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    Washington State Legislature
    Judge scraps Governor Inslee’s emissions bill | Jerry Cornfield
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    Governor’s best-laid plans put on ice

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    Don’t expect quick passage of Capital Budget in new session
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    By Richard Walker • December 21, 2017 1:30 am

    Do expect more negotiation on Hirst fix

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    Washington counties nearing boiling point with unfunded mandates
    Washington counties nearing boiling point with unfunded mandates
    By Bob Smith • December 21, 2017 1:30 am

    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
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    November 16, 2017 1:30 am

    Democrat Manka Dhingra’s election to the Legislature’s 45th District in King County means Democrats will have slim majorities in the…

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    Rolfes selected to chair Senate Ways Means Committee
    Rolfes selected to chair Senate Ways Means Committee
    November 14, 2017 9:00 am

    Will be the state Senate’s chief budget writer and negotiator

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    Nick Twietmeyer | Kitsap News Group                                Kitsap News Group Managing Editor Richard Walker moderates the League of Women Voters discussion, “Finding Common Ground,” featuring state representatives Michelle Caldier and Sherry Appleton.
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    By Nick Twietmeyer • September 28, 2017 1:30 am

    BREMERTON — Political discourse is commonly fraught with contention, but from the outside it would seem that political dialogue has…

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    Keep state government open and transparent | In Our Opinion
    Keep state government open and transparent | In...
    September 13, 2017 1:30 am

    Recall earlier this summer when the Legislature passed its operating budget — as well as its latest spending plan to…

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    Appleton, Caldier will talk about ‘Finding Common Ground’ | Political Notebook
    Appleton, Caldier will talk about ‘Finding Common Ground’...
    August 29, 2017 1:30 am

    BREMERTON — State representatives Sherry Appleton, D-Poulsbo, and Michelle Caldier, R-Port Orchard, will participate in “Finding Common Ground,” 6:30-8:30 p.m….

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    Water-rights issue is at crux of Legislature stalemate | In Olympia
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    By Bob Smith • July 13, 2017 1:30 am

    OLYMPIA — No issue in the state Legislature illustrates the urban-rural split in Washington state than what’s euphemistically called “the…

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    State budget finally passed, avoiding government shutdown
    State budget finally passed, avoiding government shutdown
    By Bob Smith • July 6, 2017 1:30 am

    OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee signed a new two-year state budget June 30, ensuring no state agency is closed or…

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    New state budget means increased funding for South Kitsap school districts
    New state budget means increased funding for South...
    By Bob Smith • July 6, 2017 11:30 am

    PORT ORCHARD — When the Washington State Legislature finally passed its two-year state budget and Gov. Jay Inslee signed it…

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    Angel tells constituents: the House must live within its means | Legislative Update
    Angel tells constituents: the House must live within...
    By Bob Smith • April 27, 2017 1:30 am

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    Senate bill would reverse court decision regarding water-well drilling
    Senate bill would reverse court decision regarding water-well...
    By Matt Spaw • March 13, 2017 1:30 am

    OLYMPIA — A state Senate-approved bill that would allow local governments to approve development using Department of Ecology water rules…

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    Washington attorney general challenges Trump’s latest travel ban as unconstitutional
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    March 13, 2017 1:30 am

    OLYMPIA — State Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed on March 13 an amended complaint in his lawsuit challenging President Trump’s…

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    Bills related to public records access, costs advance to Senate
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    By Tim Gruver • March 10, 2017 1:30 am

    OLYMPIA — The state House of Representatives approved two measures March 3 related to public access to public records. Both…

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    Rolfes bill: State retirement credit would not be interrupted by military service
    Rolfes bill: State retirement credit would not be...
    By Richard Walker • March 7, 2017 1:30 am

    Was proposed by Kitsap sheriff’s deputy who serves in Navy

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    You walked. Now run | Guest column
    You walked. Now run | Guest column
    By Sherry Appleton State representative • March 7, 2017 1:30 am

    This year, there will be numerous opportunities to run for public office in your community. The deadline to decide is May 19, but the earlier you get started, the better.

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    An attempt to thwart access to public records | In Our Opinion
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    March 3, 2017 1:30 am

    The bill is not yet out of the House, but we’re still not out of the woods.

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    Kay Sakai points at her name on the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial, which includes the name of every Japanese American resident of the island removed under Civilian Exclusion Order No. 1. Behind her stands Clarence Moriwaki, founder of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial. (Enrique Pérez de la Rosa/WNPA Olympia News Bureau)
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    February 19, 2017 1:30 am

    ONLINE: Watch KING5’s special report, “Prisoners in the Own Land,” about the internment of people of Japanese ancestry at Minidoka.

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    Democrats seek to shield Washingtonians from president’s executive orders
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    February 18, 2017 1:30 am

    By ENRIQUE PEREZ DE LA ROSA

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