Gov. Chris Gregoire, who was supposed to be giving a pre-session talk to capitol reporters in Olympia tomorrow, is somewhere, but not here. She's cancelled, and is out of state. Her office won't say where.This, coming on the heels of Gregoire friend Bill Richardson bowing…
Undeterred by voters' rejection of his last ballot measure at the polls in November, initiative pitchman Tim Eyman -- baby in hand -- today filed his "Lower Property Taxes Initiative" for this year.The measure caps the total revenue from taxes and fees at this year's…
State Rep. Bill Grant, who had been quietly battling lung cancer, has died.He was 71.Grant, D-Walla Walla, was a rare Eastern Washington Democrat in the statehouse, and late into the night, his raspy voice would call House Democrats into caucus meetings."Bill was one of a…
If you just have to have that novelty cigarette lighter shaped like a rubber ducky, grenade or a certain part of human anatomy, you'd better buy soon.Washington's legislative session won't begin until Jan. 12th, but lawmakers already filed a long list of proposed changes in…
Lots of meetings, apparently. Sixteen times a day. Here's the daily to-do list for Jan. 21st, posted by Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown on her blog:9:00 a.m. Meet with Sen. Jim Kastama and Rep. Hans Dunshee to discuss their scholarship bill9:30 a.m. Meet with Sen.…
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