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Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
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On Tuesday, Rep. April Connors, R-Kennewick, and I introduced House Bill 2040, also known as the Carbon Auction Rebate program. The bill seeks to provide rebates to Washington motorists suffering from our state’s high gas prices. This past summer, for the first time, Washington surpassed California for the highest gasoline price in the nation. With the summer travel season behind us, our gasoline prices have fallen, but they are still much higher than our surrounding s...
9th Legislative District Concerns about heavy-handed regulations and their effect on small railroads led to legislation sponsored by Rep. Mary Dye, R-Pomeroy. House Bill 1136, which was signed into law by the governor May 8, tailors the emergency planning requirements for short-line railroads hauling cooking oil, and small quantities of other kinds of low volatile oils, from directives that apply to Bakken crude and other petroleum based oils. “Two years ago, the L...