OLYMPIA – Senate negotiators will begin the push today for a package of new road projects and improved maintenance that could complete the long-discussed North Spokane Corridor and raise gasoline taxes by 11.5 cents over three years. The package of 10 related bills, with a…
OLYMPIA -- Submitted for your approval, as Rod Serling used to say at the beginning of "Twilight Zone." Or disapproval, as the case may be. Until this morning, this was the photo the Senate Republican Caucus web site used to illustrate last week's hearing by…
The Associated Press is reporting former Washington Gov. Gary Locke is stepping down next year as ambassador to China. Here's their report: BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke, who oversaw the handling of potential crises over the flights to U.S. diplomatic missions…
OLYMPIA -- Washington lost 8,100 jobs last month and 1,400 in September when employment statistics are adjusted for seasonal variations. The changes left the state's unemployment rate almost unchanged. It was 7 percent in August, 6.9 percent in September and 7 percent in October. The…
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