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• Bill would add turn lane at U.S. 195 intersection

  February 16, 2009 in City OLYMPIA – Three weeks after a teenage girl was killed trying to cross U.S. 195 from Cheney-Spokane Road, two local lawmakers on Monday introduced legislation to pay for work to …

• Wash. lawmakers agree to early budget savings

  February 13, 2009 in City, Region Democratic leaders have worked out a deal to immediately cut about $300 million in state spending, the first major budget savings that will come out of the 2009 Legislature.

• Jump in jobless benefits closer

  February 13, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A12 OLYMPIA – The Legislature moved a step closer Thursday to passing a plan to temporarily increase the state’s weekly unemployment benefits. The Senate passed the measure on a 43-4 vote. …

• Measure imposes regulations for dog breeders

  February 13, 2009 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Visiting longtime friends recently, Kettle Falls’ Brandon Hatch was stunned at what he saw. His friends, who lived in Skagit County, were running a puppy mill, breeding dogs … 3

• Bill aims to regulate puppy mills

  February 12, 2009 in City OLYMPIA – Visiting longtime friends recently, Kettle Falls’ Brandon Hatch was stunned at what he saw. His friends, who lived in Skagit County, were running a puppy mill, breeding dogs … 1

• Wash. Legislature closer to passing unemployment benefit boost

  February 12, 2009 in City, Region The Legislature moved a step closer Thursday to passing a plan to temporarily increase the state’s weekly unemployment benefits.

• Bill aids immigrant students

  February 12, 2009 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Emotions ran high Wednesday as state lawmakers discussed allowing illegal immigrant students – many of them brought to this country as young children – to qualify for millions … 2

• Eye on Olympia: Legislators propose studying selves

  February 12, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page W1 OLYMPIA – On the face of it, the bill reads like a parody. The Legislature is thinking about “creat(ing) a commission within the legislature to evaluate the legislature.”

• Proposed education grants for illegal immigrants prompt heated debate

  February 11, 2009 in City OLYMPIA – Emotions ran high Wednesday as state lawmakers discussed allowing illegal immigrant students – many of them brought to this country as young children – to qualify for millions …

• Payday loan bills introduced to Washington Statehouse

  February 11, 2009 in City on Page A8 OLYMPIA – It’s become an annual ritual in the Statehouse: low-income people and advocates descend on Olympia to blast payday loans. It’s too easy, they say, for desperate families to …

• Marijuana penalties subject of proposal in Wash. Legislature

  February 11, 2009 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Civil liberties groups, medical marijuana supporters and a smattering of music festivalgoers may have reason to rejoice: The Legislature is considering a proposal that would effectively decriminalize possession … 3

• Same-sex couples bill a big draw

  February 6, 2009 in City on Page A8 OLYMPIA – The first public hearing on an “everything but marriage” bill for same-sex couples on Thursday drew standing-room-only crowds and emotional testimony about families, faith and personal values. On … 3

• Unions, businesses clash over new bill

  February 6, 2009 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – For nearly two years, Dan Joy says, his boss at a Spokane grocery store badgered him and other employees to go to the boss’ church. It would, they …

• Feeding wild animals could be prohibited

  February 5, 2009 in Outdoors OLYMPIA — The Washington House is considering a bill that would prohibit private citizens from feeding many wild animals — elk, deer, bears, raccoons, opossums, cougars, wolves, coyotes, wild turkeys … 3

• Reforms may be going to the dogs

  February 5, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V1 OLYMPIA – Declaring that dogs “are neither a commercial crop nor commodity,” several state lawmakers say it’s time to clamp down on inhumane practices at puppy mills. “Without proper oversight, …

• Washington House approves spending cuts

  February 3, 2009 in City on Page A7 OLYMPIA – The state House kicked immediate budget savings into gear Monday, approving a roughly $300 million package of spending cuts. But minority Republicans warned that the Legislature is still …

• ‘Hiker orange’ clothing bill makes this outdoorsman see red

  February 1, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C11 A bill in the Washington Legislature makes me gag, and I didn’t even know Pam Almli. Had I known or been related to the Snohomish County woman — who was … 1

• Teacher-student sex targeted

  January 29, 2009 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – It’s not illegal for a teacher to have consensual sex with an 18-year-old student, a state appeals court said two weeks ago. The response from state lawmakers: Well, …

• Colleges make case against cuts

  January 29, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page W1 OLYMPIA – Stick your head into any budget hearing in Olympia and it will quickly become clear that the near-universal argument for anyone wanting state dollars is this: “Spend on …

• Bill offers all but marriage to gay couples

  January 28, 2009 in City on Page A6 OLYMPIA – Washington state would offer same-sex couples all the rights and benefits given to heterosexual married couples under a measure that was introduced Tuesday in the Legislature. Sen. Ed …

• Senators push ‘green jobs’ plan

  January 28, 2009 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Echoing plans in the other Washington, Senate Democrats in Olympia detailed their plans Tuesday to combine “green jobs” with a renewed push for conservation and alternative sources of …

• State may close teen runaway centers

  January 28, 2009 in City on Page A6 Spokane’s center for teenage runaways could close this year if the Legislature agrees to cuts proposed by the Department of Social and Health Services. Nine centers in nine cities, including …

• Bill pushes education reform

  January 27, 2009 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – A bipartisan group of state lawmakers Monday began making the case for an overhaul of Washington’s education system. “All in all, we think this is the first comprehensive …

• House Democrats unveil savings plan

    January 27, 2009 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Rushing to save money before Washington’s budget woes worsen, House Democrats on Monday proposed cuts and other changes that they said will save $640 million by July. “We …

• House Democrats eye more than $600 million in cuts

    January 26, 2009 in City, Region Rushing to save money before Washington’s budget woes worsen, House Democrats on Monday proposed cuts and other changes that they said will save $640 million by July. Among them, spending …

• Budget cuts of $105 million proposed

  January 23, 2009 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Saying they want to be “quick but deliberate,” state lawmakers Thursday proposed $105 million in state budget cuts. And they promised much more to come. Among the fast-track …

• Wash. Legislature takes first whack at budget

  January 22, 2009 in City, Region Majority Democrats in the Legislature are unveiling their plans for immediate budget cuts. The state is facing a deficit of about $6 billion through the 2011 fiscal year. There’s pressure …

• Wash. lawmakers may help military families

  January 22, 2009 in City, Region The Legislature is considering a bill that would help smooth the transition for children of military parents when they transfer into a Washington school district.

• Spokane projects could see more than $100 million from stimulus

    January 15, 2009 in Region Trying to kick-start the state’s lagging economy, Gov. Chris Gregoire on Thursday unveiled a $1.2 billion proposal that includes more than $90 million in buildings at Spokane-area colleges, repaving local … 1

• Capitol dressed to nines for ball

  January 14, 2009 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Thursday, state lawmakers will resume their pick-and-shovel work with the state budget, trying to find the least painful ways to bridge a $6 billion budget shortfall. But first, …

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