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Guest opinion: Unexpected outcomes from 2020 legislative session
The 2020 regular legislative session is coming to a close.
Jerry Cornfield
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Guest opinion: As the deadline nears, state lawmakers face a few challenges
As state lawmakers in Olympia enter the final turn of the 2020 session, a few big tussles stand…
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Guest opinion: This Boeing deal could have ‘clawbacks’ in the ‘snap-back’
Gov. Jay Inslee and state lawmakers moved swiftly during a 2013 special legislative session to give the Boeing…
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Guest opinion: Legislative ‘wants’ and ‘needs’
With a third of the legislative session nearly gone, lawmakers are starting to focus on matters of most…
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Guest opinion: Defiant, determined Matt Shea poised for victory lap
Matt Shea can’t take a victory lap around the state Capitol quite yet.
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Guest opinion: Inslee continues pursuit of clean fuels standard
Gov. Jay Inslee badly wants a clean fuels standard in Washington state.
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Guest opinion: Lt. Gov., Republican senators could use some holiday goodwill
Stuck on what gifts to give Lt. Gov. Cyrus Habib and Republican state senators this holiday season?
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Guest opinion: Political lines drawn in Trump impeachment process
What will you feel when the U.S. House of Representatives votes to impeach President Donald J. Trump?
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Guest opinion: Legislators miss chance to give guidance to state collective bargaining
In late June 2017, with a partial shut down of government looming, Gov. Jay Inslee reached a deal…
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Guest opinion: The socialists of Seattle
When talking about Seattleites, it turns out it’s actually okay to call them Socialists.
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Guest opinion: Post-election, new battles loom over Eyman’s car-tab measure
Most ballots are counted but the fight over Initiative 976 is far from over.