BREAKING ► In today’s Seattle Times — Boeing to close Wichita plant — Faced with defense budget reductions, Boeing announced Wednesday it will close its...
REDISTRICTING ► In the Olympian — New state political map approved— The Redistricting Commission unanimously approved a new political map Sunday evening. In the legislative...
STATE GOVERNMENT ► At Publicola — Gregoire takes on ‘Reform Before Revenue’ mantra— The governor busted the state Republicans’ “Reform before revenue” mantra (which is...
CONGRESS ► In today’s NY Times — Lawmakers offer bipartisan plan to overhaul Medicare — A Democratic senator, Ron Wyden of Oregon, and a Republican...
CONGRESS ► At AFL-CIO Now — Republicans vote big cuts to unemployment insurance — House Republicans voted (234-193) to cut more than in half the number...
STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Olympian — Budget piece finished— Democrats and Republicans say their plan to close almost one-fourth of the state’s $2 billion...
STATE GOVERNMENT ► In Sunday’s Olympian — Legislators’ plan to aid economy: revenue bonds — With jobless rates hovering near 9% in the Evergreen state,...
BOEING ► In today’s Seattle Times — Big day at Boeing: Contract flies— Boeing’s Machinists voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to approve the deal announced a week...
STATE GOVERNMENT ► At Publicola — Business, labor form unprecedented alliance on jobs bill — The Washington State Labor Council and the State Building and...
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE ► From Reuters — U.S. Postal Service seeks to end Next Day Air — The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service on Monday moved...