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  • Brexit for Brits, Lexit for Washington's eastside

    EMMA EPPERLY, WNPA Olympia News Bureau|Updated Apr 8, 2019

    With Brexit in international news last week, the Washington capital had its own version with a "Lexit" rally in support of carving the state of Liberty out of the eastern side of the state. About 50 people traveled across the Cascade Mountains from eastern Washington and gathered on the steps of the legislative building to let their lawmakers in Olympia know their wishes.... Full story

  • Program to fund water infrastructure

    EMMA EPPERLY, WNPA Olympia News Bureau|Updated Feb 15, 2019

    • Creates a competitive prioritized funding process • Helps to upgrade existing infrastructure • Offers a long-term funding commitment A proposed water infrastructure program would evaluate and rank potential projects related to a variety of water issues. Senate Bill 5136 would create a water infrastructure program to prioritize projects in four areas and fund them through a competitive grant process. The goal of the bill, sponsored by District 15 Sen. Jim Honeyford, R-Sunnyside, is to create a streamlined process to evalu...