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Prescription prices could push Washington state into the drug business
Responding to federal inaction on pharmaceutical costs, lawmakers appear poised to give the state broad authority to buy or make generic drugs.
Levi Pulkkinen
Levi Pulkkinen is a Seattle-based journalist specializing in law and justice issues in the Pacific Northwest. Formerly a senior editor with SeattlePI and a frequent contributor to The Guardia
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WA lawmakers look to fix climate while solving the housing crisis
Efforts to expand the state’s green building rules would, among other things, phase out gas heat and appliances in most homes and businesses.
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WA lawmakers consider expanding Medicaid in pandemic’s wake
Use of Medicaid insurance has grown during COVID-19, but budget shortfalls make it harder for many to get this free care.
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To build up urban forests, WA cities could get help from the state
A bill sponsored by a forestry veteran would pay for guidance, grant money and other resources to help cities improve their forests.
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Pandemic makes Washington voters political in a new way
‘Country club’ Republicans adrift. Rural Democrats bolting the party. Seattle liberals fired up. It’s very 2020.