Maj. Margaret Witt, a Spokane nurse who won a major legal battle against the Pentagon in the campaign against “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” will not return to uniform and her unit. Instead, she’ll retire with full benefits and with an unlawful discharge wiped from her…
OLYMPIA – Local governments should see a jump in tax revenue in mid May as the state funnels some $57 million from a recent tax amnesty to them, but the exact amount each city and county will see from the program won’t be known for…
OLYMPIA -- Supporters of better laws defining medical marijuana procedures are "rolling another one". Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Wells, D-Seattle, introduced a bill today that she believes will overcome Gov. Chris Gregoire's concerns about the previous bill, which was mostly vetoed late last month. The new bill,…
OLYMPIA -- Police could not park their unmarked cars on private property and do routine administrative work under a bill introduced by two Valley legislators. The bill, a reaction to the shooting of Pastor Wayne Scott Creach in the Spokane Valley, isn't likely to get…
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