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BRUNELL: It is time to raise revenue, not taxes
Now that voters have rejected I-1033, the spending limit initiative, the talk in Olympia has turned to raising taxes.
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Long stretch of breezy, wet weather for Washington
As utilities completed repairs Thursday to the latest wind-caused power outages in Western Washington, forecasters said the breezy wet weather would continue with snow in the mountains and parts of Eastern Washington .
Unpaid Wash. medical bills near $1 billion per year
Washington's insurance commissioner says unpaid medical bills in the state will cost about $1 billion a year by 2011.
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DOC to Pay $4 Million for Assault on Inmate
Published on Thu, Nov 19, 2009 by Belinda D. Stewart, Communications Director Read More County & State The Department of Corrections has agreed to pay $4 million to a former offender who sustained permanent, severely disabling injuries when he was assaulted by his cellmate at Washington Corrections Center near Shelton in 2006.
In W.H., are pictures telling a story?
When President Barack Obama met with Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu over coffee and sweets in his private presidential dining room off the Oval Office last week, a solemn Civil War-era painting featuring Abraham Lincoln deliberating with his generals hung above their evening tete-a-tete, as seen in an official photograph of the meeting the White House ...
Afghanistan's minister of mines allegedly accepts $20 million to steer mining project to China
A senior Afghan official allegedly took a $20 million bribe to steer a copper mining project to a Chinese company, a glaring example of the claims of corruption clouding the Obama administration's deliberations over expanding the U.S. commitment in Afghanistan.
Another storm heading for Washington
The National Weather Service says another strong Pacific storm will hit Washington Wednesday night and Thursday.
Man Who Killed 6 in Wash. State Gets Life
A man who killed six people, including a sheriff's deputy, in a northwest Washington shooting rampage last year pleaded guilty Tuesday and will spend the rest of his life in a mental hospital or prison.
Guilty plea in Wash. shooting spree that killed 6
A man who killed six people, including a sheriff's deputy, in a northwest Washington shooting rampage last year pleaded guilty Tuesday and will spend the rest of his life in a mental hospital or prison.Isaac Zamora entered the pleas to 18 charges, including aggravated murder, attempted murder and burglary, after prosecutor Rich Weyrich agreed he ...
Crews restoring power after storm blows through
A storm that blew through Western Washington overnight knocked out power to thousands of people, but winds were easing Tuesday morning and crews were quickly restoring electricity.
In Washington, a Muslim-American immigrant becomes blue collar town's unlikely mayor
Granite Falls residents are suspicious of any newcomers, let alone a Muslim native of Pakistan who moved to this rugged, blue-collar mining town to open his own bar.
Washington has one of lowest premature birth rates
Premature birth rates in the Pacific Northwest are among the lowest in the nation, but the March of Dimes says that only earns Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska C's on the organization's premature birth report card.
Obamaa s bow in Japan sparks some criticism
U.S. President Barack Obama, left, bows as he is greeted by Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, not pictured, as he arrives at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Saturday, Nov.
Wind warning for parts of Western Washington
The National Weather Service is warning of possible damaging 40 mph winds with gusts to 60 on Monday night and Tuesday morning from the Washington coast, through the Strait of Juan de Fuca and into Whatcom and Skagit counties.
Frank Bruni Ignores Washington's R-71 Victory
Frank Bruni failed to mention R-71. In his Sunday New York Times "Week in Review" column , Frank Bruni used Ellen Degeneres and Portia de Rossi's Oprah appearance to underscore America's seemingly conflicted views towards gay marriage.
Washington to be 'bowled over' by two storms
November is prime time for storms around here and this year is no different as two storms are racing toward the Pacific Northwest, expected to bring heavy rain and possibly very strong winds to parts of the region Monday and Tuesday.
Planned Parenthood of Central Washington makes cost cutting restructure
One of the largest providers of reproductive health services is making some cost saving changes.
High Bar for Death Penalty in Washington
Gary Ridgway, the Green River Killer, was spared death in exchange for a life sentence.
DSHS, corrections pay $1.5M to settle abuse case
The Department of Social and Health Services and the Washington Department of Corrections are paying $1.5 million together to settle a child abuse claim.
Washington budget short about $2B through mid-2011
Higher costs for government services have driven the state's projected budget shortfall to about $2 billion, Gov.
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