Opinion
Rubber about to hit the road on Senate transportation package | THE PETRI DISH
The wait is nearly over. Senate Republicans, after two years of avoidance, are putting the final touches on…
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Test scores will haunt lawmakers again this year | THE PETRI DISH
OLYMPIA — Lawmakers, teachers and the state public schools chief are gearing up for another battle over whether…
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Election issues get a close look in Olympia | THE PETRI DISH
Lawmakers are looking at ways to make the election process cheaper for voters, easier to see who is…
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Inslee to take a different tack this session | THE PETRI DISH
Gov. Jay Inslee says he is approaching the upcoming session of the Legislature “very differently” than he did…
Opinion
More laws on the political horizon | THE PETRI DISH
With the start of another year comes the promise of another session of the state Legislature and the…
Opinion
A D.C. Christmas | THE PETRI DISH
Tis two days after session and all through the Dome, not a member is working since they all…
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Gun owners plan to defy I-594 at protest in Olympia | THE PETRI DISH
Chris Erickson describes himself as “your typical gun owner who wants to be left alone.”
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Residential areas rebel against legal pot | THE PETRI DISH
When Snohomish City Council members voted to ban recreational marijuana businesses in the city, they joined a growing…
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Inslee’s water quality standards cause a panic | THE PETRI DISH
For months, there’s been a drumbeat of panic that new water quality standards based on how much fish…
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Cities, counties keep eyes on pot money | THE PETRI DISH
OLYMPIA — The financial stakes of the state’s new marijuana industry are no longer theoretical.
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Political punt means Inslee will fill empty House seat | THE PETRI DISH
It was not the case Monday that the Snohomish County Council could not decide which of three Republican…
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Olympia lawmakers show deftness at recycling | THE PETRI DISH
OLYMPIA — The battle for legislative seats this fall will be fought in part with hundreds of thousands…
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Washington’s big guns come out for I-594 | THE PETRI DISH
Our state’s super wealthy social changers are at it again.