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State’s food safety rules to mirror federal law

Washington State News Wire - Sat, 05/04/2013 - 02:43
EVERETT — Beginning May 1, Washington state food service regulations will be updated to include provisions from the federal government’s model food code.

WSU president recommends 2 percent tuition increase

Washington State News Wire - Sat, 05/04/2013 - 02:28
Washington State University’s president said he will recommend no more than a 2 percent incre

Washington state school forces students to stay home and enjoy good weather

Washington State News Wire - Sat, 05/04/2013 - 02:24
Friday was declared a "Sun Day" for the students at a Washington state school and the principal told the kids to stay home enjoy the good weather.

Washington state private school gives students day off to enjoy sunshine

Washington State News Wire - Sat, 05/04/2013 - 01:38
SEATTLE — In sun-deprived Washington state, the promise of nice spring weather has prompted a small private school to give students a day off to enjoy the sunshine. Friday will be a "sun day" of sorts for 205 students at Bellingham Christian School in Bellingham, Wash. Principal Bob Sampson announced the...

State’s food safety rules to mirror federal law

Washington State News Wire - Fri, 05/03/2013 - 16:43
EVERETT — Beginning May 1, Washington state food service regulations will be updated to include provisions from the federal government’s model food code.

‘Madam President’ campaign launched: Group won’t wait for Hillary

Washington State News Wire - Fri, 05/03/2013 - 08:17
A “Madam President” campaign, promoting election of a woman as president, is being launched by a national Democratic women’s fundraising group with a strong record and deep ties to Washington state. Emily’s List is not waiting for ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to make up her mind. “I have to say, there is one name that seems to be getting mentioned more than others. We do not know if ...

Washington state Legislature heads to special session, starting May 13

Washington State News Wire - Fri, 05/03/2013 - 05:15
The Washington State Legislature will begin its sixth special session in the past three years when lawmakers return to Olympia on May 13.

Washington state Sen. Don Benton hired as Clark County environmental services director

Washington State News Wire - Fri, 05/03/2013 - 04:53
Democratic Commissioner Steve Stuart said the appointment of Benton by two Republican commissioners smocks of "political cronyism."

Marquess Wilson Wants to Put Washington State Behind Him

Washington State News Wire - Fri, 05/03/2013 - 01:48
What kind of mistakes did you make when you were 20 years old? Don't have to answer that one out loud. For most people, youthful mistakes are forgotten, only to become the source of jokes when they are remembere... Photo Credit: Getty Images

Association of Fundraising Professionals - Washington Chapter Seeks Nominations for Outstanding Philanthropists Donors ...

Washington State News Wire - Thu, 05/02/2013 - 20:27
SEATTLE, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Washington state philanthropists are being sought as nominees to be named as "Outstanding Philanthropists" on National Philanthropy Day , Nov. 14, 2013, in ...

Report: Washington most bicycle-friendly state

Washington State News Wire - Thu, 05/02/2013 - 20:03
NEWPORT, R.I., May 2 (UPI) -- Washington came in first in the League of American Bicyclists' ranking of bicycle-friendly states for the sixth consecutive year, the organization said.

Washington State player ranks among MSU baseball team leaders

Washington State News Wire - Thu, 05/02/2013 - 12:50
First baseman Stetson Olson hit the ground running when he first joined the baseball team last fall.

Washington state revises definition of marijuana

Washington State News Wire - Thu, 05/02/2013 - 12:23
Instead of accounting for just one intoxicating compound, the new measure accounts for both components, defining marijuana as having more than 0.3 percent of the two added together.

Washington State Fair's old roller coaster to get a hip new companion

Washington State News Wire - Thu, 05/02/2013 - 09:07
A few new twists — plus some curves and loops — will accompany traditional trappings at the Washington State Fair in September.

Civil War re-enactment May 4-5 in White Swan

Washington State News Wire - Thu, 05/02/2013 - 07:15
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission invites the public to a history re-enactment of

May Day: Immigration marches across Washington

Washington State News Wire - Thu, 05/02/2013 - 04:13
Window-breaking anarchists have monopolized media coverage of May Day in Western Washington over recent years, but the biggest number of people taking to streets across the Evergreen State will be marching to get legal access to the American Dream. OneAmerica, a group committed to immigration reform, is fielding demonstrations in Seattle as well as Mt. Vernon, Yakima, Walla Walla, Wenatchee ...

Director Leaving Washington State Agency Developing Pot Rules

Washington State News Wire - Thu, 05/02/2013 - 03:59
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The agency tasked with creating a regulated marijuana system in Washington state is losing its director.

Washington named most bike friendly state for sixth year in a row

Washington State News Wire - Thu, 05/02/2013 - 01:14
For the sixth year in a row Washington tops the list of the nation’s most bike friendly states, the League of American Bicyclists announced this morning, the first day of National Bike Month.

State’s food safety rules to mirror federal law

Washington State News Wire - Wed, 05/01/2013 - 18:28
EVERETT — Beginning May 1, Washington state food service regulations will be updated to include provisions from the federal government’s model food code.

State’s food safety rules to mirror federal law

Washington State News Wire - Wed, 05/01/2013 - 16:28
EVERETT — Beginning May 1, Washington state food service regulations will be updated to include provisions from the federal government’s model food code.