After months of political jousting over how to replace Seattle's decades-old Alaskan Way Viaduct, the voters there have spoken.The question: How to replace the ugly, noisy elevated highway along Seattle's otherwise-scenic waterfront? The cheaper option, although not cheap, is to simply replace it with another…
As curious preschoolers peered over the edge of the table (and one mugged for the camera), Gov. Chris Gregoire on Tuesday signed a new law that will provide health coverage to thousands more children in Washington.The law will expand coverage to an additional 38,000 children…
As Tuesday afternoon fades into evening -- and a likely late night as lawmakers try to beat tomorrow's bill cutoff -- it seems a good time to reflect on the sausage-making that is legislation.For all the Senate-clashes-over-something stories, many of the thousands of bills that…
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