Tonight’s special at Le Cochon Politicien

Published 6:20 pm Thursday, May 30, 2013

A second helping of greed: Public records are providing more details into the meals that lobbyists buy for state lawmakers, including a concerted effort by lobbyists to keep the legislators’ tabs under $50 to avoid triggering more stringent reporting requirements.

Olympia-area restaurants are helping the lobbyists stay under that mark. Next to the Early Bird dinners on the menu, lobbyists can order Pig Trough dinners for their guests — appetizer, entree and dessert — for $49. And the lawmaker gets to keep the Pig Trough bib.

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Name rings a bell: Sometime this afternoon, County Executive Aaron Reardon is expected to step from his office and end a tumultuous tenure leading county government. The deputy executive will take over in the interim while the county Democratic Party names three candidates from which the county council will chose a new executive.

One candidate has already submitted his name to party officials for consideration, a newcomer by the name of A. Ron Donrear.

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Buddy, can you spare a square: Police in Venezuela have seized a stash of 2,500 rolls of toilet paper as the country experiences a shortage of food and other staples.

With a look of relief on his face, a police spokesman said the toilet paper would be kept safe in the men’s evidence locker.

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