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Legislation that establishes a long-term care program by having workers pay 0.58 percent of their wages into a trust account is supported by… Continue reading
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on Wednesday offered his vision for what an independent… Continue reading
Supermajority still required after state Senate vote fails
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The three 24th District state legislators who represent Clallam and Jefferson counties said they support legislation to ban plastic carryout bags statewide and… Continue reading
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Gov. Jay Inslee’s bid for the presidency will bring attention to both the state and the critical issue of climate change, said local… Continue reading
Governor’s ‘Climate Mission Tour’ starts today
Measure aims to drop fossil fuels from state’s electricity supply by 2045
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Source would be excess renewable energy from public utility districts
Eye on Olympia
Measure would prohibit large-capacity magazines
Robert Brown is a resident of Stevens County in Eastern Washington, but he believes the policies coming out of Olympia don’t reflect what… Continue reading
State Democratic lawmakers have asked Congress to ensure the president does not have the sole authority to launch a nuclear strike, except in… Continue reading
‘Not a joke,’ says Tharinger
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Measure would establish a 650-yard ‘no-go’ zone for whale watchers until at least 2023
A House committee has advanced a measure that would remove parents’ ability to claim a personal… Continue reading
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Local lawmakers discuss plastic bags, jobs, death penalty
The state Senate has approved a measure that would repeal the death penalty just months after… Continue reading
Students from Port Angeles High School recently testified in Olympia, telling state lawmakers that there is a need to remove the supermajority… Continue reading
Voters approved annexation of Port Townsend into the East Jefferson Fire Rescue District by a large margin in the first count of… Continue reading
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The North Olympic Peninsula’s three Democratic state legislators took differing views last week on a proposed Senate bill to exempt legislative records including… Continue reading
Lauren Erickson made history when she was sworn in as the first female Superior Court judge to serve on the bench in… Continue reading
