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I frequently hear that the Republican party is the party of no when it comes to solving the health care problem. Well, let's review the situation in Washington. The House Republicans have a 10-step plan that has been on their......

topics: democrats, health-care, republican, republicans

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Like Washington, D.C., in Washington State the executive branch (Governor) and both houses of the legislature are firmly in Democrat hands. The similarity does not end there. Take health care reform as an example. House Republicans have proposed 10 ...

topics: democrat, health-care, republicans

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Governor Chris Gregoire and a coalition of health care providers, educators, and others dependent on the state general fund were quick to praise Oregon voters for passing higher income tax... Continue reading Too Bad We Can't Do W...

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One of the silliest aspects of the Tea-Bagging-Town Maul spectacles last August was the widespread proclamation by conservatives that they are carrying on the movement of Saul Alinsky. While it was (and still is) laughable that people fighting on be...

topics: activist, campaign, committee, conservative, health-care

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The Republican mantra is that the real problem with the state budget is that state employees simply make too much and enjoy far too generous benefits. If we could just get rid of those damn public employee unions, we could balance our state budget me...

topics: attorney-general, health-care, republican, republicans, unions

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I agree with Danny Westneat:Let me repeat what he said, because you don t hear it often: We don t mind some reasonable tax increase.I think that s true. I d guess people want to see more cutting, first. But they also would rather pay a little more, a...

topics: government, health-care, primary

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I agree with Danny Westneat:Let me repeat what he said, because you don t hear it often: We don t mind some reasonable tax increase.I think that s true. I d guess people want to see more cutting, first. But they also would rather pay a little more, a...

topics: government, health-care, primary

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This week, both of the progressive marijuana bills introduced in the State House this session were voted down by the Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Committee. This wasn t a terribly surprising outcome, as the Committee continues to be led ...

topics: committee, democrats, health-care, state-house

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A longtime reader writes TPM with their personal sob story:My story: My father is dying of Huntington s disease. Before he dies in 8 to 10 years, he will need anti-depressants, anti-psychotics and drugs that fight dementia and his tremors and convuls...

topics: health-care, republicans, senate

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With little time I don t write much anymore so here s a dump on some of the latest&I ll start local.Larry Haler&I don t know what has happened with our local Washington State Legislator Larry Haler (R-8th). Once upon a time we had a reasonable, per...

topics: committee, congress, democrat, democrats, elected