OLYMPIA – Three dozen legislators are taking the Washington State Patrol to task for sending a letter to gun dealers that they fear is an unconstitutional “fishing expedition.” The patrol, which is searching for one of its semiautomatic rifles that might be stolen, concedes the…
Representatives from Envision Spokane on Wednesday moved forward on their plan to offer city voters a new version of its "Community Bill of Rights." In order to make the November ballot, the group will need to collect an amount of signatures from registered voters in…
The federal Affordable Care Act, aka health care reform, aka Obamacare, turns one year old today. Those who would like to celebrate with a cake and a candle include Gov. Chris Gregoire, who said in a prepared statement that it's doing good things including providing…
OLYMPIA -- The House Health Care Committee voted 6-5 this morning to send a new version of the medical marijuana bill to the floor. The now heavily amended bill, SB 5073, would allow the state Health Department to decide how many medical marijuana dispensaries to…
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