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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.

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.

Poison ivy, unholy holly, and lax weed laws

Thu, Apr 19, 2 a.m.

By Eric Scigliano

Washington backs off from declaring invasive holly a weed and banning forest-smothering ivy, but Oregon takes a tougher approach.

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.

Local economy is still looking for any sustained growth

Wed, Mar 3, 2 a.m.

By Stephen H. Dunphy

The latest jobs report offers mixed news, with the unemployment rate inching up to 9.3 percent amid a few signs of an upward tick.

Will a bad economy wipe out Oregon history? Maybe.

Thu, Mar 19, 6 a.m.

By Floyd McKay

As the state celebrates its 150th birthday, an institution full of its historic documents goes on life-support.

Tracking the wild Stimulus

Mon, Feb 23, 5:23 p.m.

By Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett

A cool website tracks stimulus projects by state and city.

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A state agency eyes public-private transportation funding

Tue, Sep 2, 2 a.m.

By Matt Rosenberg

No less than the Washington State Investment Board, which oversees public pensions, is giving serious consideration to government-business partnerships to make infrastructure improvements. Experts identify several possibilities, including the Highway 520 bridge rebuild, I-5 across the Columbia River, and improvement of ferry service.

Sausage Links, money for nothing edition

Fri, Aug 8, 12:15 p.m.

By Clark Fredricksen

Was the latest Elway poll a little off? Released Monday, Aug. 4, the poll showed Democratic Gov. Chris Gregoire leading Republican challenger Dino Rossi by a whopping 16 points. Today, Seattle Post-Intelligencer columnist Joel Connelly says Elway "may be wrong." Meanwhile, both candidates are still sparring over Gregoire's recent accusations of racism in a Republican attack ad. Rossi, however, has responded by saying: How could the ads be racist? I'm part Native American myself. ...

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Sausage Links, debating the polls edition

Tue, Aug 5, noon

By Clark Fredricksen

Washington state pollster Stuart Elway unveiled his latest poll — and it's a doozy. Democratic Gov. Chris Gregoire is crushing GOP challenger Dino Rossi by 16 points. A SurveyUSA poll taken last week, however, showed Gregoire only up 49 percent to 46 percent – a pretty big discrepancy. Either way, voters will get a chance to refine their choices in coming months, as the two gubernatorial candidates agreed yesterday to debate at least three times before the Nov. 4 general election. So far, the debates would be in Seattle, Yakima, and Spokane. ...

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Sausage Links, endorsement edition

Mon, Aug 4, 1:03 p.m.

By Clark Fredricksen

It turned out to be a lucky weekend for civil litigator and state Supreme Court candidate Michael Bond, who got an endorsement Sunday from The Seattle Times because he is not his opponent.

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Sausage Links, no pun intended edition

Thu, Jul 31, 1:43 p.m.

By Clark Fredricksen

Seattle Post-Inteliigencer political writer Chris McGann reports how Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi's opposition to abortion, gay marriage, gun control, stem cell research and gay rights' expansion has been underplayed by his campaign in an effort to sway liberal voters. Rossi, however, says those aren't the issues he's running on. Meanwhile, Josh Feit at the Stranger has some potentially bad news for Gregoire – the ominous Obama-Rossi yard sign juxtaposition. ...

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Sausage Links, Uncle Ted's excellent indictment edition

Wed, Jul 30, 11:52 a.m.

By Clark Fredricksen

Seattle Post-Intelligencer columnist Joel Connelly sounds off on the latest bad apple ousted from the Department of Justice, as well as Ted "series of tubes" Stevens' federal indictment in a corruption scandal. Seattle Times chief political reporter David Postman takes a look at what Uncle Ted's indictment means for his chances at re-election, while U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., joins the parade of GOP members promising to rid themselves of Stevens' campaign donations. ...

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Sausage Links, fancy-pants luncheon edition

Thu, Jul 17, 1:21 p.m.

By Clark Fredricksen

The Queen of fist-bumps, New Yorker cover girl Michelle Obama, is in Seattle today to headline a fundraiser for Gov. Chris Gregoire. The event is expected to bring in $400,000 for Gregoire's re-election campaign. Seattle Times chief political reporter David Postman will have live coverage of the event as it develops, while Eli Sanders at the Stranger already has pictures from the WaMu Theater. ...

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Sausage Links, cougar-hunting edition

Wed, Jul 16, 3:28 p.m.

By Clark Fredricksen

Praise the Lord and release the hounds — because our good state Legislature has enacted a law which makes it legal once again to use dogs to hunt cougars. Now, I didn't even know cougar hunting was legal in Washington — minus Cougars wearing crimson — but apparently, it is. While the bill was actually passed by the Legislature in February, the Department of Fish and Wildlife will hold a public meeting on Friday to discuss whether the pilot program should continue for another three years. Meanwhile, Micheal Reitz of the Evergreen Freedom Foundation has compiled a list of some other curious laws enacted by the Washington Legislature this year. My personal favorite: Violators may face up to $1,000 or up to a year in jail for selling raw or unprocessed huckleberries without a permit.

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