State lawmakers and city leaders are trying to limit the public’s ability to hold them accountable for violating the Washington Public Records Act under a new bill heard in the House State Government and Tribal Relations Committee Wednesday. The bill was introduced by Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, and co-sponsored by Rep. Cyndy Jacobsen, R-Puyallup. Schmick […]
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Hochul to target limiting gas system expansion, transmission siting
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to curtail the expansion of the state’s gas system and align utility rules with the state’s climate law. Hochul plans to embrace portions of a major environmental priority focused on natural gas utilities as part of her State of the State on Tuesday, according to a copy of […]
Groups Want Full Federal Appeals Court to Revisit Ruling Limiting Scope of the Voting Rights Act
The Arkansas Public Policy Panel and the Arkansas State Conference NAACP asked for the case to go before the full 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after a panel ruled 2-1 last month that only the U.S. attorney general can enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The groups, which are challenging Arkansas’ new […]