7 March 2010, 9:13 pm
Brad Shannon maintains this blog. He is political editor at The Olympian and can be reached at 360-753-1688 or bshannon@theolympian.com . UPDATE: House tax plan raises $858M, includes hit on lawyers Published March 01, 2010 Comments Photos The House Democrats' tax plan has finally arrived, as per Ho... Read More »
6 March 2010, 8:07 pm
" Students from The Evergreen State College dressed in black funeral garb and sang a parody of "Amazing Grace" in the Senate gallery Thursday to criticize state budget cuts.... Read More »
5 March 2010, 7:15 pm
Senate Democrats on Friday unveiled a scaled-down capital budget that they say will create 4,800 jobs.... Read More »
5 March 2010, 2:55 pm
Booth Gardner says he no longer dwells on death. He's got a lot going on in his life.... Read More »
5 March 2010, 6:41 am
Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown wants voters to weigh in on the idea of an income tax on high earners.In a blog posting on Thursday, the Spokane Democrat suggested that the Legislature pass the Senate Democrats' temporary sales tax increase proposal and that it take effect immediately.... Read More »
5 March 2010, 1:18 am
A Yelm woman accused of giving a narcotic painkiller to her infant daughter because the baby was cranky pleaded not guilty to drug and assault charges.... Read More »
4 March 2010, 8:14 pm
The state has settled two lawsuits against the Department of Corrections, agreeing to a payout of $3.25 million for the department's handling of convicted killer "Cowboy" Mike Braae's case.... Read More »
4 March 2010, 3:20 pm
The state of Washington says 63 lethal doses were dispensed to terminally ill people during the first year of the state's Death with Dignity Act, and that there were 47 recorded deaths.... Read More »
4 March 2010, 10:17 am
Winter Olympic athletes from Washington are being celebrated in a public gathering at noon Thursday at Westlake Park in downtown Seattle.... Read More »
3 March 2010, 10:38 pm
In her Feb 21 guest opinion, Sen. Lisa Brown writes that people all across the state are cutting back their personal spending as they try to make ends meet.... Read More »
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