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Guest opinion: Inslee’s budget may invite challenge from GOP
In the final round of bill signing on May 21, Gov. Jay Inslee unleashed a one-two combo of…
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Guest opinion: State, federal leaders at odds over water
President Donald Trump is ready to give Washington the clean water rules its leaders requested.
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Guest opinion: Dems have misses, hits with Olympia legislative agenda
Democratic lawmakers greeted the end of the 2019 legislative session with warm embraces, wide smiles, and for some,…
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Guest opinion: Inslee looking to close out session on high note
Jay Inslee looks to be enjoying his best legislative session as governor.
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Data privacy legislation withers in House
One of the most intriguing dramas at this point in the legislative session revolves around a bill putting…
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Guest opinion: Dems in charge in Olympia, but GOP is helping steer debate
Republicans see their role as fixing or foiling bad bills. Democrats’ tax bills are their new target.
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Guest opinion: What tax-raising idea will win out in March budget madness?
Democrats, who control the House and Senate, are set to release spending plans and revenue packages
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Guest opinion: Gov. Inslee flexes political muscle in drive for clean air legislation
In 2015, after another session without procuring a key weapon in his climate change fighting strategy, Democratic Gov.…
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Guest opinion: Resetting state view on helping those with substance abuse
In opioid epidemic, a lawmaker wants recovery to be on the same pedestal as treatment and prevention
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Guest opinion: Dems may seek more revenue (taxes) for wish list
Democratic legislative leaders are gearing up for one of the most challenging conversations this session: taxes.
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Guest opinion: Car tab issue may be back on table
One of the last spitball fights among lawmakers in the 2018 session erupted on how to provide a…
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Guest column: Controversial 2018 election mailers were audacious — and legal
Misleading postcards didn’t violate election laws because they touted non-candidates, the PDC found.