Anyone who's watched the House of Representatives voting on a bill has heard the off-to-the-horse-races clamor of the automated bell that sounds whenever House lawmakers vote. Perhaps intended to wake the sleeping, the bill prods lawmakers to press the green or red buttons with which…
Washington's top economic weather forecaster, Chang Mook Sohn, slightly upped the size of the state's unexpected tax windfall. By the end of the fiscal year, he said, Washington will have $107 million more than it expected. That's good news for the budget writers. The Senate…
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