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Stories
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Washington prepares for end of 988 crisis line support tailored to LGBTQ+ youth
Specialty services for LGBTQ+ youth will be removed from the national 988 suicide and crisis hotline on Thursday, July 17, following a federal decision announced last month.
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Megabill’s elimination of tax credits for clean energy projects could cost WA $8.7 billion
Officials are warning that the megabill passed last week will likely raise Washington households’ electricity costs and eliminate thousands of jobs in Washington’s clean energy and manufacturing sectors.
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Narrowed plan for public land sales is dropped from GOP mega-bill
A controversial provision to sell off federal public land, including in Washington state, has been removed from the Republican tax cut and spending bill now under consideration in the U.S. Senate.