OLYMPIA – Washington is developing into THE PLACE for interest groups of every political stripe to try out their ballot initiative. From gun control to same-sex marriage to legalized marijuana, national organizations have decided they love a state big enough to test out their legislation…
Last Sunday’s column on possible budget movement in the moribund Legislature included a brief reference to a recently passed change in the estate tax designed to overcome a state Supreme Court ruling that was about to require refunds to some families. A member of one…