State & Regional Govt & Politics
IRS report details targeting of conservative groups
As the U.S. Attorney General ordered a criminal probe into how the IRS targeted more conservative groups, a newly released report detailed how one unit at the tax agency created a "Be On the Lookout" list for tea party type groups applying for tax exempt status. The Inspector General that ...
FBI posts photo of three from Benghazi
As the political battle over the deaths of four Americans last year in Benghazi, Libya was heating up again in Washington, D.C., the FBI on Wednesday released pictures of three men who were at the U.S. compound that was attacked on September 11, 2012, looking for clues on those responsible ...
APS cheating scandal as the AJC reported it
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's investigative reporters broke the story about widespread cheating on tests in Atlanta Public Schools in December, 2008, and we've continued digging ever since.
State legislators want pot sales to fund early learning
Though Washington state’s government does not know if federal authorities will crack down on the state’s new law legalizing marijuana, legislators are already counting on the cash from sales. Lawmakers are considering a bill that would put some of the money from marijuana sales toward schools. The proposed bill would ...
Lawmakers consider bill to end executions in state
Lawmakers heard testimony from more than 100 people who support a bill that would abolish the death penalty in Washington. At the public hearing in Olympia Wednesday, most of the people who attended support the bill that would replace execution with life in prison without possibility of parole. But one ...
State Supreme Court overturns two-thirds vote to raise taxes
The Washington Supreme Court has struck down a requirement for a two-thirds majority vote in the Legislature to pass a tax increase. A divided high court ruled 6-3 Thursday that an initiative requiring a two-thirds vote was in conflict with the state Constitution. And that lawmakers and the people of ...
Federal spending cuts could mean thousands of layoffs for state
Sequestration, huge automatic spending cuts that will go into effect next month unless the federal government comes up with a deficit package, could translate to thousands of layoffs in Washington state. The $1.2 trillion in spending cuts are set to go into effect March 1, with $85 ...
Jay Inslee sworn in as new Washington governor
Jay Inslee has been sworn in to office as the state's new governor and gave his inaugural speech. Inslee takes the helm of the state just days after the start of the 105-day legislative session. He succeeds Gov. Chris Gregoire, who gave her final "state of the state" ...
The non-United States of America
Citizens in all 50 states have filed petitions to secede from the Union. So what would the map look like if everyone decided to become their own country? We have the answer.
Storm damage versus the campaign trail
From Detroit, Michigan - It will be interesting to see if Wednesday becomes a pivotal day in the campaign for the White House as President Obama goes to New Jersey to tour damage from Hurricane Sandy and Republican Mitt Romney resumes full campaigning with three stops in Florida. The White ...
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