Opinion
Lawmakers are pushing bills to expand civics education | The Petri Dish
Maybe it’s the constitutional scrap incited by the McCleary school funding decision.
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Vows to end I-405 tolls: Was it all just campaign talk?
Eliminating the express toll lanes on I-405 was a popular pledge of candidates on the campaign trail in…
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Inslee unveils plan to fully fund education with $5B in new and higher taxes
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee unveiled a $46.7 billion budget proposal Wednesday that fully funds public schools, provides…
Opinion
It’s a popular job: 8 aspire to be lieutenant governor | The Petri Dish
Why are so many people running to become Washington’s next lieutenant governor?
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Another test-score battle begins
Lawmakers, teachers and the state public schools chief are gearing up for another battle over whether student test…
Opinion
New legislative session means more laws| Jerry Cornfield
With the start of another year comes the promise of another session of the state Legislature and the…
Opinion
The anti I-594 backers reload | Jerry Cornfield
Some of those opposed to I-594, the initiative that imposed restrictions on guns, will be in Olympia on…
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Lawmakers get donations from opponents | Jerry Cornfield
The votes are counted, but contributions continue flowing to participants in this year’s election.
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Democrats trying to figure out why I-594 didn’t help them | Jerry Cornfield
Democrats are trying to sort out what went wrong in the election and why the presence of Initiative…
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Commission wants to know when to end tax breaks | Jerry Cornfield
A smart group of ordinary folks, entrusted to advise state lawmakers on the merit of tax breaks, has…
Opinion
Cities, counties staging marijuana rebellion | Jerry Cornfield
There’s a growing rebellion against the state’s newest industry. Elected leaders of at least 41 cities and three…
Opinion
Marijuana millions getting close look | Jerry Cornfield
The financial stakes of the state’s new marijuana industry are no longer theoretical. Washington’s chief economist predicts the…
Opinion
Celis hopes new staffers can help unseat DelBene for Congress
Republican Pedro Celis needs a spark for his congressional campaign and hopes it will come from two men…
Opinion
I-594 backers are loaded for campaign
Our state’s super wealthy social changers are at it again.
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I-594 backers are loaded for campaign
Our state’s super wealthy social changers are at it again.
Opinion
Things beginning to heat up in election races, issues | Jerry Cornfield
Freshman Democratic U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene spent a couple of her millions to get into Congress. Now, plenty…
Opinion
Eyman’s effort gets a ‘no’ | Jerry Cornfield
Rarely can the lack of action trigger so much reaction as it did last week when Tim Eyman…
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Inslee fishing for a solution | Jerry Cornfield
Finesse is a word rarely used to describe Gov. Jay Inslee’s approach to fashioning policy. Yet in the…
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How many lobbyist’s dinners are too many? | Jerry Cornfield
Amid the dialectic contours in Olympia they are trying to figure out if influence can be peddled with…
Opinion
Republicans find an immigrant’s voice to run against DelBene for Contress | Jerry Cornfield
In an online video announcing his campaign for Congress, Pedro Celis acknowledges the audibly unmistakable: “In case you…