Northwest
Lawmakers are now at odds over a Sound Transit car-tab fix
The Senate and House disagree over whether lost revenue from a lower fee should be offset right away.
Northwest
State Senate OKs new way to calculate Sound Transit car fees
It should result in reduction of the cost of vehicle licenses. The bill now goes to the state…
Northwest
Inslee vetoes public records bill; lawmakers get a do-over
Meantime, news organizations, including this one, have agreed to pause a lawsuit over access.
Northwest
As the legislative session ends, a look forward to November
What did they do, and what matters to you?
Opinion
They agree on a tax cut and now have to decide how to do it | Editorial
The task is simpler than it sounds.
Northwest
State House speaker talks taxes, death penalty, and harassment
Democrat Frank Chopp has had the speaker title since 1999, and he says he’s not retiring this year.
Opinion
For opponents of a carbon tax, an initiative threat looms
If legislators don’t act on the governor’s legislation, a plan could land on the November ballot.
Opinion
Inslee: ‘It’s our state’s destiny … to fight climate change’
In his State-of-the-State address, the governor made the case for an ambitious carbon tax.
Opinion
Judge delivers crushing blow to Inslee’s Clean Air Rule
It was the centerpiece of the governor’s crusade against climate change. Now it’s gone.
Opinion
Dems say GOP tax plan doesn’t add up for everyone
Rep. Suzan DelBene’s amendments to restore deductions, that the bill does away with, were rejected.
Opinion
Initial returns point to a power shift in the state Senate | Editorial
Democrats went to bed Tuesday night confidently declaring their party will control the levers of legislating in state…
Opinion
Enough or not enough, that is the McCleary question
OLYMPIA — When the legal battle on education funding returns to the state Supreme Court Tuesday, the leader…
Opinion
When it comes to majorities, Democrats must use them or lose them
Some hope that a Democratic victory in the Senate race will spur a bipartisan Hirst compromise.
Opinion
Lawmakers want to know if Sound Transit conned them on costs
But they didn’t ask for testimony from the transportation committee members who negotiated the bill.
News
After a 2-year trial, are I-405’s toll lanes here to stay?
Lawmakers will decide whether to keep them or end the experiment and try something else.
Opinion
All politics is local politics | Cornfield
There is no shortage of subjects that candidates for local offices can debate in their campaigns this fall.
Opinion
Experience pays when prepping for government shutdown | Cornfield
Editor’s note: As of the Reporter’s deadline, a budget hadn’t been approved by the state Legislature.
Opinion
Relief from car tab fees runs into legislative jam
It’s pretty clear those running Sound Transit aren’t seizing the initiative to ease the financial pain caused by…
Opinion
A special session is coming in Olympia | Cornfield
The countdown to special session is underway.
Opinion
Lawmakers continue to negotiate on budget and school funding | Cornfield
As eight lawmakers arrived at a conference room early Wednesday for another round of negotiations on public school…