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    Carbon tax plan advances in the state Senate
    Carbon tax plan advances in the state Senate
    By Josh Kelety • February 3, 2018 7:00 am

    Bill moves out of committee with lower tax rate than governor proposed, a “monumental step.”

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    Photo by Nicole Jennings
    Proposed law would make tampons free for some...
    By Taylor McAvoy • February 2, 2018 3:00 pm

    The bill would ensure that those with low incomes can have access to clean products, say proponents.

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    Light rail funding could be in trouble if car tab taxes decrease. Photo by Richard Eriksson/Flickr
    Republican lawmakers call for further action on car...
    By Josh Kelety • February 2, 2018 3:00 pm

    Senate Democrat slams their efforts as “unthoughtful sledgehammers.”

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    Martin Luther King’s county
    Martin Luther King’s county
    By Seattleland Staff • February 3, 2018 7:00 am

    Washington state is home to the only jurisdiction named for the civil rights leader. How did that happen?

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    Photo by Visitor7/Wikimedia
    Washington health insurance market in flux
    By Josh Kelety • February 1, 2018 3:00 pm

    Premiums have skyrocketed, prompting a response from lawmakers.

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    Photo by Visitor7/Wikimedia
    A bill before lawmakers would outlaw concealed carry...
    By Taylor McAvoy • February 1, 2018 3:00 pm

    Opponents say that such a move would undermine the safety and rights of gun owners.

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    A sign from an earlier era at the Seattle Fire Department headquarters. Photo by Alex Garland
    Washington lawmakers seek to increase nuclear attack preparations
    By Alex Visser • February 1, 2018 7:00 am

    Bipartisan bills in the House and Senate could remove Cold War-era emergency planning restrictions.

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    By Nicole Jennings
    Lawmakers still grappling with court mandated education funding
    By Josh Kelety • February 1, 2018 7:00 am

    Roughly $1 billion more is needed, and school districts want their local levies.

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    Cooke Aquaculture Pacific’s work area and office west of the Coast Guard station on Ediz Hook serves the company’s salmon farm. Photo by Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News
    Cooke Aquaculture fined $332,000 for Cypress Island farmed...
    By Alex Visser • January 31, 2018 7:00 am

    The operation also faces possible closure if legislators pass a bill that would ban the use of Atlantic salmon in state aquaculture.

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    University of Washington students walk to their meeting in the state reception room in the capital building in Olympia. Photo by Taylor McAvoy
    Students lobby for state funded tuition grants
    By Taylor McAvoy • January 31, 2018 7:00 am

    University of Washington students from the Bothell, Seattle, and Tacoma campuses met with lawmakers on Monday to lobby for support…

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    Affirmative action could make a comeback in Washington...
    By Taylor McAvoy • January 30, 2018 7:00 am

    Two decades after a voter-approved initiative made the practice illegal, legislators are calling for a reversal.

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    Bill that would reduce car tab rates passes the state House
    Bill that would reduce car tab rates passes...
    By Josh Kelety • January 26, 2018 3:00 pm

    Transit advocates fear it will cut funding for key projects.

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    Senate Labor and Commerce Committee members Senators Karen Keiser, D-Kent; Bob Hasegawa, D-Beacon Hill; and Patty Kuderer, D-Bellevue. Photo by Taylor McAvoy
    Workplace bullying and sexual harassment bills go before...
    By Taylor McAvoy • January 26, 2018 3:00 pm

    In the midst of the #MeToo movement, legislators seek a culture shift.

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