Senator Kevin Ranker says the orca population in Puget Sound is down to 83, the lowest it had ever been.
The vast majority of the state’s tax exemptions benefit businesses.
The bill has support from Attorney General Bob Ferguson.
More than 100 were on hand to lobby state government on issues including the welfare of indigenous women and children, and a planned liquified natural gas facility in Tacoma.
The march, which is timed to the anniversary of Roe v Wade, took place as legislators considered bills that would broaden access to abortion services.
One Senate bill would prohibit internet service providers from exercising “deceptive” tactics and impairing or blocking legal web content.
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Former Husky and Seahawk Nesby Glasgow emcees the Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce Holiday Auction and Casino Night on Nov. 4.