OLYMPIA -- The House removed time limits on prosecuting pedophiles, allowing charges to be brought long after victims become adults. With a unanimous vote, the House approved HB 1647, which eliminates the statute of limitations on the most serious child sex crimes, and extends it…
Hollywood loves a sequel, but that could be hard with The King's Speech. Or so one might think. Not so, suggests Jimmy Kimmel.
OLYMPIA -- Both chambers continue full day floor sessions today as the Legislature rushes to get bills through their first house before the March 5 cutoff. The Senate is running relatively non-controversial bills. For example, a bill to clarify some portions of the sex offender…
Here's a Spokane metro-area map generated for last night's post with a slightly different color key, as well as population figures.
Last night's post discussed the population in Washington's legislative districts and had a statewide map. But we also generated more local maps for analysis. Here's a Spokane County map tied to the same color key. District 2010 population Growth since 2000 Difference from ideal 2012…
The deputy chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Cathy McMoris Rodgers confirmed Tuesday that he is "seriously considering" entering the race for Spokane mayor. David Condon, 37, said he is "trying to assess" if the city needs new leadership. "It's something that I've always wanted…
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