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Unlike father, unlike son: The Gardners are split on 'death with dignity'
Or whatever it's called. Just don't call it suicide.
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The campaign begins to legalize physician-assisted suicide
Former Washington Gov. Booth Gardner files paperwork this week to launch a signature drive to put a measure on the ballot. Gov. Chris Gregoire says she will oppose it. And proponents and opponents are organizing.
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Word is Rep. Helen Sommers might retire, and she's not commenting
One of Washington's most powerful politicians has been returning campaign contributions. That might not mean much at this early stage, but the Seattle Democrat, who chairs the powerful House budget committee, won't say she's definitely running again, either.
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A Democrat in Olympia thinks his party has panicked over I-747
Not all Democrats are pleased about today's special session of the Washington Legislature. Gov. Chris Gregoire, a Democrat, called the one-day gathering to reinstate Initiative 747, the 1 percent cap on non-voter-approved property tax increases. Earlier this month, the Washington state Supreme Court
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In Olympia, a shouting match: Tim Eyman vs. state Sen. Adam Kline
A longstanding feud between initiative king Tim Eyman and Democratic state Sen. Adam Kline of Seattle boiled over this morning at the Capitol. Lawmakers are back for a one-day special session to reinstate Eyman's Initiative 747, a 1 percent cap on annual property tax hikes, which was thrown out earl