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• Spin Control: LaHood unable to bridge partisan divide

  April 14, 2013 in City on Page B2 OLYMPIA – When a federal Cabinet secretary stopped by the Capitol last week, trying to prod the Legislature into action on a big multistate project, he got a warm welcome … 2

• Bill would extend signature gathering time on initiatives

  February 15, 2013 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – As state law enforcement officials began investigating more than 8,000 allegedly forged signatures for a pair of ballot measures, a legislative panel looked at changes to the initiative … 5

• Tax vote law could be made permanent

  February 8, 2013 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – The Legislature should honor the “will of the people” and cement the requirement for a supermajority to raise taxes into the state constitution, Republican senators said Thursday. They … 19

• Gay marriage clears first hurdle

  January 27, 2012 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – A proposal to allow same-sex marriages in Washington cleared its first hurdle Thursday when a legislative panel approved it on a 4-3 vote and sent it to the … 10

• Senate panel approves bill to ‘modernize’ initiative process

  February 19, 2011 in City on Page B1 OLYMPIA – Proposed changes to Washington’s initiative laws were blasted as unconstitutional, arrogant and un-American by a Republican senator trying to block them this week. But the Democrat sponsoring the … 1

• Candidates must file for office by end of week

  June 6, 2010 in City on Page A1 For Washington state candidates, it’s put up or shut up time. Starting Monday morning, they have five days to file paperwork and pay the fee necessary to run for one … 35

• Benton drops out of Senate race, backs Rossi

  June 4, 2010 in City Just a week after saying he was sticking in the U.S. Senate race, State Sen. Don Benton dropped out and endorsed the man he labeled the “establishment” candidate, Dino Rossi. 9

• GOP Senate field still wide

  May 27, 2010 in City on Page A5 Dino Rossi’s long-expected entrance into the U.S. Senate race did not prompt a mass exodus by other Republican candidates Wednesday. Several said they welcomed competition with the former state senator … 1

• Rossi’s still mulling Senate

  May 22, 2010 in City on Page B1 SEATTLE – Dino Rossi tiptoed up to the starting line for a run for the U.S. Senate Friday evening, telling a crowd of fellow Republicans the nation was at a … 3

• ‘Never say never’ Rossi is the talk of pundits and pollsters

  May 9, 2010 in City on Page B3 OLYMPIA – The favorite game among the political “experts” these days is Will Rossi Run? It’s sort of like Trivial Pursuit without the board, but the cognoscenti award themselves colored …

• Budget plan gets OK

  April 13, 2010 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Democrats in the Legislature filled a $2.8 billion gap in the state operating budget with an array of new taxes, spending cuts and money from Uncle Sam. Despite … 1

• Idaho joins lawsuit testing constitutionality of reforms

      March 24, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A1 As Idaho joined a national lawsuit against the new health care reform law Tuesday, Washington’s attorney general was both blasted and praised for jumping into the litigation a day before. … 32

• Idaho, Wash. AGs sue over health care overhaul

    March 23, 2010 in City, Idaho, Nation/World As Idaho joined a national lawsuit against the new health care reform law, Washington’s attorney general was both blasted and praised for jumping into the litigation Monday. 33

• Senators spar over tax hike package

  March 7, 2010 in City on Page B1 OLYMPIA – After more than four hours of sometimes contentious debate over a proposal to raise taxes on consumers and a wide range of businesses, Senate Democrats and Republicans put … 1

• Senate delays vote on tax plan

  March 6, 2010 in City OLYMPIA – After more than four hours of sometimes contentious debate over a proposal to raise taxes on consumers and a wide range of businesses, Senate Democrats and Republicans put … 4

• Lean budget squeaks by Senate

  February 28, 2010 in City on Page B7 OLYMPIA – With the bare minimum votes needed and debate over taxes yet to come, Senate Democrats passed a general fund budget Saturday designed to close the state’s $2.8 billion …