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Eye On Olympia archive for July 9, 2008

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2008


Endorsements and counting coup...

The Pierce County sheriff's deputies' union last night endorsed Attorney General Rob McKenna for re-election after interviewing both McKenna and his Democratic opponent, Pierce County executive (and former local prosecutor) John Ladenburg.Political reporters get a lot of "endorsed by" press releases this time of year,…

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Update from the Sunshine Committee...

From this morning's paper:OLYMPIA – Despite concerns by open-government advocates over two recent court rulings, a state task force looks unlikely to recommend changing the law that allows public officials and attorneys to keep some of their discussions and work secret."It's not broken, so please…

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Short takes and breaking news from the Washington Legislature and the state capital.