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Michael Reitz is an attorney with the Evergreen Freedom Foundation, a free-market think tank in Olympia, where he recently co-authored a book about the state constitution. The views expressed here are his own. A New York native, Mike's spare time is consumed by golf, freelance writing, and two kids.

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Domestic partnership foes file referendum

This past session the Washington Legislature passed an expansive domestic partnership bill. Senate Bill 5688, also...
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Who wants to pay the millionaire tax?

We all might get a chance. Last week Sen. Kohl-Welles introduced a 1% income tax bill, SB 6147. The bill seeks to...
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Washington House passes public breastfeeding bill

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The House unanimously passed HB 1596, which makes public breastfeeding a civil right. The sponsor, Rep. Tami Green...
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"Intellectual disability" is the new "mental retardation"

The Washington Legislature is scrubbing the term "mental retardation" from state laws, and replacing it...
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Bill to make public breastfeeding a civil right

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HB 1596 would protect "a woman's right to breastfeed in a place of public resort, accommodation, assemblage,...
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Bill introduced to raise tax on cigarettes by $1 per pack

Washington state Senator Rodney Tom has introduced a bill to increase the "sin tax" on cigarettes. The...
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Lawmakers introduce a 2-cent an hour tax

Washington lawmakers want you to pay two cents an hour to fund a pet project. In 2007 the legislature passed the...
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Legislature to crack down on teacher-student sex

Last week a Washington appeals court ruled that a teacher who had sex with an 18 year old student could not be...
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Washington proposal would ban Internet tobacco sales

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Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna would like to ban the sale of tobacco products over the Internet.Yesterday McKenna released his 2009...
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Attention bloggers, please file your lobbyist forms...

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Should bloggers have to report their activities to a state agency? As I wrote yesterday, the Washington Public...
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