Associated Press
Washington governor signs bump stock ban
Deal on police deadly force law may violate Constitution (Goodman, Pelliocciotti, Pedersen)
Washington is latest in handful of states to ban bump stocks
Washington’s housing discrimination bill heads to governor
Washington legislators tackle homelessness for those on aid
Trump says more staff will leave as he seeks ‘perfection’
Washington becomes 1st state to approve net-neutrality rules
Plan to open drilling off Pacific Northwest draws opposition
Lawmakers move to protect Section 8 recipients, homeless veterans, others on aid
State groups push carbon-pricing ballot measure (Carlyle)
Alaska, other states weigh ‘sanctuary’ status for marijuana businesses
Coast Guard, others cleaning up diesel spill in Seattle’s Portage Bay
Aberdeen Daily World
Harborites add voices to oppose oil and gas operations
Dr. Martens places blame for lack of area pediatricians squarely on hospital
Arlington Times
Governor vetoes bill that would exempt lawmakers from Open Records Act (McCoy, Robinson, Sells, Hobbs, Lovick)
Marysville students rally for safe schools: angry, fed up with gun violence
Rep. Kristiansen won’t run for office again
Auburn Reporter
Bump stock ban becomes law; semiautomatics bill up next (Frockt, Palumbo)
Bainbridge Island Review
Bainbridge Councilman Scott announces resignation
Washington students urge lawmakers to pass gun regulations | 2018 Legislative Session (Frockt)
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Students rally at Capitol Campus in support of gun legislation, against gun violence (Frockt)
White nationalist groups hit Tacoma colleges with hate speech and other propaganda
Lawmakers on the brink of changing Washington’s police deadly force law (Goodman)
Washington Legislature bans conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors (Macri, Liias)
Bothell Reporter
Bothell High student acts as legislative page (Kloba)
Home healthcare worker bill approved by state Legislature (Lovick, Macri)
Columbian
49th Legislative District town hall scheduled for Saturday (Stonier, Wylie, Cleveland)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Lawmakers are now at odds over a Sound Transit car-tab fix (Clibborn, Hobbs, Ortiz-Self)
This single mom will be deported — without her three daughters
Property owners get relief from tax they did not vote on (Hobbs)
State House GOP leader Kristiansen won’t seek re-election (Chopp)
Editorial: Learning lab project moving ahead without state
Bump stock ban becomes law; semiautomatics bill up next (Frockt, Palumbo)
Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter
Bump stock ban becomes law; semiautomatics bill up next (Frockt)
Home healthcare worker bill approved by state Legislature (Lovick, Macri)
Journal of the San Juan Islands
SeaDoc helps state save local endangered species in unique partnership
Thanks to Inslee, veto is a major win for the people | Editorial (Ranker)
Behind the scene of the late-night veto of the public records bill (Nelson, Billig, Pedersen)
An honest discussion about end-of-life care | Letter
Washington becomes the fourth state to ban bump stocks
Senate passes orca whale protection act, oil transportation safety act (Ranker)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Tribes sue pharmaceutical companies for ‘flood’ of opioids
Op-ed: How to start talking about school safety
News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: Let Washington students publish truth fearlessly
Editorial: The Five Spot: 5 bills you probably didn’t know the governor vetoed
Editorial: We agree: Don’t give up on banning death penalty (Chopp, Orwall)
New York Times
An Important Voice for Free Trade Proponents Goes Silent
Trump Reaffirms Commitment to Tariffs but Opens Door to Compromise
Fighting Poverty, Drugs and Even Violence, All on a Teacher’s Salary
Washington Governor Signs First State Net Neutrality Bill
Olympian (subscription required)
Lawmakers on the brink of changing Washington’s police deadly force law (Goodman)
Olympia School Board says no to arming teachers, yes to background checks
Peninsula Daily News
EYE ON OLYMPIA: Jobs, timber harvest bills still eyed for Legislature (Van De Wege, Chapman, Tharinger)
Port Townsend Leader
Ninth-graders Kisler, O’Donnell serve as pages (Van De Wege, Tharinger)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Trump Administration stalls largest tech merger in new sign of protectionism
Trump uses tariffs as threat in NAFTA negotiations
Sea-Tac Airport ranks among best U.S. airports for canceled flights
US Congress moves to roll back bank rules
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Winds of change: What will power the Northwest’s future?
Washington lawmakers near deal to change police deadly-force laws (Goodman, Pedersen)
Washington becomes 1st state to approve net-neutrality rules
Flu, crowded shelters create perfect storm for nation’s homeless
Anti-censorship bill for student journalists awaits Washington governor’s signature
Judge rules Seattle homeless man’s truck is a home
Westneat: Coming soon to Seattle: a constitutional right to camp
Opinion: Gov. Inslee, make Washington a leader in women’s safety — sign 5 milestone bills into law
Editorial: Speaker Frank Chopp should allow House to vote on death-penalty repeal (Chopp, Orwall)
Opinion: Legislators, listen to superintendents and amend school-funding law
Seattle Weekly
Home healthcare worker bill approved by state Legislature (Lovick, Macri)
Skagit Valley Herald
Legislature passes bill to end Atlantic salmon farming (Lytton, Morris, Ranker)
Sedro-Woolley police get proactive in preparing for violence
Kristiansen will not seek re-election
Snoqualmie-Valley Record
Bump stock ban becomes law; semiautomatics bill up next (Frockt)
Spokesman Review
Deal on police deadly force law may violate Constitution (Goodman, Pellicciotti, Pedersen)
Homelessness bill bans discrimination against those on aid
State House GOP leader won’t seek re-election (Chopp, Nelson)
Inslee signs bump stock ban (Frockt)
Washington’s net neutrality law is nation’s first
Better health care coverage for Marshallese pass Legislature (Riccelli, Santos)
Legislature bans worker non-disclosure agreements for sexual assault
Legislature votes to ban cancer-causing foam used to fight fires
Senate resolution takes shot at Inslee
Voluntary waiver of gun rights gets final approval
Winds of change: What will power the Northwest’s future?
USA Today
Gary Cohn, Trump’s top economic adviser, will leave White House in tariff tiff
Washington Legislature bans gay conversion therapy on minors
Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill says drug giant is “stonewalling” her opioid investigation
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Local food truck operator worked to pass updated law
Legislature expands tax exemption program (Dhingra, Sullivan)
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Op-ed: Balance needed between open records, constituent privacy
Washington Post
How the Washington establishment is losing out to little-known Trump advisers on trade
Justice Dept. sues California over ‘sanctuary’ laws that aid those in U.S. illegally
Democrats to unveil $1 trillion infrastructure plan, seek reversal of GOP tax cuts to finance it
Ryan splits with Trump on trade as GOP lawmakers move to block planned tariffs
West Seattle Herald
Tyee High School student arrested after bringing gun on campus
City of Seattle launches community input survey to kick off public outreach for new permanent Police Chief
Whidbey News-Times
Letter: The fight to bring sunshine to Legislature isn’t over
Island County improves code enforcement
Yakima Herald Republic
McCabe’s bill to identify missing Native American women advances to governor’s desk
Washington lawmakers near deal to change police deadly-force laws (Goodman, Pedersen)
Yakima County sees decrease in reported flu cases
No backpacks, no purses: Granger High School action aimed at increasing school safety
Rep. Nerry Nealey plans to retire, won’t seek re-election to state House
Anti-censorship bill for student journalists awaits Washington governor’s signature
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Washington’s housing discrimination bill heads to governor (Goodman)
Washington gun control, school safety bill in jeopardy (Frockt, Sheldon)
Student suspected of school shooting plot pleads not guilty
Amazon discreetly visits HQ2 cities in Phase 2 of extraordinary second headquarters competition
DACA deadline comes and goes without a fix from Congress
Tyee High student arrested after bringing gun to school
Seattle freeways that never came to be
Olympia lawmakers end Atlantic salmon net pen farming (Ranker)
WA high school banning backpacks, purses in name of safety
KIRO7 TV
Advocates push for PTSD recognition after local firefighter takes her own life
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Lawmakers considering bill that would change state’s police deadly force law
Homeless set up new unsanctioned camp after being cleared from U-District
Catholic Bishops of Wash. ask Gov. Inslee to veto abortion insurance bill
Efforts by lawmakers to lower car tab fees could be in jeopardy (Pellicciotti, Hobbs)
WSDOT program allows parents to bring infants to work
KNKX FM
Washington Lawmakers Rush To Pass Compromise Police Accountability Bill (Goodman)
Washington State High School Students Rally For Gun Control In Olympia
UW Postdocs One Step Closer To Joining Union
Police Deadly Force Suddenly Back On The Agenda In Olympia (Goodman)
Washington Legislature Passes Bill To Screen Kids For Dyslexia By Second Grade (Pollet)
Electric Car Incentives In Northwest Teetering On Brink
KUOW FM
Here’s How To Prevent The Next School Shooting, Experts Say
Seattle officials will revive business ‘head tax’ proposal this spring
Legislation could lead to more district-based voting in Washington (Hudgins)
NW Public Radio
Electric Car Tax Break Could Disappear In The Northwest
Federal Judge Rules Against Northwest Tribes In Religious Freedom Case
Jay Inslee Signs Washington Net Neutrality Bill; Oregon On Deck
Washington Approves Oil Spill Response Plan For BNSF Trains
Q13 TV (FOX)
Washington becomes first state to set up own net-neutrality requirements
King County judge’s ruling shines spotlight on homeless living in vehicles
O’Connor pleads not guilty to charges stemming from alleged school murder plot
Washington high school bans students from bringing backpacks, purses to school
Students rally in Olympia for gun bills: ‘We’re here for Marysville-Pilchuck … Mukilteo … Sandy Hook’
Legislative ‘deal’ on police deadly force law may violate state Constitution (Goodman, Pedersen)
Web
Crosscut
WA to protect against voting discrimination with new law (Saldaña)
MyNorthwest.com
Gov. Inslee signs bill to ban bump stocks in Washington state
Seattle PI
‘Drill Baby Drill’: Trump speeds oil leasing in Arctic Refuge
Washington would be ‘thrown into the middle’ of Trump trade war
Slog
Inslee signs nation’s first state-level net neutrality bill
Let’s check in on the state legislature’s car tab clusterfuck (Fey, Ortiz-Self)
Statute of limitatioins bill dies in the Senate (Frame, Pedersen)
Police will soon be required to respond to undocumented crime victims’ visa requests