiative Process (Kohl-Welles, Jayapal, Pedersen, Kagi)
Afternoon Jolt: Poll Shows Regional Voters Happy to Pay for More Light Rail
Slog
Ag Gag Bill Looks Like It’ll Die in Committee (That’s a Good Thing)
Washington State Wire
Washington Adds 7,600 Jobs in December, But Unemployment Lingers Above 6%
Thursday, Jan 22
Associated Press
Panel suggests 11-percent raise for Washington lawmakers
Bill would make 4th-offense DUI a felony in Wash. state
Washington residents protest planned Army job cuts
Bills introduced that pave way for new medical school (Riccelli)
State attorney general wants to raise smoking age to 21 (Orwall)
Proposal in Olympia would cut legal pot taxes (Hatfield)
Abortion opponents push new bills in state legislatures
Aberdeen Daily World
Elma students protest sex offenders in school
County waiving some permitting fees for flood repairs
Bainbridge Island Review
Attorney General Ferguson proposes increase in smoking age to 21 (Orwall)
Ballard News Tribune
Rep. Tarleton: Give fish a chance (Tarleton)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Blaine sending $45 million bond to voters in February election
Health plan signup help available Saturday at Whatcom Community College
Bothell Reporter
Rep. Pollett co-sponsors paid time off for all Washington workers (Pollett)
Washington AG proposes increase in smoking age from 18 to 21 (Orwall)
Central Kitsap Reporter
Public lands’ surplus water rights could aid farmers, communities
Op-Ed: Elections could get cheaper, fewer
The Daily News
Does Washington AG’s plan to raise smoking age make sense?
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Inslee says county’s own lawmakers to blame for lack of roads funding (Hobbs)
Editorial: Building a home for new lives (Fighting prostitution)
Kirkland Reporter
Washington AG proposes increase in smoking age from 18 to 21 (Orwall)
Islands’ Sounder
Editorial: County: stop impeding marijuana production
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Two senators seek to merge medical, recreational pot (Kohl-Welles)
Maple Valley Reporter
‘Weoples’ on the way to nationals | Tahoma High School
News Tribune (subscription required)
Tolls across Narrows bridge likely to rise again this summer
State lawmakers could see 11 percent raises (Nelson)
Editorial: Defense needs, not robot math, should dictate funding of JBLM
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Capital gains are volatile, but valuable (Carlyle, Hunter)
Under the Dome: Thursday, January 22, the 11th day of the 105-day legislative session
State officials face questions when targeting high drivers (Kohl-Welles)
Editorial: Fish & Wildlife hire merits watching
Peninsula Daily News
Avian flu quarantine set in Agnew area as inspectors go door to door
State Department of Fish and Wildlife hires new director
Puget Sound Business Journal
UW, WSU presidents go head-to-head to tout dueling medical school proposals in Olympia (Riccelli)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Truth Needle: GOP leader is right, Inslee polluter list tags UW, WSU
Bill aims to simplify taxes on pot businesses (Hatfield)
Upcoming Obamacare enrollment events in Washington
Bill would allow Seattle mayor to tap two school board members (Pettigrew)
Spokane legislators introduce bill to set up medical school (Riccelli)
State attorney general proposes to raise smoking age to 21
Treasurer: Inslee budget spends too much of rainy-day fund
Guest Opinion: Schools play key role in helping kids overcome addiction
Guest Opinion: Government needs to follow the law declaring government records to be public
Opinion: From cradle to ivory tower, education is a continuous investment
Editorial: There is no reasonable argument for keeping the death penalty
Spokesman Review
Flu season, only halfway through, claims six lives in Spokane County
Washington smoking age could jump from 18 to 21
WSU medical school in Spokane gets legislative support (Riccelli)
Tri-City Herald
State legislator wants to see Washington go to permanent Daylight Saving Time (Stanford)
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial – Standing up for our state after potshots from Idaho governor
Editorial – Initiatives should include funding method
Yakima Herald Republic
Moxee lawmaker: Gallery gun carry issue not over (Owen)
Editorial: Perhaps era of good feelings will transfer to legislation
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Army listening session draws hundreds as JBLM job cuts loom
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Dozens sickened by superbug at local hospital
Public schools, religion clash in Seattle federal court
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Community rallies against plan to cut 11,000 JBLM soldiers
KUOW FM
Public Sector Unions: Boost or Bane?
Class Size Campaign Prepares To Do Battle With Washington Legislature
Respect Thy Neighbors: Privacy Invasion By Hobby Drones Targeted In Olympia (Morris)
NW Public Radio
Dispensary Owner And Iraq Veteran Patient Both Wary Of Medical Marijuana Regulation (Kohl-Welles)
Bill Would Change 100 Year Old Med School Law (Riccelli)
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Washington smoking age would rise to 21 under Attorney General’s bill (Orwall)
Rep. Klippert: Repeal legal marijuana, recognize fetus in murder cases (Goodman)
Tuesday recap on ‘Legislative Review’
Crosscut
Legal tobacco age could become 21 (Orwall)
No computers need apply? Legislators look at opening up tickets to real people (Van De Wege, Ryu)
Opinion: Climate change: How to recruit the insurance industry for the battle
The Daily Troll: Give the people the costs of initiatives. How bad is homeless problem? Mount Vernon student hears Obama. (Riccelli, Orwall)
Publicola
A Bipartisan Constitutional Amendment to Change the Initiative Process (Kohl-Welles, Jayapal, Pedersen, Kagi)
Washington State Wire
Report Hits WSDOT Over Bridge Repair Costs, Risk Assessment
Wednesday, Jan 21
Associated Press
Washington AG considers raising smoking age to 21
Tim Eyman files 17 initiatives on taxes, tolls, car tabs, more
New privacy concerns over government’s health care website
Lawmakers want to limit ballot measures without funding plan (Pedersen, Hunter)
Federal government gives Washington health exchange $27M
Washington lawmakers debate undercover farm video bill (Goodman)
Aberdeen Daily World
Van De Wege’s new legislation seeks jail time for illegal campaign contributions (Van De Wege, Tharinger, Hargrove)
City of Hoquiam estimates Beacon Hill Drive will be open on Thursday
State of the Union — A confident Obama outlines vision aimed at uplifting the middle class
Westport resident and Fish & Wildlife director to retire
$50k grant to look at visitor center in Aberdeen
Auburn Reporter
Decriminalize fantasy-sports play in Washington, says Sen. Roach
Ballard News Tribune
Kohl-Welles introduces ‘Comprehensive Marijuana Reform Act’ (Kohl-Welles)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Thousands converge on state Capitol for annual pro-life rally
Capital gains are volatile, but valuable (Carlyle, Hunter)
Bothell Reporter
Proposal: Public money to help clean up private property (Blake, Hurst)
Columbian
Local lawmakers split on open-carry ban at state Capitol gallery (Cleveland, Moeller, Wylie)
Bills put focus on Gorge commission (Wylie)
Editorial: Gun Stunt Backfires
The Daily News
Editorial: Maintaining government transparency is imperative
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Composite materials boosters aren’t daunted by loss of research center
Editorial: Apply the lessons learned from Oso slide
Rep. Peterson asks legislators to honor MLK by helping schools (Peterson)
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Washington state Superintendent Randy Dorn Technology literacy bill heard in Senate
News Tribune (subscription required)
Thousands converge on state Capitol for annual pro-life rally
Public vote should be required for pot bans, lawmaker says (Kohl-Welles)
Olympian (subscription required)
Under the Dome: Wednesday, January 21, the 10th day of the 105-day legislative session (Kohl-Welles, Hasegawa)
Peninsula Daily News
State’s avian flu quarantine east of Port Angeles delayed; measure expected to be put in place today
First flu deaths of season reported at Olympic Medical Center
Redmond Reporter
Habib introduces ’Legislative YouTube’ testimony bill (Habib, Riccelli)
House Democrats elect Rep. McBride to leadership position (McBride)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Free college working in South Seattle
Lawmakers vow to work together on pot rules (Kohl-Welles)
Drones, guns, minimum wage, ag-gag: things Republicans said today
Upcoming Obamacare enrollment events in Washington
Danny Westneat: Olympia’s gun policies behind times (Kagi)
Guest Opinion: Follow the guidelines and get your child immunized
Blog: Washington legislators must protect homeless students in K-12 schools (Frockt)
Seattle Weekly
King Tide Shows What Climate Change Has in Store
Skagit Valley Herald
2 key senators are optimistic about new pot legislation (Kohl-Welles)
State senators to hear testimony on homeless students
Spokesman Review
Washington, Idaho senators agree economy should be Obama’s focus
Washington House panel considers ‘ag-gag’ bill
Washington Senate bill would license medical pot sales (Kohl-Wells, Hatfield)
Age bill takes aim at hunting safety (Blake)
Reardan Audubon Lake expanding for birds, birdwatchers
Tri-City Herald
Little money to fix Tri-City area’s problem bridges
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Editorial: Lack of progress in Olympia should end this year (Nelson)
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Drop in gas prices could mean more gridlock
Washington HOV lanes don’t meet federal standards
Obama: ‘A brighter future is ours to write’
Seattle residents react to State of the Union Address
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Student suspended for preaching will get his day in court
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
State attorney general wants smoking age raised from 18 to 21
Obama in State of the Union: Tax wealthy, help middle class
KPLU FM
Obama In State Of The Union: Tax Wealthy, Help Middle Class
With Metro Fare Hike, King County Offers Reduced Rate To Low-Income Riders
KUOW FM
Washington Lawmaker Seeks To Ban E-Cigarette Sales To Minors
Fighting Traffic, Dreaming Of Light Rail Outside Seattle
King County Prosecutor Puts Medical Marijuana Businesses ‘On Notice’
Last Year He Faced Deportation; Tonight He’ll Attend State Of The Union
Portland Now Generating Hydropower In Its Water Pipes
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Labor dispute shuts down Terminal 18 at Port of Seattle
NW Public Radio
Washington Legislature To Consider Ban on E-Cigs and Vaporizers
King County Prosecutor Puts Medical Marijuana Businesses ‘On Notice’
Q13 TV (FOX)
Army thinking about cutting thousands of jobs at Lewis-McChord
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
Proposal would make most elephant ivory sales a felony (Pettigrew)
‘Ag-gag’ bill would outlaw undercover video at farms
Crosscut
The Daily Troll: Trial beginning in officer’s death. Sawant challenger makes promise. City workers walk out. (Tarleton)
Harsh response to measure some see as an ‘ag-gag’ bill (Goodman, Appleton)
Pot for medicine and fun: Regulatory merger ahead? (Kohl-Welles)
Publicola
What Does Capital Gains Tax Opponent Senator Andy Hill Really Have to Gain?
Schmudget
Three Reasons to Raise the Minimum Wage in Washington State
The Stand
Some new bills are smart, some are ALEC (Jinkins, Farrell, Habib, Jayapal)
Washington State Wire
Electric Vehicle Tax Break Extension Faces Stiff Challenges in a Cost-Conscious Legislature (Carlyle, Fitzgibbon, Mullet, Fey, McCoy, Jayapal, Liias, Kaiser)