Slog - Comments on Regarding the Upcoming Session in Olympia http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/regarding_the_upcoming_session_in_olympi I got my carpool mate—an unnamed lobbyist—and so, I'll be heading down to Olympia this Monday for Day 1 (and regularly throughout the two-month session) to keep you up-to-date on the People's Business. I kicked off my coverage with this column a few week's ago in the print edition, and I've got a follow-up in this week's paper. As we head into the session, here's the list of pre-filed bills. One thing that jumps out right away is this: Rep. Maralyn Chase (D-32, Shoreline) is back. Rep. Chase, widely-considered to be an uninfluential lefty outlier in the Democratic caucus, pushed... Copyright 2008 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:05:05 -0800 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:44:21 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Trevor Getting rid of the state's ban on municipalities providing public financing for elections, which Chase also supports, also deserves public support and media attention.

]]> Trevor http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/regarding_the_upcoming_session_in_olympi#c896929 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/regarding_the_upcoming_session_in_olympi#c896929 News Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:40:36 -0800 Comment by RonK, Seattle Those who consort with lobbyists must be shunned by the progressive community.

You'll never work in John Edwards' White House again!

]]> RonK, Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/regarding_the_upcoming_session_in_olympi#c897033 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/regarding_the_upcoming_session_in_olympi#c897033 News Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:44:21 -0800