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Voters to decide on pace of Washington’s transition off natural gas

July 24, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardJuly 24, 2024 Let the battle over the future of natural gas in Washington begin. State election officials on Wednesday certified an initiative for the November ballot that seeks to […]

Boehnke: State needs to protect children in juvenile detention – “complete disregard of due process and notice is a real concern”

July 24, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off

OLYMPIA … On July 12, the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families transferred 43 incarcerated men over the age of 21 from Green Hill School in Chehalis to the custody of the state Department […]

Why WA school budgets are getting tighter, and what can be done about it

July 24, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off

by Marguerite Roza, Washington State StandardJuly 24, 2024 Talk about a thankless job. In Washington state, school district budgeting has suddenly become much more difficult. After more than a decade of strong revenue growth, districts […]

Puget Sound Energy building two massive wind energy projects in Montana

July 24, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off

by Darrell Ehrlick, Washington State StandardJuly 24, 2024 RAPELJE — As Montana citizens and groups pressure the state’s largest public utility, NorthWestern Energy, to add more renewable energy to its portfolio while the company continues […]

Initiative to the People 2066 certified to November General Election ballot

July 24, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off

OLYMPIA — Signature verification has been completed and certified by the Office of the Secretary of State for the following Initiative to the People: The signatures have been verified by the Office of the Secretary of […]