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Guest opinion: Sound Transit critics see ‘escape route’ in Initiative 976
In this election, critics of Sound Transit 3 are getting the do-over they’ve fervently sought.
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Guest opinion: Plenty of 2020 races, but little suspense
Nine of the most powerful political jobs in Washington will be filled by voters in 2020.
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Guest opinion: Lawmakers look to halt governor’s plan to reallocate state transportation funds
State lawmakers are butting heads with Gov. Jay Inslee over what they consider a misuse of executive power.
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Guest opinion: Lawsuit splits political partners
A marriage of politically incongruous forces is in the throes of a nasty and potentially expensive public dissolution.
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Guest opinion: Gov. Inslee passes up a chance to confront corporate ‘blackmail’
Jay Inslee had a chance recently to face his muggers.
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Guest opinion: Spokane legislator on the hot seat
Nelson G. Robinson holds the ignoble distinction of being the first lawmaker expelled from the state House of…
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Guest opinion: Budget veto has Gov. Inslee in hot water
When Gov. Jay Inslee vetoed a 12-word sentence in the transportation budget in May, he knew what he…
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Guest opinion: Get ready for more advisory votes on tax bills
If you lost count of how many new and higher taxes state lawmakers passed this year, it was…
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Guest opinion: State legislators find numerous routes to revenue
State lawmakers outdid themselves this year in the assortment of ways they chose to extract more bucks from…
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Guest opinion: Next House speaker will make history
This month’s selection of a new speaker for the state House of Representatives may be the year’s most…
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Guest opinion: Gov. Inslee’s successors in holding pattern — for now
As Gov. Jay Inslee prepared to launch his campaign for president earlier this year, he had a request…
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Guest opinion: Is state capital gains tax back on the table?
The resignation of Guy Palumbo from the state Senate gives progressive Democratic lawmakers a clearer path to a…