Fri., Dec. 5, 2003
On Jim West's departure...
"I for one am pretty happy to see him go, because when he's gone, we're going to get a new junior senator and I will no longer be the rookie." Sen. Dale Brandland, R-Bellingham
Eye On Olympia archive for Dec. 5, 2003
FRIDAY, DEC. 5, 2003
Fri., Dec. 5, 2003
What presidential primary?
State lawmakers have killed next March's presidential primary, but what was expected to be a quick, mild-mannered vote turned into an 11th-hour fight in the state Senate.Most lawmakers -- Democrats and Republicans both -- voted to cancel the primary, since the national Democratic Party doesn't…
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