Spokane Police Guild officials announced in a news release Monday that the union "embraces" a police reform resolution that the Spokane City Council is likely to approve tonight. "The Guild wants to thank the Council members for recognizing that many of the steps presented in…
Spokane attorney Dick Leland is the new district director for Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers. The congresswoman's office made the announcement today that Leland, who worked for the Farm Credit System before becoming a lawyer, is her pick to replace the former director of her Eastern…
Saturday Night Live's opening sketch, as usual, was political. Not the funniest ever, but a few good moments.
If you weren't up getting another beer or more chips for the quacamole during half time Sunday, you might've seen this commercial featuring Clint Eastwood, who declared it was "half time in America." The ad is, on its face, a push for the cars made…
A political blog in the other Washington, The Daily Caller, suggests a certain congresswoman from this Washington could have a shot at the No. 2 spot on the GOP presidential ticket this fall. The blog quotes a Republican strategist, Kellyanne Conway, as saying Cathy McMorris…
A historic building slated for the wrecking ball could get a friend in the Spokane City Council. Late last year, Washington State University-Spokane announced it would sell a 102-year-old warehouse called the Jensen-Byrd building so a development company could tear down the brick building and…
OLYMPIA – House Republicans, who say they are fed up with the slow pace of budgeting process in a session where that was supposed to be the main thing the Legislature tackled, argued Thursday for a new approach. The state should set aside what it…
OLYMPIA -- Gov. Chris Gregoire's proposal to place a $1.50 per barrel fee on oil refined in Washington state appears close to dead. Two key Senate Democrats said as much today in separate settings. Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, D-Camano Island, chairwoman of the Senate Transportation…
OLYMPIA -- House Republicans, who say they've been essentially shut out of the budgeting process in a session when the budget was supposed to be the main thing the Legislature tackled, will be releasing their plans for K-12 programs today. They call it "Fund Education…
OLYMPIA – With votes to spare, the state Senate passed a bill to allow same-sex couples to marry in Washington, sending it to the House of Representatives where it also has enough votes to pass. A full gallery erupted after senators passionately but respectfully debated…
OLYMPIA 7:58 p.m. Same-sex marriage bill passes the Senate 28-21. 24 Democrats and 4 Republicans voted yes; 3 Democrats and 18 Republicans voted no. Gallery erupts. 7:56 p.m. Sen. Ed Murray, D-Seattle, commends other senators for the quality of the debate. Tomorrow, people who disagree…
OLYMPIA -- The Senate convened to consider the same-sex marriage bill right at 6 p.m., then promptly went into caucus to discuss amendments. Lt. Gov. Brad Owen, who presides over the Senate, welcomed the people in the full gallery...and asked them to conform to accepted…
Sen. Ed Murray, left, and his partner Michael Shiosaki discuss the same-sex marriage bill. OLYMPIA -- The state Senate will be debating the same-sex marriage bill in front of a full gallery and possibly late into the evening. But it has the 25 votes needed…
OLYMPIA -- The Senate gave the final OK today to the new boundaries for Washington's legislative and congressional district lines. The boundaries, drawn up by the state Redistricting Commission and approved by that panel on Jan. 1, rearrange state legislative districts and add a 10th…
OLYMPIA -- Debate over the same-sex marriage bill is scheduled for 6 p.m. this evening in the Senate. Sen. Ed Murray, D-Seattle, the bill's prime sponsor, estimates a couple hours for debate, although it could go longer. Will probably depend on the number of amendments,…
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