Politics Joel Connelly: Endangered species – 'green' Republican – spotted at ocean The Republicans' 2016 gubernatorial nominee, Bill Bryant, is keeping alive an endangered political species – the Republican conservationist.
Politics www.seattlepi.com Carbon tax clears hurdle, headed for state Senate vote? The proposed carbon tax, long sought by Gov. Jay Inslee, has cleared two state Senate committees and faces a floor vote in the Senate. Washington would be the first state to direct a tax at the source of greenhouse gases.