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Sunshine adds its splash to Brinnon ShrimpFest [**Gallery**]
By Philip L. Watness For Peninsula Daily News BRINNON — Marks painted Wednesday to show where booths were…
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ShrimpFest celebrates Hood Canal edibles
By Philip L. Watness For Peninsula Daily News BRINNON — “Shrimp is the fruit of the sea,” Pvt.…
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Legislature finally finishes with deep cuts to bipartisan budget — but no tax increases
By Manuel Valdes and Mike Baker The Associated Press OLYMPIA — The state Legislature completed months of grueling…
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Legislature adjourns, completing 2011 sessions
The Associated Press OLYMPIA — The state Legislature has adjourned after completing a new state budget that fills…
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Lawmaker abandons medical marijuana proposals
The Associated Press The Associated Press OLYMPIA — A Democratic lawmaker who had been pushing for legal recognition…
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State budget deal includes pay cuts for teachers, other school workers, state employees
The Associated Press OLYMPIA — A tentative agreement to fill Washington state’s $5 billion budget shortfall includes cuts…
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How to monitor local beaches online for pollution problems
By: Peninsula Daily News staff and Associated Press OLYMPIA — The state’s BEACH program will monitor bacteria levels…
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PENINSULA POLL BACKGROUNDER: Americans willing to pay for safer food?
PDN news sources The results of a survey commissioned by the Pew Charitable Trusts shows significant majorities of…
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Details about state budget to be revealed today
Peninsula Daily News news sources OLYMPIA — State lawmakers are expected to unveil specifics of a compromise state…
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Rift over debt limit stalls lawmakers in Olympia
The Associated Press OLYMPIA — State lawmakers are now dealing with a new rift that threatens to stall…
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EYE ON CONGRESS: Partial Patriot Act renewal before Congress this week
Peninsula Daily News news services WASHINGTON — This week, both the Senate and House of Representatives will take…
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Mother’s memory pushes Rhody Run participant [**Gallery**]
By Philip L. Watness For Peninsula Daily News PORT TOWNSEND — Shannan St. Clair of Federal Way didn’t…
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Updated: Deal on workers’ comp in Olympia
The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Washington lawmakers say they have reached an agreement on how to overhaul the…
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End of the world? Ready for the Rapture? How about a party instead?
By: Peninsula Daily News and Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — For some, it’s Judgment Day. For others, it’s…
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Lawmakers cutting state budget, but protecting own salaries
By Mike Baker The Associated Press OLYMPIA — State lawmakers are not including their own salaries in widespread…
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Ex-Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger fathered child with household maid
By John Antczak The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has acknowledged that he…
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Why state government is preparing for July 1 shutdown if budget talks fail
By Mike Baker The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Top state officials started preparing Monday for a government shutdown…
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UPDATE: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth makes historic Ireland visit; security tight amid real, fake bombs
The Associated Press DUBLIN — Undeterred by real or fake bombs, Queen Elizabeth II today began the first…
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State envisions July shutdown as budget talks stall
The Associated Press OLYMPIA — Top state officials have started preparing for a July government shutdown as lawmakers…
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Peninsula Poll favorite Trump won’t run for president
The Associated Press and Peninsula Daily News NEW YORK — After months of flirting with politics, Donald Trump…