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There’s plenty of blame to go around for special session
OLYMPIA — The countdown to special session is under way.
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Lawmakers struggle to solve the puzzle of public education
OLYMPIA — As eight lawmakers arrived at a conference room early Wednesday for another round of negotiations on…
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State Senate candidate Ken Smith doesn’t fit the GOP’s mold
OLYMPIA — As an elected board member in the Northshore School District, Ken Smith served the public and…
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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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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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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…
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Washington’s faithless electors are about to face the music
OLYMPIA — The next episode in a political drama sparked by President Donald Trump’s election will take place…
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Political pragmatism blocks votes on death penalty, weapons
OLYMPIA — A vote, up or down, on abolishing the death penalty in Washington.
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More taxes needed for schools, but that’s where agreement ends
OLYMPIA — This may surprise you, but one thing legislative leaders and the governor agree on is that…
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Lawmakers are pushing bills to expand civics education
OLYMPIA — Maybe it’s the constitutional scrap incited by the McCleary school funding decision.
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Legislature considers property tax increase to fund schools
OLYMPIA — A bipartisan alliance of lawmakers wants to rewrite one of the state’s vaunted political commandments in…
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State Dems eyeing power shift after Trump hires GOP senators
OLYMPIA — In his first week, President Donald Trump is effecting quite a bit of change in the…
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Unlike some reps, Larsen and DelBene will attend inauguration
OLYMPIA — There may be a little extra elbow room for Democratic lawmakers at Donald Trump’s inauguration Friday.
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School funding looms over lawmakers prepping for ‘marathon’
OLYMPIA — Time is running out on the 2017 Legislature.
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GOP’s probe of Planned Parenthood ends, but fight continues
OLYMPIA — A politically contentious investigation by Congressional Republicans into the practices of Planned Parenthood and procuring of…
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Politically speaking, our state proved fairly predictable
OLYMPIA — This wasn’t a very good year for many of the nation’s venerable pollsters and pundits as…
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Tina Podlodowski challenges state Democratic party chairman
OLYMPIA — A fierce fight is under way for the top leadership post of the Washington State Democratic…
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This Everett member of the Electoral College might go rogue
Related: Judge rejects Washington electors’ attempt to avoid fine
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Anticipation grows over Inslee’s pending plan to fund schools
Officially, Gov. Jay Inslee’s second term doesn’t get underway for another month.