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The I-5 bridge over the Skagit River is reopening with temporary fixes. Seattle kindie rock stars set to tour.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has decided on a limited review of environmental effects for a proposed coal port at Bellingham. Opponents have sought a broader study of sending coal to China for burning.
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A coal port's economic benefits are being underestimated, according to a Western Washington U. professor's report commissioned by the Washington Farm Bureau.
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City transpo plans sideswipe each other. New bike lanes on North Seattle streets. A senior prank for the ages.
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Legislators finally compromise on long-discussed bill to treat couples, singles equally without losing revenue for state.
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State going into unchartered territory. Officials to report back on Monday, two weeks before Legislature's funding ends.
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News analysis: Despite promises, the Legislature has still failed to bring itself to budget decisions. A partial government shutdown could be just weeks away.
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A state audit finds Seattle Center is going a poor job of collecting for parking at its three garages. Contractor accidentally tears up Federal Way school track.
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Sen. Rodney Tom accuses House leaders of gambling with school kids' needs. But his explanation gets cut short.
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They scale back increases in education spending and eliminate fewer tax loopholes than they had targeted.
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Five years ago, Washington's Legislature set a goal to reduce carbon house emissions by 2020. With no developments since, the state is looking for an extra pair of hands.
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Bales' plea bargain and a UW transportation revolution.
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The governor says another legislative special session is likely. Could this Washington be headed for its own sequester?
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News analysis: In the wake of the I-5 bridge collapse, legislators are talking about possible compromises. But the political currents may prove tricky to navigate.
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Plus: a preview of how the line-by-line budget negotiating session will finally end the impasse.
"Rosellini was never charged with any crimes and was never the subject of an FBI criminal investigation, according to hundreds of pages of documents recently disclosed to The Associated Press under public records law. However, FBI officials did little to hide their disdain for the Democrat, with the Seattle special agent in charge writing to FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover that Rosellini was "a thorough scoundrel."
He paints a dire picture, while Sen. Rodney Tom says the scare tactics are nonsense. Is this the way the endgame is being played in Olympia?
His veto puts state in a do-or-die position on finding Washington's share for the controversial new bridge.
His chief of staff gives some broad elements of the plan, which will guide the state and the administration for the next four years.
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