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Timeline: Cathy McMorris Rodgers through the years

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers is leaving Congress at the end of 2024 after 20 years representing Eastern Washington in the U.S. House of Representatives and a political career that has spanned three decades. After working as an aide to state Rep. Bob Morton, she took over his seat at age 24 and rose to become House Republican leader in Olympia before winning a seat in Congress in 2004.
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It would be Pierce County’s largest geoduck farm. Locals fought it. Now the state decides

Dec. 26—The question of whether the longtime shellfish farm in Burley Lagoon can raise geoducks is inching toward a final answer. Burley Lagoon, a body of saltwater that connects under the Purdy Bay Bridge to Henderson Bay, has been a site for shellfish cultivation since the 1930s, beginning with a farm operated by Tyee Oyster Company. It's now managed by Taylor Shellfish Farms, a giant in ...
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Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson’s early approach to fix WA $10B budget deficit

Facing a budget shortfall of $10 billion or more, Democratic leaders in the state Legislature are already talking about potentially raising taxes to forestall cuts to government services. But Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson says he’s not ready to back tax increases just yet. In an interview with Tthe Seattle Times at a North Seattle coffee shop Thursday – his first extensive sit-down since winning the gubernatorial race – Ferguson said he’s scouring state government looking for ways to cut spending before considering taxes.