OLYMPIA – A jobs program for unemployed veterans and younger workers, while also cleaning up Puget Sound, cleared the House today. By streamlining the state’s conservation efforts into one program,…
Bill protects local business from card room ban
OLYMPIA – When the owner of the Sidetrack Pub and Eatery in Kent contacted him for help, state Rep. Dave Upthegrove (D – Des Moines) knew that legislation was the…
Rep. Chris Reykdal’s Feb. 28 Legislative Update: The Halfway Point
The 2011 Legislature is halfway done. Cuts to vital services and programs are coming at a time when our tax burden is falling. The second major cutoff for this legislative…
Takko’s plan: State’s duty toward watershed-stewardship is balanced with a respect for farming industry
House OKs bill aimed at resolving quarrels before they hit the courtroom OLYMPIA – Balance. Yes, you’d better believe this one’s all about balance. The House of Representatives today passed…
When it comes to the public’s dollar, Moeller says ‘fraud is fraud’
Lawmaker urges a wary eye in monitoring business exemptions OLYMPIA – While we go about the business of safeguarding our municipal treasury, according to a Clark County legislator, we’d better…