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Kentucky flooding and Biden's fist bump show we need both urgent climate action and fossil fuel production. It's an all-of-the-above Manchin moment.

Democrats say they have reached an agreement on the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes measures aimed at lowering prescription-drug prices. Senate lawmakers could begin considering its passage this week. Donna Christensen, board member of Consumers for Quality Care and former Congressional Representative from the US Virgin Islands, said if passed into law, the changes would primarily affect Americans relying on Medicare. ...

The people involved who spoke with POLITICO described an effort with multiple entry points.

Washington state's top education official is proposing a change to how timber revenue is used for schools. Unions are urging caution so the policy doesn't result in unintended consequences for workers. Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal has proposed no longer using money from timber sales on state-owned lands for urban-area school construction. ...

CHARLESTON — Paul Hardesty, a resident of Holden who has served in several public positions in both Logan County and the state, was recently elected president of the West Virginia