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	<title>The Capitol Record &#187; WA House</title>
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		<title>Bill dealing with roll-your-own cigarettes heard in the House</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin Flemming</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A bill heard by the House Ways and Means committee would qualify the product of a roll-your-own cigarette machine as a cigarette and the retailer as a manufacturer. This would add certification and taxing requirements to roll-your-own, or RYO, cigarettes and the retailers that provide these machines. Supporters of the bill said RYO machines can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Week 4: Let&#8217;s Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Salerno</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monday: The House Judiciary committee voted the same-sex marriage legislation out of committee. A Senate committee heard a bill that would tighten up ethical rules for public employees, prompted by a case last year of an ethics claim against a Department of Corrections administrator who worked on behalf of nonprofit groups on state time. And [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bill would make it a crime to knowingly steal from deployed military members</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Salerno</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thieves who target the homes of deployed military personnel may soon face tougher penalties under a bill heard in the House on Tuesday. Puget Sound is home to lots of service members because of Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Bill sponsor Rep. Troy Kelley, D-Tacoma, said he was approached for help by several military members who live [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two state lawmakers join support of same-sex marriage</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin Flemming</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, two lawmakers from different ends of the political spectrum made statements announcing that they will vote in favor of same-sex marriage in Washington. Sen. Jim Kastama held a press conference today in which he said he will vote in support of same-sex marriage, and that he believes this legislation should pass without a ballot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teens who are tried as adults in court are more likely to reoffend, expert says</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Salerno</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[auto declination]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sixteen and 17-year-olds are automatically tried as adults if they commit certain violent crimes in Washington state &#8212; a practice called &#8220;auto declination.&#8221; The House Early Learning and Human Services Committee held a work session Thursday morning to take a look at these &#8220;auto declines&#8221; in the juvenile system, and heard from a handful of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adoption bill would let adoptees access their own birth certificates</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Salerno</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People who were adopted in Washington state before 1993 may soon have access to a wealth of new information about their background, including a copy of their own birth certificate. Currently, anyone adopted after Oct. 1, 1993 can request a birth certificate from the Dept. of Health &#8212; but those adopted before the cutoff date [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor calls for education reform, half cent sales tax, new oil fee for transportation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budget]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Chris Gregoire is delivering her final state of the state speech now to a joint session of the House and Senate. They&#8217;re also joined by the Supreme Court and other elected officials. Watch live on TVW, and refresh this post for updates throughout the speech. (After this, we&#8217;ll be covering the Republican response.) &#8220;While [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preview of today&#8217;s events at the Capitol</title>
		<link>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2012/01/preview-of-todays-events-at-the-capitol/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Salerno</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Chris Gregoire will be delivering her State of the State address at 10:15 a.m. in a joint session, immediately followed by the Republican response. TVW will be live with both speeches &#8212; and live blogging here, too. We&#8217;ll also be following the 1:30 p.m. education hearing in the House, where they&#8217;ll be discussing the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scenes from the opening ceremony</title>
		<link>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2012/01/scenes-from-the-opening-ceremony/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Senate and House just wrapped up opening session. Here&#8217;s a scene from the House. Rep. Frank Chopp outlined his priorities, including education taking early learning &#8220;to the next level.&#8221; He also said one goal this session is to save the state&#8217;s safety net. &#8220;One thing we&#8217;ve learned is that an overtaxed industry stifles innovation,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Group of lawmakers, education groups challenging two-thirds vote requirement</title>
		<link>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2011/07/group-of-lawmakers-education-groups-challenging-two-thirds-vote-requirement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tvw.org/capitolrecord/index.php/2011/07/group-of-lawmakers-education-groups-challenging-two-thirds-vote-requirement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niki Reading</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the end of session, House Democrats voted on a bill to close tax loopholes to fund education. The bill got the majority of votes, but because it didn&#8217;t get a two-thirds supermajority, the bill failed. That raised plenty of speculation that the vote was the foundation of a lawsuit challenging the legality of Tim [...]]]></description>
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