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Initiative 522: Familiar groups lead fight on GMO labeling

Monsanto and Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, the largest donors so far in Washington’s upcoming ballot contest over labeling genetically engineered foods, know this fight well.

They squared off over the same issue in California last year.

2013-09-23
GMO battle lands in Washington

A national fight over labeling of genetically engineered foods is touching down in Washington this fall, fueled by money from organic and food-safety advocates.

On the other side, large agribusiness and food industry groups are giving mightily to efforts that oppose Initiative 522.

2013-07-15
Bill-job conflict: It’s not unusual in Olympia

Rep. Steve Kirby says he kept busy during the Legislature’s brief hiatus this month by training for his new job at a Tacoma-area credit union.

It’s a field that intersects with his work at the Capitol. As the chairman of the House Business and Financial Services Committee, Kirby has the…

2013-05-20
Washington governor reflects on 8 years in office

When Gov. Chris Gregoire took office eight years ago, it was against a backdrop of a contested election that led to two recounts and a court challenge.

Gregoire, a Democrat, recently recalled that some Republicans turned their backs on her during her inaugural…

2013-01-07
Gay marriage, marijuana measures take effect Thursday

Washington breaks ground on two historic fronts this week when it becomes legal in this state for same-sex couples to marry and adults to smoke marijuana in their homes.

When voters passed Initiative 502, they opened the door for legal possession of small amounts…

2012-12-03
Democrats coast to victory in some Western states

It has become a truism of West Coast politics, from California to Washington, that the Pacific oceanfront is a kind of Democratopolis, with a culturally linked strip of liberal cities from San Francisco through Portland and Seattle that tilts left, votes left and takes surrounding states along…

2012-11-29
Legislature races show that money can't buy everything

If you ever feel depressed about our political system, dismayed by the growing influence of money, and PACs and Super PACs, remember the 27th District state Senate race of 2012.

Tacoma trial lawyer Jack Connelly raised some $1.1 million for that just-concluded race…

2012-11-21
As with the nation, red wave failed to crest in Washington

The red wave didn’t materialize nationally, and so far it has failed to show up in Washington, too.

Republicans won’t take over the Legislature and will have, at most, as many statewide executive-branch officials and members of Congress as they had before Tuesday’s election. It was even…

2012-11-08
Same-sex marriage law leading in Washington

Washington voters are narrowly approving same-sex marriage in the state, following the lead of voters in Maryland and Maine, where ballot measures on same-sex unions also are holding slim leads.

With about half of the expected vote counted Tuesday night, Referendum 74 was passing with 53…

2012-11-07
Donovan to give post-election overview at noon today 2012-11-07
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