Gina McKenzie, an independent candidate for assessor, has a whole campaign season to prove to voters she can do the job of running the office that figures out what property is worth.But she's already proved adept at getting voters to sign a petition to get…
Sarah Palin endorsed Cathy McMorris Rodgers' re-election today, listing the Eastern Washington Republican as one of her "Mama Grizzlies."The label is meant as a compliment. Seriously.It's not a huge surprise, considering McMorris Rodgers was a big supporter of Palin's when the Alaska governor was named…
America's Voice, a group that wants immigration law reform, but not the kind in Arizona, is making fun of Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, for suggesting it's easy for cops to use their "sixth sense" to spot illegal immigrants.Naturally, they mix it with clues from the…
The race for county assessor has become less crowded, and perhaps, less interesting.A real estate agent working for the city of Spokane and apocalyptic author who announced he would run for county assessor dropped out of the race earlier this month and never filed.Terry L.…
OLYMPIA — Although the economic recovery “lost steam” in May, the state’s economic outlook is slowly improving and the state’s budget no longer awash in red ink. What’s keeping it in the black, however, are hundreds of millions in new taxes the state expects to…
Forbes magazine has an interactive map of where people are moving from, and to, around the country. It's not particularly surprising, but it's fun to play with.
Washington State's economics experts will tell folks how well or how poorly they expect the state to do as far as collecting revenue in the coming months and years at 10 a.m.It's the Revenue Forecast, which is made roughly quarterly, and lets state officials know…
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