In the final days of the state legislative session, Seattle lawmakers quietly bailed out a hotel-based homeless shelter program that ran out of money in early April, using $6 million in “underspend” from a program that addresses encampments in state-owned ...
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Marlowe Miyuki Gamble, an eighth grader at McMurray Middle School, served as a page with the Washington State Senate the week of April 17. Sen. Joe Nguyen (D-White Center) sponsored their week at the Legislature. The page program offers a ...
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Katherine Pamplin, a sophomore at Summit Atlas, served as a page with the Washington State Senate the week of April 10. Sen. Joe Nguyễn (D-Seattle) sponsored her week at the Legislature. The page program offers a week of interactive learning ...
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Khai Nguyen, a junior at Mountlake Terrance High School, served as a page with the Washington State Senate the week of April 3. Sen. Joe Nguyễn (D-White Center) sponsored Nguyen’s week at the Legislature. The page program offers a week ...
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Mia Weiss, a freshman at the Center School in Seattle, served as a page with the Washington State Senate the week of March 6. Sen. Joe Nguyễn (D-Seattle) sponsored her week at the legislature. The page program offers a week ...
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Washington’s first auction of greenhouse-gas pollution allowances raised an estimated $300 million in a closely watched sale as companies, consumers and the Legislature get their first glimpse of the cost of emitting in the state.
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Puget Sound Energy is pushing for legislation that would help it secure a large ownership stake in new renewable projects in the state.
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In the eyes of the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, one big thing is missing from the state’s climate policies. Recent laws don’t allow the state agency to sell carbon credits, an act officials said would help slow climate ...
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Senator Joe Nguyễn (D-White Center), Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon (D-Burien) and Rep. Emily Alvarado (D-Seattle) will host a virtual town hall on Tuesday, March 14 to discuss the current legislative session and answer questions from constituents. Questions can be asked live ...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 2, 2023 Press Inquiries | 360.786.7298, erin.hut@leg.wa.gov OLYMPIA – The Senate took a big step in Washington’s path to a clean energy future by passing Sen. Joe Nguyễn’s (D-White Center) electric transmission planning bill. Senate ...
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