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News for Saturday, April 13, 2002

State won't investigate labor e-mail
OLYMPIA -- The attorney general and election officials have declined to investigate complaints that the Washington State Labor Council used a "dirty tricks" e-mail to try to scuttle a Tim Eyman-sponsored initiative.

News for Friday, April 12, 2002
Sheldon detractors try new tack
Labor drawn to preserve collective bargaining law
News for Wednesday, April 10, 2002
Legislative Pages
News for Sunday, April 7, 2002
Little support for taxes
News for Saturday, April 6, 2002
Tax help for Washington Center vetoed
Eyman may face charges
Opposition group eyes suit against Eyman partners
News for Friday, April 5, 2002
Governor approves conference center deadline extension
Election commission wraps up Eyman investigation
News for Thursday, April 4, 2002
Collective bargaining bill signed
News for Wednesday, April 3, 2002
Lack of seat belt reason enough to get pulled over
News for Tuesday, April 2, 2002
Derelict boat bill signed by Locke
News for Monday, April 1, 2002
Gorton on board to push road tax
News for Saturday, March 30, 2002
Law alters Shoreline Management Act
News for Friday, March 29, 2002
Locke signs bill assuring parkway fix
Thursday on the governor's desk
Rivals confident they'll prevail in blanket primary controversy
News for Thursday, March 28, 2002
State's blanket primary upheld
Locke signs anti-bullying measure
News for Wednesday, March 27, 2002
Locke signs bundle of pro-business bills
News for Tuesday, March 26, 2002
Legislative Pages
News for Monday, March 25, 2002
Legislative Pages
News for Saturday, March 23, 2002
Capitol Campus goes modular
Senate to lose lunchtime perks
• Letter signed by state senators protesting their proposed lunchroom accommodations during the Capitol's renovation
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Locke clears way for Narrows Bridge construction
News for Friday, March 22, 2002
Running Start OK'd at Evergreen
Regional roads fix won't depend on statewide tax vote
Locke signs sex predator county housing measure
Senators who signed the letter:
News for Thursday, March 21, 2002
Push on to spare health benefits
Legislative Pages
News for Wednesday, March 20, 2002
Several senators livid about losing lunchroom
News for Monday, March 18, 2002
Legislature comes to rescue of geoduck, clam growers
News for Sunday, March 17, 2002
Lawmakers laud House Speaker Chopp's leadership, resolve
News for Saturday, March 16, 2002
Questions, outrage churn in wake of 2002 session
Environmental laws escape with no major rollbacks
News for Friday, March 15, 2002
Transportation taxes will go to voters
Session winners and losers
Deschutes Parkway funding approved
State workers' health care assistance could face veto
Swooners at Capitol prove Ohno-mania still burns hot
Educators give budget mixed review
Spokane vote bodes poorly for road taxes
Olympia lawmakers get praise for stand on raises
Students threatened with arrest for trying to enter Capitol
IN BRIEF
NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE
News for Thursday, March 14, 2002
House approves budget compromise
End of session full of fury and ennui
House OKs conference center bill
Down to the Wire
Partisan wrangling leaves building projects dangling
Unemployment bill sparks last-minute Senate drama
Senate OKs anti-terrorism bill
Tacoma Narrows Bridge bill passes
Under the Dome
News for Wednesday, March 13, 2002
Budget accord reached
Initiative-imposed tax restriction lifted
Sex offender bill goes to governor
Senate plan leaves library open for now
Anti-terrorism bill rejected by Senate
A Friendly Wager
Prescription drug bill in limbo
Davis marker draws new criticism
Hearings, Tv Schedule
Under the Dome
News for Tuesday, March 12, 2002
House approves union bill
Days dwindling for Legislature
State passing financial pain to the counties
Deschutes Parkway funding in jeopardy
House overhauls unemployment insurance taxes
Tribe Shows Off Development
House veteran Val Ogden to retire
Legislative Pages
Under the Dome
News for Monday, March 11, 2002
Politicians craft bill on public security
News for Sunday, March 10, 2002
Senate OKs budget with no general tax increase
News for Saturday, March 9, 2002
Collective bargaining confirmed
Budget plan has funding for parkway
Big Game could come in October
Bill overrides counties on sex predators
Rossi means business
Senate boosts city's conference center hopes
Booze tax would help fund public programs
House lacks votes to overturn trapping ban
Group wants student debt burden relaxed
Federal judge will decide fate of blanket primary
Under the Dome
News for Friday, March 8, 2002
Alternative school could face shutdown
State parks might close to save money
Senate changes rules to make raising taxes easier
Tax measures:
How they voted
Group stakes out Locke visit to protest tuition increases
Bill to let schools set some tuition rates passes Senate
Bill to institute water changes clings to life
Senate approves move to join multistate lottery
House OKs bills on scooter, youth court
Legislative Building's Anniversary
Under the Dome
News for Thursday, March 7, 2002
Senate panel OKs worker pay freeze
Lawmakers spar over budget
Blanket primary back in court
School chief decries planned budget cuts
Committee guts anti-terrorism bill
Working Out the Knots
Sex-offender bill has hearing before House committee
Senate OKs anti-bullying bill
Under the Dome
News for Wednesday, March 6, 2002
Locke orders delay on ergonomics rules
Bill lets victims of domestic violence get jobless benefits
Proposal would clear way for roads in pristine wilds
Under the Dome
Proposals fly at party caucuses
News for Tuesday, March 5, 2002
Senate budget cuts 1,500 jobs
Proposal taps tobacco settlement
Committee kills plan to rename highway
Lobbyist: Open more forests to logging
Politicking begins at caucuses
Under the Dome
Legislative Pages
On Television
Committee Hearings
News for Monday, March 4, 2002
Colleges, students brace for money hit
Lobbyists wage battle at Capitol
Money and politics
Unpaid lobbyists don't go unheard
News for Sunday, March 3, 2002
Senate budget plan will cut deeper than governor's
Lawmakers face $2 billion difference over highways
Transportation proposal at a glance
Senate rejects plan to split agency
Transportation, budget needs collide at Capitol
THURSTON COUNTY REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC CAUCUSES
County parties to conduct caucuses
News for Saturday, March 2, 2002
House ships gas tax to Senate
Gas tax at a glance
Washington Center faces tax problems
Locke puts final nail in car tab saga
2-year vehicle licensing gets approval in Senate
Haugen seeks bipartisan transportation solution
Under the Dome
Group wants home care workers, legislators to earn equal pay
News for Friday, March 1, 2002
State awaits word on Medicaid help from feds
Proposal may save State Library
Seahawk blackout bill dies in committee
Transportation fix is key to recovery, Locke told
Drug cost bill moving along
Under the Dome
Capitol Sounds
Legislative Pages
News for Thursday, February 28, 2002
GOP-backed business bills pass in Senate
Advocates for kids decry proposed program cuts
A Day for Asian Pacific-Americans
A Day for Asian Pacific-Americans
A Day for Asian Pacific-Americans
Under the Dome
Committee Hearings
Legislative Pages
News for Wednesday, February 27, 2002
Senate spending plan: $172 million
State deficit draws criticism
PDC: Anti-trapping campaign broke law
Bill shifts burden on bridge cost
PTA takes agenda to Capitol
Under the Dome
News for Tuesday, February 26, 2002
Lawmaker may try to delay I-732
House Democrats tweak highway plan
Bill allows siblings to visit each other while in foster care
Temporary Quarters Go Up
Bill allows drug users to buy needles from pharmacists
Chopp: House will protect teacher pay, trapping ban
Under the Dome
News for Sunday, February 24, 2002
Budget problems get worse with each passing day
Students say legislation will do little to decrease bullying in schools
Environmentalists fear time, money are not on their side
PLAN YOUR DAY
News for Saturday, February 23, 2002
House votes to end local vehicle taxes
Everything's on the table, Locke says
For Democrat Romero, majority makes a difference
Budget shortfall elicits differing views on fixes
Under the Dome
News for Friday, February 22, 2002
Democrat plan adds to gas tax
No raise, no WASL, union says
Lawmakers at odds over court backlog
House kills bill giving migrants in-state tuition
Speaking up for residential care
Under the Dome
Canadian border hasn't moved, state Supreme Court judges rule
News for Thursday, February 21, 2002
Simple majority school levy fails in House
State faces cash flow woes
Building plan touted as ticket out of recession
Sparring With Smoooth
Under the Dome
HEARINGS, TV SCHEDULE
News for Wednesday, February 20, 2002
Partisan maneuvering clogs Senate
House opens with prayer led by Sikh
Rally for Affordable Housing
Local students serve in Senate, House
Under the Dome
News for Tuesday, February 19, 2002
Senate approves terrorism legislation
Senate votes to repeal ban on animal trapping
Have a Heart for Kids Rally
'Infighting' stalls decisions on transportation package
Local teens assist lawmakers
House OKs bill limiting shoreline rules
Under the Dome
News for Sunday, February 17, 2002
Not so representative
State leads nation in percentage of female legislators
State House OKs death penalty for some terrorists
News for Saturday, February 16, 2002
House GOP offers plan for roads
Senators eye repeal of tax exemptions
Exemptions at a glance
Republican hopes roads plan will be her legacy
Budget forecast due out Tuesday
House approves name change for Jefferson Davis Highway
UNDER THE DOME
News for Friday, February 15, 2002
Local car tab taxes upheld
Senate OKs disclosure on initiatives
House Democrats trot out business plan
Locke slashes welfare reform
House sacks blackouts on Seahawks broadcasts
College tuition to increase, but not at Locke's level
Under the Dome
News for Thursday, February 14, 2002
Bill would let cities raise car-tab fees
Suit seeks refunds for repealed car fee
Under the Dome
Hearings
News for Wednesday, February 13, 2002
House GOP criticizes business bills
Committee kills Medicaid 'sunshine' bill
Arts Day at the Capitol
Abandoned babies bill gains support
Under the Dome
Legislative Pages
News for Tuesday, February 12, 2002
Chopp vows passage of roads plan
Health officials decry potential budget cuts
Awards Ceremony at Capitol Rotunda
Under the Dome
House hearings
Senate hearings
On television
News for Saturday, February 9, 2002
Thrill-seeking legislator now tackles state security
Bill would let state dispose of derelict vessels
Eyman's confession stole media spotlight
Bills die as cutoff deadline slips by
UNDER THE DOME
News for Friday, February 8, 2002
Gambling bills die in committee
Fraud, inefficiency cited in auditor report
Activists lobby for stricter gun show rules
Senators eye private rest areas
Undocumented students may get in-state tuition
GOP yanks Eyman invite
Under the Dome
Up, Up and Away
News for Thursday, February 7, 2002
House passes anti-bullying measure
Raising Awareness
Locke pitches gas plan in Eastern Washington
House OKs bill changing growth act
Under the Dome
Legislative Pages
News for Wednesday, February 6, 2002
Hawk TV bill sails through first big test
Senate panel battles over authority to set tuition levels
Under the Dome
Lawmaker fined for soliciting sports tickets
Route 99 bill's sponsor gets threats
News for Tuesday, February 5, 2002
House OKs Narrows Bridge funding
Women's Legislative Reception
Legislature set to wrestle with college tuition
Lawmaker's proposal protects Prosser as Benton County seat
Today's Tvw Excerpts
Under the Dome
News for Sunday, February 3, 2002
Budget gap plans debated
Former lawmaker works to stamp out sex slavery trade
News for Saturday, February 2, 2002
Legislature's road warrior strikes fear in freshmen
Transportation fix gains momentum
LEGISLATIVE PAGES
UNDER THE DOME
Bring on the WASL, state legislators say
Watchdog's complaints spark action
News for Friday, February 1, 2002
Opening shots fired in gambling debate
House passes transportation financing bill
Plan to remove Davis marker angers scores of Southerners
2002 Legislative Pages
Under the Dome
4-H Members Converge on Capitol
News for Thursday, January 31, 2002
Transport law may cut rural costs
Small-business owners feel burdened by regulations
Plan proposes simple majority for school levies
Bill restricts insurers' use of 'credit scoring'
Under the Dome
News for Wednesday, January 30, 2002
In Olympia, Bush's war talk leaves some politicians jittery
State debates budget-boosting estate tax
Money woes spur state doctor drain
GOP hits Locke on budget cap
Bill aids mail-order brides
Under the Dome
News for Tuesday, January 29, 2002
Highway bill OK'd by House
Sonntag criticizes anti-terrorism measure
Bullying bill sparks debate
Nurses seek right to refuse overtime
Bill requires ERs to offer emergency birth control
Proposal targets initiative sponsors
Under the Dome
News for Monday, January 28, 2002
Bill would limit sale of some exotic pets
News for Sunday, January 27, 2002
Senate mends fences, passes transportation bill
Legislation would limit credit scoring by insurers
News for Saturday, January 26, 2002
Road pact roadblock in Senate
Former speaker Ballard: 'I want to work bipartisan'
Bills push for phaseout of mercury use
Senate praises M's values, wins
First bill of 2002 session finishes business of 2001
Under the Dome
News for Friday, January 25, 2002
Helmets, safety classes top agenda for motorcyclist group
Home-care workers press their case at Capitol
Legislator outraged by name for road
Attorney general defends data secrecy
Under the Dome
News for Thursday, January 24, 2002
Store owners to challenge cigarette tax initiative
Gates Sr. heads review of state tax system
Under the Dome
Attorney General's Office admits mistake in costly loss
State's senators challenge judicial nominee
Governor's cuts worry activists
Wiretap proposal attacked
Three bills take aim at costly state cases
News for Wednesday, January 23, 2002
Collective bargaining bill argued
Bill backers urge 'battle against addiction'
Under the Dome
State trying to cut mental illness cost
Fraser, Hunt want mercury use reduced
Advocates urge passage of bill on unbiased sex education
News for Tuesday, January 22, 2002
Keep I-601 in place, GOP says
State's ear tuned to initiatives
Senators stay balanced in steering new scooter
House struggles to control rising drug expenses
Financial support sags for troubled local governments
Under the Dome
News for Monday, January 21, 2002
Collective bargaining bill back on agenda
News for Saturday, January 19, 2002
Squabble in House over roads
Anti-bullying bill gets new hearing
Politics long a fixture at Chopp house
Senate takes on racial profiling, safety of babies
Transportation atop early things-to-do list
News for Friday, January 18, 2002
Anti-abortion activists convene at Capitol
Rural legislators navigate course as session starts
Locke avoids threats to persuade Mason
Wolfe fined for violating campaign finance freeze
Under the Dome
News for Thursday, January 17, 2002
Lottery plan draws skeptics
Lawmakers send first bill to the governor
Under the Dome
Executive at Boeing goads legislators
News for Wednesday, January 16, 2002
'We must deliver'
South Sound lawmakers give Locke mixed marks
Agencies have slim session agenda
Under the Dome
News for Tuesday, January 15, 2002
Security measures intensify at Capitol
2002 session: Day 1
Activists' call for tax rollback 'doesn't have a prayer'
Seven new representatives have much to learn, and quickly
House Budget Writers Confer
Under the Dome
News for Monday, January 14, 2002
Locke has high hopes for 2002 Legislature
News for Sunday, January 13, 2002
Budget shortfall gives lawmakers tall order
Unified front unlikely for unions
Monthly lobbying reports to be available within hours
Legislators will try out campaign themes in session
News for Saturday, January 12, 2002
Eyman, lawmakers meet face to face
News for Friday, January 11, 2002
Sen. Snyder has prostate cancer
Sheldon says committees split unfairly
Traffic package gets nod

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