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Bypass could help alleviate congestion on U.S. 2 trestle
LAKE STEVENS — Carpoolers and bus riders could shave a few minutes off their morning commutes on the…
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Reverse sticker shock: Lawmaker’s car tabs going down
OLYMPIA — When Mark Harmsworth went online earlier this month to renew the tabs for his 2014 Ford…
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State sues Tim Eyman, alleging campaign-finance violations
SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Friday accused professional initiative promoter Tim Eyman of secretly moving campaign…
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A tax change lawmakers can love? It’s now up to GOP
OLYMPIA — After years of futility in targeting the wealthy, House Democrats may have divined an approach to…
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Oso mudslide case spurs reform at Attorney General’s Office
OLYMPIA — The Attorney General’s Office has new guidance for private attorneys and outside experts making “explicitly clear”…
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Cedar Grove pushes bill that protects composting efforts
OLYMPIA — A bill to shield composting operations from lawsuits is getting steered through the Legislature by a…
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State House plan: Tax wealthy, businesses to pay for schools
OLYMPIA — House Democrats on Monday proposed a budget to better fund public schools and strengthen the social…
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Sheriff peeved by federal shaming over immigration policy
EVERETT — A new federal report calls out the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Department for its “non-cooperation” with President…
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Susan Gould, two-term state senator, dies at age 87
EDMONDS — Susan Gould strongly supported women’s rights but was never one to carry a banner in a…
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Changing car tab math could cost Sound Transit $6 billion
OLYMPIA — If Sound Transit stops using a controversial method of calculating car tabs, owners of newer vehicles…
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Sound Transit CEO says old car tab calculation necessary
OLYMPIA — Sound Transit’s chief executive officer assured a House panel Thursday he’s “open and willing and happy”…
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The little bill that couldn’t is not quite back on track
OLYMPIA — Everyone understands the problem. No one opposes the solution.
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Law signed preserving stream of local tax dollars to schools
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday signed a new law to delay any cut in school levy…
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GOP plan ‘devastating,’ say governor, insurance commissioner
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday continued his attacks on the national health care plan pushed by…
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Temporary levy solution creates new problems for schools
OLYMPIA — A much-celebrated bill preserving local taxing authority for school districts is expected to become law this…
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Bill requiring safe gun storage fails to advance
OLYMPIA — There may not be any more emotionally explosive debates on guns this session after a bill…
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Sound Transit faces pressure to alter course on car tabs
OLYMPIA — State lawmakers launched a flurry of bills Friday to push Sound Transit to change its car…
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State House OKs bills to streamline public records process
OLYMPIA — An effort aimed at making it smoother though potentially more costly to obtain public records has…
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Talk of taxes and unions: Prelude to a political season
OLYMPIA — As the ruling majority in the state Senate, Republicans can bring up pretty much what they…