Newly elected state superintendent of public instruction Randy Dorn threw down the gauntlet on school funding Monday in his inaugural appearance before the state Senate education committee.Money for schools must come first, Dorn told them:"We've really never matched up the standards and how you fund…
From tomorrow's paper:On Monday, while many people had a day off, state Sen. Ken Jacobsen was facing a state Senate committee, trying to convince his fellow lawmakers to let people be buried with their pets.He's absolutely serious. The idea to him a couple of years…
About 300 people from anti-poverty groups and other organizations held a rally on the capitol steps Monday afternoon. They called for restrictions on payday lending, more health care, and preservation of the General Assistance to the Unemployable program, which provides health coverage and monthly stipends…
Restaurants, florists, and the city of Olympia's traffic-fine fund.
From the folks who brought you Horse's Ass, it's "Publicola, the Washington news elixir."From HA founder David Goldstein:"The sudden collapse of our local news industry and the resulting mass exodus of political reporters is a bitter pill to swallow for those of us who believe…
Former state Rep. Don Cox, who stepped down two years ago, is headed back to Olympia.County commissioners from the 9th Legislative District today chose Cox to replace Rep. Steve Hailey, who died Dec. 28th after a year-long battle with colon cancer.Cox, 69, was almost immediately…
Rich Nafziger, the chief of staff for state Senate Democrats and a longtime Olympia school board member, has a personal blog that's heavy on ruminations about the economy and the times.In this recent post, Nafziger argues that "there are at least four good reasons to…
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