OLYMPIA – A rose is rose is a rose, but an online florist isn’t local just because it has a local phone number on its website. Under a law signed Wednesday by Gov. Jay Inslee, florists could face a $250 fine for misrepresenting their locations in a way that make customers think they are dealing with local businesses when they aren't.
OLYMPIA -- The special session enters its second week with little discernible action and Gov. Jay Inslee searching for synonyms for tiny to describe the progress on the budget.
The Spokane Sheriff's Office says now a regional drug task force targeting mid- to high-level trafficking will shutter in October without financial assistance from the county.
A few ballots remain to be counted, but here's a closer look at the vote on the STA tax proposal.
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