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A bundle of billions and an imbalance of power
Here’s what’s happening on Day 61 of the 2021 session of the Washington Legislature.
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Moving to Phase 3: Fans in stadiums and more indoor dining
Gov. Jay Inslee’s reopening plan will allow businesses to operate at 50% capacity starting March 22.
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Working families win; state is No. 1; dinosaur bill dies
Here’s what’s happening on Day 59 of the 2021 session of the Washington Legislature.
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Attempt to recall sheriff ends without any petitions filed
Critics of Sheriff Adam Fortney came up short after six months of signature-gathering.
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What candidates say, wear in voter pamphlets may change
Lawmakers seek uniformity in how counties and state treat candidate statements and ballot arguments
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With time expiring, sheriff recall group shy of signatures
A recall leader says they are unlikely to submit petitions after a judge denied their request for an…
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Taxing debates on capital gains, police reform, evictions
Here’s what’s happening on Day 57 of the 2021 session of the Washington Legislature.
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Every city may get a tax break used by Arlington, Marysville
It’s helped bring businesses to the two cities, so lawmakers want to make it available statewide.
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Inslee: The president made me speed up teacher vaccinations
Here’s what’s happening on Day 54 of the 2021 session of the Washington Legislature.
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Inslee OKs use of single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine
With the first doses arriving this week, Everett schools planned a clinic to vaccinate school employees.
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Lawmakers — and 8,000 others — await a capital gains tax bill
Here’s what’s happening on Day 52 of the 2021 session of the Washington Legislature.
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Law gives Washington high school seniors leeway to graduate
Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill that can waive some requirements for students who were on track before…
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Clean fuels and police tactics advance, drug law fix arrives
Here’s what’s happening on Day 50 of the 2021 session of the Washington Legislature.
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Money, drugs, hackers and the wait continues for Phase 3
Here’s what’s happening on Day 47 of the 2021 session of the Washington Legislature.
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Federal package could drive more than $10B to Washington
The state would get $7.6B for COVID response, schools and child care. Snohomish County is in line for…
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Private prisons, police reform and a Black pioneer’s plaque
Here’s what’s happening on Day 45 of the 2021 session of the Washington Legislature.
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Auditor denies Fortney recall group the extra time it seeks
He said he could extend the deadline for signature gathering if ordered by a court or the Governor.
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Appeals court says Edmonds can’t enforce safe storage gun law
State law “unambiguously” pre-empts the city from enacting its own firearm rules, the panel concludes.
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Edmonds, Mukilteo are reopening for some classes next month
As those districts prepare for second-graders, Snohomish joins the study of COVID transmission on campus.
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Soda pop tax surfaces as school reopening battle rages on
Here’s what’s happening on Day 43 of the 2021 session of the Washington Legislature.