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Senate’s Iron Lady Remembered – Republican Hayner Stood Up to the Big Boys

Posted November 30th, 2010 by Washington State Wire , 0 Comments

Article by Erik Smith. Published on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2010 EST.Death of Former Majority Leader Recalls Glory Days of the ‘Rule of 13′ Jeannette Hayner, R-Walla Walla, in 1975. (Washington State Archives)UPDATED 4 p.m. Dec. 1 with comments from Jo…

Governor’s Health Care Lead Hopes He has a ‘Boring Piece of Legislation’

Posted November 24th, 2010 by Washington State Wire , 0 Comments

Article by . Published on Wednesday, November 24, 2010 EST.The governor’s office is seeking comments on draft legislation addressing the most important state component of federal health care reform — creation of a state health insurance exchangeJohnat…

Pissing Off Her Colleagues

Posted November 23rd, 2010 by Washington State Wire , 0 Comments

The state House Democratic caucus had its share of infighting on Friday as Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos was ousted from her caucus leadership position and Rep. Jeff Morris lost in his bid to become majority leader. Jeff expressed his frustration on Twitt…

Al Gore Reverses View on Ethanol, Blames Politics for Previous Support

Posted November 23rd, 2010 by Washington State Wire , 0 Comments

“One of the reasons I made that mistake is that I paid particular attention to the farmers in my home state of Tennessee, and I had a certain fondness for the farmers in the state of Iowa because I was about to run for president,” the wire service repo…

Latest State

Coal Isn’t Getting Enough Respect, Study Says

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By Jerry Cornfield | The (Everett) Herald
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Latest National/World

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By Bloomberg Business Week
Boehner Assures Colleagues: No Immigration Bill Without Majority GOP support

They are expected to focus on the GOP-backed bill, which the House Judiciary Committee began debating Tuesday, that would give state and local law enforcement authorities more power to arrest and charge immigrants for over-staying visas or for entering the United States illegally.

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CBO: Immigration Reform Is a Free Lunch

To be precise, the bill increases government spending by $262 billion but increases revenues by $459 billion.

By Washington Post
What Changes Now That Doctors Have Declared Obesity a ‘Disease’?

“I would imagine it would cause the insurance companies to think again” about paying for weight-loss treatments, just as they do for smoking-cessation programs."

By Los Angeles Times
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In the end, those who are enrolled in individually purchased insurance plans will figure out that they are going to pay a lot more, and they won’t be happy about it.

By National Review
Explaining the Global Warming Hiatus

The last decade is proof of climate change, not a cause for reflexive skepticism. It was the warmest on record, despite a laundry-list of mitigating factors like prolonged La Nina, a wave of modest volcanic eruptions, and an ebb in solar activity.

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The chaotic twist of violent sectarianism and a complicated proxy war should be enough to stay out of a civil war that no one, especially the US, can win.

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Features

Senate’s Iron Lady Remembered – Republican Hayner Stood Up to the Big Boys

Governor’s Health Care Lead Hopes He has a ‘Boring Piece of Legislation’

Pissing Off Her Colleagues

Al Gore Reverses View on Ethanol, Blames Politics for Previous Support

Erik Smith on Vacation; Happy Thanksgiving

Business Group Lays Out Long-Term Plan to Fix State Budget

Governor Calls Unions Back to the Table – Salary Cuts an Option in State’s Latest Budget Crisis

Get Ready for a Jolt – State’s Budget Hole is Now $5.7 Billion

Supreme Court Hears Attacks on McKenna – Attorney General Under Fire in Two Political Cases

Governor Flabbergasts Olympia, Suspends Agency Rule-Making Power – But What Exactly Will be Halted?