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Published May 13th, 2013 - 7:43AM
As lawmakers debate how much money to spend on schools and state government, the budget proposal by House Democrats represents the high-water mark — one that even they cannot meet.
Published May 13th, 2013 - 4:06AM
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has narrowed his list of top priorities for lawmakers to address in a special session, saying Monday that the Legislature must focus on the operating budget, a transportation-funding package and new legislation to crack down on drunken drivers.
Published May 12th, 2013 - 6:22AM
Washington lawmakers return to the Capitol Monday to finish their work on a two-year state budget, but with no deal reached during their two-week interim, the special legislative session could take its full allotted 30 days, if not longer.
Published May 11th, 2013 - 12:05AM
The state Supreme Court is considering whether prosecutors should be allowed to seek the death penalty against two people accused of killing a family of six in Carnation on Christmas Eve 2007.
Published May 9th, 2013 - 8:01PM
Pierce County governments, businesses and unions have contributed or are poised to contribute more than $90,000 this year to lobby state lawmakers to extend state Route 167 to the Port of Tacoma.
Published May 9th, 2013 - 2:44PM
The Washington state Administrative Office of the Courts was hacked in February, and up to 160,000 social security numbers and 1 million driver license numbers may have been accessed during the data breach of its public website.
Published May 8th, 2013 - 8:50PM
Washington's high school students may have a greater incentive to take Advanced Placement computer science courses in the future, which state lawmakers hope will spur more school districts to offer the classes.
Published May 8th, 2013 - 7:46PM
You shouldn’t have to drive more than 20 miles to buy your whiskey and gin. That’s the idea driving the state Liquor Control Board to let a few more small stores sell hard liquor under the voter-approved privatization scheme that limited most sales to stores 10,000 square feet and bigger.
Published May 8th, 2013 - 12:32PM
You shouldn’t have to drive more than 20 miles to buy your whiskey and gin.
Published May 7th, 2013 - 4:11PM
Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday that state lawmakers have made progress in ongoing budget talks by at least agreeing on how much things will actually cost.
Published May 6th, 2013 - 7:01AM
Here’s a couple of things to keep in mind when state lawmakers return to special session on May 13.
Published May 6th, 2013 - 6:58AM
Republicans in the state Senate want to revive a handful of controversial education-reform measures during upcoming budget negotiations, including giving principals veto authority over teacher transfers, assigning letter grades to schools, and intervening when students can’t read well by third grade.
Published May 2nd, 2013 - 7:32PM
After the legislative day ends at the Capitol, it’s common for lobbyists and lawmakers to meet for dinner at one of several — usually higher-end — Olympia restaurants. This is where, over a meal, perhaps a bottle of Washington wine, the work continues.
Published May 2nd, 2013 - 6:51AM
Washington finalized swift changes to the state’s definition of marijuana Wednesday after prosecutors and crime lab scientists expressed concern about the technical aspects of a voter-approved legalization initiative.
Published May 1st, 2013 - 9:45AM
More than 5,000 products, including clothing, toys and bedding, contain toxic chemicals that could be dangerous for children's health, yet stores still stock them and consumers know little about their content, an advocacy group reported this week.
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