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Eye On Olympia archive for Feb. 24, 2006

FRIDAY, FEB. 24, 2006

Breakthrough on WSU building...

Breaking a legislative impasse, lawmakers have agreed to authorize $10 million toward Washington State University's top priority this session: a $63 million life sciences lab in Pullman.Until today, it looked like the university might get nothing this year -- and not even be allowed to…

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Is it censorship or is it just civility?

House Republicans are steamed that Democrats, citing House civility rules, have ordered them not to use certain phrases in press releases about the Democrat-written budget.Among the banned phrases, according to Rep. John Serben: "shell game", "lack of honesty with taxpayers" and "disingenuous.""This is crap," said…

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Short takes and breaking news from the Washington Legislature and the state capital.