Former Spokane City Council President Joe Shogan was well-known for his vigilance enforcing a ban on people wearing hats when testifying to City Council. So any long-time observers of the City Council may have wondered if newly elected City Council President Ben Stuckart would be…
"It seems like we were just here, less than a month ago. Oh wait. We were." - House Minority Leader Richard DeBolt, in his floor speech on the opening of the 2012 Regular Session. Every body was thinking it. Lots of people quoted Yogi Berra's…
OLYMPIA -- Steven Gonzalez, a former King County Superior Court judge, was sworn in today as the newest member of the State Supreme Court. Gonzalez was appointed late last year to fill the seat left open by the retirement of Justice Gerry Alexander, who reached…
OLYMPIA -- The beginning of January doesn't just mark the beginning of the Legislature. It is also the beginning of the initiative filing season. Earlier today, an Everett attorney filed paperwork for an initiative that would define marriage as strictly between one man and one…
House Speaker Frank Chopp listens to floor speeches on the opening day of the 2012 session. OLYMPIA -- The Legislature started it's 60-day session with the usual pomp and circumstance, and a preview of the debates ahead over the next 59 days. As soon as…
House Minority Leader Richard DeBolt of Chehalis and Rep. Matt Shea, R-Spokane Valley, talk just before the 2012 legislative session begins. OLYMPIA -- The 2012 legislative session starts at noon, with a bit of pomp and circumstance. Legislators also have committee hearings in the afternoon,…
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