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Proposal to eliminate the death penalty passes the state Senate | 2018 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - A bill to eliminate the death penalty in Washington state is a step closer to being…
Opinion
Was There Really a Breakthrough in US-North Korea Relations? | Mel Gurtov
In the aftermath of the “Korean spring” at the Winter Games, some observers waxed euphoric over the potential…
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Former U.S. Secretary of State Kerry in Olympia to advocate for governor’s carbon tax | 2018 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - At the request of Gov. Jay Inslee, former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visited the…
Opinion
Signs of Hope | Lee H. Hamilton
Call me a contrarian. Or even a Pollyanna. But when everyone around me is filled with gloom and…
News
Congressman Kilmer hosts telephone town hall Thursday
U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer will hold a telephone town hall later this week.
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‘Ban the Box’ bill advances in the state House of Representatives | 2018 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - A bill prohibiting the criminal history question on job applications passed the Washington state House of…
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Bill expanding wrongful death actions passes the Senate | 2018 Legislative Session
OLYMPIA - Proposed legislation would open the ability to file wrongful death lawsuits to citizens of other countries…
Opinion
Trump’s Military Madness Parade Actually Makes Sense (But Must Be Stopped!) | Kevin Martin
President Donald Trump’s edict for the Pentagon to hold a military parade in Washington actually makes sense in…
Opinion
Yes, a Republican Running for Congress is Also a Nazi | Dick Polman
Forget Washington for a moment. Forget the news that the Republican Congress has voted to massively deepen the…
Opinion
The other superpower? | Robert C. Koehler
“I’m so honored to be alive at such a miraculous time in history. I’m so moved by what’s…
Opinion
Trump’s 55th week in office | In cartoons
President Donald J. Trump wants a big parade in Washington, D.C. that will showcase the might of America’s…
Opinion
Trumped up treason | Tom H. Hastings
“Somebody said ‘treasonous.’ I mean — yeah I guess, why not. Can we call that treason? Why not.…
Opinion
Trump’s Immigration Reform is Tone Deaf | Jose-Antonio Orosco
President Trump laid out a new plan for immigration reform in his State of the Union address. It…