From tomorrow's paper:Heads up, voters: You're ballot might look a little strange this August.Secretary of State Sam Reed on Wednesday proposed rules for the state's first-ever Top Two primary. In a move designed to avoid another court challenge by political parties, the new rules allow…
State Sen Brian Weinstein, who says he'll step down when his term ends in December, has taken a job as senior counsel with the Seattle law firm Bergman and Frockt. The company specializes in asbestos- and consumer-protection cases.A University of Texas law school graduate, Weinstein…
Attorney General Rob McKenna will tomorrow release the results of a year-long investigation into Washington fuel prices.A Powerpoint presentation will be posted here tomorrow afternoon.The last time the AG's office did a study like this (1991), much of the answer boiled down to...market forces. Here's…
The legislative news service Stateline has a good roundup today on states matching the federal Earned Income Tax Credit.This was a big issue in this year's legislative session, when Washington became the first non-income-tax state to approve a state match for the federal tax checks.A…
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