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• House transportation budget passes

  April 17, 2013 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – House Democrats passed a two-year, $8.4 billion spending plan for the state’s highways, bridges, ferries and bus systems on Tuesday, overcoming Republican objections about a controversial bridge over … 13

• Shawn Vestal: The only good laws are popular laws

  March 16, 2013 in City on Page B1 If there’s anyone who understands the limits of gun control – who really gets how ineffective any and all gun laws are – it’s Rep. Matt Shea. Gun laws are … 124

• Washington House gun registration bill not voted

  March 13, 2013 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Democrats abandoned a bill to require wider background checks for gun purchases late Tuesday, after disagreements over the proposals caused the House of Representatives to grind to a … 9

• House backs revamping election laws

  March 8, 2013 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Some would-be voters would have more time to register online, and younger ones could preregister as early as age 16 under election law changes approved Thursday by the … 1

• Bill plants the seed for hemp farming

  February 22, 2013 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – The cannabis plant could provide Washington state with two new agricultural crops: one for smoking and one making rope and fabric. Different strains of the plant would be … 8

• Gun check bill clears key House committee

  February 20, 2013 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – A bill requiring almost all gun buyers in Washington to undergo a background check passed a key House panel Tuesday and will likely be part of a package … 67

• What would Jesus do about gun control?

  February 14, 2013 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – What would Jesus do about gun control? A debate between a Spokane Valley legislator and a Seattle minister essentially posed that question Wednesday in a packed hearing on … 209

• Shea bill targets electoral voting

  January 30, 2013 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Changing the way the state casts its Electoral College votes for president would be fairer to Eastern Washington voters, a Spokane Valley legislator said Tuesday. A Democratic leader, … 38

• Abortion notification bill will get hearing in Senate

  January 23, 2013 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – A proposed law requiring parents to be notified of an abortion for any girl under 18 will get a hearing in a Senate committee this year, and possibly … 2

• Shea gun charge dropped

  January 19, 2013 in City on Page B1 State Rep. Matt Shea no longer faces a misdemeanor gun charge sparked when he pulled a gun during a road-rage dispute. Shea, R-Spokane Valley, was charged in 2011 for keeping … 10

• Judge dismisses gun charge against Shea

  January 18, 2013 State Rep. Matthew Shea no longer faces a misdemeanor gun charge sparked when he pulled a gun during a road rage dispute. Shea, R-Spokane Valley, was charged in 2011 for … 18

• Clark: Friendship, hug are election night surprises

  November 8, 2012 in City on Page A5 The Presidential Press Posse had just prowled into the Lair of Democrats in the Red Lion Hotel at the Park when a guy I barely know sidled up to me. … 7

• Sullivan Road bridge failing, legislators told

  November 8, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The Spokane Valley City Council hosted a special meeting Friday to ask local state legislators to help secure funding to replace the Sullivan Road Bridge. The estimated cost to replace …

• Democrats holding edge in Legislature

  November 7, 2012 in City on Page A7 Democrats appear likely to hold on to both chambers of the Washington Legislature. Republicans had pushed to recapture the state Senate, where the Democrats currently have five more seats than … 6

• Ad Watch: Mix-up in Shea mailer

  November 4, 2012 in City on Page B3 State Rep. Matt Shea, R-Spokane, mailed a new ad to voters late last week that sharply criticizes media coverage of him and misrepresents his and his opponent’s positions on key … 12

• Doug Clark: Amy Biviano vs. Matt Shea, the race that keeps on giving

  October 21, 2012 in City on Page B1 The tipster called me midday Friday with two eye-popping political developments, namely that 4th District state legislative candidate Amy Biviano appeared topless in a 1995 Playboy magazine spread. Five words … 38

• Legislative candidate Amy Biviano unfazed by Playboy pic

    October 20, 2012 in City on Page B1 Amy Biviano, the Democratic challenger in a high-profile battle for a legislative seat representing Spokane Valley, is defending a 1995 topless photo shoot with Playboy magazine as a confidence-building experience … 82

• Legislative hopeful Amy Biviano posed topless in Playboy

    October 19, 2012 in City Amy Biviano, the Democratic challenger in a high-profile battle for a legislative seat representing Spokane Valley, is defending a 1995 topless photo shoot with Playboy magazine as a confidence-building experience … 41

• Solidly GOP district seeing spirited race between Matt Shea, Amy Biviano

  October 13, 2012 in City on Page B1 To Republican state Rep. Matt Shea, Americans are on the verge of becoming slaves, and he has a plan to stop it. Among his proposals: The federal government should make … 29

• Doug Clark: Stunt Shea pulled far from clean campaigning

  September 20, 2012 in City on Page A5 Matt Shea – the Road Rage Republican running for re-election in Spokane Valley – has his knickers in a knot over his opponent’s supposedly dirty campaign tactics. Or in other … 27

• Anti-Shea mailer features pointing gun

  September 19, 2012 in City on Page A5 Democratic challenger Amy Biviano is turning incumbent Republican state Rep. Matt Shea’s road rage case into a campaign issue. But the mailer that began arriving in Spokane Valley mailboxes over … 15

• GOP chief asks Shea to pull photo

  August 21, 2012 in City on Page A5 It may have started as a joke, but the controversial photo of state Rep. Matt Shea standing on his Democratic challenger’s property has become a political hot potato for Republicans. … 14

• Shea’s picture backed by GOP

  August 18, 2012 in City on Page B1 The chairman of the Spokane County Republican Party is standing behind state Rep. Matt Shea’s decision to post a picture of himself on the Internet standing on his Democratic challenger’s … 30

• Doug Clark: A lawmaker of a higher caliber

  July 24, 2012 in City on Page A5 Nothing says “Welcome back from vacation, Doug” like a Road Rage Republican. So thanks to whoever gifted the newspaper with court documents about the firearms violations that were issued to … 12

• Legislator pulled gun during road incident

  July 22, 2012 in City on Page B1 A Spokane Valley legislator pulled a gun during a confrontation with another motorist last November in what police reports describe as a road rage incident. He was cited for two … 84

• Matt Shea, Q&A on 15 topics

  July 15, 2012 in City, News Did not respond to requests to complete The Spokesman-Review’s legislative candidate’s questionnaire. 1

• Amy Biviano, Q&A on 15 topics

  July 15, 2012 in City, News 1. Why do you feel that you are the best candidate? My background as a CPA and a public school volunteer gives me the right blend of small business experience, …

• Democrat quotes Knezovich’s praise

  July 13, 2012 in City on Page A5 Republican Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich has given a boost to the campaign of a Democrat running for state Legislature in Spokane Valley, a move that highlights division in the … 19

• Matt Shea to seek third term in state House

  April 26, 2012 in City on Page A6 Spokane Valley Republican Matt Shea will seek a third term in the state House of Representatives, not the open seat on the Spokane County Board of Commissioners. Shea had been …

• Shea to seek third House term

  April 25, 2012 in News Republican Matt Shea will seek re-election to the Legislature rather than running for an open county commission seat. 9

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