Fallout from bad government in WA? There won’t be any

By Danny Westneat Seattle Times columnist A decade ago, when King County first asked voters for $392 million in property taxes for the Best Starts for Kids program, the only group opposing it called itself “Smart Choices King County.” “This levy sounds nice,” the group wrote in the 2015 voters guide. “But it is a

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Channeling old political spirits, Sen. Murray rains money on WA

By  Danny Westneat  Seattle Times columnist When the final spending plans to keep the federal government running were released this past week, a few members of Congress pronounced themselves appalled to find they were loaded up with “pork.” “Earmarks are evil,” wrote a South Carolina Republican, before enumerating lists of pet projects that the conservative

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