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Seattle mayoral hunger games: What kind of mayor do we need next?
Don't get your hopes up for real change, since we favor "hedge politics" in these parts, tamping down bold ideas. A look at the early dynamics of the race.
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The Senate GOP power coup? Tim Eyman made them do it
The secret story behind the state senate power-sharing coup – according to Eyman.
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Northwest forests, spotted owls at risk
The Obama administration has put science back into play. But two decades after a plan to save NW forests, distractions keep the focus off owl and habitat protection.
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Three big questions raised by the Senate's new GOP-driven majority
Democrats Rodney Tom and Tim Sheldon have joined a coalition of Republicans in the Washington state Senate to form a majority. Will it mean an impasse on state K-12 education funding?
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Republicans defer as Democrats offer school improvement plans
As a task force nears the end of a study on how to meet a court mandate for better schools, Democrats put forward four plans to cut state expenses and raise taxes. The GOP says it will release an all-cuts plan to shift money to schools, but much later.