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Thurston Co. Superior Court Judge Mary Sue Wilson said neither state law nor the petitioners' complaint justified removing the former president's name from March ballots.

The high court's decision does not end the debate over the tax's future. Conservatives are backing a possible ballot initiative in November that seeks to repeal the capital gains tax.

Dean Chuang is the first person to occupy a judicial seat the Washington Legislature authorized in the late 1990s.

In a 42-page order handed down Friday evening, Judge Cynthia Meyer found that NIC’s three-person majority lacked the power to put Swayne on administrative leave without cause and that the school provided weak justification for doing so. She also found Swayne’s career would be harmed by the college’s decisions during and after the administrative leave was set in motion.

In a three-and-a-half-hour hearing in Kootenai County District Court Friday, lawyers for Swayne and the college argued their views before Judge Cynthia Meyer, and Swayne took the stand to explain his concerns about decisions being made during his imposed absence.

Retired Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Fairhurst has died.Justice Fairhurst died on Tuesday at the age of 64, according to an announcement…

Jury trials in five north Idaho counties are suspended through December 17 because of the region’s high coronavirus case rates and a “crisis standards of…

An anti-abortion church known for holding loud church services outside of Spokane’s Planned Parenthood Clinic will no longer be allowed to protest outside…

Inland Journal for October 26, 2017This week on Inland Journal: ? Steve Jackson will introduce us to the candidates running for Spokane City Council in…