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Inslee: ‘It’s our state’s destiny … to fight climate change’
In his State-of-the-State address, the governor made the case for an ambitious carbon tax.
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Inslee dealt a clean-air defeat
Twenty-seven months ago Gov. Jay Inslee set out to curb emission of carbon pollutants through a sweeping rewrite…
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Counties gear up for fight with state
Elected leaders of Washington’s 39 counties are fed up with lawmakers and governors telling them what to do…
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Carrying firearms about to change at the state Capitol
If you come to the state Capitol and want to see lawmakers in action, there are a few…
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Trickle-down equation may not add up, Dems say
A tax overhaul plan drawn up by Republicans in Congress will be a good deal for many households,…
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Court grapples with school funding
When the legal battle on education funding returned to the state Supreme Court Tuesday, the leader of Washington’s…
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Pink slips begin circling as lawmakers battle
Consequences of state lawmakers’ inability to bridge their differences, preventing passage of a capital budget and water rights…
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State lawmakers pressing ST3 for serious answers
Republican senators who are convinced Sound Transit leaders played fast and loose with facts about the agency’s light…
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Education leader will draw some cheers, some jeers
A top-shelf member of Republican President Donald Trump’s administration is coming to Washington to share her convictions, champion…
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Governor singing the budget blues
Jay Inslee has been back on the road this week with his “Ain’t Got No Capital Budget Blues”…
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Western Washington strategy ousted ‘Sheriff Joe’
A presidential pardon in hand, Arizona’s “Sheriff Joe” may be getting ready to hitch up his spurs for…
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Many things can distract a driver
The state’s new law targeting distracted drivers sure is irritating folks.
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Legislators still twisting, turning
Any day now, Washington state lawmakers will reveal how they solved the McCleary Rubik’s Cube.