The state Senate on Tuesday narrowly passed a bill to ban state agencies from adopting rules that exceed federal regulations, unless state lawmakers approve.Some lawmakers didn't think that the federal government should be the standard to which Washingtonians aspire."This deeply concerns me," said Sen. Lisa…
Debate in the state House of Representatives stretched late into the night Monday, with the final gavel falling just before 11 p.m.Among the lowlights: debate on ESHB 1754 , which exempts small poultry farmers from some of the more-stringent slaughter regulations.Rep. Sam Hunt, D-Olympia, couldn't…
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