TODAY’S MUST-READ ► In Sunday’s Seattle Times — Budget coup that really wasn’t (Danny Westneat column) — The 25 senators who wrested control from the...
STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Olympian — Legislature fails to reach deal; special session starts Monday— A disappointed Gov. Chris Gregoire is calling the Legislature...
WHAT ABOUT JOBS?! ► In today’s Olympian — Partisan budget snaggle leads to special session — Meanwhile, negotiators also are working on a bipartisan capital...
STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Bellingham Herald — Proposal to merge educators’ health care comes under attack— About 250 educators and their supporters rallied at...
STATE GOVERNMENT ► From AP — Top lawmakers work toward budget deal— Lawmakers are hoping to strike a budget deal before the 60-day legislative session...
SENATE COUP ► In The Olympian — GOP coup moves budget ahead in Senate as three Democrats defect— The blow-up killed a series of bills...
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...
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...
STATE LEGISLATURE ► In today’s Olympian — Democrats’ budget leaves schools alone— Senate Democratic leaders laid out a partisan budget plan Tuesday that spares public...
STATE LEGISLATURE ► In today’s (Everett Herald) — Smart plan for now, future (editorial) — (The Infrastructure Jobs Bond) would get projects moving quickly across...