Usually the Washington Legislature will steer clear – at least for a while – of a topic voters have settled in a recent initiative. That unwritten rule might ordinarily keep bills for labeling genetically modified food off the table for
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Why Electric Cars Require Us to Get Electric Rates Right Now
I got gas a couple of weeks ago. Ok – mostly that wouldn’t be worth reporting. But it was the first time for my new Ford C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid.
WA Gov. Gregoire Criticizes Court Decision Invalidating Requirement that Pharmacies Dispense Emergency Contraception
Governor Gregoire's statement on Stormans v. Selecky:OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire today issued the following statement in response to the Stormans v. Selecky ruling in U.S. District Court: “The purpose of the Board of Pharmacy rule is to ensure…
HB 1349 – An Act Relating to Private Road Maintenance Agreements
By Bob Zierman
Kerry Randall a mortgage banker for Peoples Bank dialed me in to a new bill that is working its way through Olympia’s legislative python. HB 1349, which is sponsored by WA House Rep. Jeff Morris of the 40th District, seeks…
A Bad Week for Grapefruit
Grapefruit was considered a culprit in a woman suffering a blood clot that nearly lost her a leg, along with birth control bills and a previously undiagnosed condition. Grapefruit interactions with other drugs present an interesting and checkered history.…
Supreme Court Denies Cert In Takings Case
By propertyprof
Scotusblog has the scoop on the Court’s denial of cert in Drebick v. City of Olympia, an exactions case involving fees imposed on a new project to cover the cost of additional services. Frankly, it would be nice if…