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Ethics Fine
9:28 am
Thu February 28, 2013

Former DOC Communications Director Fined For Ethics Violations

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A state ethics board has fined the former state Department of Corrections communications director for violations. The board determined that Belinda Stewart used state time and resources to run corrections oriented nonprofits.

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Initiative 1240
4:40 pm
Wed February 27, 2013

Union-Led Group Calls For Challenge To Washington Charter School Law

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A group that includes Washington’s largest teachers’ union has formally asked state Attorney General Bob Ferguson to challenge the constitutionality of the state’s new charter school law.

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Surprise Release Date
12:54 pm
Wed February 27, 2013

Sequester Frees Immigrants From Tacoma Detention Center

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Holding cell at Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma.
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Sequestration has apparently led to a “get out of jail free” card for some detainees at an immigration lockup in Tacoma.

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Megaproject Pontoon Problems
7:11 am
Wed February 27, 2013

WSDOT Admits 520 Bridge Problems Result Of Design Flaw

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The first new bridge pontoon on its way to Lake Washington in 2012.
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Washington Secretary of Transportation Paula Hammond said Tuesday that cracks in the pontoons for the state Route 520 floating bridge project were largely the result of a flawed design by the state.

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White House Whoopsies
12:41 pm
Tue February 26, 2013

It's A Trap! 4 Possible Presidential Pitfalls

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U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower relaxes at the 18th hole during a golf game in Newport, R.I., Sept. 10, 1957.
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You are Barack Obama and you find yourself hacking away in the weeds of sequestration — and some frustration. What's going on?

After all, you won a second term as President of the United States. You withstood the hooks and slices of a nasty campaign. Your approval rating is on the rise. Over President's Day weekend you played golf with Tiger Woods. For an American politician, it probably doesn't get any better than this.

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Radioactive Waste Update
8:53 am
Tue February 26, 2013

DOE: Hanford Tanks Leaking Less Than 3 Gallons Per Day

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By Anna King

Originally published on Mon February 25, 2013 7:15 pm

RICHLAND, Wash. – A new detail has emerged on the leaking tanks at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The federal Energy Department acknowledged last week that six single-shelled tanks are holding less radioactive waste than they used to. Monday the agency said those tanks are losing less than three gallons a day.

Worst case: Three gallons per day adds up to 1,095 gallons of radioactive waste per year. The Department of Energy says it doesn’t know yet how long these tanks might have been seeping waste.

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