Today, the Legislature will reach the house-of-origin cutoff, which means that all non-budget bills have to be sent to the Senate or declared dead for the year. We have been…
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March 7, 2011, E-memo
March 7, 2011 The Legislature reaches the house-of-origin cutoff today, which means that all non-budget bills have to be sent to the Senate or declared dead for the year. We…
Eastside residents invited to March 12th town hall with local legislators
The 2011 legislative session is now halfway through. State Sen. Rodney Tom (D-Bellevue) and Reps. Ross Hunter (D-Medina) and Deb Eddy (D-Kirkland) invite Eastside residents to a Town Hall on…
Agreement announced for TransAlta to transition off coal
OLYMPIA— Gov. Chris Gregoire today announced a proposed agreement has been reached with TransAlta to significantly reduce emissions from the company’s coal-fired power plant in the Centralia area. The agreement…
End tax preference to fund drug take-back, Basic Health, Van De Wege says
OLYMPIA – As tax exemptions and preferences come under closer scrutiny in Olympia this year, state Rep. Kevin Van De Wege has found a way to end one particular tax…