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Pickleball Rising license plate, designed by Laramie Studio in Seattle (Seattle Metro Pickleball Association)
Washington pickleball fans may may soon have special...
By Jerry Cornfield • January 19, 2023 3:30 pm

Enthusiasts are teaming up on a bill for a special plate. Proceeds would build and maintain courts.

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A suspected drunk driver allegedly collided with several vehicles Saturday afternoon on U.S. 2 near Chain Lake Road in Monroe. (Monroe Police Department)
Effort begins to lower the legal limit for...
By Jerry Cornfield • January 17, 2023 4:10 pm

Washington could join Utah with toughest standard in the nation. Change concerns wine and hospitality industries.

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Gov. Jay Inslee enters the House chambers before beginning the 2023 State of the State. Courtesy photo
State of the State: Inslee pushes for $4...
By Jerry Cornfield • January 12, 2023 10:53 am

Calls for an assault weapons ban and the constitutional protection of abortion rights drew cheers from Democrats, silence from the GOP.

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Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo
WA lawmakers prepare for first in-person session since...
By Jerry Cornfield • January 9, 2023 10:10 am

More homes, less homelessness, a Blake ruling fix and an assault weapons ban are among the issues to watch.

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Oxycodone pill. (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia)
State sues 3 major drug retailers for role...
By Jerry Cornfield • December 27, 2022 3:40 pm

AG Bob Ferguson alleges Albertsons, Kroger and Rite Aid of failing to prevent overuse of opioid prescriptions

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An AR-15. Courtesy photo
For 7th straight year, Democrats aim for assault...
By Jerry Cornfield • December 20, 2022 9:55 am

Democratic legislators will seek several gun control laws in the 2023 session, including one requiring a permit to buy a firearm.

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Homeless encampment in a wooded area in Auburn. (Sound Publishing file photo)
Gov. Inslee proposes $4 billion bond to assist...
By Jerry Cornfield • December 15, 2022 11:15 am

WA voters would get the final say.

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The only dinosaur discovered in Washington state was discovered by paleontologists who found a portion of a left femur of a therapod dinosaur at Sucia Island state park in the San Juan Islands. While scientists are unsure exactly what type of therapod the fossil belongs to, evidence suggests it is a Daspletosaurus. The dinosaur has been nicknamed Suciasaurus rex. This image shows a Daspletosaurus torosus restoration. (Wikipedia)
Dinosaurs, drug laws and police pursuits on lawmaker...
By Jerry Cornfield • December 12, 2022 10:20 am

WA legislators are queuing up bills they want to debate next year. Here are 8 certain to garner attention.

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Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo
Crime, climate, abortion on docket in legislative session...
By Jerry Cornfield • November 28, 2022 2:15 pm

Washington lawmakers will hold 39 hearings this week. Nearly all will be conducted in person, which hasn’t happened in three years.

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Julie Anderson, left, and Steve Hobbs, right.
Steve Hobbs holds early lead in secretary of...
By Jerry Cornfield • November 8, 2022 8:50 pm

Election 2022

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Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson, left, debates Secretary of State Steve Hobbs on Aug. 17 with moderator Melissa Santos of Axios Local in the center. (Photo by Brian Mittge/Association of Washington Business)
Secretary of state debate: Sparks fly as Hobbs...
By Jerry Cornfield • August 18, 2022 4:00 pm

Julie Anderson called Steve Hobbs an “inexperienced political appointee.” He’s been in the job since Inslee put him there in November.

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Abortion rights protesters fill all four corners of the intersection in front of the Everett Planned Parenthood in support of abortion rights on Saturday, July 9, 2022 (Olivia Vanni / Sound Publishing)
GOP cheered abortion ruling. Democrats responded by voting.
By Jerry Cornfield • August 15, 2022 3:30 pm

A swell of electoral support for Democrats pushed turnout higher in primary. Republicans look to adjust for November

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Rep. Robert Sutherland at a "March For Our Rights" rally in Olympia in 2019. (Washington State House Republicans)
Judge dismisses GOP lawmakers’ challenge of House vax...
By Jerry Cornfield • July 11, 2022 3:20 pm

Rep. Robert Sutherland and five colleagues fought a requirement barring access to the House floor unless vaccinated

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A semiautomatic handgun with a safety cable lock that prevents loading ammunition. (Sound Publishing file photo)
Large-capacity ammo magazine sales ban starts soon in...
By Jerry Cornfield • June 20, 2022 2:12 pm

Starting July 1, a 10-round capacity becomes the limit for sales. Meanwhile, “there is a rush on magazine purchasing.”

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Washington State Capitol Building. File photo
Foes of state’s capital gains tax drop plans...
By Jerry Cornfield • June 13, 2022 3:51 pm

I-1929 sponsors say they are confident a lawsuit challenging the legality of the tax will be successful.

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Sound Publishing archives
Cannabis DUI challenge rejected by state Supreme Court
By Jerry Cornfield • May 13, 2022 10:30 am

Everett man argued the law must be tossed because legal limit for THC is not supported by science.

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Metro Creative Graphics Photo
Health board decides against COVID vaccine requirement for...
By Jerry Cornfield • April 13, 2022 6:08 pm

The state Board of Health wants to see more data for younger children.

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Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson (left) speaks with Paul Kramer at the signing of bills aimed at reducing gun violence Wednesday in Olympia. Kramer’s son Will was injured in a 2016 mass shooting in Mukilteo that left three people dead. (Washington State Attorney General)
Law signed banning sales of large capacity ammo...
By Jerry Cornfield • March 25, 2022 5:00 am

Emotions swelled as Gov. Inslee signed a measure that limits capacity to 10 rounds. The new law takes effect July 1.

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Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo
A testy final night of legislating brought 2...
By Jerry Cornfield • March 16, 2022 3:20 pm

Here’s what’s happening after adjournment of the 2022 session of the Washington Legislature.

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Screenshot of Gov. Jay Inslee’s news conference from Feb. 17, 2022.
Governor: Masks can come off March 21 in...
By Jerry Cornfield • February 17, 2022 3:21 pm

They’ll still be required in some places, but Washington is following several other states now lifting mandates.

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A gun rights advocate warns a crowd of the potential need for forceful resistance in the future at gathering outside House of Representatives chamber in this 2020 file photo.
Ban of guns at government meetings, ballot counting...
By Jerry Cornfield • February 16, 2022 2:53 pm

The prohibition would cover open and concealed carry of firearms. State House Democrats overrode Republican objections.

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A protective mask hanging on a front door. (Sound Publishing file photo)
Inslee: Mask mandate is going away, but not...
By Jerry Cornfield • February 10, 2022 11:05 am

Governor said he’ll say exactly when next week. Meanwhile, a pause on elective surgeries will end Feb. 17.

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Traffic in South King County. File photo
5 things Democrats didn’t say about their $17B...
By Jerry Cornfield • February 9, 2022 4:00 pm

Democrats’ transportation package in the Washington state Legislature, as of Feb. 9, spends lots of money. It also makes new…

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  • King County’s new prosecuting attorney announces task force units
  • Washington pickleball fans may may soon have special license plate
  • Effort begins to lower the legal limit for driving drunk
  • Housing costs, homelessness among top issues in WA, survey says
  • While many were found, work remains to protect Indigenous people

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