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Delta neighbors may see tainted yards cleaned up sooner
Capital budgets proposed by the House and Senate would quicken dealing with the smelter’s legacy.
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Democrats are in charge but GOP is helping steer the debate
Republicans see their role as fixing or foiling bad bills. Democrats’ tax bills are their new target.
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Legal age to buy smokes soon to be 21 — except on tribal lands
Inslee is expected to sign the legislation that applies to the sale of tobacco and vaping products.
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Higher fares sought to cover $143 million for hybrid ferries
House Dems propose a 6 percent hike this fall plus surcharge increase in the transportation budget.
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State patrol collects 1,000 banned bump stocks in buyback
Owners of dozens more turned in their devices knowing the agency had spent its $150,000 allotment.
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House Democrats unveil $52.6 billion budget with new taxes
It boosts spending in schools and mental health care and has a capital gains tax opposed by the…
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Are lawmakers ready to cover the tab for prepaid postage?
It will cost the state nearly $5 million so that voters can keep mailing in ballots without a…
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What tax raising idea will win out in March budget madness?
Democrats, who control the House and Senate, are set to release spending plans and revenue packages.
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Bill to protect compost operations from lawsuits fails again
This is the third time Cedar Grove sought changes to reduce threat of legal action over bad odors.
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It won’t be getting easier for school districts to pass bonds
Republican senators rebuffed an attempt by Democrats to put a supermajority rule up for a statewide vote.
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Mark your calendar: State is moving its presidential primary
A new law advances election to early March. Voters must pick a party to participate.
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With money in hand, state set to buy up banned bump stocks
Owners can get $150 for each one, but they must surrender them before federal ban kicks in March…
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Showdown on Inslee’s clean air rule reaches Supreme Court
Justices will consider whether Inslee had authority to impose regulations. A lower court said no.
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He might be the youngest city council member in the state
Jordan Sears, 19, has been appointed to fill a vacancy in Gold Bar. He’s not new to local…
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He might be the youngest city council member in the state
Jordan Sears, 19, has been appointed to fill a vacancy in Gold Bar. He’s not new to local…
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No rules barred city’s secret severance payouts, auditors say
But the state suggests that the Mukilteo City Council clear up lines of authority with a new law.
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City asks state to fund design of Broadway pedestrian bridge
EvCC is adding buildings across the road and an overpass would make it safer and easier to get…
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Resetting state view on helping those with substance abuse
In opioid epidemic, a lawmaker wants recovery to be on the same pedestal as treatment and prevention.
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Washington pushing presidential primary to March from May
The move could boost the state’s influence in determining the Democratic and GOP nominees next year.
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State moving quickly on plan to buy up banned bump stocks
If lawmakers provide the money, owners could surrender them before a federal ban takes effect in March.