The Washington State Convention Center would be cut loose from state control under a proposal moving through the Legislature, likely clearing the way for an expansion sought by Seattle tourism boosters.
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Secretary of State Sam Reed has been diagnosed with kidney cancer and will undergo surgery at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle on Monday.
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Effective April 16, Walgreens drugstores across the state won't take any new Medicaid patients, saying that filling their prescriptions is a money-losing proposition — the latest development in an ongoing dispute over Medicaid reimbursement.
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Lawmakers approved a tax break Wednesday for technology companies' computer servers, the first piece of Democrats' jobs agenda to go to Gov. Chris Gregoire for her signature and one with the bipartisan support lacking for other job-creation proposals.
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The Washington State Transportation Commission voted Wednesday to keep the rates at $2.75 for electronic payers and $4 at the toll booths. Higher rates would have gone into effect on July 1.
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New York Governor David Paterson replaced a governor caught up in a scandal. Now Paterson is accused of wrongdoing himself and has declined to run for election. Facing a myriad of challenges, including a $9 billion budget shortfall, Paterson is finding it difficult to be effective in his final months in office.
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Gov. Christine Gregoire (D) Elected: November 2004, 2008 Term expires: January 2013
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