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Will carbon tax initiative 2117 lower gas prices? That’s debatable
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.
John Stang
John Stang is a freelance writer who often covers state government and the environment. He can be reached on email at johnstang_8@hotmail.com and on Twitter at @johnstang_8
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UW professor David Baker wins 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry
With two other researchers, University of Washington biochemistry professor David Baker received the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for his
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Washington sues TikTok for underplaying youth mental health risks
Washington has joined 20 other states plus the District of Columbia by filing a lawsuit Tuesday against TikTok, alleging the
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Let’s Go Washington faces PDC questions over signature collection
Washington’s Public Disclosure Commission will decide whether Let’s Go Washington, which put four initiatives on November’s ballot,
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Initiative 2124 would make the WA Cares insurance tax optional
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.