OLYMPIA – The state’s minimum wage would go up for some workers and down for others under proposals moving through the Legislature this week. It would go up to $12 an hour by 2017 for all hourly workers under a proposal approved Wednesday by the…
OLYMPIA -- The Democratic House passed its latest version of a bill that would require insurance companies to cover abortion if they cover maternity care, but the Reproductive Parity Act seems unlikely to come to a vote in the Senate. On a mostly partisan 54-44…
OLYMPIA -- The Senate turned down a proposed constitutional amendment that would have required a two-thirds majority to raise taxes, failing to give it that same two-thirds approval on the vote. Supporters insisted "the will of the people" dictated that the Senate pass the amendment…
OLYMPIA -- Gov. Jay Inslee is calling for a "moment of noise" at 12:12 p.m. today to celebrate the Seahawks' Super Bowl victory. Actually, 30 seconds worth of noise. Feel free to make as much noise as you want, unless you're in some place inappropriate…
OLYMPIA -- A House panel approved what it described as both a carrot and a stick for local governments that are reluctant to approve new marijuana businesses that have been licensed by the state. In a 9-0 vote, the Government Accountability and Oversight Committee approved…
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