You might not know it from the empty parking lots (and empty restaurants) around the capitol, but the state Legislature is technically in session.In reality, only a handful of budget negotiators are actually here. They're doing the same thing they've been doing for weeks: batting…
Remember that apartment deposit you never got back? Or that Christmas Club bank account you never tapped?Thousands of people have unclaimed property -- uncashed paychecks, dormant bank accounts, forgotten safe deposit boxes -- that's been left in the hands of the state Department of Revenue.The…
Some prison inmates will be released early, under a bill signed into law recently by Gov. Gary Locke.Senate Bill 5990 will save taxpayers about $50 million -- and will toughen some penalties for the most violent criminals."It turned out to be good policy while saving…
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