A food truck with marijuana-infused offerings plans to be open this weekend at an Everett public market, although state officials say it would be operating in a "gray area" of Washington law. (Update: The truck cancelled plans Thursday for Everett and is instead planning to…
OLYMPIA -- Spokane will likely have three legal pot stores up and running in early July when Washington's first retail marijuana outlets open, which will be three times as many as Seattle. Potential licensees who won a lottery for the chance to open a store…
The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook Jon Stewart on The Daily Show makes fun of Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden talking about how poor they are as they appeal to blue collar voters.
OLYMPIA -- Washington's first recreational marijuana stores are expected to open on July 8, a day after the first licenses will be announced, state officials said today. But those stores will not be carrying "edible" marijuana products because new rules are coming on labeling to…
Washington's primary election began for real this weekend as all counties met Saturday's deadline to send ballots to military voters and overseas residents. Under the state's all-mail voting system and federal voter laws, ballots that go the farthest -- to troops in the field and…
After Congress smacked around Dr. Oz, John Oliver offers some thoughts on the need to better police dietary supplements.
OLYMPIA -- The state Supreme Court’s order for the Legislature to show up at the Temple of Justice on the first week of September and explain why it shouldn’t be held in contempt is prompting some interesting speculation around the Capitol Campus. For example, the…
The Washington State Democratic Party on Saturday approved an 18-point party platform that will help guide the party for the next two years. The party met for its biennial convention at the Red Lion Hotel at the Park in downtown Spokane. Jaxon Ravens, the state…
OLYMPIA – The biggest challenge for this period between sessions – or at least the biggest one after convincing the state Supreme Court not to witch slap the Legislature for ignoring a fairly plain order on school funding – may be to define the word…
The Seattle Times will no longer use the name Redskins in referring to the NFL team in that other Washington. Well, except for the headline on the column by Don Shelton, which says "Why we're banning Redskins at the Seattle Times." Shelton gives an extensive…
The group whose goal it is to elect Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives has weighed in on Central Washington's 4th Congressional District race. But Republicans looking for some help in narrowing the field of eight GOP candidates down to one might not find…
OLYMPIA – Washington's projected tax revenues look slightly better than they did four months ago, but aren't expected to add enough money to cover all of the state's expected expenses next year. State Economist Steve Lerch delivered a forecast with both good and bad news:…
Normally, one wouldn't expect for MSNBC's Rachel Maddow to mention the Idaho Republican convention, let alone do a whole segment on it. It would be sort of like expecting Fox's Sean Hannity to do a segment on Seattle's $15 minimum wage. But Maddow seemed to…
The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly confirmed Salvador Mendoza Jr. for the federal district court in Eastern Washington. Mendoza is currently a Benton and Franklin County Superior Court judge. The son of migrant farm workers, he will be the first Latino federal judge for the Washington's Eastern…
OLYMPIA – Washington state is rushing toward water quality standards that will be too strict and cost jobs without being backed up by good science, leaders of unions with workers in aerospace, timber and paper industries claimed Monday. But a spokesman for Gov. Jay Inslee…
OLYMPIA – The official report of state employee salaries for 2013 is out and as usual the highest paid people on the list are athletic coaches at the major universities. Former University of Washington football head coach Steve Sarkisian topped the list for the fourth…
Washington residents can expect the volume to go way up on the gun control issue with dueling initiatives on the November ballot. I-591 wouldn’t allow any changes in background checks unless they are national; I-594 would extend background checks in Washington to private sales. The…
OLYMPIA – Workers of Washington rejoice. You’re in the best state in which to make a living. At least that’s the view of MoneyRates.com, an online business magazine that put the Evergreen State at the top of its annual rankings for the second year in…
NPR's Terry Gross asks Hillary Clinton several times about any political calculus on her change on same-sex marriage and Clinton dodges it, several times.
OLYMPIA – A recent report on how the state will spend more money on education is so inadequate the state Supreme Court threatened Thursday to hold the Legislature in contempt. The state’s highest court said the Legislature’s latest update on how the state can meet…
Citing new safety and environmental risks as more crude oil moves by train through Washington, Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday directed state agencies to evaluate the safety of oil transport in the state. The governor’s directive comes as Senate panel is preparing for a hearing…
Changes already are being made under Spokane City Hall's new focus on going PCB free. Copies of the weekly advance City Council agenda, which traditionally have been printed on yellow sheets of paper to differentiate them from the current week's agenda, now are being printed…
The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook Lots of people had fun with the surprise result in the Virginia primary election. The Daily Show, however, had the best graphic.
The day after the House’s No. 2 Republican fell to a primary challenger, Eastern Washington congressional candidates were hoping Wednesday for a boost to knock off the No. 4 Republican. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers faces three challengers in the August primary – one Republican, one…
This commercial, which is pretty powerful, is running in some of the nation's biggest cities during the NBA Finals. One wonders what the reaction would be if it ran nationwide during NFL preseason games...
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