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hdcadvance.blogspot.com - 12/19/2008
The Advance
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The Olympian’s Brad Shannon provides a good overview of the issues around homeowner protection in this weekend’s paper. Rep. Brendan Williams has been one of the more visible players on this issue and has already dropped a bill. In Shannon's words: Williams already has filed House Bill 1045 , ...

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The ever shrinking Olympia press corps
HorsesAss.Org — (NOTE–I see Goldy posted below about trying to raise scratch to send Josh to Olympia. I think that’s a fabulous idea.) The Advance, the relatively new blog of the state House Democrats, notes an Andrew Garber article lamenting the shrinking pool of traditional reporters that will cover the session in Olympia. A key bit from Garber cited by the Dems: During the past 15 years, the state population has increased by 25 percent and the amount of tax money spent by the state has more than doubled. Yet the number ...

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Upper Left — …that the Democrats in the State House have a blog? It could become an essential tool for following the upcoming session in Olympia, especially if the focus stays, as it seems to be now, more on information than marching orders. ...

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