Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » Politics http://newstalk870.am Mon, 20 May 2013 18:10:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Arlene's Flowers Countersues Washington's Attorney General http://newstalk870.am/arlenes-flowers-countersues-wa-state-attorney-general/ http://newstalk870.am/arlenes-flowers-countersues-wa-state-attorney-general/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 20:33:08 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=136092 Represented by the national group Alliance for Defending Freedom, the owner of Arlene's Flowers in Richland has filed a countersuit against Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson.

The suit is in resp

]]> http://newstalk870.am/arlenes-flowers-countersues-wa-state-attorney-general/feed/ 0 (Arlene's Flowers Facebook Page) Report: IRS Investigated + Refused Non-Profit Status to Pro-Life Groups http://newstalk870.am/report-says-irs-investigated-refused-non-profit-status-to-pro-life-groups-on-behalf-of-planned-parenthood/ http://newstalk870.am/report-says-irs-investigated-refused-non-profit-status-to-pro-life-groups-on-behalf-of-planned-parenthood/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 19:34:20 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=136073 The list of groups allegedly "investigated" unconstitutionally by the IRS keeps growing, and now includes potential involvement by a major Obama supporter.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/report-says-irs-investigated-refused-non-profit-status-to-pro-life-groups-on-behalf-of-planned-parenthood/feed/ 0 (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) What Does Washington State's Legislature Need Accomplish During the Special Session? http://newstalk870.am/what-does-wa-legislature-need-to-focus-on-during-special-session-5-key-points/ http://newstalk870.am/what-does-wa-legislature-need-to-focus-on-during-special-session-5-key-points/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 18:14:48 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=136045 According to Washington Policy Center, a non-profit, non-partisan independent think tank that addresses political and economic issues in Washington, there are five key issues.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/what-does-wa-legislature-need-to-focus-on-during-special-session-5-key-points/feed/ 0 (Courtesy US Geological Service) Best Home Improvement Stores http://newstalk870.am/best-home-improvement-stores/ http://newstalk870.am/best-home-improvement-stores/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 22:08:26 +0000 Guadalupe Angeles http://1027kord.com/?p=156180 Summer is just around the corner and the warm sunny days are already here. Sounds perfect for some home improvement if you ask me, so why not get started? Perhaps It is time to update your garden, fix your fence, paint the house, remodel your kitchen or bath, or even build a shed

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/best-home-improvement-stores/feed/ 0 Flickr, Oregon Husky Inslee Narrows Focus in Special Legislative Session to Budgets, Transportation, Drunk Driving http://newstalk870.am/inslee-narrows-focus-in-special-legislative-session-to-budgets-transportation-drunk-driving/ http://newstalk870.am/inslee-narrows-focus-in-special-legislative-session-to-budgets-transportation-drunk-driving/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 18:12:14 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=135657 Gov. Inslee has whittled down his wish list for the special legislative session in Olympia.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/inslee-narrows-focus-in-special-legislative-session-to-budgets-transportation-drunk-driving/feed/ 0 (Photo by Jeff T. Green/Getty Images) Oregon National Guard Gets Drone, First Test Flight Tuesday Near Pendleton http://newstalk870.am/oregon-national-guard-gets-drone-first-test-flight-tuesday-near-pendleton/ http://newstalk870.am/oregon-national-guard-gets-drone-first-test-flight-tuesday-near-pendleton/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 18:20:20 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=135517 The Oregon National Guard is the first such unit in the U.S. to get and test such a drone.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/oregon-national-guard-gets-drone-first-test-flight-tuesday-near-pendleton/feed/ 0 (Oregon National Guard) Flu Closes Entire Moses Lake School, Cougar Captured in Vancouver WA Backyard – Northwest News Roundup May 10 http://newstalk870.am/flu-closes-entire-moses-lake-school-cougar-captured-in-vancouver-wa-backyard-northwest-news-roundup-may-10/ http://newstalk870.am/flu-closes-entire-moses-lake-school-cougar-captured-in-vancouver-wa-backyard-northwest-news-roundup-may-10/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 16:32:09 +0000 Associated Press http://newstalk870.am/?p=135312 Here is the latest news from the Associated Press and Newstalk 870.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/flu-closes-entire-moses-lake-school-cougar-captured-in-vancouver-wa-backyard-northwest-news-roundup-may-10/feed/ 0 (Photo by David Paul Morris/Getty Images) Lawmakers, Chamber of Commerce Want Public Input Heard Over Bladderpod Protection http://newstalk870.am/wa-legislators-and-pasco-chamber-stand-up-for-franklin-county-farmers-vs-fish-and-wildlife/ http://newstalk870.am/wa-legislators-and-pasco-chamber-stand-up-for-franklin-county-farmers-vs-fish-and-wildlife/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 22:43:33 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=135232 Washington state legislators and the Pasco Chamber of Commerce have weighed in on the controversial "bladderpod" plant controversy in Franklin County.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/wa-legislators-and-pasco-chamber-stand-up-for-franklin-county-farmers-vs-fish-and-wildlife/feed/ 0 (federalregister.gov) Man Uses Tri-Cities Craigs-list to Rent Out Stolen Home http://newstalk870.am/man-uses-tri-cities-craigs-list-to-rent-out-stolen-home/ http://newstalk870.am/man-uses-tri-cities-craigs-list-to-rent-out-stolen-home/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 22:14:28 +0000 Guadalupe Angeles http://newstalk870.am/?p=135187 A theft by fraud report was received by the West Richland Police Department on May 1st 2013. Marc A. Trujillo was caught trying to rent out a home on Craigs-list that belongs to a Navy serviceman who is currently deployed overseas

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/man-uses-tri-cities-craigs-list-to-rent-out-stolen-home/feed/ 0 flickr, joeltelling Gov. Inslee in Controversial Letter to Supporters Urges: 'Students Over Tax Breaks' http://newstalk870.am/letter-sent-to-supporters-by-gov-inslee-references-choosing-students-over-tax-breaks/ http://newstalk870.am/letter-sent-to-supporters-by-gov-inslee-references-choosing-students-over-tax-breaks/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 21:24:43 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=135131 A recent email letter sent out by Gov. Inslee is ruffling a few feathers, especially in the business community. Newstalk 870 has a copy.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/letter-sent-to-supporters-by-gov-inslee-references-choosing-students-over-tax-breaks/feed/ 0 (Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) Study Claims Americans Trust TV Judges More Than Supreme Court! http://newstalk870.am/study-claims-americans-trust-tv-court-judges-more-than-supreme-court/ http://newstalk870.am/study-claims-americans-trust-tv-court-judges-more-than-supreme-court/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 20:38:55 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=134915 According to PR Newswire -- a company that compiles and shares data -- Americans reportedly trust the judges they watch on TV court shows more than the Supreme Court!

Over 1,000 people from across the country were polled by Readers' Digest. Americans tended to trust their personal physicians 77 percent of the time,  preachers or spiritual leaders 71 percent of the time, and their children's

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/study-claims-americans-trust-tv-court-judges-more-than-supreme-court/feed/ 0 (Photo by Pablo Martinez Monsivais-Pool/Getty Images) Study: Washington House Budget Proposal Could Kill 9,800 Jobs http://newstalk870.am/taxes-from-wa-house-budget-proposal-could-kill-9800-jobs-according-to-study/ http://newstalk870.am/taxes-from-wa-house-budget-proposal-could-kill-9800-jobs-according-to-study/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 23:09:10 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=134757 If the House budget proposal is approved when the Legislature begins its extended session May 13,  there could be a laundry list of new taxes.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/taxes-from-wa-house-budget-proposal-could-kill-9800-jobs-according-to-study/feed/ 0 (houserepublicans.wa.gov) 'Secret' Environmental Designation Could Impact Franklin County Farmers http://newstalk870.am/secret-new-enviornmental-designation-could-impact-many-franklin-county-farmers/ http://newstalk870.am/secret-new-enviornmental-designation-could-impact-many-franklin-county-farmers/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 23:13:25 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=134511 A shocking surprise was discovered recently by about a dozen Franklin County farmers and other agricultural operations in the White Bluffs area.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/secret-new-enviornmental-designation-could-impact-many-franklin-county-farmers/feed/ 0 (Photo by Michael Smith/Newsmakers) Oregon to Give Illegal Aliens 'Driver Cards' That Won't Require Proof of Insurance! http://newstalk870.am/oregon-to-give-illegals-driver-cards-wont-require-proof-of-insurance/ http://newstalk870.am/oregon-to-give-illegals-driver-cards-wont-require-proof-of-insurance/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 18:51:56 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=133964 According to KATU-TV, the Oregon legislature this week gave final approval to a measure that will grant driver licenses to anyone -- including illegal aliens -- provided they can prove they have lived in Oregon for at least one year and lack other legal identification.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/oregon-to-give-illegals-driver-cards-wont-require-proof-of-insurance/feed/ 0 (Oregon State Patrol-oregon.gov) Gov. Inslee Signs Modifications to Marijuana Law to Close Loophole for Hemp Rope http://newstalk870.am/up-in-rope-new-wa-measure-states-difference-between-marijuana-and-industrial-hemp/ http://newstalk870.am/up-in-rope-new-wa-measure-states-difference-between-marijuana-and-industrial-hemp/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 16:54:05 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=133949 Gov. Inslee signed a quickly-moved legislative bill Wednesday that distinguishes the difference between legal marijuana and industrial hemp.

Prosecutors and workers at the Washington State Crime Lab noticed a little-known prov

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/up-in-rope-new-wa-measure-states-difference-between-marijuana-and-industrial-hemp/feed/ 0 (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Washington Legislator's Staffer Makes Rude Gay Comment, Sparks Call for Boycott of Walla Walla http://newstalk870.am/uproar-over-alleged-comments-about-gays-from-wa-legislative-staffer-hiding-real-issue/ http://newstalk870.am/uproar-over-alleged-comments-about-gays-from-wa-legislative-staffer-hiding-real-issue/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 17:06:18 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=133725 The comments could be perceived as insensitive, but the uproar masks what's really going on here.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/uproar-over-alleged-comments-about-gays-from-wa-legislative-staffer-hiding-real-issue/feed/ 0 (Arlene's Flowers Facebook Page) Gonzaga to Allow Knights of Columbus Chapter http://newstalk870.am/gonzaga-to-allow-knights-of-columbus-chapter/ http://newstalk870.am/gonzaga-to-allow-knights-of-columbus-chapter/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:15:36 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=133596 The school has reversed its decision on allowing the Catholics-only group to charter.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/gonzaga-to-allow-knights-of-columbus-chapter/feed/ 0 (Gonzaga University Facebook Page) Seattle-Based Group Plans Another Gun Control Initiative That Would Include Universal Backround Checks http://newstalk870.am/seattle-based-anti-gun-group-plans-another-gun-control-initiative-would-include-universal-backround-checks/ http://newstalk870.am/seattle-based-anti-gun-group-plans-another-gun-control-initiative-would-include-universal-backround-checks/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:05:09 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=133378 Several controversial gun control measures were crushed in Olympia this spring, but an anti-gun advocacy group is going to try again.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/seattle-based-anti-gun-group-plans-another-gun-control-initiative-would-include-universal-backround-checks/feed/ 0 (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) Shocking Poll Results! Who Do Americans Fear More? Terrorists or Their Own Goverment? http://newstalk870.am/shocking-poll-results-who-do-americans-fear-more-terrorists-or-their-own-goverment/ http://newstalk870.am/shocking-poll-results-who-do-americans-fear-more-terrorists-or-their-own-goverment/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:26:32 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=133307 Fox News recently conducted a poll just after the Boston Marathon bombings and found Americans actually fear their government MORE than terrorists.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/shocking-poll-results-who-do-americans-fear-more-terrorists-or-their-own-goverment/feed/ 0 (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Washington Legislature Headed to Special Session Starting May 13 – No Budget Yet http://newstalk870.am/wa-legislature-headed-to-special-session-starting-may-13-no-budget-yet/ http://newstalk870.am/wa-legislature-headed-to-special-session-starting-may-13-no-budget-yet/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:19:57 +0000 Associated Press http://newstalk870.am/?p=133262 They couldn't get it done, so Inslee is bringing them back.

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