Opinion
Silence and gold in Olympia | THE PETRI DISH
If silence is golden, a lot of wealth is stockpiled in the state Capitol, where lawmakers and the…
Opinion
Talk of a government shutdown gets things moving | THE PETRI DISH
There’s nothing quite like the threat of a government shutdown July 1 to infuse urgency into negotiations on…
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Early opponent for DelBene | THE PETRI DISH
One of Snohomish County’s most conservative Republican lawmakers has quietly begun a campaign to unseat incumbent Democratic U.S.…
Opinion
Lawmakers have been lawbreakers on school finance | THE PETRI DISH
The way Washington pays for public schools is illegal. But there’s no simple fix, and school leaders worry…
Opinion
The vanishing auditor | THE PETRI DISH
It took 207 days of campaigning through two elections in 2012 for Troy Xavier Kelley to secure the…
Opinion
Lawmakers in Olympia may get a raise | THE PETRI DISH
State lawmakers are up for a raise in the next two years.
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Washington state will sit out presidential primary | THE PETRI DISH
You know the quadrennial quandary in this state about how to make the presidential primary meaningful? There’s an…
Opinion
Pot may be on the ballot again come November | THE PETRI DISH
There’s a good chance marijuana will be in front of voters again this fall. This time, though, the…
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No fanfare expected for budget talk | THE PETRI DISH
There will be no pomp or ceremony today when Gov. Jay Inslee plans to sit down with the…
Opinion
Lawmakers will ask voters for reconsideration of class size initiative | THE PETRI DISH
Five months ago voters said they wanted smaller classes in Washington public schools. Seven months from now lawmakers…
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Auditor watch continues | THE PETRI DISH
No one but Troy Xavier Kelley knows how long he will be the state auditor of Washington.
Opinion
Hump Day in Olympia | THE PETRI DISH
March 5 was Hump Day in the 2015 legislative session, day 53 of 105, after which lawmakers adjourn.…
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Transportation plan on the way | THE PETRI DISH
Any day now the state Senate will be voting on a plan to raise the gas tax and…