Capitol Buzz: Washington lawmaker wants to keep death penalty after sister's murder by Green River Killer; Bill would repeal requirement for tax advisory votes
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AGRICULTURE & WATER
- ‘You’re scared to go out without a gun’: Another mutilated cow in central Oregon rattles ranchers (NW News Network)
- Want some arsenic with your apple? Group aims to address pesticides in Central Washington soil (Northwest Public Broadcasting)
- Ag Expo speaker: Wheat faces challenges in long term (The Spokesman-Review)
BUSINESS, ECONOMY & LABOR
- U.S. data shows a slowdown in Seattle-area wage growth — but economists are dubious (The Seattle Times)
- Analyst: Boeing faces ‘dire’ situation if its new jet program fails (Puget Sound Business Journal)
COMMUNITY & FAMILY ISSUES
COURTS, CRIME & LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Washington lawmaker wants to keep death penalty after sister’s murder by Green River Killer (KING TV)
- Touting ‘zero youth detention’ goal, King County offers tour of new $242M juvenile jail (The Seattle Times)
- King County opens doors to controversial new youth detention center (KUOW Radio)
- Survivors push new law to preserve sexual assault evidence (KIRO TV)
- Two men charged in downtown Seattle shooting (AP/The Columbian)
- Tri-Cities Crime Stoppers no longer taking tips after more than 30 years (Tri-City Herald)
- Rom Wells helped develop Spokane, Moscow, Lewiston. He’s been sentenced in federal fraud scheme (Northwest Public Broadcasting)
- Mosbrucker Bill Looks To Send DNA Samples To Missing Person Registry (KIHR Radio)
- Longview officers were cleared in September use of deadly force (The Daily News)
- State Supreme Court: Prosecutor’s office can’t handle murder retrial (Columbia Basin Herald)
- OPINION: Juvenile justice: Address the complex needs of youth in system (Michael Diaz, King County Superior Court Judge assigned to the juvenile division/The Seattle Times)
- EDITORIAL: ‘We can best define you as a tyrant’: Sheriff Jerry Hatcher should resign (Tri-City Herald)
CYBERSECURITY
EDUCATION & SCHOOL SAFETY
- Why are Washington’s school counselors monitoring recess? (The Seattle Times)
- Ki-Be student arrested after firearm found on campus (KONA Radio)
- Which Tacoma schools are locked down most often, and what’s the effect on the kids? (The News Tribune)
- Facial recognition moves into a new front: Schools (The New York Times/Puget Sound Business Journal)
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & SERVICES
- Gov. Inslee issues weather-related emergency proclamation for 19 counties (AP/The Seattle Times)
- Numerous flood warnings issued as rain continues to fall across Northwest (KIRO TV)
- 17 rivers flooding across Western Wash. amid relentless rains (KOMO News Radio)
- Flood damage could total more the $1 million in Whatcom County (The Bellingham Herald)
- High avalanche danger warnings issued for Stevens Pass and Snoqualmie Pass areas (iFiberOne TV)
ENERGY & UTILITIES
- Chelan PUD pitches 10-year plan to remove large quantities of oil from dam turbines (The Wenatchee World)
- Bellevue, Olympia residents petition to break away from Puget Sound Energy (KUOW Radio)
- COLUMN: Banning gas cars? It’s a ‘fringe crazy bill’ no longer (Danny Westneat/The Seattle Times)
ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES & PARKS
- Lawmakers propose cap and trade amid continued push for an emission-reduction policy (The Reflector)
GAMBLING
HANFORD
- Demolition of Plutonium Finishing Plant completed at Hanford (The Seattle Times)
- Nation’s largest plutonium factory is rubble. Hanford workers complete demolition (Tri-City Herald)
- Hanford’s long-shuttered plutonium finishing plant is now demolished after delays, safety issues (Northwest Public Broadcasting)
HEALTH CARE
- Big insurers rack up billions in surpluses, now lawmakers may take a bite of the pie (NW News Network)
- One death, 35 confirmed cases in hepatitis A outbreak in Yakima County (KAPP-TV/KVEW-TV)
- Gates Foundation ups its commitment to $100M for coronavirus response (Puget Sound Business Journal)
- Hope for an HIV vaccine not lost after one drug proves ineffective (Puget Sound Business Journal)
- OPINION: Keeping health workers healthy is key to fighting deadly diseases (Don Brunell/The Spokesman-Review)
HOUSING
- King County Housing Authority Section 8 waitlist to open for first time since 2017 (Seattle P-I)
- Seattle officials are considering banning winter evictions. Could this state bill block it? (Seattle P-I)
- Housing costs, supply are getting dire in Snohomish County (The Everett Herald)
- In Seattle, even a reporter and social worker invest in affordable housing (Puget Sound Business Journal)
- You’ve heard of ‘missing middle.’ Olympia is taking another step to add housing (The Olympian)
IMMIGRATION
LEGISLATURE
- House investigation finds former state Rep. Jeff Morris likely engaged in harassment and intimidation of staff (The Seattle Times)
- Women affected by natural-hair discrimination explain why it is still a problem in Washington state (Crosscut)
- Tim Eyman, Engelbert Humperdinck and ‘Sound Trexit’ (The Everett Herald)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- SeaTac settles lawsuit over $37,000 bill it sent to immigrant-rights group for Trump protest (AP/The Seattle Times)
- Emotional 2-hour debate on Pasco home for sex-trafficking victims ends in deadlock (Tri-City Herald)
- EDITORIAL: Fire impact fees cake is not baked (Columbia Basin Herald)
MILITARY & VETERANS
OTHER STATES
- Lawmakers looking at changing how wildfires are fought in Oregon (Washington Ag Network/KONA Radio)
- Idaho lawmakers remove standards for initial teacher certification (KLEW TV)
- Cap and invest redo would raise gas prices (My Columbia Basin)
POLITICS
ELECTIONS
- Washington gears up for presidential primary on March 10 (KOMO TV)
- Bill would repeal requirement for tax advisory votes (AP/The Columbian)
- Advisory votes on tax increases under fire as some claim they confuse voters, use biased language (The Reflector)
- 5 step guide: How to vote in Washington’s primary (KUOW Radio)
LOCAL
- Judge questions whether Kennewick mayor recall can move forward legally (Tri-City Herald)
- Seattle councilwoman to pay $500 for violating ethics code (AP/The Bellingham Herald)
NATIONAL
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
TAXES
- Amazon, Microsoft support business tax to address housing (AP/KOMO TV)
- Property tax bills to increase for many Cowlitz County residents (The Daily News)
- EDITORIAL: Legislature should choose wisely to fix special districts (The Seattle Times)
TRANSPORTATION
- New bill opposes expanding roads, takes ‘holistic’ approach to traffic (MyNorthwest)
- Widow of construction worker killed in light rail site fall sues maker of protection device (KIRO TV)
- On car taxes, Sound Transit says it gets it, but does it? (The Everett Herald)
- Tolling on I-5, I-205 in Oregon ‘years away’ (The Columbian)
- Alaska Airlines unveils new service to Southern Idaho (Puget Sound Business Journal)
- Landslide cleanup on SR 4 continues, with re-opening in sight (The Daily News)
- Aberdeen releases 2020 Transportation Benefit District project plan (The Daily News)
- COLUMN: Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff testifies in Leg. as ‘concerned citizen’ (Dori Monson/MyNorthwest)
- COLUMN: Fortunato’s $30 car tabs bill gets hearing, says Inslee’s needlessly delaying projects (Jason Rantz/MyNorthwest)
- EDITORIAL: Safety should be top priority for state road projects (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin)
TRIBAL ISSUES
VAPING
- Temporary vape flavor ban set to expire February 8th (KEPR-TV)
- EDITORIAL: State still needs a full ban on vaping flavors (The Everett Herald)
WOLVES