Rob McKenna

How Washington state's GOP can get its mojo back

The Washington state GOP needs to stand for something again. By Randy Pepple Special to The Times MUCH has been written in the past week about the demise of the Republican Party in Washington state. A negative trifecta like...

Seattle's misguided gun ban

Mayor Greg Nickels plans to defy state law with a gun ban that is worse than an empty gesture: It puts law-abiding citizens at greater risk. By Knute Berger Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels is planning to issue an order to ban legal...

Wash. farmers fight proposed 30K-head feedlot

Farmers fighting farmers. Some now fear their wells could dry up if a 30,000-head feedlot moves onto neighboring land in southeast Washington's Franklin County. Ecology officials changed course, in part, Wednesday when they...

10:00 AM (PT) - Part 2 - At Odds: Victims Rights vs. Free Speech

Examine the muddy crossroads where online anonymous free speech can morph into harmful, targeted crimes of hate in this program by The Center for Information Assurance and Cybersecurity at the University of Washington. State...

New ads, laws target Internet sex predators

Tax dollars are now being spent on a PR campaign warning teens and parents of child luring online. At the same time, new state and federal laws are cracking down harder on sex predators who target teens and children.

State Republicans look ahead to 2012

Attorney General Rob McKenna could be next top candidate By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer Republican leaders pained by the defeat of Dino Rossi say their party must restore its image among voters and sharpen its campaign...

Business finds sad state of allies in Olympia

WEEP NOT for the business community in D.C., even though it faces a Democratic administration and a Democrat-controlled Congress beginning in January. The business community looks at the wreckage of the 2008 election and...

State Must Allow Seattle to Ban Hidden Handguns in Public Buildings

The mayor of Seattle and the attorney general disagree about the legality of the city's gun ban on public property. Attorney General Rob McKenna says state law "does pre-empt a city's authority to adopt firearms laws or...

Big reversal in Pierce County key for Gregoire

Published: November 9th, 2008 01:49 AM Change is coming to Washington, D.C, but not so much to Washington state. The state Public Disclosure Commission is investigating three complaints spawned by the governor’s race – two...

Craigslist sex ads reined in

As part of Craigslist's agreement with attorneys general around the country, anyone who posts an "erotic services" ad will be required to provide a working phone number and pay a fee with a valid credit card. The Web site will...

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