Washington News: 2/16/05

Few new openings at universities
State database for arsonists?
Budget shortfall forces tough choices at Seattle Public Schools
Lesbian seeks right to see child
Locke becomes partner with law firm Davis Wright Tremaine
Housing Authority freezes waiting list
Chemical facility generates worries
Council considers how to fund roads
Governor-in-waiting waits on court
Union vote under way at Tyson
Tribes appeal bones ruling