Weeks after an angry parent complained that state Rep. John Ahern "verbally abused" teens lobbying him on behalf of Planned Parenthood, a state ethics board has dismissed the complaint.The Legislative Ethics Board concluded that it lacked jurisdiction over a conversation between Ahern, the students and…
In December, as regular readers of this blog likely know, Gov. Chris Gregoire proposed leaving $1.2 billion in state savings this year to help stave off major budget cuts in future lean years. After a bleak revenue forecast and months of hearings, House and Senate…
