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By The Associated Press, seattlepi.com
SEATTLE -- Areva, the international energy company based in France, and Charlotte, N.C., based Duke Energy have formed a joint venture to build a biomass energy plant at Shelton.
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By Chris Grygiel, seattlepi.com
Will plans for the 520 bridge replacement get Chopped? That's the pressing question right now in Seattle, Olympia and on the Eastside.
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Major polluter tax bills introduced in Olympia
By Jim Brunner, The Seattle Times
The big environmental bill of the legislative session -- a proposal to triple the tax on oil, pesticides and other chemicals and devote the money to storm water cleanup -- was formally introduced today in the state House and Senate.
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Gregoire wants more clarity on school funding case
By Linda Shaw, The Seattle Times
Gov. Chris Gregoire said Monday that she has a lot of questions about last week's ruling by King County Superior Court Judge John Erlick that Washington state is not providing enough money to its public schools.
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Report spells out tuition increases under Senate bill
By Lillian Tucker, The Seattle Times
Wondering what all this talk of tuition-setting authority means in terms of the price tag on education? Senate Committee Services released a report Monday that lays out possible future tuition rates under the maximum-limit provisions of SB 6562.
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747-8 soars smoothly on first outing
By Dominic Gates, The Seattle Times
Boeing's chief pilot on the 747 disembarked from the newest and largest Boeing jet after its maiden flight Monday and immediately gave it the thumbs-up.
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States look to the bottle
By David Kesmodel and William Spain, The Wall Street Journal
States suffering through tough times are reaching for a tonic. Lawmakers in several states with tight control of liquor sales are considering legislation that would shift the job to private industry, saving money and raising revenue.
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 | Gov. Christine Gregoire (D)
Elected: November 2004, 2008
Term expires: January 2013 |
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