The Washington State Liquor Control Board held its first public forum last night in Olympia on efforts to get ready for legalized marijuana under the new voter-approved law. It got an earful, for more than 2 hours. Expect more of the same as they travel…
OLYMPIA -- An initiative designed to make changes in the state's initiative law has enough signatures to be sent to the Legislature. As expected, the Secretary of State's office cleared Initiative 517 for the next step, which is a decision by the Legislature whether to…
About one worker out of nine is represented by a union nationwide In Washington, that number is close to one worker out of five. In Idaho, it's closer to one worker out of 20. This from the latest figures on union membership from the U.S.…
For those who've about had it with Lance Armstrong, a look at mea culpas past courtesy of Slate Magazine.
OLYMPIA -- Senators and representatives will spend a bit of time with each other again this morning as the Legislature meets in joint session to hear a report on the state of the state's judiciary. That means relatively few hearings in the morning, but a…
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