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Water use set to weigh heavily on lawmakers | 2018 Legislative Session
With the 2018 Washington State Legislative Session kicking off, a 2016 state Supreme Court decision on water continues…
News
Congressman Kilmer: Keep Washington state out of Trump’s offshore drilling plan
U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA) said Washington should be added to the list of states exempt from President…
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Senator Murray to President Trump: No drilling off Washington Coast
U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and a group of 21 U.S. Senators representing coastal states have told the…
Opinion
On Immigration, Trump is Rudderless | Dick Polman
It was awesome this week to watch Donald Trump in action — or, more accurately, inaction.
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Legislators consider expanding voting rights | 2018 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - Voting rights legislation proposed by Democratic lawmakers aims to boost election turnout for young and low-income…
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New bill could put Washington salmon farms in jeopardy | 2018 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - A Senate committee is considering a bill that could bring an end to some of Washington…
Opinion
Governance by gaslighting | Tom H. Hastings
My father once told me that a man who worked with him told him that his wife walked…
News
State lawmakers to introduce ‘trigger modifications’ gun bill | 2018 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - Senate Bill 5992, to be introduced to the state Legislature, would ban a gun parts intended…
Opinion
Back for another try | The Petri Dish
OLYMPIA — This is the sixth year Gov. Jay Inslee will try to convince lawmakers that the best…
News
Governor rolls out carbon tax proposal and Republicans balk | 2018 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - Governor Jay Inslee rolled out his most recent proposal to tax carbon emissions across the state…
News
Bainbridge council flip-flops on controversial 305 bridge
Bainbridge’s “Bridge to Nowhere” is back.
Opinion
A Few 2018 Predictions | Raging Moderate
Time for a few choice words for the not-so-dearly departed year of 2017. And those words are… “You…
Opinion
The Part-Time Presidency of Donald Trump | John L. Micek
Note to self: When it’s time to sit down and talk with my bosses about my next steps…