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$15 billion bi-partisan Senate transportation plan unveiled

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Senate passes $15 billion transportation package, 11.7-cent gas tax increase in Monday’s session

OLYMPIA - Just 18 days after its initial unveiling, Senate lawmakers have passed a $15 billion transportation package…

$15 billion bi-partisan Senate transportation plan unveiled

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$15 billion bi-partisan Senate transportation plan unveiled

After 22 months of negotiations, four senators — two Republicans and two Democrats — have unveiled a $15…

Attorney General Ferguson proposes increase in smoking age to 21

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Governor’s cap-and-trade proposal receives House committee support

OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee’s proposal for regulating greenhouse gas emissions has cleared its first of several hurdles…

Attorney General Ferguson proposes increase in smoking age to 21

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Heart-stopping tragedy becomes political tour-de-force

OLYMPIA - As a 22-year-old vegetarian skiing and sailing instructor, Beverly Elmer isn’t the type of person you’d…

Attorney General Ferguson proposes increase in smoking age to 21

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Gov. Inslee’s pollution control proposal: Carbon emissions reduction plan could generate funds for education, transportation

OLYMPIA — At the core of Gov. Jay Inslee’s plea for stricter remedial climate legislation is an attempt…

Attorney General Ferguson proposes increase in smoking age to 21

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New ferries’ chief sails toward reform

OLYMPIA - Washington’s new ferries chief, Lynne Griffith, is plunging into reforms that aim to set the state’s…

Attorney General Ferguson proposes increase in smoking age to 21

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Underage viticulture students may get sipping privileges

OLYMPIA — Lawmakers are considering legislation to allow university students between ages 18 and 21 to taste alcohol…

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Lawmakers launch Olympia session introducing some unusual proposals

Rep. Appleton reintroduces bill to remove the felony classification from drug possession charges.

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K-12: Expensive focus of 2015 legislative debates

OLYMPIA - Washington’s lawmakers have opened this year’s legislative session amid predictions of a long and contentious debate…

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Another shot at pot: Lawmakers prepare marijuana follow-up bills

OLYMPIA — Two years after Washington voters ended pot prohibition lawmakers are wading through a thicket of proposed…