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Articles by Jerry Cornfield
Initiative barker Eyman welcomes former supporters as competitors
Initiative barker Eyman welcomes former supporters as competitors
By Jerry Cornfield • July 25, 2019 1:30 am

Jerry Cornfield column for July 25, 2019

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Cornfield: Inslee exercises executive power like never before
Cornfield: Inslee exercises executive power like never before
By Jerry Cornfield • May 28, 2019 8:30 am

Governor shifted $175M to culverts and vetoed a sentence he said threatened funding for transit.

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Jerry Cornfield: Even with all that winning, Democrats didn’t run the table
Jerry Cornfield: Even with all that winning, Democrats...
By Jerry Cornfield • May 9, 2019 1:30 am

Democratic lawmakers greeted the end of the 2019 legislative session with warm embraces, wide smiles and, for some, irrepressible joy.

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Inslee and Democrats riding high at session’s end
Inslee and Democrats riding high at session’s end
By Jerry Cornfield • May 2, 2019 1:30 am

By the time all the dust settles, the Democratic governor should have 15 of the 18 bills he specifically requested through the Legislature and past his desk with his signature attached.

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The Petri Dish: Face-recognition bill fails to meet deadline to advance in state House
The Petri Dish: Face-recognition bill fails to meet...
By Jerry Cornfield • April 25, 2019 1:30 am

One of the most intriguing dramas at this point in the legislative session revolves around a bill putting new rules…

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Jerry Cornfield: Snohomish woman on 17-day fast to spotlight orcas’ plight
Jerry Cornfield: Snohomish woman on 17-day fast to...
By Jerry Cornfield • April 19, 2019 1:30 am

At nearly noon on April 1, Lanni Johnson sat in a fold-up beach chair in the chilly shade of the…

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A device called a “bump stock” is attached to a semi-automatic rifle Oct. 4, 2017, at the Gun Vault store and shooting range in South Jordan, Utah. A federal ban, sought by the Trump administration, takes effect in March. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
State moving quickly on plan to buy up...
By Jerry Cornfield • February 25, 2019 1:30 am

If lawmakers provide the money, owners could surrender them before a federal ban takes effect in March.

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Cornfield: Controversial 2018 election mailers were audacious — and legal
Cornfield: Controversial 2018 election mailers were audacious —...
By Jerry Cornfield • February 7, 2019 11:30 am

Misleading postcards didn’t violate election laws because they touted noncandidates, the PDC found

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Cydney Gillis is the owner of a home where high levels of arsenic have been measured. (Lizz Giordano / Herald file)
Cornfield: Everett neighbors make their pitch to hasten...
By Jerry Cornfield • January 30, 2019 1:30 am

Residents ask officials to shorten the timeline for contaminated areas.

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3 years in the making: New law on police use of deadly force
3 years in the making: New law on...
By Jerry Cornfield • January 24, 2019 1:30 am

In the next few days, state lawmakers will pass a bill to ensure police are trained to use deadly force…

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Cornfield: Sound Transit probably won’t be ignored by lawmakers in 2019
Cornfield: Sound Transit probably won’t be ignored by...
By Jerry Cornfield • January 5, 2019 1:30 am

Car tab relief is one topic. How directors of the regional transit authority are chosen is another.

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A preliminary concept of a proposed new interchange on Highway 522 at Paradise Lake Road in Maltby. (WSDOT)
Jerry Cornfield: New idea: Carbon fee for transportation,...
By Jerry Cornfield • December 19, 2018 1:30 am

A lawmaker’s statewide plan would remove culverts, redo the U.S. 2 trestle and fund many other projects.

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Guns, helmets and soju proposals queued up for 2019 session
Guns, helmets and soju proposals queued up for...
By Jerry Cornfield • December 13, 2018 4:30 pm

In an annual rite, lawmakers are already putting bills in the hopper they want to debate next year.

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