31 July 2010, 11:50 am
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Republicans see nothing but opportunity in southwest Washington. When six-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Brian Baird announced he would retire at the end of his term, national Republicans turned their attention to the 3rd District, a seat they hadn't spent much effort on in more than a... Read More »
31 July 2010, 12:37 am
WASHINGTON - Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison said Friday that she will vote against Elena Kagan's Supreme Court nomination.... Read More »
30 July 2010, 11:44 pm
Another troubled Washington bank has fallen, while another strongly managed state bank - Olympia-based Heritage Bank - has signaled plans to grow along the Interstate 5 corridor.... Read More »
30 July 2010, 7:15 pm
Olympia-based Heritage Bank quickly scooped up Cowlitz Bank on Friday after the Washington Department of Financial Institutions closed it down, citing inadequate capital and severe loan losses.... Read More »
30 July 2010, 7:01 pm
WASHINGTON -- Regulators on Friday shut banks in Florida, Georgia, Oregon and Washington, lifting to 108 the number of U.S. banks to fail this year as the industry has struggled to cope with mounting loan defaults and recession.... Read More »
30 July 2010, 4:50 pm
OLYMPIA -- Coming up on your ballot in November is a measure to make schools across Washington State more energy efficient. Public school upgrades could cost taxpayers up to $500 million. Opponents question if energy bill savings would make the project worth while. Supporters of Referendum 52 sa... Read More »
30 July 2010, 4:47 pm
WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan saw the first crack Friday in a so-far solid base of Democratic support for her virtually certain confirmation next week, when centrist Sen. Ben Nelson said he would vote "no."... Read More »
30 July 2010, 2:26 pm
OLYMPIA - Washington state Supreme Court Justice Richard Sanders is no stranger to controversy, and his bid to seek a fourth term has led to an unusually spirited campaign that may extend beyond next month's primary.... Read More »
30 July 2010, 12:43 am
OLYMPIA The execution of death row inmate Cal Coburn Brown can proceed after the state Supreme Court rejected claims Thursday that Washingtons lethal injection procedures are unconstitutional. The lawsuit originally challenged the states prior method of lethal injection, which used a three-drug coc... Read More »
29 July 2010, 11:49 pm
Trey Wilson of Olympia is sacrificing competing in a race he loves to organize the first of its kind in Olympia.... Read More »