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Spin Control archive for June 17, 2013

MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2013

Is Tuesday D-Day for the budget? 

OLYMPIA -- After 141 days of regular and special session, the most important day for the 2013 Legislature could be Tuesday. That's when the June economic forecast will be released, and good numbers on increasing revenue coming in and decreasing demand on services could be…

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Coal ports: Economic plus or minus?

OLYMPIA – Building new coal terminals near Bellingham and Longview will have major economic benefits for the entire state, a new study conducted for the Washington Farm Bureau suggests. “All Washington exporters stand to benefit,” John Stuhmiller, Farm Bureau director, said. More trains and bigger…

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