Any marriage of convenience between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the state of Washington for environmental statements on new coal ports was dissolved last week for what appear to be irreconcilable differences. They will issue separate statements, possibly with very different conclusions, about…
The state agency developing rules for legal recreational marijuana in Washington will hold a hearing in Spokane on Oct. 9. Another hearing will be in Seattle Oct. 8. The Washington State Liquor Control Board said Friday the hearing will start at 6 p.m. at the…
OLYMPIA– A legislator who accepts an invitation to a Husky or Cougar football game to sit in the university president's box with all the complimentary food and drinks isn’t breaking any ethics rules. A legislator who takes a couple of free tickets to take a…
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook Jon Stewart returned to the Daily Show this week, and it didn't take long before he was smacking the Obama Administration over Syria.
Over the last month or so, high tech "smart" parking meters have appeared in downtown Spokane, equipped with coin slots and credit card readers. But yesterday, workers began installing sensors that will detect when a car comes and goes, zeroing out the meter when it…
Rules for legal recreational marijuana in Washington 3 Number of licenses to grow, process or sell marijuana allowed for any person or company 8.25 The average amount of marijuana, in grams, per adult that would come from the allowable crop of 40 metric tons. 50…
OLYMPIA — Anyone waiting to legally buy recreational marijuana in Washington will have to wait about nine months longer. Revised regulations given tentative approval Wednesday for a system to license, inspect and track the drug would probably get the first lawfully grown and processed marijuana…
The head of a local movie production company said he will challenge an incumbent senator in Spokane’s 6th Legislative District next year. Democrat Rich Cowan, chief executive officer of North by Northwest, said Tuesday he will run against Republican Sen. Mike Baumgartner, contending the incumbent’s…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is trying to figure out a way to make its narrow environmental study for a proposed coal port in Washington fit together with the state's study of the global effects of mining and burning that coal. The Corps had…
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