OLYMPIA -- Washington residents who are shopping for insurance are now able to check out their prospective agent and insurance company online. The Washington Insurance Commissioner's office debuted today a new toolkit that allows consumers to enter the name of the agent, the insurance company,…
OLYMPIA -- New numbers from the Washington Secretary of State's office confirm what political experts in Spokane have long believed: Central Spokane's 3rd Legislative District, along with being among the state's poorest, is among the state's lightest voting. The state Elections Office released voter turnout…
OLYMPIA -- Senate Republicans released their list of committee assignments today, and Spokane's freshman Sen. Michael Baumgartner appears to be someone they're putting a lot of stock in. Baumgartner will start his first day in the Legislature as ranking Republican on the Senate Economic Development,…
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OLYMPIA -- In what has become an inevitable consequence of one of Washington's athletic teams going to some sort of post-season contest, Gov. Chris Gregoire has bet salmon-for-steak on the U-Dub Huskies to beat the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Thursday's Holiday Bowl She made the bet…
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Spin Control is taking most of this week off, but in honor of the season is reprinting previous versions of the 12 Trivias of Christmas quiz, leading up to Friday when this year's quiz will appear on the blog (and in the paper on Christmas…
OLYMPIA -- A creche, aka a Nativity Scene, will be erected on the Capitol Campus this evening, and stay up through next week. State officials said they approved a display permit this week from a Bothell, Wash., resident, for an outside Nativity Scene that will…
In honor of King Cole, whose memorial service is Thursday morning, I present what may be my favorite photo in The Spokesman-Review's great photo archives. It's from the grand opening of Riverfront Park. Here's the caption: President Jimmy Carter momentarily looks the wrong way as…
Spin Control is taking most of this week off, but is reprinting some previous versions of its 12 Trivias of Christmas, leading up to this year's quiz which will appear on Dec. 24 on the blog and Dec. 25 in the paper. This quiz is…
Washington gets a new congressional district, upping its population in the U.S. House of Representatives from nine to 10, Census Bureau officials announced today. Politicians all over the state, from Gov. Chris Gregoire, a Democrat, to Luke Esser, state Republican Party chairman, are thrilled. And…
Spin Control is taking most of this week off, but is reprinting previous Christmas quizzes in advance of this year's quiz, which will appear on Friday evening. This 12 Trivias of Christmas first appeared on Dec. 23, 2007.Merry Christmas, political junkies.With the War on Christmas…
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Spin Control is taking most of this week off, but is reprinting Christmas Trivia quizzes from past years. This 12 Trivias of Christmas first appeared Dec. 24, 2006.The worst thing about a political column on Christmas Eve is that most people are filled with the…
Spin Control has most of this week off, but in the spirit of the season is reprinting Christmas Trivia quizzes each day from previous years, leading up to this year's quiz on Friday evening. This quiz first appeared on Dec. 25, 2005: The worst thing…
OLYMPIA -- The state could balance its books by the end of the June by cutting more funds for school children, dropping payments to small school districts, eliminating some health care programs on March 1, and mailing checks worth some $253 million a day later.Those…
OLYMPIA -- With little fanfare or complaints, Seattle Atheists have erected a decorated tree and a sign on the Capitol campus in honor of not-Christmas.A tree? As in, a Christmas Tree?Not exactly. The group calls it "A Tree of Knowledge" -- although it's unclear if…
OLYMPIA -- Reaction to Gov. Chris Gregoire's proposed 2011-13 budget continues to come in from groups who don't like parts of it.It balances the budget on the backs of toddlers. -- Washington State Association of Head Start and ECAP.Endangers families across the state. -- Poverty…
OLYMPIA -- A complaint that an aide for Sen. Chris Marr improperly used a state computer for campaign purposes was dismissed Wednesday by the Legislative Ethics Board. The computer didn't belong to the state, and it was used by Marr, not his aide, the board…
The omnibus appropriations bill for this fiscal year (which started on Oct. 1, by the way) that is moving through Congress has at least 6.631 earmarks worth $8.6 billiion, Citizens Against Government Waste says. At least because the organization hasn't located all the anonymous earmarks…
Since we're not talking about posting this on a government website, or playing it on a monitor in the Capitol Rotunda, this isn't a political "Nativity Scene."It's just fun.In a week marked by budget cuts, budget cuts and more budget cuts, can't we all use…
OLYMPIA -- One casualties of the state's revenue gap in today's budget proposal by Gov. Chris Gregoire would be Washington's 2012 presidential preference primary.The state estimates it would save about $10 million by scrapping the primary, which was mandated by voters in a 1989 initiative…
OLYMPIA -- Reaction to Gov. Chris Gregoire's budget was swift Wednesday as some of her normal alliles is social service groups and progressive circles denounced it while Republicans gave it qualified favorable reviews.Fellow Democrats tried to praise her for the effort of compiling a budget…
Gov. Chris Gregoire and Office of Financial Management Director Marty Brown announce the proposed 2011-13 state budget.OLYMPIA--Saying the state faces an economic crisis that requires cuts and restructuring, Gov. Chris Gregoire is proposing deep cuts in some of the state programs that enhance schools and…
OLYMPIA -- Unions for state workers have agree tentatively to cuts in wages and increases in health premiums for the next two years.Union leaders and Gov. Chris Gregoire announced the tentative agreement, which include furloughs that will bring most wages down by 3 percent, in…
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