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Prime sponsor Sen. Jesse Salomon speaks in support of Senate Bill 6296 during a public hearing Feb. 2.

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Bill seeks to update state’s involuntary treatment law

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LWV Observer Corps notes on public meetings

Submitted by the League of Women Voters Observer Corps, a nonpartisan organization that encourages informed participation in government.…

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In 1951, Bonneville Power Administration engineers completed the installation of a 7.5-mile, 25,000-volt submarine power cable connecting Anacortes to Decatur Island, which was the world’s longest underwater power line at that time. Approximately 500 spectators gathered along the shoreline, and boats paused their travel to observe the final five miles of high-voltage cable being laid across the bottom of Rosario Strait. Photo courtesy of Bonneville Power Administration.

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Decatur solar expansion exposes tensions over energy future

By Darrell Kirk

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Larsen supports impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem

On Wednesday, Jan. 28, Rep. Rick Larsen released the following statement:

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Sen. Steve Conway, D-South Tacoma, speaks in support of Senate Bill 6147 during a public hearing on Jan. 27. Conway is the prime sponsor of the bill.

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Senate bill addresses grocery closures in food deserts

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Gov. Bob Ferguson answers a question during a joint press conference with Attorney General Nick Brown on Jan. 26.

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Ferguson denounces recent actions by ICE as ‘un-American’

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Jennifer Swanson announces County Council candidacy

Jennifer Swanson is excited to announce her candidacy for the San Juan County Council, District 3. A longtime…

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Castaway crab pot; a pretend pastor and trash theft | SJC sheriff’s log

The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls.

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Final report available for County’s Marine Transport Services Pilot Project

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The Boreal Voyager sits at the ALA Energy terminal on Sept. 9. The vessel is a 59,206​-deadweight​-ton, very large gas carrier​, 227 meters ​long and 36 meters wide.

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AltaGas poses high risk

By Eva Schulte and Carl Weimer

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Assessor’s Office supports HB 1004 to reduce small-business tax burden and urges local participation

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Larsen calls for Secretary Noem to be fired or resign

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined the New Democrat Coalition in mourning the killing of Alex Pretti, carried out…

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LWV Observer Corps notes on public meetings

Submitted by the League of Women Voters Observer Corps, a nonpartisan organization that encourages informed participation in government.…