OLYMPIA – Washington state will delay plans to close the Pine Lodge Corrections Center for Women to see whether it can stay open as a facility shared by Spokane County and City.State Corrections Secretary Eldon Vail announced Thursday the Medical Lake center is getting a…
Wonder what to believe among all the things you heard before, during and after President Barack Obama's "State of the Union" speech?PolitiFact.com breaks down some of the comments of both sides. Click here to see who was lying and who was truthing.And as a bonus,…
OLYMPIA -- Voter registration drives may as well skip the state prisons for now. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals put a temporary hold on its order that felons should be able to vote in Washington, even if they are in prison.The Appeals Court…
John Ahern's campaign released this form Wednesday after Bob Apple denied endorsing Ahern. Both Ahern and his campaign manager, Josh Kerns, said they witnessed Apple signing it last year at the county fair.The top of the form is quite clear: "I endorse John Ahern for…
OLYMPIA -- There's not much action expected on the floor of the House, and the Senate has no floor action at all, so almost everything interesting will happen elsewhere today.The governor has a 10:30 a.m. press conference to talk about federal transportation projects. U.S. Sen.…
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