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Source: Governor Jay Inslee’s Medium, December 16, 2021 Washington Governor Jay Inslee released his new, recommended supplemental operating, capital, and transportation budgets on Thursday, December 16th.  Gov. Inslee’s budget proposal of $61.8 billion outlines his priorities and includes new spending on pandemic response, homelessness, climate change, salmon protections, transportation projects, state employee raises, and other […]

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Yesterday, Governor Jay Inslee penned partial vetoes on two pieces of climate legislation. The first veto was in regards to sections 6 and 22 of the Climate Commitment Act (SB 5126). In a letter to the senate, Inslee wrote, “Section 6 requires the development of an improved consultation framework for state agencies to communicate and […]

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Source: PRNewswire, May 17, 2021 Today Governor Jay Inslee signed the Climate Commitment Act (CCA), SB 5126, into law. The legislation paves the way for net zero carbon emissions by the year 2050. Integrated with a transportation funding package, the Climate Commitment Act will be the state’s largest investment in climate protection, while also generating billions of dollars […]

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By Erik Smith, Washington State Wire Jaws dropped at the statehouse Tuesday as Gov. Jay Inslee, surrounded by lawmakers, union leaders and officials of the Boeing Co., announced a deal to stop the aircraft maker’s flight from Washington and send lawmakers scurrying back to their desks for a special session that begins Thursday. Boeing gets […]

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