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Finally! State ferry system goes out to bid for new hybrid-electric vessels

Washington State Standard May. 31 2024 9 minutes read

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Deliveries will begin in 2028 if all goes well. Delays and escalating costs have bedeviled the procurement process up until now.

WA conservative groups are banding together to dump carbon pricing

Crosscut May. 30 2024 9 minutes read

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Redmond hedge fund manager Brian Heywood is spending millions to end cap-and-invest. He’s got a web of organizations — and Brandi Kruse — backing him.

Police Blotter, May 17 - 23, 2024

Anacortes Police May. 27 2024 3 minutes read

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Anacortes Police assisted a woman who apparently had lost $7,000 in a fraud case. 

Poll: Almost half of WA voters are undecided on governor’s race

Crosscut May. 27 2024 6 minutes read

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Among those who have decided, Democrat Bob Ferguson leads Republican Dave Reichert 22% to 20% with six months remaining until the election.

Guemes Island Ferry Electronic Ticketing System Launch Delayed

Anacortes Now May. 25 2024 1 minute read

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Skagit County has announced a delay in the switch to electronic ticketing for the Guemes Island Ferry.

Washington voters favor anti-tax initiatives — for now

Crosscut May. 25 2024 5 minutes read

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More than 40% of voters told the Cascade PBS/Elway Poll they would like to repeal WA’s new capital gains tax as well as its carbon cap-and-invest system.

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