OLYMPIA -- The sixth initiative to the people qualified for the Nov. 2 ballot this afternoon. Initiative 1107 asks voters to repeal taxes the Legislature levied earlier this year on soda, candy, bottled water and some processed foods.That means voters will have two chances to…
Some folks, primarily Democrats it seems, are floating a rumor that state Sen. Bob McCaslin, the Spokane Valley Republican, plans to hang it up at the end of this year and name a successor.Old rumor, says McCaslin of any mid-term retirement. "I've heard that for…
OLYMPIA -- The Legislature's website, which provides links to bills, statutes, offices and other information, won an award from the National Conference of State Legislatures. The NCSL, which is having its annual convention this week in Louisville, Ky., gave the website its Online Democracy Award…
OLYMPIA -- Gov. Chris Gregoire could decide by next week whether to call a special session to cut the state budget or apply across-the-board cuts of as much as 4 percent to many areas of the state's general fund budget.She'll talk with the Democratic and…
City Councilman Steve Corker and his longtime significant other, Helen Sandifur, are officially married.Corker, who sometimes referred to Sandifur as his wife over the past few years, said in an interview this week that they were legally married in Las Vegas on June 29.Sandifur is…
Ballots for the Aug. 17 Top Two primary are being dropped in the mail today and Thursday.That explains why the number of political commercials on television and the radio are starting to increase, and campaign signs are sprouting like dandelions all over the community.Rules are…
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