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27 Feb
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Senate budget adds $5 million to help rural exporters hurt by coronavirus

The operating budget passed today by the Senate would add $5 million in assistance for local businesses whose trade has been decimated by international reactions to the coronavirus pandemic, at the request of state lawmakers representing the 19th and 24th ...

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12 Feb
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Van De Wege bill would boost local wineries and other businesses

Legislation passed today by the Senate would increase the ability of regional organizations to host events that promote local wineries and draw tourists to a wide variety of local businesses. “Groups like the Olympic Peninsula Winery Association must pay numerous ...

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07 Feb
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Van De Wege bill would align timber industry with state carbon goals

State agencies would recognize and support efforts by timber companies to reduce carbon emissions through reforestation, afforestation, timber harvesting, and the planting of forested buffers in riparian areas, under legislation passed Thursday by the Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & ...

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