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Committee looking at Boeing accountability
A smart group of ordinary folks, entrusted to advise state lawmakers on the merit of tax breaks, has…
Opinion
Washington cities rebel against rising pot industry
When Snohomish City Council members voted to ban recreational marijuana businesses in the city, they joined a growing…
Opinion
New water quality standards won’t hurt Boeing, state says
For months, there’s been a drumbeat of panic that new water quality standards based on how much fish…
Opinion
Washington state set to make smokin’ pot profits
The financial stakes of the state’s new marijuana industry are no longer theoretical.
Opinion
State’s wealthiest set sights on gun laws | The Petri Dish
Our state’s super wealthy social changers are at it again. Two years after their money helped make charter…
News
Finesse may be better than force | The Petri Dish
Finesse is a word rarely used to describe Gov. Jay Inslee’s approach to fashioning policy.
Opinion
State’s initiative king lost his bling | The Petri Dish
Rarely can the lack of action trigger so much reaction as it did last week when Tim Eyman…
Opinion
Letter highlights Washington’s failing schools | The Petri Dish
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn doesn’t want to use the word “failing” when talking about Washington’s…
News
State representatives call for changes at state ferries
Washington’s newest ferry went into service Monday amid the concerns of two lawmakers that a flawed design is…
Opinion
Ethics Board looks at fine line around lobbyist meetings | Petri Dish
Amid the dialectic contours in Olympia, they are trying to figure out if influence can be peddled with…
News
Obama visit includes lesson about communication
That venerable adage ‘It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it’ came to mind Tuesday as…
News
Sometimes it takes a tragedy to make progress | Guest Column
Sometimes it takes a calamity to move anything through Congress. In the case of the Green Mountain Lookout,…
Opinion
Time will tell on Gov. Inslee’s next political moves | Guest Column
No one could be happier to see state lawmakers wrap up and head home than Gov. Jay Inslee.…