OLYMPIA -- Problems with a pair of Seattle area "mega projects" could make it harder for Washington residents to swallow tax increases for transportation, some legislators said today at a preview for the 2014 session. Expected cost overruns for the new 520 floating bridge across…
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We're halfway through the 113th Congress, and legislative watchdog GovTrack.us has handed down its marks for lawmakers based on multiple indicators of legislative success. Inland Northwest legislators had their fingers in several pieces of sweeping, high-profile federal legislation enacted in 2013, including an update to…
Applications for marijuana stores in Spokane County Applications for marijuana growing licenses in Spokane County OLYMPIA — Washington is seeing a green rush of sorts in marijuana, with far more people wanting to grow and sell the drug legally than the state will allow. State…
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