Rep. Christine Rolfes announces oil spill response plan
Rep. Christine Rolfes said today that she wants to improve oil spill response in Puget Sound and she wants industry to pay for it. Rolfes, D-Bainbridge Island, announced that she already has support...
View ArticleShortened school year weighed
With school closures and program eliminations threatened as more state cuts hit already battered school districts, (see Debbie Cafazzo’s weekend story for an overview) one alternative under...
View ArticleGov. Chris Gregoire signs bill to strengthen oil spill response on...
On the one-year anniversary of the BP well rupture and rig explosion that led to a multi-million gallon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Gov. Chris Gregoire signed a bill into law in Washington...
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Measuring the drapes? Nah, Rep. Rolfes just moved on in
If Rep. Christine Rolfes is chosen for a Senate seat, she won’t have to go far. Her stuff is already moved into the Senate office she hopes to take over. It may seem like extreme overconfidence — until...
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Christine Rolfes picked for Senate seat
State Rep. Christine Rolfes of Bainbridge Island has been tapped to fill a vacant state Senate seat, The Kitsap Sun’s Steve Gardner reports. Kitsap County commissioners picked her this morning to fill...
View ArticleSenate Republicans poised to take over Environment, Higher Ed, Parks, Trade,...
Washington will get a new Democratic governor this week with a green-energy agenda, but Republicans are preparing to take the helm of the Senate committee that would consider such proposals — along...
View ArticleLawmakers want to put expelled kids back in school
Several state lawmakers are trying to reduce dropout rates in Washington schools by changing the way students are punished for misbehavior. Dozens of parents and students showed up in Olympia Monday to...
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Attempt to extend student financial aid to illegal immigrants stalls bill
A political fight over illegal immigrants receiving student financial aid has stalled a bill in the Senate. Senate Bill 5195 would extend the college State Need Grant to students at Western Governors...
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