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Inslee proposes record budget. Republicans recoil.
Adding to education plans previewed Tuesday, Gov. Jay Inslee has rolled out a new two-year state budget of $46 billion
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Inslee: Fund schools by taxing polluters, investment earnings
Gauntlet, thrown. Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday unveiled what will likely be the banner proposal of his second term: a
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If Legislature flips, here's how priorities will change
Dreams of the tables being turned are among the fondest in all of politics. A vote peeled off here, a
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The last days of Washington's surreal governor's race
Interviews with state candidates usually follow a predictable track: Policy is talked. Records are defended. Experience is pointed at, and
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The race to manage Washington's budget mess
Sitting in a bright, empty doughnut shop along Seattle’s Third Avenue, Erin Jones does something politicians normally don’t: