Washington News: 2/28/05

Plan to charge car owners more fees is adding up
Weighty tax measures ahead for state legislators
Bill curbing car phone use advances in state Senate
Bill works to cure rash of meth

Oregon News: 2/28/05

Governors commit to making high school tougher
State income tax faces a fight
Partisan sparks beginning to fly at Capitol
Legislators may be in line for pay raise
Today's Statehouse schedule

Washington News: 2/25/05

First bills signed, Gregoire feels more like the governor
Measure promotes full-day kindergarten
Property-rights initiative being explored
Budget plan cuts veterans’ benefits

Oregon News: 2/25/05

State considers fees to finance new schools
Fluoridation bill OK'd by House panel
Central Oregon spawns Measure 37 cases
Hundreds rally for abortion rights
Democrats criticize Smith on assisted suicide
Ethics ruling will stand
State targets cell-phone sales pitches
State lawmakers call for changes to education law
Bill would set funding for pesticide use reporting system
Implications of Oregon property law still unclear

Washington News: 2/24/05

Class-size initiative may go back to voters
Bill would extend taxes for KeyArena
Lawmakers look to fund new prison
Tribes donate to state fund for treating problem gamblers
Local Democrats host meeting to plan and organize work groups
Washingtonians reminded to deduct state sales tax
Gregoire going to nation's capital

Oregon News: 2/24/05

Summit will give economy a checkup
PUC examine tax effect on rates
Political Notebook
House panel approves fluoridation measure
State considers fees to finance new schools
Salem Teachers, district reach deal
Bill addresses chemicals in breast milk
Public criticizes cuts at college
Most poll respondents support suicide law
Applications sought for federal-land projects
National Libertarians will meet this weekend
Today's Legislature schedule
Governor proposes fee breaks for Guard

Washington News: 2/23/05

Who won illegal votes of felons?
Fate of four cases filed by voters rests with justices
Huge ID theft case touches Washington
Clean-car bill passes committee
Now is the time to fulfill promise
Power bills will go up, but how much?
GOP says 1,108 felons voted illegally in election
State will stay in 1 piece
Lobbyists rip Doumit's bill to help small businesses
Bill would ban taxing out-of-state income
Lawmakers hope to curb cyberbullying

Oregon News: 2/23/05

Abortion arguments return to divide Legislature
Anti-smoking groups forge next step
Big health reforms called unlikely
Oregon lawmakers push for nonpartisan Legislature
Bill would erase political parties in elections
State fees may be waived for troops
Panhandling law may be removed from books
Schools, police in battle about new lottery funds
High court to review assisted-suicide law
Event supports law to protect species
Patient with cancer hopes assisted-suicide law stays

Washington News: 2/22/05

Privacy of cell numbers at issue
Legislation would make insurers treat mental illness like other health problems
Bills aim to crack down on meth by limiting cold-medicine sales
The state should separate in two, some GOP senators say
House OKs bill on school levies
Rep. Waters is keynote speaker at black law students' gathering
Citizen groups to hold forum on alternatives to school closures
Spokane Valley school board votes to keep 'The Natural' on reading list
Legislator wants no art for art's sake in prison
Economist warns of global warming

Oregon News: 2/22/05

Laci Peterson's stepfather lobbies Legislature to pass bill
Advocates give voice to poor
Drastic health reform not in near future
Oregon assisted-suicide law may go to Supreme Court
Teachers, board meet tonight
School backers rally at Capitol
Plan will prohibit out-of-state taxes
Colleges plead for more funding
Lawmakers look to regulate payday lenders
School rally demands no more cuts
Measure 37 washes over coastal areas
Abortion arguments return to divide Legislature
East Portland businesses form group
Calls to voters emphasize lower taxes

Washington News: 2/21/05

Poor often fall victim to fee on tax refund loans
In The Northwest: Inflexibility on abortion issue is hurting Democrats
Group pushes for meth bill to combat use
Debate over pesticides, exposure growing again
Lawmakers proposing limits on fast-growing payday loan stores

Oregon News: 2/21/05

Democrats dominated most state fund raising
Citizens rally at Capitol, “No More Cuts to

Washington News: 2/20/05

GOP lawmaker proposes hefty tax increase on cigarette packs
Stem cells fall off agenda
how your legislators voted on key bills
Sales tax deduction embraced

Oregon News: 2/20/05

Health reform unlikely in session
Oregon to investigate cell-phone complaints
Top Democrat, Pentagon adviser trade barbs
Assisted suicide under siege in courts and Capitol
PERS costs take larger cut of payroll

National News: 2/20/05

Scams target slain soldiers' families, link to federal site
Nebraska district fears growing trend toward school segregation
Class-action reform bill signed by Bush
Federal agencies must state 'newscast' role, GAO warns

Washington News: 2/19/05

Democrats dealt blow in election challenge
Prescription drug prices are targeted by two bills
Cigarette tax boost sought
73 voter registrations voided
Yakima reservoir a costly option
First tally had 77 registrations in question
Suit seeks to repeal city’s utility tax
Election lawsuit inches forward
51st state movement gains momentum Pasco, Franklin take dispute to lawmakers

Oregon News: 2/19/05

PERS costs take larger cut of payroll
Ex-president of Saif accused of violating law on lobbyists
Commission will review structure of Legislature
Bar begins Doyle investigation
PERS board OKs new charges
PERS earnings to aid veteran employees
Game over for bill on the BCS
Minnis assigns Cameron to committee posts
Dean, Perle trade barbs about Iraq
County reverses course on exhibit about goddess
Religious leaders criticize Bush on environment
Court rejects states' wilderness haze program
Wildfire prevention costs are unknown

Washington News: 2/18/05

Senate election-overhaul bills advance
Election expert praises county
Pumped up about cleaner fuel
Senate endorses election reform
Rossi loses WSP guard
Foundation donates laptops for the troops
Pasco, Franklin take dispute to lawmakers
In the Northwest: Scientist sees changes from warming firsthand

Oregon News: 2/18/05

GOP claims Democrat fund reports in error
Landowners cautioned on Measure 37 claims
Linn OKs first claim under new land law
Oregon protest of school cuts to be held at Capitol
Democrats lodge ethics complaint against Kitts
State GOP questions Democrat expenses
Hooley joins call to add aid for returning veterans
Bipartisan duo steers transportation bond to help states
Property owners win their appeal
Forest subcommittee cheers agencies' efforts to cut fire risk
Bill would protect gun dealers from illegal use lawsuits
No power shortage expected for NW
Panel: Efforts to save salmon not enough
Judge doubts need to split 9th Circuit

Washington News: 2/17/05

Bill taxing gambling could hurt business
Research crunch at UW
Slumping funding may mean cures go untested
Senate panel OKs Wild Sky
Two Snohomish County men accused of anti-tax scheme
Sidran pegged to lead utility oversight panel
Tribes appeal Kennewick ruling
Locke will start work soon with top Seattle law firm
House passes Canadian-drug legislation

Oregon News: 2/17/05

Capitol cafe operator will replace Doyle
Designing Tom Potter
College proposes more layoffs
State says no to poker money for schools
Commissioners skirt rules for courthouse
Bill protects dealers from lawsuits over illegal gun use
Land-use claims target unique Bend landscape
Oregon lawmakers cultivate new crop of tax break bills
Political Notebook
Penalty for porn in school may increase
Experts forecast grim future for salmon
Dean reverses media blackout for debate
Senate Republicans will spurn contributions during session
Wyden plans two town-hall meetings
Two lawmakers will meet public Feb. 25
Friday forum will focus on vote integrity

Washington News: 2/16/05

Few new openings at universities
State database for arsonists?
Budget shortfall forces tough choices at Seattle Public Schools
Lesbian seeks right to see child
Locke becomes partner with law firm Davis Wright Tremaine
Housing Authority freezes waiting list
Chemical facility generates worries
Council considers how to fund roads
Governor-in-waiting waits on court
Union vote under way at Tyson
Tribes appeal bones ruling

Oregon News: 2/16/05

Case prompts campaign-finance fix, advocates say
Axing 'gay,' 'lesbian' from workshop title sparks uproar
Seizing their chance, conservationists join forces to push bills
Rainbow peace flag stolen in Corvallis
UO strikes Colorado professor from conference panel
City asked to pick sides on toxics
School zone speed changes weighed
State will repeat contract bidding
Contribution limits initiative filed
Initial report on SAIF outlines the company's shortcomings

Washington News: 2/15/05

State budget options running out
District officials bar gay dance at Spokane high school
Washington may follow Oregon's vote-by-mail
Elections chief questioned about vote
Voters' mantra: Fix the system
Effort to recall Reed is quashed by judge
Six books forbidden, 10 restricted by schools across state
Hanford radiation study under fire
Judge to clarify ruling on lawsuit over governor's election
State's high school graduation rate flat
State senator's son charged in drug case
Bill offers four ways cities can pay for roads
House zealots put (eaves)drop on our privacy
State could shift to entirely vote-by-mail

Oregon News: 2/15/05

Group targets health-care costs
High-pollution areas in waterways come under fire in Senate
Lawsuits filed to try to collect 2003 Mult. County income taxes
Legislators reconsider school-zone law
Today's Statehouse schedule
House favors capital-gains tax cut
Beaverton legislators call for full-day kindergarten classes
Talk of tax cuts arises in a time of tight budgets
Bush budget may cut student aid program
County sues couples over past due income taxesProposed cuts called scare tactics

Washington News: 2/14/05

Religious leaders step up support of gay rights
Governor's second in command is in spotlight during election dispute
Bush wants $82B more for Iraq, Afghan costs
California’s emission rules here? Auto dealers say it’s a bad idea

Oregon News: 2/14/05

Deadline for legislative bills won't stop flow of exceptions
DeFazio applauded for fighting Soc. Sec. changes
Salem GOP group to meet for lunch, speech
Lawmakers push birth-control coverage
New assignment for DeFazio
House mulls capital gains tax cut
Republican group to meet for lunch, speech

Washington News: 2/13/05

GOP urges Rossi Senate run
Bill would require young sex offenders to tell schools
Tacoma schools plan for another bond vote
Legislature looks at amending anti-affirmative action statute
Monorail tax bills going to residents outside Seattle
Election Reform Task Force gets earful
Gay rights bill again clears House, faces test in Senate
Judge rejects move to recall county official
Absentee ballots clinch passage of school bond

Oregon News: 2/13/05

Measure 37 has legislators in a bind
DeFazio swaps roles, will push infrastructure
4 nominated to replace Doyle
Social Security worries crowd
Promise Keepers' membership on rise

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