OLYMPIA -- The back and forth over plans to dig a humongously expensive tunnel for part of the Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement project is prompting Gov. Chris Gregoire to make a little day trip Thursday to Canada.Gregoire's office announced this afternoon she'll be heading a…
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Clint Didier probably has the most avid readership of his Twitter postings in an unlikely quarter. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Although the DSCC is not always the most careful reader, it seems Rarely has Didier tweeted in recent days about…
OLYMPIA -- Attorney General Rob McKenna offered some advice to people who sign up for dating services: Get the terms and the promises in writing.The state recently settled with a King County dating service, Great Expectations, for new restrictions on how the company can market…
The Senate campaign between Patty Murray and Dino Rossi appears Wednesday to be a contest over who can paint the other as cozying up to the worst villain in the universe.That would be BP.Rossi described the latest energy bill, which includes a cap-and-trade proposal, as…
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