There's a break in the legislative action this weekend, so several Spokane-area legislators will be back in their home districts to hold town hall meetings. The break is a result of the Legislature passing a major deadline for voting bills out of one chamber, and…
OLYMPIA -- A Senate proposal that would result in the Legislature rejecting contracts negotiated between the governor's office and state employees' unions will likely face opposition from Democratic leaders in that chamber. "It does not make sense to me," Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown, D-Spokane,…
OLYMPIA -- Washington officials are bracing for more bad budget news next week, and the only real question seems to be "How bad?" Already expecting a $4.6 billion gap between the cost of existing programs and the expected revenue for the coming two-year budget cycle,…
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