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    Articles by Jerry Cornfield
    The Petri Dish: Yes, lawmakers did raise a lot of fees and taxes
    The Petri Dish: Yes, lawmakers did raise a...
    By Jerry Cornfield • July 5, 2019 1:30 am

    State lawmakers outdid themselves this year in the assortment of ways they chose to extract more bucks from you, your…

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    The Petri Dish: Even with all that winning, Democrats didn’t run the table
    The Petri Dish: Even with all that winning,...
    By Jerry Cornfield • May 3, 2019 1:30 am

    Democratic lawmakers greeted the end of the 2019 legislative session with warm embraces, wide smiles and, for some, irrepressible joy.

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    The Petri Dish: Face-recognition bill fails to meet deadline to advance in state House
    The Petri Dish: Face-recognition bill fails to meet...
    By Jerry Cornfield • April 19, 2019 1:30 am

    One of the most intriguing dramas at this point in the legislative session revolves around a bill putting new rules…

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    Sound Off: Democrats are in charge but GOP is helping steer the debate
    Sound Off: Democrats are in charge but GOP...
    By Jerry Cornfield • April 2, 2019 1:30 am

    It’s the home stretch of the 2019 legislative session.

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    Use of deadly force bill unites factions that were once divided
    Use of deadly force bill unites factions that...
    By Jerry Cornfield • March 9, 2018 1:30 am

    To fully appreciate a peace accord reached this week on rewriting state law on the use of deadly force by…

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    Early net pen warnings came from Island, other counties
    Early net pen warnings came from Island, other...
    By Jerry Cornfield • February 2, 2018 1:30 am

    Early net pen warnings came from Island, other counties

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    Eyman isn’t letting a bad 2017 slow him down in the new year
    Eyman isn’t letting a bad 2017 slow him...
    By Jerry Cornfield • January 13, 2018 1:30 am

    2017 was a stinky year for Tim Eyman.

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    Firearms banned from state Senate gallery during sessions
    Firearms banned from state Senate gallery during sessions
    By Jerry Cornfield • December 1, 2017 1:30 am

    If you come to the state Capitol and want to see lawmakers in action, there are a few rules to…

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    The Petri Dish: Snohomish cowboy ready to take on ‘Sheriff Joe’ again
    The Petri Dish: Snohomish cowboy ready to take...
    By Jerry Cornfield • September 1, 2017 1:30 am

    A presidential pardon in hand, Arizona’s “Sheriff Joe” may be getting ready to hitch up his spurs for another campaign.

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    Cornfield: Voters get chance to overturn property tax increase, bottled water tax
    Cornfield: Voters get chance to overturn property tax...
    By Jerry Cornfield • August 4, 2017 1:30 am

    Voters never got a chance to try to overturn new laws increasing the state property tax next year and imposing…

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    Guest Column: Distracted driving law covers more than just cell phones
    Guest Column: Distracted driving law covers more than...
    By Jerry Cornfield • July 28, 2017 1:30 am

    The state’s new law targeting distracted drivers sure is irritating folks.

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    Time out to further rural wells discussion
    Time out to further rural wells discussion
    By Jerry Cornfield • July 21, 2017 1:30 am

    Last Wednesday arrived with a sense of possibility that lawmakers could solve the two remaining riddles in this year’s legislating…

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    State panel proposing hike in ferry fares
    State panel proposing hike in ferry fares
    By Jerry Cornfield • June 2, 2017 1:30 am

    A state panel took the first step to hiking fares on Washington state ferries.

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