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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...
Just now: Capital budget committee unanimously passes school construction plan
“Kids need classrooms.” That’s how Rep. Hans Dunshee (D-Snohomish) explains House Bill 2797, supported by Republicans and Democrats, which just passed out of the Capital Budget Committee a few minutes...
Washington cracks the top ten list of states with the highest well-being
While it doesn’t come as a surprise to those of us who reside in The Evergreen State, Washington is now considered one of the top ten states in the country...
House supplemental budget will be heard tonight at 6 pm
Appropriations Chair Ross Hunter, Finance Chair Reuven Carlyle, and Majority Leader Pat Sullivan introduced the House supplemental budget earlier today. The public will be able to weigh in on the...
House Democrats will rollout supplemental budget at noon today
House Appropriations Committee Chair Ross Hunter, Finance Committee Chair Reuven Carlyle, and Majority Leader Pat Sullivan will present proposals for a 2014/2015 supplemental budget and a finance package today at...
Rep. Kristine Lytton talks about cut-off, collaboration and communication in new “Capitol Ideas” interview
In the latest “Capitol Ideas” audio podcast, Rep. Kristine Lytton goes behind the scenes to explain some arcane legislative terms and practices, and talks about what has and hasn’t happened...
New Marijuana Guidelines Released
The State Liquor Control Board has announced a new series of regulations for Washington’s recreational marijuana industry, which is slated to launch this summer. The new regulations aim to right-size...
Poll: One in four Americans works while sick
Even though coming to work sick is unhealthy – for the worker, for coworkers and anyone the sick person comes into contact with – millions of Americans are at their...
“American Winter” screening tomorrow
The Attorney General’s Office and the Department of Financial Institutions are inviting the public to the screening of the award-winning foreclosure documentary “American Winter” on February 25 at 6 pm...
Student Association names Pollet, Riccelli “Legislators of the Year”
Sometimes, valentines come swathed in creative — and certainly unexpected — wrappings. Case in point: The Washington Student Association (WSA) on the recent Valentine’s Day here in the capital honored...