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Bipartisan bill fails to protect US consumers from datacenters’ true costs, critics warn

Experts say Ratepayer Protection Act ‘posing as a consumer protection measure’ and will raise prices on working people

The Guardian - US

States seek to unmask federal immigration agents -- and their own police

Proposals to prohibit federal immigration agents from wearing masks are gaining new life in states

The Independent UK

‘A perfect, wild storm’: widely loathed datacenters see little US political opposition

Issue dubbed ‘great unifier’ but Republicans and Democrats are instead jockeying for big tech’s financial favor

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New Hampshire teen catches giant halibut outweighing him by nearly 60lbs

Jackson Denio, 13, caught the 177lb monster fish off the coast of New England and could be awarded a world record

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New Hampshire boy, 13, reels in 177-pound halibut while deep-sea fishing that may be a world record

A New Hampshire teenager on a deep sea fishing trip may have set a world record by reeling in a fish that weighs more than himself

The Independent UK

Washington GOP text to Latino voters makes wild claim Democrats want to ‘eliminate the Spanish language’

The Republican Party should be “ashamed” of engaging in this kind of messaging, said Washington state Senate candidate Maria Beltran, a Democrat targeted in the disingenuous attack.

The Independent UK

Washington judge denies GOP attempt to keep financial impact of initiatives off November ballots

A judge has ruled that information about how much money three GOP-backed initiatives would cost the state of Washington must appear on the November ballot

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AI images and conspiracy theories are driving a push for media literacy education

One of the nation's best-known media literacy events for high school students is expanding as demand grows for skills to identify deepfake images and online conspiracy theories.

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Washington State Legislature passed three citizen-initiated ballot measures from the Let’s Go Washington PAC, which is the most passed in state history

The Washington State Legislature adjourned this year’s legislative session on March 7. Legislators passed three citizen-initiated measures into law—the most ever for a single year. From 1912, when the state’s initiative process was established, to 2023, just six Initiatives to the Legislature (ITLs) have received legislative approval. With three approved…

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Signatures verified for all six Let’s Go Washington-sponsored ballot initiatives, which could appear on the ballot in Nov.

In Washington, six citizen-initiated ballot measures have been certified to the state Legislature. The ballot initiatives could appear on the ballot on Nov. 5, 2025.

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Let’s Go Washington PAC submitted 2.6 million signatures for six ballot initiatives that could appear on the ballot in Nov. 2024

Let’s Go Washington, a campaign supporting six citizen-initiated ballot measures in Washington, submitted 2.6 million signatures for the initiatives before the deadline on Dec. 29, 2023.

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Signatures submitted for Washington initiative to remove restrictions on police officers’ ability to engage in vehicular pursuits

Let’s Go Washington, a committee sponsoring six citizen-initiated ballot measures for 2024, submitted signatures for a third initiative—Initiative 2113—on Dec. 14. State Rep. Jim Walsh (R-19) sponsors the six initiatives, along with Let’s Go Washington. Let’s Go Washington was founded by Brian Heywood, a Republican donor and the CEO of…

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Signatures submitted for Washington initiative to allow parents to review educational materials and opt child out of sexual-health education

Let’s Go Washington, a committee sponsoring six citizen-initiated ballot measures for 2024, submitted signatures for a second initiative—Initiative 2081—on Dec. 12. State Rep. Jim Walsh (R-19) sponsors the six initiatives, along with Let’s Go Washington.

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Signatures submitted for Washington initiative to repeal the state’s 2021 Climate Commitment Act and prohibit carbon cap-and-trade programs

On Nov. 21, Let’s Go Washington, a committee sponsoring six citizen-initiated ballot measures, submitted signatures for one of them—Initiative 2117. The initiatives would appear on the ballot at the general election in Nov. 2024.

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Washington's long-term care payroll tax starts July 1, as other states explore similar programs

Washington next month will become the first U.S. state to deduct taxes from workers’ paychecks to finance a new long-term care benefit for residents who can’t live independently due to illness, injury or aging-related conditions like dementia

Salon

Manchin teams up with Cruz on gas stoves

Fossil fuel-backed lawmakers are fighting a nonexistent proposal to ban gas stoves

Irish Mirror

Number of struggling households getting financial support amid cost of living crisis doubles

New figures from the Department of Social Protection shows that 97,224 Additional Needs Payments were awarded in 2022, compared to 55,552 in 2021

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All candidates for Washington House of Representatives District 19 – Position 1 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Washington House of Representatives District 19-Position 1 — incumbent Jim Walsh (R) and Kelli Hughes-Ham (D) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to…

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Vanessa Rosenthal obituary

Other lives: Actor and writer whose plays were broadcast on BBC radio and staged around the world

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Offshore fish farms: a new wave of food production … or the ‘wild west’ of ocean pollution?

Deep-sea aquaculture is proliferating around the planet, promising to ‘feed the world’. Yet many fear the harm this new frontier could wreak on marine life

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