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• Hundreds of votes missed

  June 4, 2011 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – With the Legislature more than a week adjourned, the government watchdog group Washington Votes has released its annual statistics about the number of bills introduced and passed, the …

• Clark: Unmarked police car bill solves no one’s problems

  May 12, 2011 in City on Page A5 I’ve long held the belief that if Olympia’s electricity came from brainpower the Statehouse would be in a perpetual gloom. Even so, I’m confident there’s still enough wisdom at the … 58

• Unmarked police cars targeted

  May 11, 2011 in City on Page A5 Two lawmakers from Spokane Valley want to bar law enforcement officers from parking unmarked police cars on private property for routine matters. The legislation, sponsored by Republican state Reps. Matt … 13

• Illness forces McCaslin to quit state Senate

  January 5, 2011 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Bob McCaslin, the most senior member of the Washington Legislature, is leaving the Senate seat he’s held for the Spokane Valley for 30 years. In a prepared statement, … 4

• McCaslin leaving state Senate, will keep Valley post

  January 4, 2011 in News, City State Sen. Bob McCaslin informs Republican leaders he won’t return to Olympia. 2

• Washington House OKs tax plan

  April 11, 2010 in City on Page B1 OLYMPIA – Democratic leaders began pushing a package of some $668 million in higher taxes through the Legislature on Saturday, suspending rules as they tried to beat the Tuesday deadline … 15

• Gregoire looks for balance in new budget

  January 13, 2010 in City on Page A1 Saying that many of the cuts she proposed last month are “unwise and unjust,” Gov. Chris Gregoire proposed a combination of program cuts, tax increases and federal aid to close … 4

• Liberty Lake official to run against Crouse

  September 25, 2007 in City on Page B2 OLYMPIA – A Liberty Lake city councilwoman has filed to run against state Rep. Larry Crouse next year. Judith Owens, 61, has filed documents with state election officials to run …