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What Was the Olympia Newswire?

By Trevor Griffey • on July 27, 2010

The Olympia Newswire was a non-profit news site that covered the regular session of the 2010 Washington state legislature. I founded it as an emergency

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Analysis: Income Tax Initiative Will Transform 2010 Midterm Election, Hurt Republicans

By Trevor Griffey • on April 24, 2010

Just as health care reform will dominate the 2010 national mid-term elections, the income tax will dominate Washington state’s election this year.  All

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Who is Behind I-1098?: A Survey of Some of the Major Players Who Launched the Campaign

By Trevor Griffey • on April 22, 2010

[NOTE: The income tax initiative has since been refiled and is numbered I-1098. The article title has been changed to reflect that, but the content of

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Tax Relief Without Budget Cuts?: New Report Details How WA Taxpayers Could Save Hundreds of Millions

By Trevor Griffey • on April 15, 2010

Washington state taxpayers are paying hundreds of millions more in taxes than they need to, according to a new study from the Institute

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US PIRG Flunks WA State on Budget Transparency, But Downplays Local Progress & Budget Constraints

US PIRG Flunks WA State on Budget Transparency, But Downplays Local Progress & Budget Constraints

By Trevor Griffey • on April 14, 2010

The United States Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG), a liberal consumer protection organization founded by

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Olympia Newswire Returns for Its Own Special Session

By Trevor Griffey • on April 12, 2010

The Olympia Newswire has some accumulated reporting and opinion to publish as the Washington state legislature moves toward completing its 4-week special

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Olympia Newswire Will Go On Hiatus Before End of Special Session

By Trevor Griffey • on March 30, 2010

The Olympia Newswire launched as a pilot project to cover the 60 day state legislative session in 2010. It was never perfect, but it accomplished a great

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Trevor Griffey on KBCS 91.3 FM About Groundhog Day in Olympia

Trevor Griffey was on KBCS 91.3 FM this morning talking about the 3rd week of the Legislature’s special session, and the “groundhog day” experience of waking up every day to have the

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Party Tonight at Fun House in Seattle

The Olympia Newswire is sponsoring a party tonight with much-needed drinks and rock n’ roll at Seattle’s premier punk club, the Fun House (206 5th Ave North). Party starts at 8:30pm, rock show

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National News Roundup

Because most other states are wrestling with similar issues to Washington state’s, here is a news roundup from national press of note the last few days. (And for those interested in a story aggregator

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