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    Articles by Jerry Cornfield
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    Inslee vetoes public records bill; lawmakers get a...
    By Jerry Cornfield • March 2, 2018 7:00 am

    Meantime, news organizations, including this one, have agreed to pause a lawsuit over access.

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    By Taylor McAvoy
    As the legislative session ends, a look forward...
    By Jerry Cornfield • March 1, 2018 1:30 am

    What did they do, and what matters to you?

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    State House speaker talks taxes, death penalty, and harassment
    State House speaker talks taxes, death penalty, and...
    By Jerry Cornfield • January 25, 2018 7:00 am

    Democrat Frank Chopp has had the speaker title since 1999, and he says he’s not retiring this year.

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    For opponents of a carbon tax, an initiative threat looms
    For opponents of a carbon tax, an initiative...
    By Jerry Cornfield • January 11, 2018 1:30 am

    If legislators don’t act on the governor’s legislation, a plan could land on the November ballot.

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    Inslee: ‘It’s our state’s destiny … to fight climate change’
    Inslee: ‘It’s our state’s destiny … to fight...
    By Jerry Cornfield • January 10, 2018 1:30 am

    In his State-of-the-State address, the governor made the case for an ambitious carbon tax.

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    Viewers in the gallery applaud as Gov. Jay Inslee makes his annual state-of-the state address before a joint legislative session Tuesday in Olympia. (Elaine Thompson / Associated Press)
    Inslee: ‘It’s our state’s destiny … to fight...
    By Jerry Cornfield • January 9, 2018 1:30 pm

    In his State-of-the-State address, the governor made the case for an ambitious carbon tax.

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    Gov. Jay Inslee speaks with Sound Publishing staff during a meeting on Jan. 20 at the Bellevue Reporter office. Photo by Matt Phelps/Kirkland Reporter
    Judge delivers crushing blow to Inslee’s Clean Air...
    By Jerry Cornfield • December 21, 2017 1:30 am

    It was the centerpiece of the governor’s crusade against climate change. Now it’s gone.

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    Elected leaders gear up to sue lawmakers
    Elected leaders gear up to sue lawmakers
    By Jerry Cornfield • December 19, 2017 1:40 pm

    Counties have expressed concern with the passage of unfunded or underfunded mandates.

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    Tax overhaul plan does not add up, Democrats insist | The Petri Dish
    Tax overhaul plan does not add up, Democrats...
    By Jerry Cornfield • November 21, 2017 10:40 am

    A tax overhaul plan drawn up by Republicans in Congress will be a good deal for many households though not…

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    Initial returns point to a power shift in the state Senate
    Initial returns point to a power shift in...
    By Jerry Cornfield • November 9, 2017 12:45 pm

    Democrats went to bed Tuesday night confidently declaring their party will control the levers of legislating in state government by…

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    Betsy DeVos, the 11th secretary of the Department of Education. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia
    Department of Education secretary coming to Bellevue |...
    By Jerry Cornfield • September 21, 2017 3:35 pm

    It was going to happen eventually.

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    Lawmakers, governor get a raise unless 129,811 people object | The Petri Dish
    Lawmakers, governor get a raise unless 129,811 people...
    By Jerry Cornfield • May 23, 2017 12:00 pm

    State lawmakers and Gov. Jay Inslee will get a raise this fall unless enough people object in the next month.

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    A tax change lawmakers can love? It’s now up to GOP | The Petri Dish
    A tax change lawmakers can love? It’s now...
    By Jerry Cornfield • April 4, 2017 12:15 pm

    After years of futility in targeting the wealthy, House Democrats may have divined an approach to achieve some of the…

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