OLYMPIA – The Legislature took some tentative steps Tuesday to demand more information and develop stricter controls on crude oil moving through the state by rail and barge. But unlike the Spokane City Council, which Monday night voted unanimously to request more controls on the…
Stephen Colbert makes fun of the conservative furor over "America the Beautiful" being sung in multiple languages in Coca Cola's Super Bowl ad. Don't know about anyone else, but I'm waiting for some furor -- conservative, liberal, bipartisan, academic or whatever -- over Fox's selective…
OLYMPIA -- Legislators have a full day of hearings with a wide range of topics today,including proposals for health insurance changes, restrictions on oil trains and minimum wage. The Senate Health Care Committee considers several bills on insurance, including one that would allow Washington residents…
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