Austin Jenkins

CIA Disappears From List Of Federal Agencies With Fictitious Washington Licenses

Austin Jenkins — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:27:36 +0000

Washington’s Department of Licensing has released a list of federal agencies that have received fictitious driver licenses for undercover operations.

Pot Draft Rules Already Face Opposition

Austin Jenkins — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:27:50 +0000

Washington’s proposed marijuana rules aren’t even 24-hours old. But already critics are finding things not to like. The 46-pages of draft regulations were released Thursday. They cover everything from where marijuana can be grown to the criminal backgrounds of license applicants. But it’s the section on marijuana concentrates that’s getting some negative buzz. Olympia Correspondent Austin Jenkins reports.

Draft Pot Rules Do Not Cap Grow Sizes Or Number Of Licenses

Austin Jenkins — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:46:01 +0000

Washington’s Liquor Control Board has published 46-pages of proposed rules for the state’s new recreational marijuana market. But the regulations released Thursday are largely silent on two major issues: the number of business licenses that will be allowed and the size of marijuana grow operations.

The draft rules address marijuana producers, processors and retailers. On the production side, the Liquor Control Board proposes to ban outdoor marijuana grows.

Washington Issues Proposed Marijuana Rules

Austin Jenkins — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:59:20 +0000

Washington’s Liquor Control Board has issued 46-pages of proposed rules for the new, legal recreational marijuana market. They cover everything from product labeling requirements to whether someone who’s been in trouble with the law can get a license to grow, process or sell marijuana.

The bottom line is a prior criminal record is not necessarily a disqualifier for getting a license to be in the marijuana business, but there will be a point system.

Marijuana Quality Control Bible Nearing Completion

Austin Jenkins — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:17:45 +0000

Entrepreneurs who hope to cash in on legal marijuana will have some heavy reading to do Thursday. That’s when Washington’s Liquor Control Board is expected to release nearly 50 pages of proposed rules for growers, processors and retailers.

But it turns out that there’s another pot rulebook that’s also in development. It’s called the Cannabis Monograph.

Washington Courts Seek IT Security Review, Audit Following Breach

Austin Jenkins — Tue, 14 May 2013 23:56:54 +0000

Washington’s court system will hire an outside expert to perform a computer security review and audit. The move follows a hacking incident – revealed last week - that exposed nearly a hundred Social Security numbers and perhaps up to a million driver license numbers. But now there’s another cyber security concern at Washington Courts.

The Washington Courts public website was hacked. But now the concern is for the state’s Judicial Information System.

Washington Governor Narrows Special Session Agenda

Austin Jenkins — Mon, 13 May 2013 23:48:42 +0000

The Washington legislature is back in session – for a 30-day extra inning. Washington Governor Jay Inslee Monday narrowed his agenda to three key items: the budget, a roads-and- transit funding package and a crackdown on impaired drivers.

Governor Inslee says it’s time for compromise and consensus in the state Capitol.

US Attorney Blocks Release Of Information On CIA Driver Licenses

Austin Jenkins — Fri, 10 May 2013 23:35:20 +0000

The US Attorney in Seattle has stepped in to block the release of information about a once-secret program under which fictitious driver licenses were issued by the state of Washington. In a letter to the state, Jenny Durkan’s office says the documents are “classified national security information.”

Durkan’s letter acknowledges that employees of the U.S. Government have been issued Washington driver’s licenses under pseudonyms.

Washington Courts Announce Potential Massive Data Breach

Austin Jenkins — Thu, 09 May 2013 22:36:30 +0000

A hacking incident involving Washington’s court system could affect upwards of a million people. The Administrative Office of the Courts announced that hackers breached its public website sometime last fall or early this year and social security and potentially driver license numbers were accessed.

Here’s what the court system has established for certain: 94 social security numbers were obtained by hackers “fishing” for personal information.

Washington Budget Talks Slow, But Governor Sees Progress

Austin Jenkins — Tue, 07 May 2013 23:09:16 +0000

Washington’s special session begins next Monday. But at this point it seems unlikely House and Senate budget negotiators will be close to a deal. Governor Jay Inslee said both sides agreed Tuesday on some common assumptions about the next two year budget.

Inslee spoke at the end of a bill signing ceremony. For now he’s measuring progress in these budget negotiations by the week, not the day.