Gov. Jay Inslee signed the bill to hasten Puget Sound Energy’s shift from natural gas to clean energy. Critics contend it will lead to higher energy bills for ratepayers.
“Revolutionary” mapping gains followed the 2014 Oso, Washington landslide, which claimed 43 lives. But there’s still more work to do predicting hazards.
Odds that Washington will cap rent increases this year fell sharply on Monday as a bill that would limit hikes to 7% a year for many tenants hit a dead end in a state Senate committee.
Dancers and members of the LGBTQ+ community called on lawmakers to pass a bill to improve workplace standards and clear a pathway to liquor sales in strip clubs.
Charles Conover of Seattle is credited with coining the phrase roughly 130 years ago, even putting it on the cover of a brochure promoting Washington at the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago.