Tesla retains advantage in Washington state as effort stalls to expand direct EV sales
A bipartisan effort aiming to give Rivian, Lucid and other EV makers the right to sell their vehicles directly to consumers ...
Bistate bridge bill authorizes Washington state to issue bonds to finance project
A Washington bill would authorize the state to issue up to $1.6 billion in bonds to expedite the construction of a new ...
Expansion of gun-free zones bill draws praise from supporters, fire from opponents
Passions ran high at a Monday afternoon public hearing before the Senate Transportation Committee on a bill to expand ...
Utah could become the first state to ban fluoride in its drinking water
The Republican-controlled statehouse sent the bill to Gov. Spencer Cox’s (R) desk last week after it passed both chambers ...
Washington state may pause creation of specialized license plates
OLYMPIA, Wash. — In a year when 10 new commemorative license plates have been proposed, another bill would pause the state’s implementation of specialty plates in the future. House Bill 1952 would ...
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Washington state weighs changes to "parents bill of rights"
Democrats are trying to amend the "parents' bill of rights" Washington's Legislature passed last year, including by removing ...
Utah Republicans move to overhaul election operations, starting with universal mail-in voting
Utah's Republican-controlled House has passed a bill requiring voters to opt in to receive their ballots in the mail.
BIAW refiles suit requiring state building code council to follow natural gas law
The Building Industry Association of Washington has refiled its lawsuit against the Washington State Building Code Council ...
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WA lawmakers consider bills to boost state’s recycling rate: ‘There’s opportunity to do more’
HB 1017, sponsored by state Rep. Jake Fey, a Tacoma Democrat, was heard Saturday in the House Appropriations Committee.
Bill would create alert system for missing Indigenous people
If passed by the Legislature, the bill, which does not include an appropriation, would amend the state Missing Persons ...
Legislation to shield politicians’ addresses advances in Georgia Senate
The legislation aims to make it more difficult for nefarious actors to use addresses of politicians as "swatting" incidents have increased in recent years.
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Washington House Speaker lays out ‘devastating cuts’ in a possible ‘no-new-taxes’ budget
Adhering to legal requirements, Inslee’s Book One budget assumes no new revenue and seeks to balance the deficit through $12 billion in cuts. The website emphasizes that this is not a final plan but ...