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What rescheduling marijuana means for WA cannabis industry
(The Center Square) – The Biden administration’s move to reclassify marijuana as a lower-risk substance has broad …
Newspapers nationwide sue OpenAI for illegally scraping content to train AI
(The Center Square) - Eight newspapers across the United States filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft for using their copyrighted content without paymen…
DEA warns of increasing xylazine in illicit fentanyl
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has issued another warning about the growing prevalence of a veterinary sedative in illicit fentanyl sup…
Gesa Credit Union raises funds to plant trees
RICHLAND — Gesa Credit Union, in partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation, raised more than $66,000, which will help plant more than 31,000 trees across the P…
Japanese consul-general visits Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE — The ties between Moses Lake and Japan were highlighted Monday as Japan’s consul-general for the region paid a visit to Moses Lake.
Newhouse announces start of annual art competition
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., announced Thursday the start of the annual Central Washington Congressional Art Competition. The statement said all Central Washington high school students are eligibl…
Wreaths Across America partners with Military Order of the World Wars
COLUMBIA FALLS, Me., and ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Wreaths Across America announced Tuesday the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Military Order of the…
WSDOT announces new round of Airport Aid grant applications
OLYMPIA — It's time for airports to submit their applications for the second round of the 2023-2025 Airport Aid Grant Program, according to a recent announceme…
Two Lewis-McChord pilots taken to hospital after crash
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) — An Army helicopter crashed at a military base in Washington state during a routine training exercise Monday night, sendi…
WA Legislature greenlights AG’s proposal for state AI Task Force
OLYMPIA - A bipartisan proposal requested by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson to establish an Artificial Intelligence Task Force in the Attorney Genera…
Wash. may help tribal authorities enforce warrants under proposed bill
OLYMPIA- A new bill preventing individuals from escaping justice for crimes committed on tribal lands by fleeing into Washington state jurisdiction has passed …
EPA announces $113M for WA water infrastructure
SEATTLE – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday more than $113 million in federal funding for Washington drinking water and clean water infrastructure upgrades.
‘Center of the universe’
MOSES LAKE — Grant County is the tip of the spear when it comes to clean energy, US. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said at a Moses Lake round table Thursd…
McMorris Rodgers will not run for reelection
WASHINGTON D.C. – Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, announced Wednesday that she will not be running for reelection when her current term ends in early 202…
Overtime flexibility or worker rights? SB 5476 looks at flexible overtime rules for ag workers
OLYMPIA- Senator Curtis King, R-Yakima, introduced Senate Bill 5476 which will grant agricultural employers the flexibility to select up to 12 weeks in a calen…