OLYMPIA – A plan to reduce the size of the state Supreme Court by two justices was praised as a money saver and criticized as payback for decisions some legislators don’t like. The proposal, sponsored by Sen. Mike Baumgartner, R-Spokane, would cut the nine-member court…
OLYMPIA -- Clashes over Obamacare helped spawn a proposal to end Washington state's 65-year-old system of electing an insurance commissioner, replacing it with an appointed board who would select someone for the job. Sen. Randi Becker, R-Eatonville and the chairwoman of the Senate Health Care…
The 7th Legislative District's delegation is the most recent group to schedule a telephone town hall meeting. They'll be phoning in tonight. The district's three Republicans, Sen. Brian Dansel of Republic, and Reps. Joel Kretz, Wauconda, and Shelly Short, Addy, will be on the line…