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WALeg Day 23: More pot hearings, more med school hearings

OLYMPIA -- Another full day of legislative hearings with a variety of topics, on everything from pot to med schools to year-round standard time.

House Commerce and Gaming has its second day of hearings on its omnibus marijuana law rewrite.

Senate Higher Education takes testimony on a bill that could lead to Washington State University setting up a medical school in Spokane.

House Environment looks at oil transport safety

House Capital takes up bills on transferring federal lands to state control.

House State Government's bill list includes one that would keep Washington on Pacific Standard Time year-round



Jim Camden
Jim Camden joined The Spokesman-Review in 1981 and retired in 2021. He is currently the political and state government correspondent covering Washington state.

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