Among the bills signed into law by Gov. Chris Gregoire this week was Senate Bill 6237, a seemingly minor bill to modify eligibility criteria for prisoner-of-war license plates.The bill, however, was the culmination of a decade-long fight by a Korean War veteran named Dean Gehring…
Crosscut's David Brewster has a good piece today about House Speaker Frank Chopp, a behind-the-scenes dealmaker who has amassed a large Democratic majority while wielding tremendous clout over what bills move and what don't in Olympia. He describes Chopp as:a veteran poverty warrior from Fremont…
More from today's paper:Wrapping up the last of more than 300 bills, Gov. Chris Gregoire on Tuesday signed dozens of legislative measures, including a supplemental budget and a controversial bill aiming to limit toxic chemicals in toys.But the governor also wielded her veto pen, cutting…
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