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A puzzle with more than a million pieces | The Petri Dish
OLYMPIA — As eight lawmakers arrived at a conference room early Wednesday for another round of negotiations on…
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Ripe fruit on a rotten tree | The Petri Dish
OLYMPIA — After years of futility in targeting the wealthy, House Democrats may have divined an approach to…
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Republicans obsess over income taxes, unions | The Petri Dish
OLYMPIA — As the ruling majority in the state Senate, Republicans can bring up pretty much what they…
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Bill comes due for the faithless | The Petri Dish
OLYMPIA — The next episode in a political drama sparked by President Donald Trump’s election will take place…
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Vote never happens on death penalty law | The Petri Dish
OLYMPIA — A vote, up or down, on abolishing the death penalty in Washington.
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Public schools: Who Should Pay More? | The Petri Dish
OLYMPIA — This may surprise you but one thing legislative leaders and the governor agree on is that…
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Civic education is now the topic in Olympia | The Petri Dish
OLYMPIA — Maybe it’s the constitutional scrap incited by the McCleary school funding decision.
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Property tax cap is on the table | The Petri Dish
OLYMPIA — A bipartisan alliance of lawmakers wants to rewrite one of the state’s vaunted political commandments in…
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Trump ripples reach Washington state | The Petri Dish
OLYMPIA — In his first week, President Donald Trump is effecting quite a bit of change in the…
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Room for more | The Petri Dish
OLYMPIA — There may be a little extra elbow room for Democratic lawmakers at Donald Trump’s inauguration Friday.
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We’re already talking about a special session | The Petri Dish
OLYMPIA — Time is running out on the 2017 Legislature.
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Battle royale for Democratic Party | The Petri Dish
OLYMPIA — A fierce fight is under way for the top leadership post of the Washington State Democratic…
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The disobedient one | The Petri Dish
OLYMPIA — If by some chance Alexander Hamilton could transport through time to the state Capitol Monday, it’d…