UPDATE (March 8, 2012) — The House has passed the Washington Filmworks renewal legislation and tit is headed to Gov. Cgris Gregoire’s desk for signature. OLYMPIA...
STATE GOVERNMENT ► From AP — Top lawmakers work toward budget deal— Lawmakers are hoping to strike a budget deal before the 60-day legislative session...
SEATTLE — With the slow recovery from the Great Recession still underway, unemployment in the United States remains at levels not seen for decades. Benefits dwindle;...
UPDATE — The deadline for film submissions has been extended to Friday, April 20. At its 2011 Convention, Washington State Labor Council delegates approved a resolution...
By SEN. NICK HARPER The life-blood of democracy is transparency. Transparency is the only way in which the democratic process can truly be representative of the...
SENATE COUP ► In The Olympian — GOP coup moves budget ahead in Senate as three Democrats defect— The blow-up killed a series of bills...
OLYMPIA (March 5) — Senate Republicans, with the assistance of three Democrats, staged a coup Friday night using an arcane parliamentary procedure to seize control and...
POLITICS ► Breaking news, from the Seattle Times — Norm Dicks announces retirement from Congress— U.S. Norm Dicks, the longest-serving member of Congress from Washington...
The following Action Alert was distributed by UNITE HERE Local 8: SEATAC (Mar. 2) — The Port of Seattle is proposing to bring McDonald’s into SeaTac...
By SEN. MARALYN CHASE The Innovation Economy thrives on exporting products made in Washington by advanced manufacturing firms staffed by the most highly paid and highly...