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Clouds in state-revenue forecast: Projected collections through 2029 drop $845 million
Although projected collections for the 2023-25 state budget rose by about $54 million from the November forecast, they ...
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With another cutoff having passed, here are some bills that WA lawmakers are still mulling
A competing bill by state Sen. Jeff Holy, a Cheney Republican, would also create a $100 million law-enforcement-focused state ...
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Washington’s latest budget outlook shows another $845M dent in state revenue
Washington lawmakers have been waiting on a new set of state revenue estimates as they put the final touches on budget proposals expected next week.
Ralph Munro, longtime WA secretary of state and champion of disability rights, dies
He served 20 years as secretary of state, ushering in seismic changes to Washington elections. But he is defined as much by ...
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How a Washington city’s war with its own council member could chip away at public records access
An investigation into Spokane Valley City Councilman Al Merkel resulted in the entire record of the inquest being published ...
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Remembering Ralph Munro, five-term Washington secretary of state and statesman
Munro was remembered for many things as word of his death spread quickly around Olympia and the wider Pacific Northwest. During his life, Munro championed diverse causes from orca protection, ...
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Ralph Munro, longtime WA secretary of state and champion of disability rights, dies
Ralph Munro, a long-tenured and much-beloved politician who worked to better the lives of people with disabilities, hone Washington ... that built the Capitol in Olympia, Munro would go on ...
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‘Hello Dere!’ Olympia’s Sea Mart/Yard Birds Shopping Center was a Downtown Landmark
Sea Mart, one of Olympia’s most unique stores, opened in 1959. Part of Chehalis-based Yard Birds, it reused Olympia Canning ...