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New law prepares Washington for interstate cannabis sales

The Legislature approved Senate Bill 5069 to allow state companies to enter marijuana import/export compacts with other states immediately after Congress makes the move. The bill passed the House on March 1...

To protect orcas, boats in Puget Sound must stay 1,000 yards away

The importance of the bill, sponsored by Sen. Liz Lovelett, D-Anacortes, revolves around the survival of an endangered Puget Sound orca community, known as the southern residents, which currently number 73 with...

Seattle's Mayor Harrell announces plan to 'revitalize' Downtown

The mayor issued an executive order calling on police to play a more active role in disrupting drug sales, along with a plan to increase city spending on overdose prevention and response....

Washington is still offering stipends to homeless-service workers

The money was a recognition of the workforce crisis the homeless-services sector is facing. A combination of low wages, challenging work and burnout have led to high turnover and lasting vacancies.As of...

Rulings in WA, Texas could set up new Supreme Court abortion debate

Rulings in the two federal lawsuits were both released on Friday, April 7, potentially setting up the abortion debate for another showdown in the U.S. Supreme Court. Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson and...

U.S. House Republicans halt plans to breach WA's Snake River dams

On March 23, Washington’s two Republican representatives, U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Dan Newhouse, introduced a bill to save the dams. Their Democratic colleagues from Washington were leading the charge in...

WA bill would bring trauma-informed practices to sexual assault cases

Mosbrucker said many kits sat waiting untested for years at law enforcement agencies or college campuses. Some kits were in poor condition due to a neglect of proper preservation. Numerous kits sustained...

Washington’s first carbon auction sold pollution for $300 million

The state’s Climate Commitment Act implementation program manager, Luke Martland, who works with Boyte-White, said that Ecology designed a flexible program to be a sustainable market. Heavy manufacturers either purchase allowances at...

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