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Many bills of local interest clear Wednesday’s cutoff

By Lucas Wiseman The Columbian/Murrow News Service Wednesday was the Legislature’s deadline for many bills to pass out of policy committees. Here is a look at some bills that made it, and some that did not. Bills that have an

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Clark County’s legislators move bills through the opposite chamber

By Lucas Wiseman The Columbian/Murrow News Service Now that the 2013 legislative session is more than halfway over, state lawmakers from Clark County are working their bills through the opposite chamber in the Legislature. Here is the status of some

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Harris’ bill receives hearing in Senate committee

By Lucas Wiseman The Columbian/Murrow News Service OLYMPIA– Pharmacists may soon be added to the Legend Drug Act, thanks to a bill by Rep. Paul Harris, R-Vancouver. House Bill 1182 creates a “technical change” Harris said, and allows pharmacists to

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Amendment to education bill leads to its bipartisan support

By Lucas Wiseman The Columbian/Murrow News Service OLYMPIA — Sometimes one amendment can make all the difference when it comes to the success or failure of a legislator’s proposal. Take House Bill 1252, for example, which passed the House of

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