OLYMPIA -- The public would have access to more information about crude oil moving through the state by rail or barge under a proposal sent to the House Monday. On a mostly partisan 18-12 vote, the House Appropriations Committee sent HB 2347 to the committee…
OLYMPIA – If someone calls your cell phone from a Caribbean island but hangs up before you answer, chances are some friend wasn’t calling to gloat about sipping daiquiris on a beach. You didn’t win a free trip to a resort hotel. The Beach Boys…
OLYMPIA -- Motorcyclists could turn left at an intersection if the traffic light doesn't give them the green arrow after a complete cycle under a bill that received strong support from the Senate. SB 5141 would change state traffic laws to account for a problem…
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