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• Medical school plan will work, Inslee says

  May 22, 2013 in City, Health on Page A7 OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee downplayed any conflict between the state’s two research universities over operations at the new joint medical school facility in Spokane, saying he wouldn’t even call …

• Bill on police-involved deaths now law

  May 21, 2013 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Spokane County’s medical examiners can feel free to talk about the results of investigations into deaths that involve actions by law enforcement officers, a new state law ensures. … 9

• Inslee removes funds for Columbia bridge

  May 21, 2013 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – A legislative compromise on a controversial bridge over the Columbia River was sliced out of the state’s $8.8 billion transportation budget Monday by Gov. Jay Inslee, who insisted …

• Marijuana draft rules put product out of sight

  May 17, 2013 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Anyone planning to grow legal marijuana in Washington should expect to do so indoors, pass a tough background check and keep up with their paperwork. The state agency … 109

• Alcohol laws don’t mix well at Capitol

  May 15, 2013 in City on Page A7 OLYMPIA – As a Senate committee approved tougher laws against impaired drivers Tuesday, some senators wondered aloud if the Legislature isn’t at least partially responsible for putting more drunks on … 5

• Three issues at forefront of session

  May 14, 2013 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee has shortened his top priorities on the Legislature’s “to do” list for the special session to three things: Pass an operating budget. Pass a new … 33

• Spin Control: Same old budget battle story

  May 12, 2013 in City on Page B8 OLYMPIA – The Legislature returns to town Monday in search of a compromise on a two-year operating budget that keeps the state in the black, uses relatively few accounting gimmicks, …

• State workers to get parking, bus breaks

  May 5, 2013 in City on Page B3 Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill into law Saturday that lets state employees pay for their work-related parking and transit costs using pretax earnings. Democratic Rep. Sam Hunt of Olympia … 6

• ‘Good Samaritan’ law covers alcohol too

  May 5, 2013 in City on Page B3 OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a law that allows underage drinkers to call for medical help without fearing prosecution. The law is meant to encourage minors to call … 3

• Lawmakers’ current budget to pay for OT work

  April 30, 2013 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Before a special session was called Sunday for the Washington Legislature to finish such important tasks as setting the state’s two-year operating budget, legislative leaders and Gov. Jay … 15

• Washington Legislature adjourns without budget

  April 29, 2013 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – For the fourth time in as many years, the Legislature will go into overtime to figure out how to spend the money it collects, and how much it … 9

• Special session likely, Inslee says

  April 24, 2013 in City OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee all but conceded the Legislature will need a special session to finish work on budgets and key issues like education. 19

• Drunken driver bill facing challenges

  April 19, 2013 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Efforts to fast-track a crackdown on repeat drunken drivers, announced with bipartisan fanfare Tuesday, hit some go-slow warnings Thursday from prosecutors, judges and police. They’re raising so many … 4

• Budgets could force special session

  April 18, 2013 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – The Legislature is running out of days faster than it is running out of controversial issues, but leaders are still wary of saying they will need a special … 10

• Lawmakers act on bills, including TCEP ban and alcohol sales

  April 18, 2013 in City on Page A7 On Wednesday, houses of the Washington state Legislature passed several measures, and Gov. Jay Inslee signed others into law:

• 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

• Inslee wants to stop spread of bars allowing marijuana use

  April 1, 2013 in City on Page A1 SEATTLE – Gov. Jay Inslee wants the state Liquor Control Board to figure out how to stop the spread of bars that allow patrons to consume marijuana on site. Voters … 95

• Schools, taxes top Inslee proposal

  March 29, 2013 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Temporary tax increases on beer and some business services should be made permanent, and a variety of existing tax breaks should be eliminated to raise an extra $1.2 … 123

• Signs of state parks’ neglect reflect years of cuts

  March 25, 2013 in City, Outdoors on Page A6 SEATTLE – As Washington state’s park system enters its 100th year, budget cuts have begun to take a heavy toll. Many of Washington’s 117 parks, 700 historic buildings and 33 … 2

• Clark: Hey, Fagan, civility isn’t a part-time responsibility

  February 24, 2013 in City on Page B1 Advice for any elected official wanting to be taken seriously: Try not to call the governor “a lying whore.” 71

• Inslee: Six nuke-waste tanks leaking at Hanford

  February 22, 2013 in Region YAKIMA — Six underground radioactive waste tanks at the nation’s most contaminated nuclear site are leaking, Gov. Jay Inslee said today. 25

• Fagan slams Inslee in demeaning email

  February 22, 2013 in City on Page A1 Spokane City Councilman Mike Fagan, in a fundraising letter for his anti-tax efforts, called Washington Gov. Jay Inslee “a lying whore.” The letter, which was signed by Fagan and the … 98

• Fagan letter labels governor ‘a lying whore’

  February 21, 2013 in City A letter sent today that was signed by Spokane City Councilman Mike Fagan calls Washington Gov. Jay Inslee “a lying whore.” 52

• New leak discovered at Hanford

  February 15, 2013 in City A new leak has been discovered in a nuclear waste storage tank at Hanford, authorities disclosed today. 22

• Gov. Jay Inslee offers jobs outline

  February 14, 2013 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee added some specifics to his campaign themes of generating more jobs in key industries, releasing a package Wednesday of tax breaks and spending projects designed … 7

• Inslee guarded on tribe casino

  February 7, 2013 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee wouldn’t say Wednesday which way he’s leaning on the Spokane Tribe’s proposed casino on the West Plains. Inslee has the final ability to block the … 19

• Pot leaving Washington is federal concern

  January 25, 2013 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – State officials are trying to convince the federal government they can keep legally grown pot from making its way over the border to Oregon, Idaho or other states … 43

• Feds examining pot law, Inslee says

  January 23, 2013 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – State officials appear to be hoping for the best while preparing for the worst as Washington and the federal government try to determine how the state will license … 4

• Spin Control: Inslee, GOP hardly exchanging bouquets in early jousting

  January 20, 2013 in City on Page B2 OLYMPIA – The start of a new Legislature with a new administration is much given over to pomp and ceremony, so it wasn’t too surprising that most of the players …

• Inslee wants coal ports, trains studied

  January 18, 2013 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – State and federal agencies studying potential impacts of a new coal terminal near Bellingham must consider the increased train traffic in Spokane and other cities around the state, … 26

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