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  • Photos State Senate cool to House plan to cut spending

    In a bid to break a budget logjam, House Democrats put a new offer on the table Wednesday that sharply reduces their previous spending targets and tax-hike plans.

  • Photos Climate consultant hired to shrink greenhouse gases

    A legislative workgroup chaired by Gov. Jay Inslee voted unanimously Tuesday to hire a Virginia-based climate consultant to examine Washington state’s options for reducing greenhouse gases that are contributing to global climate change.

  • Rep. Steve O'Ban will replace Mike Carrell in Senate

    The Washington state Senate has a majority again. Narrowly deciding Tuesday to bypass the top choice of local Republican Party activists, the Pierce County Council appointed University Place Republican Rep. Steve O’Ban to the Senate.

  • Photos Dead Rainier climbing ranger was 'desensitized to the hazards'

    A pervasive level of comfort working in dangerous conditions among climbing rangers on Mount Rainier was a factor in the death of Nick Hall almost a year ago, a National Park Service board of review said Tuesday.

  • Photos Rep. O’Ban takes over as Carrell's successor

    The Washington state Senate has a majority again. Narrowly deciding Tuesday to bypass the top choice of local Republican Party activists, the Pierce County Council appointed University Place Republican Rep. Steve O’Ban to the Senate.

  • Photos Business interest raises specter of Big Marijuana

    In initial rules for a legal marijuana system, state officials did not cap the number of growing licenses they would issue later this year, trying to give small growers a chance to get a toehold in the emerging industry.

  • Photos Is naming of new state senator an emergency?

    The Pierce County Council is facing pressure to speed up the process of naming a replacement for state Sen. Mike Carrell, who died Wednesday.

  • Photos DuPont must repay $600,000 to pension

    State retirement officials have ordered the city of DuPont to pay a total of $600,000 for incorrectly classifying three former city employees as independent contractors.

  • You’ll pay more for guaranteed tuition

    Despite speculation to the contrary, the price for Washington’s prepaid tuition program will be going up again this fall, according to officials with the Guaranteed Education Tuition program.

  • House passes its version of estate tax; Senate differs

    The state House voted Thursday to approve an estate tax bill that restores the Washington’s estate-tax law to cover the estates of all married couples worth $2 million or more.