2016-03-19 18:53
By Island RepublicanOn March 11, 2008, Mercer Island residents were asked to approve a four-year, $9.9 million levy to fund major maintenance projects and technology improvements. The measu… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
March 2008Greetings, It’s been nothing short of an extraordinary month here at the Attorney General’s Office. We had a productive 2008 Legislative Session, our high-tech unit tr… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
By Abraham LincolnFourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created eq… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
It is interesting to see mobile communities being used for polling. While I think the prediction is wrong, it seems to match well with the demographic who uses their cell phone for daily ac… Read More
2011-09-08 07:20
The state needs a major investment to pay for important transportation projects statewide. In the past, gas tax increases have been used to fund new transportation projects. But the gas tax… Read More
2011-09-08 07:19
“By 1985...air pollution will have reduced the amount of sunlightreaching the earth by one half” – Life magazine, January 1970Seattle – Another Earth Day is upon us… Read More
2011-09-08 07:12
by Todd Myers, Washington Policy Center, Director, Center for the EnvironmentThis Earth Day we are likely to be greeted by images of Hollywood stars doing their part to save the planet. We w… Read More
2011-09-08 07:11
by John BarnesCommunications Director, Washington Policy CenterSome people like the thrill of rollercoasters. Our lawmakers must love it becaue the biggest rollercoaster in Washington is own… Read More
2011-09-08 07:11
by Grace-Marie TurnerPresident, The Galen InstituteSens. Barack Obama and John McCain are gearing up for a general election battle--barring a surprise surge by Sen. Hillary Clinton--in which… Read More
2011-09-08 07:10
More than $200 billion in fee and tax increases proposedby Jason Mercier, Director, Center for Government Reform, Washington Policy CenteIntroductionThe cost of government is going up this y… Read More
2011-09-08 07:09
Claim “Pacific Northwest temperatures are rising faster than the global average.” Snover, A. K., P. W. Mote, L. Whitely Binder, A.F. Hamlet, and N. J. Mantua. 2005. Uncertain Fut… Read More
2011-09-08 07:08
Greetings, Hopefully, you had the opportunity to spend time with family and friends over the Memorial Day weekend. In case you hadn’t heard, the extreme heat wave that hit the West Co… Read More
2011-09-08 07:07
The National Restaurant Association has taken note of the green guidelines put out for food service for the Democratic National Convention in Denver this summer. They are so restrictive that… Read More
2011-09-08 07:07
by Michael Ennis, Director, Center for Transportation Policy and Justin Bryant, Research InternIn Washington, we pay about 50 different state taxes and fees into the State Transportation Bud… Read More
2011-09-07 09:59
Capitol Hill’s opponents of domestic energy production took to the stage yesterday to decry “Big Oil” again, not for its profits, but for “stockpiling” energy l… Read More
2011-09-07 09:58
I’m pleased to announce another major accomplishment in our ongoing efforts to fight high-tech crimes and protect children from online dangers. Building on the work of my Youth Intern… Read More
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