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Death penalty repeal backed as cheaper, smarter
Testimony went overwhelmingly against Washington’s death penalty at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the topic Wednesday. A bipartisan
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'Poison pill' in gas tax plan worry enviros
Some environmental groups objected to a "poison pill" that could hurt state funding for transit. Other people at
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Bill would outlaw dealing in human remains
It is possible to buy and sell human body parts and bones on the Internet for profit and other purposes.
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Bill could make it easier to pass school bond measures
A needed boost to fix old schools? Or sore losers wanting to change the rules? Those were some of the
Muslim group calls for apology by legislator
An organization of American Muslims said Thursday that Rep. Larry Haler, R-Richland, should apologize publicly for saying it is a