Yes, You Read That Correctly: "All the income growth between 2009 and 2012 went to the top 1 percent," according to a new report from the Economic Policy Institute. What about before the recession? "Overall, from 1979 to 2012, the bottom 99 percent in the state saw their incomes fall by 3.4 percent, while the top 1 percent saw theirs rise by 188.5 percent." The 1 percenters are defined as raking in about $380,000 or more annually.

Governor Jay Inslee Weighs In on Slog: The governor believes we need to overhaul our state's tax system and close the wealth gap—but he doesn't speak of an oligarchy that needs to be smashed.

Pot Vending Machine Coming to the International District: The machine will debut on February 3 at 1207 S. Jackson Street, offering marijuana flower, edibles, "and other related merchandise will be dispensed from the machine after a customer verifies their age and identity via ID scanner," KOMO reports. Start saving up your quarters.

I Thought It Was Murray's Fault: A new report "subtly chides" the Washington State Department of Transportation. The department tried to blame groundwater flows into the tunnel repair pit on contractor Seattle Tunnel Partners, when, according to the report, it shouldn't have. Why aren't we killing this project again?

Changing Our Juvenile Justice System, Part I: At the King County Juvenile Detention Center and similar facilities, strip searches are "common practice at intake for serious and violent offenders or those accused of a drug crime," KPLU reports. The county defends the practice, but the legislature is considering a proposal to require "less-intrusive" approaches and make strip searches the last resort.

Changing Our Juvenile Justice System, Part II: Lawmakers in Olympia are considering a bill that would give police more discretion on whether to sends juveniles to jail, KUOW reports. "Often times with 16 and 17-year-olds coming through my office at juvenile court we find that those arrests that were made under the domestic violence category, there’s really other issues at play going on,” said Thurston County Prosecutor Jon Tunheim, who supports nixing mandatory detention provisions.

Former Starbucks Prez Slams Seattle's Minimum Wage Increase: In the Seattle Times op-ed section, of course! He's "not opposed" to raising wages, but the state "should not follow in Seattle’s footsteps in cutting backroom deals and denying voters the power to approve or reject an increase in the minimum wage."

The Giant Storm: Massachusetts has emerged from more than two feet of snow "in relatively good shape."

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