OLYMPIA -- The Senate voted unanimously to ban marijuana sales in vending machines and at drive-through stands.
But the argument for the bill involved situations that are already illegal.
OLYMPIA -- A package of taxes that would raise gasoline taxes by 11.7 cents passed the Senate on a 27-22 vote this afternoon.
It did not need a two-thirds majority to move through the Senate, because that rule is unconstitutional, Lt. Gov. Brad Owen said.
OLYMPIA -- A proposal to raise the state gasoline tax might get a vote in the Senate today.
The legislation was scheduled for a vote Friday until a parliamentary question arose about how big of a majority it needs.