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“What goes around, comes around” when it comes to industrial waste

“What goes around, comes around” when it comes to industrial waste

“What goes around, comes around,” as the idiom goes. What one puts into the world is often returned in kind. It’s true of good humor, and…
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Governor Jay Inslee
Electric cars will own the road by 2035 — is Washington ready?

Electric cars will own the road by 2035 — is Washington ready?

The future of car travel in Washington state will be electric. Washington will join California in requiring auto companies to require that…
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Governor Jay Inslee
How Norwegian prisons prepare inmates to become better neighbors

How Norwegian prisons prepare inmates to become better neighbors

Much about Norway’s famous prisons stands in contrast to American impressions of incarceration. The opinion of the Norwegian parliament is…
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Governor Jay Inslee
Washington is a leading state for workers — a long history of state action paved the way

Washington is a leading state for workers — a long history of state...

In 1906, American journalist Upton Sinclair published The Jungle, a chronicle of worker exploitation and animal cruelty within Chicago…
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Governor Jay Inslee
Environmental Justice Day highlights human cost of pollution and climate change

Environmental Justice Day highlights human cost of pollution and cl...

Hazy air, contaminated water, and hazardous waste hurt families and turn communities into unlivable spaces.
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Governor Jay Inslee
Help for Washingtonians in crisis is just three digits away: 988

Help for Washingtonians in crisis is just three digits away: 988

Intervention at the right time, by the right person, may prevent suicide or calm a crisis. When someone is in immediate danger, dialing 988…
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Governor Jay Inslee
Police trainings would increase statewide under new regional proposal

Police trainings would increase statewide under new regional proposal

State and local law enforcement leaders joined Gov. Jay Inslee Thursday to announce a proposed expansion of the Criminal Justice Training…
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Governor Jay Inslee
“Refugees Welcome” —  Washington’s commitment to help people escaping violence and deprivation

“Refugees Welcome” —  Washington’s commitment to help people escapi...

Born in the thick of the Russian invasion of Afghanistan, 38-year-old Hamed only ever knew war before immigrating to the United States in…
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Governor Jay Inslee
New approaches to housing and behavioral health top Inslee’s budget takeaways list

New approaches to housing and behavioral health top Inslee’s budget...

As legislators convened for the start of the 2022 legislative session in early January, Gov. Jay Inslee called on elected leaders to…
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Governor Jay Inslee
Years in the making, one climate bill is allowing legislators to boldly reinvent transportation in…

Years in the making, one climate bill is allowing legislators to bo...

Gov. Jay Inslee is quick to seize any opportunity to pitch the urgency of climate change.
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Governor Jay Inslee
Transformational investments in transportation, housing and climate lead as Legislature adjourns…

Transformational investments in transportation, housing and climate...

The Legislature adjourned “sine die” Thursday night, ending a short session that realized many of the governor’s budget goals
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Governor Jay Inslee
Rapid supportive housing gets Washingtonians out of unsafe living and on the path to permanent…

Rapid supportive housing gets Washingtonians out of unsafe living a...

Gov. Jay Inslee visits Seattle tiny home village to discuss how his $800 million budget for homelessness will get more people into these…
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Governor Jay Inslee
COVID-19 trends give leaders confidence to look towards next phase of pandemic response

COVID-19 trends give leaders confidence to look towards next phase ...

With dropping hospitalization rates, improving vaccination rates, and broad access to masks and tests, Gov. Jay Inslee today announced the…
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Governor Jay Inslee
“Politicians are not above anyone else”

“Politicians are not above anyone else”

Inslee argues for stronger accountability against politicians seeking to undermine elections or incite violence
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Governor Jay Inslee
Inslee shares Washington’s pandemic story with U.S. House COVID committee

Inslee shares Washington’s pandemic story with U.S. House COVID com...

Almost two years to the day after the first case of the novel coronavirus in the U.S. was confirmed in Washington state, Gov. Jay Inslee…
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Governor Jay Inslee
Inslee updates decades-old affirmative action guidance to better achieve equity in hiring…

Inslee updates decades-old affirmative action guidance to better ac...

Gov. Jay Inslee today signed an executive order that rescinds Directive 98–01, a 23-year-old document that was supposed to provide agencies…
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Governor Jay Inslee
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