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Articles by Jerry Cornfield
AR-15 rifle and a loaded magazine that were recovered from a suspect in a 2018 shooting incident at the Kent Station parking garage. File photo courtesy of King County Sheriff’s Office
Democrats advance assault weapons ban, new rules for...
By Jerry Cornfield • January 31, 2023 10:10 am

The measures passed a House committee without Republican support. They are part of a broader agenda to curb gun violence.

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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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