Senate approves proposal for acknowledging same-sex marriages from other states
After making it out of both houses of the Legislature Wednesday, a bill to a give same-sex couples from other states more legal recognition in Washington has cleared most of the hurdles it needs to get...
View ArticleRecounts coming in three legislative races
Here’s our wrapup of Pierce County’s Tuesday certification of election results. There are also a few other races around the state worth noting, including one in South King County that narrowly avoided...
View ArticleCapitol shuffle sends AG’s lobbyist Hunter Goodman to top Senate admin job
Hunter Goodman is moving over from the Attorney General’s Office to serve as secretary of the Senate. The announcement just went out confirming the day’s earlier rumor as Goodman replaces longtime...
View ArticleDemocrats decry leak investigation
A debate over personnel discipline and transparency in the state Senate came to a head on the Senate floor this morning. It appeared in the form of an arcane-seeming dispute over how many members a...
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Were seeds for Majority Coalition Caucus in state Senate sewn in Washington...
Well, yeah. Sort of. The so-called coup by 23 formerly minority Republicans and two Democrats that broke in mid-December came just after the final undecided Senate race was decided. Because it was so...
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Vote on NRA gun safety program becomes soapbox for some Senate Democrats
Eight Democratic members of the state Senate voted no Friday on a proclamation to encourage use of the National Rifle Association’s gun safety curriculum in schools, seizing the opportunity to decry...
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Proposal for installment loans with up to 200 percent interest clears another...
The House Committee on Business and Financial Services approved a bill backed by Seattle-based payday lender Moneytree today. The vote: 13-to-2. Senate Bill 5312 would allow lenders to make loans of up...
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Sen. Don Benton issues sharp press release after exchange with U.S....
Republican lawmakers met with U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Wednesday and aired their opposition to the current design of the Columbia River Crossing — opposition that might just sink the...
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Sen. Tracey Eide blocks her own budget over Columbia River Crossing spat with...
State Sen. Tracey Eide said she is keeping her own budget bottled up in her committee because of proposed amendments she opposes that would restrict funding for the Columbia River Crossing bridge....
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Moneytree-backed bill will be part of budget talks
A controversial bill that was thought to have died in committee may have risen from the ashes. The bill, backed by payday lender Moneytree, is being touted as “necessary to implement the budget” by one...
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