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Legislative scorecard: 105 days, a few things done, one major project far from finished
Some highlights from what lawmakers finished in their 105-day regular session.
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Bob Ferguson makes Time’s Most Influential list for taking on Trump’s travel ban
Gen. James Mattis, Melinda Gates and Jeff Bezos were the others from Washington state.
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State Legislature to head into special session to solve budget stalemate
Gov. Jay Inslee told reporters on Friday he plans to call an overtime session to begin at 10…
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After travel ban, AG Ferguson’s next fight: deceptive student-loan practices
With more and more people borrowing money to cover the rising costs of college, Ferguson said, there are…
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Kalispel Tribe files federal lawsuit to halt Spokane Tribe’s casino
The Spokane Tribe’s West Plains Casino is being built two miles to the west of Northern Quest Casino.
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It’s called the ‘litter’ tax, but half goes to Washington state parks
The tax originally was intended to pay for litter cleanup and waste prevention programs.
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Are local school district levies unconstitutional?
What the state Supreme Court has to say
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Immigrant detainees stage hunger strike at Washington state center
What began with a handful of protesters has turned into a hunger strike involving hundreds of detainees.
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Accuser’s lawyer wants to depose Seattle mayor next month
The mayor’s attorney said that efforts to quickly depose the mayor smack of politics.
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Is a lawnmower a vehicle? Supreme Court must decide
The decision might put a murky area of vehicle law to rest.
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Appeals court restores lumber companies’ challenge to spotted owl habitat
One potential outcome is the trial judge could order the Fish and Wildlife Service to draw new critical…
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Decisions ahead in Thurston County’s pocket gopher dilemma
The Mazama pocket gopher was listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act in 2014.