STATE LEGISLATURE ► From AP — Freshman House Democrats seek change in state’s tax code— Freshman House Democrats call for wide-ranging changes to the state’s...
OLYMPIA (Mar. 1) — Today, 40 port truck drivers will be walking the legislative halls to make their final case to state senators, urging their support...
OLYMPIA (Feb. 29) — Senate Republican Leader Mike Hewitt (R-Walla Walla) commended the bipartisan supplemental capital budget proposal released by Sen. Derek Kilmer (D-Gig Harbor) and...
STATE LEGISLATURE ► In today’s Olympian — Democrats’ budget leaves schools alone— Senate Democratic leaders laid out a partisan budget plan Tuesday that spares public...
BELLEVUE — On March 1, some of the richest people in Washington State will gather in one of the richest zip codes in the country to...
STATE LEGISLATURE ► In today’s (Everett Herald) — Smart plan for now, future (editorial) — (The Infrastructure Jobs Bond) would get projects moving quickly across...
By DAVID GROVES The Stand For Arne Bjorkelo of Seattle, “Support Our Troops” means a lot more than a bumper sticker. It means living and working...
STATE LEGISLATURE ► At TheOlympian.com — House ‘jobs’ bills on the move (on one leg only)— The Washington jobs-stimulus package moved out of the House...
OLYMPIA — If you didn’t hear about this week’s compelling testimony by Jaydra Cope of Spokane about the dire need for affordable, accessible health care insurance...
U.S.P.S. JOB KILLERS ► From Reuters — USPS closings to lead to tens of thousands of job cuts — The U.S. Postal Service announced plans...