The executive director of the Democrat’s state Senate campaign committee is being investigated after indications that he made improper expenditures using the group’s money, lawmakers said Saturday.
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As Washington state lawmakers begin voting on legislation in the House chambers this week, they will record their yeas and nays on a new roll-call system that cost more than a half million dollars.
> read more Yet another candidate has announced a bid to unseat incumbent Joe Lonergan in Tacoma’s Fifth Council District.
> read moreCandidate filing starts Monday for City and Town Councils, Port of Tacoma commissioners and a number of other local positions.
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Voters in Bonney Lake have received mail-in ballots for a special election determining whether the city will create a Bonney Lake park district, according to a city newsletter.
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The Supreme Court often releases a list of rulings it expects to post. While it says “may” and there have been a few times when an expected case was not released, it usually means “will.”
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> more storiesOne reason many people move to Puyallup is because of its highly regarded schools, which boast high on-time graduation rates and innovative programs.
A few dates will tell you why Tacoma must keep investing in its school buildings – and why its Feb. 12 bond measure needs passing.
Los Angeles County prosecutors said Tuesday they'll seek to retry five former officials in the city of Bell who were accused of corruption and overpaying themselves with public funds.
> read morePresident Barack Obama says a far-reaching immigration overhaul approved by a Senate panel is largely consistent with his own principles.
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The Obama administration’s timeline for who knew what and when about the Internal Revenue Service scandal changed again Tuesday with revelations that the Treasury Department and White House officials had discussed how to stage-manage the release of the explosive information. The latest revelation came as acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller told Congress that he’s responsible for the secretly planted question answered by subordinate Lois Lerner that triggered the scandal that’s now gripping the nation’s capital.
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