OLYMPIA – Washington officials are trying to come up with a way to decide whether it makes good economic sense to let someone else run wholesale liquor operations in the state. About the time they’re ready to make that decision, the voters might take it…
OLYMPIA -- The 2012 Washington governor's race may have seemed pretty quiet this month to the voters who will decide it. But it remains on top of the list of gubernatorial contests compiled by Politico. The likely matchup between Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna and…
OLYMPIA -- As retail giants pour money into an intiative campaign to get the state completely out of the liquor business, a special state committee meets today to discuss cutting loose just a part of it. The Liquor Distribution Advisory Committee has an 11 a.m.…
When Mayor Mary Verner made a point last week of explaining the process for selecting the city's Employee of the Month, she not only released the four-page set of rules, but the list of members on the selection committee. Two members have indirect connections to…
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