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Two House lawmakers sponsoring a bill that would make it easier for banks to do business with legal marijuana businesses are seeking a strategy for moving forward now that several "pretty prominent senators" are on board.
The U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA) has awarded a $40 million grant to Clover Park School District (CPSD) to rebuild Evergreen Elementary School on Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM).
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At the Cannabis Club Collective in Tacoma, Wash., Brian Caldwell has installed a top-of-the-line alarm system, motion sensors and a safe, hoping to protect the cash he collects from the 200-plus customers who buy marijuana at his store on an average day.
Fed Chair Janet Yellen gave her biannual update on monetary policy to the Financial Services Committee of the House of Representatives Wednesday.
After giving some prepared remarks, Yellen took questions from the committee.
Downsizing of the military was inevitable as the U.S. ended or began winding down its role in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now it appears that cuts of 1,250 troops and unspecified numbers of civilian jobs at Joint Base Lewis McChord are in the offing.
Billy Frank Jr. died in May 2014, but his spirit lives on in the land and waters he loved and worked hard to protect, the Nisqually River and its delta.
The business community of Shelton and Mason County showed great support of the soon to be displaced workers of Simpson Lumber and Olympic Panel Products with their attendance at Wednesday’s Community Resource Fair.
YAY: VETERANS’ SERVICE
As we celebrate the Memorial Day that comes 70 years after the end of World War II, it’s only fitting that ace fighter pilots like Clarence Borley of Olympia were awarded a Congressional Gold Medal last week in a Washington, D.C., ceremony.
Les Purce, retiring president of The Evergreen State College in Olympia, recently signed an agreement to commit the campus to procure 28 percent of its dining program’s food from local and sustainable vendors.
U.S. Congressman Denny Heck, D-Olympia, visited Jason's Greenhouse in Yelm last week to hear how owner Jason Witherow started and grew his business, and to hear his concerns and aspirations for the future.
Heck started out asking Witherow what was responsible for the success of his business. Witherow credited hard work and excellent customer service.
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