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Resale market for cannabis waste? WA lawmakers consider it

Washington lawmakers are considering a brand-new type of cannabis market: resale of the plant waste.
- Paige Browning
Washington state has a new carbon credit market. What does that mean?

In the face of climate change, some state governments are turning to an old standby: market-based solutions to try to lower carbon emissions. With the first carbon credit auction set to take place in Washington, how will the state balance industry with conservation?
- Libby Denkmann
Grade schoolers would get 45 minutes of recess under bill in Olympia

Recess would be mandatory at public schools in Washington under a bill before the state Legislature. Senate Bill 5457 would require that elementary students receive at least 45 minutes of play time per day, far more than many elementary students currently receive.
- Ann Dornfeld
Northwest lawmakers, courts weigh new rules on gun sales

New restrictions on gun sales, including training requirements, waiting periods and permits, are making their way through the legislature in Washington and courts in Oregon.
- Jeanie Lindsay
Legalizing jaywalking to reduce enforcement inequities considered at Washington statehouse

Racial and social justice advocates asked Washington legislators Wednesday to repeal laws against jaywalking. However, a bill to do that generated lots of skeptical questions during a state House committee hearing and its prospects are unclear.
- Tom Banse
Middle housing bill passes major milestone in Olympia

Lawmakers advanced a “middle housing” bill out of a key committee this week. It would basically eliminate single family zones, so that people can build duplexes, fourplexes and townhomes instead.
- Joshua McNichols
Bill would protect runaway youth seeking gender-affirming care
- Deborah Wang
Lawmakers propose mandatory child abuse reporting for WA clergy

‘I think wherever we can prevent childhood sexual abuse, where we can interrupt cycles of violence and prevent it from happening further, we should do that.’
- Kim Malcolm
Should WA lawmakers designate an official state cactus?

The Washington Legislature has a lot of prickly problems on its plate. But there's a new one that may be the prickliest of all: Should lawmakers designate an official state cactus? A school class proposed a native cactus for the honor and they now have a sponsor in the Legislature.
- Tom Banse
Can you afford to be on a jury for $10 a day? Not everyone can

New legislation is aiming to increase jury diversity in the state's courts. That could mean people who participate in programs like WIC could make $125 for every day they serve.
- Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez

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