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    Articles by Jerry Cornfield
    AR-15 rifle and a loaded magazine that were recovered from a suspect in a 2018 shooting incident at the Kent Station parking garage. File photo courtesy of King County Sheriff’s Office
    Democrats advance assault weapons ban, new rules for...
    By Jerry Cornfield • January 31, 2023 10:10 am

    The measures passed a House committee without Republican support. They are part of a broader agenda to curb gun violence.

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    Pickleball Rising license plate, designed by Laramie Studio in Seattle (Seattle Metro Pickleball Association)
    Washington pickleball fans may may soon have special...
    By Jerry Cornfield • January 19, 2023 3:30 pm

    Enthusiasts are teaming up on a bill for a special plate. Proceeds would build and maintain courts.

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    A suspected drunk driver allegedly collided with several vehicles Saturday afternoon on U.S. 2 near Chain Lake Road in Monroe. (Monroe Police Department)
    Effort begins to lower the legal limit for...
    By Jerry Cornfield • January 17, 2023 4:10 pm

    Washington could join Utah with toughest standard in the nation. Change concerns wine and hospitality industries.

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    Gov. Jay Inslee enters the House chambers before beginning the 2023 State of the State. Courtesy photo
    State of the State: Inslee pushes for $4...
    By Jerry Cornfield • January 12, 2023 10:53 am

    Calls for an assault weapons ban and the constitutional protection of abortion rights drew cheers from Democrats, silence from the GOP.

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    Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo
    WA lawmakers prepare for first in-person session since...
    By Jerry Cornfield • January 9, 2023 10:10 am

    More homes, less homelessness, a Blake ruling fix and an assault weapons ban are among the issues to watch.

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    Oxycodone pill. (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia)
    State sues 3 major drug retailers for role...
    By Jerry Cornfield • December 27, 2022 3:40 pm

    AG Bob Ferguson alleges Albertsons, Kroger and Rite Aid of failing to prevent overuse of opioid prescriptions

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    An AR-15. Courtesy photo
    For 7th straight year, Democrats aim for assault...
    By Jerry Cornfield • December 20, 2022 9:55 am

    Democratic legislators will seek several gun control laws in the 2023 session, including one requiring a permit to buy a firearm.

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    Homeless encampment in a wooded area in Auburn. (Sound Publishing file photo)
    Gov. Inslee proposes $4 billion bond to assist...
    By Jerry Cornfield • December 15, 2022 11:15 am

    WA voters would get the final say.

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    The only dinosaur discovered in Washington state was discovered by paleontologists who found a portion of a left femur of a therapod dinosaur at Sucia Island state park in the San Juan Islands. While scientists are unsure exactly what type of therapod the fossil belongs to, evidence suggests it is a Daspletosaurus. The dinosaur has been nicknamed Suciasaurus rex. This image shows a Daspletosaurus torosus restoration. (Wikipedia)
    Dinosaurs, drug laws and police pursuits on lawmaker...
    By Jerry Cornfield • December 12, 2022 10:20 am

    WA legislators are queuing up bills they want to debate next year. Here are 8 certain to garner attention.

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    Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo
    Crime, climate, abortion on docket in legislative session...
    By Jerry Cornfield • November 28, 2022 2:15 pm

    Washington lawmakers will hold 39 hearings this week. Nearly all will be conducted in person, which hasn’t happened in three years.

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    Julie Anderson, left, and Steve Hobbs, right.
    Steve Hobbs holds early lead in secretary of...
    By Jerry Cornfield • November 8, 2022 8:50 pm

    Election 2022

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    Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson, left, debates Secretary of State Steve Hobbs on Aug. 17 with moderator Melissa Santos of Axios Local in the center. (Photo by Brian Mittge/Association of Washington Business)
    Secretary of state debate: Sparks fly as Hobbs...
    By Jerry Cornfield • August 18, 2022 4:00 pm

    Julie Anderson called Steve Hobbs an “inexperienced political appointee.” He’s been in the job since Inslee put him there in November.

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    Abortion rights protesters fill all four corners of the intersection in front of the Everett Planned Parenthood in support of abortion rights on Saturday, July 9, 2022 (Olivia Vanni / Sound Publishing)
    GOP cheered abortion ruling. Democrats responded by voting.
    By Jerry Cornfield • August 15, 2022 3:30 pm

    A swell of electoral support for Democrats pushed turnout higher in primary. Republicans look to adjust for November

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