In tomorrow's paper:In an 11th-hour push, education advocates in Olympia are calling on lawmakers and the governor to update the decades-old rule that spells out what the state should pay for in public schools."We've studied this long enough," said state school superintendent Randy Dorn.Dorn, along…
House Democrats have put together a bill to boost the state sales tax by 3/10 of 1 percent.It begins:An unprecedented shortfall in state general fund revenues has threatened the state's ability to fund vital health services and has harmed working families. For this reason, the…
After long debate, the state House of Representatives this afternoon approved an "everything but marriage" bill granting same-sex domestic partners most of the rights and responsibilities of spouses.The bill passed, 62-35. It now goes to Gov. Chris Gregoire, who is expected to sign it into…
There were no torches, but there were some pitchforks. Thousands of people descended on the state capitol today for a demonstration blasting taxes and government spending. "We're here to remind lawmakers that they work for us," said Lynn Harsh, with the Evergreen Freedom Foundation, which…
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