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  • Dems push bill to cut income of political foe(new WA Gov makes retaliation 1st priority)

    01/15/2005 10:59:49 PM PST · by 4woodenboats · 18 replies · 666+ views
    The Seattle Times ^ | 1/15/05 | Ralph Thomas
    OLYMPIA — Democratic lawmakers are pushing legislation that would take a multimillion-dollar bite out of one of their party's biggest political enemies — the Building Industry Association of Washington. The move sets up a bitter showdown between the BIAW, a powerful conservative force, and the liberal Washington State Labor Council, which has been trying for years to clip the association's wings. And it comes at a time when the home-builders group is at the forefront of the state's biggest political controversy, temporarily dedicating its operations to unseating Democratic Gov. Christine Gregoire. Rep. Cary Condotta of Wenatchee, the ranking Republican on...