Washington State University has released the results of the "2013 Washington State Legislative Service Survey and the Washington State Governance Series." Based on the answers of lawmakers, legislative staff and lobbyists, WPC's recommendation for remote testimony options for citizens is a clear winner.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
In January, the state Supreme Court handed down a new order in the 2012 McCleary case that reads almost like a line-by-line budget, as I wrote here. This 2014 order represents a significant shift in approach compared with the court's original McCleary decision, which held that the Legislature had not …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
By the end of the 2013 Legislative Session, Washington state lawmakers had introduced two 400-page budgets and held public hearings on them with just a few hours' notice. Unless you were the most accomplished speed reader in the world and were already sitting in Olympia, you had no chance to …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
OLYMPIA - Everyone wants to help the environment, but blindly following trendy environmental fads can often do more harm than good. Eco-fads squander precious resources and waste the opportunity to adopt more beneficial strategies.
