Sunday Spin: War, politics and tax breaks make strange befellows
Unusual allies fought aerospace company tax break debate.
Spin Control archive for Jan. 1, 2016
SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 2016
FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2016
Spec Sess Day 2: Hearing on new Senate budget plan at 2 p.m.
Senate budget committee has hearing on budget Friday afternoon but as of 11 a.m., that budget is a blank bill.
O'Quinn touts lean management savings at State of Spokane County address
Spokane County Commissioner Shelly O'Quinn said the county is saving between $1 million and $1.4 million annually as a result of lean management strategies implemented in the past few years at an address Friday in front of Greater Spokane Inc.
Inslee vetoes bills as regular session ends without budget
OLYMPIA – Lawmakers closed out their regular session without passing an update to the state operating budget and started up a special session in the span of about 30 minutes Thursday night. Less than an hour later, Gov. Jay Inslee vetoed 27 bills, making good on a threat to take a red pen to legislation if they needed to go into overtime.
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2016
WaLeg Day 60 is Spec Sess Day 1
The Legislature adjourned its regular session a little after 9 p.m. Thursday and went almost immediately into special session.
Senate approves tax break for jet repair company
Senate rejects plea from Spokane and other areas, gives tax break to commercial jet repair company in King County.
WaLeg Day 60: Charter school fix gets final OK
A possible fix to Washington’s charter school law received final approval from lawmakers Thursday, giving the schools a chance of staying open with Lottery money.
WaLeg Day 60: Special session here we come
The Legislature will not have a supplemental budget done by tonight, so there will be a special session for the sixth time in seven years.
Local Clinton, Sanders supporters open campaign offices ahead of March 26 caucus
Sixty-seven Democratic delegates will be up for grabs at Washington caucuses to be held Saturday, March 26. Supporters for the campaigns of Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have set up local offices to get out the vote.
WaLeg Day 60: Time running out for session, 37 bills
Thursday is the last day of the regular session and legislators are still working on the budget. That brings up two questions: Will lawmakers go into overtime? Will the governor veto 37 bills?
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2016
WaLeg Day 59: House passes charter school bill
The House is debating the charter school bill sent over from the Senate, with as many as 27 amendments, sometime Wednesday.
WALeg Day 59: With less than 2 days left, transpo budget passes
With the clocking ticking down, the House gave final approval to an update for the state transportation budget and raises for state troopers.
TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2016
WaLeg Day 58: Police body cam bill passes
Lawmakers approve rules for police body cameras and the images they capture.
WaLeg Day 58: Senate approves college savings plan
Washington residents would have a new way to save for college with a state controlled savings plan that received final approval from the Senate Tuesday.
MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2016
Idaho GOP voters can check candidate stances with Election Compass survey
The presidential candidates have been whittled to four as the Idaho presidential primary approaches on Tuesday. If you're just tuning into the campaign, or your first choice has dropped out and wonder who best matches your views, try the Election Compass survey.
Legislators push for tougher DUI laws
Lawmakers from all four caucuses said they want tougher DUI laws to pass this session, but the final decision is up to budget negotiators.
SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 2016
If lawmakers get hung up on old tax ideas, here are some new ones
New ways to raise money for the state budget that the public might accept.
FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2016
Senate passes body camera law
Cities and towns would be "strongly encouraged" to adopt ordinances to authorize body cameras for use by local law enforcement under a bill that also sets limits to the release of the footage from those cameras.
THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2016
WaLeg Day 53: One week left
OLYMPIA – With one week to go, the Legislature is scheduled to wrestle with the budget, charter schools, a constitutional amendment on taxes, and programs to fight wildfires.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2016
Senate doubles penalties for felony DUI
Senate raises highest penalties for the fifth DUI offense.
TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2016
Election officials names won't be on election mail
The Senate gave final approval to a bill that keeps the names of elections officials off ballot envelopes and other official mail when they're up for re-election.
MONDAY, FEB. 29, 2016
Inslee: No reason Legislature shouldn't get out on time
The Legislature should settle on a budget and finish work by March 10, the last day for the regular session, Gov. Jay Inslee said.
SATURDAY, FEB. 27, 2016
Sunday Spin: Budget debates bring out the best in partisans
Budget debates bring out more than dollars and cents.
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