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Washington State Legislature

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Mad Medicine: Documents, Data, and Source Materials Referenced In This Week's Feature

    Our feature story this week -- "Mad Medicine" -- investigates the hidden costs of privatizing mental health in Pierce County, and describes how one Tacoma family became so frustrated with the system they ultimately sent their schizophrenic daughter to live with family in Iran and receive treatment t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    Washington United for Marriage Hatches State's Best Effort Thus Far to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

    ​For the next year advocates from a broad spectrum of groups will be asking same-sex couples to share their stories with the rest of the state. The strategy appears to represent Washington's most concerted effort thus far in making same-sex marriage legal.

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2011

    Washington Legislature Passes $1.1 Billion in Labor Cuts Without Killing Unions

    ​Note to other states: It is possible to achieve significant savings in public labor costs without throwing unions under the bus.

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    Medical-Marijuana Reform Bill Re-Emerges in Washington, to the Great Applause of No One

    ​When the Washington State Legislature passed the medical-marijuana reform bill SB 5073, pot advocates weren't exactly flooding the streets to cheer. It had several issues that no one liked--chief among them, a patient registry list that would require anyone who wanted to enjoy the patient pro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2011

    Medical-Marijuana Reform Passes State Leg., Heads to Gov. for Signature or Veto--Sen. Kohl-Welles: "We Need This Bill"

    ​The final version of the medical-marijuana-reform bill SB 5073 has now cleared both houses of the Washington State Legislature and is soon to be on its way to Gov. Chris Gregoire for its most important moment of truth. Meanwhile, the bill's original author Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, who, only l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    Mountlake Terrace Is Too Good for Medical-Marijuana Dispensaries

    ​The hippies in the Washington State Legislature might think it's OK to pass some bill that allows medical-marijuana to be "dispensed" at neighborhood Satan shops. But not the good folks on the Mountlake Terrace City Council. They've made good and sure that wacky-tobaccy outlets will not be al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    Animal Advocates Want New Anti-Tethering Laws After Dog Hangs Itself on Chain

    ​A woman in South Seattle recently woke up to see her neighbors' dog Amber outside her window. The dog was hanging by a chain stretched over the fence, dead. Now dog welfare advocates are pushing even harder to make it a crime to leave a dog chained and unattended. And with a graphic photo cir ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2009

    Sen. Val Stevens Sends Spooky Letter About Scary Gays

    Watch out, Val! The gays are right behind you!​Last time we checked, State Sen. Val Stevens was testifying before a D.C. congressional committee about the evils of Sex Ed. (It gives teachers boners!) Known around Olympia as the "Sex Kitten" for her obsession with other people's bedroom habits, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2009

    What Did You Think Would Happen?

    Over the years, I've attended several parties that featured confessional booths with video cameras. In the footage at the end of one such party, my friend Nick showed up and sat drunkenly in front of the camera, casually smoking a cigarette. He then took his beer and poured it on his head. After a l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2008

    Votes for Change, and Changing the Vote

    Over the years, I've attended several parties that featured confessional booths with video cameras. In the footage at the end of one such party, my friend Nick showed up and sat drunkenly in front of the camera, casually smoking a cigarette. He then took his beer and poured it on his head. After a l ... More >>

  • News

    April 30, 2008

    The Truth About Squirrel Genocide

    Don't relocate; terminate.

  • News

    April 23, 2008

    The Patron Saint of Ex-Cons

    If no one comes to his aid, Ari Kohn will be spending his way to homelessness.

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2007

    Feds Help WSDOT Near Toll Goal

    If no one comes to his aid, Ari Kohn will be spending his way to homelessness.

  • Film

    June 6, 2007

    SIFF News: Local Filmmakers Try to Crack Hollywood

    If no one comes to his aid, Ari Kohn will be spending his way to homelessness.

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2007

    Chicken Little Looms Large

    If no one comes to his aid, Ari Kohn will be spending his way to homelessness.

  • News

    February 28, 2007

    Even the English Loved Stusser's Account of Organic Living

    If no one comes to his aid, Ari Kohn will be spending his way to homelessness.

  • News

    October 25, 2006

    Flea in the Key

    Is Initiative 91 really a SuperSonic deal breaker?

  • News

    March 8, 2006

    The Plan to Nowhere?

    The region's ambitious 10-year timetable to end homelessness is in serious trouble, undercut and underfunded. The Bush administration is sending mixed signals, and things are about to get worse.

  • News

    March 8, 2006

    Gregoire's Full-Court Press

    The Legislature is poised to give handouts to the Sonics but might not deliver on regional transportation.

  • News

    September 29, 2004

    Purple Reign

    In an election year of really big spenders, the Service Employees International Union stands out.

  • News

    March 10, 2004

    Black Box Backlash

    Bev Harris of Renton created a firestorm with her national Internet campaign against electronic voting. Now she's trying to persuade people in the real world that their democracy is on the line.

  • News

    March 3, 2004

    Mentality Challenged

    An ignorant GOP state senator kills a popular bill that would have required insurers to cover mental-health treatment and counseling.

  • Food

    April 16, 2003

    Pinot With Your Parsnips

    An ignorant GOP state senator kills a popular bill that would have required insurers to cover mental-health treatment and counseling.

  • News

    November 6, 2002

    Voters: Our way, not the highway

    Most said no to transportation taxes, although nonconformist Seattleites said yes to monorail.

  • News

    October 30, 2002

    We Pick 'Em

    Seattle Weekly's choices for the Nov. 5 general election ballot.

  • News

    September 11, 2002

    Our Choices

    Seattle Weekly's recommendations for the Sept. 17 primary-election ballot.

  • News

    January 9, 2002

    State of emergency

    Seattle Weekly's recommendations for the Sept. 17 primary-election ballot.

  • News

    May 2, 2001

    News Clips— Needle Exchange

    Seattle Weekly's recommendations for the Sept. 17 primary-election ballot.

  • News

    March 21, 2001

    Primary dolors

    A third try to solve the state's election-reform dilemma fizzles.

  • News

    March 14, 2001

    Shaken and stirred

    Cracked walls and cramped quarters energize legislators.

  • Arts

    January 3, 2001

    Startling reflections

    A gifted writer takes us into a locked, forgotten world: Washington's prisons.

  • News

    November 1, 2000

    Death Race 2000

    Our unflinching guide to the awesome horror of the electoral process.

  • News

    October 25, 2000

    Poor odds

    Lottery fever fuels a half-billion-dollar tax on Seattleites who can least afford it.

  • News

    April 5, 2000

    Big bad Realtors

    The Industry Wolves who could blow your house down.

  • News

    March 31, 1999

    Emergency political services

    The Industry Wolves who could blow your house down.

  • News

    January 13, 1999

    Show me the money

    If you think Washington football has declined, wait 'til you see Washington bookball.

  • News

    October 14, 1998

    Filling Patty's Shoes

    With the consummate timing of a successful politician, Patty Murray has missed the rain.

  • News

    March 11, 1998

    Affirmative Reaction

    Whether or not Initiative 200 passes, the legal bell is tolling for race-based preferences. What kind of university will that leave us?

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