Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » legislators http://newstalk870.am Wed, 22 May 2013 00:14:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Washington Legislators Pull Controversial 'Home Gun Search' Bill After Public Uproar http://newstalk870.am/wa-state-legislators-pull-controversial-home-gun-search-bill-only-after-public-uproar/ http://newstalk870.am/wa-state-legislators-pull-controversial-home-gun-search-bill-only-after-public-uproar/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:38:42 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=123499 They claim now the controversial language was a mistake.  

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/wa-state-legislators-pull-controversial-home-gun-search-bill-only-after-public-uproar/feed/ 0 (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Washington Lawmakers Want Mandatory Abortion Insurance in the Reproductive Parity Act http://newstalk870.am/wa-legislators-to-introduce-mandatory-abortion-insurance-bill-the-reproductive-parity-act/ http://newstalk870.am/wa-legislators-to-introduce-mandatory-abortion-insurance-bill-the-reproductive-parity-act/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:35:55 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=116403 When the Washington Legislature convenes in Olympia, 10 lawmakers will be pushing Senate Bill 5009 -- one of the most controversial pieces of legislation ever.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/wa-legislators-to-introduce-mandatory-abortion-insurance-bill-the-reproductive-parity-act/feed/ 0 (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The Real Story Behind the Phrase 'Lame Duck' http://newstalk870.am/the-real-story-behind-the-phrase-lame-duck/ http://newstalk870.am/the-real-story-behind-the-phrase-lame-duck/#comments Sun, 29 Jul 2012 13:00:53 +0000 Carl Pettit http://tsminteractive.com/?p=122819 When you think of the phrase ‘lame duck,’ you might picture a poor duck walking around with a plaster cast on one of its legs, or webbed feat. While that’s a striking image, it isn’t the right one.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/the-real-story-behind-the-phrase-lame-duck/feed/ 0 Chris Paul Photography, Flickr Gregoire's Gay Marriage Bill Is Only One Vote Short in State Senate http://newstalk870.am/gregoires-gay-marriage-bill-1-vote-short-in-senate/ http://newstalk870.am/gregoires-gay-marriage-bill-1-vote-short-in-senate/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:12:07 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=36116 The Governor's gay marriage bill is one vote away from Senate approval.

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