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the bill is being pushed by a group of Seattle-area Democrats

Many prosecutors around the state are against that move but say they have to follow the law.

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The House on Wednesday approved its education funding proposal, but majority Democrats haven't yet decided how to pay for the plan, which has a price tag of more than $7 billion over the next four years. The bill ultimately passed on a 50-47 party line vote after lawmakers had to redo the vote because two Republicans initially accidentally vote in favor...

OLYMPIA (AP) — Republican leaders say the head of the state Public Disclosure Commission is biased in favor of Democrats and want her to resign. In a letter, the GOP leaders said Evelyn Fielding Lopez has improperly intervened on behalf of a Democratic candidate in a contested state Senate race, the Seattle Times reported Thursday ...

OLYMPIA (AP) — A handful of races could decide whether there's a shake-up in the Washington Legislature this November, as Democrats hope to regain control of the Senate and Republicans have their eye on a majority in the House. All 98 seats in the House are up for election on Nov...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Angry Democrats heckled outgoing party chief Debbie Wasserman Schultz with boos and cries of "shame!" Monday as the party tried to move past an embarrassing email controversy and heal divisions as this week's national convention begins...

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — State Democrats will convene for their state convention this weekend to finish electing delegates to the national convention and to pass a party platform. The convention begins Friday, with delegate meetings and an evening keynote speech by Secretary of Labor Tom Perez...

Bernie Sanders keeps saying he's not running a traditional campaign, and Thursday night he did his best to prove it -- he became the first presidential candidate to visit Yakima in 17 years, drawing a diverse, loud and devoted crowd to the Yakima Valley SunDome just two days before Washington's March 26 Democratic caucuses...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Hillary Clinton overwhelmed Bernie Sanders in Saturday's South Carolina primary, drawing staggering support from the state's black Democrats and seizing an increasingly strong position as the presidential race barrels toward Super Tuesday's crucial contests...

SEATTLE (AP) — Democrats are likely to retain their numerical majority in the state Senate, but three undecided races will determine their margin over Republicans. So far, Democrats are likely to lose a seat in the 10th district, where incumbent Sen...