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• Student painting wins spot in Capitol tunnel

  May 19, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 An old photo from Emily Harris’ childhood is the inspiration for a painting that will now hang in the Cannon Tunnel in Washington, D.C., for a year. Harris, 18, is …

• Marijuana activist files for Congress

  May 17, 2012 in City on Page A6 A Spokane man active in efforts to legalize marijuana entered the primary for Eastern Washington’s congressional seat Wednesday. Ian Moody, 32, who said he is a leader of the Sensible … 1

• Air Force to rank tanker sites

  May 15, 2012 in City on Page A1 Fairchild and about 60 other Air Force bases will be scored on criteria such as cost, capacity and environmental concerns to decide which will get the first batch of new … 2

• Cowan opens campaign office

  April 25, 2012 in City on Page A5 As a political novice running against a member of the congressional leadership, Rich Cowan said he hopes to use what some would consider his weakness against what many would consider … 15

• McMorris Rodgers could balance Republican ticket

  April 15, 2012 in City on Page B1 Being mentioned as a possible vice presidential candidate is something like being nominated for an Oscar or an Emmy: One should sound flattered, but not too confident of being the … 52

• McMorris Rodgers blasts TARP

  April 6, 2012 in City on Page A5 Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers launched her re-election bid this week with familiar criticism of big-government programs – including one that is widely credited with saving hundreds of good-paying jobs in … 17

• Spin Control: War or no war, there’s plenty to fight about

  March 25, 2012 in City on Page B3 Whether there’s a War on Women being waged by politicians around the country is open to debate. There is definitely a War over the War on Women, and Washington has …

• Gregoire inks health reform

  March 24, 2012 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire and other Democratic officials marked Friday’s second anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act – which Republicans prefer to call Obamacare – with …

• Medicare, Medicaid payment boost sought for rural hospitals

  March 14, 2012 in City on Page A6 WASHINGTON – Rural hospitals in Washington and around the country would receive more federal money for Medicare and Medicaid patients through legislation introduced recently by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers. The … 1

• McMorris Rodgers pushing Romney for East Side visit

  February 23, 2012 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – In this year’s volatile Republican presidential campaign, Mitt Romney’s success in the March 3 Washington caucuses may depend on how well he does in the two contests earlier … 3

• Cowan throws hat in ring for Congress

  February 11, 2012 in City on Page A6 A local film director says he’s ready for a career change. Rich Cowan, president and CEO of North by Northwest, a Spokane-based film production company, said Friday that he’s decided … 9

• Spin Control: McMorris Rodgers for veep makes rounds

  February 5, 2012 in City on Page B2 A political website in the other Washington suggests a certain congresswoman from this Washington could get the No. 2 spot on the GOP presidential ticket this fall. The Daily Caller … 14

• Cuts shouldn’t hurt Fairchild, lawmaker says

  January 28, 2012 in City on Page A6 Cuts in U.S. defense spending should have minimal impact on Fairchild Air Force Base, U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said Friday. Earlier this week, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced $487 … 1

• Bill would spread out medical training slots

  December 18, 2011 in City on Page A9 WASHINGTON – Congress may try to ease a nationwide shortage of rural family doctors by “growing” more of them in places like Spokane through legislation introduced this week. Members of …

• Democrats see opportunity in 5th District

  December 15, 2011 in City on Page A8 A former dean of Gonzaga University Law School is among the Democrats considering a campaign against Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers next year. Dan Morrissey, who served as dean from 2001-’04 …

• Budget, tax credits lead agendas of region’s lawmakers

  December 4, 2011 in City on Page B7 WASHINGTON – With just under a month left in 2011, the federal budget and tax breaks top Inland Northwest lawmakers’ year-end to-do lists. Three of 12 appropriations bills are on …

• Huckleberries: Claim Palin, and region has two of top five

  November 27, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page B1 Who’s the fairest conservative woman of them all? That would be former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, as far as John Hawkins of RightWing News is concerned. But U.S. Rep. Cathy … 5

• Timber payments have local backing

  October 8, 2011 in City on Page B1 U.S. senators from Washington and Idaho all say they support a plan to extend payments to counties and school districts that have significant amounts of federal land inside their boundaries. …

• Northwest lawmakers adhere to party lines

  September 9, 2011 in City on Page A1 Northwest Republicans criticized President Obama’s proposed jobs bill as too much that’s been tried before and not enough that will bring long-term changes. Washington Democrats, meanwhile, said the request to … 12

• McMorris Rodgers defends GOP line on economy, Medicare

  September 1, 2011 in City on Page A1 Turns out that Spokane politics mirror the rancor in the other Washington. More than 600 people jammed the Lincoln Center on Wednesday night to boo or cheer Rep. Cathy McMorris … 68

• City fears steeper reduction in funds

  August 31, 2011 in City on Page A5 Local leaders are worried that a federal program that pays for roads, roofs, sidewalks, youth programs and a broad array of other services could face substantial cuts as Congress works … 5

• Vestal: Budget cutter’s plea for millions more in spending shows duality

  August 3, 2011 in City on Page A5 On Friday, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers issued two news releases. One was full of tiresome rhetorical ballast about the deficit and the debt ceiling. The House had just passed a … 58

• Debt comments cause overload

  July 27, 2011 in City on Page A12 Contacting your congressional representative about the debt ceiling, as suggested by President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner in speeches Monday, may have proved difficult for some Spokane constituents … 1

• Toss health care law, says Rep. McMorris Rogers

  June 8, 2011 in City on Page A5 SEATTLE – As Washington and other states adopt laws and adapt programs to prepare for federal health care reforms, U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers argued Tuesday that may not be … 28

• McMorris Rodgers not calling for resignation at this time

  June 8, 2011 in City on Page A10 SEATTLE – Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and her co-chairman of a new congressional caucus concerned about local pharmacies had lobbied for weeks for publication of a guest column on that …

• Medicaid bill would shift control

  May 6, 2011 in City on Page A6 U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., this week introduced a Republican proposal touted as a way to corral Medicaid spending by giving states more say in who qualifies and who … 7

• Wash., Idaho officials: Other issues trump birth controversy

  April 28, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A10 Republican officials in Washington and Idaho say neither state’s party is deeply concerned about President Barack Obama’s citizenship and both think the nation has far more important issues to address, … 2

• What GOP officials said

  April 28, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A10 ‘Now that it’s been released, we can move on to real issues.” Matthew Pederson,

• Local lawmakers’ reactions to State of the Union vary

  January 26, 2011 in City on Page A1 While they liked some overall themes in President Barack Obama’s call for more innovation, more cooperation and less spending, some members of Congress from Idaho and Washington wondered about the … 14

• NW delegation finds reasons to cheer, jeer in Obama speech

  January 25, 2011 in News, Nation/World, Region While they liked some overall themes in President Obama’s call for more innovation, more cooperation and less spending, some members of Congress from Idaho and Washington wondered about the details. …

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