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Judge scraps Governor Inslee’s emissions bill | Jerry Cornfield
Governor’s best-laid plans put on ice
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Don’t expect quick passage of Capital Budget in new session
Do expect more negotiation on Hirst fix
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Washington counties nearing boiling point with unfunded mandates
Counties band together to consider legal action against the state.
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Democrats’ control in Olympia comes with a duty | In Our opinion
Democrat Manka Dhingra’s election to the Legislature’s 45th District in King County means Democrats will have slim majorities…
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Rolfes selected to chair Senate Ways Means Committee
Will be the state Senate’s chief budget writer and negotiator
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Appleton, Caldier talk about bipartisan efforts
BREMERTON — Political discourse is commonly fraught with contention, but from the outside it would seem that political…
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Keep state government open and transparent | In Our Opinion
Recall earlier this summer when the Legislature passed its operating budget — as well as its latest spending…
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Appleton, Caldier will talk about ‘Finding Common Ground’ | Political Notebook
BREMERTON — State representatives Sherry Appleton, D-Poulsbo, and Michelle Caldier, R-Port Orchard, will participate in “Finding Common Ground,”…
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Water-rights issue is at crux of Legislature stalemate | In Olympia
OLYMPIA — No issue in the state Legislature illustrates the urban-rural split in Washington state than what’s euphemistically…
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State budget finally passed, avoiding government shutdown
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee signed a new two-year state budget June 30, ensuring no state agency is…
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New state budget means increased funding for South Kitsap school districts
PORT ORCHARD — When the Washington State Legislature finally passed its two-year state budget and Gov. Jay Inslee…
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Angel tells constituents: the House must live within its means | Legislative Update
By BOB SMITH
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Senate bill would reverse court decision regarding water-well drilling
OLYMPIA — A state Senate-approved bill that would allow local governments to approve development using Department of Ecology…
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Washington attorney general challenges Trump’s latest travel ban as unconstitutional
OLYMPIA — State Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed on March 13 an amended complaint in his lawsuit challenging…
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Bills related to public records access, costs advance to Senate
OLYMPIA — The state House of Representatives approved two measures March 3 related to public access to public…
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Rolfes bill: State retirement credit would not be interrupted by military service
Was proposed by Kitsap sheriff’s deputy who serves in Navy
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You walked. Now run | Guest column
This year, there will be numerous opportunities to run for public office in your community. The deadline to…
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An attempt to thwart access to public records | In Our Opinion
The bill is not yet out of the House, but we’re still not out of the woods.
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Opponents see parallels between FDR, Trump’s executive orders
ONLINE: Watch KING5’s special report, “Prisoners in the Own Land,” about the internment of people of Japanese ancestry…
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Democrats seek to shield Washingtonians from president’s executive orders
By ENRIQUE PEREZ DE LA ROSA