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By 2050, Washington might need to buy energy from other states
With the state’s power needs expected to double, it will have to import wind and solar to meet the demand.
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Students lobby for WA bills on abortion and gender-affirming care
Young activists visited Olympia to back the expansion of health-care access, including bills to shield providers and patients from out-of-state prosecution.
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Washington and Oregon may regulate the wild West of crypto mining
Environmental policies would affect bitcoin operations in the Northwest, which have seen a swell of interest driven by cheap hydropower.
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Homeless services could face cuts in WA's 2023 legislative session
Advocates have outlined steps to ease the housing crisis — but it all depends on how legislators divvy the budget.
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Washington's new capital gains tax goes before state Supreme Court
The case is part of a century-old struggle to make the state's tax system more progressive.