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…
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