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Washington voters now can voice opinions on new tax laws
OLYMPIA — Voters never got a chance to try to overturn new laws increasing the state property tax…
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Big Snohomish County growth is greatest outside cities
EVERETT — Imagine a place so popular that every morning brings about 40 more people than the day…
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Lawmakers to court: We’ve complied with school-funding order
OLYMPIA — A bipartisan group of lawmakers approved a report Thursday telling the state Supreme Court how the…
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Panel votes to increase ferry fares Oct. 1, again in 2018
SEATTLE — The cost of traveling on a state ferry will rise this fall after the state Transportation…
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Petition seeks rewrite of state’s new distracted-driving law
OLYMPIA — The state’s new law targeting distracted drivers sure is irritating folks.
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The anti-mosque Mukilteo aerospace exec enters politics
More stories previewing Tuesday’s primary election
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Arlington’s Koster stepping down to lead small state agency
OLYMPIA — One of Snohomish County’s best-known Republicans is getting out of elected politics less than a year…
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Franklin says she’s candidate of change
EVERETT — When the year began, Cassie Franklin figured to be rooting on Mayor Ray Stephanson in his…
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Session ends with Hirst unresolved, budget not passed
OLYMPIA — Lawmakers ended the longest legislative session in state history Thursday without resolving a water rights dispute…
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Mayoral candidate Judy Tuohy cites Everett roots as crucial
EVERETT — Judy Tuohy is a native of Everett and when you’re running for mayor that can mean…
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Lawmakers running out of time to solve the Hirst riddle
OLYMPIA — Wednesday arrived with a sense of possibility that lawmakers could solve the two remaining riddles in…
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Hearing set in Freeland on proposed hike in ferry fares
WHIDBEY ISLAND — Residents will get a chance next week to comment on a proposed fare hike for…
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Despite some budget progress, legislators still have work to do
OLYMPIA — When lawmakers left the Capitol in the pre-dawn hours Saturday they had passed a new budget…
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School leaders, teachers sort through the McCleary solution
OLYMPIA — If you care about schools and taxes, prepare for a period of uncertainty as educators come…
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‘Bipartisan’ state budget averts partial government shutdown
Earlier: In historic change, state property tax climbing to fund schools
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Historic change: State property tax climbing to fund schools
OLYMPIA — The largest state property tax increase in Washington history is the centerpiece of a plan released…
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Lawmakers to shine more light on state worker contracts
OLYMPIA — Republican senators agreed to fund state worker contracts after reaching a deal with Democrats to increase…
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With budget agreement, state shutdown apparently averted
OLYMPIA — Shortly before dawn Wednesday, lawmakers reached an “agreement in principle” on a new state budget they…
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Legislators still talking as Friday budget deadline nears
OLYMPIA — Lawmakers planned to negotiate late into the night Tuesday in pursuit of agreement on a new…
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GOP refusal to work on capital budget threatens projects
OLYMPIA — With a critical deadline near, Senate Republicans’ refusal to negotiate a new capital budget could mean…