The following is a guest editorial by Rep. Andy Billig that was published in the Spokesman Review on 2/19/2011 For someone who has spent the past 18 years running the…
Tax breaks need scrutiny
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Seattle Times endorses Dickerson proposal to legalize and regulate cannabis
OLYMPIA—The Seattle Times, the newspaper with the largest circulation in Washington and the Pacific Northwest, has endorsed Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson’s proposal to legalize and regulate the production, distribution and…
Supplemental Budget Action
Today the House and Senate passed a bipartisan supplemental budget bill that sets us up to finish the 2010 fiscal year (ending in June 2011) in the black. In December…
Blake’s cougar hound-hunting bill passes committee
OLYMPIA – Earlier this week, a bill requiring the Fish and Wildlife Commission to adopt rules to establish seasons for hunting cougar with the aid of dogs was passed by…
Orwall has good news for King County’s economy
OLYMPIA – A measure aimed at stimulating economic development and promoting tourism in King County was introduced today by state Rep. Tina Orwall, (D-Des Moines). “Maintaining and increasing the tourism…