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WA union marches into state Capitol as budget bargaining boils over
"No cuts, no furloughs! Tax, tax the rich!" members of the Washington State Federation of State Employees chanted in the ...
Dozens enter Washington State Capitol, protesting budget cuts
Dozens of protesters made their way into the Washington State Capitol building on Wednesday, opposing the governor's proposed ...
Redrawn election maps could push a Tri-Cities senator out. She isn’t giving up yet
That news spurred Torres to announce her reelection, citing it as a “really good sign” that judges might overturn the ...
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Thousands fill Capitol Campus to oppose a wide range of Trump administration actions
Capitol Campus security estimated the crowd at about 5,000 for the Saturday afternoon Hands Off rally against the Trump ...
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Democrats weigh options as Gov. Ferguson rejects WA wealth tax
Washington Senate and House budget leaders say they are weighing several options as they prepare for a “major pivot” after Gov. Bob Ferguson announced Tuesday that neither version of the ope ...
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Redrawn election maps could push a Tri-Cities senator out. She isn’t giving up yet
State Sen. Nikki Torres, R-Pasco, speaks on the Senate floor in the Capitol Building in Olympia. Courtesy Washington Senate Republican Caucus Pasco, WA A state lawmaker from the Tri-Cities ...
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Thousands fill Capitol Campus to oppose a wide range of Trump administration actions
Dusti Demarest [email protected] Thousands of people streamed onto the Capitol Campus in Olympia on Saturday ... the north steps of the Legislative Building, many protesters lined Capitol ...
Transgender people are less than 1% of the US population. Yet they’re a political lightning rod
For transgender people and their allies — along with several judges who have ruled against Trump in response to legal challenges — it’s a matter of civil rights for a small group. But many ...