OLYMPIA – Charities like the Union Gospel Mission can soon resume distributing used eyeglasses to people who can’t afford to buy them, under a bill signed into law Friday. The legislation, which protects charities like the Mission and the Lions Club International from lawsuits for…
OLYMPIA -- Responding to a shot from Gov. Chris Gregoire that she doesn't need a "monkey wrench" thrown into budget negotiations, a campaign spokesman for Rob McKenna said the GOP candidate won't be releasing a full-blown budget on Monday. Rather, it will be a statement…
OLYMPIA -- Senate Minority Leader Mike Hewitt will undergo surgery Monday to remove a tumor from his thymus. Senate Republicans announced this afternoon that Hewitt will have surgery in Seattle for the recently discovered tumor. With the Legislature still struggling to solve a problem with…
How close are they to reaching a budget deal? About this close, Gov. Chris Gregoire said today. OLYMPIA -- Legislative negotiators are closer to a comprehensive agreement on the state's General Fund budget, but some of the hardest decisions remain, Gov. Chris Gregoire said today.…
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