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A Good Deal for Washington
One of the three key items that need to be resolved this year is the Medicaid expansion that is part of the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) or “Obamacare. (The other two are the overall budget and education funding increase as a result of the McCleary decision.) The policy choices are getting clearer and clearer…
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This week in photos
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A Day in the Legislature – Potato Day!
Today was “Potato Day.” The Potato Farmers of Washington hand out baked potatoes larded with condiments. The line stretches down the stairs of the rotunda and almost out the door. I passed on this opportunity and had a sandwich in my office. I’ll stand in line for the BBQ beef sandwich on “beef day” but…
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Crosscut Event with Ross
CROSSCUT IN OLYMPIA Whet your whistle at the first member event in the capital Please join us for a glass of wine and conversation. Meet Rep. Ross Hunter, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, along with Crosscut’s team of editors and Olympia correspondents, and other state leaders. Crosscut is following this year’s legislative session closely…
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Standardized Tax Rates for all Marijuana
Rep. Reuven Carlyle and I introduced legislation today to standardize state tax rates across medical and non-medical marijuana. The medical market would now look like the setup initiative 502 put in place for recreational use. The press release we issued is below. My concern is that if we have an identical product being sold with…