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By The Seattle Times editorial board

Difficult times such as these can present extraordinary opportunities. With vision and creativity, Washington lawmakers can tackle the state’s daunting transportation infrastructure and make headway on reducing carbon emissions. And they could help drive the state’s economic recovery.

The case is strong just for infrastructure investment. Though the state hiked gas taxes to pay for the ...

Competing efforts to enact landmark climate change legislation have fractured the state’s environmental coalition and Olympia’s all-powerful Democratic caucus, with some activists arguing that the proposal pushed by Gov. Jay Inslee shortchanges minority and low-income communities.

Questions of equity and trust have prompted a prominent environmental-justice coalition to oppose a cap-and-trade bill requested by Inslee. The Washington Climate Commitment Act, which ...

Sen. Reuven Carlyle explains the need for his Data Privacy Act legislation Wednesday in a floor speech immediately prior to its passage by the Senate on a 48-1 vote. You can watch the speech here.

Washington is working to strengthen our approach to cybersecurity to protect the public’s vital information.  You can read about it here.

Geekwire reports today that "Washington state will once again try to pass data privacy regulations akin to Europe and California’s laws this year— and the third time could be the charm, according to Reuven Carlyle, the state senator who has sponsored the legislation for three years running." You can read the full story here.