OLYMPIA -- Business leaders and local government officials calling for a higher gas tax dominated a House committee hearing. Environmental groups objected to the "poison pill" over carbon fuel standards.
The Washington Public Disclosure Commission on Thursday fined Spokane County Commissioner Todd Mielke $100 and put him on four-year probation after finding he improperly used county email to obtain information ahead of a candidate debate against John Roskelley in June 2012.
OLYMPIA -- State Auditor Troy Kelley, who has had his house searched by federal agents and documents collected from state offices, is being asked to appear at a Senate committee meeting on Wednesday.
OLYMPIA -- The House Transportation Committee looks at the Senate's 11.7 cent gasoline tax hike and the House Higher Education Committee looks at the Senate's tuition cut bill.
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