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• Spin Control: Perhaps budget is more pressing, but marriage debate was good

  February 12, 2012 in City on Page B2 OLYMPIA – Republican leaders in the Legislature have been uniformly critical of same-sex marriage bills as the proposals worked their way through the two chambers on what can only be … 1

• WA House committee advances gay marriage bill

  February 6, 2012 in Region OLYMPIA — A House committee on Monday approved a measure to legalize same-sex marriage in Washington state, setting the stage for final passage this week. 43

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  Senate approves same-sex marriage

  February 2, 2012 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – With votes to spare, the state Senate passed a bill to allow same-sex couples to marry in Washington, sending it to the House of Representatives, where it also … 70

• Farmers, immigrant advocates, others support bill

  January 29, 2012 in City on Page B2 SEATTLE – In Olympia, it’s not all that often that immigrant advocacy groups and farmers are on the same side of a proposed bill. But the unlikely allies have teamed … 1

• WA committees to hold gay marriage hearings

  January 23, 2012 in Region OLYMPIA — Senate and House committees are set to hear testimony on whether Washington state should legalize same-sex marriage. 21

• AP: Gay marriage within reach in WA Legislature

  January 11, 2012 in Region The Washington state Legislature is on the verge of having enough support to approve gay marriage, with votes continuing to realign in the state Senate, according to a tally by … 20

• WA lawmaker to introduce a plastic bag ban bill

  January 10, 2012 A Burien lawmaker says he plans to introduce a bill to ban plastic grocery bags statewide. Democratic Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon said he would introduce the bill today. A press conference … 19

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  Wash. lawmakers’ ‘short session’ will be dominated by budget

  January 8, 2012 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Washington legislators find themselves in familiar territory as they return to the Capitol this week. The General Fund budget they thought they had shored up through a series …

• WA Legislature to consider abortion insurance

  January 6, 2012 in News, Region In the session that begins next week in Olympia, the Washington Legislature will consider a bill that would require private insurance companies that cover maternity care to also pay for … 17

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  Gregoire signs budget patch

  December 21, 2011 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – With advice to the Legislature to show up “tan, rested and ready” in January to finish fixing the state’s budget problems, Gov. Chris Gregoire signed the $480 million … 1

• Spin Control: Special session another little death

  December 18, 2011 in City on Page B3 OLYMPIA – In trying to come up with a pithy description for the late special session, I couldn’t shake the memory of a particularly annoying greeting adults seemed to enjoy … 2

• Budgeters put tough decisions on hold

  December 13, 2011 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – For two weeks, legislators have heard emotional, sometimes angry testimony against major cuts to state programs and in favor of raising taxes. Monday, it became apparent they will … 11

• Brown: Budget goals out of reach

  December 10, 2011 in City on Page B1 OLYMPIA – Legislators will try to fill some of Washington’s looming budget gap next week but won’t come close to the $2 billion in cuts Gov. Chris Gregoire proposed last … 2

• State budget deal elusive

  December 9, 2011 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire acknowledged legislators are unlikely to pass some $2 billion in budget cuts she proposed in this special session. The governor also sees no chance … 3

• Gregoire seeks funds to train engineers, aerospace workers

  December 9, 2011 in City on Page A12 OLYMPIA – Less than a month after asking the Legislature to cut $2 billion from the state’s General Fund budget, Gov. Chris Gregoire is asking it to add about $8 … 1

• School officials object to proposed state cuts

  December 8, 2011 in News on Page A1 OLYMPIA – School officials from across Washington urged legislators to reject plans to cut four days out of the school year or reduce payments designed to help poor districts keep … 9

• Washington budget director urges state cuts

  December 6, 2011 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Washington state can’t wait until next year to cut its budget, the state’s budget director told legislators Monday. In the wake of recent comments by legislators that cast … 9

• Budget chief to Legislature: Time’s a-wasting, pass a budget

  December 5, 2011 in News OLYMPIA — The state can’t wait until next year to make changes to its budget that will reduce spending, the state’s budget director told legislators today. 10

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  Cash-strapped state parks banking on Discover Pass, new approach

  December 4, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C14 The Washington State Parks system, the fourth oldest in the nation, is at a brink of uncertainty in the state’s lingering budget crisis. After 98 years, officials are looking at … 22

• Washington Dems explore election on tax hikes

  September 27, 2011 in Region Democratic officials have been quietly exploring the logistics of a special election in February that could ask state voters to raise taxes to help fill another budget shortfall, according to … 9

• Gregoire expects more bad news before summoning lawmakers

  September 21, 2011 in Region Washington’s economic outlook is so much more likely to get worse in the next two months that Gov. Chris Gregoire said she won’t call the Legislature into a special session …

• Editorial: Veto needed to assure voter wishes on audit role

  June 11, 2011 in Opinion on Page B4 To save money, the Legislature has chosen to cut an area of government that saves the government money. Confused? So are we. But here’s the story. Washington state Auditor Brian … 2

• WSU students face 16 percent tuition hike

  May 27, 2011 in News Washington State University students face another tuition hike after deep funding cuts to higher education recently passed in the state Legislature. The WSU Board of Regents is expected to approve … 7

• Workers’ comp becoming a yellow brick road-block

  May 15, 2011 in City on Page B2 OLYMPIA – May might be the cruelest month in the state capital. The rain gives way only sporadically to sun breaks, momentarily lifting the gray gloom that shrouds the dome … 2

• Discover Pass will be ticket to state land access

  May 1, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C10 The Discover Pass – expected to raise up to $64 million in two years for state parks and other lands – is a done deal in the Washington Legislature and …

• Landers: Sportsmen fee hikes loom in Olympia

  April 21, 2011 in Outdoors on Page B1 Many loose ends still need to be tied in Olympia, but as the Washington Legislature tries to wrap up, it’s at least clear that cougar hunting with hounds has been … 1

• Field reports: Antoine Peak on House list for state funding

  April 10, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C9 PUBLIC LANDS – A prized Spokane Valley wild area north of I-90 and near Forker Road is back in the running for state funding to boost the last of three …

• Shawn Vestal: WSP’s request a far cry from Colonial-era tyranny

  March 25, 2011 in City on Page A5 There was a time in this country, before it was this country, when the king’s customs agents carried general warrants allowing them to search anyone, anytime, anywhere, and take anything … 6

• Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program deserves Olympia’s attention

  March 10, 2011 in Outdoors on Page B1 Groups as diverse as elk hunters and bird watchers have found common ground on an issue simmering in Olympia. Unfortunately, Gov. Chris Gregoire and lawmakers are slower to recognize the … 5

• Bills that barely survive deadline for legislative action: Pocket gophers, cougar-hunting dogs

  March 9, 2011 in Outdoors, City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Some animals fared well this week as the Legislature rushed to pass bills before a critical deadline. Folks hoping to sip local liquor at the farmers market, buy … 3

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