Tue, Apr 23, 10:26 p.m.
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John Stang
Legislators are looking at taxes and political realities as they face a big question: How they can move beyond rhetoric about honoring teachers and meet a court mandate for better funding of schools?
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Tue, Apr 23, 4 a.m.
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John Stang
Republicans say the move will improve transparency about spending from a key cleanup account.
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Tue, Apr 23, 1 a.m.
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John Stang
The initiative promoter hopes to pressure the Legislature into a constitutional amendment. But his plan is, well, complex.
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Mon, Apr 22, 4 a.m.
By
John Stang
It's the time in a legislative session when much of the work gets done under a cone of silence.
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Sat, Apr 20, 1 a.m.
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John Stang
Others argue that repeals would provide both fairness and much-needed revenue.
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Fri, Apr 19, 5 a.m.
By
John Stang
News analysis: Maintaining discipline within the Majority Coalition Caucus was a choice that will strike some as driven by an exclusionary agenda that the party is supposedly trying to escape.
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Thu, Apr 18, 12:02 p.m.
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John Stang
Fresh off a new loss Wednesday, the party leadership plans to push the bill and the DREAM Act again.
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Thu, Apr 18, 5 a.m.
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Chris Vance
News Analysis: Democrats have lost control of their own members. Could they have prevented the defections?
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Thu, Apr 18, 1 a.m.
By
John Stang
The House wants a requirement that students perform community service to graduate.
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Wed, Apr 17, 4:16 p.m.
By
Joe Copeland
The University of Washington is an environmental winner. A mixed job forecast.
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Wed, Apr 17, 3:03 p.m.
By
John Stang
House Minority Leader Richard DeBolt stepped down from his position today, citing health reasons and the stress of the position.
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Wed, Apr 17, 12:30 p.m.
By
John Stang
Marijuana advocates are split on a proposal to tax medical cannabis usage.
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Wed, Apr 17, 5 a.m.
By
John Stang
The action by the Democratic-controlled House sets up a showdown with Senate Republicans over a key link between Washington and Oregon.
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Tue, Apr 16, 9:29 p.m.
By
John Stang
Legislative tradition holds firm in the face of the Senate Democratic leader's attempt to force two votes.
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Tue, Apr 16, 6 p.m.
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John Stang
Both House Democrats and Senate Republicans see a hospital tax as part of the answer to budget problems. But hospitals like the House version better.
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