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Published May 17th, 2013 - 7:24PM
Several Pierce County cities will see a leadership shakeup at the end of this year, as many cities are losing their mayors and others have attracted challengers.
Published May 17th, 2013 - 3:17PM
Three nonprofit groups will benefit from sales of new Seahawks and Sounders FC license plates that will be available starting in January.
Published May 17th, 2013 - 1:37PM
As lawmakers wrap up their first week of a special legislative session, Senate majority leaders have asked that more than 30 bills be considered as part of the budget discussions.
Published May 17th, 2013 - 10:26AM
Cities, towns and counties will soon have more input on where groups of released inmates can live when the state is paying their rent.
Published May 16th, 2013 - 9:59PM
Entrepreneurs looking to get in on the ground floor of Washington's legal marijuana market now have a blueprint. The state Liquor Control Board issued the first draft Thursday of rules for the system of licensed, regulated and taxed cannabis that voters authorized in November.
Published May 15th, 2013 - 9:31PM
At a high school baseball game in his hometown last week helping sell raffle tickets to benefit his favorite charity, Andy Hill made his pitch with a personal story.
Published May 15th, 2013 - 2:15PM
Washington lawmakers are considering ways to make it easier for citizens to recall elected officials, holding a work session Wednesday that explored the hurdles people face when they try to pursue such a campaign.
Published May 14th, 2013 - 2:55PM
Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a handful of measures making it easier for certain businesses to serve alcohol.
Published May 14th, 2013 - 11:34AM
A Senate committee on Tuesday advanced a bill to make changes to the state's impaired driving laws, including making driving under the influence a felony on the fourth conviction, rather than the current law that has it at five within 10 years.
Published May 14th, 2013 - 10:44AM
The state of Washington could pay as much as $475,000 for an outside study of three Transportation Department megaprojects - the Highway 520 floating bridge on Lake Washington, the Highway 99 tunnel under downtown Seattle, and an Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River.
Published May 13th, 2013 - 8:59PM
The state has chosen a new leader for its largest mental institution.
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.


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