This morning, former Gov. Booth Gardner is slated to file a "Washington Death With Dignity Initiative" patterned on Oregon's decade-old assisted-suicide program. Gardner is struggling with Parkinson's disease.If proponents gather enough signatures and voters approve the measure on the November ballot, mentally competent adults diagnosed…
One key thing that remains unsettled as lawmakers pack for a two month stay in Olympia: how to pay for the family leave program that would pay a $250-a-week stipend to help parents of new children stay home for a few weeks to bond with…
Former state Rep. John Serben confirmed last night that he's pulling out of the race to regain his former 6th Legislative District seat in the House of Representatives.After talking it over with his family, Serben said, he concluded that it's not the right time to…
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