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Time to vote: Ballots are in the mail
Voters are tackling big questions in the much-anticipated midterm election.
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A booming economy won’t make next state budget less taxing
Gov. Inslee warns of a $1.5 billion gap and says there are few ways to bridge it.
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Judges, lawmakers and the governor in line for pay raises
Salaries would climb 18.5 percent for those in the judicial branch under a citizen panel’s proposal.
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Supreme Court strikes down state’s death penalty law
The decision means eight inmates on death row will now spend the rest of their lives in prison.
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New tax and tax cut make it in state schools chief’s big plan
Reykdal wants funding boosted for special ed and counselors while revising rules on local levies.
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Cantwell and Hutchison disagree about pretty much everything
At their debate near Tacoma, they clashed on all the major questions of the day — including the…
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Lynnwood settles police-shooting lawsuit for $1.75 million
Jeremy Dowell, a man with mental health issues, was shot 10 times in a 2017 confrontation.
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It took a while but Cantwell and Hutchison are set to debate
The candidates agreed to televised debates in Tacoma and Spokane — unless the Senate is in session.
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EvCC plans to pay a firm to search for its next president
David Beyer, the college’s longest-serving leader, has announced he will retire when the school year ends.
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17 people will decide whether elected officials get raises
A special commission will soon set salaries for state officeholders, including the governor.
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Pursuit of campaign-spending violations breaks the budget
The agency seeks $900K to pay legal bills arising from cases against Eyman and others.
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Cantwell and Hutchison tussle over details of debate
The Senate candidates say they’re ready to face off in Tacoma and Spokane but timing is in flux.
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He’s not on the ballot, but Inslee is campaigning like it
Republicans may find votes by making the election a referendum on the Democratic governor’s agenda.
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Pressed to pick between a food tax we fear or power we value
Initiative 1634 would bar cities and counties from levying new taxes on food or beverages.
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Failure to file reports nets complaint against county Dems
As a potential probe looms, the party is pushing on with a fundraiser featuring AG Ferguson as speaker.
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Sutherland counting on the ‘R,’ not the green, to win House
The GOP candidate has raised little money, and state House Republicans don’t have much to help him out.
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Lovick to Sax: Take down website or we may wind up in court
The Democratic state representative’s lawyer has threatened to file a defamation lawsuit.
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Gun control group to aid Edmonds in its legal fight with NRA
Everytown for Gun Safety is providing legal services to the city as it defends a new safe storage…
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Everett School Board names its newest member
Jamyang Nhangkar, a public affairs specialist, will succeed Ted Wenta, who stepped down in July.
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Election rival: Lovick was sex abuse suspect in ’90s
Sax posts online excerpts from investigations that produced no charges. Lovick denies allegations.