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Wash. local elections have national implications

Washington state's off-year election features a series of local votes with national implications.

In the airport city of SeaTac, a campaign backed by labor unions seeks to raise the minimum wage to $15 for many workers. In Whatcom County, an unprecedented amount of outside money is…

Pressing issues to see debate Nov. 5-7 at seminar
Whatcom County coal controversy sees outside money pouring into coffers of local election campaigns

An unprecedented amount of outside money pouring into local elections in Whatcom County may shape whether the area becomes home to the largest coal shipping terminal on the West Coast.

A $600 million Gateway Pacific Terminal project proposed outside Bellingham could export as much as 48…

Outside money, coal shapes Whatcom Co. races

An unprecedented amount of outside money is pouring into local elections in Whatcom County that may shape whether the area becomes home to the largest coal shipping terminal on the West Coast.
A $600 million Gateway Pacific Terminal project proposed outside Bellingham could export…

The County Council Election That Could Mean Big Things For Coal Exports

Whatcom County could one day be the home of the largest coal export facility on the west coast –- which would transfer up to 54 million tons of coal from trains onto ships bound for Asia.

The Whatcom County Council could cast the deciding votes in the permitting of…

In Washington’s GMO labeling campaigns, most money from out of state

For a clear picture of how Washington voters are the target of a national food fight over genetically modified ingredients, one need only look at contributions for and against Initiative 522.

In this high-stakes battle, the Yes on I-522 campaign has collected more than $4.6 million in…

Washington's GMO Labeling Initiative Fires Up Global Food Industry

Agribusiness and the food industry have pumped a record $17 million into Washington state so far to defeat Initiative 522.

That's the ballot measure to require labeling of some foods and beverages with genetically engineered ingredients.

Six months ago, it’s doubtful very many…

GMO ballot battle replays in Washington state

Monsanto and Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, the largest donors so far in Washington's upcoming ballot contest over labeling genetically engineered foods, know this fight well.

They squared off over the same issue in California last year.

Initiative 522: Familiar groups lead fight on GMO labeling

Monsanto and Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, the largest donors so far in Washington’s upcoming ballot contest over labeling genetically engineered foods, know this fight well.

They squared off over the same issue in California last year.

Birmingham-Southern eco-leader says Magic City could be "Portland of the South"

Birmingham can be the next coming of Portland, Ore., if it follows a path of sustainability, according to Roald Hazelhoff, director of the Southern Environmental Center (SEC) at Birmingham-Southern College (BSC).

As the SEC looks forward to its 20th anniversary in 2014, Hazelhoff remains…

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