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Opponents of a new law to cap carbon in Washington state are waiting to see if their initiative to repeal it will appear before voters in November. Supporters argued eliminating it could have a range of impacts on the state. The Climate Commitment Act was passed in 2021 and created a cap-and-invest program to reduce carbon from the states largest emitters over time. ...

Organizers of an effort to repeal the 2021 Climate Commitment Act collected enough signatures to move forward toward the November ballot, the Secretary of States Office announced Tuesday, checking another

The fate of Washington’s primary program to combat climate change will be in the hands of voters to uphold or reject this November.

The fate of Washington’s primary program to combat climate change will be in the hands of voters to uphold or reject this November.

Unsustainable subsidies and fantastical goals put U.S.A. in the HOV lane to disaster

Defending his record and pressing for more action, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee urged a joint session of the Legislature to stay on a path that protects a woman’s right to choose, improves public …

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While every legislative session makes history to some degree, the 2024 session is on track to be in a class of its own. Credit for that goes not to lawmakers but to 800,000-plus people in our state …

While he painted a picture of a state succeeding on many fronts, Republican leaders expressed reservations on Democrat goals.