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EYE ON OLYMPIA: With cutoff past, lawmakers look to talks, votes on school funding

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EYE ON OLYMPIA: With cutoff past, lawmakers look to talks, votes on school funding

OLYMPIA — The cutoff date for policy bills and initiatives in both houses of the state Legislature is…

Port Townsend debates sanctuary city status; new draft resolution to be considered later this month

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Port Townsend debates sanctuary city status; new draft resolution to be considered later this month

PORT TOWNSEND — A three-member City Council subcommittee will draft a new resolution that would, if approved, declare…

Death penalty repeal bill not expected to advance

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Death penalty repeal bill not expected to advance

By Rachel La Corte

State bills seek to buffer potential repeal of health care law

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State bills seek to buffer potential repeal of health care law

By Rachel La Corte

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Eye on Olympia: Elwha River bridge funds in transportation budget proposal

OLYMPIA — Funding for a new bridge across the Elwha River on U.S. Highway 101 west of Port…

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Port Townsend to mull sanctuary city status

PORT TOWNSEND — The city council will consider a resolution Monday that would make Port Townsend a sanctuary…

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State House, Senate bills aim at fulfilling REAL ID requirements

OLYMPIA — Your driver’s license might not fly with airport security in less than a year’s time if…

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EYE ON OLYMPIA: Public education funding, dental services on agenda

OLYMPIA — State Rep. Mike Chapman expressed pride this week in his co-sponsorship of House Bill 1414, which…

Washington state Sen. Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale, talks to reporters Thursday at the Capitol in Olympia. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press)

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Republican senator discusses role in Trump administration

By Rachel La Corte

Lawmakers, Inslee push for more statewide gun measures

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Lawmakers, Inslee push for more statewide gun measures

By Alexis Myers

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Proposed bills aimed at use of deadly force

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Competing bills target, affirm state high court water decision

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Competing bills target, affirm state high court water decision

By Phuong Le

Washington first state to sue Trump over immigration order

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Washington first state to sue Trump over immigration order

By Martha Bellisle

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EYE ON OLYMPIA: State Senate fiscal cliff gambit falls short

OLYMPIA — Democrats attempted Friday to take advantage of the departure of Senate Republican Brian Dansel to move…

Travelers detained at Seattle airport released from custody

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Travelers detained at Seattle airport released from custody

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Senate Republican floor leader Joe Fain, R-Auburn, left, confers with Lt. Gov. Syrus Habib as Habib presides over the Senate on Friday in Olympia. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press)

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Senate Democrats fail in procedural floor fight

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Democrats confer on the Senate floor as the Republican side sits empty during a recess Friday in Olympia. Senators were debating whether to vote on the “levy cliff” bill, which would delay a reduction in the amount of money school districts can collect though property taxes. (Ted S. Warren/The Associated Press)

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Senate Republicans release education funding plan

By Rachel La Corte

Washington House passes school levy bill

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Washington House passes school levy bill

By Rachel La Corte

Bill would give students control of school-sponsored media

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Bill would give students control of school-sponsored media

By Alexis Myers

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State aims to fix paid leave law dormant since 2007

By Rachel La Corte