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Article by Erik Smith. Published on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 EST.Heavy Fund-Raising Action for Income Tax, Liquor Campaigns   UPDATED 9:40 a.m. Sept. 28 with figures for I-1082 fundraising and recent insurance-industry contributions.By Erik Smi…

The Department of Ecology held its final LCFS Workshop in Olympia on Monday. There were vigorous debates with oil industry experts like Nick Economides from Chevron (left) challenging the accuracy of the assumptions in the DOE analysis. But in the en…

Article by Erik Smith. Published on Friday, September 25, 2010 EST.Comes on Heels of Big Increase This Year - More Than Doubled Since 2009   Joel Sacks (right) and Greg Weeks of the state Employment Security Department testify at Thursda…

Article by Erik Smith. Published on Friday, September 24, 2010 EST.Department Doesn’t Want to ‘Confuse’ Businesses – Big Deficit Revealed, Time Loss Figures Getting WorseL&I officials on the hot seat before a joint meeting of the House and Senate c…

Article by Erik Smith. Published on Thursday, September 23, 2010 EST.If Goldmark Wins on the Power Line, Seattle Mayor Could Win Battle of the Bridge – Two Big Issues for Seattle’s Green Groups   The Evergreen Point Floating BridgeBy Erik Smith St…

Article by Erik Smith. Published on Wednesday, September 23, 2010 EST. A Plan to Outsource the State’s ‘Problem Agency’ Won’t Save Money, Won’t Prevent Lawsuits, and Allows Agency Managers to Take the Easy Way Out Editor’s Note: William Larson is a fre…

Article by Erik Smith. Published on Monday, September 22, 2010 EST.Senate Democrat Denounces 29-Year-Old Challenger as ‘Career Bureaucrat,’ Says She ‘Stood Up Against the Governor’ — Fain is Fuming   Screen shot from Kauffman’s ad.By Er…

Article by Erik Smith. Published on Monday, September 21, 2010 EST.Open Mouth, Insert Foot – Tax Backer Speaks Truth, Says Opposition   Bill Gates, Sr. appears on KING-5 Sunday.By Erik Smith Staff writer/ Washington State Wire   OLYMPIA, Sep…

Article by Erik Smith. Published on Monday, September 20, 2010 EST.An old formula in Washington state law means that state and federal extended benefits for unemployed workers may terminate at the same time — even as employers are hit with a 38 percen…

Article by Erik Smith. Published on Saturday, September 20, 2010 EST.Actually Eight or Nine Percent – It’s a Five-Alarm Emergency, Says Zarelli, and Reason for Special SessionState Sen. Joe Zarelli, R-Ridgefield.By Erik Smith Staff writer/ Washington S…