WA governor orders team to study data centers’ energy, tax, jobs impact
The executive order to evaluate the environmental and economic impacts of the data center industry follows a Seattle Times ...
Washington Governor Orders Team to Study Data Centers’ Impact on Energy Use, Job Creation and Tax Revenue
The Seattle Times and ProPublica reported on how the state created a massive tax break for data centers, encouraging the growth of an industry whose energy use conflicts with a goal for utilities to ...
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WA governor orders team to study data centers’ environmental and jobs impact
In one of his earliest actions as Washington’s new governor, Bob Ferguson on Tuesday signed an executive order forming a team ...
Parents’ plea: Preserve funding for disability services in WA
The governor and Legislature should prioritize services to adults with disabilities and affirm their historical commitment to ...
Food bank delivery program fueled by state at risk in budget talks
The Washington State Department of Agriculture made a $93 million line-item budget request to keep food assistance programs ...
New bill may impact rideshare costs during World Cup, other major events in Seattle
The legislation would require companies like Uber and Lyft to close the gap between the amount drivers earn and the amount ...
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Democratic lawmakers vow to ‘Trump-proof’ LGBTQ+ rights and DEI protections in WA
Washington Democratic legislative leaders made it clear on Tuesday that they intend to "Trump-proof" the state from federal interference.
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The Mystery of the Four Bobs
Which of these four Bobs did we just elect to the governor’s office? All of us contain multitudes, of course, and our new ...
Amid AI boom, Gov. Ferguson creates workgroup to study impact of data centers in Washington state
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson today announced that he's forming a work group to dig into the impacts of data centers in the ...
ICE arrests person in Lewis County: ‘Likely for deportation’
Federal U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested a person in Centralia, a city in Lewis County, on Wednesday at around 12:30 p.m.