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FILE - In this 2017 file photo, Mark Keely, of Kalama, Wash., stands with other protesters outside the Washington Department of Ecology's Vancouver field office in 2017. Keely and others were demonstrating against the proposed methanol refinery that could be built in Kalama. The department dealt the project a setback on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, saying it could not proceed without further environmental review of its greenhouse gas emissions. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian via AP, File)

Washington state deals setback to massive methanol plant

By GENE JOHNSON - Associated Press

The Interstate 5 bridge is seen here from the Washington side on Monday, Nov. 18, 2019. The governors of Washington and Oregon are meeting to announce their joint plan to revive the Columbia River Crossing project. The project seeks to replace the aging Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River. (Nathan Howard/The Columbian via AP)

Inslee, Brown meet to revive I-5 bridge replacement

Associated Press

Lawsuit aims to kill stalled $2B methanol refinery project

By GENE JOHNSON - Associated Press

FILE - This Feb., 2017, file photo provided by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife shows a gray wolf in Oregon's northern Wallowa County. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is seeking changes in how his state deals with problem wolves in Ferry County, in an effort to reduce the number of gray wolves that are being killed. (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife via AP, File)

Inslee seeks to reduce number of wolves killed in Washington

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS - Associated Press

FILE - This Feb., 2017, file photo provided by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife shows a gray wolf in Oregon's northern Wallowa County. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is seeking changes in how his state deals with problem wolves in Ferry County, in an effort to reduce the number of gray wolves that are being killed. (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife via AP, File)

Washington governor looking for changes in wolf management

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS - Associated Press

North Dakota: Study “undermines” Washington state’s rail law

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Gov. Jay Inslee talks with supporters of Planned Parenthood after speaking at a news conference addressing a change in rules on the nearly 50-year-old Title X family planning program, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, in Seattle. Planned Parenthood clinics in several states are charging new fees, tapping financial reserves, intensifying fundraising and warning of more unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases after its decision to quit a $260 million federal family planning program in an abortion dispute with the Trump administration. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Jay Inslee joins Planned Parenthood, rejects Title X grant funds

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at the Presidential Gun Sense Forum, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Jay Inslee ends 2020 Democratic presidential bid

By Rachel La Corte - Associated Press

Presidential campaign keeps Washington governor out of state

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Jennifer Aniston arrives at the fourth annual InStyle Awards at The Getty Center on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Pete Buttigieg 2020 fundraising boosted by Hollywood stars

By Brian Slodysko - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2018, file photo, automobile traffic waits at a train crossing as train cars that carry oil are pulled through downtown Seattle. Attorneys general for North Dakota and Montana have petitioned the Trump administration Wednesday, July 17, 2019, to overrule a Washington state law that imposes safety restrictions on oil shipped by rail from the Northern Plains. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Montana, North Dakota push against Washington state rail law

By MATTHEW BROWN - Associated Press

Worries over move making Oregonians pay Washington sales tax

By KATE DAVIDSON - Associated Press

From left, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, and former Maryland Rep. John Delaney pose for a photo on stage before the start of a Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Miami. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Democratic debate puts Donald Trump in crosshairs

By S.A. Miller and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

North Dakota: Feds should stop Washington state’s rail rules

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FILE - In this May 9, 2017, file photo, signs are posted at an entrance to the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Richland, Wash.The state of Washington believes the federal government is unlikely to meet legal deadlines for emptying underground tanks holding radioactive waste at Hanford. The state Department of Ecology says it is prepared to take the U.S. Department of Energy back to federal court to get the cleanup back on track. (AP Photo/Manuel Valdes, File)

US can label nuke waste as less dangerous to quicken cleanup

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS - Associated Press

In this photo taken Wednesday, May 15, 2019, Vashon Island High School nurse Sarah Day holds information about measles vaccinations as she poses for a photo in Vashon Island, Wash. Since Day began communal living on Vashon Island more than 20 years ago, the registered nurse has been advocating for getting kids their shots against a loud contingent of anti-vaccine parents in the close-knit community of about 11,000 that's accessible only by ferry, a serene 20-minute ride from Seattle. And it may now be working, thanks to a &quot;perfect storm&quot; of changes being felt on the island, Day said. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

‘Hippie’ island off Seattle sees shift in low vaccine rate

By SALLY HO - Associated Press

Canada increases protections for Pacific Northwest orcas

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Inslee changes tune, opposes Washington fossil-fuel projects

Associated Press

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, surrounded by lawmakers, tribal members and others, signs the first of several bills designed to help the Pacific Northwest's endangered orcas on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in Olympia, Wash. The measures include requiring more oil shipments to have tugboat escorts to prevent spills, allowing anglers to catch more walleye and bass that prey on young salmon, and giving state agencies the authority to ban toxic chemicals in consumer goods. (AP Photo/Rachel La Corte)

Gov. Inslee signs range of bills aimed at helping orcas

By GENE JOHNSON - Associated Press

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders discusses voting rights for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev during a CNN town hall, April 22, 2019. (Image: CNN screenshot)

CNN town halls turn into ratings catastrophe

By James Varney - The Washington Times