OLYMPIA -- The Association of Washington Business, which is occupies the role of the state's chamber of commerce, likes the ballot measure to turn the state's liquor business over to private business. It doesn't like the ballot measure to restrict tolling policies on roads and…
OLYMPIA -- The Association of Washington Business endorsed Jeff Baxter Friday in the race for the state Senate seat in Spokane Valley's 4th District. The AWB is meeting this week at Suncadia lodge -- a resort near Cle Elum -- for its annual "policy summit".…
OLYMPIA -- After more than a week of bad budget news for Washington state, the Revenue Department did find a silver lining in at least one dark cloud. That is, the amount of revenue Washington state collected in fiscal 2011 was up almost 6 percent…
OLYMPIA -- If you're coming to Seattle for the weekend and hoping to catch President Obama, who'll be there for just over three hours on Sunday, bring cash. Not much chance of seeing him in the flesh without it. Obama has two campaign stops on…
Fresh off the City Council’s vote to raise water rates for next year, Spokane mayoral candidate David Condon released a new commercial this week attacking that decision. The ad so far is running only on YouTube, but he said it likely will hit TV airwaves…
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