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Eye On Olympia archive for April 1, 2003

TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2003

Senate releases budget proposal...

Apparently tired of waiting for House Democrats to agree on their budget proposal, the state Senate this afternoon plans to release its version. The Republican-written Senate plan is heavy on budget cuts.We're working on a story about this for Wednesday morning's paper...

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Bring your jammies...

Not an April Fool's joke: Gov. Gary Locke, trying to pressure lawmakers to agree on new transportation taxes, is calling key lawmakers to his office Tuesday to negotiate late into the night."I'm prepared to stay up all night to make this happen," Locke said.If lawmakers…

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