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Gov. Jay Inslee recently rolled out his budget plan. Newstalk 870 reported late last week part of Inslee's new Working Washington Budget Priorities includes extending a temporary Business and Occupation tax and a temporary $.50 per gallon beer tax. This would include microbreweries, who are currently exempt.

The two taxes were part of for

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The White House has retroactively suspended a school, emergency services and infrastructure funding program.

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According to Rep. Christopher Hurt (D) of Enumclaw, the fees proposed for applying for and obtaining a license to run a pot store are "too cheap." Hurt's proposal would create a certificate that an applicant would pay for as a precursor to obtaining a license, and it would increase the fees for the license and annual renewal

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After residents voted down a bond measure to improve Walla Walla schools, the delayed a similar bond to renovate the high school and has not said when another will be put before voters.

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According to the Wall Street Journal,  the world has not ended despite sequester.

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With the threat of sequestration -- lawfully-mandated federal budget cuts -- some Mid-Columbia school districts are following the debate closely.

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The Obama administration has charged the USDA with weeding out soda, candy and snacks from our schools -- starting soon.

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The Pasco School District has placed a bond on the Feb. 12 ballot and they want residents to know what it is for, what it will cost and why it is needed.

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You would think it wasn't necessary, but the  State Superintendent Randy Dorn felt the need to remind people that dope was still illegal in schools!

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Currently, federal law prohibits the carrying or storing of firearms in most schools. One national group says that needs to end.

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