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Daffodils bloom outside the Legislative Building, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. On Wednesday, lawmakers were considering a proposed new tax in Washington state on capital gains that would be imposed on the sale of stocks and bonds in excess of $250,000. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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State House approves new tax on capital gains

By Rachel La Corte

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Legislature passes bill to give voting rights to parolees

By Gene Johnson

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Disputed health measure overhauled

Some officials reserve judgment

FILE - In this June 6, 2014, file photo, Seattle Police SWAT team officers stand behind an armored vehicle in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. Lawmakers are on the cusp of overhauling policing and police accountability in Washington state, acting with unusual urgency to curb bad behavior by officers following last year's turbulent protests for racial justice. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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Lawmakers in Olympia on verge of major policing overhaul

By Gene Johnson

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State House approves bill for Billy Frank Jr. statue

The Associated Press

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King County approves grocery worker pandemic pay

The Associated Press

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State House approves measure to limit evictions

The Associated Press

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OlyCAP executive director to speak to Port Townsend Rotary

PORT TOWNSEND — Cherish Cronmiller will present “Homeless Camps and Other Solutions” at a meeting of the Port…

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State revenue forecast rosier than expected

Employment growth expected by mid-2021

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Senate OKs bill making police intervene to stop undue force

By Gene Johnson

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Bills to rein in governor’s powers fizzle out in state Legislature

By Patric Haerle

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Port Angeles considers ordering hazard pay for grocery workers

Eyes are on Seattle challenge of similar law; first reading April 6

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Clallam County to receive additional funds from state health department

Contract to cover distancing center, contact tracing

Congressman Derek Kilmer, D-Gig Harbor.

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U.S. House passes Wild Olympics bill with public-lands package

Legislation targets more than 126,000 acres for protection

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Director of Economic Development Council to speak to Rotary of East Jefferson

PORT HADLOCK — Brian Kuh, the executive director of the Economic Development Council Team Jefferson, will address a…

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Recommendation for homelessness action to be discussed

PORT ANGELES — A quartet of guest speakers will explore the 2020 Charter Review Commission’s recommendation for meeting…

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Clallam County joins Jefferson County in opposition to health bill

Commissioners want to keep local control

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Clallam Conservation District election scheduled

Deadline to request mail-in ballots Friday

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Clallam advisory boards seeking 106 volunteers

Applications due by March 20

Congressman Derek Kilmer, D-Gig Harbor.

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Kilmer: Bill key to infrastructure

Legislation will be part of recovery effort, he says