States examine bounced-check enforcement practices

Wed, May 15, 5 a.m.

By Harris Meyer

Lawmakers in Oregon and Washington question whether prosecutors' offices should rent out their names and letterhead to private firms collecting on bad checks.

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In a status-quo sea, Oregon politicians are salmon's lone champions

Fri, Dec 7, 6 a.m.

By Daniel Jack Chasan

When it comes to taking down dams and salmon rehabilitation on the Snake River, Washington and federal politicians are staying mum, while Oregon's bolder brand of elected official is stepping out in favor of the Northwest's token fish.

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Vancouver won't pay to visit Dem-happy Oregon

Wed, Nov 7, 2:21 p.m.

By Floyd McKay

In Oregon, voters elected a slate of Democrats and approved funding measures for schools and libraries, but Vancouver, WA won't budge on funding the Columbia River bridge.

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Climate change: Do we hear the alarm ringing?

Mon, Nov 5, 12:01 a.m.

By Daniel Jack Chasan

A new book argues that there is little effective policy emerging. Northwest communities may fight an issue like coal trains, but politicians' climate stance is more like duck and cover.

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Let's put a state income tax back on the table

Fri, Jul 13, midnight

By Dick Nelson

And let's debate that canard that our lack of an income tax is a stimulus for business.

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Midday Scan: War criminal or victim?; OR Dem crosses the aisle; Uneasy silence from Eyman

Mon, Mar 19, 11 a.m.

By Pete Jackson

Is Robert Bales the William Calley of the Iraq War? Ore. Sen. Ron Wyden as GOP sympathizer. Is Eyman waiting in the wings? 

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For Columbia River Crossing, Coast Guard objections are just the beginning

Mon, Mar 19, 2 a.m.

By C.B. Hall

The Columbia River Crossing, the $3.1 billion replacement of the bridge between Washington and Oregon, has an entire chorus of detractors. The Coast Guard, with its objections that the bridge is too low to allow certain ships through, might want to get in line.

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When will insurers pay for alternative medicine?

Thu, Dec 29, 2 a.m.

By Bill Scott

With instances of painkiller dependency dotting Washington like a case of the chicken pox, when will health care insurers bend to demand for alternative pain treatment options? 

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Midday Scan: Coveting tribes' gains; looking busy in Olympia; Everett probers

Tue, Dec 6, 11 a.m.

By Pete Jackson

Now that some tribes are doing a little better, Republicans in Olympia can't stop thinking about how easy life would be if they could just get more of the gambling revenue.  While the legislative leadership spins its wheels on the budget, other lawmakers don't want everyone else to see how little else is being done. Questions about Kitzhaber's death penalty moratorium.

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Will Northwest miss a teachable moment on tsunamis, quakes?

Tue, Apr 19, 2 a.m.

By Floyd McKay

Particularly along Washington and Oregon's coasts, people are finally eager to pay attention to experts. But where's the money going to come from?

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Seattle, Portland tackle sex trafficking of juveniles

Mon, Jan 24, 2 a.m.

By Lee van der Voo and Carol Smith/Investigate West

Both cities have been painted as having extraordinarly bad problems. In fact, they appear to be leaders in tackling the issue, so they have more arrests.

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Oregon election update brings a turnaround

Wed, Nov 3, 10:42 p.m.

By Floyd McKay

Former Gov. John Kitzhaber pulls off his comeback after all, and the state's Congressional delegation bucks the national trend.

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Oregon will likely have a legislative tie, in both Senate and House

Wed, Nov 3, 11:06 a.m.

By Floyd McKay

The governor's race is still up for grabs. But at least it won't end in a tie, like both chambers of the legislature seem head toward.

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Selling Seattle to save its finances

Wed, Oct 20, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

We could be hit by a "perfect storm" of tax cuts and revenue limits. What's a city to do, then, to fund its needs? The private sector might have to be part of any solution.

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