Cleaning up the environment can create jobs and help farmers, too. That’s what happened at Port Susan Bay, where citizens, community leaders, lawmakers and volunteers celebrated the completion of two…
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Fitzgibbon reappointed to vice-chair role, elected to caucus leadership post
Earlier this week, the House Democratic Caucus announced its committee structure for the upcoming session. State Representative Joe Fitzgibbon (D-Burien) will continue to serve as vice-chair of the House Local…
Legislators call for emergency task force to identify statewide impacts of coal export proposal
State Representatives Jeff Morris (D-Mount Vernon) and Kris Lytton (D-Anacortes) are calling on Gov. Chris Gregoire to establish a multi-agency task force to identify the statewide economic, transportation, and environmental…
House approves bill to spur innovations in energy conservation
Olympia – By a unanimous vote, the House approved Senate Bill 6414 Wednesday evening that would further advance the state’s energy conservation efforts under I-937. The bill’s supporters say this…
Beaver Bill on the move again
Measure would allow for beavers deemed a nuisance to be relocated to areas where they are needed, wanted OLYMPIA—A new approach to help parched parts of the state retain water…