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WA takes another step to link its carbon market with California and Quebec • Washington State Standard
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (918+ words) Washington's cap-and-trade program could soon link with carbon markets in California and Quebec, a move that agency officials say would decrease and stabilize decarbonization costs. The state Department of Ecology released a draft linkage agreement on Tuesday and will take…...
WA lawmakers target immigrant detention center with tax, fine and oversight bills • Washington State Standard
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (1045+ words) Zahid Chaudhry, a U.S. Army veteran, was held in the Northwest ICE Processing Center for four months last year." He was released in December. While inside, he saw multiple fellow detainees try to kill themselves, food was "inadequate at best" and…...
Why WA child care program could bear brunt of budget cuts • Washington State Standard
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (903+ words) The heftiest budget cuts Washington Democratic lawmakers are proposing this year focus on day care subsidies for low-income families. In the initial House and Senate budget plans, this paring of Working Connections Child Care totals more than a half-billion dollars…...
Drunk driving limit will not be lowered in Washington this year • Washington State Standard
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (950+ words) Pursuit of a tougher drunk driving law in Washington has run out of gas." Senate Bill 5067 to lower the legal limit for driving drunk stalled in the House Community Safety Committee on Tuesday, a few weeks after the same panel…...
Attempt to rein in surging lawsuit costs stalls in WA Legislature • Washington State Standard
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1140+ words) Democrats" main attempt to reduce skyrocketing lawsuit payouts by the state and local governments isn"t moving forward in the Washington Legislature this year. Lawmakers were looking to provide some relief as the state spent roughly $500 million last year in…...
WA Fish and Wildlife saga deepens with claims of collusion • Washington State Standard
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1415+ words) Two members of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission are pushing back on newly surfaced allegations that they shunned government transparency laws and appeared to have colluded with the leader of a wildlife advocacy group on policy matters. A scathing…...
WA lawmaker’s plan to keep used clothing out of landfills hits dead end • Washington State Standard
2+ week, 6+ day ago (943+ words) Washington could have become the second state in the country to adopt a framework intended to reduce textile waste and hold companies accountable for the lifecycle of their products." But a bill to establish that system, sponsored by Rep. Kristine…...