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2016 LEGISLATIVE SESSION | The people’s choice: Marijuana evolves into legal state industry
OLYMPIA — When Logan Bowers opened his marijuana retail store Seattle Hashtag in April 2015, he entered an…
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2016 LEGISLATIVE SESSION | Transportation budget funds ferry development
OLYMPIA — The state Legislature passed a supplemental transportation budget that provides a boost to the Puget Sound…
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2016 LEGISLATIVE SESSION | Bill targeting public records access is dead
A controversial bill that would have allowed local agencies to prioritize how they fulfill public records requests is…
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2016 LEGISLATIVE SESSION | Cautious optimism remains for Washington’s Voting Rights Act
OLYMPIA — After four unsuccessful attempts by lawmakers in past sessions, sponsors of a state Voting Rights Act…
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2016 LEGISLATIVE SESSION | Public records bill still alive in Legislature
OLYMPIA — A bill that would allow local agencies to prioritize or delay some public records requests based…
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2016 LEGISLATIVE SESSION | Marijuana tax reduced in legislative proposal
OLYMPIA — In the state’s battle to eliminate the illegal sale of marijuana, one lawmaker’s proposal to reduce…
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2016 LEGISLATIVE SESSION | Limits posed in House bill on public records requesters
OLYMPIA — Lawmakers are looking to modify the Public Records Act in an effort to help local agencies…
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2016 LEGISLATIVE SESSION | Marijuana retailers, producers fear public records requirement compromises privacy, safety
When he entered the marijuana industry a little more than a year ago, Jim Mullen said he wanted…
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2016 LEGISLATIVE SESSION | Governor’s Clean Air Rule order draws senate-bill opposition
OLYMPIA — The Department of Ecology is in the early phases of assessing its proposal for a cap…