by Editor | Mar 15, 2014 | Accountability, Economy, Taxes, WA State News
from Washington Votes.org Posted 3/14/2014 The House and Senate gavels came down simultaneously at seven minutes to midnight on Thursday, as the legislature adjourned “sine die” (Latin for “no more meeting days”) to the cheers of lawmakers and staff who had been...
by Editor | Mar 10, 2014 | Govt Agencies, Property Rights, WA State News, War on the West, Wildlands Project
Kerri SandaineLewiston Tribune Posted 3/9/2014 ASOTIN, Wash. – The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife has gobbled up more than 10 percent of the 410,240 acres in Asotin County and that’s ruffled some feathers. A group of Asotin County residents say...
by Editor | Feb 17, 2014 | WA State News, War on the West, Water Issues
Posted 2/16/2014 Daily Sun News Yakima, WA – Water supply and water quality are at the forefront of Yakima County’s plans for 2014. That’s according to Yakima County Commissioner Rand Elliott, the featured speaker Wednesday morning for the Sunnyside Daybreak...
by Editor | Feb 8, 2014 | Economy, WA State News
Posted 2/8/2014 Washington State Wire Washington State – Gov. Jay Inslee gets a chilly reception at the annual legislative summit of the Association of Washington Business. New AWB president Kris Johnson looks on. OLYMPIA, Feb. 7. 2014 —A hush fell over the room...
by Editor | Jan 31, 2014 | Govt Agencies, Life and Liberty, Property Rights, WA State News, War on the West, Wild Olympics, Wildlands Project
Editorial series by Pearl Rains-Hewettwww.behindmyback.org Posted 1/31/2014 Part 1: There is a time to be silent and a time to speak A time to keep and a time to throw away There is a time for every activity Now is the time for many of us to speak of a War On Wild...
by Editor | Jan 31, 2014 | Govt Agencies, WA State News, War on the West
By Kate Prengaman / Yakima Herald-Republic Posted 1/31/2014 YAKIMA, Wash. — From spotted owls to salmon, the Pacific Northwest has been ground zero for the impacts — good and bad — of the Endangered Species Act for 40 years. That’s the view of U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings,...