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A state Senate committee on Monday passed a measure that would suspend a citizen-approved initiative that requires a super majority vote in the Legislature to raise taxes....

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Reader David Stellwagen responds to Washington's Senate Dials Wrong Number: Why Ticketing Drivers on Cell Phones Won't Solve Anything. He thinks the argument in favor of driving while talk... Continue reading Reader: Only Drivers ...

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WA among states weighing sale of liquor business To me this isn't a core function of government, said Sen. Rodney Tom, a Medina Democrat who is a chief budget writer for the Senate. It's a retail operation. Private companies can do......

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Disclaimer: The following post comes from Mike Mahoney, SW's proofreader/occasional music writer who does not own a cell phone, a car, nor a monopoly on The Daily Weekly's thoughts on this... Continue reading Washington's Senate D...

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February 5, 2010 To: Our thousands of supporters throughout the state (cc'd to all media outlets -- reporters, columnists, editorial writers, and others in newspapers, radio, and TV -- House & Senate members, and the Governor) From: Our Expanded Team...

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The state Senate on Friday passed a bill that would allow police to pull over drivers and give them a ticket for talking on a cell phone....

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A state Senate committee on Thursday heard testimony about a bill that would suspend a citizen-approved initiative that requires a super majority vote in the Legislature to raise taxes....

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February 3, 2010 To: Our thousands of supporters throughout the state (cc'd to all media outlets -- reporters, columnists, editorial writers, and others in newspapers, radio, and TV -- House & Senate members, and the Governor) From: Our Expanded Team...

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee in favor of dropping the armed forces 16-year-old don t ask, don t tell policy, and for the fir...

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A bill that passed out of a state Senate committee Monday would keep the City of Seattle from having its say on big transportation projects like replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct. On the same day that Seattle leaders touted a new, transit-oriented ap...

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