Peter Jackson is the former editorial-page editor of the Everett Herald. Follow him on Twitter @phardinjackson
Every legislature has its moments of paralysis and action. Oregon is big on sitting still this year. Republicans seem to be running against women in 2012; did they forget that women already have achieved the right to vote? Idaho goes where Olympia fears to tread.
Come one, come all; see the amazing sports proposal. Fairy dust lands on legislators. And Tim Egan sees Republican nominating electorate as a small fraction of the U.S. population.
Report says Snohomish County's executive made "extensive use of taxpayer resources" during recent campaign. Olympia's Republicans may have found a tax-break repeal they can embrace; it's the evidence, they say. Is Washington finally ready to join the school reform movement?
Joel Connelly cites state's history of preserving rights. Santorum cozies up to Occupy Tacoma's site (but not the movement). The president will visit the Boeing Everett plant.
Much of Washington may be put off by Rick Santorum's anti-gay stance on marriage, but it will serve him well in the GOP caucuses. Alaska gets ready to make another push for drilling in the Arctic refuge. And what drink do our city leaders prefer for Valentine's Day?
