PRINT Associated Press House committee weighs bill to abolish death penalty (Carlyle) Lawmakers: Fixing Washington education could hit $6 billion (Hunter) White House puts immigration plans on hold after…
KIRO 7: Boeing backlash as company gets tax break, moves jobs out of state
By Graham Johnson A new backlash surfaced Monday against Boeing after the state gave it the biggest tax break in U.S. history. The unions representing Boeing engineers and machinists held…
Gov. Inslee’s Carbon Pricing Model, Part 2
Last week’s newsletter on Gov. Inslee’s Carbon Action Pricing Model got a lot of comments – about three times the normal amount. Thanks for reading it! The bill has arrived…
Proposal to raise smoking age passes House Health Care Committee with bipartisan vote
Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s agency-request bill to raise the state’s legal smoking age to 21 passed a key legislative hurdle today. The House Health Care & Wellness Committee approved the…
Gregory bill expands higher-ed for dependents of military personnel killed or disabled in action, MIA, POWs
It’s not the first bill sponsored by freshman state Rep. Carol Gregory, but for the children of military personnel who are killed, go missing, or are totally disabled in service…