Planning on Doing The Puyallup this year? Well, you can’t… not exactly, since it has a new name. While Doing The Washington State doesn’t have the same ring to it…
Puyallup Fair no more?
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – Session Wrap-up
Dear Friends: Greetings from Seattle! After 105 days of session, and two special sessions, the Legislature finally passed its final operating budget. With the first divided Legislature in a decade…
WHEN a bill becomes a law
We all know how a bill becomes law, and if we need a refresher, there’s a useful little cartoon summary posted on the Legislature’s web site. (NOTE: Any resemblance of…
The death penalty — new evidence raises new concerns
Debates over the death penalty frequently bring forth pro and con arguments from public officials (see below) and advocacy groups, though less often from former Death Row prisoners. But Kirk…
New construction budget – what’s getting built in your backyard?
In the Bad Old Days, the only way to find out about the state’s new construction budget was by (1) driving — or riding a horse – down to Olympia…