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Eye On Olympia archive for April 2009

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2009


 (The Spokesman-Review)

4,000 to 5,000 protest taxes at state capitol

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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TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2009



Parker telephone "town hall" tonight...

State Rep. Kevin Parker, R-Spokane, will hold a telephone town-hall-style meeting tonight from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.Lawmakers, particularly those in large Eastern Washington districts (paging Sen. Schoesler) are increasingly using these group phone calls to interact with constituents. Want to listen in or ask…

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MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2009


Spokane blowing up squirrels...

This has nothing whatsoever to do with politics, and yet I'm quite confident it will be my best-read post of several today:Plagued by ground squirrels at Spokane's Finch Arboretum, the city's parks and recreation folks have strapped on their Rodenator Pro, a device that pumps…

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Poll on parks fees, and how much they'd raise...

A new poll re: possible tax increases to support state parks comes back with these results:-$5 fee to park at parks and trails? 55 percent support, 43 percent don't.-an (unspecificed) tax on motor homes and campers? 52 percent support, 43 percent don't.-A 1-cent-per-$1,000-value property tax…

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FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2009

THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2009





Senate budget site drawing some questions...

As I mentioned yesterday, Senate Democrats have set up a website to take budget-related questions from the public.So far (11 questons from 23 people), the questions range from friendly:"When is the legislature going to wake up and realize we have a revenue collection shortfall problem…

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2009


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



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