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Mayor Lisa Brown is calling for another study to assess the risks of transporting 2,000 gallons of radioactive liquid from Hanford to Utah and Texas via I-90.

The small modular reactor could reestablish nuclear power as an alternative energy source, with the Washington-based company as its biggest investor.

The Heritage Foundation’s blueprint proposes reclassifying radioactive waste as something less dangerous so it can be disposed of more cheaply.

The tax on investment sales earnings affects only .2% of residents, but proponents of I-2109 say it is the first step toward state income tax.

The cap-and-trade program, which 2117 aims to repeal, has been blamed for rising fuel costs, but gas prices have gone up and down since its inception.

Opponents call the ballot measure “a wolf in sheep’s clothing” designed to destroy the program, since enough people dropping out could make it insolvent.

The state is moving toward electric-friendly energy policies, but says it won’t outlaw natural gas. I-2066 would preemptively block any such attempts.

Republican Raul Garcia says the fentanyl crisis and a desire to change the Democrat-dominated state pushed him to run against the four-term senator.

Small family farms struggling to navigate cap-and-invest regulations say the Department of Ecology hasn’t done enough outreach or education.

Open to low- and middle-income residents who want to buy or lease an electric vehicle, the new program could benefit a third of the state’s families.