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The Washington state Legislature will not move forward on a proposal that would have allowed cities and counties to increase property tax rates by 3% without voter approval. “It’s …

OLYMPIA – Testifying before lawmakers, Mina Hashemi recounted how three years ago she was shocked to see that the condom she had explicitly asked for during sex had been removed.

Testifying before lawmakers, Mina Hashemi recounted how three years ago she was shocked to see that the condom she had explicitly asked for during sex had been removed.  “I felt …

Critics chide Washington Democrats for adding the co-called "Hamas amendment" to a Holocaust Education bill.

Bonds raise taxes for building and maintenance. While the proposal faces hurdles, there is a precedent — school levies needed 60% approval until 2007.

Everyone likes to talk about bustling places like New York City and San Francisco — places with dazzling and impressive reputations. However, some small, lesser-known towns in the US have strange characteristics and fascinating backstories that make them wonderfully peculiar and puzzling. These funky towns can enchant, confuse, and bewilder people looking in from the outside. […]

Centralia Police recovered multiple firearms from the apartment of a man accused of trying to rob a convenience store Saturday morning.

The state's cap on annual property tax increases will stay as is. Senate Bill 5770 won't move forward this session, state Sen. Jamie Pedersen said Friday.

Officials are working to prepare voters for the Republican caucus.

One day in November 2007, a Democrat-controlled Legislature, called back into session by a Democrat governor, voted to restore a 1% cap on the growth of property taxes. The tax limit, approved by …