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- WA lawmakers, advocates call for PCB testing in schools in response to Seattle Times story
- In testimony WA Gov. Inslee says bill on lying about election results ‘written to protect the First Amendment’
- New bill in WA Senate targets quotas for warehouse workers
- King County pays $2.5M to family of Black Diamond man killed by deputies after stealing truck, dog
- BP fined $100K for suburban Seattle pipeline gasoline spills
- Gov. Inslee signs bills to delay, expand exemptions in WA Cares long-term care program
- Ruined lives prompted Kristof’s run for Oregon governor
| WA lawmakers, advocates call for PCB testing in schools in response to Seattle Times story Posted: 29 Jan 2022 06:00 AM PST  A Seattle Times story about widespread PCB exposures at a Monroe school revealed a gap in state law regarding testing and notification of schoolhouse environmental hazards, and prompted calls for action from lawmakers. |
| Posted: 28 Jan 2022 07:09 PM PST  Gov. Jay Inslee is pushing for a bill that would make it a gross misdemeanor for elected officials or candidates to "knowingly, recklessly or maliciously" lie about election results if those lies led to violence. |
| New bill in WA Senate targets quotas for warehouse workers Posted: 28 Jan 2022 03:49 PM PST  Hoping to decrease injury rates at large warehouses, Sen. Steve Conway introduced legislation aimed at preventing employers from setting quotas that could lead to workers skipping breaks or cutting corners to meet the threshold. |
| King County pays $2.5M to family of Black Diamond man killed by deputies after stealing truck, dog Posted: 28 Jan 2022 02:54 PM PST  The settlement came after the King County Sheriff's Office, in a rare move, agreed to mediation before a lawsuit was filed and after personally apologizing to Tony Chilcott's mother and sister. |
| BP fined $100K for suburban Seattle pipeline gasoline spills Posted: 28 Jan 2022 06:10 AM PST  The spills were the result of BP inadequately tightening fittings and failing to perform leak checks at normal operating pressure, according to Ecology officials. |
| Gov. Inslee signs bills to delay, expand exemptions in WA Cares long-term care program Posted: 27 Jan 2022 02:37 PM PST  Gov. Jay Inslee signed bills to delay the WA Cares payroll tax on Washington workers and expand the number of people who can seek permanent exemptions from the program. |
| Ruined lives prompted Kristof’s run for Oregon governor Posted: 27 Jan 2022 07:00 AM PST  Former New York Times journalist Nicholas Kristof traded the concrete canyons of Manhattan and the ritzy New York suburb of Scarsdale for his old family home, located on a dirt road in Oregon, to run for governor. |
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