Although there's a constant "we're great/we suck" debate on virtually all attempts to gauge Washington's business climate, here's the latest one: U.S. News and World Report gives the state high marks as a place to launch your company. Tops, in fact.From the report:1. Washington. The…
Former state Rep. Don Cox, a Republican from Colfax, may be headed back to the statehouse.Cox, 69, who stepped down two years ago in order to spend more time with his family, is local GOP officials' top pick of three replacements for late state Rep.…
From the governor's office, where Lt. Gov. Brad Owen is filling in for Gov. Chris Gregoire, who's headed back from a troop visit in Iraq.Heavy rains pounded much of Western Washington Wednesday through early Thursday, with most rivers flooding, many at record or near-record levels.…
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Shortly before Gov. Chris Gregoire's inauguration day speech today, hundreds of teachers, parents and school officials held a rally just across the street.Their message: despite the state's budget shortfall -- which Sen. Joe Zarelli on Wednesday suggested could rise to $7.5 billion over the next…
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