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Gender-pay bill is before state Senate
The House has sent a bill to address the differences in pay for women and men holding similar jobs to
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House oil train bill advances
Split along party lines, the House Finance Committee recommended 9-to-7 Wednesday that the full House pass an oil train safety
Culture
Mixed reception for lawmaker's family news
Three years ago, Rep. Maureen Walsh, R-Walla Walla, stood up in the Washington House chamber and spoke passionately about her
Tech
Are restaurants cheating on sales taxes?
When a Bellevue restaurant owner pleaded guilty this summer to using illegal software to cheat on his state sales taxes,
politics
Court says Legislature isn't done on McCleary. So what now?
The state Legislature needs to speed up its compliance with the Washington state Supreme Court's McCleary ruling, the