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Spin Control archive for Feb. 26, 2014

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26, 2014

Trash burner power bill dies

OLYMPIA – A proposal to make power from the West Plains garbage incinerator worth more money, one of the city of Spokane’s top legislative priorities, died a quiet death Wednesday in a House committee. A proposal to reclassify power from the city's Waste-to-Energy facility as…

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WA Lege Day 45: Another day, another budget

OLYMPIA -- House Democrats will unveil their operating budget at noon, and their capital budget at 12:45 p.m.,at back-to-back press conferences, in a day filled with committee hearings and media events. Also around the Capitol, Sen. Janea Holmquist Newbry talks about studying lower taxes for…

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