Author Archives: mollyrosbach
Lawmakers eye bill to enhance campaign disclosure
Following a case in the November 2010 elections where a campaign consulting group effectively concealed the origin of its funding, this bill creates stricter regulations for campaign financing groups and how they must report the sources of their funding.
WA bill would shield rape victims’ court testimony
Rep. Roger Goodman, D-Seattle, introduced a bill that would make it harder for accused rapists to directly cross-examine their victims in court, a measure that met opposition from strict Constitutionalists who argue it violates the 4th Amendment right to “face … Continue reading
Posted in Associated Press, The Seattle Times
Tagged Crime, Politics, WA 2011 Legislature
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Gregoire: Lawmakers need to be ‘bold’
Gov. Chris Gregoire’s 2011 “State of the State” speech focused on the all-cuts budget and the need for difficult decisions to be made during the upcoming 105-day Legislative session. (Contributing writer.)
Student enthusiasm for politics still strong, campus groups say
Two years after Obama was elected on a wave of student support, pundits are saying the youth demographic’s enthusiasm is waning, but campus groups at the UW say that’s not the case.
OPINION: Banning books silences learning
Guest editorial to the Tri-City Herald on a local books rating website that has been prompting parents to call for removal of certain selections from the Richland School District’s English curriculum.
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Chilean lawmakers join indigenous hunger strike
Continued coverage of indigenous Mapuche hunger strike, which had gone on for nearly two months before the leftist lawmakers joined in solidarity with the protesters, who seek revision of Chile’s anti-terrorist law, which was established under the Pinochet dictatorship.
SONDEO: Precios consumidor habrían subido 0,2 pct en agosto
Shared byline for the Spanish language preview of consumer price data for August, as predicted by a pool of economists.
SONDEO: Economía de Chile habría crecido 6,5 pct en julio
Shared byline on the Spanish language preview of economic growth data for July, as predicted by a pool of economists.
Hold off on booze, NASA urges trapped Chile miners
Color piece and update on the trapped Chilean miners, and the medical and structural advice coming from NASA, which sent a panel of doctors down to Chile to help guide the rescue effort.
Miner saga boosts Chile’s Pinera, may help royalty bill
Brief analysis of the positive effect the successful miner rescue had on Chilean President Sebastian Pinera’s approval rating, and the likelihood that this change would help the right-wing leader push his mining royalty bill through the opposition-controlled congress.
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