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• Bills would loosen Washington’s liquor laws

  April 2, 2013 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – For all the attention being paid to legal marijuana this session, it’s the more traditional legal intoxicant – alcohol – providing Washington legislators with a greater array of … 18

• Judge rules against two-thirds tax law

  May 31, 2012 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Requiring a supermajority for the Legislature to approve tax increases, as Washington voters have required several times over the past two decades, is unconstitutional, a King County Superior … 36

• Beaver relocation effort garners bipartisan support

  March 1, 2012 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Beavers making a nuisance of themselves in Western Washington could be relocated to areas in Eastern Washington that need their help in damming streams, but the furry critters … 6

• Medical school high on state’s wish lists

  January 26, 2012 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Some $35 million to finish the Riverpoint medical school building may flow into Spokane as the local business community’s top priority finds itself on a list of projects … 1

• Unemployment insurance changes signed into law

  February 12, 2011 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Changes to the state’s unemployment insurance system that will stop tax increases for businesses and temporarily increase benefits for jobless workers were signed Friday as the first completed … 9

• Unemployment insurance changes signed into law

  February 11, 2011 in News, Region OLYMPIA — Changes to the state’s unemployment insurance system that will stop tax increases for businesses and temporarily increase benefits for jobless workers were signed Friday as the first completed … 16