(This admittedly falls into the category of better-late-than-never news, but I suspect that proponents would say the same thing of the bill itself.)Gov. Chris Gregoire has signed into law a bill -- closely watched in Spokane -- to extend the statute of limitations for some…
Those little lead weights clipped onto your tires may soon may go the way of lead type, lead toy soldiers and lead paint.Washington's state Senate on Tuesday voted to ban the installation of lead tire weights by 2011. Tire dealers will be required to use…
State Rep. Kevin Parker, R-Spokane, will hold a telephone town-hall-style meeting tonight from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.Lawmakers, particularly those in large Eastern Washington districts (paging Sen. Schoesler) are increasingly using these group phone calls to interact with constituents. Want to listen in or ask…
Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown has been issuing a Harper's-like index of statistics over the past few days. Today's looks at taxes. Here's an excerpt -- and the last line is the key one:-Number of states where households pay more in state and local property…
For weeks now, Sen. Ken Jacobsen has been trying to revamp the state's Fish and Wildlife Commission. The backstory, from an earlier blog post I wrote:Commercial fisherman say the board is tilted too far in favor of sport/recreational anglers. The latter say that the board…
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