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Spin Control archive for Jan. 3, 2013

THURSDAY, JAN. 3, 2013

Latest Eyman initiative topic: Initiatives

OLYMPIA – Almost every year for more than a decade, Washington’s premier proponent of initiatives, Tim Eyman, has had a ballot measure to promote, and 2013 is no exception. This year’s initiative topic: initiatives. Eyman and other supporters of Initiative 517 filed petitions with more…

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Inslee names three top spots

OLYMPIA -- Governor-elect Jay Inslee began filling out his executive office staff today, naming a director of his legislative office, his press office and a "senior advisor." Ted Sturdevant, currently the director of the state Department of Eclology, was named Inslee's executive director for legislative…

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