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Their daughters’ rare disease brought two dads together. Now they’re fighting for early genetic testing in Washington By Nicole Brodeur, The Seattle Times
Published: February 23, 2021, 10:30am
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The two fathers had never met in person, but that didn’t matter. They knew each other well. The confusion, the worry, the frustration of being the father of a child who grows and learns and then, suddenly, regresses.
The vocabulary stalls. The seizures start, along with the vision problems. There are outbursts of anger. One daughter started to eat dirt.
Mike Jackson lucked out; he and his wife, Corin, found a neurologist who saw that their daughter, Evelyn, was missing developmental markers and suggested a free genetic test that could provide some answers.
by Nathalie Graham • Feb 10, 2021 at 9:45 am
We could have clean refineries!!! KEVIN SCHAFER VIA GETTY IMAGES
The low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) bill, HB 1091, could be headed to the House floor in a couple weeks.
On Tuesday the bill cleared the House Appropriations Committee by a narrow margin, with 17 members voting aye and 16 voting naw. The vote largely fell along party lines, though Kirkland s road-loving Larry Springer voted no, and House Majority Leader Pat Sullivan (D-Covington) voted no without recommendation.
Regardless of the narrow vote margin, this development could be a positive sign for Washington s economy.
If passed, the LCFS will limit gas and diesel emissions to 10% below 2017 levels by 2028 and 20% by 2035. The law would also create a credit system where big emitters could buy credits from small emitters to offset carbon-intense emissions. In other words, it would become less sexy and more expensive to spew car
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“Inconsistent.” “Disastrous.” “Senseless.” Those are just some of the words being used to describe Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s plan for reopening the state – and they’re the words of his fellow Democrats. It’s a sign of rising frustration over the slow pace of getting restaurants, gyms and other businesses open again.
From the start of the pandemic, Governor Inslee faced criticism from conservatives upset about his mask mandate and stay home order. But over the last week, there’s been a noticeable shift. Now members of Inslee’s own party are assailing him.
“[I]t is clear that the governor’s plan exhibits a disastrous disconnect with the realities of our communities and, as their elected representatives, we must demand a reopening plan that is fair and sound,” wrote a trio of Olympia Peninsula Democrats in a recent statement.
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Washington billionaires would pay a “wealth tax” under a proposal in the state House that will get a public hearing on Tuesday. The bill is sponsored by