OLYMPIA -- Gov. Jay Inslee and wife Trudi will be hitting the pirate theme tonight for trick or treaters at the Governor's Mansion. Technically, there are only treaters. The security system at the governor's mansion discourages tricksters. But the mansion is a stop on may…
Sen. Patty Murray hands the gavel signifying chairmanship of the Budget Conference Committee to Rep. Paul Ryan. Key members of the Senate and House sit down today to try to find a compromise on the 2014 budget. Rep. Paul Ryan, the former GOP vice presidential…
President Obama speaks at the memorial service for Tom Foley. WASHINGTON – In a service that contrasted the state of today’s Congress with the House Tom Foley left nearly two decades ago, past and current leaders extolled the former Spokane speaker’s ability to see another…
In the KSPS debate that aired earlier this month on KSPS City Council candidate John Ahern spoke in confusing terms about the area served by the city's Fire Station No. 9 on the South Hill. So confusing, apparently, that Spokane County Fire District No. 9…
Live coverage of the Foley memorial service at the U.S. Capitol Tweets by @jcamden
Flags are flying at half staff outside the U.S. Capitol and at federal buildings around the nation today in honor of former Rep. Tom Foley of Spokane. President Barack Obama ordered the flags lowered Monday for Foley, who served in the House of Representatives for…
Today is the last day for Washington residents who aren't registered to vote to do something to fix that if they want to cast a ballot in next week's general election. The easy way to register, online or by mail, closed weeks ago. But Washington…
President Barack Obama will be among current and former leaders attending a memorial service for the late Tom Foley, former House speaker and U.S. ambassador, Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol. The White House announced this morning that Obama will attend the service in Statuary Hall.…
The onslaught of commercials castigating Initiative 522, the genetically engineered food labeling measure on the November ballot, may be taking their toll. A new survey by The Elway Poll shows support for I-522 has dropped precipitously in the last month. In September, about two-thirds of…
A memorial for Tom Foley, former speaker of the House and U.S. ambassador to Japan, will be held at 11 a.m. Nov. 1 at St. Aloysius Church on the Gonzaga University campus. Foley, a Spokane native who served 30 years in the House, died last…
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers introduced a resolution Tuesday honoring former Speaker Tom Foley as "one of our country's most remarkable leaders." Not surprising, because McMorris Rodgers occupies the Eastern Washington seat Foley held for 30 years. Interesting, because McMorris Rodgers is the chairwoman of the…
Republican Larry Crouse will retire after 19 years in the Legislature, likely setting off a rush of GOP hopefuls in the Spokane Valley district. Crouse announced Tuesday he plans to retire as of Dec. 31, halfway through his current term, because of health problems that…
The Daily Show asks the question of the week, which is how can the federal health care web site be so messed up?
OLYMPIA – A proposal by state agencies to overhaul Washington’s medical marijuana system, restricting access and toughening requirements for patients, was immediately criticized by some advocates for the drug. Staff from the state Health and Revenue departments, along with the Liquor Control Board which will…
Some readers have taken issue with Sunday's column and whether a federal government shutdown ke the one we just experienced would have happened if Tom Foley were speaker. There was a shutdown, after all, in October 1990, when Foley was speaker, several pointed out in…
It's probably just a coincidence that Tom Foley passed away slightly more than a day after the Congress he loved and served so well managed to end the partial government shutdown and spare the nation the ignominy of default. He'd been sick for months and…
Spin Control blogging is admittedly light today as we produce an obituary for Tom Foley for the web page and Saturday's paper. We recommend the S-R's slide show, which has many Foley pictures from the newspaper's extensive photo archives. For those who want to read…
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who is under fire from both Democrats and Tea Party conservatives for her votes in recent weeks, said there were valuable lessons learned or relearned from the government shutdown. Chief among them, the Eastern Washington Republican said Thursday, is that politics…
Washington state has one distinction in yesterday's vote to end the partial government shutdown and extend the federal debt limit: It is the largest state in which the entire delegation voted yes. Across the border in Idaho, the delegation was split, 3-1, on the no…
While touring Spokane on Wednesday, Gov. Jay Inslee said his withdrawal of plans to seek $450 million in state money for a controversial span over the Columbia River should eliminate the last roadblock to passing a comprehensive transportation package for the state before year's end.…
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Spokane, joined 86 of her GOP colleagues in the House of Representatives on Wednesday night voting to end a partial government shutdown that lasted 16 days. In a statement following the vote, the congresswoman and chair of the House Republican Conference…
Attorney General Bob Ferguson held a press conference this morning to announce a lawsuit against a group that has given some $7 million to the campaign against Initiative 522. Here's an updated report from Mike Baker of the Associated Press: SEATTLE (AP) — Washington’s attorney…
OLYMPIA -- Potential growers, processors and vendors of marijuana will be able to apply for state licenses in one month. The agency in charge of setting up the state's recreational marijuana system this morning approved the rules they'll have to follow to get the industry…
Gov. Jay Inslee comes east for a full day today: * Press conference at 9:30 a.m * Roundtable discussion on transportation at 10:30 a.m. at the downtown library. * Shows off the Washington Healthplanfinder’s Mobile Enrollment Tour at 2:45 p.m * Speech at the Greater…
OLYMPIA – A quarter-million adults in Washington will gain dental coverage over the next two years as the state expands its Medicaid rolls under the Affordable Care Act and re-establishes programs dropped in budget cutbacks. Starting Jan. 1, current Medicaid recipients who lost coverage after…
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