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In tight budget year, pressure builds to boost WA school funding

January 23, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on In tight budget year, pressure builds to boost WA school funding

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardJanuary 23, 2025 Lawmakers have begun another hard conversation on what it may cost the state to amply fund basic education in public schools as required by Washington’s constitution. A […]

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What it’s like as a freshman state lawmaker in Olympia

January 23, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on What it’s like as a freshman state lawmaker in Olympia

by Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero, Washington State StandardJanuary 23, 2025 Before this year’s Washington state legislative session began, Sen. Deborah Krishnadasan was giving her husband a tour of her new workplace: the state Capitol building in […]

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63% of Washingtonian’s Support Ending Sales of Flavored Tobacco

January 23, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on 63% of Washingtonian’s Support Ending Sales of Flavored Tobacco

Plus momentum continues in support of HB 1203/SB 5183 with endorsement of The Columbian editorial board OLYMPIA, WA— Today, Flavors Hook Kids Washington released high-quality polling data showing broad and overwhelming support across Washington state for legislation to […]

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Should Washington’s Fish and Wildlife Commission be dissolved?

January 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Should Washington’s Fish and Wildlife Commission be dissolved?

by Laurel Demkovich, Washington State StandardJanuary 22, 2025 The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission is under scrutiny after a report last month found the organization’s structure was “dysfunctional” and needed reforms. The report by the […]

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WA chief justice reflects on pandemic’s lasting imprint on state courts

January 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on WA chief justice reflects on pandemic’s lasting imprint on state courts

by Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State StandardJanuary 22, 2025 Like everything else, Washington’s court system was upended by COVID-19. Court proceedings paused or moved online. Cases piled up. Justice was delayed. But the pandemic, in some […]

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Whose music is featured in the musical movie Mamma Mia!?

The musical movie Mamma Mia! features the songs of the Swedish pop group ABBA. The soundtrack is entirely composed of hits written by ABBA members Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, with some songs co-written with Stig Anderson. 

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What is the principle of following past court decisions?

Precedent, or stare decisis—a Latin term meaning “to stand by things decided”—refers to the principle that courts should follow previous decisions in similar cases.

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What is Biff's last name in the "Back to the Future" movies?

Biff's last name in the Back to the Future trilogy is Tannen (full name Biff Howard Tannen). Portrayed by actor Thomas F. Wilson, he is the main antagonist of the first two films and part of a long line of bullies in Hill Valley, including his great-grandfather, Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen. 

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Einstein said: "I have no special talent. I am only passionately" what?

Albert Einstein said, "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious". This famous quote emphasizes his belief that persistence and a deep desire to understand the world, rather than innate genius, drove his scientific discoveries. 

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Which river helped create the Grand Canyon?

The Colorado River is the primary river responsible for creating the Grand Canyon. Over the past 5 to 6 million years, the river's fast-moving water, combined with regional tectonic uplift of the Colorado Plateau, allowed it to cut downward into the rock, forming the canyon's deep, steep-walled, and iconic structure. 

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