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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)
Tuesday, Feb 3
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
BROADCAST
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
WEB
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
Modern
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
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
BROADCAST
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)
WEB
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