Midday Scan: A Washington bank, cross-examining tax breaks, Sam Hunt's Costco vendetta The legislature winds up for a state bank; Publicola plays referee on the state's tax breaks analysis; Sam Hunt is still trying to play the Costco as enabler card. by Peter Jackson / January 17, 2012
Politics Midday Scan: Congressional jockeying accelerates; Egan reflects on Rainier tragedy Mount Rainier by Peter Jackson / January 13, 2012
Midday Scan: A farewell to Arun Raha; AP's rosy look at gay marriage; Nickels back in the saddle Former Seattle mayor, Greg Nickels by Peter Jackson / January 12, 2012
Midday Scan: Washington charter schools? Taxing oil companies? Olympia gets busy Gov. Chris Gregoire. by Peter Jackson / January 11, 2012
Midday Scan: Legislators killing higher ed; legislators squabbling; Eyman preparing to legislate Red Square at Western Washington University by Peter Jackson / January 10, 2012
Midday Scan: Gay marriage's unlikely opponent; Heroism on Rainier; Mt. Adams' shrinking glaciers Washington Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen (D) by Peter Jackson / January 9, 2012
Midday Scan: Farewell to Hirabayashi; Santorum's little Google problem; Gregoire embraces gay marriage <i>Slog</i>ging toward Olympia: Dan Savage. (Wikimedia Commons, <a href='http://www.flickr.com/photos/soundfromwayout/' target='_blank'>soundfromwayout</a>) by Peter Jackson / January 4, 2012
Midday Scan: Gun fire and ice; defining budget cuts; get ready for 2012 voting Emmett Watson with Tiger (Josef Scaylea/HistoryLink) by Peter Jackson / January 3, 2012
Midday Scan: NW Year in Review University of Washington President Michael Young by Peter Jackson / December 30, 2011