Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: "What a Weird Evening."

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring a voice mail from the dead, a socialist for a monopoly, and audio after the gavel.

02/28/2014 By Morning Fizz

This Washington

Banking on Sen. Murray to Secure $38 Million Waiver Looks Risky

Murray spokesman says there are no assurances.

02/20/2014 By Josh Feit

Afternoon Jolt

Jolt: Senate Coalition Faces Political Challenge After House Passes RPA, Again.

House sends Reproductive Parity Act, and political bombshell, to senate.

02/05/2014 By Josh Feit

This Washington

Ousted as Chair, Hobbs Says Moderates Have Lost Control of Majority Coalition Caucus

Senate demotes Hobbs, makes Sen. Jan Angel cochair of Hobbs' financial institutions committee.

01/27/2014 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Senate Republicans Set to Demote Moderate Democrat

Caffeinated News and Gossip featuring demotions, voting rights, salaries, and new staffers.

01/22/2014 By Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Clueless

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring vehicle license fee votes, split votes, and more.

01/15/2014 By Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: "One Percent of the One Percent"

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring the estate tax, transportation taxes, McGinn's fundraiser, and dissident Democrats.

05/31/2013 By Morning Fizz

Opinion

This Year's Mayor's Race is a Lot Like Last Year's Race for U.S. Congress

Mayor's race analogies.

05/28/2013 By Josh Feit

This Washington

After Today's Hearing, It Remains Unclear If Senators Will Get to Make a Choice on Reproductive Parity Act?

THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH A STATEMENT FROM REPUBLICAN HEALTH CARE CHAIR SEN. RANDI BECKER. Reproductive Parity Act gets its hearing, but no word on a vote.

04/01/2013 By Carryn Vande Griend

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Local Government Must Approve

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring coal, gravel, light rail, drones, and McGinn. Plus PubliCola gets a shoutout from the Washington Post.

03/06/2013 By Morning Fizz

This Washington

Afternoon Fizz: Reproductive Parity Act Reintroduced

Third time's the charm? State senators re-introduce Reproductive Parity Act.

02/14/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

Afternoon Jolt

Monday Jolt: Tom's Caucus Wins One, Bike Advocates Win One

The day's winners and losers.

02/04/2013 By Afternoon Jolt

Opinion

Isn't it Weird That (Special Conch-Blocked Version)

Some weird things we noticed in Olympia today.

02/01/2013 By Josh Feit

Afternoon Jolt

Friday Jolt: Hobbs Strikes Back against Tom's Coalition, Reintroduces Reproductive Parity Act

The day's winners and losers.

02/01/2013 By Afternoon Jolt

This Washington

Three Democrats Take Top Committee Spots in Republican-Controlled Senate

01/14/2013 By Josh Feit

This Washington

Hobbs, Litzow to Reintroduce Reproductive Parity Act

Republican Steve Litzow joins Democrat Steve Hobbs in reintroducing legislation that would require insurers that cover maternity care to also cover abortions.

01/09/2013 By Erica C. Barnett