Other shoes are dropping on the 2011 initiative that got Washington state government out of the liquor business. Just under 59 percent of Washington voters approved Initiative 1183 just over…
Study: Private liquor sales have hit youth hard
The Seattle Times: Put oil transport safety legislation back on track
Lance Dickie – Times Editorial Columnist Local communities want information about rail shipments of oil so they can revise local public safety plans. Deadlines loom, and the Senate stalls. Hard…
Friday, February 28
Quote of the Day “It’s really urgent that we not spend another session not deciding how we’re going to go about meeting our obligation…our kids are depending on us.”…
Dipping a state-government toe in tourism-promotion waters
No, the state is not going to revive its official tourism office, which was cut off from state funding and shut down in 2011 as a result of the Great…
Rep. Hansen’s bills to boost college outreach advance in Senate
Colleges would be connected more directly with high-achieving, low-income high schoolers to boost their admission rates under a bill by Rep. Drew Hansen that won approval from a state Senate…