Lady Gaga: Promoting her excellent new Born This Way Foundation. "I'm doing everything that I can, working with experts, really studying the statistics to figure out a way we can make it cool or normal to be kind and loving," she says.

Real or Not Real: "A man who had accidentally drunk gasoline died after he later lit a cigarette and exploded in flames."

Moving Quickly: The state bill to slow down on city streets:

The Safe Neighborhood Speeds Bill (SHB 1217) is headed to the Senate floor for a final vote after passing the House 96-0. The bill — which would give municipalities the option of lowering speed limits on non-arterial streets to 20 mph — has until 5 p.m. Friday to pass.

There Are Good Parts and There Are Bad Parts: Bill tethering teacher employment to student test scores passes in Olympia. Then a South Seattle lawmakers pulls a Sally Clark:

"Some may argue that this bill goes too far, and others may say it's not enough," said Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos, D-Seattle. "For that reason, it's probably just right."

Stupid but Not Bigoted: "Montana's chief federal judge said Wednesday that he forwarded an email that contained a joke involving bestiality and President Barack Obama's mother, but he did so because he dislikes the president and not because he's racist."

No Parking: Director of city's Department of Planning and Development proposes eliminating parking requirements in new multi-family developments within a quarter mile of frequent transit service, not just near light rail.

Saturday GOP Caucuses: Local Republicans are divided. "I'm an anybody-but-Romney guy," a man tells the Seattle Times. Meanwhile, others wonder if Washington's Mormon bloc is enough to swing the GOP vote into the Romney column.

Sen. Olympia Snowe's Retirement: "Moves congressional centrists a step closer to extinction."

Maryland Governor: Will make his state the eighth to legalize gay marriage. Catholic church and its front group NOM vow to repeal it.

New Juvie: Would you vote to approve a property tax-levy of $200 million for a new juvenile detention facility in the Central District?