Dave White, a county utilities inspector and Republican activist, will run for the state House of Representatives this fall in central Spokane’s 3rd District in an effort to rein in state spending and improve state infrastructure. White, 59, said Thursday he’ll challenge Democratic incumbent Timm…
OLYMPIA – For the first three days of the special session, everything involving the state’s troubled budget was done behind the closed doors. That went by the wayside Thursday. Senate Republicans and their three Democratic allies released a new budget proposal at a morning press…
OLYMPIA -- A visibly angry Gov. Chris Gregoire threatened to hold bills hostage unless legislators reach a budget deal, and accused Senate Republicans of "theatrics" for releasing their new spending plan at a morning press conference. "It is a waste of time," she said at…
OLYMPIA -- In an effort to break a budget logjam, Senate Republicans and their three Democratic allies unveiled a new spending plan Thursday morning that would spend more on public schools and state colleges. It also offers more money for child care for working families…
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