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At a "Third House" lobbyist briefing last Tuesday, House Speaker Frank Chopp confidently noted that the Primary Election went "better than expected" for Democrats given that the "bulk of the activity was on the Republican side." Republican speakers countered that in the eight key Legislative Distri...
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Senator Tim Sheldon (left) held a well attended campaign event at Grant and Stacey Nelson's house in Olympia on Monday night. Both initiative and candidate campaigns are expected to heat up as the October 15 deadline for mailing ballots to voters draws closer.
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A second workgroup from the Joint Select Committee on Health Care Reform Implementation met on Wednesday to discuss what a state health insurance exchange might look like. The federal government would do it for free; the state Legislature could design a regional exchange and break down the archaic ...
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Twenty-eight years after the Washington Public Power Supply System threw in the towel on a wildly ambitious nuclear power plant construction plan, the cooling towers of Plants 3 and 5 continue to stand at the Satsop Development Park, 32 miles west of the state capital, their workings half-finished, ...
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On Tuesday the Workforce Advisory Group of the Joint Select Committee on Health Care Reform Implementation met to discuss physician and other primary care provider shortages. All of the various professions from physical therapists to nurses had new ideas to expand their role in health care. Co-Cha...
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Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler convened a second meeting of his Health Care Realization Committee on Wednesday. The Committee, in conjunction with the Joint Legislative Task Force which met on Friday, will be developing proposals to implement federal health care reform.
State Senator ...
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Candidates step up the campaigns as Mail-In Ballots for the Primary Election will be sent out next week. J.T. Wilcox, here speaking last Wednesday night at a barbeque on the Wilcox farm, is trying to unseat a fellow Republican and incumbent, Rep. Tom Campbell, in the 2nd Legislative District (Yelm)...
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Between legislative sessions, individual legislative committees meet to keep on top of key issues. This last week the Senate and House Labor Committees were in town and held a meeting on several topics including the projected 2011 increase in unemployment insurance rates.
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One of the three main buildings of the state Legislature, the John L. O'Brien Building is undergoing renovation and is not scheduled to reopen until December 2011. Often referred to as the House of Representatives Office Building, it houses hearing rooms and office space for most representatives an...
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Alfred Hamilton first put up a political billboard in 1971. It survived a lawsuit brought by then Attorney General Slade Gorton and and has since become "one of the icons of Lewis County." It is located near Chehalis on Interstate Highway 5. Alfred died in 2004 but his family continues the traditi...
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State Sen. Craig A. Pridemore, D-Vancouver, mans the podium at the state Democratic convention's afternoon session last Saturday. Pridemore, formerly a candidate for the Third Congressional District seat, exited the race to make way for Democrat Denny Heck. And during his three hours in the spotligh...
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Doorbelling the green way! Candidates across the state are actively campaigning for votes. In this case its Stew Henderson in Tumwater who is running for the State House of Representatives.
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With ballot initiatives required to have 241,153 valid signatures from registered voters by 5 PM on July 2, the scramble is on. This entrepreneur in Olympia has quite the variety at his table.
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Friday was the deadline for candidates to register for the November election, but there was no rush at the Secretary of State's Office in Olympia. Staff could relax thanks to internet registration. Now if they could only get the internet to handle initiative signatures due on July 2.
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As the center of State Government, Olympia and the 22nd District is a Democratic stronghold. Nonetheless, in the Legislature this year there is an open seat with Rep. Brendan Williams stepping down.
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Majority Leader Says Senate May Vote Soon on Health Reform
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Would Avoid Republican Filibuster on Healthcare
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Obama Was Ready to Give Up as Price for Passage of Health Reform
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New Count Puts Him Ahead by 5,000 Votes
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| By: Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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Editorial: Inexperienced Mayor Better Hire a Competent Staff
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Column: Seattle's Power Structure Was Defeated, Too
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| By: Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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Anti-Gay Rights Referendum Was Doomed by a Lousy Campaign, Says One-Time Ally
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Perhaps All Ballots Ought to be in by Election Day
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Column: Real Question -- Why Does it Matter?
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Former Redskins Tight End Clint Didier is Conservative Republican
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Ex-Marine Jay Clough Announces Campaign Against Hastings
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Peggy Pritchard-Olson Was Edmonds City Councilwoman
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Lopsided Vote is 258-176 -- All Dems Vote No
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Final Prison Report Recommends Closure at Walla Walla Pen -- But Only if Additional Construction Money Can be Found
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| By: Walla Walla Union Bulletin |
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DSHS Settles Case Involving Allegations of Sex and Physical Abuse
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McGinn Leads Over Mallahan by 515 Votes
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| By: Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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Areas That Backed Previous Eyman Tax Revolts Turned Against I-1033
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| By: Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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Column: Election Results Show GOP Was Hijacked
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| By: Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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Washington Vote Not Duplicated in East -- Maine Would Have Allowed 'M' Word
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Some Ag Issues on Table, but Pale by Comparison With Budget Crisis
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| By: Yakima Herald Republic |
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The state is going too far, business says, with a proposed rate increase during a recession -- and it may ask voters to approve private competition.
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By: Erik Smith | Washington State Wire | Sept. 8, 2010
In a decision that could change campaign strategies for this year's initiatives, a federal judge has ruled that the state's limits on last-minute contributions are unconstitutional. It's another victory for James Bopp, Jr., the conservative attorney who has been picking away at campaign-finance restrictions nationwide. And in the state's biggest-spending year for initiatives ever, that means the enormous contributions can keep right on coming until election day.
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By: Erik Smith | Washington State Wire | Sept. 3, 2010
A lawsuit to overturn the results of the Senate race in the 38th Legislative District became a probability Friday. Phil Talmadge is on the case. He gave notice to Attorney General Rob McKenna and the Snohomish County prosecutor that if they don't sue, he will. All because of a phony Republican mailer from the left that did exactly what it was supposed to -- destroy incumbent Sen. Jean Berkey in the primary.
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By: Bob Keefe | Washington, D.C.
In this "Letter from Washington," Bob Keefe says America's military involvement in the Near East remains at the forefront of everyone's mind in the nation's capital. Meanwhile, Joe Miller's election as senator from Alaska portends trouble in Republican ranks.
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| By: Jim Boldt | Washington State Wire | Sept. 3, 2010 |
It’s a shame Washington citizens, and particularly voters, don’t take the time to look behind the curtain at think-tank reports. Do they actually know it is a word game, or cooked-up findings?
Yes, it comes from both sides. The conservative think tanks take a data set, twist the numbers, and shape the findings. The liberals do the same thing.
So today’s announcement by the Washingto...
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| By: Melvin G. Ashton | Washington State Wire | Sept. 2, 2010 |
It’s back to school time, and as a parent of children in our public school system, I’m shocked and dismayed by the “Not the WASL” test scores just released by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. And the most disturbing thing is not the performance of our kids, but the behavior and beliefs of the ‘adults’ running the show.
So, pop quiz. Don’t worry, it’s open book, and you can find a...
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| By: Jim Boldt | Washington State Wire | Aug. 25, 2010 |
1. The head of the Port of Seattle gave us all a moment of relief when he announced he would not accept a raise this year. He went home, sat down at the table and realized he could get by with his meager $334,000 a year. That of course is just the salary, the monthly nut. I feel better knowing he won't have to miss, what? A trip to Asia? No, the port sends him there for free. Maybe a new Lexus or ...
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| By: Melvin G. Ashton | Washington State Wire | Aug. 25, 2010 |
We are all cognitive misers – that means our brains are lazy. We like things to follow a pattern, and we don’t like to spend time reviewing the data looking for the exception. So when we develop a ‘truth’, we tend to stick with it even when the data doesn’t support our lazy view of the world.
In reading the comments on the latest Seattle Times “Truth Needle” article, plenty of people mad...
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Democrat Heck Faces Surprising Uphill Battle in Congressional Race
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Appeals Court Denies Stay -- Friday is Big Day
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Reverses Previous Gallup Poll Showing Republicans 10 Points Ahead
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| By: Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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Editorial: Best Chance for Tax Reform in Four Decades
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| By: Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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Would Make it Difficult to Compete With National Drug Chains
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Insurance Commissioner Claims I-1082 is Ploy to Refill Organization's Coffers -- Hogwash is Rejoinder
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A Bit Too Secretive, Admits Report
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Holds Firm on Demands -- Republicans Hope He'll Disappear
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Says West Virginia Town Name Violates Code of Conduct -- City Fathers Outraged
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Health insurers say they plan to raise premiums for some Americans as a direct result of the health overhaul in coming weeks, complicating Democrats' efforts to trumpet their signature achievement.
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In recent years, cognitive scientists have shown that a few simple techniques can reliably improve what matters most: how much a student learns from studying.
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The waiver is only valid for one year, and plans must reapply annually "in accordance with future guidance from HHS."
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About half a dozen states have banned BPA in children’s products, and U.S. Senator Feinstein hopes to accomplish the same nationwide, with an amendment to the food safety bill scheduled for a vote in the Senate next week.
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One in five Americans lights up regularly. If all states had prevention programs like those in California and Utah, 5 million fewer people would be smoking, the agency says.
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When generics first come on the market, the rebates on brand-name drugs may still make them less expensive.
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Double-digit rate increases are hitting most individual health-insurance plans in Washington state, hurting jobless workers and worrying insurance regulators.
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Nonetheless, the Washington Federation of State Employees, which is bargaining on behalf of about 40,000 workers, has rejected the governor’s offer.
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There is good reason to be scared into action. Every year, 76 million cases of foodborne illness occur, leading to about 300,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths.
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The researchers said their estimate includes $45.6 billion in what's known as defensive medicine costs -- when doctors prescribe unnecessary tests or treatments to avoid lawsuits.
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| By: U.S. News & World Report |
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Researchers have calculated that more than half of the 354 million doctor visits made each year for medical care, like for fevers, stomachaches and coughs, are not with a patient’s primary physician, and that more than a quarter take place in hospital emergency rooms.
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Newly installed Medicare chief Donald Berwick, keeping a low public profile after encountering controversy over his appointment, is moving quickly behind the scenes to seed the US health care system with 100 to 300 sites to test new models of caring for patients.
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