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Opinion
State ferries: Integrate with public ground transport
Re: “Washington’s ferry system is broken, and Gov. Inslee must right the ship” [Nov. 12, Opinion]: As a resident of Whidbey Island, I couldn’t agree extra that our ferry system is in deep trouble, and it’s going to be a very long time earlier than new ferries will save us. We want our state and native governments to do some…
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Politics
Ohioans Enshrine Abortion Right In State Constitution
By J.D. Davidson (The Heart Sq.) Ohio voters simply accepted Tuesday a constitutional modification that enshrines the appropriate to have an abortion. The Related Press referred to as the election for Concern 1 shortly after 9 p.m. with rather less than 25% of precincts reporting and approval main 57.4% to 42.6%. Ohio grew to become the seventh state to guard…
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Business
Judges rule state takeover of Nashville airport’s board violates Tennessee Constitution
Breadcrumb Path Hyperlinks PMN Business Creator of the article: The Related Press Jonathan Mattise Revealed Oct 31, 2023 • 3 minute learn FILE – Air vacationers make their manner by way of the Nashville Worldwide Airport, July 25, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. A panel of judges dominated Tuesday, Oct. 31, that it was unconstitutional for Tennessee lawmakers to cross a…
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Business
California governor’s trip shows US-China engagement is still possible on a state level
Breadcrumb Path Hyperlinks PMN Business Creator of the article: The Related Press Huizhong Wu Revealed Oct 27, 2023 • 4 minute learn Article content material BANGKOK (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s journey to China, with the acknowledged purpose of working collectively to struggle local weather change, resulted in a shock assembly with chief Xi Jinping and was full of…
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Opinion
State climate policy: Long-term thinking, more information
Re: “State climate policy could be derailed by gas prices” [Oct. 8, A1]: Promoting fuel on the nationwide common worth catches consideration, however repealing the regulation which arrange carbon pricing wouldn’t be good coverage. If we’re to outlive not solely the rising variety of storms and warmth occasions however extra extreme occasions sooner or later, steps have to be taken…
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Opinion
Inequality: ‘Time for a wealth tax or state income tax’
Re: “The splitting of Seattle — and the Eastside too — is accelerating” [Sept. 17, Northwest]: Danny Westneat exactly quantifies what Matthew Desmond, in his guide “Poverty, by America,” calls “non-public opulence and public squalor.” Westneat ends his piece with the query, “ … how do you even make the case that there’s such a factor as an excessive amount…
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Politics
Oprah Whines About Backlash Over Asking For Maui Wildfire Donations – ‘It’s Sad That We’re In This State In Our Country’
Final week, we reported that the billionaire Oprah Winfrey was being hit with backlash together with the multi-millionaire Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson for asking for donations to victims of the Maui wildfires regardless of solely every giving $5 million themselves. Now, Winfrey has damaged her silence to deal with this backlash for the primary time, and let’s simply say she’s…
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Opinion
State of the U.S. Dismaying changes
In my grownup years, I’ve watched with dismay whereas Republicans have taken their celebration from President Ronald Reagan’s “Morning in America”/“Shining Metropolis on a Hill” to President Donald Trump’s “American Carnage”/“I’m Your Retribution,” from President Richard Nixon’s pardon to Trump’s indictment. In those self same years, I’ve watched the remainder of my nation attempt to transfer from “I’ve a Dream”…
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Opinion
State lands: Manage for multiple benefits
In “102-acre King County timber sale paused as politicians air climate concerns” [July 29, Local News], the reporter discusses mature forests however doesn’t outline them. Mature “legacy forests” are utterly completely different from the tree plantations that blanket most of Western Washington. Plantations are younger, homogenous, with timber tightly packed collectively, missing the complexity and variety of mature forests, whereas…
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Business
A Pennsylvania court says state police can’t hide how it monitors social media
Breadcrumb Path Hyperlinks PMN Business Creator of the article: The Related Press Mark Scolforo Printed Aug 22, 2023 • 3 minute learn FILE – The outside of the Pennsylvania Judicial Middle, house to the Commonwealth Court docket, Feb. 21, 2023, in Harrisburg, Pa. Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court docket on Tuesday, Aug. 22, handed a victory to the state chapter of the…
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