OLYMPIA -- Monday's post about the taxable and tax-exempt sweets starting June 1 generated some interesting queries from readers.One wrote to say his daughter has Type 1 diabetes, and she takes candy on a daily basis to treat her hypoglycemia. Would candy that's taken for…
The looming $10 million deficit facing the city of Spokane for 2011 probably won't get worse from City Council pay.The Spokane Salary Review Commission is recommending a freeze in City Council salaries. The five-member commission voted unanimously earlier this year in favor of a freeze,…
OLYMPIA -- The Association of Washington Business says it will challenge the proposed ballot title for Referendum 52, the measure that asks voters to approve bonds for a half billion worth of energy retrofits at public schools and colleges.Dubbed "Hans Bonds" during the late legislative…
For a plane that has been discussed for nearly a decade but never built, the next U.S. Air Force tanker continues to create "news" opportunities for politicians and PR specialists. Sen. Patty Murray joins union machinists at a rally to support the Boeing bid to…
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