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?

Tuesday, Jan 27

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)