On April 25th, Washington State took decisive action in reducing the risk of gun violence and particularly mass shootings within their borders with the introduction of three new gun control bills. The bills bring into law a ban on some styles of semi-automatic rifles, introduce a ten-day waiting period between the purchase of
With the state’s power needs expected to double, it will have to import wind and solar to meet the demand. By John Stang / Crosscut.com For years, Washington has exported some of the electricity it produced. The state sent more than 18 percent of its generated power out of state in 2021, but
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday said states can require presidential electors to cast their votes for their party’s candidate that won the state’s popular vote, upholding state laws that punish so-called “faithless electors” who break their pledge and vote for a candidate other than the one who won the state’s popular