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Wolf poacher gets a legal pass on doing the time
The story of a convicted wolf killer brings a growing problem into perspective, and shows how big an impact even one or two deaths can have on an endangered population.
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How the state might spare public, businesses the initiative confusion
After businesses have spent already millions, Washington's high court is about to review the voter-approved measure disbanding Washington's liquor store system. Some states have courts review measures before a public vote. Does California have a better idea?
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Poison ivy, unholy holly, and lax weed laws
Washington backs off from declaring invasive holly a weed and banning forest-smothering ivy, but Oregon takes a tougher approach.
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Can we stop Seattle's film industry talent exodus?
Despite the renewed Washington Incentives program and a vibrant film community, local indie filmmakers are struggling to find work in the place they love.
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Hanford: Can't anybody here clean up a mess?
After decades of pollution, the feds face a deadline in 2019. Seven years might sound like a lot of time but expectations of a federal request for a delay are already rising.
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Rallying to save the souring seas and the Northwest's cherished oyster harvest
How 50-year-old carbon emissions came back to ravage Northwest shellfish, how scientists and hatcheries unraveled the mystery of acid upwellings, and how a clam farmer persuaded Gov. Gregoire and the Obama administration to take action, with a little help from Ron Sims.
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Gregoire's case for medical pot cuts into feds' tangled legal web
As governors, Chris Gregoire and Rhode Island's Lincoln Chafee have the legal standing to force a federal response to their complaints about keeping marijuana out of pharmacies. But the feds have so far proven obstinate in their position.
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A busy week for activist judges, carving up Obama's health care law
Winners and Losers: The Supreme Court's activists (the conservatives) strutted their stuff in questioning the Affordable Care Act, sending their supporters into victory lap mode. Back here, Rob McKenna is probably fine either way.
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Washington state debates how to spend the feds' big rail bucks
Washington ended up with the nation's third largest pot of high-speed rail dollars. Or should it be called "high-performance rail" money?
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Winners and losers: Romney is Etch-ed; Newt gets sensitive; sympathy for the sergeant in Afghan case
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Washington lawmakers brace for Obamacare with new health insurance exchange
Washington lawmakers gear up for the introduction of Obamacare. Even as it faces its day in the Supreme Court.
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For Columbia River Crossing, Coast Guard objections are just the beginning
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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Questions grow on tax exemption for Great Wolf Lodge
Austin Jenkins reports that internal emails raise questions about Washington state's decision to exempt a lodge from taxation on the grounds that it is a tribal enterprise. A federal court ruling against the exemption is under appeal.
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Peter Callaghan: the moral quagmire of the Washington state lottery
The News Tribune reports, "Washington state has always seemed a little embarrassed by its lottery."
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Director of troubled state agency resigns
King5.com reports, "The Director of the Washington State Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises resigned Wednesday, the KING 5 Investigators have learned."
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Will fees sideline new liquor stores?
The News Tribune reports, "Contract liquor store owners and others who bid on the former state-run liquor stores at auction, raised concerns Thursday at a state Liquor Control Board meeting. They were worried about fees they’re facing once the state transitions to private sales June 1."
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