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Serving Whitman County since 1877
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OLYMPIA – A low carbon fuel bill passed the state House of Representatives Feb. 27 in a 52-46 vote with Republicans voting no. Its next stop is the Senate. The bill directs the Department of Ecology to institute rules requiring gasoline and diesel refineries to produce fuels that reduce greenhouse gas output. Goals within the bill require emissions per unit of fuel to be 10% below 2017 levels by 2028, and 20% below 2017 levels by 2035. The bill requires an annual report from the Department of Ecology and guidelines for a credit system for r...
OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee defended his phased plan to open businesses by regions during a press conference last week. "Everybody can have a rational argument against what we're doing, but you can't argue with the results, which is that we are ahead of 45 other states," he said. It translates to an extra 8,000 saved lives in the state with more than 700,000 individuals already vaccinated, according to Inslee. His comments come as he finds himself under fire from Republican leaders, multiple c...
OLYMPIA — When residents will have access to a COVID-19 vaccine depends on how many doses the federal government delivers and how many the state can administer in a day. Currently, the state is receiving 100,000 doses per week and administering 14,000 doses per day. Gov. Jay Inslee acknowledged Jan. 18 there have been major bumps in the road. “I have to be forthright,” Inslee said. “Patience is going to be one of the most important assets for us in the upcoming weeks and months.” The biggest roadblock to vaccine deliveries right now, according...
