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Jeepers! No Capitol visitors’ center?

Jeepers! No Capitol visitors’ center?

The budget knives at the Capitol not only mean pink slips, furloughs and less frequent garbage service, but now they’re padlocking the visitor information center on the Capitol Campus, effective July 1. The visitor center has always been a welcoming place for folks freshly arriving on campus from I-5, with tons of maps, ferry schedules, brochures galore and helpful advice on what to do on campus, in town and in the amazing state we live in.  But the governor and Legislature added…

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Under the microscope: lawmakers’ expenses

Under the microscope: lawmakers’ expenses

The Capitol City hometown newspaper, The Olympian, has the rundown on legislators’ expense reimbursements for last year, before the full clamp-down hit during budget cuts this spring. Secretary Reed says the list makes for interesting reading, but that folks should remember that many lawmakers, particularly those in Eastern Washington where he grew up, have to travel great distances, by plane or by car, to get to Oly and to various meetings they’re required to attend.  Also, constituents expect regular contact from their lawmakers, as well as…

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